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Cornell Crew Faulted For Poor Sportsmanship At Henley
The Cornell crew’s technical win over Leanders at Henley is defended by some as just, yet yesterday’s race against Trinity House reveals a lapse in American sporting ideals. Critics say Cornell failed to rise to the occasion and did not prove equal to the English crew, forfeiting sympathy in defeat.
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Bishop Potter Chooses East Side Mission Work
Bishop Potter of New York begins a summer in the East Side Cathedral Mission. He will reside in the overcrowded tenement district to study conditions and direct home missionary efforts among more than 350000 residents in a square mile area. His personal observation is expected to guide needed outreach.
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New York
Potter
Mr Harrison’s Mistake in Gum Chewing on Bicycles
A column mocks ex President Harrison for disparaging gum chewing by bicycling women, likening it to past campaign missteps. The piece notes some women may vote for him and even ride bicycles while chewing gum, calling Harrison indiscreet for a seasoned politician.
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Utah
Redemption of Transfers in West End Case
The Post argues that cash redemption of unused transfer checks is not required by contract. A passenger pays three cents for a time-limited privilege to be transported along a connected route. If transportation is available and the road fulfills its part, failure to use the transfer is the passenger’s loss.
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Walkley
Post
Street Car Fenders Hearing Sparks Compliance Debate
The late Legislature required electric street railways to install fenders and wheel guards approved by the railroad commission. A hearing yesterday raised concerns that the law may lapse through indifference and urged prompt enforcement to avoid inaction.
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Railroad Commissionese Paels
Fenders on street cars fail to protect life in cities
The piece argues commissioners lack a clear recommendation and that protective fenders do not sufficiently reduce fatalities from electric cars. Boston sees fewer deaths not from fenders but from greater caution and driver skill, yet a fatality remains likely. The author urges true life saving fenders for street cars.
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Boston
New York
City of St. Lawrence
Amerose Park
Huntington Ave
The Great Convention Opens in Boston Area
The Christian Endeavor movement arrives with many delegates and crowds filling streets and straining transport as Boston becomes the center of a vast convention. Officials begin formal addresses and reports while public interest grows with each train arriving and each delegation.
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Christian Endeavor Convention
Christian Endeavor
Boston
Boston Notes on Cameras and Local Personalities
The Observant Citizen reports a surge in 4x5 camera demand in Boston with cameras sold and orders pending as good weather boosts amateur activity. It notes a cross-town Endeavorers crowd, suggests directories for car riders, and highlights local figures like Carl Vossler and John Mahoney. It also mentions visitors to Fabyan's, a European trip by Rev. Dr. Lorimer, and James Donovan receiving a Fiji wood cane, plus mourning for Old Charley the Watertown fire horse.
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James Donovan
Internal Revenue
McLaughlin
California
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Warren
Democratic City Committee
Fiji Islands
Donovan
Fatal fall at Devonshire and State stairs claims Samuel Bradley
Samuel Bradley of 31 Bartoncourt was fatally injured yesterday afternoon while working for Norcross Brothers on a staging at the corner of Devonshire and State streets. He slipped and fell to the ground and died two hours after reaching Emergency Hospital.
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Bartoncourt
Norcross Brothers
Devonshire
State Streets
Washed Overboard. A perilous November voyage on the Good Hope
In 1895 an eyewitness recounts the Good Hope’s grim hurricane ordeal off New York after a rapid wheelhouse loss and upper deck destruction. The ship broke apart with 568 aboard, many wounded or drowned, and only 218 survivors by nightfall aboard the Glen Cove. Lieutenant Trigg.
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New York
California
Burke
Glen Cove
Trigg
Gilbert Case Exceptions Not Yet Filed By Counsel
Counsel in the Gilbert case have until 1 o'clock today to file exceptions. They were expected to file yesterday but did not arrive by the court's close.
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Gilbert
Woman Falls From Electric Car At Tremont and West
Mrs. F Lufkin fell from an electric car at Tremont and West streets yesterday afternoon and received slight injuries. She was taken to the Emergency Hospital. Mrs. Lufkin lives at Broadway and Hancock street Cambridge.
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West Streets
Lufkin
Broadway
Hancock Street
Cambridge
Campos May Resign Likely Successor Blanco in Manila
Madrid reports suggest General Campos may resign. If he does, General Blanco, the present military governor of Manila, is considered likely to succeed him.
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Campos
Blanco
Manila
The Roxbury Baseball Muddle
A Roxbury letter to the Post argues the Puritans are too strong for the Xaviers after observing both teams. The writer urges readers to consider the teams on paper, notes the Puritans would beat the Xaviers now, and suggests the Xaviers need time to improve before a real contest.
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Dorr injured in bicycle collision with cab on School Street
Albert Dorr, 28, of 37 Roxbury Street, collided with the rear wheel of cab 714 at 5 52 last evening on School Street. His head suffered a bad cut and was treated by a doctor in a School Street drug store before he went home.
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Roxbury Street
School Street
Dorr
Post office offers rewards for mail thefts up to $1000
The Postmaster General announces a new reward schedule for mail robberies and related crimes. Rewards range from 100 to 1000 dollars depending on the crime, with six months to file claims and special cases possible for extreme cases.
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United States
William L. Wilson
Moonlit Lament for Armenian Cemetery Poem
The poem laments Armenian graves as the moon hangs over the valley. A mourner pleads for the moon to linger, to illuminate ruined temples and nameless stones, and to reveal a poet's tomb amid centuries of exile and memory. Authored by Alice Stone Blackwell from Dorchester.
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Dorchester
M Kay Sane Testimony Before Captain Sign Protest Papers
Jesse M Gove insisted on medical testimony before allowing the deceased captain to sign the contested protest papers. The filing focuses on the legality of the captain's signature amid questions raised by M Kay's sanity defense and the handling of medical evidence.
Judge resumes hearing on McKay petition in Kis Met case
In Suffolk Probate Court Judge Grant reconvened the hearing on Nathaniel McKay of Brooklyn seeking to revoke 1892 decrees that adopted William L. Kean and Eliza J. Kean by Captain Lauchlan McKay. Testimony cited alleged fraud, family disputes, and mental capacity questions as the long proceeding continued with witnesses detailing adoptions and wills while opera and theatre notices filled the page.
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Salvation Army Outreach Drives Support Amid Hard Times
The Salvation Army appeals for contributions to aid mothers and children, urging donations of dimes and dollars sent to Frank Dock square and C. E Co. They promise acknowledgment through the Boston daily press. The text notes funds received include quarters and varying sums, reflecting broad support amid hardship.
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Cuban presidential election held abroad as Jose Marti’s vacancy fills
Across the United States Mexico Jamaica and South America Cuban patriots elected delegates to an electoral college to choose a provisional president. Benjamin J. Guerra in New York received returns while indications pointed to Thomas Palma winning unanimously, a lawyer long associated with Cuban independence and a republican future for Cuba.
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South America
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Benjamin J. Guerra
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Mob shoots at home in Mt. Pleasant killing youth and wounding wife
A mob visited the house of a Black man named Young one mile north of Mt. Pleasant at 2 a.m. in search of a supposed horse thief. The attackers fired on the family killing an 18 year old son and fatally wounding Mrs Young. Tensions rise as Black residents threaten vengeance.
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Mt. Pleasant
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