Cheaper coal forecast as price slump looms
The Post urges Boston consumers to limit coal purchases to daily needs amid a New York price drop from seven fifty to expect lower costs. Reports show Boston receiving record coal volumes with anthracite at twelve dollars peak due to a gentlemen’s agreement, while bituminous costs stay high. The piece predicts a rapid price tumble once the Boston market adjusts to the surplus.
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Hoodoo haunts Spanish American War figures including Hobson
The article recalls the fate of naval leaders from the Spanish American War, noting Admiral Dewey’s decisive wins and the later misfortune of Sampson Schley and others. Roosevelt is cited as a dramatic hero, while Hobson also faces misfortune in the lingering hoodoo that has pursued these figures.
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No Entangling Alliances With Venezuelan Claims
A Washington policy urges aloofness from European pacts in Venezuela. It argues the United States will pursue its claims independently, rejecting any European alliance or combined pressure while supporting peaceful settlement led by Minister Bowen in Caracas.
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Hoodoo of the Spanish War Tops U S Figures
The article notes Hobson resigns from the navy amid claims of being forced out and calls the Spanish war a hoodoo for celebrated figures including President McKinley and Admiral Dewey. It argues leaders faced public backlash and political missteps after the war and mentions Alger’s cabinet ouster and later vindication.
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Money missing in Cuban postal theft case tied to Neely bond release
A Baltimore court ruled that Cuban court releases of Neely released the U S government from suing his bond tied to the Cuban postal service theft. Bristow had reported about $131 713 89 in surcharged stamps, possibly up to 150 000 total. The case notes arrests and pardons of Rathbone Reeves and others and questions what happened to the stolen funds.
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Boston Coal Trust Exposed and Public Question Raised
A Boston coal club is accused of tight control over the market from ports to prices. It fixes minimum dealer prices and fines poaching. The piece questions local action against a Boston coal trust while contrasting with Pennsylvania policy.
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Helen's Blazes By Bobby Pipp
A melodramatic railroad romance unfolds as Aubrey Sharp abducts Helen Holdup near the Live Stock Limited line. Jack Montague foils the plot by freeing her as the locomotive arrives, striking down the villain in the track’s path before the wedding proceeds.
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Pigeons Scared By Man In Court Square
A well dressed man frightened feeding pigeons in Court Square and left the scene with a grin. The episode follows a note of public interest as local residents discuss acts of kindness and curiosity amid city life.
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Special train for germs and improved street sweeper note
A Berkshire Massachusetts Sentinel item compiles quirky reader queries and satirical exchanges about trains, weather, politics, and daily life. It jokes about a secret chat, a stage show next Saturday, and asks light rhetorical questions about coal famine, animal movements, and marital expectations.
Boston Authors' Club adds notable members and moves HQ
The Boston Authors' Club announces new members including William Foster Apthorp John D Barry Abbie Farwell Brown Katherine Louise Brown Professor Richard E Burton Henry Austin Clapp Charles A Cummings Elen Douglas Deland Eugenia B Frothingham M A DeWolfe Howe Henry C Lahee Mrs Edward Wheelwright Lilian Whiting all Boston William Wells Newell W P P Longfellow Mary A Lathbury Rev George Hodges Professor Kuno Francke Swampaccott Estelle M Hurll New Bedford Captain F Stanhope Hill Henry Van Brunt William Mailly elected national secretary of the Socialist organization Omaha named national headquarters Mailly to reside there Dr David Cheever sails to Antwerp Harvard 97 graduates studied Mr and Mrs Upham travel abroad Eleanor P Rathbun MIT graduate appointed assistant in zoology at Wellesley.
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Debutantes Give Up Dance Season At Somerset Ball
The second debutante subscription dance at the Somerset, arranged by Mrs. Lowell, Mrs. Sohier, Mrs. Lyman, Mr. Codman and others for Fab 11, has been abandoned as participants feel they have danced enough for the season and the long period of balls has wearied both girls and mothers.
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Groundhog Day Candlemas Tale From 542
February 2 marks Candlemas and the groundhog ritual. The piece notes the groundhog may fail to see a shadow due to hunger or poor eyesight, making the weather forecast unreliable. it warns against trusting weather clerks or almanac backfiles.
Letter to the editor on suffrage and taxation
Alice Stone Blackwell writes from Dorchester Mass rebutting a Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association critique. She notes taxpaying women and Julia Ward Howe petitioning for voting rights, cites state examples where taxpayers can vote on taxation questions, and argues for universal woman suffrage.
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Dorchester
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Indorser Errors Fowler Report by Ship Carpenter
John Clark, former carpenter aboard the Minnetonka, confirms the Captain Fowler report read in the paper of the 30th ult. He states he witnessed most engineers on the vessel and endorses every word of the statement.
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