Japanese Victors Hold Edge in Asiatic Naval Battles
The article recalls the loss of Russian cruisers Varing and Korletz at Chemulpo as a heroic stand against six Japanese warships. Russians faced a trap, fought bravely with bands playing and flags flying, before the ships were destroyed within two hours. The scene echoes earlier Spanish American War heroism by Cervera.
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Asiatic
Varing
Korletz
Chemulpo
Far East
Spain
Cervera
Santiago
Schley
Mark Hanna remembered as a powerful organizer and ally
The article lauds Marcus A. Hanna as a pragmatic political leader who shaped McKinley’s rise and Republican policy. It portrays him as a self made, practical manager whose influence on labor questions and national politics was vast, while noting his death brings widespread regret. It also recounts a separate fictional Eskimo tale featuring Stealthy Steve.
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Hanna
Lous
Mark Hanna
Republic
McKinley
Warwick
Buffalo
Roosevelt
Republican
Middle sex Club dinner sparks Bates McCarthy banter
A Boston crowd at a Middlesex Club dinner saw Governor Bates and Surveyor McCarthy exchange light banter over party loyalties. The incident, deemed playful rather than angry, highlighted McCarthy’s strong influence in Republican nominations. Snow storms disrupted travel, and local scenes ranged from charitable pledges to musical events at Copley Hall, plus civic club socials and a recovering patient.
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Bates
Surveyor McCarthy
Middlesex Club
Massachusetts
Jo Cosely
McCarthy
Bates-Guild
Sir Henry Irving Scolds Chicago Officials On Stage
The actor accused Chicago leaders as jacks in office after a ban on spotlights following the Iroquois Theatre fire. He complained during The Bells despite using alternative lighting, while critics note his pride and aftereffects of strict safety rules.
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Sir Henry Irving
Chicago
Sir Henry
S_ Henry
Aris‘tocracy
Henry Irving
Mit
The Death Penalty Abolition Debate in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts bill to abolish the death penalty for murder advances in winter legislative debate. It would replace capital punishment with life imprisonment, require Supreme Judicial Court review for pardons, and remove the term capital crime from statutes, citing humanitarian and practical concerns about wrongful executions.
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Massachusetts
Hosea M. Knowlton
Supreme Judicial Court
Judge of Great Renown Closes Bean Town Joints
Malden Mass reports a famed judge who closed poolrooms and stopped illicit fights. He enforced a hard line on crime saying anyone seen after 12 should go to jail. The notice credits his proactive stance and warns of enforcement by his talks on crime.
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Bean Town
Bugolio
Malden
Mass
Roy Griffith
Notable Figures Involved In Civil Suits And Public Life
A civil suit seeks 30000 against an unnamed man upon arrival in Paris, brought by Baron Rogniat of French underwriters. Actress Viola Allen improves after mastoiditis surgery. two weeks before resuming Twelfth Night. Boston Inspector Cleary returned home and is gravely ill with no recovery hope. Annie Russell rumored married to Oswald Yorke. Mrs Maybrick, released from Aylesbury, hides in Epiphany sisterhood at Truro under an assumed name. Mrs Vanderbilt donates 6000 to fund nurse placements in tenements. Senator Bailey remarks on language while Senator Spooner interrupts.
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Steve
Big Sam
Grinnel Land
Eskimos
Sam
Seperthy
Pisten
Baron’ Hizzizzan
Miskell
Paris
Baron Rogniat
Viola Allen
New York
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Cornelius Cleary
Boston Police Department
Baltimore
Boston
Annie Russell
Oswald Yorke
Maybrick
Aylesbury Prison
the Epiphany
Truro
Cornwall
Prominent Society Woman Wears Gray Gowns in Mourning Season
Mrs. Robert M. Morse of Jamaica Plain shows seven beautiful gowns in mourning style. A stone gray broadcloth walking skirt features wide box plaits and black silk crow feet. Loose bloused jacket with bishop sleeves, double breasted coat braid, and black mohair trim complete the ensemble.
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Robert M. Morse
Jamaica Plain
Morse
Freaks Still Popular Headlines Spark Post Contest
Yesterday's mail brings several freak themed headlines in competition for a $10 prize offered by the Post. A few specimens follow as readers react to the quirky craze.
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the Post
Boston Sunday Post
New York World
New York American
Keith Buys Alvin Theatre and Fifth Avenue Plot in Pittsburg
B F Keith completes a major deal in Pittsburg acquiring the Alvin Theatre from Nixon and Zimmerman and a Fifth Avenue land plot between Wood and Smithfield streets from the Henry Oliver estate. The Alvin Theatre, among the largest in the country, will be refurnished and redecorated to open with continuous vaudeville in the fall. possession begins April 16.
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Pittsburg
F. Keith
Alvin Theatre
Nixon & Zimmerman
Keith
Henry W. Oliver
Fifth Avenue
Wood
Smithfield Streets
Boston
Philadelphia
Queen Lil Loses Bill on Hawaii Gratuity in Senate
Washington February 15. The Senate showed unusual silence as the Hanna condition unsettled debate. The bill granting a gratuity to former Queen Lililuokalani of Hawaii failed on a tie vote.
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Washington
Hanna
Senate
Lililuokalani
Hawaii
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Boston Post
Democratic Paper
New England
Marcus A. Hanna
Mrs. Miskell
Red Devil
Anon
Hikimos
Apparestl
Arioch Wentworth
Society For the Prevention of
Rachel Noah France
National Alliance
Billers of America
Frank Donohue
Paine Memorial Hall
Frank Lloyd
John Ells
William Hale
Oscar Krevenaar
Harry Williams
E. A. Rich
James Judge
James Gammon
E. J. Curtin
Trons
John J. Scarry
Dorchester
Ketene
Utopian Club
Pasha
Copley Hall
Joe Roth
Fit-Jag
Roth
The
Notre Dame Society
Ashburton Place
Quincy
Sir Henry Forgets
Newton Newkirk
Sphinx
Ysterious
Anizel Wen Z ‘Une
W. K. Vanderbilt
Presbyterian, Hospital Training School
Senator Bailey
Texas
Spooner
Wisconsin
Charles M. Schwab
Bill
Post
Cambridge
Jean Curran
Frost Terrace
Island OF
Guam
Pacific Ocean
F.W. Bruce
East Cottage Street
Roxbury
Belle ‘ Chester
Norfolk Street
Mattapan
Union Station
Joseph H. Lowell
Albany Street
Theames Building
John G. McKeown
Warrenton Place
Haddon
Miles
Teddy
B. F. Keith
North Pole
Nellie L. Berg
Compton Street
Charles C. Wright
Clarkson Street
Queen Lil
Jimmy
Tom Sharkey
NAVY
W. T. Coates
Walnut~ Street
Chelsea
Boston Sunday Globe
Boston Sunday Herald
New York Sunday World
New York Sunday
American
New York Sunday American
Sunday Post
Jennie
Krauth
Linden
Allston
Garde Trawson
Dolly Greenleaf
Garde
Dolly
George
Lee
Greenleaf
Garde Tawson
Sanford
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