Boston coal stocks normalize after strike impact
Receipts in Boston show the coal shortage caused by the anthracite strike largely offset by May 1. Ten months ending March 8 1901-02 total 4,048,961 tons and 1902-03 total 4,000,262 tons, with anthracite still lagging by nearly a million tons but recent shipments nearly doubling year earlier. Prices should fall to align with mine costs and freight. The piece also condemns San Francisco health officials for concealing plague reports, noting no cases since December after prior weekly cases for three years.
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Boston
Fraudulent voting cited in Boston election fraud hearings
A Boston contested election case and a legislative committee on election laws hear testimony alleging widespread fraud. The piece argues current registration and election laws suffice, calls for stronger enforcement, and places reform responsibility on law enforcement and the people.
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Boston
Ninth
Legislative Committee On
Brown
State House
Courts of Justice
The Price of Baths at Revere Beach
The State bathhouse at Revere Beach should cost no more than 25 cents total to ride there and bathe. Senator FitzGerald argues for a 25 cent total cost to include streetcar fare, bath, and return. The State reservation aims at the masses, not the well-to-do, and charges must stay within reach for working people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere Beach
Fitzgerald
The Bubonic Plague Warned as American Plague
A historical column notes the bubonic plague linked to the Philippines war purchases. It traces spread from Asiatic islands to San Francisco and Mexico, detailing quarantine actions by the Mexican government and the United States role in infecting the western world. It emphasizes fear and international response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Philippines
East
San Francisco
California
Mexico
United States
Pacific
Spring Floods Threaten Southwest and Texas Rivers
The flood threat rises across the great Southwest as Mississippi rises and rains continue. Destruction mounts from eroding watersheds as forests vanish, increasing spring flood damage. The remedy urged is forest conservation to curb runoff and protect levees.
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Great Southwest
Mississippi
Texas
Southwest
Lannon fog and Boston notes in Observant Citizen
The column surveys light local curiosities from Boston and Lynn. It notes egg throwing in Lynn, polite funeral seating, a bronze coronation medal gift to the Ancients of Boston, and General Miles visit. It mentions Chelsea Joe’s recovery, fascination with sailing schooners, Scollay square turnstile removal, and the Vestibule Club at Forest Hills. It ends with Lt Governor Guild’s upcoming lecture on stump speaking at Boston College Hall.
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Albert A. Folsom
Woolmer Williams
The
Honourable Artillery Company of London
Ancients of
Boston
Royal Mint
England
Anthony Blum
Nelson A.miles
Chelsea
Joe
Ier
Forest Hills
Curtis Hall
Jamaica Plain
Trolley Club
Curtis Guild
Boston College Hall
Young Men's Catholic Association
Hottest days and curious stories from old New England
A collection of letters and anecdotes recount extreme heat events across 19th and early 20th century New England. Eyewitness notes from Roxbury, Dorchester, Monson, Waltham, and Pepperell describe scorching temperatures, evaporated water, melted gas ranges, and peculiar causes, with recollections spanning 1777 to 1902 and a feature on Colonel Samuel P. Shattuck and his wife in Pepperell.
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Roxbury
Mass
B. Beler
Wiz
Dorchester
Monson
Maine
Father
Kapt
Skudder
Waltham
Savannah
Boston
Brookline
N. H
the Post
Goss
Samuel P. Shattuck
Pepperell, Mass
Fragmented Humorous Clippings on Law, Fads and Fiction
A collage of items notes a divorce jury scene and alimony, jokes about women graduates, a Roosevelt aside, and a thrilling manuscript fragment by Bjorn Bjimson. It teases a crime tale with a cliffhanger featuring Stealthy Stone, the Six-Eyed Sleuth, and ends with playful editorial commentary.
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Bjorn Bjimson
Magellan’s Discovery and a Nation’s Turbulent Path
In a dated retro view, the writer ties Magellan’s 1521 Philippines discovery to long lasting consequences. The piece suggests pivotal events and figures shaped by early contact, including Aguinaldo, Dewey, and the U S flag’s burden, framing a satirical take on history and national destiny.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Philippine Islands
Magellan
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Dewey
Cavite
Uncle Sam
Mrs. Annie Donahoe Dies at 78 in Boston
Mrs Annie E Donahoe widow of Patrick Donahoe former editor of the Pilot died Monday at her home 350 Shawmut avenue Boston after 26 years there She was 78 Funeral set for 10 tomorrow morning with solemn high mass at the Cathedral
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Patrick Donahoe
Annie E. Donahoe
The
Pilot
Shawmut Avenue
Boston
Only Survivor of 14 Children Marks 57 Years of Marriage
West Farmington Maine March 10 The couple Ro land Sylvester York born July 27 1813 Pownal and his wife born May 22 1818 Farmington Falls mark 57 years of marriage Their ages total 173 years Mrs York sole survivor of 14 siblings daughter of Thomas and Lydia Wellman Five children yielded only Martha D Manter still living in West Farmington
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Mrs. Shattuck
Colonel
West Farmington, Me
Roland Sylvester York
York
Pownal
Farmington Falls
Thomas
Lydia Knowlton Wellman
Martha D. Manter
Knowlton
R. S. York
Centred couple celebrates 66 years in Centre Harbor home
Herbert T. Sturtevant aged 88 and Lydia Horn Sturtevant, both long-time Centre Harbor residents, mark their 66th wedding anniversary. Married Oct. 8, 1837, they live on Red Hill, tend the barn, and handle housework together. They are prominent Universalist church members with deep pioneer lineages including Revolutionary and early Plymouth ancestors. Their nine children include five living, with fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.
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Centre Harbor
N. H
Red Hill
Herbert T. Sturtevant
Lydia (Horn) Sturtevant
Sturtevant
Mr. Dodge
Moultonboro
Evelyn V
John H. Kelsea
Lydia Ann
Hagin Sturtevant
Somerville
Mass
Mary Thorndyke
A. M. Prescott
Ella M
Lewis A. Sibley
George Alfred Sturtevant
Mr. Sturtevant
Oldest New England couple sought for chairs prize
The Boston Post invites photos and a 200 word sketch of the oldest married couple in New England. Include birth and marriage dates, address, number of children, and life details. The winner receives a Morris Chair and a Rocking Chair, delivered express prepaid. Submit to Old Couple Editor, Post, Boston, before the final deadline.
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Boston Post
New England
Post
Boston
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