New England Presses for U S Paris Exposition Support
The New England States held a remarkable meeting led by the Massachusetts Board of Trade and inviting the region's chief magistrates. They urged Congress for a sufficient appropriation to properly represent the United States at the Paris Exposition of 1900, emphasizing industrial growth and market expansion despite tensions over war shadowing the era.
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New England
United States
Massachusetts
Paris
ALDERMANIO REFORM IN BOSTON EFFORTS
A Boston reform bill to reorganize the Board of Aldermen faces House action amid Republican resistance to district gerrymandering. The piece is criticized as a compromise lacking referendum and likely to fail without broader legislative support, urging a simple legislature crafted bill for public approval.
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Boston
Gold Inflow Defies Expectations Amid Strong U S Credit
After Bank of England rate hikes and a looming war scare, gold pours into the United States. Treasury gold reserves swell as shipments from abroad accumulate, while securities hold high prices, signaling solid U S credit and ample money domestically.
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Bank of England
United States
America
Moderate Post bill to supervise telephone service
The piece argues the Post bill is moderate and reasonable to regulate telephone service through a state commission. It contends arbitration between companies and the public, rather than fixed rates, and compares to existing gas and electric regulation, warning against opposition as shortsighted.
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Post
Penost
Commonwealth
Telephone Charge Legislation Urges Moderate Bill
The piece argues longer state supervision delays increase risk of drastic action. It notes telephone companies have a chance for a fair and moderate bill this year and urges them to accept it.
The Maine Disaster and Its Peculiar Aftermath
Admiral Sicard calls the Maine case peculiarly perplexing as debates over outside explosions, Cuban fanatics, and possible Spanish involvement shape public sentiment. The Court of Inquiry faces limits, with evidence scarce from divers and witnesses, while reports on Theresa Ryan and theater activity mark lingering unrelated notes.
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Maine
Admiral Sicard
United States
Spain
Cuba
Havana
Board of Inquiry
Little Smile in the Crib Delights Cleveland Leader
A tender verse from the Cleveland Leader recalls a mother or caregiver watching a baby smile. The child’s gentle hands are held briefly, and though words are spoken, no response comes. The infant then drifts to sleep in quiet, peaceful repose.
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Cleveland
Rumor Sparks Sage Retirement Talk Amid Business
Report notes renewed chatter Russell Sage may retire, with Sage replying that life would have little to do if he stopped work. In Cincinnati, Germans plan an elaborate Bismarck birthday celebration April 1 with civic and military groups. A Saxony oak will be planted for the occasion. Miss Annie H Whitney of Lancaster Massachusetts praises St Bernard dogs and suggests her favorite be pronounced with first syllable stress.
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Russell Sage
Cincinnati
Bismarck
Saxony
Annie H. Whitney
Lancaster Mass
St. Bernard
Whitney
Boston Post urged to cut telephone rates in Boston
A letter from Longstreet Stedman & Co at 60 State Street Boston congratulates the Boston Post for taking the initial step to reduce exorbitant telephone service rates in Boston. The firm closes with best wishes and signs the letter.
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State Street
Post
Sir
Boston Post
Boston
Longstreet, Stedman & CO
Ash M D Quincy Mass Move In Right Direction
J H Ash M D of Quincy Massachusetts signals progress with a statement describing a move in the right direction for ongoing efforts. The brief note highlights a positive stance and forward momentum.
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J. H. Ash
M. D. Quincy
Mass
Observant Citizen notes city life and trials
The Observant Citizen comments on open country and shore houses, a Chicago and Alton railway suit for $6000 infractions, and streetwork on Huntington avenue with a tape insulation incident. It mentions British golf visitors, Paris eye art, Baconian claims, an advertising cart, sensational vaudeville ploys, and a New York assault rescue trend.
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Chicago & Alton Railway
Alton
New York
Petition for telephone reform endorsed by E C Ward
A Boston resident E C Ward at 21 Farnsworth street signs a letter to the editor supporting a petition for telephone reform. He urges that the invention be controlled by the people rather than the company, and extends best wishes for the effort.
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E. C. Ward
Farnsworth Street
Boston
Telephones at $30 in St John New Brunswick
The writer compares telephone charges abroad and in St John New Brunswick, noting many families pay about $30 annually for telephones with service described as excellent. He cites experiences visiting relatives there and endorses lower rates than in Boston.
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ST. John
N. B
The
Post
Boston
Cc. W. Brundager
New York Yacht Club Offers Yachts for Despatch Service
A Boston Post clipping from March 25, 1861 notes that yacht clubs could provide fast schooners as despatch boats off the coast. Today members of the New York Yacht Club renew the idea by offering steam yachts for similar public service, echoing the old suggestion.
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New York Club
Post
Boston Post
New York Yacht Club
Daily table hints and luncheon menu items
The listing presents a sequence of daily table hints featuring muffins rolls cake and luncheon items including salmon salad canned peaches macaroni soup fricassee chicken sea mashed potatoes squadishes ash baked Indian pudding and whipped cream with coffee as a finishing note.
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Emma
Stahlmann
Green Street
Jamaica Plain
The Fairies Christmas Carnival and a Starry Reunion
In a Metropolitan Club scene Hugh Osborne hears tales of a hidden past as a magical performance unfolds. A wistful Violetta, a foreign singer, appears with a mother ill and a longing gaze that recalls old wounds. A bedside forgiveness blooms into a marriage that heals years of pain and mystery.
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Hugh Osborne
Ams ZoeoRo
Hugh
Bill Boa
Mamma
Violetta
France
Faro Bank
Fay
Mirthful Exchanges and Witty Quips Across Papers
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips from early 20th century papers. Dialogues involve Miss Fonts, a perfumery clerk, and Lord Slabsides noting speech quirks and social jests. Other lines tease rejections and IOU pretensions with brisk comic edges.
Harbor Defense Rush Accelerates Navy Preparations
Naval and military offices around Boston push harbor defense work with at Watertown Arsenal sending heavy guns to San Francisco and Puget Sound. New recruits rise at Gloucester, with Lieutenant Minnetti aiming to set a record for enlistees by month end. Powder shipments from Dupont arrive, while officers T W Richards and B Izard join the Machias as a fresh crew is readied for sea service.
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Military
Navy
Boston
Watertown Arsenal
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Reilly
Arsenal
Washington
Watertown
Gloucester
Minnetti
Sturdy
Wabash
Neilson
Charlestown Navy Yard
Dupont Powder Company
Wilmington
Del
T. W. Richards
B. Izard
Mashias
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Izard
Aymaster
Howison
Maine Salvage Team Heads to Havana for Warship Lift
William P F Humphrey general manager of the Boston Towboat Company and his son Campbell departed Boston at 11 to Havana to supervise raising the battleship Maine from Havana Harbor. He communicates with Navy officials and believes hull recovery is possible with proper machinery, despite Havana chatter of failure.
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Humphrey
Boston Towboat Company
Havana
William PF. Humphrey
Boston
Maine
Campbell Humphrey
Washington
Sture
Navy Department
Passengers Sail From New York to Southampton on Liner
The New York bound American liner New York sails for Southampton with Oliver Ames and servant from Boston, Mrs Ames and maid, Mrs H R Chamberlain, W H Dimond, George L Peabody, Herbert M Sears and Mrs Sears with maid, W Staney Hollis US consul, Delagoa Bay passengers from Boston.
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New York
Southampton
Oliver Ames
Ames
H. R. Chamberlain
W. H. Dimond
George L. Peabody
Herbert M. Sears
Sears
Boston
W. Staney Hollis
United States
Delagoa Ay
Funeral for Rev Solon W Bush Held at Arlington Street Church
The funeral service for Rev Solon W Bush, a retired Unitarian minister, was held at Arlington Street Church after his death from heart disease in this city. The Rev John Duckson officiated with eulogies by Rev EB A Horton and Rev Charles G Ames. Allbearers included Rev Samuel M rothers Rev Howard N Brown and Rev James de Normandie. The body was moved to Forest Hills Cemetery for committal as Pastor Duckson recited the service.
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Solon W. Bush
Arlington Street Church
John Duckson
EB. A. Horton
Charlesg. Ames
Samuel Mrothers
Howard N. Brown
James de Normandie
The Remedy for Woman's Ailments The Yale Talk
Mme Yale discusses a twenty two year study on female health blaming general ailments on female forms. She claims discovery of a marvellous remedy from scientific effort to relieve suffering and restore beauty and vitality to women.
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Mme
Yale
Fruitcura Woman's Tonic Offers Free Trial Cure Claims
An advertisement promises free trial outfits of Fruitcura Woman's Tonic and related health remedies to prove their curative power for female ailments. The seller guarantees a complete permanent cure within physical limits and claims personal attention to every case, with confidential handling of letters marked personal.
Giant Frauds Top $300000 in Illegitimate Services
Banks in St. Paul Minnesota and nearby areas report colossal frauds over the past year involving government clerks tied to the Mississippi River improvements commission. Fraudulent time checks allegedly signed by J H Southall of the St Paul engineers office amount to 300000 dollars or more for services never performed. Banks plan to seek reimbursement while questions about discovery and timing remain.
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J. H. Southall
United States Engineers
St. Paul
Vermont Official Wheelock Veazey Dies in Washington
Wheelock G. Veazey of Vermont, former member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, died in Washington tonight at 8 o'clock. He resigned a year ago due to ill health.
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Washington
Woman's Wisdom pamphlet offered for free by mail
A promotional notice advertises full size bottles of Fruitcora at one dollar and promotes Woman's Wisdom, a treatise on women's health. It promises to mail the booklet free to any woman who sends her name and address to Dept. 46 Ludington Building.
Criticism of Gladstone's Political Career Presented
Albert Poor of Andover argues at the Bostonia Club that Gladstone’s acts were often aggressive and cruel, citing Ireland, the Transvaal, and Civil War stance. The address labels him an opportunist with vacillating policy, though notes his integrity and oratorical power.
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Bostonia Club
Huntington Avenue
Albert Poor
Andover
Glad Stone
Gladstone
Liberty
Ireland
Transvaal
Newcastle
Parnell
Commons
Cavour
Bismarck
Edmund Burke
Gordon
Khartoum
England
G. O
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the Post
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Harwichport, Mass
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Lowell
Veazey
Salem
W. D. Pickman
Beverly
Ludington Building
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Fort M’pherson
Atlanta
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