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Sunday Post
New York
Boston Post
A. Grozier
Kiley pushes for broad probe into Ward 8 frauds
The piece urges Representative Kiley to press for a wide inquiry beyond Ward 8 and the ninth district. It argues the Legislature must uncover broader fraud and corruption, not limit investigations to party lines or specific localities.
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Kiley
Massachusetts
Luce
Committee of Election Laws
Ward 8
Boston
Ninth Congressional District
Good Roads and Fiscal Restraint in State Funding
The legislature weighs halting the fixed $500,000 annual road appropriation. Gov Bates supports a lump sum covering multiple years to end yearly uncertainty. The piece argues for a smaller total and notes Boston bears substantial cost for roads beyond its city limits.
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Committee On
Bates
Boston
Philippine Horrors Funston Not to Face Trial
General Frederick Funston will not be tried by court martial for ordering killings at Caloocan in 1899. A War Department opinion holds he ceased to be subject to trial after discharge from volunteers, and his regular service did not revive jurisdiction. Herbert Welsh seeks a thorough inquiry, urging removal if charges prove true. Senator Lodge holds sway in Washington.
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Frederick Funston
Caloocan
Herbert Welsh
War Department
Army
Funston
Welsh
United States
Washington
Senator Lodge
Philip
Observant Citizen Notices and Local Happenings
A letter carrier Thomas H Lyons receives a 10 pound boy at home. Palm Beach reports a hot wave driving travelers north. Readers debate street car seating and courtesy. Representative Peter F Ward earns praise for maiden speech. A rainskirted pedestrian disrupts sidewalk traffic. Roxbury South Bay swamp land drainage progresses with new sites planned. Brewster and Callahan families noted with ninth child born to Mrs Callahan.
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Thomas H. Lyons
Court Street
Tremont Row
Public outrage rises over father’s torture death at Ba nate
The War Department admits Father Augustin was tortured to death at Ba nate following Captain Brownell’s confession. Senator Lodge’s committee will not reconvene. a Faneuil Hall meeting next week aims to present witnesses the committee has barred to public hearings and spur popular action.
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Pine
War Department
Brownell
Augustin
Banate
Lodge
Faneuil Hall
Progress in Russia Emancipation Decree Seen as National Advance
A New Testament echoed by a modern czar marks a notable shift in autocratic Russia. The decree grants freedom of religious belief, signaling a break with centuries of suppression, and aligns with growing democratic currents. The century’s martyr Alexander III is honored as his son Nicholas II modestly expands reform.
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Russia
Alexander III
Nicholas Ir
Alexander
Gas Poisoning Deaths Highlight Dangers in Homes
An editorial notes two elderly people killed by illuminated gas in Roxbury and cites the Massachusetts gas and electric light commission’s 1902 report. Sixty three deaths from inhaling gas occurred last year, with 47 accidental, 16 intentional, and 106 more left with severe suffering. The piece urges stricter controls.
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Roxbury
Massachusetts
Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Hottest Day Tales and Allsortseine Echoes from Old News
The piece collects recollections of record heat and wet weather dated from 1754 to 1903, including anecdotes from Boston and New Hampshire. It features humorous testimonials about a patent remedy called Allsortseine, with readers describing odd effects and comic fails.
Markdown bargains on Morse Superior menswear coats and suits
Readable excerpts show price markdowns on Morse made Superior clothing. Suits and topcoats drop from spring prices of 10 to 25 dollars down to 6.50 4 3 2.50 in a sale noted as superior value beyond competition.
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Sunday Post
Florence voice of Scovel faces family opposition
In Florence a young soprano named Scovel is described as beautiful and ambitious with potential for unparalleled operatic success yet faces family opposition. Only private recitals may showcase her voice as public performance is unlikely due to family constraints.
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Florence
Miss Scovel
Barbour 10 Be Called Tonight as Tremont Temple Vote
Tremont Temple congregants vote tonight on the executive committee’s recommendation of Dr. Clarence A. Barbour of Rochester New York for pastor. Officials expect a unanimous recommendation and a final selection.
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Barbour
Tremont Temple
Clarence A. Barbour
Rochester
N. Y
The Plague Ship Hoax then a Quarantine Beat
Jameson schemes for a scoop by disguising as a port surgeon to aboard the LeGloriana in a counterfeit mission. He uses a flag and a hidden note to send exclusive news to the Clarion while Dr. Burton unravels the ruse and spares the ship from disgrace. Annie Burton charms his judgment and seals the caper with a tea time pardon.
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William Herschel
Herschel
Fames
Miss Burton
Jameson
Herald
James
Burton
Annie Laurie
Annie
LeGloriana
Dr. Burton
Eames
Theport
Hames
John Eames
the Clarion
Ariel
Washington Square
Annie Burton
Board of Health
Clarion
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New England
Post Publishing Company
Washington Street
Philippine
Palm ‘Beach, Fla
Peter F. Ward
Fitchburg
Ward
High Street
South Bay
W. H. Brewster
Cambridge
Canadian National Park
Vancou Brewster
John T. Callahan
Charlestown Gas and DL
Eliot
Newton Newkirk
Wal, N És
Dumps
Harry L. Stone
West Somerville
Mass
U. Bious
New Hampshire
St. Julius
South Ashburnham
Maia
Newtown
Penn
Susquehanna River
Mawley M’quade Kierghow
A. J. Lynn
R. P. Waltham, Mass
A. Pipedream
Bill Bailey
William R. Bailey
Newton Street
Ode TO
Heloise
Ecstacy
Yestermorn
Willie
F. O. B. Factory
Sophist
Revere
Chelsea
Saintless Sam
Red Gore
Ariz
Grizzly Grimes
A. Shuman & CO
Shuman Corner
Covert
Washington and Brattle Streets
Miss Scovell
Donna
Roosevelt
Cornelia Roosevelt Scovel
Juliani
Paris
Paul
Aime Dupont
Marguerite Porter
Naval Academy
Lilla Maude Litchfield
Claremont Avenue
Malden, Mass
Paine Furniture CO
Canal Street
Jordan Marsh Co
Summer Street
Uzist
Marseilles
Hermsdorf
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