Roosevelt Dominates Republican Ticket Amid Chicago Nominations
The piece argues Theodore Roosevelt is the logical and only viable Republican nominee, with his control of party machinery, finances, and strategy. It notes Fairbanks as a safe but colorless vice presidential pick and predicts Democratic challenges from a strong Republican incumbent and campaign allies.
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Automobilists and the number plate evasion
An editorial condemns the driver found guilty in Police Court for concealing his license number and appeals to Superior Court. It notes liberal motor vehicle regulations and warns against disguising plates with vaseline. It cites the case of a driver without a number at 50 mph in Boston as especially contemptible and incompatible with sport.
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Harkness
Boston
Demand Perdicaris alive or Raisun dead instruction
The phrase cited as a cable message from Secretary Hay allegedly orders Perdicaris to be captured alive or Raisun killed. The attribution centers on a forceful pursuit linked to foreign policy debates of the era.
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Hay
Roosevelt and Perdicaris tangle clouds Chicago rally
A spurious dispatch from Mr Hay claimed to claim the United States consul at Tangier and to perk up delegates at the Republican convention in Chicago. The note alleged Roosevelt leadership but was deemed improbable and diplomatic. The Perdicaris affair settles itself without violence, making the stunt at the convention ridiculous.
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Tangier
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OUR GRADUATES AND THE MAKING OF CITIZENS
In this season graduates leave public grammar schools after seven to ten years of instruction. Most seek immediate citizenship rather than further education, while many advance to high school or college. The speaker praises graduates as the future of the republic, noting their character and life training as vital to national quality.
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Republic
Harvard Yale class day game shows Harvard edge Yale
Harvard won the class day game at Soldiers Field with a clean, strenuous, scientific effort. Yale’s defeat stemmed from faults in one inning, though the contest was well fought. The series now returns to New Haven with supremacy at stake and a remaining New York game possible.
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Harvard
New Haven
New York
Waltham Leaders Split Over Fourth of July Funds
Waltham mayor Harvey refused to sign a $500 Fourth of July appropriation passed by the Board of Aldermen, urging observance instead. The committee disbanded after the veto, all contributions to donors. Harvey offered $300 and began arranging a celebration, confident aldermen will approve.
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Waltham
Harvey
Mrs Johnson of Milford to Be 100 Tomorrow
Milford June 23 Mrs Almira Johnson widow of Captain Nathaniel Johnson of Milford will be 100 years old tomorrow She was born in West Boylston June 24 1804 and comes from a long lived family Her father died at 72 and her mother at 73 She is the oldest member of the Woman s Relief Corps and part of Major E F Fletcher Corps 72 Milford Joining at 88 Plans are under way to celebrate her birthday She is one of the most remarkable women in Worcester county cheerful with faculties almost unimpaired.
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Almira Johnson
Nathaniel Johnson
Johnson
Worcester County
Summer cottagers must leave Peddocks Island
The eastern end of Peddocks Island will be closed to summer visitors as the federal government buys about half the island for permanent harbor defenses. Fortifications overlooking Hull Gut will be manned by three coast artillery companies, including a unit from Porto Rico. Construction costs amount to 158000 dollars under Major John E. Baxter, U S A, quartermaster, Harbor projects chief.
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The Graveyard Nightingale Poem
The poem portrays a graveyard valley with silent ancient stones and willows. A graveyard nightingale sings of sorrow among graves, eschewing springtime praise, and the speaker reflects on the rich and the world’s wounds, ending with attribution to Alice Stone Blackwell of Dorchester, Mass.
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Muss
Dames and Damsels See the Duke in Newport Snare
Readers follow a comic scene as Newport women wait an hour for the Duke of Staffordshire to appear. A beer brewer from Milwaukee is mistaken for the Duke, then the real Duke arrives, leaving the crowd astonished. The item weaves in local society notes, including Boston figures and civic events, with light social quips.
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Newport
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Duke of Staffordshire charm captivates Newport ladies
A vivid crowd recalls a debonair Duke of Staffordshire visitor described as a 55 year old with one glass eye, bald head, red necktie, limp, and notable facial traits. Despite perceived flaws, Newport women swooned over his title and estates, while the humorous piece hints at a serialized romance titled Heart Burn for Her and teases next Sunday’s Post. A separate note jokes about nerve grafting as a future medical fad, praising cautious use and noting some people already possess “nerve” in excess.
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Quick Change Stage Door Exchange
A stage manager jokes about an admirer at the door with an attachment claim. A soubrette dismisses the idea and asks for flowers to be sent. The manager reveals the man is the sheriff's son, prompting the comical worry about hiding trunks.
Tramp and Lady Exchange a Short Town Visit
A brief dialogue features a tramp asking for work and a lady replying with no chance in town. The tramp notes plans to stay for the summer, addressing a weary mood of the locale.
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T’anks
Edith Ashcroft Returns to Jarvis After Misread Engagement
Jarvis, a law student, revisits Ford’s room at Harvard after two years to find a photograph of Edith Ashcroft. Believing Ford engaged to Edith, he falls into despair but learns at the dance that Edith is not engaged to Ford or Jack. Edith reassures him there has never been anyone else but Jarvis.
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Regina Orbis Terrarum
Jordan Marsh Girdle Style 161 Featured in New Front Models
An advertisement notes Jordan Marsh presenting new front and girdle forms emphasizing ease and beauty of outline. It highlights dip hip, straight front, fan front and girdle styles for balanced silhouette. Style 161 illustrated covers waistline up and suits slender or immature Batiste figures.
Advice on Love and Marriage from Daily Post Column
Miss Champagne answers Beatrice who asks which suitor to marry, the intellectual light complexioned or the fastidious dark man. The letter and counsel discuss that heart often rules in love, but warn to marry for love with reason and fairness, noting pride and judgment in choosing a husband.
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Miss Chespagne
Questioning reliability of professionals in columns
The speaker notes that you cannot name professionals in the columns and suggests that reliability depends on reader imagination. They claim all are very similar and that information should come from personal effort rather than supernatural means.
Dear Miss Champagne I Seek Advice on a Lover quarrel
An 18 year old girl pleads for guidance to win back her lover after a year together. She admits fault was hers and asks if publishing her letter in the Post would help. She urges confession and hope you are not one of the many girls who...
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Miss Champagne
Fragmentary line from a lovers quarrel commentary
A fragment from a column notes the limited influence women have in resolving a lovers quarrel, reflecting social attitudes of the era about female power and persuasion.
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a Faithless Suitor
A 20 year old woman asks how to handle a three year relationship when her suitor grows closer to another girl. The advisor urges patience, notes love should be voluntary, and suggests awaiting a faithful future partner rather than reclaiming a promising but faithless lover.
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Miss Champagne
C. W. Waverly
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