Edward VII Faces Boer War Dilemma at Start of Reign
The Boston Post urges Edward VII to end the South African War by yielding to demands from the Boer republics. It notes Queen Victoria’s death, speculates on Salisbury’s absence, and argues public tax burdens and enlistment reluctance could drive peace. The piece frames peace as a historic achievement for the new king.
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Edward VII
South Africa
Victoria
Edward
Lord Salisbury
Osborne
Roberts
Kruger
Edward VI
Senate Tax Cut Plan Leaves War Taxes in Place
The Senate revealed a plan to cut revenue by about 40 million, roughly half of the House reduction. Critics say it fails to abolish war taxes from the Spanish war era and keeps a heavier levy on earnings than government needs, inviting wasteful spending.
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Republican Congress
Congress
Senate
House
Metropolitan Parks Seek 550000 for System Development
The Metropolitan Park Commission seeks 550000 this year, with 776000 unexpended. Of the request, 100000 targets Nantasket Beach reservation which has 138000 unspent. The remaining 450000 funds cover general park purposes as debate over debt and future spending continues under Governor Crane’s recommendation to complete existing work.
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Metropolitan Park Commission
Nantasket Beach
Crane
Metropolitan Affairs Committee
Metropolitan Park Commissioners
Parry
Schofield
Press Freedom in Manila Under Military Rule
A Manila Daily Bulletin editor faces deportation as a dangerous incendiary amid accusations of overcharging port fees. MacArthur investigations reportedly clear him, yet jail and expulsion advance under martial law, prompting criticism that civil rights and press freedom are being suppressed in the Philippines.
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Manila
Daily Bulletin
United States
MacArthur
Philippines
Taft
Eiver
Otis
Dewey
Manila Daily Bulletin
City and the Bonders Eminent Domain Debate in Boston
The Boston Aldermen rejected a proposal by Mr. Tinkham to grant the city power to take land for public uses by eminent domain. The editorial questions whether Boston should have privileges at least equal to those of a railroad.
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Tinkham
Boston
Boston Land Extortion May Be Reined In By Reform
The text criticizes urban land purchases as prone to extortion by insiders and speculators. It cites long standing abuses in Boston where the city paid inflated prices via bonded property. Mayor Hart warned against continuing this practice and urged a remedy beyond current methods.
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Hart
Tinkham
Rumors and Local Echoes Highlight City Happenings
A curious string of city notes covers census of Liberia flag on Court Street, Royal signatures at Parker House, plans of Mrs. M J Mckadden, and Christian Science debates in New York papers. A dog street incident prompts police comment on meddling. Rumor about Shuman Corner's move persists despite denials.
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A. Shuman
Shuman Corner
Daily Table Hints and Recipe Fragments from Sunday Post
Collection of meal plans and recipe instructions from the Sunday Post including breakfast and dinner ideas. The text lists dishes such as broiled smoked salmon, fried oysters, mock turtle soup, pan broiled chicken and notes preparation details. It also includes a recipe for fried oysters and a method for pan fried chicken, attributed to Mrs. N. MacDonald of Charlestown Massachusetts.
Dr Mary Walker Captivates Albany Society Crowd
Dr Mary Walker drew a large Albany audience at Mrs Odells home in fashionable attire and then urged the Ways and Means Committee to fund a $50,000 consumptive school sanitarium on her Oswego County property instead of a state hospital. She warned members to guard against catching cold as most consumptives contract the disease this way.
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Albany
Mary Walker
Odell
Oswego County
Will of Robert Codman Bequests To Hospitals And Churches
Public notice outlines Codman estate allocations including 71 dollars to Advent church 3000 to Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital 5000 to Carney Hospital 6000 to Gaston Iving-in Hospital 5000 to House of the Good Samaritan 5000 to St. Luke's Nome 5000 to the Holy Ghost Hospital and 1500 to the Second Parish Dorchester along with other charitable bequests.
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Robert Codman
The
Advent Church
Massachusetts Homeospathic Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Carney Hospital
Gaston Iving-in Hospital
House of the Good Samaritan
St. Luke's Nome
the Holy Ghost Hospital
Association For the Work of Mercy
Dorchester
Mayor Leonard seeks writ to break Lawrence council deadlock
Mayor John F. Leonard of Lawrence appealed to the Attorney General Knowlton for a mandamus to compel the nine Republican council members to attend a meeting he called for next week. With the AG away in Washington, the matter was left to associates De Goosh Hurd and Nash.
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John F. Leonard
Lawrence
Knowlton
Washington
Messrs
de Goosh
Hurd
Nash
O'Hare
Ward 14
Bailey
Hannan
United States
Boston
Musical and literary entertainment at Hotel Somerset
A musical and literary event was held last evening in the ball room of Hotel Somerset to benefit the Children's Metropolitan Outing Association.
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Hotel Somerset
Children's
Metropolitan Outing Association
Prudential Life Leaders Dine at Brunswick Hotel Banquet
About 200 executives including the superintendent assistant superintendents and agents of the Prudential Life Insurance Company gathered for a banquet at the Brunswick Hotel last evening. The event highlighted company achievements and leadership.
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Prudential Life Insurance Company
Brunswick
McKinley Likely to Visit Boston in June
President McKinley may travel to Boston in June to attend the Y M C A jubilee marking its fiftieth anniversary. John J. McCook of New York delivered the invitation on behalf of the national Y.M.C.A. and the president said he would join if his California trip ends in time.
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Washington
McKinley
Boston
White House
John J. McCook
New York
National Y. M. C. A
California
O. J. Humphrey
California Commandery No. 1
Knights Templars
San Francisco
Commandery
Pacific Coast
Board of Invitation
Robber pursuit ends in marriage after desert chase
Hugh Gordon loses $20,000 from a Mohave stagecoach raid by four masked robbers. He trails them across a desert canyon to a hidden cave where Rita Chester, a captive awaiting a forced marriage to the gang chief, plots escape. They rendezvous, reach Los Angeles, wed, and claim the loot worth over $20,000 plus jewelry.
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Randsburg
Mohave
New England
Hugh Gordon
Brockton
California
Hugh
Murillo
Rita Chester
Rita
Kugh
Los Angeles
Honored Dead Shipmates at Local Memorial Service
The Kearsarge Naval Association held a memorial service at the old Franklin Schoolhouse to honor shipmates who died during the year. Rabbi Charles Fleischer delivered the address and praised the deceased naval veterans as many persons attended.
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Kearsarge Naval Association
Old Franklin
Charles Fleischer
Erie Railroad Boilermakers on Strike After Refusal
Susquehanna Penn January 24 The Erie Railroad Company refused demands of its 300 boilermakers who are on strike. If no settlement is reached soon other shop employees may join the walkout in sympathy.
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Susquehanna, Penn
Erie Railroad Company
Munich Professors Probe Bubonic Plague Abroad
The University of Munich dispatched Dr. Martin Hahn and Dr. Duerck to Egypt and India to study the bubonic plague.
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Berlin
University of Munich
Martin Hahn
Duerck
Egypt
India
Confusion Over Hunters and Hunts Stirs Police Station
A garbled mix up at a police station causes Officers Hunter and Hunt to be mistaken for each other. Clerk Pearson, sleepily misdirects two men named Smith and Hallet, leading to a chain of pursuit and arrest before the confusion is cleared at headquarters.
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Hunt
Hunter
Onar
Pearson
George Hunt
Nate
Nathan Hunter
George
Hallet
Smith
Sixteenth Street
Officer Hunt
Mr. Hallet
Burnett
Phillips
Mr. Smith
Potomac
Clerk Pearson
Denver
Reception to Missionaries by Lambda Charge Theta Delta Chi
Last evening the Lambda Charge of Theta Delta Chi held a farewell reception for the Rev and Mrs Jihu Grant who depart Trev 23 for Rumellah Palestine to begin missionary work.
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Lambda Charge
Theta Delta Chi Fraternity
Jihu Grant
Rumellah
Palestine
South Boston Yacht Club Plans 33rd Anniversary Ball
The South Boston Yacht Club will celebrate its thirty third anniversary with a reunion and ball in Paul Revere hall on Wednesday evening in February.
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South Boston Yacht Club
Paul Revere Hall
Massachusetts House Debates Park Funds and Navy Lot Issues
Lawmakers weigh halting a 550 000 park expansion plan amid 776 00 unspent Nantasket Beach funds and 128 000 set aside. They also seek to shed the U S S Minnesota armory while debating labor committee controls and a Taunton River canal survey. Women seek dipsomania custody reforms and equal rights for committed females.
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Garfield
Brockton
Taunton River
Boston Harbor
Cook
Leominster
Donahue
Fall River
Mr. Butler
Boston
James Williams
Foxboro
G. H. Josselyn
Joseph Watkins
A. A. Josselyn
Samuel J. Johnston
George H. Allen
Stoneham
O. E. Lewis
Metropolitan Park Commission
Revere Beach
Winthrop Shore
Joseph Pv. Lomasney
A. S. Wheeler
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John A. Coulthurst
Senate
Chamberlain
Plymouth
Manning
Worcester
Massachusetts
Adams
Melrose
Supreme Judicial Court
Boston Commons Council Votes for Fire Department Salary Increase
The Common Council approved a salary raise for fire department staff with 55 in favor of suspending rules to pass the measure. Fourteen opposed were Republicans, five were absent, and the proposal now goes to the Board of Aldermen. The plan lists pay scales for chiefs, district chiefs, captains, and other ranks with new permanent salaries after one year.
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Common Council
Kiley
Board of Aldermen
Cseres Sars
inCers
Dite
Adpouilmem
Fitat
Boys clothing sale slash prices before stock-take
Odd sizes and broken lots clear out in one day. Middy suits with vests for ages 3 to 6 priced at four dollars. Russian overcoats for 3 to 6 years also four dollars. Reefers in Oxford gray storm reefers in large sizes offered, any of above at sale price.
Bargain Buttoned Reefers and Coats Sell for Five Dollars
The listing shows reefers buttoned to neck with velvet collar priced at five dollars. Oxford Gray Storm Collar reefers also five dollars. School suits with vests for ages 16 to 16 years priced at five dollars. Topcoats and related outerwear priced at five dollars.
Old Brick School Shoes Show Improvement Over Years
The advertisement claims Old Brick School Shoes grow better every year and become the best option for boys and girls, inviting a sample trial to prove the quality and constant improvement.
Jordan, Marsh Men’s Underwear Offer At Street Floor
Advertises men’s heavy lambs wool fleece lined shirts and drawers priced at 1.00 each in tan and blue with high quality finish. Also promotes extra heavy fleece lined shirts and drawers in Jaeger color with elastic seams at regular price 7?c. All sizes available.
Misses' Clothing Sale Clean Second Floor Display
Misses' clothing features girls' dresses in sizes 6 to 12 years made from plain goods or fancy mixtures. Trim options include braid or ribbon with prices from 5 dollars to close.
Ladies Reefers Advertised In 19th Century Notice
At 2.98 each a sale of girls reefers made from four wool cloths including kersey cheviots and coverts. Some are fully lined with fine tailoring others have fat capes and neat trim. Priced from 8.50 to close.
5.00 Misses Jackets Lined Designs at Close Price
Five dollar value misses jackets in sizes 14 and larger, made from fine jerseys and coverts, all lined and tailored. Originally priced from 8.75, now marked down to close at the seller.
Hats and Toboggans Sale Second Floor Picks
Advertising copy lists ladies hats in French brush felt priced at 2.25 reduced, plus all wool knit toboggans cut from 0.50 to 38 cents. Sale location stated as second floor with sale prices emphasized.
Hats at low price draw repeat buyers
A lot of double-band Polo and Golf Caps, about two dozen, are offered at a very low price of 50 cents each. The sale follows a strong run during the anniversary event, with shoppers urged to act before stocks run out.
White Ribboners Meet Prohibition Dinner in Tremont Temple
Over 500 supporters attended a Prohibition dinner in Tremont Temple Massachusetts with Oliver W. Stewart as national committee chairman and John Willis Baer as toastmaster. Speakers included Rev Charles A Crane Hon Henry R B Metcalf and Mrs Catherine L Stevens, while Sheriff S F Pearson of Cumberland County Maine sent a letter declaring prohibition will prohibit and praising officers for removing liquor from Portland.
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National Committee
Samuel F. Pearson
Cumberland County
Maine
Portland
Pearson
Prohibition
S. F. Pearson
Westminster Chambers Hearing Hears Supreme Court Arguments
The full bench of the Supreme Court heard arguments in the Westminster Chambers case to restrain the defendants from maintaining the building above ninety feet in Copley square, noting it is now six feet taller. The case is submitted with agreed facts.
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Supreme Court
Westminster Chambers
Copley Square
Forty-Niners Dine at Twelfth Annual Reunion
The New England Associated California Pioneers of ’49 celebrated their twelfth annual reunion with a banquet yesterday afternoon at the Revere House.
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Revere House
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Metropolitan Parks
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Court Street
Liberia
Hiteus
London
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
Fred Purmort
Parker House
M. J. Mckadden
Nassau
Europe
Maude Winter
Christian Science
Lillian Russell
Sunday Post
Prudential Life Officers
Wkinley
Y. MG. A
Jennie Makepeace
Avon, Mase
Hunter Hunt Hunted
Bibbs
House Committee
Hait
Minnesota
Bay State Navy
Lexington
Ways and Means Committee
U. S. S. Minnesota
Massachusetts Naval Brigade
Sam
Song
Carey
Haverhill
Labor Committee
Senaitor Jones
O’hare
Oxford
Cambridge
Fee
Sheriff Pearson
Townsend
Oliver W. Stewart
Chicago
Ill
National Prohibition Committee
Paine Furniture CO
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