Proposed year round access to petition for bills bill
Senator Callender leads a bill to keep the secretary of state’s office open year round for petitions and draft bills while closing when the Legislature meets on the first Monday in January. It requires good faith oath, a $3 printing fee, and annual funding for hearings, with four fifths vote to consider outside matters and exceptions for revenue and executive recommendations.
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Secretary of State
Callender
Committee On the Judiciary
General Court
War Flurry Signals Tense East Asia Outlook
The piece argues that while Japan seems to seek confrontation with Russia, European influence pulls toward peace. It notes mobilizations and ominous talks in Tokyo and St Petersburg, but says Britain’s leverage may avert a broader clash and preserve stability in the east.
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Japan
Russia
Tokio
St. Petersburg
Europe
East
Great Britain
France
Secretary Shaw Reclassifies Frogs Legs Under Dingley Tariff
A Treasury decision by Secretary Shaw labels frogs legs as dressed poultry for tariff purposes when imported from foreign bogs. The piece argues this misclassifies a scientific instrument and calls for treating frogs legs as galvanometers rather than food, highlighting the historical note of Galvani and Volta.
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Shaw
Mme. Volta
Pavia
Galvani
Policy and resolve at the St. Louis exposition
The article states the government’s sole policy is to do the hedsome thing by the St. Louis exposition and see it through in good style, asserting the nation’s thorough and official commitment to this course.
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Congress
National Treasury
St. Louis
United States
Parasitic Battle and Civic Duty in Gypsy Moth Fight
In addressing the agriculture committee the debate centers on a biological parasite to attack gypsy moths and on compelling towns and property owners to suppress the pest locally. The parasite plan, favored by the Massachusetts Forestry Association, avoids public funding, while enforcement of voluntary action by municipalities and individuals could end the invasion within four years.
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Legislative Committee On Agriculture
Massachusetts Forestry Association
Observant Citizen John Craig seeks summer cottage plans
The Observant Citizen John Craig expects a Barrington Rhode Island cottage this summer and a Providence area automobile to attend performances. He seeks a skilled gentleman to serve as dresser and chauffeur, a buyer for a youthful mechanic and histrionic mind.
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John Craig
Barrington
R. I
Providence
Simple Simon Tasted Pie Brings Nighttime Oddities
A playful verse recounts Simple Simon asking a pieman for a taste at the fair. The pieman offers a hot mince pie, which leads Simon to encounter strange visions that linger into the night.
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Breeduk
Simon
Stealthy Steve vs Pete the Pinch on a speeding coach
In CHAPTER XVIII Stealthy Steve contends with Pete the Pinch aboard a fast moving train. The two foes fight atop the coach roof as the car races at high speed, nearly toppling over the edge in a deadly struggle.
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Pete
Steve
Stealthy Steve Flings Pete From a Moving Train
In a perilous chase aboard a speeding train Stealthy Steve hurls Pete the Pinch from the roof. Pete sails through the air and disappears as the train enters a tunnel, leaving Steve stunned yet amused by the spectacle. The train stops and passengers disembark at Quebec as the tale continues.
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Steve
Pete
Quebec
What the Sphinx Says About Wild Oats And Leap Year Proposals
A collection of quips and reader notes on social mores and language. Jokes about early sowing of wild oats, gender roles, and a leap year proposal theme. includes remarks on tobogganing usage and a judge’s effect on speaking up.
Letter to the Editor on printers strike temperance
Bayard E. Harrison of Maplewood commends the Post for its temperate and fair remarks on the printers strike in Massachusetts. He urges moderation in debates about employer worker relations and suggests others adopt similarly measured language when commenting on labor disputes.
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Massachusetts
Bayard E. Harrison
Slippery Walks Prompt Street Safety Letter
A reader urges city officials to repair sidewalks to prevent slips and injuries and protect public welfare and morals. Signed Myers.
Organ Recital Echoes At Immaculate Conception Church
Roxbury resident seeks shelter from east winds as health declines. Mr Mulroy runs a business in Adams Massachusetts and community well wishes his prosperity. George W Whiting performs organ recitals every Sunday at 7 pm, drawing many music lovers with his skilled technique and powerful organ tones.
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Roxbury
Boston
Mulroy
Adams
Mass
Immaculate Conception Church
George W. Whiting
Whiting
Notable Quotes and Career Moves Highlight 19th Century Figures
A collection of humorous anecdotes and career updates features Representative Williams likening Republican credit to a woodpecker’s tale, Justice Brewer returning east with his wife, Sir Temple Robinson inheriting estates in England, Judge Jonathan Dixon of New Jersey granting $10 000 bonds to daughters, and Lowell’s Mr. Allen accepting Morton Trust vice presidency while remaining Appleton National Bank president.
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Williams
House
Justice Brewher
United States Supreme Court
Kansas
Brewer
East
Mississippi River
Dave
Temple Robinson
Toledo
England
Jonathan Dixon
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Lowell
Morton Trust Company of
New York
Allen
Appleton National Bank of
Surviving Chelsea Selectman Reflects on Long Career
Samuel Orcutt, 911 years old by his account, recalls serving three terms on Chelsea’s Board of Selectmen starting in 1848 and 1850 and 187, born in Boston and a Chelsea resident since 1842. He details early machinist training, patenting the Yankee Card Press, a 1841 Massachusetts award, later running a Chelsea bookstore, school and assessors service, and roles with Chelsea Savings Bank and the Freemasons.
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Board of Selectmen
Chelsea
Samuel Orcutt
Post
Boston
United States
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics’ Association
Chelsea Savings Bank
Robert Lash Lodge of
Freemasons
Private Dance Hostess Wears Dark Red Black Street Suit
Mrs Winthrop Sargent of Commonwealth avenue is highlighted as a leading society hostess. Her winter attire features a dark red and black imported street suit with a tight silhouette, yoke effect, and intricate black and red mohair braid trim on collar and coat front. The debutante section notes her refined taste and notable style.
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Winthrop Sargent
Commonwealth Avenue
The circus tale of Willie's hilltop surprise
Animals gathered for a grand pageant atop a golden fenced hill led by King Willie and a golden gate. A trumpet calls the entrants as 8 pm and 9 pm approach, but a sudden cloud darkens the scene and the hill explodes, ending the day with Willie waking from a circus dream.
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Willie
Olney Leading Says Sullivan Olney Leading Says Sullivan
Congressman John A. Sullivan of Massachusetts tells a Post reporter at City Hall that Olney leads among Democratic presidential candidates with Western and Southern support. He notes McNary aligns with Olney, Bryan’s influence over the platform, and predicts ratification of the Colombian treaty with a $10,000,000 appropriation for an Isthmian canal.
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John A. Sullivan
Massachusetts
Congress
Boston
City Hall
Donovan
Sullivan
Olney
McNary
Washington
Bryan
Judge Parker
New York
Thousands seek Post's $10 gold prize for headlines
The Post offers a ten dollar gold piece for the best yellow headlines. Thousands vied for the prize as the Freak Editor spent hours sifting through incoming letters. An extra force aided the editor, and many letters remained to be read today. These are among yesterday’s top submissions.
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Post
Pink Teas Reveal Hidden Finances in Gentle Exchange
A domestic moment shows a mother questioning a daughter about spending on drink while the daughter jokes that her flushed face comes from attending many pink teas. The line captures family dynamics and social chatter in a quaint setting.
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Elephant Manual of Arms
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Comer’s College
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W. A. Watson
Weitz Street
Allston, Mass
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Bowen
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