Fourth of July Celebrations Split Between Noise and Play
A 1904 essay criticizes patriotic Fourth of July celebrations as noise. It contrasts Emerson Association experiments with Plymouth excursions and a Chicago group offering free fireworks in parks. The piece argues toy pistols are deadly and singing sacred songs cannot replace gunpowder explosions.
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Emerson Association
Plymouth
Chicago Amusement Association
United States
Dorothea
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Adams
Massachusetts must fund a Boston drydock to boost trade
The piece argues for an $800000 state investment to build a modern drydock in Boston, asserting it will restore port facilities, attract larger steamers, and benefit every county, with hope that Washington will support Massachusetts amid Atlantic port rivalry. It links the Panama Canal effort to national progress and notes broader economic gains from improved harbor infrastructure.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boston
United States
Washington
Massachusetts
New York
Baltimore
Jerome Jones
Legislative Committee
A Quieter Fourth
Petitions circulate urging the city to curb noise on the Fourth of July. While suppression of horn blowing and explosive demonstrations has appeal, there is concern that efforts to silence patriotic expressions by Young America may overreach.
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Young America
A Touch of Summer Emerges in Spring Weather Confusion
The piece notes abrupt shifts from snowstorms in late April to sudden summer warmth and rain, advising readers to take weather swings in stride. It reflects on the unreliable cycle of temperatures, urging practicality with overcoats and umbrellas while acknowledging nature’s unpredictable pattern.
One Cent Verdict in Boston Elevated Injury Suit
Agnes Green of the West End won a verdict of one cent against the Boston Elevated Railway Company in the Superior Court. She claimed neurasthenia and epilepsy from a subway car accident when a gate fell, struck the third rail, and caused a short circuit stopping the car. The railway denied liability.
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Agnes Green
West End
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Superior Court
Sherman
Pleasant Street
Tremont Street Shirtwaist Parade Signals Summer Arrival
A warm day on Tremont Street with temperatures near 80 degrees marks the hurried arrival of summer as a shirtwaist parade unfolds. Charmion visits Forest Hills and a letter signed A B C offers anonymous advice. A new foot bridge to North Station is promised after May 10 easing cross-town pedestrian flow. A rise in grafters fills Pie Alley with the voices of the night, despite no holdups reported.
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Tremont Street
Causeway Street
The Black Cat Enables a Marriage Scam
Eva H Bowes tale recounts Margaret Allston and Jack Grahame who scheme to win consent for marriage using a talking cat. Mrs Grant initially resists, but a mechanical ploy inside the cat makes the statue cat speak yes. The cat approves, Mrs Grant faints, and Margaret and Jack wed, receiving a carved pedestal cat as a wedding gift.
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Margaret Allston
Jack Grahame
Margaret
Mrs. Grant
Jack
Cat
Margaret Aliston
Boy Baby Born to R G Shaws in Brookline Society
Brookline society notes a quiet birth three weeks ago to Mrs. Robert Gould Shaw the younger. Mother and infant are reported well. Shaw, previously married abroad last year after divorcing his famous first wife Nannie Langhorne, had been at the Horse Show solo when the news leaked.
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Brookline Society
Robert Gould Shaw
Babe
Shaw
Nannie Langhorne
Cae
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Standard Oil Company
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Malden
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Somerville
Minot’s
Fourth of July Association of
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Carleton
Somerville English High School
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Newtonville
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Jordan Marsh CO
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