REO WTO: With a Mission Without a Muzzle
Boston Post critiques city budget figures, calling the proposed appropriations excessive and fiscally reckless. It singles out the Lamp Department and public grounds as prime targets for belt tightening while endorsing trimming the statistics department. The piece warns loans may be needed if the bill passes and notes the Mayor can veto items, shaping final decisions.
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Collins
Statistics Department
Laurence Minot
Park Commission
Hoar’s idea of hurry irks Senate over direct election plan
Irritation marks Senator Hoar’s stance as Arkansas Senator Berry asks about a report on the direct vote for U S Senators. The piece argues Hoar delays, noting House resolutions and state legislatures have urged reform, and urges the Senate to act promptly to settle the issue of electing its own members.
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Senate
Senator Hoar
Berry
Arkansas
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Hoar
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Restoring the liquor law to its pre semicolon form
The author argues for returning to the 1875 1910 law structure, opposing new after hours regulations. He calls the semicolon error a clerical blunder and urges the Legislature to simply correct it by restoring the original system. Local option proposals are viewed as unnecessary.
Supreme Court strikes down Illinois anti trust law with farm product exemption
The U S Supreme Court voids Illinois anti trust legislation for excluding agricultural products and live stock, holding universal applicability required. Judge Harlan notes exemptions clash with equal protection, signaling similar risks in Georgia Indiana Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Montana Nebraska North Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas and Wisconsin practices favoring live stock exemptions.
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United States Supreme Court
Illinois
Harlan
Georgia
Indiana
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin
Three Mile Course Favored for Harvard Yale Rowing
The piece argues for returning the Harvard Yale race to a three mile New London course, noting past races over three miles were equally decisive and the four mile distance has caused more strain, injuries, and training wear. It cites Cornell’s view that the longer course hurts sport and asks both universities to heed the evident facts and restore the shorter distance.
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Harvard
Yale
New London
Cornell
Notable Boston Gossip and Society Notes
Rumors place Senator A P Gardner buying Ridgeley Hall at Aiken South Carolina for zero dollars. Newlyweds Mr and Mrs Richard Thornton Wilson plan a Eden estate honeymoon in South Carolina. A New York wedding to Bertram Goodhue and Lillian Bryant is slated for early April and a voyage to England. plus health updates, club memberships and chess notes.
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A. P. Gardner
Jack Gardner
Clinch Smith Palace
Aiken
S.C
Ridgeley Hall
Richard Thornton Wilson
South Carolina
Mr.Wilson
Eden
New York
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Lillian Bryant
England
Arbitration talk amid Massachusetts strike impacts rail work
Mr Kirk White noted at a conference with Mayor Collins Monday about forming an arbitration committee to settle the strike. James C Warner, freight agent for the New York New Haven Hartford railroad, is busy as callers flood his office. Clerks collect worker experience and assign report dates for tomorrow morning as the strike continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk White
Collins
James C. Warner
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Ode to the clam and a Siberian mammoth in one page
The clams plea for renewed growth in New England and a cable dispatch reports a 2000 year old mammoth found in Siberia by Dr. Herz. The creature, dubbed gyasticuticuss giganticuss, survived icy storage and prompted comic observations on preservation and antiquity.
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St. Petersburg
Siberia
Herz
Dr. Herz
Ebrosowka
Garden of Eden
Social fad prompts mock mayoral jab in 1304
A satirical chunk cites months ahead when a figure claims he will be too fat to run for office in 1304 THE SOCIAL FAD. Characters Slopperound Sal and Tenement Tim joke about appendicitis like a running gag in Newton Newkirk.
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Muggsy
Tim
Newton Newkirk
Captain Nathaniel's Diplomacy in a Stormy Night
Captain Nat Barker hosts his niece Polly and sailor Tom as a fierce nor'easter rages. He recalls his lost love Lucy, the cause of his lifelong single status, and reveals a tale of heartbreak and forgiveness that reshapes Polly and Tom's night. He then smiles at the couple and moves to check lobster traps, keeping the past and present quietly entwined.
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Nathaniel Barker
Polly
Susan
Nat
Tom
Lee Shore
Lucy
Sam Brandon
Sam
Nat Barker
Lucy Crocker
Jack Armstrong
Post's Illustrated Menu Egg Shell Dessert Method
Instructions detail saving egg shells for moulds and preparing a delicate dessert. Gelatine is soaked then dissolved with hot water, sugar, lemon juice, and preserved pineapple, whipped with egg whites, and set in shells. Color shells faintly for Easter, serve with custard. alternative blanc mange and candied straws create a nest appearance.
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CE EK Whitaker
Intervention Not Wanted by Boer Delegates to Roosevelt
C H Wessels and A D W Wolmarans, Boer delegates, met President Roosevelt to say goodbye before departing for Europe. They stated they neither asked for nor expected intervention by the United States or any other nation. Wessels added that intervention is not possible and they want civilized warfare insured in South Africa. Roosevelt noted Kruger is not seeking intervention in Europe.
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Washington
C. H. Wessels
A. D. W. Wolmarans
Roosevelt
Europe
Chicago
Wessels
Boer War Lecture At Harvard Union Tonight
At the Harvard Union tonight Dr. Hendrick Miller envoy of the Orange Free State and Rev. Herman Von Brocklingen of Pretoria will discuss the war in South Africa. The speakers have traveled from Washington for the event.
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Harvard Union
Hendrick Miller
Orange Free State
Herman von Brocklingen
Pretoria
South Africa
Washington
Winchester Man Killed in Rotterdam Junction Accident
Fred H. Welch of Winchester Massachusetts an employee of the Boston and Maine railroad was killed at Rotterdam Junction when he was crushed between bumpers while coupling cars. The incident occurred last night and his death was reported from Schenectady New York on March 11.
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Schnectady
N. Y
Fred H. Welch
Winchester
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Rotterdam Junction
Welch
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Andel
al Petate
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
D. N. Bell
Washington Street
Salisbury votes to end liquor licenses at Salisbury Beach
In Salisbury on March 11 no license advocates won the annual town meeting. License holders at Salisbury Beach must stop liquor sales by May 1, reshaping the town’s beverage landscape and local business.
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Alisbury
Salisbury Beach
Yale Law School Tightens Admission Standards
The Yale Law School governing board in New Haven plans to raise requirements, barring non graduates from taking the course in less than three years unless they have completed substantial college law studies. The move aims to push the school to a higher standard.
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Yale Law School
DW Haven
Conn
Police arrange seasonal vacations and travel plans
Police commissioners issued a general order allocating vacations for the force from May 1 to October 28. Individual vacation slots will be drawn Thursday March 27. Provisions cover officers attending the G A R Encampment in Washington in October and the Coeur de Lion Commandery K T pilgrimage to Montreal and Quebec in September.
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Washington
Coeur de Lion Commandery
K. T
Montreal
Quebec
Scott's Emulsion Advertisement Cough Cure Claims
An advertorial style pitch for Scott's Emulsion asserts it cures lingering and deep-rooted coughs by replacing throat and lung inflammation with healthy tissue. It promotes a free sample offer and lists Scott & Browne chemists at 409 Pearl St. N. as the contact.
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Scott
Prince Henry sails home after United States visit
Prince Henry of Prussia departed aboard the Deutschland from New York for Germany at 3 45 p m ending his first U S visit. Farewell calls included Mayor Lew of New York amid scenes of crowds, naval officers and officials praising the trip and hints of a possible return.
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New York
Prince Henry of Prussia
Germany
United States
America
Lew
Prince Henry
Admiral Evans
Atlantic
Corbin
Hill
The
Deutschland
Washington
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Admiral von Seckendorff
United Singing Societies
Hudson County
New Jersey
Royal Highness
Albers
Pier House
Market Farmers Ask Privileges for Boston Markets
A joint committee session last night debated granting market farmers permission to occupy stands around Boston markets. Representatives argued various views from city control to local inaction, with some stressing harm to nearby dealers and others seeking broader privileges for market gardeners. The discussion touched on local impact and the need for legislative clarity.
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Boston
Edwin F. Frat
Master Teamsters’ Association
Alfred S. Hayes
James Murphy
Stickney & Poor
George E. Martin
Clinton Street
Ww. W. Benjamin
Mercantile Street
John H. Graham
Richmond Street
South Market Street
A. J. Arnold
Hayes
T As
J. Gargan
Prince Henry of Prussia Leaves U S After Visit
In Hoboken on March 11 1902 Prince Henry of Prussia bade farewell to President Theodore Roosevelt. The exchange expresses thanks for hospitality and hopes the visit strengthens German American friendship. Roosevelt extends best wishes and asks to convey regards to the German Emperor.
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Washington
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Europe
Deutschland
Roosevelt
Hoboken
N. J
United States
White House
Henry, Prince of Prussia
Hamburg
Germany
Berlin Comment on Prince Henry Visit Echoes Warm Welcomes
The North German Gazette lauds Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia’s U S visit praising generous hospitality and courtesy. It says spontaneous demonstrations of friendship from Americans strengthen the old ties between Germany and the United States and aid their politically untroubled relations.
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Berlin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
United States
Prince Henry
George Washington
Legislature Hearing on Market Gardeners Hours
A legislator argued twenty five years of experience show that early morning to 11 o'clock is not enough for market gardeners and farmers to sell their goods, with congestion in teaming rising if time is limited. He said violations would reflect the law’s inefficiency, and the hearing was then closed.
Somersworth Elects Haines Mayor in Tight Vote
Somersworth New Hampshire March 11 John N. Haines Republican was elected Mayor over Haven Doe Democrat incumbent by an 88 vote margin in a total turnout of 1210 in today's municipal election.
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Somersworth
Haines
N. H
John N. Haines
Haven Doe
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Devon Street
Roxbury, Mass
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