Immaculate Legislation and Tariff Pledges in 1897
The article critiques Mr. William Whitman of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers for portraying tariff reform as ethical while noting alleged past payoffs. It recalls funding patterns before the Dingley Law and a committee aide’s claim that specific provisions were steered into the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Whitman
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
United States
Whitman
Congress
Mr. Whitman
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Boston
Woman Suffrage Day at the Massachusetts State House
The State House observed woman suffrage day highlighting ongoing debate in Massachusetts. Despite strong advocacy led by Julia Ward Howe and Alice Stone Blackwell, many women remain apathetic while men show gallantry. The occasion marks continued effort and debate on suffrage in the Bay State.
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State House
Bay State
Massachusetts
Julia Ward Howe
Alice Stone Blackwell
Paul Morton and Roosevelt Reform Era Press Clash
A Boston Post perspective notes Paul Morton as a dynamic cabinet figure and railroad reform advocate amid Roosevelt era drives. It also derides rival papers Boston Herald and Globe over circulation disputes, proposing an independent audit of newspaper paid circulation to settle honesty questions.
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Paul Morton
United States
Atchison Railroad
Morton
Supreme Court of the United States
Beef Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Moody
Atchison Road
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Atchison
Roosevelt
Boston Herald
Boston Globe
Boston Post
New England
POST
Globe and Herald
New York
California
Boston
Herald and Globe
Conspicuous self confessed rebate sinner at cabinet table
A notable figure sits at the Cabinet table still marked by a self confessed rebate sin ner words suggest a tense political moment as observers question integrity and the road ahead for leadership.
A Promised Paradise and Russia's Dismal Promise
The piece surveys St Petersburg as a theater of political possibility. It argues the autocracy and grand dukes fear losing power as Russians awaken to their strength and predict a shift driven by cajolery and glittering promises rather than real reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
Call for stricter safety after fatal falls on tall work
J B Goodwin of South Station Boston warns readers of alarming deaths among roofers and window cleaners. He cites a Charlestown gutter collapse and a fatal fall from a high window, urging cautions such as tying a rope to a fixed object to save lives.
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Charlestown
J. B. Goodwin
South Station
Boston
Brimstone Corner under threat as Beacon Street changes
A long and varied page item notes a building torn down at Beacon and Somerset, snow slick on a narrow incline, with Brimstone Corner losing its nickname. It also recounts odd anecdotes from cave dwellers, local jokes in Malden, Melrose and Melrose schools, a Sphinx Says quip, and a brief court case in Everett.
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Park and Tremont Streets
Brimstone
Beacon
Somerset Streets
Beacon Street
Piano Schemes and a Wagering Father
Harry Williams, an earnest 20 year old, tries to prove he can play the piano in Boston while deceiving his father. A comic ruse using an Italian hurdy gurdy musician hides his lack of skill as his Wall Street luck grows. The tale ends with Harry marrying Bessie and the two croonies laughing at the piano’s high price.
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Cape Cod
John
Cape
Boston
Frank
Neow
Harry
Dudley
Hull Airth
Bosting
Bessie Dudley
Harry Williams
Handel
Statian
Pilanee
Wall Street
Bessie
Mr. Williams
Mr. Perkins
Jim
Opportunity Lost For General Stoessel And Hoch Ruse
The piece notes criticism of General Stoessel for not dying at Port Arthur and his choice to surrender, arguing immortality through battle versus legacy via surrender. It then recounts a humorous verse about Johann Hoch who sought marriage for cash, implying he never went broke.
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Stoessel
Port Arthur
Stoesse
Boston Museum of Fine Arts Veers on Velasquez Authenticity
An editorial defends the Boston Museums acquisition of Velasquez portrait of Philip IV, arguing its authenticity and noting the image’s early 1623 dating and stylistic traits. It contrasts Spanish and English views, praising the work as a turning point in Velasquez’s career.
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New York Sun
Philip IV
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Denman Ross
Madrid
Europe
Boston
Velasquez
Seville
Philip
England
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Representative Democratic Paper
the Post
Samantha
Reginald
Tenderfoot
Newton Newkirk
Sir G. Hog
Times
Reno
Neb
Our
Home
G. Hog
Malden
Melrose
Archer C.bowen
Franklin School
Alton C. Churbuck
Dedham
Sphinx
Mary A. Livermore
South Africa
Steve
Ethel Barrymore
Kreisler
Jordan Hall
Brighton
Everett
Tucker
House of Correction
Bruce
District Court
Hase
Comio
Emma Libbey
Winter Street
West
Somerville, Mass
Edn
Boston Velasquez
Champagne
Yama
Ve Nice
Miss Champagne
Oblast
Brother Hagan
Shoeman Hagan
Washington and Boylston Sts
Mildred Champagne
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