Massachusetts convention shapes up reform platform
Senator Daniel MecIsaac of South Boston returned from Washington after a week with Congressman William S. McNary and told a Post reporter that great interest centers on the upcoming Massachusetts convention and its platform declaration. He noted Southern Democrats expressing hope for a Massachussetts alignment.
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Senator Misaac backs Olney as best 1904 Democratic candidate
Boston senator Daniel V. Misaac says Olney sentiment is growing in Washington and that a solid Massachusetts delegation to St Louis could push Richard Olney to the Democratic nomination. He argues Olney is not a factionist and would steer the nation as Jefferson and Jackson did, while opposing Cleveland or Hearst. He notes New York’s Parker drift and Tammany’s possible hidden agenda, and predicts Olney’s chances improve with such support.
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Tobin Executed in Sing Sing Chair for Craft Murder
Thomas Tobin died in the electric chair at Sing Sing for the murder of Captain James B. Craft in New York City. He walked to the chair after a prayer, three shocks given. Tobin, a Tenderloin saloon worker, robbed Craft after drugging his drink and decapitated him, then burned the head in a furnace room.
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Change of Fortune for Joyce the Beggar Model
Joyce, a 16 year old aspiring model, frets over a delayed summons from artist Mr Claire. Years later as Miss Fielding she reads a plea from Claire begging for charity, then resolves to visit him the next day. The tale blends vanity, regret, and a moral reminder to treat others as you wish to be treated.
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Ferdinand Family Marital Troubles in Probate Court
In East Cambridge yesterday Judge Lawton handled a case from Arlington and Winthrop detailing marital strife in the Ferdinand family. The wife accuses her husband of neglecting support and abusive conduct while disputes over money and household economy appear central to the dispute.
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Boston Notes on Actors And Local Life From Nineteenth Century Press
The column reflects on McKee Rankin’s stage debut 48 years past and clears up a rumor about Eleanor Robson’s paternity. It reports Lenten recitals by the New England Woman's Press Association, farewell events for Leonora Bradley, and obituaries for Mrs Maria Porter. It also covers social notes from Roxbury and Beacon Street ice hazards and a London coster in Boston.
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War Poetry Limericks Contest Highlights
Selection of top limericks submitted to the war poetry editor for the prize of five pounds in gold. Entrants are urged to craft verses in limerick form about far eastern names, noting the difficulty of pronunciation.
War Cartoon Verse About Yalu Fronts
A sequence of comic verses satirizes the Sino Japanese and Allied lines near the Yalu and Vladivostok. Poets portray Japanese, Russian, and Chinese imperial figures in caricature, with mischief about Wiju and references to Taku Kilju and Vladivostok.
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Aes
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War Jabs and Vladivostok Ships
A terse verse sketch cites a Russian and a Japanese encounter and notes warships at Vladivostok. It frames Japanese resolve with a dismissive line and hints at forthcoming clashes, citing authors Estabrook and Kaulbeck from Marlboro and West Somerville.
Soldier Sings Through Weak Voice on Morning Field
A Dorchester writer C. C. Wright records a Russian intrenched near Antunge waking to song. The man sings softly because he has but one sung, reflecting a quiet, almost allegorical moment from the morning.
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Poems of War and Mockery from Bay Possiet
A pair of satirical verse sketches recount misty maritime skating from Hakodate to Lake Baikal. General Kuropatkin is accused of stabbing a Jap with a hatpin and declaring him out of date. In Bay Possiet the Japs taunt Russians, urging them to retreat and feel fear, with sharp wartime bravado.
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Homelike towns over foreign place names in poem
A Washington Star verse pleads for familiar American place names over exotic foreign locations amid war talk. The speaker asks to drop references to Tomsk, Omsk, Irkutsk, and the Yalu, favoring cozy hometown names like Oshkosh and Kalamazoo to soothe nerves during troubling times.
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Roosevelt’s Uncle Backs Cleveland For President
Robert B. Roosevelt, a long time Democrat and former minister to Holland, says Grover Cleveland should be the Democratic nominee. He praises Cleveland as bold and decisive like Theodore Roosevelt, citing the Venezuela message and the 1892 tariff stand, and notes they are excellent friends who would make an interesting race if opposed this fall.
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Notable Figures in an Eccentric Gallery of Historical Snippets
Sir William Harcourt retires from public life and sleeps aboard a man of war, a one armed Akron clockmaker creates a world clock, Senator Aldrich boasts golf prowess, and Canada's top magnates include Strathcona Mount Stephen Ross and Reid. Emperor William's voice in phonetics, Don Luis Terragas' vast cattle empire, Paul Lessar pressures Shanghai, and local cleric Edward Robin nears continued ministry. Harvard figures Eliot and Atkinson to speak at Springfield dinner. G A R post Edward Kinsley recalls civil war service alongside other civic voices.
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Harvard
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Leaders in State Women’s Organizations Highlight Mrs Bugbee
Mrs George Bugbee of Brookline president of C L Chandler Tent 109 Woman's Relief Corps is a leading figure in G A R auxiliary circles in the state. She has served in offices since its inception and was unanimously re elected as president over a year ago. The Chandler Tent is a premier Massachusetts WR C unit, hosting annual dinners and socials to aid the relief fund. Preparations are underway for the big reception for visiting G A R and WR C members at the next summer encampment in the city.
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Beautiful gowns worn by prominent society women
The School of English Speech and Expression Club hosted a small reception at its Pierce building rooms on Saturday afternoon. Mrs Kate Gannett Wells spoke for about an hour on Social Ethics of Great Principles in Little Things while wearing a dark gray and black figured taffeta silk entrained gown with lace. Miss Maud Murray, club president, greeted guests in pale gray veiling with white lace and chiffon trim, and a large black and gray picture hat. Miss Marie Ware Laughton wore a dark blue velvet gown with a white silk trimmed bodice and dark blue chiffon vest.
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Old Jokes Hospital satire letter collection
A comic letter from Cambridge describing an “Old Jokes Hospital” accepting a joke for admission and joking about aging humor. It includes a joke exchange with a post editor and a nurse signoff, plus a second note listing more punchlines about petrified finds and poetry.
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