St Patrick Day Evacuation Day celebrations in Boston
Boston marks St Patrick Day with Evacuation Day commemorations noting the expulsion of British rule from Massachusetts. Bells ring and cannons boom as parade, oration, banquet, and illumination mark the 130 year celebration of a major Revolutionary anniversary and public display this year.
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St. Patrick
Boston
Ireland
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Dorchester Heights
Halifax
Opposition to Cannon Likely Sparks New Mexico Arizona Statehood Debate
The Republican House revolt against Speaker Cannon’s coercive tactics on the New Mexico Arizona statehood bill signals possible reforms. A conference may be sought, enabling a vote on joint statehood or separate admission, aligning with the will of New Mexico and Arizona residents and the Foraker amendment to refer the issue to a popular vote.
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Washington
Cannon
House
Senate
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Congress
Foraker
Higher Law Defense of the Yellow Dog Fund Draws Fire
Attorney Hamilton addressed the Armstrong insurance committee and New York Legislature defending the yellow dog fund and its disbursement vouchers. He argued the insurance industry, as the nation’s biggest financial venture, must be governed by a higher law beyond critique of individual vouchers or routine flaws.
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Hamilton
Armstrong Insurance Committee
New York
Yellow Dog” Fund
United States
The Audacity of Insurance Companies’ Higher Law
The excerpt condemns insurance firms in New York for acting as if their enterprises command a higher law. It argues that a sufficiently large enterprise asserts authority beyond ordinary law, and uses this as an explanation for how New York insurers have conducted themselves.
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New York
Redistricting the State Faces Congressional Boundary Debate
The Legislature forms a special committee to redraw senatorial districts and apportion Representatives per the 1905 census. While state lines pose little political impact, gerrymandering the Boston area may prove contentious, though past attempts failed.
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Boston
11Th
Distress in Japan prompts Boston famine relief meeting
A Faneuil Hall gathering in Boston appeals to Massachusetts residents to fund aid for Japanese famine victims. Speakers stress widespread destitution due to rice crop failure, urging continued philanthropy as Japan joins the family of nations.
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Japan
Massachusetts
Boston
Hamlin
Brookline Charity Pop Concert Attracts City Elites
A Brookline Town Hall charity Pop concert last evening drew hundreds of Brookline and Back Bay society leaders to benefit the day nursery and the Brookline Friendly Society. Patronesses listed include Mrs. William L. Allen and Mrs. Henry W. Lord among other prominent names.
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Brookline Town Hall
Day Nursery
Brookline
Thatcher Loring
Guy Lowell
William H. Lyon
Frederick S. Mead
George T. Parker
Endicott Saltonstall
Sullivan Sargent
Charles Storrow
Joseph Walker
Henry M. Whitney
The Gender Sex and Women in Public Discourse
A collection of 19th century clippings debating female sensibility and progress. References compare pain thresholds in men and women, discuss imagination and fear of mice, and note women’s advances in art and labor with winked humor and editorial tone.
In Snow Time A Romantic Winter Verse By Henry Alford
The poem contrasts winter with summer, noting roses and love endure through cold. It speaks of closer companionship and warmth as a couple walks together along life’s frosty path, valuing shared love over seasonal light.
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Henry Alford
Hogs on the L line and city streetcar misadventure
A Boston writer recounts a firsthand romp aboard the L streetcar during a pork laden rush hour. He describes crowded cars bustling crowds, mishaps with doors straps elbows and a laughingly chaotic voyage to Dudley street amid mackerel and rowdy passengers.
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Eligible Bachelor Girls of Greater Boston
The department reports enthusiastic reception from bachelor girls in Greater Boston. Perfumed letters in many colors pour in describing eligibilities for marriage. The next batch will be advertised next Monday. Ladies are urged to send descriptions succinct and sweet for the bachelor girl contest.
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Boston
Greater Boston
Paine Memorial Hall
Mollie Corbett
Back Bay
George Plummer
Arlington
Pho Graphic Supplies
Evacuation of Boston Brightens March 17 History
March 17 1776 marks British withdrawal from Boston. A year ago today General Joseph R Hawley of Connecticut died.
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Joseph R. Hawley
Connecticut
Scholarship in Matrimony Seals Miriam and Harrison
Mrs. Whitman schemes for a donor scholarship and invites her son Harrison to judge Miriam. He falls for her and, at sunset in the mountain bower, offers Miriam matrimony rather than a college place. She accepts, completing a quiet, hopeful union.
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Mrs. Whitman
Boston
Village
Harrison Whitman
Continent
Miss Carlyle
Harrison
Mumsey
Carlyle
Poor Art Exchange Slips Into a Whimsical Standoff
A playful barter scene unfolds as a seller offers a pound of sausages in exchange for a drawing while the dealer laments being stocked with wrapping paper and unable to oblige. The quirky exchange captures a humorous, small-town negotiation.
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Scratcherry
Mildred Champagne Advice Column on Love and Sentiment
Dear reader asks whether to keep seeing a beloved man despite aunt and uncle disapproval. Advice stresses ensuring he has good character and future prospects, then marry if truly in love, urging certainty that the aunt’s view is incorrect before proceeding.
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Miss Champagne
Boston Post
Our Best American Girl Poem by William J. Lampton
A humorous lyric praising a beloved American girl as sweet and divine. The speaker extols her simplicity, grace, and humane charm, contrasting fashion with true beauty, and imagines joyous possibilities of love and happiness.
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William J. Lampton
New York
San
Advice Column Letter From Boston Post Reader
An 18 year old writes seeking guidance about a troubled romance with a jealous, older suitor who broke a date. The advisor suggests she set boundaries by stating her feelings, treating him coldly after the incident, and pursuing other interests to prompt accountability. The tone mirrors an old newspaper advice column.
Mrs. Carter Entertained at Beacon Hill Gathering
Eminent actress Mrs Leslie Carter broke a rule by accepting hospitality from Mrs Edward Harold Crosby at an at home event on Beacon Hill. She arrived in a French automobile with cousin Miss Norma Monroe and met many old friends while newly welcomed guests included Charles Follen Adams and Nathan Haskell Cole.
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Edward Harold Crosby
Carter
Charles Follen Adams
Nathan Haskell Cole
Everett Holbrook
Duryea
New York
Senator Lane
Homer Brewer
Wolcott
Perry
Bagley
Adele Block
Mary Hall
Arthur Wood
Arthur Forrest
Arnold
Extermination critique of U.S. actions in the Philippines
Joshua T. Small of Provincetown, Mass. objects to the U.S. policy in the Philippines after the Jolo massacre. He accuses the Roosevelt administration of Weylerism and opposes long military involvement overseas, arguing it repeats Spain's tyranny and harms workers at home.
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the Post
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Joshua T. Small
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Mass
General Wood’s Victory Provokes Controversy in East Boston
Letter to the editor denounces the Philippine campaign as brutal and unjust. It contrasts President’s praise of General Wood with a claim of nine hundred Moros killed to eighteen Americans, arguing U.S. conquest harms national honor and calls for penance. Signed T. C. Kennedy from East Boston.
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Manilla
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Philippines
East
Boston
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