Fenway scandal under fresh grand jury scrutiny in Boston
The editorial notes anticipated action as Moran assigns two assistants to prepare the Fenway case for the new grand jury. It questions the delay in releasing District Attorney Frenchs preoffice report and urges uncovering whether public funds were wasted or stolen. It also condemns the ongoing Fenway nuisance and stench despite limited improvements.
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Moran
City of
Boston
United States
French
Fenway
Fens
A Matter of Politics Rockefeller Faces Ohio Warrant
Paris papers frame the Ohio arrest warrant for John D. Rockefeller as a political matter not a partisan dispute. The public seeks accountability for monopolies and a possible settlement, while Rockefeller risks exposure even if he evades service from the Ohio sheriff. His representative says he has nothing to say as facts speak.
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Paris
John D. Rockefeller
Ohio
United States
Rockefeller
Cabinet Resigns as Czar Reshapes Government
Cables from St. Petersburg report the resignation of the entire cabinet organized by the Czar to align the government with the National Assembly. Details on the outcome and next steps are incomplete in the dispatches.
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St. Petersburg
National Assembly
Turbulent Duma refuses to back imperial advances
The Duma rejects government moves and demands accountability from the Czarist regime. Cabinet resignations reflect ministers acknowledging the crisis. The people remain hostile and the popular assembly is openly revolutionary. The Czar has not yet accepted the resignations or faced the Duma’s demand for constitutional government.
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Duma
Popular Assembly
Great Britain
Dreyfus Case Final Vindication Ends Long Battle
The Dreyfus affair closes as the Supreme Court serves final judgment on Alfred Dreyfus. He is restored to rank, cleared of all charges, and public mourning over military infamy recedes as justice is recognized globally.
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Alfred Dreyfus
France
Germany
Dreyfus
Devil’s Island
Loubet
Supreme Court
City Hall Driveway Plan Sparks Boston Debate
The article discusses proposed changes to Boston City Hall including a curved driveway along School street, relocation of statues, and improved access for elderly citizens. It notes water runoff on rainy days and favors catch basins, arguing for practical fixes without new legislation while considering a bold frontage remodel.
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Fitzgerald
Boston
City Hall
School Street
Norris Appointed to Health Board by the Mayor
Ex Alderman Michael W. Norris of Ward 13 was named to the Board of Health at a $4000 yearly salary following Dr. Thomas B. Shea’s resignation as health commissioner. Shea becomes chief medical inspector at a $1000 pay cut, saying the move is a promotion. The mayor’s choice is expected to be confirmed with a term expiring in 1907 and likely renewal.
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Norris
Fitzgerald
Minister Peirce Sails to Norway for New Mission
United States minister to Norway H. H. D. Peirce sailed aboard the Republic yesterday bound for his new post. He travels with his wife and son Horatio plus Langmorss of Virginia, secretary of the legation. Peirce recently retired as third assistant secretary of state to take up his duties.
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United States
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Horatio
Marshal Langmorss
Virginia
Legation
One-Armed swimmer and city miscellany delight readers
A swimming exhibition by a one-armed man astonishes bathers at L Street while the column notes playful oddities and notables. It mentions a suggested nickname for Oklahoma, deer antics in urban spaces, a Char lestown Navy Yard flower hobbyist, Congressman Butler Ames’ auto spin, Nantucket’s town crier Billy Clark’s retirement, LeBlanc’s Boston ties, and Henry Kitson disputing a published Collins memorial sketch.
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Butler Ames
Antitrust
Lowell
Henry H. Kitson
Collins Memorial
Kitson
West Street
Musicales at Manchester by the Sea to aid local charity
Arrangements are underway for a town hall musicale in Manchester by the Sea last of the month to benefit a local charity. Notable patrons from society include Mrs Gordon Abbott and Mrs Oliver Ames, with performers Mrs Frances Dutton Wood and Mr Charles P Anthony.
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Guy Norman
F. Meredyth Whitehouse
Philip Dexter
Henry P. King
Oliver Ames
Russell l Lyson
S. van Rensselaer Crosby
Frances Dunton Wood
Charles P Anthony
Alice L. West
Saltonstall Avenue
Chestnut Hill
Fanny Mason
Commonwealth Avenue
Rosamond Bowditch
Charles D. Bigelow
Porter
Blair Fairchild
Newport
Hyde Park
John C. Fairchild
Brush Hill Road
New York
Villa Rosa
Morse
Stealthy Steve Faces Poison Plot and Deceit
Stealthy Steve contends with Sylvia Tutti Frutti who tainted his tea with crystal poison. A rival poison and a mysterious stranger follow Steve as he feigns calm and contemplates wedding plans with Bonario. The tale ends with Steve sobering from poisoned ale and a cliffhanger tease.
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Bonario
Sylvia
Chicothe Choke
Sylvia Tutti- Frutti
Bonanno
Sylvia Tutti-Frutti
Black Hand Society
Vivian DePeyster
Paradise
Vivian
Post letter praises paper for locating stolen bulldog
Mrs L B D Atherton of Jamaica Plain writes to thank The Post for an item in The Observant Citizen that helped recover her French bulldog, stolen in Jamaica Plain and found in Newton Lower Falls after about five weeks. She urges readers to "Read the Post every morning."
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Jamaica Plain
Newton Lower Falls
Post
How Prominent Bay State Women Spend Vacation Days
Mrs. J. Montgomery Sears, leader of the Back Bay set, returns from Mrs. J. H. Choate’s summer home in Southbridge and plans to stay at her Southboro country home. She enjoys outdoor life including auto mobiling, lavish entertaining, Bar Harbor sojourns with her son and daughter, and yachting with wealthy New York spouses.
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Bay State
Passionate reconciliation in a Plattsfield drama
Richard Dolbear, a leading Plattsfield manufacturer, lies dying after a revolver shot. His wife shelters him as he longs for Alice the former lover who left him for stage fame. Alice arrives. Dolbear forgives her, but the wife’s devotion wins him back. He recovers and praises the only true partner Patty.
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Richard Dolbear
Plattsfield
Alice
the Pembroke
George H. Robinson Tipped for Wells Fargo Opposing Ticket
In New York on July 12 a prospective change in Wells Fargo Express Company leadership emerged as proxies seeking opposition to current management named George H. Robinson to head their ticket. The group has not announced candidates for other offices and the company declined to comment on potential business loss tied to railroad affiliations.
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New York
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Wells-Fargo Company
George H. Robinson
Robinson
Express
Delicate Stroke Amid Explosive Disruption
An unstable incident interrupts a poised moment as a blast disrupts plans and prompts concerns. The scene features a tense shift in the atmosphere with onlookers reacting to the sudden event and authorities beginning to assess the damage.
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