Kiley Shifts Position in Ward 8 Election Probe
In a strategic reversal Representative Kiley of Ward 8 abandoned opposition to the procedure backed by Mr. Luce and a Republican majority. He now urges a thorough, delay-free investigation into Ward 8 election frauds, while calling for broader probes across districts and parties to uncover and curb political crime. He stresses impartiality and insists investigations should not be blocked by partisan motives. The piece also notes Harvard Yale ties and a list arbitration mechanism for eligibility disputes.
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Kiley
Ward 8
Manly
Luce
House
Ward
Ninth
Boston
Harvard
Yale
Arbitration Committee
Ratify the Treaties Senate Set to Vote Next Tuesday
Unanimous agreement calls for a Senate vote on the canal treaty Tuesday with Monday as the deadline for general debate. Amendments are seen as non vital, while ensuring U S supremacy over the canal strip. The Cuban treaty faces delays through House action and potential extra sessions. The Platt amendments dating to 1900 are cited as unmet liberal concessions and a test of national obligation.
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United States Senate
United States
Canal Strip
Washington
Constitutional Assembly
Senate
Billboard Reform Blocked Before Enactment
The bill to shield public parks from billboard disfigurement stalls after passing preliminary stages. Proponents seek fixed rules by park commissioners to limit signs visible from parks and parkways. The attorney general will draft enforceable rules, safeguarding citizens against what is described as a foreign billboard trust. The public watches closely as concessions to billboard interests are warned off.
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Bill-Posting Trust
Harvard football reform opinions favor ongoing Harvard Yale match
The Post canvass shows Harvard graduates and the public largely back continuing the Harvard Yale contest. There is broad support for a more open game though views differ on substituting mass plays, with a strong majority favoring spectacle. If reforms can be woven into intercollegiate rules, a long step toward change is expected.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Spring’s early colors spark notes from the Common to city life
The essay observes an early spring bloom on the Common and notes boys playing on the grass. It recounts Ojibway visitors at Craigie House, Longfellow’s remembered legacy, and a humorous encounter over matches with a woman. It reports naval officers headed to Washington, a commuter train tale, tobacco price strains, and concerns about horse welfare in mail wagons. It ends with a Brookline car altercation and Italian women guarding wood from a destroyed office building.
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Devonshire Street
Italy
The Peril of the Waters on the Mississippi River
The article warns of annual Mississippi floods threatening vast stretches of land. It criticizes levee engineering, noting higher and stronger dikes raise river levels and fail repeatedly. It compares American flood danger to China and calls for better protection for river communities.
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Mississippi
China
All Sorts Cartoon and Letters From 1847 Ephemeral Notes
Readers share memories of extreme heat and funny incidents from the late 18th and early 19th centuries including hot days, accidental mishaps, and peculiar anecdotes. Names and places such as Boston Mass Natick and Sing Sing appear with humorous tales and a few poetic interludes.
Mystery Dialogue Fragments From Unknown Conversation
Fragmentary dialogue lines appear to stage a tense scene with names Polly Bill Agnes Oldest Inhale Penitent and hints of weather or hardship. The text reads as a cryptic wartime style exchange about wheat, heat, ashes, and sackcloth, suggesting a period piece or diary-like excerpt.
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H. M
Bill
Agnes
Maine facts and jokes for March 14 readers
A light March 14 item discusses Maine noting it as the largest New England state with many lakes and stones, pine lumber and a high whiskey reputation. It recalls Maine's climate, a quip about tourists carrying their own climate, and mentions Bill Nye as a notable native who left for Wyoming.
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Maine
New England
Rhode Island
Bill Nye
Bill
Wyoming
General Strike of Die Makers Expected in Region
Brockton March 13. Die makers in shops across the region are expected to strike. A general meeting in Boston will decide on an eight hour day following Brockton's lead. The Brockton Die Company and Perry Andrews Co. factories remain shut down due to the stoppage.
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Brockton
Boston
Brockton Die Company
Perry, Andrews & Co
Old Acton Couple Honored for Long Married Life
Acton March 13 Winthrop F White born Sept 10 1817 in the old Nagog House Acton Mass a descendant of Peregrine White of the Mayflower. He recalls Revolutionary War pension trips as a boy and ran a Boston Lowell provision business for 40 years. Now 88 he farms five acres in Concord and drives to Boston. He married Harriet Wetherbee Oct 28 183? She born Feb 14 1819 and visited the Thoreau family at Walden woods. They have three children 10 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren ages totaling 169 years. married 63 years last October.
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Acton
Winthrop F. White
Nagog House
Mass
Peregrine White
Peregrine, Jr
Peregrine
Concord
Boston
Lowell
Harriet Wetherbee
Wetherbee
Thoreau
Henry Thoreau
Walden Woods
Chemistry Romance At College Ends In Accidental Proposal
A humorous college tale unfolds when a student secretly writes Nancy Bennington with hydrofluoric acid on a wax plate to declare love. She reacts with alarm and tears as professors rush in, while the narrator recalls a spark of romance sparked by a ring and a gaffe.
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Vassar College
Nancy Bennington
Miss Bennington
Nancy
Oldest New England Couple Sought by Boston Post
The Boston Post invites photographs and a 200 word sketch of the oldest married couple in New England. Submit to Old Couple Editor, Post, Boston, with birth and marriage dates, address, children counts, and life details. A Morris Chair and Rocking Chair will be shipped prepaid to the winning couple.
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Boston Post
New England
Post
Boston
New England Express
Republicans Oppose Amendments to Canal Treaty in Senate
The Senate Republican steering committee met to reject any amendments to the Panama Canal treaty and to push ratification as written. Leaders warn amendments could delay or block approval by Colombia, risking a Nicaragua route return while the Cuban reciprocity treaty is handled.
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Washington
Senate
Colombia
Spooner
Nicaragua
Morgan
Committee On Foreign Relations
General Miles to Visit Boston for Press Club Reception
General Miles will be the guest of the Boston Press Club at a reception in his honor on Wednesday. He yesterday replied favorably to the telegram invitation sent by President Brown.
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Miles
Boston Press Club
Brown
Ancients Speak on London Plans at 265th Anniversary
Rev L A Hudson of Brockton addressed 400 at the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company event at the American case. He urged loyalty to the American school and noted Anglo American ties amid future British and American cooperation. The gathering included Lt James G Usher presiding, with fund aims for a British visit and 24 000 pledged.
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L. A. Hudson
Brockton
Santiago
England
America
James G. Usher
Cushing
Hedges
Walker
Jacob Fottler
Bradley
A. M. Ferris
Frank Huckins
Thomas J. Olys
Charles A. Stevens
Boston
Morse made clothing and dress wear sale preview
Sepe notes holidays coming Easter on April 12 and markets Morse-made black clothes as superior. Prince Albert coats and vests in Clay finished and undressed worsteds range 15 to 25 dollars, 8-button cutaway coats 7 to 20, sack coats 7 to 20, striped trousers 5 to 8. Hat selection offered at fair prices with replacement options, emphasis on value up to eight dollars.
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Prince Albert
Keene Wins Temporary Restraining Order in Railway Fight
In Cincinnati on March 13, a judge granted a temporary restraining order against Union Pacific interests controlling Southern Pacific. A hearing is set for April 1 in Nashville to decide why an injunction should not issue. The case seeks to limit Union Pacific voting rights at the Southern Pacific April 8 stockholders meeting amid allegations of improper management and intercompany transfers.
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Cincinnati
Keene
Harriman
Union
Central
Southern Pacific Railway
Nashville
Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific Company
Kentucky
Beechmont
Louisville
Lurton
Taylor
James R. Keene
Foraker
Harmon
Pacific Railway
Talbot J. Taylor
James B. Taylor
Union Pacific
Southern Company
Union Pacific Company
Southern Road
Central Pacific
Ogden
Utah
California
Southern System
Union Pacific Railway Company
Leyland Line Canadian Makes Bow to Boston Voyage
Leyland Line steamship Canadian, 9301 tons gross, 580 feet long, 53.3 feet beam, 35.2 feet depth, sailed from Liverpool to Boston with 2300 tons of general cargo. Captain Trant at the bridge, veteran commander. first visit to Boston after routes Liverpool to New York.
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Leyland Line
Canadian
Boston
Trant
Liverpool
New York
Robert Farrington
Winifredian
Quebec
Boston Line
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