Hides on the Free List Debate in New England Industry
The Boston Post reports George C. Houghton of the New England Shoe and Leather Association urging removal of the hides tariff. It argues the duty harms boot and leather buyers, calls Republican opposition unjust, and cites political motives and calls for jury reform per General Knowlton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Houghton
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Ways and Means Committee
Thayer
Massachusetts
New England
Payne
Chicago Beef Trust
Hanna
McKinley
Tribute to the Steel Trust in Congress Spurs Reform Debate
Wisconsin Representative Joseph W. Babcock, labeled the infant terrible of the GOP, pushes a bill to place steel trust products on the free list. Supporters say it preserves Republican protection while aiding labor. critics note it undermines tariffs and fuels trust power through lower domestic prices.
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Joseph W. Babcock
Wisconsin
Congress
Steel
Ways and Means
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Babcock
Steel Trust
United States
Morgan
Big Trust
Trust
Liverpool
Republican Party
Mr. Schwab
Monte Carlo
Talking Across The Water Wireless Telegraphy Shifts Ocean Solitude
A report describes between the Kaiser Wilhelm liner and the Lucania wireless telegraphy linking two ships over 80 miles of sea. Passengers exchange messages and positions, proving practical use though commercial expansion awaits. Wireless reach has grown from two miles to 1800, with seventy ships using the system and Atlantic stations under construction. The article envisions an airy network erasing solitude at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wilhelm
Lloyd Line
Cunard
Lucania
Marconi
Atlantic
Social whirl follows Boston visit of Woodruff performer
Observant Citizen details Henry Woodruff's second Boston visit with social salutes. A notes brief anecdotes from plays, society entertainments at Harvard by Pi Eta, and a look at local personalities from Mrs Billings recovering from illness to a Chelsea resident still wearing knee breeches.
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Harry Woodruff
Henry Woodruff
Boston
Pi Eza Society
Harvard
Mr. Woodruff
George Herrie Billings
Commonwealth Avenue
Mr. Billings
Safety on Massachusetts Railroads Sets Record Low Fatalities
A railroad commission report says 87,000,000 passengers rode last year in Massachusetts with only four deaths caused by passenger fault and six injuries from external causes. The data show travel safety improving since 1881, highlighting positive road management and overall low risk for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Crooked Man and Monte Carlo Chat in a Busy Page
A composite column mixes Mother Goose revise with a foreign desk interview. It recounts the crooked man tale and then features Charles M Schwab in Monte Carlo, detailing investments, salary jokes, and a sharp humor tone from a foreign correspondent.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Charles M. Schwab
Mr. Schwab
Palace
United States
Jeremiah
Brick like mineral strikes a defendant in court scene
A court scene features a defendant claiming the mineral was not clear but compares it to brick. A cautious pedestrian is struck by a sled-riding boy, recalling childhood, as a minister warns against tobacco and a street urchin mutters about hope. Newton New Kirk.
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Chestnut Hill
Jordan
School Street
Big Man
Newton New Kirk
Dauntless saleswoman solves cloakroom theft mystery at store
A petite detective Berice Wood joins a department store investigation into thefts in the cloak department. Using handwriting analysis she identifies Eugenie Zaffman as the ringleader, exposing a scheme involving Eugenie’s brother Owen and the floor walker Bruce. Bruce is cleared and Bernice accepts his proposal.
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Mr. Hale
Chief Morse
Bruce
Bernice Wood
Eugenie
Ane
Mr. Bruce
Miss Benton
Superintendent Hale
Charles Bruce
Boston Harbor improvement push in Congress next week
Will argue for harbor improvement before Congress. Lincoln of the Boston Chamber of Commerce and other Bostonians in Washington may present their case. Carter of Carter, Rice & Co. met with harbor and river committee members, saying plans are unsure but they would appear if needed.
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Lincoln
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Boston Harbor
Congress
Carter
Carter, Rice & Co
Harbor and River Improvement Committee
Sister Hilda Weds Montague Davey in Westmount Church
Sister Hilda, formerly Miss Cudlip of St John New Brunswick and member of the Anglican Sisterhood of St Mary or Care, renounced her vows and quietly married Montague Davey of the Dominion Bridge Works at St Mathias Church in Westmount Montreal.
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Montreal
Hilda
Prince Henry's U S Visit Plans Revealed by Berlin Cable
Berlin wires reveal Prince Henry's Feb arrival on the Ixron primz Wilhelm and March departure on the Columbia. A 15 person suite will travel with him via Newport News to the Hoherzollern. Reception details involve President Roosevelt, Admiral Evans, and potential army and navy delegations.
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Washington
von Holieben
Berlin
Prince Henry
United States
Germany
Columbia
Hohenzollern
Robley D Evans
Long
Admiral Evans
State Department
War Department
Brooks
Department of the East
United States Army
Movement Favors Suburban Rail Fare Reduction Plan
The Suburban Fare League proposes a 1 cent per mile cap within 15 miles of Boston to aid over a million residents. Roslindale leaders and politicians from Chelsea and Boston endorse lower fares, while officials from the New Haven road consider the plan. Commonwealth Club and Republican City committee leaders back a zone system with a 6 cent minimum and 5 cent city rate, aiming for district-wide legislation next year.
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Commonwealth Club
Suburban Fare League
Roslindale
New York, New Haven & Hartford
John A. Coulthurst
Seaver
New Haven Road
Bird Street
Hyde Park
Providence
Boston
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Coulthurst
House of Representatives
League
Willard Howland
Chelsea
Post
Mr. Howland
Walter Rogers
Republican City Committee of
George F. Washburn
Commonwealth Club of Massachusetts
Ofton
Greater
William A. Morse
Senate
Tuttle
Kennard Block Likely To Be Rebuilt After Fire
Meade, Mason & Co. announced the Kennard block will probably be rebuilt. The fire delays the January term of the Manchester Superior Court due to lost case data. The Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences reports major losses including Rogers statuary, antique works, portraits, a color study collection, and a 1000‑volume art library.
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Manchheister
N. H
Mead, Mason & Co
Kennard
Manchester
Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences
Rogers
Letter to the Editor challenges Bermuda visit claim
A reader disputes the claim that Rev W S Key was the first to be allowed to inspect Bermuda island camps. The letter cites F H Vizetelly of New York who toured with a Boer commander and reported conditions in the Illustrated London News. An Anti-Humbug sign-off dated Jan 11 1902.
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W. S. Key
Bermuda
F. H. Vizetelly
New York
Vizetelly
Illustrated London News
Massachusetts Mutual Accident Association Meets at Parker House
At the 19th annual meeting of the Massachusetts Mutual Accident Association yesterday at the Parker House, the old officers were re elected for the coming year. The treasurer reported income of 102,224.56 and disbursements of 96,963.92 for 1901.
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Massachusetts Mutual Accident Association
Parker House
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Knowlton
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JURY
Bervice
Commonwealth
Lillian Russell
t+wrk & I
Lynn
Charlestown Bridge
Clover Club
William Jennings Bryan
Cambridge
Thomas H. Hanley
C. V
Bryan
Glee Club
Ekt
Fred Hentz
United States Treasury Department
Customs Service
Canadian
Converse J. Smith
the Treasury
New Hampshire
Webster
Sumner
Air Borts
the Crooked Man
Washington Street
Mr. Carnegie
N. Y
Blondin
Chauncey M. Depew
Chicago
Arizona
Sunday Post
Mrs
Frances
D'Vys
Beacon Street
Somerville, Mass
Eugenie Zaffman
Miss Zaffman
Sherlock Holmes
Mkinley
McKinley _memorial fund
Kidder, Peabody & O
Ee Lee, Hiinson & Sete
Journal Newspaper Company
George J
Charles Larned
Murray
Wallace
Michael J Robinson
Hilton & Aldrich Company
John Belches
Ewe
Tees
William Price
Anes Jarrington
William H. Maynard
Potter
H Staple Egton
Miller
G A. Mason
Roger Wolcott
Clark-Hutchingson Company
Eee
Bob” Evans
America
London
Hmer
William
American
Senator Howland
IA Railroad
Pennsylvan
WASHINGTON _ cort
Philadelphia
D. N. Bell
Washington St
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