Nonpartisan plea to reelect Boston street commissioner
The piece argues that John H. Duane, a Democrat serving as street commissioner for years, deserves continued support from both parties. It emphasizes his nonpartisan performance, efficiency, and fidelity, urging Democratic votes and Republican support for the right man in Boston tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane
Boston
B. F. Keith
Mr. Keith
Venice
Keith
Washington Street
Europe
Publicity They say saved city from gas franchise unrest
The article argues the press created a sensation by reporting the New York Aldermen approval of a gas street franchise. It claims public indignation would have overridden a mayoral veto, and credits publicity with guiding officials to safeguard public interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Board of Aldermen
Two Cuban Leaders Assassination Tales Stir Outrage
The piece recalls conflicting accounts of Antonio Maceo's death in Cuba. One says he was killed after an invited conference with the Marquis of Ahumada. another claims an ambush aided by a bribed staff surgeon. It condemns assassination and questions Spain's chivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Anton
Maceo
Marquis of
Ahumada
Trocha
Zertucha
Jacksonville
Fla
Marquis of Ahumada
Spain
Condemnation of Barbaric Warfare Endorsed by World
The statement argues that condoning such acts by representatives is ended and the civilized world must demand an end to warfare conducted in barbarous fashion. It emphasizes collective responsibility and international standards.
Market stagnation shades Wall Street as year closes
The week brought a stagnant stock market with scarce buyers and a glut of idle money in banks and the Treasury. Analysts split between bulls hoping for a rise next year and bears predicting a low price range due to Cuban tensions railways and earnings. Forecasts lean toward better times early in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
State Street
Illinois Steel
Comery
Treasury
Bulls
Bears
Everett School Board probes into domestic life of pupils
Critics say the Everett School Board overreaches by asking pupils intimate home questions. They argue such inquiries violate privacy, even as census data remain guarded, noting no clear public benefit from listing domestic servants or students savings accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Board of
Everett
The Poor Fellow Is Going Fast and He Is Cared For
A narrator describes a near death experience in a hospital where misbelief and a doctor’s plan to end life nearly kill him. Nurses intervene, a windowed ward, and a dramatic rescue lead to recovery and a cross‑city move with Miss Brown.
Unseasonable warmth and local notices in Boston area
The Observant Citizen notes an unusually mild December with dry roads and many cyclists, predicting bicycles may stay in use through spring. A weather forecaster friend recalls historic seasonal shifts, while warnings warn of sickness from overheated clothing. Lt. A. P. Nazro is now lieutenant-commander aboard the Enterprise, and Boston's Faneuil Hall Chapter plans a Tea Party anniversary observance. The Commonwealth Avenue speedway is being repaired near Cottage Farm bridge, promising sleighing later. Peter McNally attends Finneys' aquatic show at the Athletic Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Franley’s Hall
Wakefield
Commonwealth Avenue
Cottage Farm Bridge
Miss Mamie Finn Wins Post Menu Prize in Saxonville
Miss Mamie E Finn of Saxonville Massachusetts wins the Post menu prize for last week. Her menu appeared in the issue published Monday December 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finn
Mamie E. Finn
Saxonville
Mass
Post
Breakfast and luncheon and dinner menu recipes
A menu style list features Baked Apples Creamed Chip Beef Croquette of Rice and Meat Graham Biscuits Ginger Pound Cake Potato Soup Mock Duck and Wine Jelly with kitchen directions for each dish. The section ends with MRS THOMAS TURTLE 2815 Q street Georgetown D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Thomas Turtle
Q Street
Georgetown
D. C
Mile. Yvette Guilbert Captivates New York Headlines
New York newspapers flood columns with detail on Yvette Guilbert an acclaimed social figure whose fame dominates current city chatter. Her presence sparks public interest and media coverage across venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile
Yvette Guilbert
New York
Notable Verses and Trials Echo in City Letters
The article recalls opinions on Moody and a singer’s work with a sharp remark about corrupting messages. It notes Edinburgh University peers Stevenson Drummond and Maclaren as not highly distinguished students. Barney Lloyd, last surviving 1859 grand jury member who indicted John Brown. Mrs Scott-Siddons praised as a beautiful stage figure. Judge Foster to fund an animal cruelty prevention society to protect horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Lloyd
Charlestown
W. Va
John Brown
C. G. Foster
United States District Court In
Kansas
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
J. C. Miles
Miles
Norton
Fuller
Miller
Edward M. LeMarini
Francesca da Rimini
Boston
Williams & Everett
Paul DeLongpre
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Boston Post
Democratic Paper
New England
Sunday Post
Posit Publishing Company
A. Grozie
John H. Duane
Y c J. L. Prescott & CO
Captain Webb
Mr. McNally
British Channel
James R. Kendrick
New York & New Haven Railroad
Massachusetts Senate
Old New York & New England Company
William Bliss
Boston & Albany
Kendrick
Old Colony
James T. Furber
Boston & Maine
Furber
Drs. MacDonald
Parmenter Street
North End
A. E. MacDonald
Harvard Medical School
Hebrew Quarter
California
R. C. MacDonald
Tremont Street
Puck
Judge
THE
Rage For Statistics
C. J. Nealis
St Shurtleff Street
Chelsea, Mass
A. P. Nazro
U. 8S. N
Enterprise
Athletic Club
Peter McNally
Wil Man
Picktry Aemening
Evangelist Moody
R. L. Stevenson
Professor Henry Drummond
Ian Maclaren
Edinburgh University
Scott-Siddons
Rostrum
Mlle
J.B. Jacobs
Wilkins Ave
Ball
Cuticura
L. Portes Drugand Crem. Corp
Sole Props
Larrabee’s
Encyclopadic Dictionary
Menton
American Encyclopa Oicictionary
Ncyclopad: Dictionary Frevcione
Rhapholepis
Irhadis
Ang Apprendi
Kohinoor
Persia
Orloff
Secret Societies
Masonic Societies
Odd Fellows
Biks
K. of P
Rome
United States
Morocco
NEW Englad Newspaper Syndicate
Washington St
NEW England Newspaper Syndicate
the Fine Arts
Castoria
John Hancock
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Devon
Citizens’ Pubic School Union
Echoo
Samuel E. Courtney
Francis L. Coolidge
Charles Fleischer
Otis H. Marion
Massachusetts School Suffrage Association
Aove
Emily A. Fifield
Henry D. Hudgcan
Ames A. McDonald
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