Foss challenges Home Market Club on Massachusetts fate
Eugene N. Foss dares Home Market Club and Republican bosses in a dramatic contest for Massachusetts delegate-at-large to Chicago. He accuses opponents of heavy funds from Pennsylvania and Ohio, while critics push him to join the Democratic party to advance New England interests. The piece argues Foss cannot win as a Republican delegate and suggests he shift parties to achieve his goals, even at personal political cost.
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Eugene N. Foss
Home Market Club
Republican Party
Clarke
Everett C. Benton
Mr. Foss
Colonel Clarke
Benton
Toss
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Foss
Massachusetts
Chicago
New England
Congress
John D. Longe
United States
New Fingsland
Canada
Sullivan
Russian Protest Denial Over Guam to Japan Cable Plan
Washington denies receipt of any protest from Russia on extending the Pacific cable from Guam to Japan. However, officials note such a move could be seen as contraband of war and a neutral breach if made during hostilities. St Petersburg reports frame the extension within the contraband of war issue as defined by proclamation.
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Washington
Pacific
Guam
Japan
St Petersburg
Russia
Post
John
Pacific cable to Japan despite Russo Japanese war
The piece notes private enterprises started before hostilities may continue, with the Pacific cable to Japan proceeding regardless. It warns the war narrows the margin before U S entanglement with eastern troubles and cites Russian press hostility to American sentiment and cancelled contracts. It urges Washington to act as neutral and steadfast.
Italian Immigration Observations From Foulke On Sicily
The piece argues against immigrant prejudice, citing W D Foulke that southern Italians and Sicilians include hard workers, not inherently less honest. It notes improving conditions in Italy and suggests immigrants assimilate well, with Sicilians and southern Italians valued as contributing to the population.
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Italy
Sicily
W. D. Foulke
Civil Service Commission
Foulke
Taormina
Moulke
Lawmakers weigh boxing ban removal in Boston
Bills before the Legislature aim to lift the police ban on boxing. Proponents call boxing a defensive, scientific sport on par with fencing and football. They argue law should favor healthful athletics and curb brutality without penalizing legitimate competition.
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Boston
War Poem Limericks From Readers On Eastern Conflict
Readers submit limericks about the Russo Japanese War. Verses describe Yalu fighting, Russian bear, balloon flight, Nagasaki, and Corea with playful rhymes and attributions to writers from Somerville Norwood Charlestown Nashua and Boston area addresses.
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Yalu
R. Dudley
Central Street
Somerville
Stealthy Steve Disguises in St Petersburg Comedy
A comic tale follows Stealthy Steve disguising as a Russian farmer in the suburbs, escaping a train, and visiting Hotel Spinachski where Baron Hizzizzan and Mrs. Miskell are seen. He tracks them along a southward longitude line toward a jewelry shop where the Baron buys a large diamond ring, halting as Steve spots them and prepares to intervene.
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Steve
St. Petersburg
Conrier
Siberia
Flealeo
Spinachski
Baron Hizzizzan
Mrs. Mirskell
Baron Hizaizzan
Garoness
Hizzizzan
Greenwich
Great North Road
Mrs. Miskell
Baron Hizziezan
Baron Wizzizzan
Lessence
Jilly Brady Musical Comedy at Boston Theatre Inquiry
A reader asks if Jilly Brady’s Girls Will Be Girls was staged at the Boston Theatre. The Majestic was the only Boston house listed for the piece. The column notes varied local theater details and city happenings, including stage crew quirks and a tour under the Boston Theatre.
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Jilly Brady
Boston
the Majestic
Marel 17
Freak Headline Editor Picks From Mexico Letters
The Post received a flood of freak headlines, including a submission from Mexico. The editor opened a large pile of letters and selected the best among them for publication.
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the Post
Mexico
Astute diplomats and notable figures in a mixed portrait
A compilation notes Yau-Kato M. Pau as a shrewd Russian diplomat pressing for the Mandjur gunboat to stay in Shanghai, Dexter recounts a sword anecdote, Goulds and Lombard Quartet member Jules Lombard are profiled, Countess Oyama’s US schooling, William J Courtney’s voting dilemma, Rev. A J Torsleff’s move to Winchester, and Sherman Miles at West Point with a promising future in his father’s shadow.
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M. Pau, Lessar
China
Shanghai
Jules Lombard
Frank
Lombard
Lving
Lincoln
Neb
Springfield
Countess Oyama
Field Marshal
Japan
Vassar College
Stemnatz
William J. Courtney
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Sherman Miles
West Point Military Academy
Young Miles
Ile
Boston Tales of Society and Notable Figures
A column recalls a polite elevator encounter with a large stranger, mentions Senator Thomas Dillon of Holyoke and Professor R. K. Jones of the University of Maine, notes a Dorchester birthday party for Helen Dukin Anderson, and surveys church music director P. J. Malley’s move to Salem. It ends with a grim animal shelter anecdote about a baby left at a door and a chilling act of mercy.
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Wenona Hall
Dorchester
Helen Dukin Anderson
Thomas F. Anderson
Boston
Miss Anderson
Nellie B. Leavitt
Agnes McDonald
Grace I. Anderson
Florence Williams
Edith Kimball
P. J. Malley
St. Anne's Catholic Church
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Salem
Mass
Malley
St. Anne's
Hesperus
Barbara Frietchie
Giraffes Complain of Misplaced Pictures on Public Line
A cartoonish feud erupts as one giraffe laments a stolen image while another complains their own portrait was hung far down the line. The exchange captures a whimsical dispute over public displays and misplacement.
Fragmentary note about a dog and chloroform mishap
A fragmented account describes a dog named Baby being washed and seemingly unworried after a prior murder attempt. It mentions possible poor chloroform, an airy box, and suggests asking Julio to chloroform a dug for you, ending with an odd request to get red and confused.
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Tel
Julio
Boston Parent Defends School Equality Amid Racial Prejudice Claims
Georgiana K. Simmonds of 26 Westminster Street writes to the editor defending Boston public schools from prejudice accusations. She notes four children attended Boston schools and faced no prejudice, praising teachers for fair treatment of both white and black students.
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Post
Sir—T
Poston
Boston
Georgiana Kk. Simmonds
Westminster Street
Short Hand Writer Dispute Highlights Office Friction
An exchange reveals tension as an employer complains about dictation while a new assistant insists on proper shorthand. The dialogue underscores role expectations and communication issues in the workplace.
Williams-How Do They Sell Those Cigars
Smith blames Williams for unclear sales tactics calling them the worst he ever tackled. The brief exchange hints at frustrations over cigar sales methods and accountability between the two men.
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Williams
Smith
Dusty Reminded to Take a Pony Not a Truck Horse
A bartender warns Dusty about choosing a small drink, or a pony, over a much larger measure, a truck horse, in a colloquial exchange. The line uses colorful slang to convey moderation and preference.
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Dusty
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T Dass
Wishington
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J. G. Hollingsworth
Norwood
Nagasaki
Jackie
J. P. Drumgoole
Rutherford Avenue
Charlestown
Pingyang
W. W. Smith
Crown Street
Nashua
N. H
Corea
Fea
Bourne
Huntington Avenue
Newton Newkirk
Sonnet NO
Sphinx
Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission
Chelsea
Americks
Jeremiah Pennwhizz
Far East
Pennwhizz
Let
Sanford
Ginger
Globe Theatre
Alexander Salvini
Bueton Theatre
Washington Street
James Taylor
Boston Theatre
Mr. Taylor
Frank A. Leighton
Ee Thomas McManus
Cambridge
Charles Moran
Michael J. Scanlan
Concord
Catholic Sailors’ Club
East Boston
Bessie Kelley
William J. O'Brien
William J. Burke
Minnie Burke
Mabel J. Gordon
John Ahern
Dix Street
South
Ahern
Jersey
Fred W. Mozart
Tehuantepec
Oaxdea
Mexia
John D. Rockefeller
R. A. Stickney
Upham Avenue
A. B. Brown
Milk Street
Woman In
New York
Chauncey Depew
Elmer H. Stedfast
Stanton Street
H. R. Peirce
Arlington Heights
Port Arthur
TOKIG
W. Stuart
Saratoga Street
East
Yau-Kato
G. Dexter
University of Iinois
Dexter
Guorgh J. Gould
Gould Companies
Jay Gould
George Gould
Western Union
Broadway
A. J. Torsleff
Universalist Church
Melrose
Old Church of
Winchester
Courtney
Thomas Dillon
Holyoke
Senate
Parker House
R. K. Jones
University of Maine
Jones
University of Maine Athletic Association
E. Frances Peters
Hancock Street
Upham's Corner, Mass
Stein
Monk
DR. Charles
Dr. Juarles
Co. BE. Woodward & Co
Bgromfield St
Summer St
Butler's Branch Drug Dept
Temple Place
Pbitts-Kimball Dew Dept
Washington St
Charles CO
Park Place
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