Restricting voting to curb municipal corruption
A MIT president urges limiting voting rights to reduce corruption, proposing a long apprenticeship for immigrants and debating whether citizenship and voting should be linked. The piece argues universal suffrage should not be curtailed and recalls past Massachusetts limits as a cautionary tale. It then shifts to international affairs, criticizing The Hague's role and noting potential conflict between Russia and Japan over territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Club
Pritchett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Congress
Massachusetts
Union
Foreign Office
Japan
Nicholas
Russia
The
Hague
Hague Tribunal
Tribunal of the Hague
Corea
Roosevelt Reveals Hidden Motives Behind Officer Retirements
The piece argues President Roosevelt manipulates official orders to reward Lieutenant-General Young while denying Miles, calling it a personal political act. It accuses Roosevelt and Root of hypocrisy for using an old order to shield loyalty as the sole criterion for praise and advancement in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel B. M. Young
Roosevelt
Miles
Root
Cleveland
Lamont
Young
War Department
Republic
Public notices misstate Red Cross lifecare instructors
A Sunday Post error misattributed decades of Red Cross lifesaving methods to Dr. H Hartwell, confusing him with Dr. Harry H Hartung. The piece credited Hartwell with statements from Hartung, who aided reporters and recently earned a promotion in the ambulance corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Post
Russell
H. ¥. Hartwell
Harry H. Hartung
Huntington Avenue
Hartwell
Hartung
Outsiders Warned Away From Russo-Japanese Affair
In a missive from St. Petersburg the message is clear outsiders should keep hands off the Russo Japanese business. It is an affair of the Czar and the imperial government, with local observers urged to refrain from interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Petersburg
The Case of Smoot and the Mormon Church
The article discusses Senator Reed Smoot of Utah and charges of polygamy and church influence. It argues if true, Smoot should be removed for legal and ethical reasons, while noting his position with the majority and the awkward precedent of church and state in U.S. politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Reed Smoot
Utah
Washington
Senate
Smoot
United States Senate
Church and State
All sorts by Newton Newkirk in a Boston notice
A fragmentary verse page by Newton Newkirk features lines about lost hope and despair, including a character bursting a bubble then dying by leaping from a rafter. The piece concludes with a quip about bread and good advice and a reference to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Newkirk
Abd
Boston
J. P. Case
Dear Miss Barefacts Love Advice From Melrose Mass
Column Dear Miss Barefacts shares comic, shipboard style guidance on romance in 1900s Mass. A coal dealer’s son vs the laundryman marriage dilemma, plus a boy’s kiss prompt and blunt, tongue in cheek verdicts from HOPELESS HELEN and Charles H. and Johnny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Barefacts
Melrose
Mass
Helen
Emperor Wilhelm Crown Cost Revealed in Chronicle
A brief item notes the crown of Emperor Wilhelm cost over a million, while contrasting it with Blowly's Panama hat expense. The brief emphasizes the extraordinary price of royal regalia and a rival fashion item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm
CARES OF WEALTH CARES OF WEALTH Braceyer Dialog
A brief comic strip dialogue opens with Braceyer asking what is wrong and an old man answering he dreamed Mont Pelee throwing mud on his new Panama. The exchange casts a light humorous mood on wealth and vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braceyer
Old Man
Uppe
Mont Pelee
Beautiful gowns worn by prominent society women
Mrs John L Thorndike of Marlboro street captivates society with a dull green and gray tailor gown paired with a dark green peau de cygne waist. Her three quarter length coat, sable fox stole, and flat muff complement the ensemble while her daughter Miss Olivia Thorndike continues to attract attention as a debutante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Thorndike
Marlboro Street
Interest on a dollar deposited by Adam in 2004 B C
A ponderous pun on compound interest asks how much one dollar deposited by Adam on January 1 2004 B C would accumulate by the end of the Christian era. The solution is framed as a fiscal curiosity from William Tappan of International Trust Co Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
B. C
William
Tappan
International Trust Co
Boston
Woman and the Weed in New York Society
A fashion writer notes New York society women increasingly smoke like men while drinking has fallen out of favor. The piece mocks cigarette coupons for ivory powder puffs and argues the shift reflects trends rather than moral reform, praising women's advancing social roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grace and the minister in a pine grove romance
In Stoughton Massachusetts Rev John Harmon, distracted by Grace Hardy, abandons his sermon to pursue love with her. Edith, Grace, and Grace’s sister Maude complicate the affair while John’s cousin Edith masterminds a plan. Grace discovers John may marry, sees his photograph, and realizes her feelings are returned.
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John Harmon
Grace
John
Mr. Hardy
Soonne
Grace Hardy
Maude
Pine Grove
Mr. Harmon
Edith Hasty
Edith
Recognized by Picture in the Daily Post
A Boston reader notes that Mr McLaughlin, reported missing in the Daily Post, was last seen in Fall River at the Larrabee Company where he worked weeks earlier. The writer identifies him from a photo and confirms prior acquaintance. He mentions the Fall River dry goods store and dates the sighting to about four weeks prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLaughlin
Fall River
Mass
Larrabee Company
J. EB. C
Boston
Gordon's Remains to Lie in State in Atlanta
The remains of General John B. Gordon will be shipped from Miami to Atlanta. At Governor Tirrell's request the body will lie in state in the capitol for several days starting Tuesday morning after arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Atlanta
Miami
Fra
John B. Gordon
Tirrell
Georgia
Notable Diplomatic Appointments and Society Notices
A broad sample of high society and diplomatic news. Counts and barons receive postings in Calcutta and Washington, with extensive invitations and social plans across Washington and New York. Prominent figures like Puccini, Rockefeller, and McAdoo feature, alongside museum gifts and academic events in Dorchester and Boston.
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Alvert von Quadt-Wykradt-Isny
Germany
Calcutta
Washington
Quadt
Baron Speck von Sternberg
M. S. Quay
Senator Warren
House of Representatives
Miss Cannon
Italy
Turin
Samuel J. Crawford
Kansas
Giacomo Puccini
Torre del Lago
Riviro Ronturi Gemigan
Duke of Norfolk
House of Lords
Alfonso
Vienna
Paris
McClellan
Washington Square
John D. Rockefeller
Povantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mise Aldrich
Aldrich
Rho Island
William ©. Dodge
New York ¥ Y M. C A
Morris K. Jesup
New York Association
Bates
Guild
Collins
Hibbard
Mellen
Curtis
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Bancroft
The
Elevated
Callender
Dorchester
Hennessey
Sullivan
Dorchester Improvement Council
Harvard Improvement Association of
Quincy House
Cc. S. Hamlin
Some of Our Readers Born Feb 29 Celebrate Birthdays
Edmund Roselundy of 9 Park Avenue Cliftondale aged 82 observes leap day birthdays every four years. Born Feb 29 he plans a 194th celebration with Royal Arcanum members as guests. He recalls past joking at such anniversaries and humor about celebrating a fifth or sixth birthday.
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Edmund Roselundy
9 Park
Avenus
Cliftondale
Royal Arcanum
250 Pounds of Lead to Kill a Soldier
Paris January 10 Our military statistician weighs the lethality of 19th century firepower. From Solferino he cites 8,400,000 Austrian rifle shots against French and Italian troops killing 2,000 and wounding 10,000. Each kill required about 4,200 shots, and 708 to wound, with bullets near 30 grams. It equals roughly 126 kilograms or over 260 pounds of lead per fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Solferino
Pope Pius Told to Not Ban Decollete Gowns Says Embassy
Martins d Antas Portuguese ambassador to the Vatican and dean of the diplomatic corps says a report that Pope Pius ordered women to wear higher necklines at receptions with cardinals is erroneous. He adds the pope, joking, suggested that the décolletage be cut somewhat higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Martins d’Antas
Vatican
Pius
d’Antas
Prices Rise and Trade Jostles Market Bellows
The report notes eggs and potatoes climbing in price while coal merchants and produce sellers plan for higher costs. Gloucester fleet docks with frozen fish, fruit from the South being touted as ripe and prime. A quart price of one dollar is listed for select fruit.
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Coal Man
Terms Used In The Far East War News Guide
A compact glossary of geographic prefixes and city terminations used in Manchuria Korea and Corean regions. It explains city classes rivers camps forts seas harbors and directional prefixes such as YA SIAO PEI NAN HEI HUANG TUNG and DO indicating provinces capitals and harbor towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Chou
Ychang-Yi
Kiang
Ychu
Silan
Kuan
Ling
Pei
Yalu
Han—River
Puzzle on Snow Shovel Teamwork from a Morning Paper
Three men on a 20 by 20 foot roof shovel snow. One man passes snow along the line, then a question: would the job finish faster if each man carried his own shovel to the front to throw it off? The letter asks for an up-to-date answer.
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Post
Office Furniture Display Opens January 1904 Show
Our regular January Exhibition of new Office Furniture for 1904 is now open on the fifth floor of our warerooms. It features flat desks roll top desks stenographers folding desks secretaries tables bookkeepers standing desks office chairs tables directors tables revolving cabinets pigeonhole cases and more. Prices for the new year are exceptionally low making it a good time to purchase.
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Boston Post
Democratic Paper
New England
Fenway
Back Bay Park
Boyleton Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Francis ‘Rogers
Powlter
Commonwealth Avenue
Elliott Schenck
Charles M. Cumston
English High School
Cumston
George Herric Billings
Porto Rico
Florida
Bowdoin Club of
Associates’ Hall
Meeting House Hill
TST
Massachusetts Press Association
Lawrence McCarty
Boston Theatre
Vr & Bt
Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association
Sphinx
Nick Carter
Scientilc
Johnny
Lion
Panama
Gyril
Fido
Willie
Woman and the Weed
the Post
Alice G. H. Doe
Stoughton, Mass
Daily Post
Bliss Perry
T. W. Higginson
R. T. Paine
Edwin Ginn
E. E. Hale
Julia Ward Howe
Mary A. Livermore
Bishop Lawrence
Edward Atkinson
B. Capen
Moorfield Storey
C. F. Dole
L. A. Mead
C. R. Lowell
Mr. McAdoo
McAdoo
H. G. Curtis
Fogg Museum
Dupre
Pisano
Hopkinson Smith
Hop Smith
Chickering
Samuel W. M’call
Covell
Titusville
Penn
Edward Roseland
Pope Pius
Gloucester
Manchuria
Paine Furniture CO
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