King Edward VII illness echoed in American sympathy
The American press conveys condolences to King Edward VII amid illness threatening his throne. It notes the monarch's long service, the potential coronation delay, and the broader impact on England's trade and government, while expressing hope for the king's recovery and Westminster coronation on a later date.
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Great Britain
Edward
Aldershot
England
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
London
Westminster
Atea
Harvard Commencement Sees Roosevelt Attend as Old Alumni Fight
The piece notes President Roosevelt attends Harvard graduation as a Harvard graduate era marks a rare event since John Quincy Adams. It highlights the athletic triumph at New Haven and the looming New London race, linking campus ceremony with vigorous university life and athletic spirit.
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United States
Harvard
John Quincy Adams
Roosevelt
New Haven
Republic
New Lordon
Red Top
Old South Pilgrimage to Historic Newburyport
The Old South Historical Society gears up for its annual pilgrimage to Newburyport on Saturday. Members and the public may join with minimal cost, lunch included, tickets at the Old South Church. The trip focuses on historic sites and literary connections with guidance for young people, teachers, and students.
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Old South Historical Society
Rutland
Ohio
Whittier
King Philip Country
Plymouth
Newburyport
Newport
Longfellow
Aldrich
Sarah Orne Jewett
Celia Thaxter
O14 South Church
Boston
Old South excursion plan praised by Hazlett Mead group
Mr. Charles A. Hazlett and Mr. Edwin D. Mead head a list of organizers praising an excursion scheme as the season's most admirable and attractive. The item highlights the reputation of the trips and the enthusiasm of local participants.
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Charles A. Hazlett
Edwin D. Mead
Why Not Arbitrate The Coal Trust Figures
The coal trust denies the accuracy of President Mitchell’s figures and claims the miners’ data are unreliable. He proposes impartial arbitration to review the trust’s profits, with a wage adjustment if the miners are right and a return to current rates if they are.
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Coal Trust
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Trust
The Sale of the Philippines and its dangers
A proposed plan by General Burt would sell the Philippines to Japan for installment payments, with U S control over coaling stations. The piece argues against sale, asserting the U S did not acquire the islands to speculate and urging instead a Filipino self government with protection from interference.
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United States
Philippines
Japan
A. 8
Burt
San Francisco
Orient
Spain
Philippine Islands
Marblehead yachtsman laments gasoline launches overpowering sailing poetry
The Observant Citizen notes a Marblehead yachtsman decries the gasoline launch craze, saying it drains sailing of poetry. He likens engine noise to a shoe factory on a still night and cites busy little launches pegging away.
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Marblehead
Marblehead Harper
The Tardy Summer and Trust Satire
A satirical prose piece uses a summer prophecy to critique trusts and capitalists. It humorously explains a suspender trust scheme with exaggerated prices and forced buyouts, contrasting stockholders’ gains with public burdens. It also includes quips about Roosevelt, job life, and a wedding joke to close.
West Roxbury Fourth to Feature Eagle and Park Debate
The American eagle will flap its wings at West Roxbury on the Fourth as park officials deny Jamaica Plain Citizens Association an on site oration. A neighbor will lend land by Jamaica Parkway for the speech. Also notes Pennsylvania coal strike layoffs hit Boston coal teamsters and clerks as fortunes dip. Billy the Postman plans to greet President Roosevelt, recalling past meetings. John the Orangeman also seeks a handshake with the President.
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West Roxbury
Citizens’ Association of
Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Parkway
Pennsylvania
Boston
Merion Passengers Set for Queenstown Liver Pool Voyage
Merion sails from Charlestown at 1 PM under Captain Broomhead with 131 saloonists and 150 third class passengers. No second class aboard. list mirrors Cunarder Ivernia. The Commonwealth carries 1000 passengers headed to coronation ceremonies and arrived Queenstown early yesterday, en route to Liverpool.
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Dominion
Merion
Broomhead
Charlestown
Queenstown
Liverpool
Ivernia
Senator Hawley in Poor Health Retires Expected
Senator Joseph R. Hawley has returned to his Woodmont summer home in poor health. Doctors order complete rest for months. It is understood he will decline re election when his current term ends next year.
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New Haven
Joseph R. Hawley
Woodmont
the Sound
Senate
Winter sleigh ride leads to a humorous marriage proposal
A Boston couple recounts a moonlit sleigh ride where Arthur Morton attempts to propose to Edith Stone. After delays and misread signals, Edith misinterprets the moment yet a head on shoulder and a clasped hand hint at a future together. Separately, The Boston Post notes judges may call some witnesses liars in Hutchins vs Norfolk Street Railway.
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Arthur Morton
Edith Stone
Carrington
Arthur
Miss Stone
Edith
Boston Post
Henry L. Hutchins
Norfolk Street ‘Railway Company
the Post
Post
Publicity and a Christian Gentleman on the Transit Line
A satirical verse sketches a Christian gentleman furious at a transit delay and seeking to flee 42nd Street while immersed in The Hound of the Baskervilles. He faces nightmarish travel but resolves to buy another ticket and finish the book before returning home.
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42D Street
South Ferry
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