Iroquois Theatre coroner jury findings shape city officials’ arraignment
The coroner jury pins criminal negligence on Chicago city leaders over the Iroquois Theatre disaster. Mayor Carter Harrison is criticized for inefficient service, with charges extending to the building commissioner, fire department heads, and failures in fire safety, exits, and stage requirements. The piece argues indictments are unlikely but calls for accountability at the polls and warns the tariff campaign will dominate the upcoming election scene.
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Fire Department
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Boston
Boston Protest Seeks City Referendum On Laws
Boston lawmakers hear a protest against a general referendum bill. William H Woods asks Boston no law take effect without two thirds city council vote and mayor approval. He cites 80 years of outside control and urges home rule to ensure better governance and avoid costly special legislation.
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State House
Committee On Cities
William H. Woods
Boston
Republican Party
Woods
Good Roads Push For Federal Aid Across States
A National Good Roads Association committee in Washington presses Congress to consider a 24 million dollar aid plan over three years. The proposal seeks nonpartisan federal funding to augment state highway improvements, supplementing state efforts rather than a federal takeover. Massachusetts and New York cited as leaders. others may need the aid for example and inspiration.
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Washington
National Good Roads Association
Congress
Good Roads Movement
Latimer
South Carolina
Brownlow
Tennessee
National Treasury
Massachusetts
New York
Standing Pat on Tariff Reform Echoes in Iowa Speech
The piece notes Governor Cummins of Iowa signaling tariff reform and reciprocity ideas that alarm Washington observers, with reports that President Roosevelt broadly agrees. It asserts Republicans will defend Dingleyism during the campaign, expecting no shifts in tariff policy yet recognizes wider unease about monopoly profits and sectional resistance beyond Massachusetts.
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California
New England
Canada
Iowa
Massachusetts
Congress
Cummins
Washington
Roosevelt
The Observant Citizen and Boston Anecdotes
A column mixes city observations from Boston including a Russian sleigh used daily amid winter, talk of a new Charles River bridge, and notes on Viola Allen and Rev. Babcock. It describes horticultural plans at State House Park, a German electric sleigh, and a quirky Glad Hand frat in New Jersey with nine-year terms and morning paper duties.
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Charles River
Soldiers Field
Viola Allen
Boston
Miss Allen
State House Park
Bowdoin and
Beacon Streets
Glad Hand
Boston & Maine
New Jersey
C. W. Boynton
Perpetual Gladness
D. M. Staley
Gladissimo
George L. Walker
Gladiola
Stealthy Steve Tracks Veiled Woman In Cab
The Six-Eyed Sleuth dines with a veiled Mme Gotrockski posing as Baron Hizzizzan on Broadway. He pieces clues from a wine talk and cafe memory as danger looms and the detective learns the alias may be a trap.
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Steve
Baron Hiszizean
Gedee Steve
Op Broaway
Baron Hizzizzan
Hizzizzan
Liz
Mme
Gotrockski
Mme. Gotrockski
Sherry’s
Baron
Johu
Baron Higzizzan
Bhut
Sherry
Cafe Orient
Delmonico’s
the Waldorf
ALL SORTS BY NEWTON NEWKIRK THE HOTAIR WAR
A satirical verse notes the war between the P and the Rooshian in his fur cap. It mocks talk without action and critiques promises of a harsh slap to the club in the fur cap while both sides show little concern for scrap.
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Newton Newkirk
Brains not born tales of a cent and a hotel newsstand
A reader muses on penny papers and hotel newsstands charging higher late rates. He ponders how a street newsboy can sell the same paper cheaper and jokes about aging news as rye. A puzzling ad-like query follows about waltzing couples and a charming girl.
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Boston
Notable Portraits and Distant Dignitaries Highlighted
A miscellany notes Senator Hanna credentials in Washington on parchment with gilt insignia and vote inscriptions. It recalls Sir Charles Todd’s 62 years in South Australia public service, Peter Mazzaini’s 70, and upcoming talks at the Boston School Association reunion. Also mentions Counts Cellere and Gubernatis, Nicholas II’s stature, King Victor Emmanuel II, and Mile. Vianzone in New York with remarks on appearance.
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Senator Hanna
Washington
Morocco
Marcus A. Hanna
Hanna
Charles Todd
Postal and Telegraphic Department
South Australia
Count Cellore
Countess Cellere
Angelo de Gubernatis
University of Rome
Count Cellere
Count Gubernatis
Nicholas II
Hving
Victor Emmanuel II
Napoleon III
Nicholas Ir
Alexander III
Little Journeys to the Mayors of Bay State Cities
Mrs Charles B D Howe wife of Lowell mayor is highlighted as a charming social leader. A prominent Middlesex Club member and DAR recording secretary she influences education charity and politics in Lowell. Born in Lowell to Franklin A and Carolin W Webster she married the mayor twenty years ago on January 1.
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Charles BD. Howe
Lowell
Spindle City
Women’s
Middlesex Club
Beautiful gowns worn by prominent society women
Miss Rosamond Saltonstall, sister of Mrs Neal Rantoul, is noted among the ultra fashionable set for her sartorial choices. Her street dress features a deep seal brown broadcloth coat with a bloused front, narrow velvet revers, and three-row stitched sleeves, paired with a brown velvet flat hat and a large velvet rosette showcasing a cut steel ornament.
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Rosamond Saltonstall
Neal Rantoul
Editorials spar over Waltham speed and grade crossing
A brief debate notes the Boston Post calling Waltham slow, with counter editorial in the Waltham Times questioning the paper's nerve. The Waltham Free Press Tribune recalls a citizen’s sixty year bid for a Beaver Brook grade crossing.
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Boston Post
Waltham
Waltham Times
Beaver Brook
Waltham Free Press-Tribune
Bear hunter recalls Maine black bear saga with cubs waiting
Mrs Ida N Studtey of Charlestown Mass recounts Ben York a veteran Maine guide detailing a brutal pursuit of a lean black bear near Mary Mountain and Ripogenus Lake. York fires twice, the bear gnaws sap and gum to dull a wound, dies with cubs nearby, prompting pity and a final shot for dinner.
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Ben York
West Branch
Maine
New York
Mary Mountain
Ripogenus Lake
Lake Ripogenus
Maud Muller verses sought from Boston Post
Charlestown resident asks to obtain copies of a Boston Post series titled Maud Muller. mentions the dates December 1 to 6 and inquires about availability from Charlestown dealers or the Post counting room.
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Post
Boston Post
Maud Muller
Charlestown
Birth record inquiry to Fredericton city clerk
A reader asks the newspaper to publish a contact for obtaining a birth record in Fredericton New Brunswick. The request directs letters to the city clerk in Fredericton seeking the record.
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Fredericton, N. B
The Impressionist at Work Miss Spotty Scumble
Miss Spotty Scumble voices self doubt about precision in a humorous art scene. She admits shaky aim yet suggests the imperfect shot enhances her creative freedom. The remark reflects a playful view of artistic independence and spontaneity.
Freak Headline Editor calls for sharp lines
In Boston, readers are invited to supply brief, pointed headlines for a playful contest. Entries should be crisp, witty, and ready for print, matching a newspaper tone.
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Boston Post
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Hyde Park
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Ystery
Stong
M. I. Crobes
Macular Parker Company
Washington St
Comer’s College
George Fox Tucker
Leaver
One School Association
Revere House
St. Petersburg
America
Mile. Vianzone
Victor Emmanuel
MLLD
Vianzone
First Ladies OF
Marion
Charles E. Howe
Mayor Howe
Bay State
Bai F
Sunday Post
Ida N. Studtey
Russell Street
Mase
Fredericton
N. B
Impressionist
Getcome
Ence
Terry
Clarence Smart
Madame
Nora
Claire Prince
Fanny Mason
Commonwealth Avenue
Morton Prince
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