Mass police enrollment act sparks state wide home rule clash
The Massachusetts debate over police enrollment pits local self government against state control with the Republicans portraying the measure as a threat to home rule. Democrats argue the plan concentrates voting list oversight and erodes local authority, a stance the piece says could backfire for the party in power across the state.
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Massachusetts
State House
Boston
New Ashford
Gosnold
Dunstable
Commonwealth
Get all the names in Boston poll tax enrolment drive
The city police begin a seven day enrollment of all men liable to a poll tax and all women voters to build voting lists. The Post urges citizen aid to ensure accuracy and completeness, especially by women preparing full names ages occupations and residence as of the prior May 1.
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Boston
Notorious Wrong in Boston Senate Discipline
A disciplinary move against Senators Michael J. Sullivan and Arthur Harrington suspends them for a week and bars speaking and voting. The tied vote on a 12 hour firemen bill and a failed Carey picketing bill are noted, with calls that the punishment disenfranchises two large Boston districts and hurts labor interests.
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Michael J. Sullivan
South Boston
Arthur Harrington
Charlestown
Boston
Senate
Jones
Harrington
Sullivan
Carey
Lawbor
Salem Tigers and Quaker Persecution Statue Debate
The Salem community weighs a gift from a New York donor—a statue group showing ancestors as a tiger and two Quaker Friends, Laurence and Cassandra Southwick. Critics argue public memorials should honor noble deeds, not commemorate persecution.
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Salem
New York
Laurence
Cassandra Southwick
Boston
New England
Senate contempt over denying representation in legislation
A fragment notes the Senate swerve in legislation depriving communities of representation and declares the Senate in contempt of the people of the Commonwealth for its action.
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Senate
Commonwealth
The Squeeze in Coal
A Boston Coal Club price hike harms consumers. The writers condemn a 26 to 60 cent per ton rise from April 20, aligning it with operator increases and freight myths. They urge legislative action, noting past famines and a need for drastic remedy. The piece labels the dealers extortionate and conspiratorial.
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Boston Coal Club
Tidewater
Boston
Coal Club
Philadelphia
Capes
Chicago
Legislative Committee
Farewell to Mr Conte at Chestnut Street reception
A reception for the Rev. and Mrs. Conte hosted by Rev. and Mrs. Charles Gordon Ames at 12 Chestnut Street honors Mr Conte on his return to Italy after a decade of service with the Boston Society for the Protection of Italian Immigrants. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, and Giuseppe Benza. A gold watch, an American flag, and an album with signatures from over seven Italian workers were presented.
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Gaetano Conte
Charles Gordon Ames
Chestnut Street
Conte
Giuseppe Benza
Il Reisorgimento
E. E. Tale
Howe
Bouquet for Judge Clary at Boston District Court
Judge Clary presided at Boston District Court yesterday morning after appointment by Governor Bates. Officers presented a bouquet to the new judge. Two drunkenness cases and one larceny case were heard. Michael Donahue was fined ten dollars in the larceny matter.
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Clary
Boston
John J. Bates
Michael Donahue
Mosquitoes Union bylaws mock May ode and frontier prank
A satirical item from Newton Newkirk sketches the Mosquitoes Union in Cranberry Marsh. It parodies bylaws about long life, nightly labor, tools, and yellow fever germs, ending with a comical motto and a jittery union resolution on window screens. The piece weaves in unrelated quips about Hearst and Thaw, finishing with a footnote clarifying the Reliance yacht.
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Thesmosquitoes’ Union
Cranberry Marsh
Jim
Bite
Hank Borum
United States
Mosquitoes’ Union
Union
Bortum
What the Sphinx Says All is fare in street car profits
The column argues that street car profits are treated fairly, noting public sentiment and financial pressures on transit firms. It highlights how pricing and service changes affect riders, workers, and city budgets, reflecting concerns about equity and growth in urban transport.
Roosevelt Opens St Louis Exposition With Quirky Parade
In St Louis on April 30 President Roosevelt opened the exposition using a can opener after a corkscrew proved useless. The day featured a city treedom ceremony, a military parade, a kiss to dozens of babies, a dedicatory address, and a fancy supper. President Francis of the World’s Fair Company presided with a large hammer and introduced Roosevelt. Cleveland spoke after Roosevelt with Bryan ignored.
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ST. Louis
Roosevelt
Wells
Grand Avenue
Corbin
Linden Boulevard
Rocky Mountains
Bend
Liberal Arts Building
David B. Francis
The
World's Fair Company
Francis
Post
N. BR
U. S
Cleveland
W. J. Bryan
May proverbs to ponder for daily knowledge
A dated note presents May focused proverbs urging caution before May ends. It lists sayings about weather and farming such as no changing clothing until May is out and bees and harvests tied to May, reflecting traditional agrarian counsel.
Oldest Mechanic Falls couple tied to 179 years total
John Stevens born July 10, 182, and Lydia Stevens born April 7, 1814, in Lisbon and Webster towns respectively, married November 21, 1838. They lived at Stevens Mills and raised six children, three sons serving in the Civil War. only two children survive, Thomas in Texas and William in Spokane. They remain active at ages 90 years 7 months and 88 years 10 months, totaling 179 years 5 months.
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Lis
John
Lydia Jt. Stevens
Stevens
Minot
Auburn
Lisbon
Webster
Emerson
Stevens Mills
Portland
Lewiston Corner
Lewiston
Androscoggin River
Thomas
Texas
William
Spokane
Mechanic Falls
Oldest New England married couple sought by the Boston Post
The Boston Post invites readers to submit photographs and a 200 word sketch of the oldest married couple in their area. Include birth and marriage dates, address, number of children, and notable life details. The chosen couple will receive a Morris Chair and a Rocking Chair delivered anywhere in New England.
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Boston Post
New England
Vost
Post
Boston
The Observant Citizen Reflections and Local Notes
A collection of casual observations on weather, recent social events, and local figures. The piece mentions open cars, a fall in temperature, Horace J. Colvin and Banff Hot Springs, John J. McNally, Jack Rogers in London, the State House tulips, Bowdoin street, and the navy yard decision to build two steel training ships. Also notes herring runs, a Celtic wit in court, Paul du Chailly, and political weather vanes around Fitzgerald and Conry.
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Horace J. Colvin
New England
Canadian Pacific
Banff Hot Springs
Frank
Alberta
Crow's Nest Pass
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Kicking Horse Pass
Charlestown Navy Yard
Savage Scrimmage Over Techniques Autographs At Tech
A chaotic rush in Rogers building for the first 20 copies of Technique with President Pritchett’s autographs escalates into a wild melee. Faculty and students tear at clothing, drag each other away, and one man, Glenn, suffers a severe hand injury from broken glass.
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Arlo Bates
Tech
Rogers Building
Pritchett
Glenn
Professor Albers
Supreme Court
Peabody
P. G. Hill
Roberts
Mr. Dike
The New Coal Outrage
A reader denounces coal dealers for raising egg coal 50 cents per ton and stove coal 25 cents ahead of the May 1 change, calling it a dirty trick. The writer notes the price at 6.75 a ton and argues such sharp increases hurt workers and fuel socialism, urging public response.
Tribute to Father Sheehy Heads Irish Meeting
A relief to Ireland minded Boston letter invites Irish Americans to a May 5 meeting at Hotel Essex to form a committee and present Father Eugene Sheehy with a purse before he returns to Ireland. The note cites his long lectures and national service, listing organizers and their addresses in South Boston.
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Eugene Sheehy
Bruree
Rockhill
County Limerick
Ireland
Father Sheehy
Old Land
Hotel
Essex
Matthew Cummings
John H. O'Brien
David Lynch
Joseph M. Patten
P. J. Colbert
P. A. Foley
John Sullivan
William S. McNary
Terrence Cavanagh
L. J. Logan
Thomas W. Flood
Thomas F. Doherty
John J. Teevans
Sixth Street
Boston
Thomas J. Collins
Veto of Pennsylvania Trading Stamp Bill Sparks Debate
Harrisburg, April 30. The Pennsylvania Legislature's trading stamp bill was vetoed by the Governor. The measure would require redeeming stamps promised to yield cash or goods, with penalties including fines up to 500 dollars or six months imprisonment for noncompliance. The Governor defended the act as miscast, noting the transaction is not criminal and impractical to imprison a corporation.
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Harrisburg
Penn
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
Princess Caroline of Reuss Marries at Buckeburg Castle
April 36. The Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar and Princess Caroline of Reuss wed at Buckeburg castle Schaumburg Lippe. Attendants included Prince George of Schaumburg Lippe and Prince Henry XIV of Reuss. Emperor William and Queen Wilhelmina attended with 33 royal peers. Gifts included a porcelain table service from Farrier William and a Chinese porcelain service from Duben Wilhelmina.
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Bprilin
Grand Duke
Saxe-Weimar
Caroline of Reuss
Buckeburg Castle
Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
Rothe
Weimar
Prince George of
Schaumburg-Lippe
Henry XIV
Reuss
William
Wilhelmina
Farrier
iWilliam
Duben Wilhelmina
Funeral of Ernest B Adams at Roxbury home
The funeral of Ernest B Adams 49, born Waterville Maine, son of the late Albion Adams, veteran Boston policeman, will be held at 10:30 AM from 42 Codman Park Roxbury. He belonged to Billerica Lodge of Masons and Norfolk Lodge I O O F. Survived by one son Ernest L.
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Ernest B. Adams
Codman Park
Roxbury
Mr. Adams
Waterville
Albion Adams
Boston
Billerica Lodge of Masons
Norfolk Lodge
Ernest L
Raquette Lake Reunion Sparks Old Confessions
On Raquette Lake a long simmering feud dissolves as a canoe collision forces a reunion between a 26 year old bachelor and his old flame Rose. They quarrelled before five years apart but end up confessing and deciding to be fools together after a soggy rescue and shared laughter amid canoe mishaps on the tranquil Adirondack water.
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Charles
Adirondacks
Old Forge
Saranac
Raquette Lake
Craigie’s
Rose
Thousand Islands
Harbor Springs
Mich
Watkins Glen
Chautauqua
Raquette
Fulton Chain
New York State
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Castle Square Theatre
John J. McNally
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St. Louis Exposition
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George W. Billings
Commonwealth Avenue
Wareham
Thomas Riley
H. St. Laurie
Suffolk County
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Conry
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Professor Bates
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