Governor Bates Rejects Salary Increases For Public Officials
The Boston Post reports Governor Bates vetoes a bill to raise the Suffolk Superior Court messenger salary, arguing public official pay should reflect what the public reasonably pays and noting many proposed increases total about 70,000 per year. He says higher posts demand proven value and that clerical roles already overpay relative to private sector plus higher administrative positions show no need for more.
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Bates
Suffolk County
Commonwealth
Slavery Under the Flag in Philippine Policy Debate
Captain John J. Pershing argues for maintaining slavery in Mohammedan districts of the Philippines to support imperial control, claiming it is tied to religion and should remain untouched. Critics denounce supporting such practices under the American flag as a surrender of liberty and an intolerable policy of imperial domination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Pershing
Fifteenth Infantry
Philippines
United States
Captain Pershing
McKinley
Republic
Smoke Law Enforcement Set For Next Wednesday
The Boston superintendent of streets fixes next Wednesday to resume smoke law enforcement. The city eyes a clean air day as half a million residents become “smoke inspectors” and residents demand a return to pre strike conditions. Officials warn no excuse for noncompliance as April approaches.
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Boston
Boston Coal Club
Tidewater
Coal Trust
Municipal Authority Urged to Enforce Law Vigorously
The source argues that if officials fail to comply, the municipal authority should enforce the law vigorously to ensure compliance and accountability.
Protection for Bribery in Delaware U S Attorney Appointment
The piece argues that the appointment of William M. Byrne as United States attorney for Delaware is tied to Senator Addicks and urges that the Justice Department official prosecuting bribery and election crimes be free from political favoritism. It accuses Byrne of being Addicks’s ally and claims President Roosevelt protects a corrupt system in Delaware.
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William M. Byrne
United States
Delaware
Senate
Department of Justice
J. Edward Addicks
Clark
Heinze
Montana
Roosevelt
Byrne
Addicks
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk and the Love Microbe
A whimsical spring piece by Newton Newkirk blends a boy's ardor with a humorous tale of a golf mishap. It includes a spoof of literary triumphs and a lost Morgan check anecdote, ending with a wind proof skirt vignette and brief reader letters.
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Newton Newkirk
Wind proof skirt sparks critique from Western designer
A Western creator of women’s garments markets a wind proof skirt claimed to stay put in strong gusts. Critics predict failure and question the need for openwork hose beneath such a garment. The piece ends by mocking the concept and suggesting a more wind proof design.
The Humble Love of Jim McHugh at the Resort
A light hearted tale at a fashionable summer hotel follows Jim McHugh owner of the first class resort and Edith a pampered daughter. Their romance faces brave mockery of culture and a playful grammar lesson as two negatives become an affirmative. Edith accepts Jim amid family wit and resort chatter.
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Jim McHugh
Jim
Edith
Robert
Bobby
Mr. McHough
Miles's Report on Philippines Should Be Made Public
The public demands Lt General Miles’s Philippines inspection report, arguing his frank observations merit release despite War Department secrecy. The author praises Miles as a fearless, capable commander whose testimony would carry weight beyond partisan committees or civil government in the islands.
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War Department
Miles
Philippines
Washington
Isverrone
Department
Alger
Roosevelt
San Juan
Corbin
Nelson A. Miles
Army of the
United States
Congress
Islands
Notable Boston Notes on Contracts and Local Happenings
The Observant Citizen reports Bob Barnet’s exclusive three year contract with the Cadets boosting his earnings. Mentions Palm Beach travel by Mr. and Mrs. A. Shuman, postponement of Arthur Pickering’s Browning reading due to a relative’s death, and a plan to plough Boston Common. notes on Captain Hathaway’s visit, trainer J. C. Cook, Kentucky show horse Ameriga, and Stedman Willard taking a job in Boston.
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Bob Barnet
Barnet
Bank Officers’ Association
Bob
A. Shuman
Palm Beach
Fla
Boston
Atlantic
Browning
Arthur Howard Pickering
E. Royall Tyler
Beacon Street
Pickering
J. C. Cook
Chaplin, Fy
Cook
Houtchen
Ameriga
Kentucky
On This Day Sir Andrew Kippis Biographer
For March 28 the piece notes Sir Andrew Kippis born 1725 and torn from early life. It describes his cacoethes scribendi and his Biographia Britannica with spice and risqueness. He published five volumes before dying, leaving a note on his pen hunger.
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Andrew Kippis
Kippis
Mfe
Sir Kippis
Biographia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica
Roxbury Debaters Defeat Boston Y M C A Team
The Highland Union debaters from Roxbury beat a trio from the Boston Y M C A at their Mt. Pleasant Avenue rooms. The motion supported the initiative and referendum in Massachusetts with 60 000 voters required to initiate or refer legislation. Judges were Robert Treat Paine John C Cobb and Robert Jackson.
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Highland Union
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Roxbury
Boston Young Men's Christian Union
Massachusetts
Boston Y. M. C. A
Messrs
Slattery
Silverman
Cooke
Mulray
Grady
Howard
Prize Drill in East Boston Today
More than 200 East Boston High School Cadets and friends attend the annual prize drill and dance this afternoon and evening in the school hall. The drill is set for 1 30 p m with dancing to follow. Judges include Captain J G MacDonald of Brighton High and Captain J T Mountain of Roxbury High.
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East Boston High School
J. G. MacDonald
Brighton High School
J. T. Mountain
Roxbury High
Kiss That Flag Captain Rogers Defends Flag on Seminole
Captain Henry B. Rogers of the revenue cutter Seminole shielded his crew from flag insults aboard the ship before a coast voyage. He made a sailor kiss the flag to affirm respect, praising patriotism and duty while the crew filed back to duty. Rogers, a veteran officer who served since 1901, previously commanded the Woodbury near Santiago and faced peril during an ice rescue mission to Newfoundland.
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Henry B. Rogers
United States Revenue Cutter
Seminole
Rogers
Free America
Navy
Captain Rogers
Alaska
Sitka
Woodbury
Santiago
Gloucester
Newfoundland
Boston
H. B. Rogers
A Card From Mr Dewolf Complains Of Report
Louis Dewolf writes to the Post objecting to a March 24 article about a dispute with Charles B. Wyman at a Spring Lane restaurant. He disputes the reporting and defends his conduct referencing witnesses and court records.
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Post
Charles B. Wyman
Spring Lane
Louis Dewolf
Proven circulation praised by Shaw-Torrey Company
A communication to Boston Yost congratulates him on the thorough manner of proving circulation and distribution in the recent printed matter. The Shaw-Torrey Company, Limited of Grand Rapids Michigan extends best wishes for continued success.
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Boston Yost
Shaw-Torrey Company, Ltd
Grand Rapids, Mich
New Ideas in Men's Clothes at Adler Rochester Line
Spring fashions unfold in refined merchant tailoring and Adler Rochester made ready to wear. Adler factory representative praises new models and urges customers to request seeing them.
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L. Adler Bros. & Company
Rochester
Adler
Cadets Prepare For Drill Review At Oak Hall
Oak Hall invites guests including the Latin School drum corps and Drum Major F. Stuart to watch the young cadets who have spent months drilling and studying the manual of arms.
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Nies
Latin School
F. Stuart
Cadet Drill Program Details at East Boston High
Alvin Ke Story leads East Boston High School Cadets in a near perfect drill, with I Company under Captain M J Nashersey and H Company under Captain Oliver I Storey preparing for judging.
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Alvin KE. Story
East Boston High School
Competitive drill and bugle corps battalion parade prize awards
A battalion parade features competitive drill and bugle corps with prize awards for top performances. Dancing elements accompany the program as teams vie for honors.
Cuban Treaty To Be Approved In Senate Debates
Three reports on the reciprocity treaty with the United States were laid before the Cuban Senate. The majority supports amendments adopted by the US Senate, while minority reports oppose ratification citing the sugar duty reduction in 1897. Debate is set for tomorrow with expected approval by a small majority.
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Senor Tamayo
Senate
Ages Aggregate 169 Years for Lisbon Couple
In Lisbon with over 35 years residence, Mr. and Mrs. William Wage are described as devoted to politics and daily reading. Mr. Wagg, born in Lewiston 87 years ago, is noted for memory and self applying spectacles, while Mrs. Wagg tends doors and keeps a keen watch on security. They are cared for by son Alphonzo and daughter Annie, with three other sons named Greenleaf, Howard, and Alvin in Lewiston and Chicago.
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Arthur Smith
Arthur
Arthur Smite
Helen de Forest
Misa de Forest
Mrs. Smite
Lisbon
William Wage
Mr. Wagg
Lewiston
Boston Post seeks oldest New England married couple
The Boston Post invites readers across New England to submit photos and a 200 word sketch of the region’s oldest married couple. Include birth and marriage dates, address, children, and life details. Winners receive a Morris Chair and Rocking Chair delivered express prepaid, with notice given on the final submission date.
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Boston Post
New England
Post
Boston
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