The Perilous Trolley and Safe Electric Roads
The article argues electric streetcars on long country routes risk greater accidents due to higher speeds and single tracks. It cites Frederic H. Sidneys suggestion of train despatching systems and notes Boston Elevated Railway success from mechanical signals and regulation. It also discusses vacation schools aiding city children during summer.
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Frederic H. Sidney
Stimgle
Marlboro
Boston Elevated Railway
Premature Roosevelt renomination booms sweep several states
Republican conventions in Kansas Pennsylvania Missouri and Minnesota have formally backed Roosevelt for a second term and Ohio Indiana and Nebraska show similar intent. New York's Platt also forecasts renomination. The writer labels this early boom as bad politics and warns conventions meet in two years with unpredictable changes.
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Roosevelt
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Minnesota
Ohio
Indiana
Nebraska
New York
Platt
Energetic Rev Bixby and Cape Cod auto efforts
The Observant Citizen notes Rev. Bixby of Revere continues outdoors preaching despite state beach controls. It highlights Indian Joe of Lynn selling roses, Vanderbilt anecdotes in Russell and North Wilbraham, and a Cape Cod inventor busy with autos. Also mentions walking efficiency, the new Board of Trade building, Varney the Dover pitcher, Boston newspaper art departments, and Halcyon Club’s Marblehead concert.
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Mr. Bixby
Revere
Bixby
Leopards’ den
Joe
Lynn
Central Square
Clarke
Board of Trade
State Street
Bigger Beef Trust Merger Fears and Tariff Relief Call
Chicago sources discuss a possible merger of beef trust firms into one large corporation to dodge antitrust law via inflation and capitalization. The piece argues tariff removal, particularly the Dingley tariff, would reduce monopoly power and price extortion on live animals, meats, hides and related goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Beef Trust
Steal Trust
King Edward Steadily Rebounds With Coronation Seen Near
Reports from his attending physicians describe a rapid recovery for King Edward. He has been out of danger for days and is expected to be fully restored soon. The postponement of the coronation is set for mid August, reflecting cautious optimism about his health.
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Edward
Boston vacation schools drive busy summer for 15000 children
The public school system launches its third season of vacation schools in Boston with an estimated 15,000 children enrolled. Officials say the program keeps youngsters off the streets, offering healthful, enjoyable learning outside regular classrooms through private initiative.
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Boston
Mental Gymnastics and Youth in a Glazed Verse
A fragmentary page blends a nostalgic verse about youth and happiness with a section titled Mental Munscle Exercises. The puzzle set presents several whimsical questions about bets, slips on banana peels, a railway chase, shopping to save pennies, and humorous head measurements, all in a light, riddle-like tone.
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4A Junction
Johnnie
Mary
Lost Article and Snatches of Wit in a Busy Store Scene
A fragmentary piece blends a police floorwalker exchange with a weary man who lost his wife in a department store. It wittily juxtaposes proverbs and quips about love, work, money, and ambition with cameo lines from Swift and Newton Newkirk, in a collage of humorous snippets.
How A Wager Was Won In A Green Tipcart Vacation
Alice and her husband Harry Parsons devise a country tour in a bright green tipcart with red wheels and yellow stripes. They prepare a camping trip to visit nearby spots, packing a tent, fishing gear and provisions as curious neighbors cheer their unusual conveyance.
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Harry Parsons
Jove
Alice
Chestnut Street
Harry
A Jovial Tipcart Adventure Turned Wager Victory
A narrator recalls a countryside vacation in a ridiculous four upcart journey with her husband. They faced curious looks yet embraced rustic life for two weeks, camping, fishing, berry picking, and dreaming under trees. The bet paid off as they returned in excellent health, winning the wager.
Train Despatching for Troll Elys
Sir A detailed letter argues block signals fail to prevent a Marlboro collision and urges telegraph based train despatching like other railways. Frederic H. Sidney explains telegraph orders, conductor operators, and wreck communications as safer, criticizes telephone for order clarity, Melrose Highlands July 2.
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Marlboro
Boston Elevated Railway
Boston & Maine
Pauncefote to Be Interred at Stoke
Lord Pauncefote former British ambassador to the United States will be buried at Stoke near Newark in Nottinghamshire England instead of Preston. The decision was announced from Washington on July 7.
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Pauncefote
Stoke
Washington
Lord Pauncefote
Newark
Nottinghamshire
England
Preston
North American Turnerbund Opens National Convention
Davenport Iowa hosts the 20th national Turnerbund convention with welcomes from Mayor Becker and Davenport Turner delegates. President Herman Lieber of Indianapolis urges admitting women to full membership as official figures show 257 local societies and 34,08 members with 5164 women in ladies organizations and 71,294 volumes in Turner libraries.
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Davenport
North American Turnerbund
Becker
Ed Lischer
Davenport Turners
National Society
Herman Lieber
Indianapolis
Lieber
Stempfel
Turner
Parliament to Open Autumn Session in October
A. J. Balfour announced in the House of Commons that the government will convene an autumn session beginning mid October, with the current session adjourned in early August.
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London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
East Boston reader appeals for police protection on Porter Street
A resident from East Boston asks the Post to publish a call to Captain Irish and the police commissioners. He describes a gang of thieves beating a citizen on Porter Street last Saturday night and robbing him, with no officers arriving for an hour. He claims such incidents are common and seeks protection for local residents.
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Post
East Boston
Porter Street
Irish
Station 7
Walnut Cake Recipe From Post's Illustrated Menu
A detailed walnut cake recipe instructs reserving walnut halves for icing decoration and chopping extra for one cup. It covers creaming butter with sugar and egg yolks, alternating flour and milk, folding in chopped nuts and stiff egg whites, and baking in a greased pan in a moderate oven. The frosting is white and decorated with nut halves.
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Alice BE. Whitaker
Beveridge Declines Vice Presidential Bid for 1904
Senator Albert J. Beveridge stated he will not be a candidate for Vice-President in 1904 under any circumstances and has not considered the possibility. He said he is content with his work in the Senate.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albert J. Beveridge
Kitchener praises troops and former enemies in valedictory
Lord Kitchener's June 25 valedictory from Pretoria lauds British troops for enduring hardships against elusive foes and notes the humane spirit in all ranks. He highlights soldiers of the former enemy who surrendered with admirable spirit and hope to serve alongside Britain in the future.
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Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Pierce explains hospital order directing injuries to relief station
Police stations near City Hospital Relief Station in Haymarket square were told to send all injured people there. Superintendent Pierce said the move aims to speed relief and reduce travel time from the city to Harrison avenue hospital. Physicians attending patients at the stations will be called as before.
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Britannica
Particuars
City Hospital
Haymarket Square
Pierce
Post
Harrison Avenue
British Embassy to Bar Harbor for Summer Quarter
The British embassy will be moved to Bar Harbor for the summer with Percy Raikes and staff taking quarters there. Michael H. Herbert, the new British ambassador, is expected to arrive in Washington around October 1, after which the embassy staff will return to Washington.
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Washington
Bar Harbor
Percy Raikes
Michael H. Herbert
Washigton
Enterprise Arrives at Queenstown After 20 Day Passage
Cable from Commander Taussig announces the arrival of the Enterprise at Queenstown on July 4 after a 20 day voyage. All aboard were reported well.
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Comnune Nautical
Taussig
Queenstown
Tre
Enterprise
Ward improvements hearing at Hotel Plaza Tuesday
A public hearing will be held at the Hotel Plaza on Tuesday at 8 o'clock to hear the committee report on improvements for Wards 10 and 11. The meeting aims to discuss proposed enhancements for that section.
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Hotel Plaza
Camp Movement Ordered for Ninth Regiment Infantry
Colonel William H. Donovan issues the final order for the regiment’s encampment at Lakeville. Noncommissioned officers and company detachments must report by 7 40 and 8 50 a.m. Saturday to Adjutant Casey at East and South stations respectively for guard duties and mount.
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William H. Donovan
M. V. Fee
Lakeville
Wrerice
Mill
South Staton
Monelid Bs
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Reginald Vanderbilt
Russell
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Dr. Syntax
Cape Cod
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Yale
Varney
Cleveland Americans
Detroit
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Artists’ Association
Somerget
Halcyon Club
Chelsea
Cail
MR Boris
Bizzer
Sultor
Trusts
Newton Newkirk
Sunday Post
Addie W. Locke
Seventh Street
South
Melrose Highlands
Turners
Il Massive
Encyclopædia Britannica
Exac Dwight
Yale University
Spurgeon
The
American Newspaper Association
Devonshire Street
Boston Post Bureau
Tesla
Isthmian Canal
Kitchener
Enterprise AT
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