President Roosevelt and Colorado Kidnapping Row
The piece argues that President Roosevelt, who demanded aid for a kidnapped American in Morocco, has not responded to Colorado citizens abducted and expelled from the state. It questions if American rights depend on location or union membership and urges the President to act for individual citizens rather than state protection alone.
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United States
Morocco
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Tangier
Perdicaris
Telluride
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Kansas
Western Federation of Miners
End of Cheering Section in College Baseball Sees Backlash
A pundit calls the organized cheering at college games unsportsmanlike. He notes Harvard and Princeton abuses where fan roars rattled Yale and Harvard, saying the racket spoiled play and had no place in true sport.
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Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Eugene McCarthy
Malden High School
Tufts College
Malden
Cost of Living May 1904 Report Questioned
The Bureau of Statistics under Secretary Cortelyou claims a slight price decrease from May 1903 to May 1904, highlighting falls in nonessential items like spelter and mohair while noting increases in essential staples such as wheat corn oats cotton and wool. This initial finding faces scrutiny as campaign impact hinges on stronger evidence.
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Bureau of Statistics
Cortelyou
Price notes on commodities and living costs quoted
The passage lists commodities such as native steers cows hides coffee rubber petroleum sugar and metals with price rises noted Kerosene is mentioned as up The remark ends with a quip about Secretary Shaw and the danger of cheaper living expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Shaw
New York Speed Law Seeks Stricter Penalties
The article notes rising arrests of careless drivers in cities and on parkways with paltry fines. It explains New York's new law allows two extra miles per hour in cities, but penalties escalate from 100 dollars for a first offense to 260 dollars and 30 days imprisonment for subsequent offenses, possibly prompting jail time to curb public peril.
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New York
Massachusetts
Billboard nuisance in parks prompts court test
The piece argues that park commissioners may curb offensive ads along public grounds and awaits a District Court decision in Waltham over a lumber firm's defacement of the Charles River Reservation. It says the public has an inalienable right to a beautiful view and that nuisance laws should apply universally to keep parks billboard free.
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Waltham
Metropolitan Park
Charles River
Tammany Club Pow Wow July 30 in Caledonia Grove
Ward 17 Tammany Club plans a July 30 pow wow in Caledonia Grove with 8000 tickets issued. National A O H president James E Dolan will speak on The Position of the Irish People in Relation to the Russo Japanese War. Prizes valued at 1000 and a diamond ring for the handsomest lady. Celebrities include Congressman William Sulzer and a vaudeville show from 10 a m to 10 p m. Committees named for reception oratory sports dancing press refreshments badges prizes privileges transportation music and more.
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Ward 17 Tammany Club
Caledonia Grove
James E. Dolan
Syracuse
N. Y
Massachusetts
New England
William Sulzer
New York
Boston Board of Aldermen
Jeremiah J. Good
James M. Curley
Thomas F. Curley
James J. Conboy
George H. Norton
Fred M. J. Sheenan
James F. Dugan
Anthony F. McAnulty
James E. Norton
Anthony McNeally
William P.grady
William J. Gleason
The Curious One Explores Street Car Etiquette
A Boston Curious One column questions why few women thank men who give up seats on street cars. The piece argues against masher behavior, defends polite conduct, and recalls a local incident where a woman punished a persistent pursuer with a swift umbrella strike.
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Chelsea
Mass
Ann
Boston
Tremont Street
Beacon Hill
Mt. Vernon Street
Athrusty
Panama Canal
Hearing on city building height limits during district split
Ex mayor Henry Parkman and ex congressman Joseph A. Conry joined the Boston height of buildings commission for a hearing on dividing the city into two districts A and B with height caps of 120 and 80 feet. Ward groups 16 through 25 were discussed and the next hearing will cover wards 1 through 5 and 13 to 15.
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Matthews
Henry Parkman
Joseph A. Conry
Boston
Common Council Chamber
Thomas J. Gargan
Parkman
Tremont Street
Mr. Gargan
Ice cream man jailed for hugging complainant
John Denmore, an ice cream cart driver, faced Justice Clarke after admitting he hugged Mrs. Mary A. Benjamin while peddling. The court heard her complaint about the incident waking her baby and instructing her not to tell her husband. The judge sentenced him to sixty days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
John Denmore
Justice Clarke
Mary A. Benjamin
Framingham camp notes bright skies and local items
A Boston area miscellany reports bright weather for soldiers at Framingham camp and a mix of short local items. It notes travel times to Blue Hill reservation, Memorial Day timing, and public notices on gas, bounty payments, and public figures.
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Framingham
Blue Hill Reservation
Dudley Street
Blue Hill
Canton
Everett Aldermen Refuse To Appoint Charles Long City Solicitor
Four Republican aldermen again refuse to table the nomination of Charles C Long as city solicitor. Frank F Spaulding is confirmed as Glenwood Cemetery trustee. An order allocates 500 for a July 4 celebration with Aldermen Bean Chambers and Bearce named to the committee.
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Everett
Long Everett
Board of Aldermen
Charles C. Long
Frank F. Spaulding
Glenwood Cemetery
Bean, Chambers and Bearce
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