MonTre race verdict backs Constitution as best defense yacht
The Boston Post proclaims the Herreshoff yacht Constitution superior in the Newport series tests. It notes light wind conditions favored Constitution, while Independence lagged, especially in windward work, and concludes Constitution defeats Independence by over an hour on the thirty mile course. Carry the news to Sir Thomas Lipton.
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Herreshoff
The
Constitution
Independence
Boston
Crowninshield
Block Island
Columbia
Thomas Lipton
Tax on the Sugar Bowl and the Sugar Trust
The article argues that refunds of duties on Porto Rico sugar paid by importers will not lower sugar prices for consumers. It claims the tariff is a tax on the people's sugar bowls, benefiting the Sugar Trust which fixes tariff schedules for its gain, with public prices not reflecting any refunds. The piece predicts Porto Rico sugar will soon enter free and notes Cuba seeks duty reductions, but asserts consumer prices will not fall.
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Porto Rico
Sugar Trust
Dingley
Cuba
United States
Boston Faces Delayed Garbage Plant Removal Impasse
The city’s plan to move the Calf Pasture garbage plant to an island is stalled as the mayor has not signed the order and street department lacks funds. A $149,000 loan item for purchase and removal looms, raising questions about paying a private firm to end the nuisance affecting Dorchester and South Boston residents.
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Street Department
Boston
Dorchester
South
Vacation in Town Opens Summer Programs in Boston
Vacation schools and playgrounds began operating across Boston with six schools and four playgrounds, plus facilities in Brookline and Cambridge. The program merges play with instruction, aiming to entertain and educate while keeping children occupied in summer.
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Boston
Brookline
Cambridge
Nature studies and art instruction expand school program
The program now includes nature studies alongside manual art and aims to improve health and comfort for children who spend vacations in town, broadening the school’s offerings year by year.
Posthumous Benefactions and Wealth Distribution Trends
The will of Jacob Rogers, Paterson locomotive maker, is challenged as a potential posthumous gift to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The piece argues wealthy individuals should give during life, citing Carnegie and Tilden as examples, noting relatives may contest wills and urging direct philanthropy from the living.
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Jacob 8
Rogers
Paterson
N J
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Fyven
Samwel J. Tilden
Hils
Tilden
The Observant Citizen and the Upstairs Club Preserve Quirky Summer News
A reminiscence filled column notes the Upstairs Club and Ancients meeting in Paris during a world tour to England. It mentions the Servia and Scythia voyages, a mysterious champagne tale, and various Boston figures like John D. Buckingham and Ed Abrams. It describes decorative gargoyles on a Washington Street car, summer plans, and a charity-like farewell for Mrs. McCarty and Brother Simon, plus garden window displays and a Somerville Fourth of July parade.
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Paris
England
John
McCarty
Arcadia Street
Dorchester
Europe
Simon
Christian Brothers
Cleveland
Kelly
P. J. Tivnan
Tivnan
P. J. Mullaney
J. P. Mulroy
John McLaughlin
P. F. Naphen
P. B. Wright
State Street
New York
Metropolis
Somerville
Moral Masks and Hidden Cares Across a World of Wit
A collage of verse and snippets touches on charity and hidden sorrow, a wakeful father and a goofy goat tale, local gossip and humor. It notes Aguinaldo’s visit, a fast life, a Paris Boston wedding, and civil talk of public affairs plus small-town quips about Boston, McKinley, and oddball requests.
Portrait to Honor Beloved Figure in East Boston
At a city meeting an order authorized placing a portrait in the public institutions department on Princeton streets East Boston. The portrait’s delicate likeness and artistic success will recall a beloved figure who was well known to all who met him.
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Princeton Streets
Boston
Public Institutions Department
Widow's Act Destined for Romance in Dakin's Corner
Milly Campbell arrives at Dakin's Corner to rest after college and pursue dramatic training as Mrs Cary. She falls for Roger Dixon while playing the widow in a Gibson play, but a mistaken delivery exposes her performance to Roger, and Milly confesses she orchestrated the setup to practice the role.
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Milly Campbell
Dakin’s Corner
Milly
Mrs. Bradley
Roger Dixon
Molly
Bixby
Mrs. Cary
Roger
Gibson
Miss Campbell
T_T
Daily Table Hints From the Sunday Post
A readable menu from breakfast to supper lists dishes such as sliced bananas with lemon, meat balls, baked potatoes, oatmeal cookies, coffee and doughnuts, and supper treats like tea cakes and canned peaches. Includes recipes for baked fish, prune whip, and English sand cake with basic ingredients and steps. Dith Skilling of Lawrence Massachusetts is credited.
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Dith Skilling
Berkeley Street
Lawrence
Mass
Children from St James's Sunday School Sail From City Wharf
Three hundred children from St James's Sunday school boarded the government boat at City wharf yesterday morning. The procession was led by the Rev Father McQuaid who accompanied the young steers on the harbor excursion aboard the J Putnam Bradlee.
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St. James’s Sunday School
The.j. Putnam
Bradlee
City Wharf
Father McQuaid
Stefs
Post's Illustrated Menu Vanilla Custard and Roll Cake
Instructions describe vanilla custard folded with stiff egg whites served with roll cake. Details include heating milk and sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, moulding the custard, cooling, and slicing cake with butter cream, jelly, and rolling technique attributed to Alice B. Whitaker.
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E&gs
Alice B. Whitaker
Bride Eclipse and Witty Odds in Daily Notices
A Baltimore wedding tale recalls a man who wore a wig to the church to outshine the bride, then faced social glare as all eyes remained on him. A Philadelphia gossip quip follows about a doctor joking on attending to a case. Washington commentary notes a senator described as a “luminous quantity” with money to burn.
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Baltimore
Hanor
Baltimore Sun
Boutwell Observes Anniversary in Groton
Former Governor George S. Boutwell marks the 60th wedding anniversary in Groton as his wife remains an invalid. At age 80 he is described as physically and mentally fit for his years.
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Groton
George 8
S. Bouwell
Boutwell
Mr. Boutwell
Paris Wedding of Count de Castella ne and Nathca Terry
In the Church of St. Honore d'Eylau Paris on July 8 Count Stanislaus de Castelnane brother of Boni de Castellane wed Nathca Terry daughter of Cuban millionaire Senor Terry. Count Boni served as best man.
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Paris
Castellane and Terry Families Tie in Wealthy Cuban Union
Count Stanislaus de Castellane married Natica Terry, daughter of Emilio Terry, linking the famed Castellane climbers with the wealthy Cuban American Terry clan. The Terrys, once pedlars in Havana, built immense wealth through Tomaso Terry’s fortune and Sybil Sanderson’s fame.
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Count Boni
Anna Gould
Jean
Prince of
Castellanes
Terrys
Stanislaus de Castellane
Boni Castellane
Anna Castellane
Gould
Marquise de Castellane
Senorita Natica Terry
Senor
Senora
Francesco Milio Terry
Cuba
New York
Paris
Sybil Sanderson
Berry Wall
Tomaso Terry
Havana
Emilio ‘Terry
Nuevitas
Senorita Sanchez
Senor Pedro Sanchez
Senoritas
France
Stanislaus
Terry
America
Berwin’s name still on the table after board vote
The Boston Board of Aldermen rejected confirming William Berwin as principal assessor. It then debated and briefly tabled Mary Morton Kehew’s nomination as overseer of the poor before Kehew was finally confirmed on a 7–6 vote amid procedural reversals.
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William Berwin
John M. Maguire
Mary Morton Kehew
Roger Wolcott
Norris
Lomasney
Tinkham
Donovan
Doyle
Alderman Tinkham
Alderman Lomasney
Kehew
Charles C. Kammerer
Hart
Kammerer
J. H. Schenck
William Jackson
Bowen and
Kelley
Willis B. McMichael
E. Peabody Gerry
William W. Whitmarsh
Lomasney and
Bowen
Richard J. Mackin
Hay and
Straw
Alderman Kelley
East Boston
Thomas J. Young
Southampton Street
Atkinson Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Gerard Street
South Bay
Miller
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John D. Buckingham
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Joy Line
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Carl Lothrop
Lynnfield
John Luce
Nantasket
Rob Obot
John Andrew Curtin
Beach Bluffs
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James A. Keane
Royal Robbins
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Henry E. Dixey, Jr
Ralph Phillips
Guy Williamson
R. Spears
Lillian Austin
Ida Hawley
Flo Averill
Emma Langworthy
Edith Yerrington
Burgomaster’ Company
Horace T. Rockwell
National Ball League
Post
Peter Morrison
Commissioner
Dr. Morrison
Marion
Hardlet
Aguinaldo
Dr. Johnson
Honolulu
Tommie
Paw
Mistur Smith
Ithaca
Mr. Lawson
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Newton Newkirk
McKinley
Oklahoma Strip
Johnnie
de Villan
New York Park
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Sunday Post
the Gibson Widow
Ellen Hattie Atwater
Linden Street
Everett, Mass
ST. James
Post’s Illustrated Menu
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Miss Terry
STANISLAUS DE_CASTELLANE
Neb Natica Terry
Ascum
Dr. Gay
Philadelphia Press
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