Anti Trust Legislation Moves Through Legislature
A flood of anti trust bills arrives as the Legislature debates action on the issue. The proposals include measures by Representatives Quirk Keenan George and Senator Gallivan, all aiming for a comprehensive root solution. The committee will study and draft an effective, enforceable plan.
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The Peril of Life Gas Cock Dangers and Call for Inspections
A Post investigation reveals residents risk death nightly by misadjusting gas cocks to prevent leaks. The piece argues for mandatory gas fixture inspections to end such life risking chances and protect public safety.
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Effeminacy at Harvard Sparks Plea for Rougher Sports
A critical editorial argues Harvard should allow tougher play and resist effeminate trends in athletics. It cites tree exercises bans and past losses to Yale and smaller colleges, urging a check on softness and a return to a fighting spirit.
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Radcliffe
Feeling for Cuba and American sympathy in 19th century reform discourse
The Reform Club dinner speeches on Cuba seem driven by commercial interests rather than liberty. The piece argues Cubans fight for freedom as the colonists did, urging U S sympathy and policy against monarchies, noting France's aid in history and the duty to back republican movements.
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France
Great Britain
Speak the Sentiment of the American People
The phrase expresses a call to voice the public mood of the United States. It signals a desire for collective opinion on national issues and governance.
Bradley Martin ball sparks debate on wealth and morality
The Rev Dr Rainsford condemns the Bradley Martin fancy dress ball as wasteful yet profitable for workers, while others argue it stimulates industry and circulation of money. The piece weighs whether extravagant display harms virtue or aids society and questions balance between luxury and need.
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Bradley-Martin
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City Clerk Contest Celebrates Clean Outcome for Boston
The city of Boston gains a cleaner government after the election defeat of a candidate seeking personal revenge over public service. Democrats lament the demoralizing push by Mr. Lomansky, while Republicans view the Aldermen’s refusal to follow a party mandate as a teachable moment for party managers.
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Boston
Lomasney
Observations on Cuban Patriots and Boston Social Foibles
A former seminary pupil recalls Cuban youths sent to the United States to avoid Spanish service and notes one friend in Cuba. He also observes a monocled woman at the Park Theatre and a rose waving by a young man. Harvard class day plans and Boston’s postal system are touched by social quirk and efficiency. Dr. Samuel Goodman plans a New York trip with fiancée Miss Sallie Spektorsky, a Hebrew society figure.
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New York
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Puzzle debate in hotel over missionaries and cannibals
A group of gentlemen in a hotel corridor discussed the classic river crossing puzzle with three missionaries and three cannibals. The boat carries two, and they argued the solution for hours without reaching a verdict.
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Breakfast and Dinner Menu from Mrs Thurlow’s Note
Daily table hints list a breakfast and lunch then dinner items including coddled eggs potato cakes popovers white bread coffee parboiled oysters sliced cold tongue pickles crabapple jelly apple dumpling tea pea soup baked halibut roast lamb horseradish piccalilli boiled potatoes green peas cream orange cake fruit and oyster and apple dumpling and cake recipes. Roast of Oyster directions and cake icing steps included. Mrs Fred Thurlow 64 Fremont Street Winter Hill Somerville.
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Fremont Street
Winter Hill
Somerville
Fashionable coats for adolescent girls in early 1900s style
The article describes length and style transitions from a long cloak to a short coat for girls around ages 13 to 16. It details cuts, braiding, collars, and fabrics, noting youthfulness, practicality, and fashion trends. It cites Dr. Ida C. Bender, assistant superintendent of Buffalo public schools, as a prominent educational figure.
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Buffalo Public Schools
Fashioned for the Season in Black Velvet and Aigrette
A New York style note describes a woman wearing a black velvet hat with red ribbon loops and stiff aigrettes, noting that the storm will not alter her appearance as the latest fashion.
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New York
Clever Woman Leads Buffalo Public Schools Assistant Superintendent
A Buffalo official highlights a capable woman serving as Assistant Superintendent of Public Schools, reflecting progress in local education leadership and gender representation.
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Buffalo
Notable Women in Early 20th Century Roles and Remarks
A collage of short notes highlights Ida C. Bender overseeing Buffalo public school children and qualifying as a physician, Estelle Davisson rising as Brown County’s county attorney, and Louisa J. Cabel as a woman justice of the peace. Mentions include Sir Joseph Lister’s peerage, Marshal Yamagata’s possible England visit, and painter Raimundo de Madrazo touring American cities, with a string of light quips and jokes from newspapers.
The Din in Front of the Battlefield
A vivid Civil War melee unfolds with smoke, shell bursts, and a mass retreat. Officers clash over bindings for wounds as troops flood the field, the flag sinking in despair while the youth searches for the unseen threat driving panic. The capitulating mob swirls past, and the youth resolves to glimpse the mysterious force behind the chaos.
East Boston Car Schedule Complaint to Editor
A reader from Noddle Islander asks the Post to press for punctual East Boston streetcars. He notes late boats force residents to wait cold on the walk and that the arriving car is often the wrong one. He urges coordinating car times with boats as in Boston side. January 26.
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Moody on Heaven Revival in Boston Draws Big Crowd
Moody entered the fourth week of evangelizing Boston delivering an old fashioned revival sermon on belief faith and salvation. He urged conversion through Christ casting out the rum devil and healing faith while recounting personal examples and urging attendance at Mr Murphy's meetings to ensure names are written in the book of life.
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Middleton
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Maynard
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Middleboro
S. G. Neil
Philadelphia
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Malden
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Revere
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Auburndale
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Foxboro
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Needham
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Stoneham
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Moody on Heaven Ends the Earthly Journey
The Morning Meeting reports Mr. Moody preaching on heaven to a large Monday audience of clergymen. He urges preparation for the afterlife, asserts heaven's reality, and condemns sinful behavior while contrasting eternal destinations with earthly acts. He remarks reporters should write sermons.
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City Missionary Society Holds Eightieth Annual Meeting
The City Missionary Society met with President R H Stearns presiding. The treasurer reported receipts of 23450.78 for regular operations and 49793.70 for all purposes. Officers elected include Stearns as president and Waldron as secretary. The annual public meeting is set for next Sunday at Old South Church.
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Fresh Air Fund
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Samuel E. Herrick
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Samuel F. Wilkins
Howard National Bank
Congress Street
Timothy Smith
Old South Church
Towboat Eveleth joins Gloucester harbor operations amid fierce gale
The tug William E H Cleary brings the new towboat Eveleth to Lockwood's wharf from Gloucester as Captain Heberle takes command. The Catalonia arrives iced at East Boston with multiple passengers while ships Oakes and Commodore Allen face uncertain fates after long Hong Kong and New York journeys amid a northeast gale driving schooners toward safer harbors.
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Salasia
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Robert Rayner
New York
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E. W. Reed
Hong Kong
T. H. Allen
Oakes
Charles E. Moody
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Turk’s Island
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R. I
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Charles F. Ward
L. M. Soule
Bristol
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Agnes E. Manson
Baltimore
Lizzie Babcock
Philadelphia
Chatham
John Booth
Emmons
Norfolk
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