Dewey Arch Fund Hindered by Public Apathy in New York
The secretary of the Dewey arch committee laments that only private donations from wealthy New York men can salvage the project as public pledges fail. The Post previously urged a one day profits scheme from merchants to raise funds, noting Boston could adapt the plan. The message urges retrying the defaulting millionaires as the sole remaining option.
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New York
Committee of Citizens
Cohis
Dewey
Post
Whey
Boston
Citizens’ Committee
Dewey Arch
The British Position On Food Contraband Policy
The article critiques Great Britain’s stance on flour seized as contraband of war, arguing Salisbury’s rule allows food for noncombatants while blocking fighters. It warns such arbitrary rules could set precedents, block UK imports, and invites other powers to adopt their own limits amid the South African coast seizure losses.
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Washington
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
England
British Isles
United Kingdom
Common Council Selects Interim Leadership for Business
The Council resolved on a first vote for president clearing the way for business. Aldermen may vote for themselves with no harm, while the senior member will continue to use authority to appoint committees and run the machine until a permanent chairman is chosen later.
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Common Council
City Council Duties Focus After Board Abolition
The author urges end to faction fighting and rapid action on yearly appropriations. With abolition of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, the City Council must promptly handle budgeting before any further deadlocks or power plays. Once a stable council and board exist, practical business should proceed.
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Board of Estimate
Darkest before the dawn amid war and politics
The dispatch reflects a view that British leaders face a worsening war and political crisis as generals face criticism at home. Mentions Methuen Yule Gatacre and Kitchener heading to Cape Town with Roberts. hopes rise on a Boer victory. Also notes local Boston items on tunnels autoworkers and literary notices.
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Methuen
War Office
London
Yule
Gatacre
French
Salisbury
Roberts
Kitchener
Cape Town
Senators Push for Full Light on Philippine Negotiations
The Senate debated Pettigrew and Hoar resolutions seeking information on negotiations with the Filipinos and proclamations issued to them. Senator Lodge offered amendments on anti imperialist literature, but critics say the aim was distraction. The public deserves full publicity on McKinley administration actions in the Philippines, not private conduct or despatches.
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Pettigrew
Senate
Lodge
United States
Otis
Philippines
Observant Citizen Notes Donations and Debates
The column notes a $25 gift from a former bank employee amid a Bank Officers Association programme for A Prince of Bohemia. It discusses Memorial Hall flags, election of Rev Edward Griffin Porter as president of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and Professor Mendenhall predicting a fifty year coal shortage pushing tidal electricity, then irony about delaying world revolution.
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Bank Officers’ Association
Adams
Edward Griffin Porter
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Porter
Mendenhall
Twentieth Century Club
Mollie Crimps Hair Sparks Quiet Morning Scene
A domestic vignette follows Mollie as she styles her hair with hot tongs while Tom waits, the exchange hinting at affection and everyday domestic routines. The scene emphasizes Mollie’s patience and Tom’s small, practical urging as she works through the task.
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Mollie
Tom
Mollies Crimped Hair Stirs Town in Ellen O Connor Tale
In a small town, Mollie’s hairdo becomes the talk of residents including Even J and her brother. Ellen I O Connor presents a playful vignette where saving face and pride collide with local admiration for Mollie’s style.
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Mollie
Ellen I
O'Connor
Waifs o' Fun Quips and Jests from 19th Century Press
A collage of witty quips from old papers. A Detroit Journal remark jokes about murder and salt and battery while Puck notes tailor debt and trust. The Philadelphia Record playfully redefines a society girl as a telephone operator through quick exchanges.
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Detroit Journal
Puck
Philadelphia Record
Men of Many Callings Name Philadelphia Leader to Rail Board
James Elverson publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer is named a director of the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Company. He joins two other city representatives to guide Philadelphia interests on the board. Vermont mourns Bishop Louis de Goesbriand who died last month amid rumors of a large fortune and notable charitable gifts. Lord Rosebery shown as a poet with verses of genuine merit in some circles.
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James Elverson
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Vermont
Louis de Goesbriand
Burlington
Lord Rosebery
Annie and the Farm Wife United at Last After Years
A Boston woman recalls Annie Prescott who cared for her grandmother then married a farmer. Years apart, two former sweethearts reunite when he seeks a housekeeper widow and finds Annie again. Forty years after their first wedding plan they wed at last in June.
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Annie Prescott
Grandma
Annie
Roy
Tie
Breakfast and Dinner Menu Highlights
A daily fare listing breakfast options of fruit, baked bean, brown bread, fish balls, rolls, and coffee plus a dinner featuring tomato soup, chicken fricassee with potatoes, stewed tomatoes, squash, whole wheat bread, prune whip, tomato salad, and sponge cake. The note ends with ac and OU Be.
Felo p s Fables The Lion and the Country Lass
A Lion seeks his father in law s consent to wed a country girl. The father refuses and the Lion offers to undergo teeth and nail removal. After the operation the Lion is challenged by the father and defeated by a swing of a cudgel. The moral warns that extravagant love sacrifices life fortune and reputation.
Complaint on South Boston car crowding in Cambridge
A Cambridge reader appeals for relief from crowded South Boston via Harvard square and Park square cars during evening peak hours. She notes twenty five Bowdoin square inward cars converge to a South Boston car at 5 to 6 p.m. and asks for a remedy to improve conditions for workers of both sexes, suggesting 6:10 or 5:15 p.m. service.
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Cambridge
South Boston
Harvard Square
Park Square
Bowdoin Square
City
Bancroft
Board of Managers
First Street
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CARS
Temple Glove Works Strike Over Ten-Cent Price Dispute
Workers at Temple Glove Manufacturing Co in Green street Jamaica Plain protest a wage dispute. They seek restoration to 8 7 cents per dozen after a year at 8 cents, but the firm refused a seven cent raise. The strikers say they are now paid less than any Boston glove firm.
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Bir
Temple Glove Manufacturing Company
Green Street
Jamaica Plain
Boston
Feathered luxury bedding at Canal Street prices
If you visit Canal Street for furniture you should come here for feather bedding. The pillow promises delightful sleep and is offered at Canal Street prices.
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Canal Street
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E Cies
Ogden Ward
R. A. Barnet
Bobby and
Bobby and I
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Miladi
Miladi Fair
Kok
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Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Sedgwick
Metropolis
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Franklin
Observant Citizen
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Torburg
Old Point Comfort
D. N. Bell
Washington Street
J. RR Wood
Boyd
Paws
Jordan, Marsh Co
Jordan, Marsh
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Jordan, Marsh & Co
Alaska
Detroit
Igs
Dave
Oeener
Coe
Petia
Ents
Cage
Sele
CuTicuna Kamu
Amd
Jordan, Marshés Co
Fr. M. Boardman
Massachusetts Avenue
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Anna M. Latham
Sanford Street
Melrose
Mass
Felop’s Fables
Lion In Love
Temple Glove Manufacturers’ Strike
Paine
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