General Leonard Wood to receive honorary Harvard degree
The article notes General Leonard Wood has traveled from Santiago to Harvard to be awarded an honorary LL D for his leadership in law making and as a hero of the Spanish American War. It lauds Wood as a top American military figure and praises his work in stabilizing Santiago, Cuba, as pivotal for U S relations with the island.
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Leonard Wood
Santiago
Harvard
Wood
General Wood
Navy
Teddy
Roosevelt
New York State
Cuba
United States
Shafter
The Cost of War in the Philippines
A critical assessment contrasts American casualties in Cuba and Puerto Rico with those in the Philippines. It argues that while heroic, soldiers in the Philippines share the same peril, with deaths and injuries mounting, and questions the value of benevolent assimilation versus costly imperial action.
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Spain
Philippines
Otis
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Harvard and Yale Set to Clash in New London Rowing Showdown
Interest grows as Harvard and Yale prepare for their long awaited rowing duel at New London a week from Thursday. With Cornell holding the varsity crown Yale suffers a string of recent defeats leading to heightened Crimson hopes for the race on the Thames.
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Harvard
Thames
Bancroft
Bob’’ Cook
Yale
Allen
Storrow
Princeton
Crimson
New London
Perils of the Streets and the Horse of Boston
Anxiety grows over horse reactions to the rising number of automobiles on Boston streets. Horses are startled and act with alarming vivacity but no runaways have yet been reported. Experience with electric streetcars shows horses quickly adapt, suggesting cars will be accepted as familiar predators of the roadway.
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Boston
French cabinet crisis prompts quick turnover not stability
The article notes Waldeck-Rousseau and Poincare abandoning attempts to form a cabinet after Dupuy's collapse. It argues cabinet heads are minor in ruling, Dreyfus row tests the system, and popular sentiment steadies governance as France awaits a lasting ministry.
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Dupuy
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Poincare
France
Dreyfus
Alger
Loubet
Chamber of Deputies
Observations on politics culture and public notices
A regional column cites Castle Island reopening and Boston politics. It notes ex-Congressman O Neil s push for public access, criticizes lobster dinner anecdotes, praises Judge Wanhope Lynn s July oration, hints at Senate and Postmaster successor chatter, and remarks on agents and charity work, plus local anecdotes about a Buffalo editor s insanity and fashion rules at Crescent Beach.
Notable Naval Command Appoint Combined With Stable Construction
Commander John J. Hunker is chosen to command the Newport training station in Rhode Island after leading the training ship Annapolis during the Spanish American War. Emperor William of Germany will fund a new stable complex costing about 2 million dollars with extensive lodgings for staff and 270 horse stalls, plus two undercover riding and racing courses, due in three years. The Pope pursues photography as an amateur, Mrs Ayreton becomes the first woman invited to read before the British Institute of Electrical Engineers, and Mark Twain plans a London visit in September to arrange a deluxe English edition of his works. Governor Stanley of Kansas names his wife to a charitable committee, while Senator William A Clark of Montana, after facing doubt, builds a copper empire starting with a mine yielding 30 million pounds of copper in two years.
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William of
Germany
Ayreton
British Institute of Electrical Engineers
Mark Twain
America
London
William A. Clark
Montana
Clark
Taps: The Drummer Sacrifices For The Flag
Minna Irving’s narrative portrays a wounded drummer named Taps who, despite injuries, defies danger to recover the flag. He seizes the banner at bayonet point and bears it to safety, earning a hero’s farewell from friend and foe as the muster rolls still record him.
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Reveille
Minna Irving
Lentie's Weekly
Letter to the editor praising full publication of ex Governor Northen speech
A Louisville Ky reader Arthur Peter commends the Post for printing ex Governor Northen’s speech “The Negro at the South.” He urges fair reporting to educate readers and hopes others will act more thoughtfully. June Me.
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Northen
Arthur Peter
Platonic Love Sees Elinor Defy Marriage for a Trial
John Kinsley appeals to Elinor Seavey for matrimony but she resists and proposes a purely spiritual love. After a cousin Betty’s arrival and a spillover affection, Elinor shifts to a practical plan, agreeing to keep house with John while testing platonic love. The pair advance toward a home together, with Elinor still unsure yet hopeful.
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John Kinsley
Elinor Seavey
Elinor
John
Betty Crane
Betty
Mixed Meta Phor Jokes And Witty Exchange Headlines
A collage of comic quips from papers like Chicago News Chicago Record Tit Bits and Indianapolis Journal features jokes about mixed metaphors family loyalties music and meals, a charity will gag and sly barbs about Gotrox and a thief stealing beef.
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Willieboy
Philadelphia
North American
Tommy
Chicago News
Chicago
Papa
Little Charlie
Charlie
Arthur
Harry
Boston
Indianapolis Journal
Ferguson
Rupert
William H. Nash Dead A Somerville Post Office Clerk
William H. Nash longtime Somerville Post Office clerk died after brief illness at 29 Knowlton Street. A charter member of Mt Benedict Council No 1 Knights of Columbus in Somerville, he leaves a grieving family. Funeral services are set for tomorrow morning from St Joseph's Church.
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William
Nagle
William H. Nash
Somerville
New York
Augustin Daly
St. Paterick’s
Joseph Jefferson
Theodore Moss
Richard Dorney
George Clarke
Roger A. Pryor
Richard M. Henry
William Winter
St. Clair McKelway
Joseph Howard, Jr
J. A. Sullivan
George A. Robinson
John PD. Crimmins
Nelson Goodwin Greene
Oliver L. Jones
John B. Schoeffel
Boston College Holds Second Class Day With a Dance
Boston College observed its second class day with an afternoon program in college hall and a late evening dance at Catholic Union Hall. Remarks by John J. Hayes and Joseph Loughry, plus poems by Joseph Loughry and Joseph F. P. Williams, preceded a class song and a reception for graduates and families.
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Boston College
College Hall
Catholic Union Hall
John J. Hayes
Charlestown
Joseph P. Cody
East Boston
Joseph L. Powers
Powers
E. ‘Mark Sullivan
Joseph FP. Loughry
Joseph R. Williams
Williams
College
W. Y. Reid Mullan
S. J
Thomas I. Gasson
Joseph Tracey
Tremont Theatre
Farewell Reception for Rev Charles S Morris at Clarendon Street Baptist
A large gathering at Clarendon Street Baptist Church bid farewell to Rev Charles Satehell Morris who leaves for Africa to enter the mission field. The event featured several addresses by local clergy including Rev George E Stevens Rev Morris and Rev Shaw though Dr Lorimer could not attend due to a prior engagement.
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Rev
Charles St. Morris
Charles Satehell Morris
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Morris
Africa
Mission Field
George E. Stevens
Charles Morris
Shaw
Lorimer
Brilliant Ball in Honor of Rear Admiral Sampson at Navy Yard
A grand evening at Charlestown Navy Yard marked by naval officers and guests dancing under navy emblems. Admiral Sampson and officers arrived with General Appleton and staff, with Sigsbee and Captain Chadwick among the notable attendees.
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Ball
Sampson
Navy Yard
Gayety
Charlestown Navyard
Boston
Picking
Admiral Picking
Wadleigh
The
Wabash
Johnson
Captain Johnson
Sigsbee
Burtis
Bennet
Bliss
Riggs
Hunt and Greison
Indiana
Taylor
Frazer
Washington
Lincoln
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Wanhope Lynn
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Hoar
Lodge
Europe
Thomas
Quincy
Atwood
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Children
M. D. Mann
Mann
Station 6
McCarthy
Chandler
Hamlin
A. H. Wilson
South
Buffalo
Worcester
Tom Galvin
Mrs. Lawson Pink
Tba
Crescent Beach
Post
London Daily Mail
L. A. W. Bulletin
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John J. Hunker
Naval Training Station
Newport
R. I
Hunker
Annapolis
Pope
Stanley
Kansas
Hawkins
Summit Street
Hyde Park
Mass
Boston Charades
Lee & Shepard
Irma Griffith
Sheridan Avenue
Medford, Mass
Seis
Pee Ea
Exes
Cal
Wekmae
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Weston
Charles 8. Morris
Fokh
Tithe Armory
Adi
Raw
Admiral Sampson
Moody
Fus
Vincent
Miss Carpenter
Barton
Ayers
Thomas of
Lancaster
Symone
Marietta
Crawford
Cochrane
Pillsbury
Mentz
John Barton
C. S. Williams
Edward May
F. A. Hessler
Charles W. Littlefield
George J. Prescott
Cunreh
Good Shepherd Choney
Roscoe Green
W. G. Isaades
Massachusetts
W. G. Oussaga
Nichols
Caroline Ticknot
Bigelow
Mosely
Mildred Guild
Miss Crocker
Mr. Batchelder
Mr. Crocker
D. Underhill
Kane
George Fernald
Meddford
T. 1’. Bowditch
C. H. Manning
Co. W. Tra
Brookline
John S. Wyman
M Wyman
J. K. Babbing
J. Downes
Page
Cares
Henry W. Lyon Jr. Biddle
Carleton
Evdence
Bragdon
W. A. Couch
William A. Couch
Dartmouth College
Enterprise
Massachusetts Nautical Training School
Frederick M. Wise
Lynn Haven Roads
Virginia
Hampton
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