Boutwell and the imperialism question in American politics
The piece criticizes imperialism and praises George Boutwell as a principled antiimperialist figure. It contrasts Boutwell with McKinley era politics, notes his long public service, and laments Sen Schwab’s steel trust protected by the Dingley tariff. It argues trusts extract profits from Americans and warns of monopolistic power.
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George
Boutwell
United States
McKinley
Senator Hoar
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Washington
Routwell
Wall er verdict review sparks public clash over Waller case
General Chaffee declares Major Waller acquittal a miscarriage of justice and disapproves the court finding. He says Waller should have refused to follow a barbarous order and faced consequences. Norf olk honors Waller with a sword of honor as a civic ceremony draws 2000 attendees.
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Chaffee
Waller
Marine Corps
General Chaffee
Samar
Cha
Admiral Cotton
Navy Yard
Academy of Music
Riddick
A. P. Thom
Military Service of the
United States
Steel Trust Profits Reported in Schwab Answer
President Charles M. Schwab cites stupendous figures in replying to stockholders appeals to New Jersey courts. He asserts actual cash value of property at 1.4 billion dollars with stock at about 1.02 billion and bonded debt of 303 million. Net profits for the year ending April 10 stood at 98.8 million, with midyear earnings running at 150.8 million for the year.
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Charles M. Schwab
Steel Trust
New Jersey
Blue Hills Trolley Question Before State Rail Commission
The State Railroad Commission considers a trolley link to the Blue Hills reservation to allow commonwealth citizens access via 5 cent fares. Current proposals seek a line that reaches Milton and the public pleasure ground, expanding beyond isolated estate visits.
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The
State Railroad Commission
Great
Blue Hill Reservation
Boston
Milton
Blue Hills
Commonwealth
Metropolitan Park Commission
The Corn Corner Gambling Explained in Chicago Pit
The piece argues the Chicago corn corner was a gambling scheme with no real physical loss beyond players, likening it to a train robbery but noting sellers created the odds by selling what they lacked. It calls the participants gamesters, warning such speculation could threaten an economic panic.
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Chicago
Roulette
Faro
Notable Boston items andcity happenings mixed in a column
Harvey Bell arrives from Boston to unite with Irene Perry in Larchmont for a summer ahead. Tremont Theatre owner John Schoeffel travels to Chicago and Milwaukee, planning a Manchester by the Sea return. Al Sheehan swam blindfolded Crescent Beach to Nahant and back. A shooting-gallery sign nods to Tracy’s shooting. Pigeons at police HQ suffer nesting casualties when an awning drops. A Dudley Street waitress stalker case ends with a warning. Deputy Carroll and Iroquois lodge members join a Lynn tribe officers’ raising. A Samaritan pockets a wounded man’s cash after aiding him. Old dime novels lose readers as new books replace them.
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John B. Schoeffel
Tremont Theatre
Chicago
Milwaukee
Manchester-by-the-Sea
al’ Sheehan
Crescent Beach
Nahant
Nickel dime fiction vivid but fading in modern view
A narrator recalls a streetcar scene where a 60 year old man, engrossed in a cheap dime novel "Diamond Dick, Jr." overcomes age and habit, contrasting old sensational tales with newer tastes while noting that some earlier tastes linger despite change. The vivid image underscores enduring curiosity amid shifting norms.
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Moses
Diamond Dick, Jr
Calf, Bees and a Doughnut: A Vacation Diary Tale
Centre Lovell Maine July 14 This letter describes a vacation follower at a country home. The narrator recounts breakfast at 3 am misgivings about the time encounters with a calf a pigsty and a bay mare named Fanny a doughnut bite on the finger a mower near amputation from a daisy picking and a bee chase. He ends promising to seek a boat and fishing on Kezar Lakes with Miss Smiley from Boston to come.
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Lovell
the Post
Jones
Sookey
Ealfy
Fanny
Fryeburg
Kezar
The Post a Positive Force
A Springfield Republican item views the Boston Post as a positive influence guiding Boston toward rapid transit expansion. It praises the paper for fair editorial support of the governor and for fostering public interest and civic good during stressful times.
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Springfield Republican
Boston
Boston Post
Post
Republicans Plan Aggressive Campaign
The article describes a bold GOP strategy to boost support this fall. It lists Senators Spooner of Wisconsin and Woolliver of Iowa plus Representative Littlefield of Maine as key speakers, with other Western congressmen joining. Roosevelt’s Maine trip next August is seen as a catalyst to rally voters in the 3rd, 8th, 10th, and 11th districts, while Melvin C. Adams and Colonel Butler Ames are named as likely nominees in the 11th and 6th districts respectively.
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United States
Spooner
Wisconsin
Woolliver
Iowa
Littlefield
Maine
Roosevelt
Mence
Bay State
Melvin C. Adams
Adams
Congress
Butler Ames
State Committee
Sam Trotter’s Antietam Tale Ends in Confession
Retired Civil War veterans hear Sam Trotter tell a long Antietam story of a fatal duel over a volley of fire. He collapses from a thunder strike before finishing, and a note later reveals his written confession that he killed his comrade Charles.
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Sam
Sam Trotter
Thomas
Charles
Antietam
Sam.trotter
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Irene Perry
Larchmont
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Dartmouth Street
William I’. Carroll
Massachusetts
Lynn
Carroll
Sagamore Blair
Morris Berlyn
AK Borls
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Alfred Corning Clark
Bishop Potter
Sunday Post
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Alice L. Guider
West Third Street
South Boston
Earth
Jordan Marsh CO
Suma
Madras
Oxford
Summer Street
Goodyear
Avon Street
India
Hamburg
Wim. A. Rogers
W. RR
D.z
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
Down Town
Wash
Back Bay
Bio Boylaton
China
Orr
Japan
Canal St
Paine Furniture CO
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