Ill-Timed Holiday: McKinley Vacations Amid Chinese Crisis
The article protests President McKinley's vacation policy during a looming China crisis. It questions leaving Washington and relying on long-distance Cabinet consults as dangerous. It also suggests the move signals confidence in re election and undermines urgent executive duties.
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McKinley
Washington
Empire of China
Republic
United States
Pekin
Congress
Republicans face 11th district choice in power and trusts
In 1896 Sprague won by 12839, 1898 by 6292 as silver and trust issues shifted. The piece warns that if Samuel L Powers runs for the Republicans, gains for Democrats could reach about 6600. Imperialism and corporate capture fuel intra party dissatisfaction.
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Charles F. Bel
Sprague
Congress
Repubiican
Samuel L. Powers
Republican Party
Powers
Political party accused of corporate alignment despite claims
The piece accuses the party of professed hostility to twists and monopolies while being in close alliance with corporations. It frames the contradiction as a strategic praktijk affecting policy and public trust.
Hoboken Dock Fire Disaster Spares Few in Harbors
Early estimates confirm a massive blaze that destroyed the North German Lloyd docks and ships at Hoboken New Jersey on Saturday. The catastrophic loss of life and property underscores fragile harbor defenses and the need for stronger docks and fire protection at major ports.
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Lloyd Steamship Company
Hoboken
N. J
Atlantic
The Oregon and a Nation’s Ambition in War History
The public laments the Oregon’s peril in the China Sea while praising its wartime feats. Its Pacific to Atlantic voyage around Cape Horn and late Manila deployment boosted confidence in American naval power and the fleet’s readiness for duty. The nation hopes the vessel endures and someday falls bravely in combat for the flag.
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China Sea
Oregon
Dewey
Manila Bay
Pacific
Cape Horn
Cervera
Manila
Sunday Cigar Newsstand Bill Should Be Restored
The Sunday tobacco bill, passed by the House, should be restored to its original form by the Senate. Newsdealers deserve to sell cigars on Sundays without discrimination, as it benefits over 700 Boston stands and their customers who rely on Sunday publications and tobacco. The measure poses no moral harm and aligns with existing Sunday commerce.
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State House
Senate
Boston
Observant Citizen Notes Squirrel on Common and Transit News
A reader recalls watching a gray squirrel travel the Common branches and leaps, noting its tail and mystery of origin. The piece also mentions Oriental liquor rules, electric car brakes, Banff Springs arrivals, and Cuban teachers at Harvard with remarks on US history teaching and governance.
Boston Sunday Post Reads and Local Happenings
A Boston Sunday Post roundup notes strong sales and extensive reading of the paper amid a Hoboken fire preview. It highlights Captain Walcott of the Crook, the Zebra Club feature, life aboard the largest sailing ships, and travel season cinder precautions.
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The
Sunday Post
Boston
Zebra Club
Daily Table Hints Breakfast and Luncheon Menus
Breakfast items include broiled tank steak stewed potatoes and buttered toast. Luncheon features cold mixed lat baked potatoes and baked apples with weet crackers and cocoa or tea. Dinner lists fricasseed chicken mashed potatoes butter beans royal salad and chocolate pudding. Royal salad recipe and chocolate pudding directions credited to Elsie Fisher Steinheimer of Hotel Park Dale Street Roxbury Mass.
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Itos
Elsie Fisher Steinheimer
Dale Street
Jioxbury
Mass
Fragmented quotes mix in a lighthearted collage
A garbled selection of overheard exchanges and witty captions from multiple papers, including Philadelphia and Chicago items. The jumble features fashion banter, political slang, legal satire, and a travel tease about summer resort life.
Men of Many Callings and Notables Mentioned
The Rev. L. L. Conrardy M D who lived eight years among Hawaiian lepers has sailed for Rome after visiting Philadelphia. The Prince of Wales dislikes most English cigarettes and favors American and Egyptian brands. The Daughters of the Confederacy monument to Father Abram J Ryah stands in Norfolk VA. Baron Von Ketteler, Pekin minister, was killed by Boxers and had married Maud Ledyard daughter of the Michigan Central president. Ulysses Grant 24 resembles his father with similar build whiskers and expression at the California delegation’s Philadelphia convention.
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L. L. Conrardy
Hawaiian Islands
Rome
Philadelhia
Dr. Conrardy
Father A
Prince of Wales
Pickett Buchanan
Daughters of the Confederacy
Norfolk
Abram J. Ryah
Baron von Ketteler
Pekin
Maud Ledyard
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Ulysses Grant
California
Philadelphia
Notable Payouts and Royal Affairs Stir 1897 Echoes
The article notes Mrs. Ruiz to receive 5000 from the US government for a 1897 Cuba atrocity, contrasting with earlier 50000 claims against Spain. It also reports Archduchess Maria Therese’s marriage plan to Count Cavriani and China's Empress Dowager’s lasting influence at about 60 years old, ruling Europe-wide attention.
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Ruiz
Ricardo Ruiz
Cuba
United States
Spain
General Lee
Francis Joseph
Archduke Karl Ludwig
Maria Therese
Bragangza
Infanta
Portugal
Count of Cavriani
China
Europe
Dutch coins demonetized in British Guiana
The article notes that Dutch coins in British Guiana will be demonetized with ample time for holders to exchange them at the treasury. It mentions various trivia items including fashion and local incidents with no direct link. New items include a boycott by Rome Alabama residents over a streetcar seating rule and a Wichita girl seeking burial without a coffin. It also states Oxford diocese has 2800 church bell ringers, the most in England.
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British Guiana
Treasury
Rome
Diocese of
Oxford
Exeter
Devon
Toil and Praise in a World of Maximilian Views
Poem fragment expresses conflict between ambitious women and male pundits like Max O'Rell. Speaker laments societal scorn for women writers doctors and lecturers while praising their labor and grief. The piece mocks male bluster and insists on shared companionship amid achievement and bereavement.
Debt of Honor Brings Mystery Bride and Patriot Hero
In Hopedale Cemetery Ethel Vane discovers a stranger placing roses on her father's grave. Mr. William Dayton reveals a wartime debt to her father at Antietam that explains his actions. After a dramatic river rescue, Dayton earns Ethel's regard and a winter wedding follows.
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Ethel Vane
Hopedale
Ethel
Papa
Miss Vane
Antietam
George Wane
George Vane
William Dayton
Mr. Dayton
Will Dayton
Mike Wane
Miss Wane
Harvard
Dayton
Will
Summer Resort Photograph Contest Opens for Prizes
The Boston Post invites amateur and professional photographers to submit summer resort photos for weekly prizes of 10, 5, and 3 dollars. Each entry must include title, name, and address on the back, with a brief note on any circumstances. Submissions to Editor Summer Resort Photograph Contest, The Post, Boston.
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Boston Post
Sunday Post
the Post
Boston
Boston People's Forum Brims With Speeches On Common Street
The Sunday Boston Common forum drew a large, diverse crowd as speakers from labor, socialist, single tax, Mormon, and other groups addressed issues from free speech to the need for ice water. Rev. Burge preached character through the strenuous life, while parish and church groups organized the gathering.
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Boston Common
Emil Mollenhauer
Charles Street Mall
W. Curtis
Beacon
Boylston
Boston
Salvation Army
Martha Moore Avery
W.W. L. Crosman
House of Israel
Lucien Pingree
Everett
Jameson
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Burge
Westboro
John Kraith
Brave Colonel Teddy Roosevelts Adventures Led by a Boy Hero
A Philadelphia boys paper serializes a brisk tale starring Theodore Roosevelt as a heroic youth. The story follows Teddy navigating storms, guiding a bicycle rescue, clashing with oyster pirates, ranching feuds, Harvard boxing feats, and a Cuban War drive with Rough Riders, all told in a dramatic strenuous style.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Teddy
Oyster Bay
Harold
Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
State of
New York
Master Roosevelt
Cle
Helen
Harvard
Cuba
Colonel Roosevelt
Evangelical Alliance Meeting Sparks Heated Exchange
Samuel Loomis of Union Congregational Church and the Rev Greenleaf of Everett spoke at the Evangelical Alliance gathering. The Free Church Association audience heard spirited singing as disputes grew vocal with insults and a risk of physical confrontation between an atheist and an evangelist.
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Samuel Ll. Loomis
Union Congregational Church
Evangelical Alliance
Greenleaf
Everett
Free Church Association
Foreign-born members join Berkeley Temple church
Two Chinamen named Gong and Hoo High Kee were admitted to church membership at Berkeley Temple yesterday morning with Hoo High Kee baptized. Gong had been baptized an American missionary in China two years ago. Over the past few Sundays two to six Chinese men joined, bringing total members to about fifteen.
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Hoo You
Gong
Hoo High Kee
Berkeley Temple
China
He brew Political Club condemns Paige over Old Court House vendors
A large Ward 8 He brew Political Club meeting at 79 Brighton Street denounced Milton Paige and his party for removing boot and shoelace vendors from the Old Court House front. A five member committee was appointed to seek mayoral action on behalf of the affected men.
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Hebrew Political Club
Ward 8
Brighton Street
Jacob Rosenberg
Ned Freedman
Milton Paige
Old Court House
Louis Wolfe
Hyman Weinberg
Harris Herblit
Max Wolfe
Philip Davidson
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T. Ambler
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Root
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Cleveland
American House
John C. Barthelmes
Brookline
Los Angeles
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Mr. Phoxy
Enderfoot
New York Weekly
Philadelphia Press
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Sadie
Philadelphia Northme
Chicago Evening Post
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
New York Journal
Womtn
Max O'Rell
Spas
Max O’reil
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Sy” Max
Max O’rell
Max
W. G. Roberts
East Washington St
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Ind
Palmer
Marion F. Keller
Watson St
Cambridges Mass
Colonel Teddy
the People's Forum
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