Mio I'k'e With a Mission and Without a Muzzle
The Boston Post discusses Boston Chamber of Commerce figures showing foreign trade growth in 1901 despite Atlantic port declines. Exports rose about 58 million while imports fell slightly, with Boston seeking harbor and dock improvements and federal support to advance harbor facilities and rail termini to sustain growth.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic
New York
New York Bans Trap Shooting of Pigeons
After years of agitation the New York Legislature passed a bill to prohibit trap shooting of pigeons, signed by Governor Odell. The measure aims to end a cruel, demoralizing practice fueled by commercial interests, not sport, and hopes to set a nationwide example.
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Albany
New York
Odell
Massachusetts Bay
Ridiculous Senate censure over South Carolina fracas
The Senate censured Senators Benjamin Tillman and John McLaurin for disorderly behavior during open session on February 22 1890 a historic breach of decorum. The piece mocks the punishment as insufficient and questions expulsion as a remedy, calling the affair absurd and lacking courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
United States Senate
Senate
Benjamin R. Tillman
John L. McLaurin
Boston Echoes of Fog and Civic Talk in Harbor News
The Observant Citizen notes a Boston Harbor shrouded in fog delaying ferry passage as residents hope for the Noddle Island tunnel. It covers local figures like Thomas W. Farnsworth and mayoral voices, plus brief items on Prince Henry visits, civic projects, a Paris hospital, police and city officials, and community notices set around a period voice.
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Boston
London
Chelsea
Noddle Island
The Bargain Accumulator A Fable From Mrs Van Tupper
A humorous tale about Mrs. Van Tupper a relentless bargain hunter who buys compulsively, stores her spoils, and finally prompts her husband to bankruptcy after five years of hoarding. Moral: a frugal partner helps balance a thrift driven life.
A Boston Water Park Plan Revisited by Legislature
The city backs a longstanding Charles River basin proposal to create a greater water park in Boston. Voters previously rejected it in 1970 due to a two thirds requirement, but renewed support aims to provide a permanent beauty project and local recreation for all residents in the heart of the city.
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Boston
The
Charles
Charles River
St. Louis Exhibit Visit Sparks Boston Debate on Cost
Gentlemen from St. Louis visit Boston to discuss next year’s show. Governor Missouri’s request for state funding is weighed against use and return. Massachusetts asks what value the exhibition offers, noting sentiment versus business benefits and the likelihood of legislators funding and junkets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Boston
Missouri
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Tabitha Tompkins Outsmarted in Boston Dinner Plan
Miss Tabitha travels to Boston with two young men who promised to pay her La Touraine dinner. At the restaurant the bill comes due after a lavish meal. The waiter threatens payment or police, Tabitha contemplates paying by washing dishes, and the Ladies Aid later grill her for details of the trip and dining.
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Canada
England
Boston
Jacob Richt
Jacob
Tabitha Tompkins
Nabitha
Harry Morton
Bert
Pert Jones
Miss Tabitha
la Touraine
Hal
Touraine
Tomfohrde
Tabby
Kentry
Tabitha Smillingly
Ladies’ Aid Society
Bertha
Bane
Jove
Tabitha
la Ouraine
la Newburg
Berthy
Berthy Ann
Miss_ Tabitha
Gies
Sophy Perkins
Tabithy Tompkins
Sereny Smith
la Torraine
Luncheon guidance for invalids by Alice B Whitaker
The article advises careful meal planning for invalids, warning against overcrowding trays and insisting on small portions. It describes serving hot broth in covered cups, preparing fruit like orange segments, and cutting bread thin to ease eating, all to reduce strain on the sick.
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Alice B, Whitaker
A Feat of Fret at a Chicago Grand Ball
In a curious chat Jimson and Jester joke about Chicago hosting a grand ball for Prince Henry. The banter shifts to playful wordplay about feet and accommodations, ending with whispers about wages and job security at Saphedde and Mitznoodle.
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Jimson
Chicago
Prince Henry
Jester
Jimison
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Boston Post
Representative Democratic Paper
New England
Mio
Thomas W. Farnsworth
Cambridge
Washington
Farnsworth
Tillman
Mr. Farnsworth
Collins
R. Edward Tuck
Paris
Passy
Hurley
Salem
W. G. Kendall
Mollie
New York City
Itt
Thomas Keefe
Everett
Pendergast
Peter Reid
Somerville
Passaic
N. J
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Reid
John M. Penniman
City Hall
Jet
Salem D. Charles
Iself
State Street
New York State
Anther
Boston & Maine
Br Barkers
Moody's Church
t+&cett
Evans
McGill
General Curtis Guild, Jr
General Guild
Evangelistic Association of
Mir
Gianien Axion
Green
Boson
Mesch
Bowdoin Square
South Africa
Bobbie
Newton Nowkire
NEW Publications
George W. Cable
Charlotte Oliver and
Ned Ferry
Daily Express
Cable
Howard Chandler Christy
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Sunday Post
van Tassel Bruorton
Bedford, Mass
Ann
Khel University
Berlin
U. S
Copley
Dorchester Heights
Walt McDougall
Jack Meader
Pompaloolooland
Saphedde
Mitznoodle
Sarhedde
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
Down Town
Woashin
Rm St
Tio Boylston
Mass
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