Hero of Cuba Gomez Honored with Pantheon Placement
The statue of Maximo Gomez will top the Pantheon of Free Cuba after his death Saturday evening. A fighting patriot for four decades, he joined rebels in 1868 and again in 1895 guiding forces to independence before exile and later US protectorate settlement. He declined a presidential nomination, urging unity under Palma.
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Cuba
Zanjon
Spain
Jose Marti
Gomez
United States
Republic of
Union
Palma
Armistice Sought Before Washington Peace Talks
The text argues that, even under favorable conditions, plenipotentiaries cannot meet in Washington until late summer or early fall, and urges arranging an armistice in the meantime.
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Washington
The Casualty List From Bunker Hill Day Fireworks
A 24 hour hospital review of Bunker Hill Day celebrations shows many injuries from cannon crackers toy pistols and blank cartridges. The piece urges prohibiting sale of dangerous explosives and tightening supervision of children and fireworks hours in city streets.
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Bunker Hill
The Moroccan Crisis: Kaiser’s Move Looms Over Europe
The editorial argues Germany presses Morocco to challenge France and Britain, risking a continental war. It notes Delcasse’s resignation shows crisis reality and Rouvier’s cautious stance to preserve Franco British Spain ties while offering a Morocco conference under conditions. The piece weighs rival alliances and broader European interests in North Africa.
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Far East
Morocco
Europe
Germany
Africa
France
Great Britain
William
M. Delcasse
Rouvier
Delcasse
Spain
The Heat Wave Advice from a City Newspaper
The article notes an early summer heat wave with mid June torpidity. It urges cooling measures, sea baths, and staying calm to avoid stress while awaiting cooler days.
Summer Heat Sparks Ocean Resorts and City Commerce
The past few days brought 90 degree heat boosting seaside leisure and outdoor amusements while Boston notes a large stock transfer check of 26 million dollars for the Boston Consolidated Gas Company and plans for extensive summer travel to the Pacific coast.
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Shawmut National Bank
Boston
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Russia Accepts Washington as Meeting Site for Plenipotentiaries
A public statement by Minister Lamsdorff announces Russia’s acceptance of Washington as the venue for plenipotentiaries. The Czar had preferred The Hague but withdraws that preference to avoid jeopardizing negotiations. The report urges an immediate truce in Manchuria to prevent a major battle and potential collapse of the Russian army, favoring humane restraint.
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Lamsdorff
Russia
Washington
Hague
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Japan
Oyama
Linovitch
Tokio
Sargents Trinity in Boston
An editorial from the New York Times discusses John Sargent's Trinity figures on the Public Library wall in Copley Square Boston. It cites views by theologians at a Swedenborgian convention including Rev Julian Smythe and Dr Frank Sewall who call the mural polytheistic and desecrating monotheistic ideals. The piece notes local controversy and suggests further discussion.
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New York Times
Trinity Church
Copley Square
Boston
The
Public Library
John
Sargent
New England
Julian K. Smythe
Frank Sewall
Washington, D. C
Big Gallery of Wonders Opens Next Sunday
Announcement that the Gallery of Wonders will open next Sunday with all admission free for visitors. The event features a display titled Five Pictures in One and invites everyone in line to enter.
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S Gallery of Wonders
The Telepathic Chess Acolyte and a June Marriage
A man with a rare power to read thoughts forms a bond with Amy Marshall after his ability torments him. Their streetcar meeting leads to repeated visits, chess sessions, and a romance that culminates in a June wedding, freeing him from his burden of supernatural perception. He proclaims that love lifts the curse that made him old and weary.
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Marshall
Mr. Spencer
Spencer
Amy
Goodby
Miss Marshall
Darling
Mr. Marshall
Praise for City Hospital on arrival of Arabic passengers
Aboard the White Star liner Arabic in Charlestown Captain Thomp son and A Shuman, city hospital trustee chair, praise Boston City Hospital. Shuman says the hospital compares favorably with European institutions and guarantees the poor equal care to the rich, reflecting his pride in contributing to the system.
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Naples
Bartlett
Boston
Mediterranean
Liverpool
Thompson
Charlestown
A. Shuman
Washington Street
The
City Hospital
Mr. Shuman
Boston City Hospital
Back Bay
The Shearing The day they cut the baby's hair
A tender poem by Nancy Byrd Turner in St. Nicholas about a baby’s haircut and family reactions. The scene shifts through fuss and pride as hair falls and time passes. The mother shelters the child’s shaven head while relatives note the growth of a man from a baby.
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Nancy Byrd Turner
St. Nicholas
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