Dewey and Schley as Heroes in the People’s Eye
The public defends Admiral Dewey against navy officials who question his Manila Bay victory and questions whether Long will rebuke him. It argues Dewey and Schley, lauded for decisive actions, remain the people’s heroes and the Navy’s proud leaders despite criticism from bureaucrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Admiral Dewey
Department
Benham
Ramsay
Court of Inquiry
Long
Dewey
Admiral Schley
Secretary Long
Manila Bay
Cervera
Cuba
Manila
Santiago
Indignation at Senator Hoar's immigration remarks
Citizens of Italian and Portuguese descent protest Senator Hoar's remarks on U S immigration policy. The letter defends Italian and Portuguese communities, argues against broad condemnation, and asserts these groups contribute to industry trade and citizenship, challenging his prejudiced stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hoar
United States
Hoar
Italy
Portugal
Delay in execution of condemned killer Storti questioned
The article laments the week long postponement of the death sentence for Storti during the Dec week. It argues delaying execution inflicts mental torture, explores constitutional concerns about cruel and unusual punishment, and denounces the humane moral logic behind such postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storti
Treaty Ratified by Senate on Canal Pact With Britain
The United States Senate approved the canal treaty with Great Britain in a near unanimous vote. The record notes secret executive sessions and questions about the treaty language. The article implies the construction of the canal and a bill already introduced for its construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Great Britain
Senate
United States
Treaty Ambiguity Noted in Defense Fortification Discourse
The passage references defense and fortification with an emphasis that treaty language may be interpreted differently by the United States. It notes that the U S reserves its own interpretation independent of treaty constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tremont Turkish Baths
Tremont St
Tremont Theatre
A. Lundin
Trade With The Philippines and Tariff Debate
The piece argues the Philippines are a domestic market after a Supreme Court ruling but cautions Congress against the Dingley tariff. It notes U S trade with the islands is limited, with most trade going to England while Britain dominates, urging no tariff increase to avoid further loss of trade to rivals. It questions the value of retaining the tariff post ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Philippine Islands
United States
Congress
Philippines
England
Spain
Treasury Department
Root
Great Britain
Boston miscellany reflects society and humor
A column of local vignettes from Boston covers fashion and charity scenes, club notes, and theatrical chatter. It notes Mrs. Charles A. Longest entering dogs in New York kennel entries, a McKinley Social Club led by Meyer Wineburgh and Ray Golden, and light gossip about Miss Elsie De Wolfe. It also recounts a hat theft near the Old Granary burial ground, Holiness Revivalist attention, and social mischief aboard a Cambridge Streetcar with Harvard students provoking a sharp elder’s rebuke.
Doughnut mania and love vows glide through oddly mixed copy
A quirky mash of verse about constancy and a mock essay on the doughnut’s fate. It references Boer war era vows, psychology clubs, and humorous speculations on doughnuts as edible weapons and life preservers, with whimsical asides about Marconi and a yachter's lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fragmented Tales From A Busy Period Of The Paper
A collage of snippets includes a delirious star boarder begging for relief from imagined torture while roars of prunes, a wedding hopefuls’ exchange on parental consent and worry, and light newsroom banter about late office arrivals for Christmas plans. Newton Newkirk closes the fragment.
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Newton Newkirk
The Pines Summer Romance Ends in Change
Louise Dunlap enjoys a scenic Maine summer at the Pines with Leon King falling for her. Louise plans to marry Harry Fields while Leon endures heartbreak, and King later shifts to town life and business after a long separation. An obituary like note ends with a bookkeeping ad.
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Clara C. Patterson
Rangeley
Louise Dunlap
the Pines
Louise
Loutse
Leon King
Harry
Harry Fields
Mr. King
Leon
King
Sue Pid
In Rich Persian Colors er
A woman in a Western firm becomes bookkeeper Louise Fields. King, an old acquaintance now widowed and remarried, returns after revealing his wife’s desertion and two children. He proposes continuing their past bond. Louise, moved, hides her face as he confesses love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
King
Mr. King
Preferential tariffs boost American trade in Philippines
John Bordman Jr argues in a Boston letter that the Philippines offer poor markets under current tariffs. He urges a 20 percent preferential duty to favor American fabrics, boots, jewelry, and machinery, asserting it would expand exports for Massachusetts mills and provide cheaper goods for locals, easing pacification.
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Massachusetts
Congress
America
Philippines
England
Germany
Porto Rico
France
Japan
Manila
Pase
Spain
United States
Hawaii
Cuba
Philippine Commission
New England
Zanzibar
John Bordman, JR
Boston
Call for a Crosstown Car Line to Atlantic Avenue
A Boston reader from Dec 14 1901 urges the city to extend a streetcar route from Roxbury Crossing through Eliot and Kneeland streets to Atlantic Avenue. He notes residents along Roxbury Crossing, Brookline, and Jamaica Plain have no nearby line and must walk long distances to Tremont or Washington streets.
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Atlantic Avenue
Kneeland Street
Roxburrossing
Brookline
Jamaica
Tremont Street
Jamaica Plain
Washington Street
Attlantic Avenue
Kneeland
Roxbury
Eliot
Boston
Capital and Labor Chiefs in Conference in New York
A historic National Civic Federation gathering brought together top capitalists, labor leaders, and church figures to seek harmony. Charles M. Schwab opposed unions while Senator Hanna supported them, with remarks from Bishop Potter Archbishop Ireland and others. The discussions focused on arbitration, wages, and peaceful collaboration, and the meeting resumes tomorrow.
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New York
National Civic Federation
Army of Labor
Schwab
Steel Trust
Hanna
Bishop Potter
Archbishop Treland
Oscar Straus
United States
Turkey
Mark Hanna
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
St. Calloway
American Locomotive Works
E. P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
W. H. Baldwin
The
Charles A. Moore
Tool Trust
Ireland
Potter
Mr. Straus
Straus
Senator Hanna
Ohio
Miich
Tianna
Europe
America
William H. Pfahler
Abrams-Cox Stove Company
Philadelphia
John Phillips
Hatters’ Union
Hatters
Mr. Donnelly
Bricklayers’ Union
Charles M
Mr. Schwab
Daniel Rea
Boston
Rea
Mrs. Rea
Charley
Mark
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Charles A. Longest
Michael W. Norris
New Century Club
Shawmut Avenue
Meyer Bloomfield
Civic Service House
McKinley Social Club
Meyer Wineburgh
Ray Golden
Elsie de Wolfe
Miss de Wolfe
Board of Health
M. Davis
Kenilworth Street
League of
Trumps and
Champs Clubs
Jan Kubelik
Music Hall
Jan
Commonwealth Avenue
Harvard
Cambridge
Mle Horts
Marconi
Newfoundland
Lawson
Star Boarder
Maclay
Sunday Post
His
Horner & Paine
John Bordman
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
Down Town
Washing'n St. Back Bay
Boylston St
Soc
Crystal Clothing CO
Blue
Washington St
Cornhill
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