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Sunday Post
No Grade Crossings Sparks Citywide Debate in Boston
The Boston mayor vetoes a Delaware firm's bid to use two miles of East Boston streets for an at grade freight line, urging elevated rails and city accountability. He argues public rights require compensation to the city, while outlining conditions for a workable plan that protects residents and traffic.
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Collins
East
Boston
Massachusetts Corporation
Czar's reforms praised yet reveal autocratic limits
Nicholas II promises reforms in civil administration but the ukase grants only limited rights. Peasants gain recognition as free citizens and local bodies gain scope, while no national assembly or broad press freedom appears. Official warnings curb zemstvo debate and press coverage, signaling renewed autocracy. The Russian public remains discontent as famine and unrest grow.
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Nicholas II
Ukase
Zemstvos
Russia
Moscow
7 Cent Cotton and Massachusetts Great Seal Debate
Cotton fell below seven cents on exchanges marking a sharp decline not seen since 1879 after a bull run in 1908 raised prices. The article contrasts cotton markets with a Massachusetts debate over the state seal and coat of arms, proposing historical redesigns while stressing reverence for tradition.
Planters debate reducing cotton supply to boost prices
The article discusses demand and supply in cotton markets, noting production of 000,000 bales this year vs about 10,000,000 last year due to high prices. It mentions proposed remedies such as burning surplus, forming a planters league to limit sales and acreage, and predicts 7-cent cotton would allow mills to pay livable wages.
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Fall River
City Experiences Uncle Josh Move on a Broken Car
Uncle Josh jokes about pushing a busted old car home and charging 50 cents for the ride while the crowd laughs. The scene captures a rustic, humorous moment in a city setting with local slang and banter.
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Josh
Christmas Tragedies And Tomcats Fight In Verse
A humorously grim collage of verses and notes from 1904 highlights Christmas mishaps with a toy dog and a broken horn, a fable of two tomcats ending in a scrimmage, a reader’s acknowledgment to Jack, jokes on Canal costs, a long word lament, and a New Year resolution verse. The items feature named pieces and dates, including Dec 28, 1904, and references to Gladys, Roosevelt, Keokuk, and Panama Canal.
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Jack
Dopey Dick
the Avenger
Gladys
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
Keokuk
St Patrick’s T A and L Societies Elect Officers
Officers elected for the Roxbury St Patrick's and St Patricia's Total Abstinence and Literary Societies include Cornelius Crowley as president and Annie Graves as women's president. Installation is Jan 9 at Vine Street Municipal Building with Edwin Mulready directing.
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St. Patrick’s
St. Patricia’s
Roxbury
Men's Society
Cornelius J. Crowley
John M. Devine
Douglass McDonald
John A. Sullivan
John T. O'Keefe
John F. Tully
Women’s Society
Annie Graves
Gertrude Ferris
Mary O’connell
Rose Daly
Patrick H. Gallagher
Julia Brown
Annie J. Cunniff
Lottie F. Kane
Antoinette O’neil
Joseph McCarthy
Vine Street
Edwin Mulready
C. I. A. Union of Boston
The
Union
Santa Claus fund noted amid Boston fog and civic chatter
Observant Citizen reports thick Lannon fog over Boston with harbor navigation peril and rain sewer caps. Santa Claus fund in Fall River nears $5000 from many small gifts benefiting 10,000 children. Boston readers included. notes on local people, teachers, police, and civic figures amid holiday generosity and urban mishaps.
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Post
Fall River
Evening Record
the Post
Boston
Taking Dangerous Chances and a Farce of Proposals
A fragmentary dialogue shows a heated exchange about risky behavior and sudden job offers. It hints at a streetwise banter between characters with sharp insults and urgent demands, capturing a gritty, informal tone.
The Earl of Wasonshire and a Welsh Daughter
A Scottish train encounter with Lord Jimmy of Wasonshire leads to a comic marriage scam when Parson Angus MacDonell declares a clandestine wedding under Scotch law. A telegram from Evelyn Jones aboard the train forces a dramatic reveal as Lord Jimmy opens the message from his father.
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James Macomber
Evelyn Jones
Dunn’s
Mr. Jones
Jones
Earl of Wisonshire
Glasgow
London
Jimmy
Leeds
Jimmie
Lord Jimmy
Earl of
Wasonshire
Angus MacDonald
Carlyle
Angus MacDonell
Miss Helen R Healy to Wed in Cyprus with Captain French
Society note highlights Boston social circle as Miss Helen R Healy, set to wed Captain French of London, plans Cyprus wedding with home to London after. Other engagements include Mr and Mrs Dalton Fallon visiting New York, the Mollesons welcoming a son named Graham, and various Boston residents visiting Hartford Georgia and Fiji while Italian club memberships and holiday gatherings continue.
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Helen R. Healy
Captain French
London
Boston
R. F. H. Standen
Eleanor Appleton
Nova Scotia
New York
Dean Chase Molleson
Mollesons
Molleson
Graham
Alexander Martin
Beacon Street
Hartford
Egypt
Egypt Later In the Winter. Mrs. Martin
Lila Wetherbee
Georgia
Guy Channing Richards
Mabel Hurd
Quincy Park
Beverly
Charles J. Glidden
Colonial Club
Cambridge
Alice Longfefow
Circolo Italiano de Boston
Ashton Rollins Willard
Julia Ward Howe
Larz Anderson
Love Advice From Mildred Champagne
A reader asks how to persuade a gentleman to call at her home instead of meeting on street corners. The columnist suggests she convey clearly that she expects calls at home and will no longer entertain callers in public, stressing that nerve to call is his responsibility.
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Miss Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Restoring Friendship After Teasing
A reader asks how to repair a rift with a red hair named friend after agreeing with others teasing her. The reply urges a sincere apology and suggests complimenting her hair to smooth hurt feelings and restore the friendship.
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a Silent Love Letter
A reader seeks guidance after two years of correspondence with a young woman who suddenly stops replying. The adviser suggests she may have formed other ties and advises the writer to assume she received all letters, may have been offended, and to accept that she has halted contact.
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Miss Champagne
Confession and Forgiveness In A Corners Remark
A girl emerges from a corner and admits she ran away to escape the listener. She explains she only learned half an hour ago who he is. Lord Jimmy smiles and endorses the union, proposing they let things stand to please their elders, while Angus MacDonald barely notes the moment.
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Lord Jimmy
Angus MacDonald
Concord and Boston Street Railway Sale Postponed
The sale of the Concord and Boston Street Railway Company's property in Waltham has been postponed to Saturday noon by Receiver John L. Hall to give creditors more time to arrange a satisfactory disposal of the property.
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Waltham
Concord and Boston Street Railway Company
John L. Hall
Final whist game ends South Boston Conclave event
The final game of whist in the series under the South Boston Conclave Heptasophs takes place this evening in Dahlgren Hall at E and Silver streets South Boston. An entertainment will follow and a collation will be served.
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South Boston
Dahlgren Hall
E and
Silver Streets
Dear Miss Champagne Strange Courtship Letter at The Theatre
A reader asks Miss Champagne for dating advice after a recurring visitor buys stamps then meets him at the theatre. He confesses affection, asks whether the young woman cares for him, and wonders how to proceed. The adviser suggests inviting her to his home to establish courtesy and intent.
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Miss Champagne
the Post
Police Board to Submit Full Tech Riot Report
Judge Emmons as chairman and commissioners Curtis and Adams weigh evidence from the Tech riot hearing. A report will be sent to the Governor as a courtesy, not for executive action, detailing all charges and a full decision on them. Officers awaiting the commissioners' findings.
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Emmons
Curtis
Adams
Tech
Commonwealth
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