Coming of Archbishop O'Connell to Boston
The arrival of Coadjutor Archbishop OConnell in Boston is an event of broad interest to Catholics and the wider community. The outgoing Archbishop Williams, after decades of service, will see relief in his duties, as OConnell, a diplomat and scholar with liberal views, is welcomed by Boston and New England across sectarian lines.
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O'Connell
New England
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Abraham Alpert
George Selikowitsch
New York
Mark Twain
Selikowitsch
Samuel L. Clemens
Jerome K. Jerome
Charlestown Navy Yard
Allan C. Kelton
Portsmouth Yard
Kelton
T. N. Woods
Extermination of Moro fighters at Mt Dajo prompts blame
The piece accuses Major General Wood of admitting massacre of Moro women and children at Mt Dajo, with 600 to 900 killed. It denounces the slaughter as execution rather than warfare and places responsibility on the American people, referencing a Philippine Commission report and Moorfield Storey.
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Jake Smith
Wood
Taft
Mt. Dajo
Philippine Commission
Datto Ali
Moorfield Storey
Public protest grows against roof billboard disfigurement
The Post protest draws wide support as petitions flood in citywide. Citizens' committee members C. Howard Walker and Edward B. Warren state there is no discrimination and oppose all offensive advertising equally, arguing the issue is an eye offence.
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Citizens’ Committee
C. Howard Walker
Edward B.warren
Cittizens
Call for City Regulation of Billboards to Protect Parks
A public appeal argues there is no city law to curb billboard erection. It contends that protecting parks, streets, and buildings funded by public and private money requires an ordinance or state law to grant proper authority to regulate and control this billboard activity.
Massachusetts merchants back state supervision for phone firms
The Boston Associated Board of Trade endorsed Gov. Bowdoin's call to place Massachusetts telephone and telegraph companies under state supervision. It cites the Gospel of public service, notes the telephone's wider use, and supports highway commission oversight with inspection fees to fund it. The group urges legislative action.
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Boston Associated Board of Trade
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
State Highway Commission
Trusts on Trial and Supreme Court Rulings Spark Public Outcry
A survey of courts shows criminal trusts being brought to the bar as Supreme Court overrules technical objections, forcing witnesses in the paper trust case to answer. New York indicts the sugar trust for rebates while Chicago probes the Etna Trading Company linked to major packing-house families. The ICC investigates railroad biases favoring Standard Oil and coal interests as public opinion signals resolve.
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Beef Trust
New York
Sugar
Grand
Chicago
Beer Trust
Moody
Etna Trading Company
Armours, Swifts and Morrises
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Oil Company
Coal Combine
Gentle Sex Seeks Seats On Overloaded Trolley
Two young women tried to secure a seat on a Germantown trolley to the Avenue area. One posed to a stranger, a businessman, asking for his seat and then faced a public rebuke as the man kindly offered the seat. The incident highlighted social dynamics on a crowded ride.
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Boyer Street
Germantown
Germantown Business Men’s Association
Jane
Philadelphia Record
Boston Billboard Battle Over Center City Ads
A satirical column notes Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth’s Boston visit while lamenting intrusive billboards and rooftop ads. It calls for fewer billboard intrusions, preferring board bills and protests against commercial signage to protect Boston’s culture and dignity.
Divorce Absolute for Countess Castellaine and Boni
Countess Castellaine seeks divorce absolute from Boni after a troubled marriage marked by infidelity and financial strains. The clause would end all ties and forbid Boni from calling her wife. Boni laments his mistakes, while observers note the collapse of a high profile union between an American heiress and a foreign nobleman.
Distinguished Chinese visitors meet President Roosevelt at White House
Sheng Chi Heng Tsai Tse and Li Shento the Chinese commissioners meet with President Roosevelt in the Blue Room of the White House The exchange includes light humor about laundry and pronunciation and the visitors invite future calls while the president smiles.
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Sheng Chi-Heng
Tsai-Tse
Li Shento
Roosevelt
White House
United States
Sheng
Eline
Tsai
Pennsylvania Avenue
Iee Mneslinger
Washington
Lola and Geraldine Meet Under a Canyon Sunlit Verge
An Mohave chief's daughter Lola shelters and tends a feverish wounded man named Jack as Geraldine, daughter of an American captain, arrives with rescue. Lola nurses him while secretly worshipping Jack though pledged to her people. Geraldine and Lola learn of loyalty conflict and mutual care amid a frontier clash of cultures.
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Lola
Geraldine
Jack
Foresters Celebrate Fifth Anniversary in Charlestown
The Irish National Foresters Unity No. 399 hold a Charlestown event marking five years with a St Patrick feast and Robert Emmet anniversary at Monument Hall. Deputy John J. Patton and John F. Ahern will be.
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Irish National Foresters Branch Unity No. 399
St. Patrick
Robert Emmet
Monument Hall
Charlestown
John J. Patton
John F. Ahern
Park System Grows to 18744 Acres in Waltham
The Waltham park commissioners report the local park system now covers 18744 acres, bought for $47,565.16. Annual maintenance runs about $1000. The latest development is the opening of the road to Prospect Hill Park.
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Waltham, Mass
Park
Prospect Hill Park
March 14 1794 Whitney patents cotton gin
Observant Citizen notes Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin on this date. A year ago today a deadly fire in New York claimed nineteen lives.
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Eli Whitney
New York
All That Was Left Charms of Vanished Childhood
Fragmentary note recalls Mr. Grosswaite Well and a vanished childhood, mentioning a charm for warts and implying most people are forgotten. The readable line hints at memory, nostalgia, and a peculiar keepsake.
Society Beats a Path to Washington and Boston Parties
Miss Alice Sargent of Brookline hosted a successful theatre party in the National Theatre for Wilton Wackaye’s play The Pit with guests including the Norwegian minister and Madame Hauge. Boston attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore. James Lawrence and party returned from Palm Beach en route to England with daughter Elizabeth. Other social notes mention Mrs. Otto H. Kahn’s estate lease in West Manchester, Mrs. Stephen H. Bennett’s spring plans, Mrs. Harry Pratt McKean’s Washington visit, and Lenten recitals at the Tuileries for crippled children benefit.
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Alice Sargent
Brookline
New National Theatre
Wilton Wackaye
Miss Sargent
Norway
Madame Hauge
Boston
Clarence Moore
James Lawrence
Palm Beach
W. Seward Webb
New York
Webbs
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England
Elizabeth Lawrence
Charles Whitney
Milton
Harry Pratt McKean
Marian Shaw
Herbert Thorn King
Edith Tyler
Beacon Street
Paufox Hounds
Frederick Law Olmstead
Jamaica
Frederick E. Goodrich
David P. Goodrich
Tuileries
Home For
Curtis Guild
Edward D. Brandegee
George von L. Meyer
Roger Wolcott
Winthrop Sargent
Guy Norman
Oliver Ames
Francis L. Higginson
Henry L. Higginson
Knyvet W. Sears
Love and Sentiment Advice Column Clare Editorial Style
A reader asks advice about choosing between two suitors. One man A is attractive but unreliable and absent for years. Man B is steady, pays gifts and attention, and loves her. she still loves A and wonders about marriage. The advisor counsels not marrying for love alone and urges ending contact with A while considering B as a safer partner.
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Mr. A
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a Skating-Rink Dilemma
A nineteen year old writer seeks guidance about a girlfriend who attends a skating rink with other men. The advisor suggests allowing harmless independence, accompanying daughters to wholesome amusements, and avoiding strict bans which may fuel rebellion. Emphasis on parental trust and measured limits.
Two Women Win Verdi
Chief Justice Aiken in sessions awarded Margaret McGary $3000 and her husband $500 for injuries after a car gate struck her on July 12 1908 at Pleasant street. Mary Connor received $3000 against Old Colony Street Railway for injuries from a car accident near Hyde Park. John Lawle sought $5000 against Boston Car Wheel Company claiming severe burns from molten iron due to carelessness.
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Aiken
Margaret McGary
Pleasant Street
Mary Connor
Old Colony Street Railway
Hyde Park
John Lawle
Boston Car Wheel Company
The Big Billboards letters to the editor
Max Henry Newman protests a sign board on a Park Street building. He argues the towering sign is an eyesore that clashes with beauty and harmony and should be removed.
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Park Street
Max Henry Newman
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