Funston praised for Aguinaldo capture in bold Philippine move
The piece lauds General Funston for capturing Aguinaldo as a bold strategic action and notes General MacArthur's suggestion to promote him to brigadier general. It questions long term outcomes, warns about inflated claims of trusts and fictitious capital, and foresees potential financial and political storms ahead.
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Aguinaldo
Funston
Kansan
MacArthur
War Department
Philippines
Senor Lopez
The
Post
Rizal
General MacArthur
Subway issue in Boston sparks clash over public streets
The Boston Elevated Railway fights private subway plans and argues streets belong to the people, while the Post urges the city to lease underground transit on public property. The editor calls the Elevated monopoly “too elevated” and urges a public ownership approach.
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Albert H. Pillsbury
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Pillsbury
Bancroft
Boston
E Elevated Company
Elevated Company
Post
Elevated
The
Strange Conditions Stir Debate Over Danish West Indies Sale
From Copenhagen reports the Danish government would sell its West Indian territories only with strict terms. Inhabitants choosing transfer would become US citizens, and island products would enter duty free. The piece notes the shift from universal citizenship to a two tier system and questions imperial trends.
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Copenhagen
United States
Ehatl
Danish West Indies
How the Trusts Grow and Watered Capital Claims
The piece describes Morgan's steel trust with a capital of 1.254 billion dollars and notes possible additions to cover unse cured industries. Pittsburg iron experts claim the actual value of included plants may equal only the par value of 200 million dollars in bonds, suggesting much of the capitalization is water.
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Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Great Steel
Pittsburg
Great Trust
Taft visits Sulu under colonial pageantry and treaty ties
Cable reports Commissioner Taft visits the Sulu sultanate where he is greeted with fireworks and theater shows as the Stars and Stripes fly. He tells the sultan that local customs and religion will be left alone while noting treaty disputes over piracy and slavery.
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Taft
Jolo
Sulu
McKinley
Bulu
United States
Utah
Co op horse hotel approved in Back Bay plans
A tentative permit for a cooperative horse hotel in Boston’s Back Bay draws interest as a growing scene in Long Wharf fruit trade and hotel culture. The letter reflects local quirks from bed linen thefts to a recital by Maude Powell and anecdotes about newspaper life.
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Co-Operative Horse
Back Bay
Minister Loses Coat to Custom Officer on Train
A minister shared a seat with a stranger on a train and boasted of buying a coat cheaper in Sherbrooke. The stranger, a Vermont port customs officer, seized the coat at the border. The minister learned he could reclaim the coat by paying duty after the incident.
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New England
Canada
Sherbrooke
P. Q
Vermont
United States
Stanger
Mr. L
Custom House
Poet Leader Praised By Hotel Correspondent Murdock
Boston hotel writer Fr W Murdock confirms in a personal note that the poet’s leadership is true. The message dated March 2 from 86 Huntington Avenue expresses Fr Murdock’s endorsement and invites use of the enclosed material.
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F. W. Murdock
B. A. Grazier
Fr. W. Murdock
Huntington Avenue
Boston
Breakfast and Lunch Menu with Dessert Recipes
The page lists daily meals for breakfast lunch and dinner including items like Granose Flakes Buckwheat Cakes Shrimp Salad Stuffed Peppers Spinach Lamb Steak and Desserts. It also provides two recipes for Mousse d Erables and Custard with chocolate and mentions Mrs Fannie Marsh of Boston Massachusetts.
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Fannie Marsh
Blackwood Street
Boston
Maas
Odd Bits of News Snapshot From Various Topics
A potpourri of notes covers a Massachusetts sword maker with spare capacity, Budapest’s population surge to 729 383 incl garrison, a 1890s Philadelphia to Washington furniture and archives shipment, sponge fishing lamp innovations, and British naval estimates hinting at submarine vessel experiments under the admiralty.
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United States
Massachusetts
Budapest
Philadelphia
Washington
Admiralty
Murder mystery far western city triggers sensational extra
The Roscrum Western State paper reports a dramatic murder case in which detective Tom Davis is slain. Ben sorp, believed member of a secret society, is arrested as the suspect. A girl named Hurley, tied to his innocence, and a Sunday gathering of boys reveal a car accident story that leads to acquittal.
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Post
The
Boston
the Post
Back Bay
Sunday Post
Roxbury
F. W. Murdock
New York
Roscrum
Oregon
Davis
Bensorp
Tom Davis
Paul Bensorp
Hurley
Miss Hurley
Bliind
Es. Glass
Ficeman
Paul
Wec
Committee Backs Against Baker Bill on Police Board Reform
The metropolitan affairs committee will report against Lawyer William H H Baker's abolition bill for the new Police Board, with possible dissenters. They will return after a Worcester county trip to review McNary's bipartisan board bill, likely reporting against it as well. Possible compromise discussions emerged to avoid a governor and council investigation.
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William HH. Baker
Board of Police
Worcester County
Clinton
McNary
Baker
Govovernor
Jokes and jabber mix in a scatter of quotes
A jumble of humorous exchanges from multiple sources includes a waiter being called boss, an artist with a gardener, an escaped applicant from Portland, a vaccinated duel badge anecdote, questions about dialect usage, and a stock broker pun about Standard Oil.
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Portland
Tufts Night Lights Up Boston YMCA with Glee and Mandolin Clubs
The Boston YMCA hosted a Tufts night closing the Association Star Course. Tufts College Glee and Mandolin clubs performed to acclaim assisted by reader Edna Louise Sutherland. A new song Charlie Tufts His College was premiered with Mr. Watkins as soloist.
Stable erection hearing on Lansdowne Street for 210 horses
A Board of Health hearing yesterday considered a petition to erect a large stable on Lansdowne Street near Brookline Avenue Pack Bay for 210 horses. The submitted plans show a highly novel and luxurious design and the petitioner representative Francis Peabody Jr spoke about the structure.
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Board of Health
Lansdowne Street
Brookline Avenue
Pack Bay
Beaton
Lsgeen
Francis Peabody, Jr
A Clever Young Violinist At Burns Memorial
Miss Maria Zelezny, a young Austrian violinist and student at the New England Conservatory, impressed at the Burns memorial concert at Tremont Temple. She has appeared at social functions in Boston and nearby towns, came to the U S last year, and will return to Austria after graduation to pursue concert work in Europe.
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Tremont Temple
Maria Zelezny
New England Conservatory
Miss Zelezny
Boston
Brookline
The
Newtons
New York
Franz Kneisel
Misnomer A’s Prolonged Evening Call
A brisk evening call from Misnomer A turns into a drawn out encounter. The caller’s urbane manner and cheerful babble wear down the listener who hopes he will leave. By morning, the weary maid contemplates nap and ponders the moniker Such an easy going hop.
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Chicago Record
Early Spring Hats For Misses and Children
Exciting selection of early spring hats for misses and children highlights school hats durable yet dainty, dress hats with straw effects, lace, and chiffon. Imported models from Milan and leading makers compete with inhouse creations, offering smart English walking hats and a wide range of shapes and trims. Early choice secures better assortments and specialties.
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Milan
Gill
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Chickering Hall
Colonel Cadwell
Utica
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Chicago
Newspaper Row
Signor Marconi
Pritchett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Society of Arts
T. D. Roberts
Ward 22
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the Post’s
Mary
O'Connell
Bowdoin Street, Dorchester
Jordan, Marsh A& CO
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Washington Star
Senator Sorghum
Rockefeller
Partridge
Fownes Bros. Denis, Allcroft & Co
Trefousse & Co
Perrin Freres & Co
Wertheimer & Co
Wwe
Sea Island
Cap Street
Oxford
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