Hanna as Roosevelt Rival Looms in Republican Fight
The piece portrays Senator Hanna as a central figure in the Republican party, facing relentless attacks from Roosevelt supporters who fear his influence and potential candidacy. It notes repeated calls for him to declare, his past actions, and the political tension around carriage use and government costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Hanna
Republican Party
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Theodore
Hannaa
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Walla Walla
Ohio
Middle West
Radium Cure Promises Cancer Treatments Expanding
The article discusses radium discoveries and their medical promise, noting external cancer relief in London hospitals and Dr William J Morton s reports of internal cancer cures using radium rendered fluids. It highlights radium s fluorescence and contrasts with X ray limited to external use, claiming fluids could flood the body with curative properties and praising Curie s view on medical potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William J. Morton
New York
M. Curie
Expansion creed from Cornell president on Central America
Dr. J G Schurman, president of Cornell University, argues in Lockport that United States troops will pursue expansion until Bogota is claimed. He supports a policy of carrying the American flag into other lands, warning that Roosevelt’s Panama moves signal a broader appetite for imperial action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Schurmman
Cornell University
Lockport
United States
Bogota
Schurman
McKinley
Philippines
Central America
Roosevelt
Panama
Republic of Colombia
Carriage Privilege Sparks Reform Push in Congress
A Washington House debate highlighted government carriages and a push for economy. Representative Landis noted the growing habit, warning that the supply of official horses and carriages could stretch from the Peace Monument to the White House, prompting a reduction in those entitled to this privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
House of Representatives
Landis
Pennsylvania Avenue
Peace Monument
Whirligig of time brings shifts in dramatic circles
The Observant Citizen reports on John Craig and Mary Mannering’s briefly turbulent feud over engagements with Miss Mannering setting sights on New York while Craig heads to Boston to star with Viola Allen in Twelfth Night. Also noted is Marie Nichols’s Tremont appearance, Clover Club sleigh party, a cautionary tale about white gloves and rouge, immigrant broker William De Lere at the White Star line, Billy Hull the town cry, Reading railroad conductors misnaming streets, ex Chief Lewis Webber’s improved health, a wedding announcement for Kathryn Flynn and John Skelley, the Fleur de Lis Girls’ Club dance in Melrose, and Jamaica Plain undertaker Garrett D. Roach welcoming a new baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Craig
Mary Mannering
Miss Mannering
New York
Mr. Craig
Boston
Viola Allen
Miss Mary
William de Lere
White Star Line
Charlestown
United States
de Lere
The Mysterious Mystery a Weekly Serial Begins Next Monday
The column announces the launch of a new serialized tale The Mysterious Mystery of the Missing Mrs Miskell by Stealthy Steve and describes the upcoming chapters to begin next Monday. It warns readers of risk and prices per chapter while lampooning trusts and rising living costs in a satirical critique by Newton Newkirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve
The
Daily Post
Tron
Miskell
WANTS SCITUATE TROLLEYS TO THE EDITOR
A Scituate resident urges selectmen to grant an electric road franchise. The proposed route would run along the water front, Dilft road, Bailey and Garfield avenues, Beach and Gannett streets to North Scituate depot, with possible extension to Cohasset. The writer argues the line would benefit the public and notes taxpayers fund the road already.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dilft Road
Bailey and
Garfield Avenues
Beach Street
Gannett Street
North Scituate Depot
Cohasset
North Scituate Village
Scituate
Horse and pong remain at stable after fatal accident
WEST NEWTON, Jan. 15. The horse and pong linked to E. L. Hall’s death last Monday stay at the stable where they were housed after the incident. The outfit is said to belong to the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, but no claimant has surfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Newton
E. L. Hall
Wayside Inn
Sudbury
Public Figures in Reform Era Social Notes and Travel
A collage of fleeting anecdotes about John Sharp Williams, Eliott, Hoar, and Bryan, plus others like Belmont and Sir Charles Metcalf. The piece weaves fashion quirks, literary tastes, political ambitions, and European travels, including Williams visiting the Columbia Alumni dinner and Metcalf scouting Niagara Falls for electrification ideas.
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John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Williams
Butler
Columbia University
Columbia Alummi Association of Washington
Senator Hoar
Congress
Congressional Library
Massachusetts
Eliott
South Carolina
Hikins
West Virginia
Beautiful gowns worn by prominent society women
Miss Anita Calef daughter of Mrs Benjamin F Calef Marlboro street a debutante of recent seasons is a leading figure among ultra fashionables and devotes much time to charity Her winter gown of white satin and tulle features duchesse satin base a traine skirt edged with white net and silk a full tulle overskirt with silver sequins and floral design The bodice uses lace over satin with a silver paillette corsage While a large aigrette of silver net lace and a tiny feather tops the look and elbow length white gloves complete the ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Calef
Benjamin F. Calef
Marlboro Street
Calef
Rags and Romance in a Dadeville Fairytale
A rural tale follows Tim Jones a widower pedlar seeking a wife among Sallie Walker and Hepsibah Painter. Hep sies bold plan unfolds when she hides a note in a vest to invite Tim to a cobbler’s party. He accepts and at the party their wary flirtation becomes a budding romance despite mishaps and a teethed mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Pratt
Hepsie
Sallie
Tim
Hepsibah Painter
Hopsie
Cosey
Éut
Virginia
Hepsibah
Birthday Plans for Madeline Gilman of Norwood
Madeline H Gilman born on Feb 29 is a 12 year old Post reader living with her parents in Norwood. She celebrated her first birthday with a house party last year and now looks forward to another party at home with friends and a stream of presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline H. Gilman
Post
Little Madeline
Norwood
Madeline
Party Mishap Leads to Unlikely Wedding
A woman loses a wig at a party and is humiliated as spectators laugh. Later Tim, who attended Sallie, asks clever questions about false teeth and hair, then proposes. Sallie agrees, and three months later they marry. Hopsie reflects that attending the party altered fate and she might have become Mrs Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Hopsie
Sallie
Mrs. Jones
Misses Frothingham and M'Kay to Go Abroad
The New York sails from New York to Southampton and Cherbourg with Miss Eugenia Frothingham, author of The Turning of the Tide, on board. She travels with Miss Helen McKay of West Medford, a noted artist in the Copley Art Society. They head to Paris for a month before proceeding to Sicily, remaining in Europe about three months.
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New York
Southampton
Cherbourg
Eugenia Frothingham
de Poe
Frothingham
Edward Frothingham
Beacon Street
Helen McKay
West Medford
Copley Art Society
Paris
Sicily
Europe
Poor Aunt Hannah and the haunted bed tale
Readable fragments portray Aunt Hannah and dialect characters debating ghosts and a supposed haunting. The dialogue features exclamations, cowritten superstition, and a comic misidentification of a visitor as a haunted presence.
Suffrage Debate Eyed in Municipal Reform Call
Martha J Hadley of Cambridge argues in a letter to the Post that municipal suffrage should extend to women who pay taxes, noting Governor Bates and ex Governor Berry of New Hampshire as early reform advocates. She asks for fair play and removal of one sidedness in voting rights for taxpayers and parallels national reform thoughts from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Berry
New Hampshire
Martha J. Hadley
Cambridge
CounterClear ing Markdown sales lead sticks out
A brisk note extols CounterClearing Markdown as a standout product that dominates ordinary sales with its strong economical appeal. The copy promises thrifty buyers a compelling value and immediate attention due to its distinctive presentation.
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Berlin
Clover Club
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Billy Hull
Reading
Boston & Northern Railroad
Everett
Malden
Chelsea Square
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Lewis P. Webber
Harvard Bridge
Charles River
Eliza
Bill Brady
Kathryn G. Flynn
Dorchester
Booton
John J. Skelley
Flynn
Skelley
University City
Melrose
Fleur de Lis
Eastman Hall
Garrett D. Roach
Jamaica Plain
Roxbury
Newton Newkirk
Meat Trust
Beef Trust
Hay Trust
Coal Trust
Trust
Aing
Baer
Ice Trust
George
Newtown Newkirk
J. K. Gannett, JR
Vienna
Ludwig Martinelli
Representative Cooper
Wisconsin
Woods
Cooper
Etthel Bailey
Crystal Springs
Senator Bailey
Texas
Carmen Sylva
W. J. Bryan
Shoreham
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Mrs. Belmont
Sir Charles Metcalf
Niagara Falls
Zambesi Falls
Sir Charles
Perry Belmont
the Post
Sunday Post
Tim Jones
Rosalie Shaw Bayley
Ash Street
Braintree, Mass
Sallie Walker
Lalie Walker
Landslakes
Amy
Dadeville
Oak Hall
Washington and Elm Streets
Posi’s
Brate
M’kay
Ohnnie
Hannah
Wes
Hannah Sloe
Washington and Brattle Streets
Comer’s College
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Penmancenty
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