Pension policy debate urges Civil War survivors aid 12 a month
The report pushes enacting a service pension law for Civil War Union survivors serving 90 days or more with 12 monthly dollars and widows. It argues for ending future pensions to fund present demands, contrasts with later wars, and criticizes imperialism and Frick influence on currency policy.
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Congress
Pension Office
Home Guards
Newport
Little Brown
Philippines
United States
Frick
Leutenant
Carnegie
Mr. Morgan
Alread
Delays in Boston suffrage duties blamed on vacations
The piece accuses Judge Emmons of delaying voter enrolment in Boston while Dr. Pierce and Commissioner Adams take vacations. It argues the new law gives Emmons power to act without waiting for the absent officials and questions the political games delaying citizenship, urging immediate action.
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Emmons
Boston
Dr. Pierce
Republican City Committee
Adams
Pierce
Board of Police
Ommons
Mr. Adams
Roosevelt weighs currency reform with key finance advisers
President Roosevelt is reported to be consulting leading financial interests at Oyster Bay on currency reform. Henry Clay Frick is named as the latest and most important adviser, regarded by the President as especially qualified to provide information on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Henry Clay Frick
Frick
Roosevelt Trust Regulation Hit By Administrative Delay
Secretary Cortelyou’s new department begins work but trust investigations are postponed. James R. Garfield heads the trust bureau, yet insiders say active inquiries won’t start before after the next presidential election, as organization and lines of inquiry are detailed over many months. The issue of trusts and monopolies, tied to tariff policy, looms as the election hinge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Washington
Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Department
Bureau of Corporations
A raid terrorizes Revere Beach crowd at late night
The Observant Citizen recounts a chase along Revere Beach ending with a hatless, breathless youth named Bob captured by two Revere police and a metropolitan officer after a theft of cocoanut cakes. The crowd's scorn shifted to questions of motive before the suspect was escorted away.
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Revere Beach
Revere
Metropolitan
Bob
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk and Dan Tucker fun
A contrived humorous column from Dorchester Massachusetts features the old song Dan Tucker then shifts to a string of quirky regional sketches about hailstorms in towns like Bucyrus Ohio and Pawnee Wallow North Dakota. The piece includes spoof letters and a playful debate on the sex of a drunken arrestee.
What the Sphinx Says Footnote On Seat Hog In Stock Car
The remark about the end seat hog being in his place refers to a stock car setting with a footnote clarifying the position. The note emphasizes the correct spot for the individual in question within the racing or stock car context.
Postmaster Eph Higgins Under Cloud Over Small Deficit
Bingville Bugle editorial censures postmaster Eph Higgins as a $1.19 shortfall and missing stamps dispute. Washington claims 52 two cent stamps were sent, leaving 19 cents unaccounted for, with further explanation urged to clear his name.
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Eph Higgins
Moh
Sam
Jon
Post Office Department
Washington
Eph
Bingville
Summer Homes of Well Known Bostonians at Norton’s Neck
William A. Tucker of Tucker & Anthony owns a handsome north shore residence near Thomas E. Walsh’s home. The low country house features wide piazzas and a circular drive with a triangular terrace. Archibald Lindsay and wife reside nearby with Tucker daughters, while Tucker pursues automobiling as North Shore Automobile Club president. Yachting and driving are popular, and the Tucker stables house fine horses.
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William A. Tucker
Tucker & Anthony
State Street
Lindsay
Archibald “Lionel Bethune
Wthel Tucker
James A. Shaws
Lindsays
Tuckers
Mr. Tucker
North Shore Automobile Club
Manchester
Tucker
Magnolia
Gloucester
Governor Winthrop Faces Dust and Threats in Scollay Square
Governor Winthrop, aged and irate, laments toll of city projects as reporters quiz him in Scollay Square. He fumes at elevated road dust and office seekers, warns he may visit City Hall and struggles with possible removal by the Art Commission. Two old friends nearby grieve at his fate.
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Winthrop
Scollay Square
Howdy
City Hall
Collins
Art Commission
Old State House
Tom Giblin
Giblin Associates
Boston
Lyceum Hall
Jook
Massachusetts Club Dine at Pem berton Long Presides
Members of the Massachusetts Club gathered at the Pemberton Hotel for an informal dinner. Ex-Governor George Boutwell of Groton spoke on party matters, noting no direct political significance and stressing pleasure as the gathering’s object. Long presided after Landlord Davidson's fish dinner.
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Massachusetts Club
Pemberton
Long Presides
Boutwell
Hull
Pemberton Hotel
George 8. Boutwell
Groton
John D. Long
Hingham
Davidson
Deacon Converse Celebrates His 83d Birthday
Maiden July 28 Elisha S Converse marked his 83d birthday at the Main Street mansion. He enjoyed limited stairs access and flowers from across New England. Attendants included Mrs. Costello C Converse, Colonel Harry E Converse, Lester Leland, E L Corning of Geneva, Mayor Dean, and BE F Bickford.
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Maiden
Elisha S. Converse
Main Street
Deacon Converse
New England
Costello C. Converse
Converse
Harry E. Converse
Marion
Lester Leland
Manchester
E. Ll. Corning
Geneva
Switzerland
United States Rubber Company
Dean
BE. F. Bickford
Miss Alice Roosevelt at York Harbor in Maine
Miss Alice Roosevelt daughter of the President stays at Rock Ledge the summer cottage of Thomas Nelson Page in York Harbor Maine for at least a week. She arrived with her maid and was seen riding with Miss Field. She will visit Justice McKenna of the United States Supreme Court and his daughter during the stay.
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York Harbor
Alice Roosevelt
Rock Ledge
Thomas Nelson Page
Miss Field
Miss Roosevelt
Justice McKenna
United States Supreme Court
Miss Craig Returns to Village Home as Longing Unveils
John Haywood, a man who loathes schoolteachers, faces a revelation when his daughter Marjorie brings home her beloved Miss Craig. The reunion awakens memories of a youthful romance shared with Miss Craig, the village’s adored teacher, prompting an unforeseen confrontation of past and present.
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John Haywood
Marjorie
Gladden
Miss Craig
Papa
John
Jennie
Frohman Back with New Plays for Coming Season
Charles Frohman returns from six months in Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and announces a diverse season lineup. American authors Richard Harding Davis Edward Rose Gladys Unger Frances Hodgson Burnett Paul Potter and William Gillette will supply comedies while Barrie Pinero and others provide English works. Ulysses by Stephen Phillips, Drury Lane melodramas, French plays and German works join the program along with Maude Adams returning in October and tours for Irving Pest and Langtry.
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New York
Europe
Charles Frohman
William Gillette
Clyde Fitch
Augustus Thomas
Richard Harding Davis
Edward E. Rose
Gladys Unger
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Paul M. Potter
Frohman
Drury Lane
France
America
Henry Irving
Marie Tempest
Mrs. Langtry
United States
Mile. Wiche
End-Seat Hog Letter to the Editor
An artist writes to the Post explaining preference for an end seat to better view nature for painting. He notes using hog bristle brushes and his habit of aiding a lady to a seat, saying his bow and appearance attract admiration from women.
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Post
Tobacco Hog and End Seats
A letter laments end-seat hogs on streetcars who chew tobacco and violate posted rules against spitting. The writer notes two sides to the issue, mocks those who complain, and argues the end seat is the hog’s natural spot despite rules and public taste.
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Board of Health
End-Seat Hog Debate in Electric Car Etiquette
A letter to the editor defends keeping a preferred seat on electric cars as long as no one appears to need it more. The writer rejects compelled seat surrender, endorsing first come, first served as fair when other seats are available.
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the Post
Hog seating habits in city cars provoke debate
Letter to the editor from Miss H. O. Ger Norwood dated July 28 argues for end-seat use in streetcars to ease exit. She notes preference to climb over others rather than scramble out from middle seats and calls the end seat advantageous for additional mobility.
How to Retain End Seat and Not Be a Hog Sir
On entering a car and taking the end seat I feel I am entitled to it. Rather than inconvenience others I rise and stand outside the end until newcomers are seated, then I resume my seat. I view this as just to all parties. Any protest rests with the selfish backers rather than me. JUS1TicH.
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Odd
Mr. Emmons
Steve
Maine
Grover Cleveland
Comfort Furnishings Promote Inexpensive Quality Bedroom Set
An advertisement extols a bedroom chiffoniere as part of a furniture line that combines old-fashioned comfort with low cost. It argues the set offers superior construction and lasting value compared with cheaper items, inviting readers to judge the piece beyond a two-inch newspaper image.
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County Cork
Cambridge
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Cambridgeport
John R. Kendrick
St. Louis
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Towell
Lawrence
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Newton Newkirk
Dan Tucker
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Bucyrus
Jared Simpson
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Wabash Ford
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Miller's Pond
Hickory Gap
Hall
Hank Hoover
Hank
Bill
Pawner Wallow
N. D
Jared Skinner
Sioux River
Jared
Harbor Police
Souserina
Dr. Schenck
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Sphinx
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John Shaw
Quincy
H. Clifford Gallagher
Milton
M. B. S. Clemens
Wakefield
Samuel Heywood
Worcester
John F. Libby
Medford
B. R. Wolfe
George M. Whitaker
Arthur C. Walworth
Newton
M. W. Doherty
J. C. Kennedy
Charles Well
C. G. H. Murray
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Oc. Cigar
Union
Aia Oti
Sunday Post
Gladys Brown
Cambridge Street
Allston
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Paine Furniture CO
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