Price Paid for Cronje’s Surrender Prompts Wider South African War
The article argues Britain’s cost in Cronje’s surrender is small and the real struggle lies ahead. Leyds and Montagu White warn of a larger conflict, while General Miles notes surrender may rally Transvaal patriots or dampen resolve depending on remaining forces. Questions linger about Cronje’s guns and the 9000-strong army.
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Europe
America
Great Britain
Cronje
Leyds
Montagu White
Miles
Transvaal
Wellington
Waterloo
Roberts
State calls for supervision of telephone business
Business leaders from Boston and statewide groups urge State supervision of telephone service. The Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Board of Trade present formal votes in favor. Senator Dallinger testifies for several Boston firms calling for reform to curb extortionate charges and make the tele phone a public facility rather than a luxury.
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State House
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Associated Board of Trade
State Board of Trade
Dallinger
Boston
Faithful public servant Pearson dies in Charlestown
Uinus E Pearson longtime city official dies at home in Charlestown after a career begun in 1864 as Charlestown city treasurer. He later chaired the Charlestown and Boston voting boards, then led the Board of Election Commissioners overseeing voter lists jury lists and election machinery for a city of 100 000.
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Uinus E. Pearson
Charlestown
Boston
Board of Registrars of Voters
Board of Election Commissioners
Pearson
Crates and His Steady Post Through Administrations
A brief note highlights Crates holding his position through all changes of administration, underscoring stability and continuity amid shifting political leadership.
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Crates
Republicans Pass 15 Percent Tariff Bill Crowd Vote
The House Republicans vote 172 to 160 to pass a tariff bill seen as a 15 percent discrimination favoring Porto Rican products for Sugar and Tobacco interests. Four Democrats defected with the Republicans and six Republicans opposed, including McCall and Littlefield, framing a constitutional issue for the campaign.
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House
Louisiana
New
Porto Rico
Alaska
War or Peace in the Philippines Debate
The Manila Washington claim that war is over in the Philippines is questioned as not truly peaceful. Officers consider a legal fix to end war for some purposes while fighting continues. McKinley faces pressure to declare peace or continue war, affecting his re election prospects.
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Manila
Washington
Philippines
War Department
Judge Advocate-General
McKinley
Boston Post Sets February Morning Circulation Record
In February 1900 the Boston Post posted a record average daily circulation of 49,883 in New England, beating all rivals by about 50,000 copies daily. Its reach within twenty five miles of Boston exceeds every other Boston daily, and the Boston Sunday Post shows strong growth, ranking highly in eastern Massachusetts cities.
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Boston Post
New England
Boston
Boston Sunday Post
Massachusetts
Sunday Post
Observant Citizen Notes Street Horseriding A Menace
The Observant Citizen recalls boys riding horses through crowded streets in Shenandoah and the risk they posed to pedestrians. A second item reviews E W D Hamilton’s Moonlight Bath painting in Bromfield Street window 48. The column mentions a 1892 High School reunion speaker Vernon L Peirce and upcoming talks in Boston venues.
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Shenandoah
E. W. D. Hamilton
Bromfield Street
No. 48
Minuet Reverie of Grandmothers and Dainty Dances
A nostalgic verse recalling a grandmother dancing the minuet in youth. It contrasts old charm with modern changes, noting her sunny hair, dimpled cheeks, and a daily nap while hinting at how boys were charming and girls modest. The piece attributes the lines to Mary Mapes Dodge.
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Grandma
Mary Mapes Dodge
Epitaphs Remember Ric Richards and a Knave
Quaint verses from England honor Ric Richards who lost a toe and a leg to gangrene and died. The lines mourn a cruel death and mock a knave, noting heaven hell and earth delight in the fallen. The verse ends with a warning that the tramp will call and fate will rise.
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England
Heaven
Hell
Earth
Coleman
Ric Richards
Miss Anthony and the widening scope of women's opportunities
Quotations from Chicago Times-Herald praise Miss Anthony for expanding women’s roles beyond suffrage gains, noting achievements in industries sciences and arts. The piece also cites lawyers and the Molineux trial, warning that legal errors will burden the DA staff in appealing the judgment.
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Anthony
Chicago Times-Herald
Molineux
Court of Appeals
New York Sun
Suits, Scams, and Elopement on the Stock Exchange
Lester Worth and Max Windom compete for Miss Davidson’s favor, aided by a staged engagement in the Society Fashion. A cruel ruse backfires as Worth’s plan leads Windom to lose his wife and wealth when Windom’s brokerage firm collapses after Worth secretly triumphs.
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Max Windom
Rome
Max
Campagnia
Lester Worth
Lester
England
Windom & Joy
Lester Werth
Post Story Paper to Feature Women Readers Stories
The Sunday Post announces that the Post's Original Short Stories by women readers will appear in the Sunday Post Story Paper and all will be included in the Prize awards.
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The
Post
Sunday Post
Men of Many Callings in High Society
Excerpts note royal horses and health remarks as King of Spain changes mounts. Ex Secretary John Sherman reports improving health and longevity hopes. Czar gifts yacht to Prince George of Greece after a Japan rescue. Schiemann owns Athens palaces. German government buys one for 400000 drachmas. William S. William presides over twenty seven banks across Georgia and Alabama. Professor Giovanni Bovio writes an ancient Greece drama during Vesuvius health retreat. Marquis of Salisbury, aged seven, has a long parliamentary span since 1857. only Sir James Iergusson predates him.
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Spain
John Sherman
Prince George of
Greece
Japan
Schiemann
Athens
Phidias Street
William S. William
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Vesuvius
Giovanni Bovio
Socrates
Xantippe
Marquis of Salisbury
House of Lords
Commons
James Iergusson
Railways keep posts for workers as war grows
English railways agree to keep places open for employees serving in the war. An English commission studies automatic coupling after many deaths. Britain exports coal rising to 43,108,000 tons with gains toward Russia and other nations. wireless signals crossed seven rooms via a switchboard of live and dead wires.
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Great Britain
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Germany
Holland
France
Italy
Boston Faces Degeneracy Charge Spurs Playground Plan
Dr. William J. Gallivan, head of the school committee, urged a public playground bill for Wards 15 and 16. He said Boston is becoming a city of physical degenerates due to fewer outdoor facilities and a decline in youth sports, and argued small playgrounds would improve youth fitness.
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William J. Gallivan
South
Boston
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Gallivan
MacQueen Goes Saturday
A party at Young's Hotel honored Rev. Peter Mac Queen formerly of Somerville as he prepares to journey to South Africa. He leaves Saturday to write articles on the country and its condition. About twenty five literary figures attended and Julia Ward Howe spoke at the after dinner exercises.
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Young’s Hotel
Peter MacQueen
Day Street Congregational Church
Somerville
Mr. MacQueen
South Africa
Julia Ward Howe
MacQueen
About Some Women in Modern Society
Mrs. Phebe Hearst of California maintains the Wearst Free Library and Reading Room at Lead South Dakota paying all expenses. It contains 6000 volumes and is well patronized. Mrs. Hearst owns stock in Home stake Mining. In Chicago a versatile young woman ran a drug store for ten years and later served as nurse janitress and plumber at the YWCA home. Mrs. C. E. Haskell has presented Oberlin College gifts totaling 77000 including a 22000 lectureship endowment. Mrs. I. S. Hillis reports mothers clubs in 80 of 99 Iowa counties and Friday school meetings. The national congress of mothers meets in Des Moines May 21 to 26. Six years ago Beulah Moseley started the Rome Ga Georgian, now popular and the official paper of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs.
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Phebe Hearst
California
Wearst
Lead
Black Hills
Hearst
Homestake Mining Company
Chicago
Young Woman's Christian Association
C. E. Haskell
Oberlin College
Thither
I. S. Hillis
Iowa
Mothers’ Clubs
Ninty-Nine
Ilona
National Congress of Mothers
Des Moines
Beulah Moseley
Rome
The
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sherman-Worrell Fruit Company offers affordable shares
The notice touts food product corporations as lucrative but underquoted investments. It highlights a Boston firm with a two million dollar capitalization, invites visits to its office at Congregational House Boston to view fig products and learn two share payment systems, and offers to mail a booklet.
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Stoc Exchange
Boston
New York
Sherman-Worrell Fruit Company
Congregational House
Beacon St
Mass
Waifs o Fun and a Patchwork of Quotations
A collage of lighthearted exchanges and social quips from various papers. Jokes about voting age strong minds marriage and stereotypes mix with playful dialogue and cross cultural observations. The snippet captures a snapshot of early 20th century humor and gossip.
Andrews & Co Assigns To Swan And Snow
The wholesale grocery house J. A. Andrews & Co of 5 Commercial Street assigns to W. S. Swan and F. E. Snow. The firm cites capital shortfall and unsettled trade conditions as reasons for the assignment to protect creditors.
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Andrews & Co
Commercial Street
W. S. Swan
F. E. Snow
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Lester North
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