Twain's Return Prompts Hartford Hope for Mark Twain Homecoming
Hartford residents greet the news that Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain will return to occupy his Farmington avenue Hartford home after years abroad. The article details the house’s architecture its grounds and Clemens journaling room highlighting local pride in the famed author’s planned resumption of residence.
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Hartford
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Ain
Europe
Hart
Ford
Clemens
Germany
England
Farmington Avenue
West End
Connecticut
Mark Twain
Samuel Ll. Clemens
Conquest Law and Philippines Gain Debate at Tufts
A fragment notes a meeting at Ballou Hall with Capen of Tufts College discussing the law of conquest and the legitimacy of territorial acquisitions including the Philippines. The excerpt hints at debates on justice of treaties and imperial gains.
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United States
Philippines
Russia
F. O. Hall
Cambridge
Capen
G. L. Perin
Ballou
Tufts College
Boston Custom House Revenue Tops 18 Million. Agents Seek Expansion
A Treasury team led by Colonel Con verse J. Smith reports Boston port revenue at 18 million last year, nearly double the Wilson tariff intake. They plan to recommend expanding the customs force. J B Whittemore, once a port inspector, was reinstated in the Treasury Department.
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United States Treasury
Converse J. Smith
Boston Custom House
Custom House
J. B. Whittemore
Treasury Department
Morris Murch Butler Enamelled Bed a Fifth Dollar Offer
Demonstration of selling chamber furniture at low prices by Morris Murch Butler at 42 Summe Street. Enamelled bed with extension foot cast balls mounts and spindles in all sizes offered for five dollars. Also carries brass beds and complete dining room furniture.
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Morris, Murch &Utler
Summe Street
The Jesus Business Sparks Debate In Kansas Knocker
John J. Ingalls argues religion as a powerful force in society and Christianity as a major influence in government, while dismissing public sensationalism about Jesus. He notes Jesus’s humble life and urges respect for sacred mysteries over secular mockery.
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Topeka
Kansas Knocker
J. F. Jarrell
Myron A. Waterman
John J. Ingalls
Jesus
Pilate
Hérod
Cesar
Kansas
Nazareth
Capernaum
God
Neral Buller
South Africa
Garden
Gethsemane
Calvary
Lawyer Dill Receives 1000000 Fee To Unite Carnegie Frick
New York March 26 James B Dill a leading corporation lawyer will be paid one million dollars for reconciling Andrew Carnegie and H C Frick the steel magnates The mediator rose from a Chicago Tribune reporter to a top industrial negotiator The harmony created by his deal marks him among the nation s premier corporate lawyers.
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New York
James B. Dill
Andrew Carnegie
H. C. Frick
Mr. Dill
Combine
Corporation
The
Chicago Tribune
Unusual Suit Sale At Browning Hing Co
Browning Hing Co announces all suit styles from $10 for 18 and 15 dollar gowns now sold at the game price. The offer drew a large crowd Friday morning and the store remained crowded as sales sped. With doors opening, shoppers thronged the shop and demand taxed service capacity. The headline notes the deal may end soon as the gate closes on a short period.
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Browning, Hing & Co
Eleven New Policemen Appointed to Force
Eleven young men who passed the civil service examination were appointed to the police force this forenoon. Names listed include Arthur H. Fitts Patrick J. McLaughlin Timothy S. Ellis Albert H. Otens Frederick G. Brauer William de Hopkins Matthew B. Hopkins Charles Algren George McCard George H. Dickinson and John B. Dolliver.
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Civil Service
Eereforenoon
Arthur BH. Fitts
Patrick J. McLaugh
Timothy
Magnificent Roxbury Home for Commodore Goldsmith Near Franklin Park
Commodore Simon Goldsmith of the Boston Yacht Club is completing an extensive Roxbury residence on a 20 000 square foot lot at Hampton avenue and Seaver street facing Franklin Park. The pink Westerly granite and Ashley Pompeian brick exterior mark a modern style as the main entrance from Seaver street draws the eye. Goldsmith owns the steam yacht Pleasure.
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Simon Goldsmith
Boston Yacht Club
Roxbury
Boston
Commodore Simon Goldsmith
Hampton Avenue
Seaver Street
Franklin Park
Goldsmith
Pleasure
Magnificent Goldsmith Mansion Detailed With Luxurious Rooms
The article describes a lavish mansion owned by Mr. Goldsmith with a mahogany finish, walls adorned by the Goldsmith arms, and rooms in Louis XVI and Elizabethan styles. It notes fourteen portrait panels, extensive servants' quarters, a Moorish den, a Colonial Renaissance dining room, an Italian walnut upper floor, a Japanese tea room, a billiard room, and a glass cupola. The house, heated by hot water, cost about $119,000 and sits near properties on Fluggles and Washington streets and the Nantasket Hotel area.
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Goldsmith
Boston
Bay
Edsmith
Changes at Nantasket Beach Reservation Move Noted
Secret John Woodbury of the Metropolitan Park Commission said progress on Nantasket Beach reservation includes taking a land strip 6500 feet inland from Atlantic Hill to the water between the county road railroad and water. The legislature authorizes the land and the plan spans between a steamboat wharf and hotels.
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John Woodbury
Metropolitan Park Commission
Nantasket Beach
Atlantic Hill
Lehhmaston
Glthe
Sherman-Worrell Fruit Co Opens Shelf Life Fruits Display
The Sherman-Worrell Fruit Company showcases preserved fruits at its Congregational House office on Beacon Street. Dried and sealed raspberries and other California grown fruits remain edible indefinitely without ice or cans, offering new dietary options and a fig based filling called Fig mince for pies. The exhibit highlights seasonless fruit flavor and iron rich nourishment.
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Sherman-Worrell Fruit Company
Congregational House
Beacon Street
Cosa
Asa Specia
Soya
California
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