Boston election delays spur call for voting machines
The Boston Post reports extremely slow precinct tallying in Tuesday city elections. Complete returns came hours after polls closed, with only eight of 25 wards reported by 2 AM and 27 precincts still lacking by 4 AM. The paper argues voting machines would provide instant, accurate results. It contrasts Carnegie's philanthropic gift to Stanford with a critique of its personal-memorial foundation.
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California
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Carmeglo
Senate debates over canal treaty seek clear wartime control
The canal treaty prompts wide Senate discussion in executive sessions. Critics press for definite interpretation of provisions on US control in war and neutrality if the canal nation becomes sovereign. Senate leaders Lodge Culom and the President voice assurances. Critics seek full understanding of ambiguous clauses before ratification.
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Poison Gas Threat Prompts Call for Boston Law Reinstatement
The article reports rapid deaths from gas poisoning as Addicks water gas resumes in Boston, citing a recent apartment house leak and a lodging house fatality. It urges legislators to reimpose a prior law barring poison gas distribution in Boston dwellings.
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Carnegie Gift Aims At National Research University
The article explains Andrew Carnegie’s 10 million dollar offer to the U S government to fund original research and post graduate science studies rather than fund new Washington university buildings. Dr Daniel Gilman appears as the project’s visible head, pursuing a national university concept inspired by George Washington.
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Andrew Carnegie
United States
Washington
Cambridge
New Haven
Daniel C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins
Normal Vote in Boston Discussed as Democratic Strength Grows
A Boston mayoral analysis argues the normal Democratic vote lies around 10 000 with the city’s 110 000 registered voters capable of yielding about 60 000 Democratic ballots in a straight party split. It notes exceptional 19 000 Collins plurality today may become the standard as Democratic growth continues.
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Collins
Boston
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Vollins
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Matthews
Korace
U's
Josiah Quincy
Observant Citizen anecdotes and local notes on election night
On election night the Observant Citizen recalls General Collins joking about stars favoring Hart, a quirky East Boston ferry house joke, Lilith Nutting fundraising for a Floating Hospital bed, and Harvard portrait plans for Alexander Agassiz. It also notes a fraud bet, local quips, and various short community vignettes.
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Hutchinson
Hart
Lilith May Nutting
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury
Corner on Overcoats Claims Big Payoff at 465 Washington Street
Boston retail ad asserts cornering of $12 Oxford yoke and Black Frieze overcoats, promising $1000 payoff for proof to the contrary. It touts carload purchases from Boston and New York, price cuts to $12, and alleges rivals had no all wool stock under $15. Christmas sale urged with ten departments and evening hours.
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Oxford
New York
Boston
Boy Answers Saucy Street Kid With Harsh Lesson
The street boy faces a sharp rebuke from a motherly figure and a stern reply from his father. The exchange centers on dinner table manners and respect in a family setting. No further context or dates are provided.
Daylight Store Offers Consignment Overcoats and Sailor Suits
A New York clothing maker overstocked on Boys' Yoke Overcoats Storm Collar Reefers and Sailor Suits sent goods on consignment to Boston. The Daylight Store believes the selection offers their greatest values yet and invites customers to purchase.
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New York
Boston
Perpetual youth on stage and in interviews with Corbett
A quirky New York item notes Lillian Russell’s birthday and enduring looks while an interview with James Corbett reveals backstage humor about stage life. The piece includes jokes on Aguinaldo and other street observations from Newton Newkirk.
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Lillian Russell
New York
Lillian
Columbus's Quest Shapes a Star’s Silent Rise
A Boston writer recalls a summer in a Hudson town where a curious explorer named Columbus discovers a singing talent. An elderly stranger, moved by a hidden melody, guides the narrator to a life-changing encounter. Five years later a famed singer appears with her benefactor husband in a glamorous scene.
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Berwick Park
Boston
Columbus
Christendom
Hudson
Nero
Madame
Bariltone
Daily figures and special days scattered data
The fragment lists numbers 5,000 and 1,565,000 alongside 100,000 and mentions special days. No clear person, organization, or event is identifiable to form a proper news item.
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