South Boston cheers Crane and Schley at festive parade
In South Boston yesterday, Governor Crane and Admiral Schley received overwhelming public enthusiasm. The crowd praised Crane's leadership in a recent crisis and his defense of local rights, while Schley was celebrated as a war hero still revered four years after the Battle of Santiago. The day was marked as heroic by Massachusetts residents.
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South
Boston
Governor Crane
Admiral Schley
Crane
Santiago
Massachusetts
Costly machinery opposed in Boston statistics department abolition
Opinion piece argues against preserving a costly statistics department in Boston. It cites unnecessary high salaries and redundant work now handled by clerks, lamp and public grounds functions, urging abolition and transfer to the city clerk and other already equipped offices to save money without lowering quality. The piece names Laurence Minot as chair and Davis R. Dewey as a contributor to the department’s leadership.
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Boston
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Statistics Department
Park Department
Statistics
Lamp
Office of Record
Board of Statistics
Laurence Minot
Davis R. Dewey
The
Institute of Technology
Sugar Fight Splits Republican Party Over Cuba Tariff
The House Republicans split over Cuba policy and Dingley tariff relief. A faction demands no concessions, pledging to stand by tariff protection, while others argue for humanitarian compromise, signaling a major fall campaign fault line between party doctrine and promised Cuban relief.
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Washington
Cuba
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Repubican Party
Dangerous bill hurdles Senate amid party pressure
Hanna steered a controversial ship subsidy bill through the Senate by a 42 to 1 vote. It heads to the House as critics warn of dangers. Republicans Allison, Dolliver, Millingham, Proctor, Spooner, and Quarles opposed, while others balked under party discipline. The display signals growing GOP resistance to the job.
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Hanna
Senate
Allison
Dolliver
Iowa
Millingham
Proctor
Vermont
Spooner
Quarles
Wisconsin
New England
Senate Opposition to Bill Intensifies in Fragmented Debate
The Wisconsin Senators are unlikely to vote against the bill despite Alli son amendments. Senate condemnation grows, and passage in the House would mark a surprising win for machine legislation. Republicans see the bill as loaded and fear it becoming a Democratic issue in the upcoming campaign, affecting Hanna's 1896 debts.
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Wisconsin
Senate
House
Hanna
Martyrs to Duty by Monomoy Surfmen Rescue Tragedy
The Monomoy life saving crew led by Captain Marshall Eldridge perished attempting a rescue off Shovelful Shoal in a blizzard. One survivor was found exhausted aboard the overturned boat. The crew’s courage amid hours of peril is praised as heroic beyond soldiers, urging memorial recognition.
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Cape
Marshall Eldridge
Monomoy
Philippines
Admiral Schley Visit Honored Amid Rain in Boston Peninsula
Residents celebrated Admiral Schley with a civic event in Boston's South End honoring the monument marking the flight of the British. Governor Crane rode with General Dalton while Senator Lodge's oration praised true Americanism. Other notes mention maritime news, artifacts from Boston, Moody's naval knowledge, and community leaders guiding the day.
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Peninsula
Admiral Schley
Senator Lodge
Children of Hope and Bingville Bugle Bits
A clipped Bingville Bugle page mixes a poem about hope and time with items from a small town: Deacon Bradbury’s vanishing chickens puzzle Hank Dewbury, Miss Matilda Brown grieves for her cat Jackson, Frank Small shaves patrons, Bill Yates serves a county jail sentence, a post office letter scandal amuses crowds, and quick jokes with local figures wrap the light column. The tone blends humor and small notices with social tidbits and a brief verse.
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Deacon Bradbury
Hank Dewbury
Hank
Matilda Brown
Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Miss Matilda
Frank Small
Bingville
Jake Weathersby
Frank
Andy Johnson
Bill Yates
Bill
Eph Higgins
Spruce Corners
Amelia Tucker
Yuggins
Amelia
Wilson
Noted Boston Commentators Brighten Local Affairs
The column recalls lawyerly debates with Moran and Coakley. praises General Bancroft’s magazine point. names BE. C. Foster of Boston and Northern as a trusted railroad leader with no labor troubles. William B. Smart, veteran Post staff, recaps a winter fishing trip on Naumkeag Lake with Ivers W. Adams and Walter R. Adams. 121 sackerel, 7 perch, 2 eels.
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John B. Moran
Tim’ Coakley
Hyes
Mr. Coakley
Mr. Moran
Dominion
A. Ss. Bigelow
Messrs. Moran
Knowlton
William B. Smart
Post
Ivers W. Adams
American Net and Twine Company
Walter R. Adams
Naumkeag Lake
Ashburnham
Bill
President Dolan Refuses Portrait Sitting at City Hall
The young Common Council president Dolan declines a portrait sitting despite a $100 annual city painting budget. Artists flocked to offer canvases, but Dolan, praised for his cherubic look, delays until retirement, leaving the hall gallery unclad for now. The dispute centers on a single year delay and public display.
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Dolan
Common Council
Michael Angelo
Rubens
Sargent
Abbey
City Hall
David F. Barry
More Commodious Quarters for Immigration Commission
Large and improved quarters for the Commissioner of Immigration at Long Wharf are planned by adding two stories to the building. F W Allen designed the interior, and Billings has submitted the plans to the Bureau of Immigration for approval. Rent increases are the main obstacle, but the owner is willing to proceed. The Dominion line’s new steamers to the Mediterranean boost arrivals each week.
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Long Wharf
F. W. Allen
Statistical Department of the Inmigration Office
Billings
Washington
Bureau of Immigration
Dominion Line
Booklovers
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Portland
Montreal
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United States
Post's Illustrated Menu Cake Recipe from Alice Whitaker
A vintage baking note outlines a round cake method with buttered and floured pan, three level spoons of baking powder, two cups flour, two eggs, honey, sugar, butter, milk, and caraway seed. Bake thirty five minutes in a moderate oven, test with skewers, then ice with sugar syrup and green tint for a delicate finish.
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Alice B. Whitaker
Carnival Confusion Sparks Engagement Meddling
Florrie West defies her mother and goes sleighing with Fred Holland while Jack Trench watches from afar with another girl. After a tense ride and a later confrontation, Florrie admits to impulsive flirtation while Jack questions her intentions. Mrs. West, relieved yet uneasy, plots to fix the romantic tangle before morning.
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Jack
Fred Holland
Florrie
Mrs. West
Fred
Jack Trench
Flo
Trench
Morrie
Pers
Filorrie
Chicago
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Boston University Medical School
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de J. Supple
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Sunday Post
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