Warfield Becomes Maryland Governor After Years of Service
The life story of Edwin Warfield charts a rise from country store clerk to law student and teacher, then to Howard county register of wills at 26, Maryland Senate president, Baltimore port surveyor, and since 1890 president of a large insurance firm. The piece also notes various other biographical snippets including artists, writers, and notable figures.
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Edwin Warfield
Maryland
Howard County
Maryland Senate
Arthur P. Gorman
United States
Baltimore
N. J. W. Locato
Roosevelt
Queson
Reinhold Begas
South Carolina
N. G. Gonzales
James H. Tillman
Gonzales
Mary P. Screven
Columbia
S. C
Sir Francis Galton
Edward Porritt
London
Hartford
Farmington
Peace versus war dominates European voices in 1904 notes
Amid trumpet calls for war in the east a growing peace protest argues Europe prefers commerce over conflict. Britain’s Balfour pledges treaty obligations, France leans pro Russia while Germany’s neutrality seems minor. The piece also critiques Hanna’s political ascent and Ohio’s move against him, suggesting his presidency prospects.
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Europe
Asia
Russia
Japan
Balfour
Manchester
Great Britain
England
France
M. Loubet
Republic
Premier Combes
Palace of Peace
the Hague
Tokio
St. Petersburg
Huntington Named President of Boston University
The Board of Trustees selects Rev. Dr. William E. Huntington as president, affirming his prior service as acting head and dean since 1882. Supporters praise his scholarship, administrative skill, and deep ties to the university and city.
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Boston University
William E. Huntington
Warren
Huntington
College of Liberal Arts
Friends of the University
School of Theology
The Convention Will Meet in St Louis July Seventh
The Democratic committee chose St Louis to host the nominating convention on July 7. The pick favors central locations and rail access, with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in full swing nearby in May. Though St Louis is praised, Boston may host for delegates’ comfort and intellectual appeal.
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National Democratic Committee
Washington
St. Louis
Republic
Jefferson
Boston
Hanna Reelected Senator Amid Ohio Party Unity
Marcus A Hanna secured a six year Senate term by unanimous vote of the Ohio Legislature. The vote suppressed public displays of Republican support for a Hanna presidential bid and marked party subjugation in Ohio. The piece recalls Hanna’s rise alongside McKinley and mentions Sherman’s resignation to enable Hanna’s appointment.
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McKinley
Sherman
Hanna
Ohio
Washington
Marcus A. Hanna
United States
John Sherman
Senate
Noted Boston Figures In Public Life And Idle News
The Observant Citizen highlights a mix of local color from sports to society. DeWolf Hopper is praised for athletic prowess. Boston officials Hugh Healey and Jimmy Walsh are lauded for courteous service. Locals chart christenings, gifts to Mayor Wood’s secretary, and Beacon Hill politics. Klondike returnees Charles M. McGrath and William J. Thompson draw attention in Somerville.
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Reek
Boston Elevated Railway
Hugh Healey
Jimmy” Walsh
Field’s Corner Division
Somerville
Klondike
Charles M. McGrath
William J. Thompson
Thompson
Women More Likely to Skip Voting in Massachusetts Cities
A Bureau of Temperance Research canvass of 33 Massachusetts cities from last December shows over 30 percent of registered men did not vote or voted only for mayor, while more than 40 percent of registered women did not vote for the school committee. The study classifies nonvoters as stay at homes and those voting for mayor but not on the license issue as dodgers, with about 107,601 men in the don't cares group from 357,572.
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Massachusetts
Bureau of Temperance Research
Research Bureau
The Boston Weather Writ and Public Mock Ode
A compendium of humorous snippets from Boston including a mock town meeting resolution about snow and weather clerks, an early 1904 spoof invoking civic duty, and playful quips on bootblacks and royalties. The piece blends satire with dated slang and local color, echoing newspaper humor columns of the era.
The Missing Mrs Miskell Serial Comes to Post Readers
A harbor of intrigue opens Monday January 18 with The Mysterious Mystery of the Missing Mrs Miskell. Stealthy Steve the Six-Eyed Sleuth returns to test his old cunning in a hair-raising tale filled with love danger and six-shooters. Readers are urged to ask for the Post and secure a newsdealer who carries it. A humor note asks why a Sunday paper published on Saturday could not appear on Friday.
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Post
Funeral of Dr H C Ahlborn Boston Physician
Funeral services for Dr Henry C Ahlborn, long prominent Boston physician, were held at his home at noon yesterday. Died last Saturday. Floral tribute included a token from a Boston University School of Medicine faculty.
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H. C. Ahlborn
Henry C. Ahlborn
Marlboro Street
Ahlborn
Boston
Boston University School of Medicine
Edward Mealwitz Jr Celebrates Leap Day Birthday
The Post's Leap Year Gallery notes Edward Mealwitz Jr who will celebrate his first birthday on February 29 after eight years of waiting.
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the Post
Were Born Feb 29 Birthday Boy Of South Boston
Little Edward Mealwitz Jr of 288 East Eighth Street South Boston waits eight years for his first birthday to arrive on February 29 He plans to celebrate in great shape and says he will never wait that long again for a birthday.
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Edward Mealwitz, Jr
East Eighth Street
South
Boston
Chewing Gum Poet After Mr Mulvey
Attendees at a School Board meeting anticipated an anti gum chewing order by Mr Mulvey but he failed to introduce it. Rumors of gum trust lobbying circulated, yet Mulvey offered no clear explanation beyond saying the report had the desired effect. Poets respond with verses about the crusade while Mulvey notes he will still chew gum and rag.
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Mulvey
Gum Trust
Anacreon
Marcus
Science prolonging life in Chicago
The Chicago health department reports that a modern Chicagoan now lives about twice as long as his grandfather, with the gap widening. The bulletin cites vaccination and related public health advances as the primary cause of the increased vitality.
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Chicago
Chicago Health Department
Wants New Hospital for the Children Urges Fundraising Drive
In a report at the Children's Hospital Corporation annual meeting, the board defers immediate fund solicitation for a new hospital near the Harvard Medical School but urges public cooperation to relocate and fund a modern building. Officers remained Francis W. Hunnewell as president and George P. Gardner as vice president with Joshua M. Sears treasurer and Dr. Francis H. Brown secretary. board members listed include EB. W. R. Thayer Dr. F. C. Shattuck Oliver Ames Dr. Clarence J. Blake Gordon Abbott Henry Wheeler Wallace L. Pierce Robert W. Emmons 24 and William H. Seabury.
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Board of Managers
Children's Hospital Corporation
Harvard Medical School
Francis W. Hunnewell
George P. Gardner
Joshua M. Sears
Francis H. Brown
EB. W. R. Thayer
F. C. Shattuck
Oliver Ames
Clarence J. Blake
Gordon Abbott
Henry Wheeler
Wallace L. Pierce
Robert W. Emmons
William H. Seabury
Ben Jenkins and Mirandy Reunite in Old Town
In Dorchester Street a wag tells how Ben Jenkins returns after years away and is mistaken for a visiting stranger. Ben and Mirandy reconnect at singing school and old memories surface as townsfolk recall past antics, including a water-shoed scare and a planned marriage. The crowd teases, then confirms Ben and Mirandy wed at Parson Pearson's that morning.
Boston University to House Its Own Laboratories
Boston University students will after next September study chemistry botany geology and physiology within the university rather than at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Modifications at Sleeper Hall will cost about 1080 dollars and annual science instruction at Technology costs 6000 dollars. Plans aim to reduce per capita expense over five years. President Pritchett favors the change and may approve before February 1, 1904. Treasurer reports a balance of 11455.92.
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Boston University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pritchett
Ringing Letter from a Veteran to the Editor
A Civil War veteran urges opposition to leniency for capital crimes in proposed legislation. He states veterans loyal to the flag and laws oppose interfering with justice, asks others to pressure representatives, and affirms allegiance to country over criminals.
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Post
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Chine
Kate Augusta Carl
Casey
Navy
Senora Rosa Abreu
Cuba
Cerro
Havana
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
Boston -Post
Democratic Paper
New England
DeWolf Hopper
Mr. Pickwick
West Lawn
Bath Beach
Bob Fitzsimmons
Bob
Hopper
G. H. Lyman
Guild
P. J. Tivnan
Linden and
Adams Streets
Dorchester
Frank Holland
Roswell Wood
Haverhill
Michael J. Sullivan
J. J. McNamara
Governor's Council
Beacon Hill
House
Jerry
Sullivan
Elwyn G. Preston
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Tharl
Preston
Chamber
Messenger Boys
Carl H. Chandler
Treasury
New York
Thomas Hodges
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nowlan
Columbia Road
Dorchester Avenue
Hodges
Ella Nowlan
St. Stephen’s Parish
North End
Francis P. Nowlan
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Melrose
Cambridge
Mamma
Newton Newkirk
MR. Black
Aie
Roxbury
Mass
Arizona
Mary MacLane
Mary
Jno
D. Rockefeller
John
Weather Clerk
National Weather Bureau
City of
County of
Suffolk
Mrs. Miskell
Steve
MR. Mulvey
Markey Boy
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
S&s
Edith W. Peters
Hancock
Ben Jenkins
Columbus
Jenkinses
Sahary
Ben
Mirandy Johnson
Johnson
Hogshead
Miranda
Tilly
Jim Bates
Elijah
Seth
Mirandy
Bill Adams
Joe Caswell
Ann
Mirand
Tom Per
Tom Perkins
Parson Pearson’s
Tom
Deacon Smart
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