Boston Health Record Shows Lowest Death Rate In A Week
The Boston Board of Health reports a weekly death rate of 11.47, the lowest in over 30 years. The note links no definite cause to Commissioner Hern’s arrival, while highlighting unusually healthy June conditions and Boston’s status as a summer health retreat. The piece also discusses coal licenses under new Massachusetts law and city regulations, urging prompt action by the Boston City Council.
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Boston
Board of Health
Dennis J. Hern
McKinley
William M. Olin
The
Commonwealth
Boston Coal Club
Masachusetts
Secretary of State
When Is A Man Drunk A Judicial Opinion
Judge Forsaith in Boston Municipal Court reviewed the Emmons drunkenness test. He found the accused not drunk despite a strong alcoholic breath, noting memory of the arrest and lack of unsteady movement. The ruling sparks debate on whether breath or gait alone or in combination defines intoxication. Await further decisions as Emmons tests aim to reduce so called obnoxious riders.
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Emmons
Forsaith
Boston Municipal Court
Births and weddings noted in Observant Citizen items
The Observant Citizen notes the Dunham family welcoming a daughter born last Wednesday. Fred Comee plans Pacific Coast visits this summer after summering at Symphony Hall. William H. Sellers and his bride sail to England next Thursday after a June 22 wedding. A Dorchester pop concert by the Shawmut Club precedes a dance. Fort Warren hosts Peggy From Paris? company with band, ball game and harbor day plans. Veterans visit Hooker Day. Lt. Dickie promoted for Chancellorsville gallantry. Major Henry praised for Hooker brigade leadership. Rep Peter F Sullivan of Worcester to wed Miss Mary Cody, a notable young legislator.
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William H. Sellers
Young’s Hotel
England
Dorchester
Shawmut Club
Fort Warren
Paris
Joseph Hooker
R. B. Dickie
New York
Dalton
Mass
Dickie
Chancellorsville
Henry Whitehouse
Chestnut Hill
The American Jews Memorial Debate
A discussion on how Russia might receive the American Jewish memorial related to the Kishineff massacre. Some fear a cold reaction from the Czar, while others expect a diplomatic but detached response or a return of the memorial with a courteous message. The piece weighs potential official stances and consequences.
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State Department
Washington
United States
St. Petersburg
Russia
Park Street Church Trust Dilemma Faces Boston Tonight
The Park Street Congregational Society may sell its valuable property to maximize private gain or dispose of it for the public good. The piece argues the church’s rise in value comes from nearby commerce and stresses the public’s right to benefit from this unearned increment, beyond tax exemptions. It emphasizes civic duty to preserve architectural and historical Boston.
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Park Street Congregational Society
Park Street
Boston
All Sorts By Newton Newkirk Dedication to Judge Emmons
A humorous piece set in Dorchester Massachusetts centers on Mrs MecTiff and neighbor Arrabella O Snift reacting to a judge altering their finances. The dialogue lampoons a lenient judge and a fond memory of a thrifty husband.
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Newton Newkirk
Emmons
Mra. McTiff
Arrabella O'Snift
Mra. MecTiff
Neighbor O
Joodge
Neighbor O'Sniff
The Brave Sleuth Again Visits the Sultan's Castle
Stealthy Steve rises after a 6 pm cafe meal and heads toward the Sultan's castle. He nears the east wall at twilight and spots a red silk handkerchief fluttering from a barred window above, signaling danger to him or someone nearby.
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Steve
Sultan's Castle
Stealthy Steve Dares the Castle to Rescue a Princess
In a castle, detective Stealthy Steve climbs a wall to reach a window where wife No 79 pleads for help. A deadly amputation looms at 8 am after a disturbance with Etienne La Croix hired by Half-fed Bedammit. The plan hinges on airship arrival at 9 tonight as danger closes in.
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Steve
Steve Gayly
Bedammit
Etienne la Croix
Paris
Europe
la Croix
Anonymous Sphinx Quip Promotes Ignorance Over Knowledge
A satirical Sphinx figure is quoted saying knowledge equals power and power equals money, concluding that money is the root of all evil and ignorance brings bliss, urging readers to shun learning in a paradoxical nod to cautionary irony.
Recent Engagements Highlight Boston Area Matches
Miss Helen Bertha Jenness of Dorchester plans marriage to Gustave J. Brown of Roxbury. Numerous other proposals listed include Nellie Turner Brown of Medford with Thomas Roy Clark of Bradford Penn Harvard 64, Charlotte Isley of Medford to Dr. Charles Duncan Dartmouth, Harvard Medical School 1903, and Mary Louise Gunther of Roxbury to Charles Edmond Keith of West Roxbury. Additional couples feature Cecile Heath of Jamaica Plain to Clarence Northrop of Cleveland, Ruth Crawley of Newton Centre to Dr. John B. Davis, Alice Prouty of Framingham to Guy Warren Walker of New York, Laura Noble Whitney to Edward P. Jastram, and Annie Blake Hayden to Rev. Ernest J. Deneen in Newport.
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Helen Bertha Jenness
Dorchester
Gustave J. Brown
Roxbury
Nellie Turner Brown
Medford
Thomas Roy Clark
Bradford
Penn
Harvard
Charlotte Isley
Radcliffe
Charles Duncan
Dartmouth
Harvard Medical School
Mary Louise Gunther
Charles Edmond Keith
West Roxbury
Cecile Bertha Furrer Heath
Jamaica Plain
Clarence
Northrop
Cleveland
New York Family Gifts Diamond Cross to Pope
Charles Astor Bristed and his daughters of New York and Lenox presented a gold pectoral cross to the Pope through Count Camillo Pecci. The cross, of American workmanship, is diamond and ruby studded and valued highly. The Pope expressed pleasure at the gift and praised the jeweller’s art and the stones’ brilliancy.
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New York
Charles Astor Bristed
Lenox
Mass
Camillo Pecci
Rome
Strenuous Week Ahead for Governor Bates
Governor Bates embarks on a four day schedule with speeches receptions and travel. He will attend Lancaster 250th anniversary then Middletown and Wesleyan University commencement. Five Labor Commission seats will be set while he is away and he plans to dictate letters and review mail upon return.
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Bates
State House
Hurtubis
Lancaster
Brown
Middletown
Cohn
Boston
Guild
Wesleyan University
Executive Council
Labor Commission
Gloucester
Kruger
Bristow the Chief Sleuth in the Post Office Inquiry
Washington dispatch profiles Joseph L Bristow, bold, fearless chief sleuth in the postal fraud investigation. Describes his imposing height, peculiar smile and relentless pursuit of thieves, noting his power to direct prosecutions and influence political outcomes. He is lauded by McKinley and discussed as a potential Postmaster General or Republican vice presidential candidate. The piece recounts Bristow as decisive, remorseless, and central to seven major charges across the Post Office Department, reshaping leadership and triggering indictments beyond the agency.
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Washington
Illinois
Joseph L. Bristow
Bristow
Post Office
Mr. Bristow
McKinley
Payne
United States Postoffice Department
Ea Department
250th Birthday of Lancaster Celebrated with Generations Gathered
Lancaster June 28. Two hundred fifty years of civic life will be commemorated in Lancaster on Tuesday as children and grandchildren gather in the historic meeting house to honor the pioneers who secured land rights in the Nashaway valley. The orator is Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks with speakers including Senator Hoar Governor Bates former Governor Boutwell and James G. Carter of New York. More than 1100 invitations have been sent to former residents and descendants for the quarter millennial anniversary. Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester county with Brookfield and Worcester following in age.
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Lancaster
Landus
Te Valley
Nashaway
Nashua
Sudbury
General Court
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Fighting Fairbanks
Hoar
Bates
Boutwell
James G. Carter
New York
Worcester County
Lencaster
Brookfield
Worcester
Rockefeller Advocates Muscular Christianity in New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr. promotes muscular Christianity by urging Bible class members to form an athletic association. He seeks an athletic field with baseball tennis track and field sports football and bathing, plus a restricted lounge. He pledges active participation though lacking sports reputation.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Telegraph War Looms Over Omaha-San Francisco Line
The Postal Telegraph Company gathers construction material along the Union Pacific in Omaha as it plans an Omaha San Francisco route. Telegraph officials consult rail officials on right of way. Western Union holds a contract with Union Pacific forbidding competing lines, threatening strict adherence to the clause.
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Omaha, Neb
Postal Telegraph Company
Union Pacific
Omaha-San Francisco
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Crown or Cross of Love in a Farmer's Fight for Faith
Phylis faces a stern father over an engagement to Bennet Hadley a farmer with none of the social polish his wealth affords Aunt Becca recalls a ruined choice between love and status and urges faith in love. Phylis pledges to Bennet and defies her father. A twilight garden farewell ends with a quiet blessing and a hopeful union.
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Phylis
Bennet Hadley
Becca
Ivynold
Bennet
Rebecca
Lilac Hedge
New York
Hadley
Father
Henry
Danforth Hadley
President Roosevelt Secluded at Sagamore Hill Summer
President Roosevelt and family attended divine service at Christ Church in Custis Bay New York. Secretary Loeb says few callers will be received at Sagamore Hill this summer, with visits by appointment only. Mornings reserved for executive business, afternoons for recreation and rest.
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Custisr Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Christ Church
Loeb
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
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New England
Coal Licenses
Hay
Arthur
Kishineff
Frelinghuysen
Harrison
James G. Blaine
Congress
Mgr
Farrison
M. W. Dunham
Forest Street
Roxbury District
Fred Comee
Symphony Hall
Ocean
Pacific
Far West
George E. Henry
Hooker
the American Jews’ Memorial
Park Street Church
Clarkson Street
Stealthy
Steve Information Bureau
Chelsea
Bill
Charlestown
Mr. Richards
Shire
E. Baker
Sphinx
Pope
Gov. Bates
Postoffice
Sunday Post
Adah Elizabeth Colcord
West
Newbury
Oak Hall
Washington Street
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