Striking Boston compositors urge modest scale in book and job offices
The article argues that Typographical Union No. 13 musters a fair record amid a wage dispute with master printers. It compares proposed $18 weekly for hand and $21 for machine compositors to newspaper rates of about $24.36 nightly and $22.26 daily, noting longer hours in books and job work. It urges adoption of a reasonable scale and hints at political delegation ideas involving ex governors to influence the situation.
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Boston
Roosevelt Likely Nominee for Republican President
Theodore Roosevelt is seen as the likely Republican nominee for president next November with delegates pledged to him and no viable alternative in sight. Democratic strategists sense they must choose a level headed conservative who can win across party lines to oppose Roosevelt, who dominates the GOP landscape.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Hanna
Chicago
Roosevelt
Republic
State liquor license fees debate and tax shift proposal
The piece argues against taking liquor license income from cities to fund the state, noting Governor Bates references to Massachusetts and New York practices. It defends the license system as a temperance measure and asserts cities should not lose local revenue to state coffers.
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Legislative Committee On Ways and Means
State House
Bates
New York
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Opposition to Long as delegate to Chicago convention
The piece argues opposing Governor Long as a Chicago convention delegate is as united as the failed bid to oust him as presiding officer at the state convention. It predicts any rival will fare as poorly as Murray did in the previous contest, and laments the stance of Republican allies.
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Crane
Long
Boutwell
Brackett
Senator Hoar
Worcester
Mass
Lodge
Nahant
Chicago
Roosevelt
Murray
Rockefeller Leaves Steel Corp Board Amid Tariff Debate
Article notes John D. Rockefeller resigns from United States Steel Corporation board. It argues the change largely irrelevant to public investors though dividends have been cut, and claims steel rail prices stay at 28 dollars to domestic buyers while foreign lines pay 21.50. It predicts tariff protections will persist regardless of leadership.
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John D. Rockefeller
United States Steel Corporation
Rockefeller
Morgan
Steel Trust
United States
Trust
Salt Use Sparks Health Alarm From Boston Board of Health
The Observant Citizen notes the Boston Board of Health condemns excessive salt on sidewalks to melt ice, saying melting salt lowers temperature and causes cold feet and sickness. It also reports local notices on civic issues, social events, and winter reflections with various Boston figures and happenings.
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Board of Health
Board ‘of Health
Geniu s Out in Sal Skinner Poem
A poem by Sal Skinner titled Twas Yet Also appears in All Sorts. The verse mirrors Poe and Carrie Nation in tone, with a playful yet dark narrative about a meeting in an alley and a sequence of surreal, comic images ending with a sea scene.
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Sal Skinner
Sal
Edgar Allan Poe
Carrie Nation
Stealthy Steve Faces Dammed River Dilemma on Train
In a tense exchange aboard a speeding passenger train, Stealthy Steve defies a washed out 500 foot Crooked River bridge seven miles ahead. The conductor warns of catastrophe but Stealthy Steve asserts he can proceed at top speed, challenging the river crossing as perilous.
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Steve
Crooked River
Stealthy Steve Pursues Baron Across Crooked River
The Six-Eyed Sleuth Stealthy Steve races a train at near 100 miles an hour toward a river washed out by a broken bridge. He ignores danger, reads a magazine, and jokes with the conductor as he plots to capture Baron Hizzizzan and rescue Mrs Miskell for a $2,000,000 reward. The tale ends with his pocket empty and the chase continuing.
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Steve
Crooked River
Baron Hizzizzan
Mrs
What the Sphinx Says The pen is mightier than the sword
A playful proverb about writing power and the dangers of freezing ink. The line suggests that ideas shape events more than force, but warns practical hurdles like frozen ink can thwart even strong words. The piece blends wit with reflection on communication and resilience.
Thayer Pins Panama Policy in Heated House Debate
In Washington on February 1, Mr. Thayer of Massachusetts challenged the administration over Panama policy, attacking the canal drive as harmful to America's honor and arguing the President rushed ahead with the canal project. Rep. Grosvenor of Ohio defended the administration’s Panama actions amid the discussion.
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Washington
Panama
Thayer
Dem
Mass
New Granada
Hitt
Coton
Grosvenor
Ohio
Groff testifies on postal service device contract
Samuel A. Groff, inventor of the street letter box fastener, testified in the postal trials about forming the device and his attempts to involve someone beyond his brother. He stated he never spoke to Machen about the fastener and explained how he conceived and pursued the idea.
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Washington
Samuel A. Groff
Machen
Shoe price list highlights patent, enamel and oxfords
A bundled ad lists various boys and girls shoes and boots with prices from 1.00 to 7.00. Items include patent and kid leather laced boots, hand sewn tip oxfords, French heel button styles, and storm king overshoes. Footwear ranges feature box calf, water proof, and elk sole gymnasium shoes, all noted as first quality with warrants.
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Rene Blucher
Matt Kid
G. W
Tip
Kid Ace
Kid
Taras
Colt
D. S
Bargain Aisle Offers Women’s Linen Handkerchiefs Shoes and More
Bargain aisles feature women’s linen handkerchiefs in plain hemstitched lace edged and embroidered styles at 50 cents for multiple packs. Also offered are initial handkerchiefs vellum paper envelopes match sets hair ornaments leather belts and hosiery with values ranging 25 to 50 cents and up to 1.00.
Ribbons at Great Savings and Time You Should Buy
Ribbons offered in multiple styles from freehand floorfront to satin and taffeta varieties. Prices ranged from 19c to 69c with selections in 3 to 6 inch widths and assorted colors and designs. Remnants advertised from $1.00 to $2.00, highlighting a broad stock of novelty ribbons.
Postponed discussion on will drafting sparks temper
A fragment shows a heated exchange about making a will. The speaker insists a calm frame of mind is needed, criticizing the quality of a pen and imagining punishment for the pen maker. The passage hints at strong emotions and mockery within a tense setting.
Calf Exhibition Spooks Passersby on Boylston Street
A reader letter reports police seeking a woman who displayed a calf to spectators while crossing Boylston Street near the Touraine yesterday. The writer suggests police verify with witnesses or confirm ownership through the calf itself and asks Police Chairman Emmons to investigate.
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Boylston Street
Touraine
Emmons
Women Prisoner Ratios Stir Suffrage Debate
Alice Stone Blackwell cites 189 census figures showing women prison populations by state, from 17 percent in Washington DC to near zero in Wyoming. She argues against Professor Sedgwick’s claim that women are no more moral than men, using state-by-state ratios to spark discussion.
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Sir
William T. Sedgwick
United States
District of Columbia
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Rhode Island
New York
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Virginia
New Jersey
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Maryland
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Alice Stone Blackwell
Dorchester
Mass
Fun and 10 in Headlines From the Post
Readers flood the Post with bright yellow headlines in the contest offering a gold eagle prize of 10 dollars. The Freak Headline Editor notes only a few can be printed but all are reviewed in the office for the novelty and humor they bring.
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The
Post
Whio
Comer’s College Bookkeeping Notice at Beach Street Corner
Fragmentary OCR shows a bookkeeping or notice item mentioning Comer’s College, a street corner at Beach and evening or ington street. The readable facts are minimal, but indicate a local notice involving names and a location near Beach Street.
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Comer’s Collegt Bookkeeping
Aborthead
Penmenshiy Ste? Gay and ‘Evening
Sen‘ Forington St
Cor. Beach
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Clarendon Street
Winthrop Murray Crane, Jr
Yale
Skull and Bones Society
Ethel J. Brenton
Grand Opera House
Burnett Smith
Desdemona Smith
Mary Bb. Kirby
Mayme F. O’connell
Helena Smith
Mi&ss
Brenton
Colonial College of Dramatic Arts
Jerome Kelley
Huntington Avenue
Dr. Leighton "Parks
Sabbath Protective Society
Tremont Temple
Judge Emmons
Dr. Little
Temple
Newton Newkirk
Ysterious
Aghan
Sphinx
Groff
Postal Service
Jordan Marsh CO
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Oxford
Russia
Elk Sole
Ireland
Pat
Berlin
Bunker Hill Monument
Tt. F. Burbank
Oliver St
Waltham Watch
STEAM
Helen L. Smith
Chestnut St
Waltham, Miass
Washington Et
Somerville
Chinaman
H. E. Blais
Union At
Pens
Wits
Dewey Square
Harry S. Reynolds
Park St
Brockton, Mass
Sandy Ferguson
John F. Fitzgerald
Joseph J. McNulty
Centre St
Paw. Brennan
Pendexter St
Synn
Maica Plain
Baller Quinn
H. M. Severance
Geneva Ave
Alderman Norris
H. Barry
West Broadway
Sarah Bernhardt
Mae P. Bigelow
Catherine St
Brook St. Malden
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