Carey proposes ice trust flank movement in Boston plan
The Boston Post notes Representative Carey of Haverhill bills a metropolitan ice service run by the Board of Metropolitan Water Commissioners. The scheme harvests ice from district reservoirs, stores it in purpose built houses, and delivers to consumers at cost. Editorials warn of socialist ideas and trusts, and reference the mayoral loan bills and economical cautions.
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Carey
Haverhill
Ice
Board of Metropolitan Water Commissioners
Metropolitan Water District
Metropolitan Water Service
The Committees Incomplete List Seeks Democratic Inclusion
The piece criticizes Speaker Myers for an incomplete committee list after urging prompt work. It notes two lost days from adjournment and questions the lack of Democratic representation on the metropolitan affairs joint committee despite available Democratic Senators in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
House
Corporation
Joint Committee On
Soule
Boston
Senate
Who Knows Truth Behind Philippines War Claims
A Washington debate on the Philippines pits Senator Hoar against President McKinley. Hoar questions official reports while Senator Lodge says military reductions will be slow, implying ongoing U S forces in the islands for years. Who knows the real truth?
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Hoar
Senate
Tie
William McKinley
Philippines
Committee On Military Affairs
Massachusetts
United States
Senator Hoar
McKinley
Congress
Sewall
Committee On
Mayor Hart Inaugural Praises Finances While Citing Water Debt
The inaugural message by Mayor Hart is brief and readable but leaves readers with a clear view of municipal finances. It claims a $2,112,150 drop in gross city debt, yet examination of the auditor shows the decrease comes from a $5,000,000 state payment for the Cochituate water works and property sales, not overall debt reduction.
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Hart
Boston
Metropolitan Commission
Cochituate
City government moves fast as council selects presiding officer
The City Council shows progress with one branch securing a presiding officer on the first ballot without police involvement. The Board of Aldermen debate the chair, with a tangle of votes among Dyar, Jordan, Tinkham, Miller, Stewart, Norris, and O'Brien. The public warns against protracted delay and urges a quick resolution.
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Board of Aldermen
Dyar
Jordan
Tinkham
Miller
Stewart
Norris
O’brien
Ice and Skating Amid Calm Weather Heralds Next Cold Snap
The Observant Citizen notes abundant outdoor skating last Sabbath as near perfect conditions hint at another cold spell. It reports vast food exports from the port to feed Europe, with over one and a half million cereals shipped before next Saturday, and lists ships arriving amid rough seas. Notables include Captain M L Johnson returning to duties, Colonel Higginson's lecture tour, and Mrs Higginson's Mediterranean trip. The piece also covers a Postman scene in Union Square, hotel arrivals, and local civic notices including Inman Square Baptist Sunday School officers and charity readings for shut-ins. A weather challenger from Waterville, Me., vows to beat any forecaster in a 60-day weather-prediction contest.
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George W. D'Voys
Somerville
Union Square
Post
Sunday Post
Caldwell’s
Caldwell’s Corner
Officers Installed for Paper Hangers' Union 958
Last evening the officers of Paper Hangers’ Union 958 were installed with James Truland as president Fernando Wood as recording secretary Charles Lawford as financial secretary and W B McAllister as treasurer Mrs Mary A Walt sister of Parker House manager Fred Purmort died yesterday in Corpe New Hampshire at age 83 funeral set for today at 2 30 in Corpe NH
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Walt
Fred Purmort
Parker House
A Forgotten Curve Love Story Ends in Parting
In a Harrisburg setting a couple contemplates separation after a strained marriage. He, once softened, grows distant as she drifts after a honeymoon loss of sparkle. A rising tension leads to a quiet vow to part, then a final plea and reluctant reconciliation.
World railways and oddities of the day
Spain's rail network length contrasts with France while showing modest passenger and goods figures. A Streetville bridge upgrade near Toronto interrupted traffic briefly. New York merchants paint tops of wagons for ads. Surgeon-General Sternberg notes fewer army homicides in war. An American touts the Scotch collie as a poultry guardian. Bank of England weighs coins with a highly sensitive machine weighing twenty six coins per minute and detecting tenth of a grain differences.
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Spain
France
Streetville
Toronto
New York
Sternberg
Bank of England
Mr Harmsworth Experiment Draws Mixed Press Response
The New York World comments on the Harmsworth edition of New York World on New Year’s Day. Critics praise the editor’s talent yet prefer the regular World for Americans citing the value of deeper information over compact bulletins. The piece contrasts form with purpose in journalism.
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London
Boston Post
English humor tale cited by Cleveland law editor
The piece recounts a Br itish quip about post office humor and an Englishman who stays unruffled by a joke as an American tries to be funny. It includes a quip about fin de siecle and a nurse applicant exchange from Yonkers Statesman.
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George W. Smiley
Broadway
Cleveland
Sirius Barker
Bellevue Hospitals
Yonkers Statesman
Haunted House Reflections on War Maps and Dread
A cautious speaker notes a move due to cracking ceilings while an exchange laments war diagrams replacing quiet reading. The dialogue blends concern for home safety with fatigue from endless military maps and the sense the house may feel haunted.
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Landord
Fifty four a tale of love and loss
The poem portrays Cash mourning Fifty-four a poor man who dies after a harsh life and is buried with only a number on his coffin. The narrator emphasizes his identity as a mere number rather than a person while Cash is left with grief and a final epitaph praising their bond.
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Harvard Square
the Square
Sunday Post
Cash
Menu and recipe notes from Boston item
Breakfast and luncheon courses listed with specific dishes and a detailed oyster stew recipe. A notable home recipe for Stewed Red Cabbage includes ingredients and steps. Signed by Mabel A Pray of 242 Ash Street, Boston Massachusetts.
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Deerfoot Farm
Mabel A. Pray
Ash Street
Boston
Mass
Odlin Seeks Philippine Supreme Court Judge Post
Representative William Odlin of Aldover seeks appointment to the Philippine Supreme Court. He served in the Legislature in 1897 and 1899. A petition circulated among Republican lawmakers asks President Mekinley to name him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Odlin
Aldover
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Meckinley
Life Savers Rescue Boy in Harbor Drift Ice
Ernest Gould a 16 year old boy attempted to cross the harbor from Chatham to Monomoy Point in a dory today and was caught in drift ice near Inward Point. Captain Eldredge called out the crew and rescued Gould.
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Chatham
Ernest Gould
Monomoy Point
Drife
Inward Point
Eldredge
Gould
Opening of Riverbank Court Showcases Dutch Room and Iceless Cooling
General Francis Peabody Jr and Gen jamin Hyde, trustees, and Samuel Carr guided Boston and Cambridge newspaper men through the Riverbank Court in Cambridge. The tour highlighted the Dutch room with low-studded ceilings and antique panel paintings, and featured a novel ammonia cooling system that chills brine without ice. Tenants already in residence opened their suites. Prospects included a boat house and possible canoes or launches for next summer.
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Francis Peabody, Jr
Genjamin Hyde
Samuel Carr
Riverbank Court
Cambridge
Boston
Charles
Busy Society Day With Teas Dinners and Concerts
A Boston society page outlines a packed social calendar led by Mrs. William M. Bunting with teas at Bay State Road and Beacon Street homes. Patronesses include Mrs. John I. Gardner and Mrs. De Forest Danielson as chamber music by Dohnanyi and upcoming Garden of the Sea attractions feature prominent hosts, guests, and engagements across Boston and Newport society circles.
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William M. Bunting
John I. Gardner
de Forest Danielson
J. Arthur Beebe
Alexander Cochrane
Oliver Ames
F. L. Ames
V. R. Thayer
Dohnanyi
Caroline Gardner Clark Bartlett
George Proctor
Robert Grant
James T. Fields
Curtis Guild
H. O. Houghton
Alice Freeman Palmer
Minerva B. Tobey
William McC. Ransom
Steinert Hall
Miss Blunt
Newport
Willam M. Bunting
Bay State Road
Eugene Abbott
Cress
Pray
Buckminster
Jere Williams
Henry Estabrook
Brookline
Belle Reed
William M. Bunting, Jr
Bronze medal awarded for Johnnie Pecone rescue
The Massachusetts Humane Society honors Michael J. Long, the rescuer who saved little Johnnie Pecone from drowning, with a handsome bronze medal as public praise for bravery. Long is identified as a driver in the report.
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Little Johnnie Pecone
Massachusetts Humane Society
Michael J. Long
Mr. Long
Humane Society Honors Michael J. Long for Life-Saving Medal
Michael J. Long receives a Humane Society medal for saving a boy's life. The honor recognizes his swift actions and courage in a dangerous incident, highlighting community safety and exemplary civic duty.
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Michael J. Long
The
Humane Society
Boy Rescued From 33 Foot Well In Oakland Street Incident
On October 27 Johnnie fell into a 33 foot deep well with 17 feet of water. His mother lowered a rope, promising punishment if he let go. Mr Long arrived, tied several ropes, descended, and brought Johnnie to safety in a dramatic rescue at 45 Oakland Street in the presence of Italian and Irish residents.
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Western Avenue
Mr. Pecone
Oakland Street
Johnnie
Mr. Long
Stockholders reelect Boston Elevated Railway board
At Wesleyan Hall the Boston Elevated Railway held its annual meeting and re elected the board for 1901. With Jacob C. Rogers deceased John J. Bright fills the vacancy and 53 084 ballots were cast. William A. Gaston, chair, reports cars may run on the Elevated road next May.
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Boston Elevated Railway Company
Wesleyan Hall
Bancroft
John J. Bright
Jacob C. Rogers
Frederick Ayer
William A. Bancroft
Samuel Carr
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
William A. Gaston
Francis H. Peabody
James Phillips, Jr
James
Emperor William Misses Grandmother’s Tomb Visit
Kaiser is slightly indisposed and cannot visit the tomb of his grandmother at Charlottenburg. He will attend the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar’s funeral Friday. The court will observe three weeks of mourning and relocate to the Berlin Schloss on Friday.
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Berlin
Emmperor
William
Charlottenburg Manusoleum
Saxe-Weimar
Berlin Schloss
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the City Council
Observant Citizen
Poston
James Lederer
Belle of Bohemia” Company
M. Ll. Johnson
Navy Yard
T. W. Higginson
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
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Higginson
Hotel Earlington
Charles I. Braman
John Reynolds
Alfred A. Glasen
W. Henry
R. J. Henderson
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Quincy G. Hall
Arthur Simmons
Granville Daniels
Charlie Guormsley
Lucy Haynes
School of Expression
Copley Square
G. W. Shinn
Fifth Regiment
Malden
Melkinley
Washington
Mountain Avenue
Wesser
Waterville
Charles EK. Lessor
Mary A. Wait
Gertrude M. Butler
North Third Street
Harrisburg
Penn
Love
Dong
MR. Harmsworth
New York World
Joker
Albert Edward Royat
Cosh
Odlin
Life Savers
Boy
Pennsylvania Railroad
Toths
Philadelphia
D. N
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J. R. Wood
Bell
Touristston
W. Boyd
Pass
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Massachusetts Avenue
Charles River
Chamber
Goneart Tecay Fo
Mrs. Bunting
Clark Chapin
Waverly Street
Florence
Albert S. Clark
Roxbury
Hodges
Perrin Street
C. L. Simpson
Charles W. Falloupe, Jr
Commonwealth Avenue
Lenox
Galloupe
Harvard
Algonquin
James Tucker
Haddon Hall
A. Plummer
Marlboro Street
University of Pennsylvania
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Beacon Street
N&n
Harrison
Harriet Borland
Somerset
Marian Allen
J. E. Brown
Providence
Brown
David Greenough
Jamaica Plain
the Somerset
Anna
Louis E. Whicher
Waldorf-Astoria
George Torrey Ingalls
Pleasant Street
Newton Centre
Whitney Hall
Gilbert C. Brown
Sjr
William H. Bangs
I. Young
Stewart Baird
Newbury Streets
John Pierce Wetherell
Sydney Chase
Frederic Tudor
James A. Garland
Hamilton
Shuttleworth Terrace
Ayers
Westminister
Homer Lane Bigelow
Quincy
William D. Rice
Bicelow
William Tederick Lamont
Elmhurst Street
Dorchester
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Florida
Riviera
America
Walter Channing
White Mountains
North Conway
New Hampshire
Jackson
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M. J. Long
Johnnie Pecone
Deep Well
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F. M. Applegate
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