Canada’s fortifications deemed unnecessary by Dundonald
Lord Dundonald, recently removed as commander of the Canadian militia, argues Canada has no need to fortify or prepare for war. He claims the United States is the sole potential aggressor and that economic integration with the U S will erase Canada as a separate power, predicting Canada will eventually merge with the United States.
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Lord Dundonald
Dominion
Canada
United States
Dominion of Canada
Canadian Northwest
Maritime Provinces
Inspections that Inspect the Hell Gate Disaster Inquiry
The first day of testimony in the Hell Gate disaster inquiry reveals the insufficiency of current inspections of excursion steamers in New York waters. The piece argues Secretary Cortelyou’s pledge of a thorough inquiry and firing negligent officials falls short, urging life saving vessel inspections to protect travelers' families.
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Hell Gate
New York
Cortelyou
The Price of Beef Unequal Prices and Restored Trusts
Beef at wholesale has risen to the Civil War high while cattle costs fall. Retail meat climbs as the trust locks higher dressed meat prices. The paradox arises amid trust busting and injunctions, prompting questions about Roosevelt’s Chicago platform.
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Trust
Cortelyou
Washington
Beef Trust
Knox
Roosevelt
Chicago
Judge Gaynor Clarifies Sunday Baseball Ruling
The New York Supreme Court Justice Gaynor initially ruled that playing Baseball on Sunday did not violate state law, triggering concerns about similar gaps in other states. In a subsequent decision he revised this view, indicating the impression of nationwide laxity may be overstated and clarifying the standards.
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Gaynor
New York Supreme Court
Judge Gaynor on Sabbath baseball versus paid games
The judge argues that guilty persons playing baseball for admission fees were engaging in healthful sport, while paid spectatorship is gainful work. He cites old precedents and says physical exercise is not forbidden on the Sabbath. only work is. He doubts current Massachusetts statutes align with this view today.
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Gaynor
Massachusetts
Rockefeller Controls World Oil Output Says Liberal Voice
The piece rails against Standard Oil claiming control of the Baku wells and global oil fields. It asserts Rockefeller owns earth’s wealth and denounces brigandage methods, warning that higher kerosene prices would tighten costs from Tartary to Boston. It targets Rothschilds Nobels and Harper of Chicago University.
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Baku
Rockefeller
Harper
Chicago University
Tartary
Siberia
Boston
Ward 11 Favors 80 Foot Building Height Limit
Residents of Ward 11 packed the City Hall hearing on building height. The commission split wards into districts with 12 and 80 foot limits. Gargan Dudley Pickering supported restricting Joy street while Mead opposed Beacon Hill high rises. Ward 11 largely backed including its area in the 80 foot limit. Wards 9 10 11 and 12 were discussed.
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City Hall
Thomas J. Gargan
Joy Street
Dudley Pickering
Edwin D. Mead
Twentieth Century Club
Beacon Hill
A. L. Dole
Boylston Street
Gargan
Brown-tail moths annoy Waltham residents
Waltham reports a rapid spread of brown-tail moths causing swollen faces and hands among residents. Doctors treat scores after contact with the moth and its hatched worms, which fall from nests and leave a fuzzy skin-penetrating coating on scratches.
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Waltham
Higginson Funeral Held in Salem
Salem June 20 The funeral of Stephen Higginson of New York who died here yesterday was held today Only peanut members of the family attended The burial will be tomorrow in Greenwood Cemetery New York Higginson had been an invalid for years with death caused by a paralysis shock He married in 1874 the widow of Baron J C F Van Heerdt of The Hague who survives him with a son
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Higginson
Salem Salem
Stephen Higginson
New York
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Higginson
J. C. F. van Heerdt
The
Hague
Injured by Telegraph Pole Awarded $1500
A verdict for 1500 dollars was awarded to Jeremiah Riley for injuries from a New England Telephone and Telegraph Company pole that fell and leaned over Bridge street East Cambridge. Riley claimed his wagon hub hit the pole on January 28, 1899, throwing him from the vehicle and causing severe harm.
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Jeremiah Riley
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bridge Street
East Cambridge
Missing word puzzle tied to golf verse
A reader recalls an eight letter word whose letters, rearranged, finish three earlier lines about golf. The verse hints at links and a man’s sport, asking for the single anagram that completes each incomplete line.
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Séoff
Woman Identifies Cambridge Building in Old Boston Picture
A Cambridge resident recalls a Pearl and Allston street site once owned by painter Mr. Alliston. She notes the now torn down building matches a historical Boston Society picture and asks City Hall Cambridge to confirm the link, adding she is 75 and believes she recognizes the building.
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Post
Bostonian Society
Pearl Street
Allston Street
Cambridge
Allston
Alliston
City Hall
Elizabeth H. Smith
St. Paul Street
Crime Fear Prompts Home Defense Advice in Letter
A fragmentary letter talks about assault and robbery in homes and suggests a crude remedy to deter intruders. The speaker urges practical self defense for women, mentioning pepper or cayenne as a deterrent and expressing concern for personal safety.
Observant Citizen notices and local society items
A Boston city column reports Felix Fox sailing for Liverpool and touring Paris London before returning in September. Also notes Walter Gilman Page settling in Sharon, Captain Allan McLeod among Sarah Fort rescue crew, actor Charles Mailes home in Everett, and a new Newton school superintendent Frank E B Spaulding. Suburban amusements feature Angora goats at a Newton lawn party and gypsy moth control debates in Melrose. Also covered are East Boston Fourth of July plans, a Roxbury raccoon, blooming wild roses near Newton station, firehouse humor about Grover, a market district dispute over a crate incident, and a defense of Judge Bragg’s public duties in municipal court.
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New England
Boston Daily Post
Boston Sunday Post
Ward
Newton Newkirk
Miss Mehitabel Mugg
the Cartilage Company
Rochester
N. Y
Cartilage Company
John
Cayenne Pepper
Nummer Street
Tor
Avon Street
Real Valenciennes
Madras
Batiste
St. Louis
Polly Prim
Scotland
Felix Fox
Liverpool
Walter Gilman Page
Sharon
Provincetown
Isaac Mayo
Sarah Fort
Peaked Hill
Horace Mann Grammar School
Everett
Allan McLeod
Charles Mailes
Virginian’’ Company
Main Street
Newton
Atkinson
Polytechnic Institute
Frank EB. Spaulding
Passaic
N. J
Melrose
D. W. Gallagher
East Boston
Washington Street
Roxbury
Boston & Albany Railroad
Grover
Richie
Haymarket Square
Captain Richie
Old Grover
Whitney
Fort Hill Square
Gamins
Bragg
Charlestown
Sunday Post
Central Court
John Shepard
Shepard
Boston Post
Grozier
Mr. Grazier
Boston Globe
Honduras
Canal St
Paine Furniture CO. CS
Canal Street
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