General Martin to lead police reforms in Boston
The Boston Post expresses faith in General Augustus P. Martin heading the police board and pursuing strict enforcement. It urges immediate reform to curb gambling dens policy shops and public street horse markets. The paper notes past scandals and expects accountability under his administration.
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Augustus P. Martin
Board of Police
Boston
Martin
Innis and Lowery
Post
Settle the Coal Strike at Cleveland Meet
Opinion urges coal mine owners and operators at Cleveland to end the strike by granting a wage scale allowing miners to live and support their families. It says the dispute harms American civilization and urges just action now to halt ongoing oppression and further consequences.
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Cleveland
Open the Gym and Protect Central Park for All
The editorial argues against economizing at the Charlesbank gymnasium and urges prioritizing near central parks. It contends cuts should avoid facilities essential to health for the less privileged, while those with means can still access recreation. It stresses central urban parks are necessary for the public near home.
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Charlesbank
Florence Elene
Ida Howell
Josie Gregory
Minnie
Keyptian Ballet
The
Howard
Luce urges tariff reform steps at Somerville Democratic Club
Robert Luce told the Somerville Democratic Club that indignation at Senate yielding party principles to selfish interests is warranted. He urged Democrats to push any tariff reform measure through the Senate to start reform, acknowledging no bill will be perfect but progress is essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Luce
Somerville
Democratic Club
Senate
Senate Delays Willison Tariff Bill Threatens Summer Setback
For thirteen weeks the United States Senate has held the Willison tariff bill without action. Business interests urge a decision as the nation edges toward recovery from the past year's downturn, warning the delay risks a prolonged summer of stagnation.
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United States
Senate
Senate urged to pass bill for a hopeful summer
The speaker criticizes delays and urges immediate passage of the bill. Any form is acceptable so errors can be fixed in conference. The aim is to reduce waste and restore business and national industry for a better summer.
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Senate
Bonita
Stewart
Gillen
Hattie Stewart
Clemence Brothers
Deter Helstrom
Yon Yonson
Ducrows
Bill to establish normal schools in Barnstable County and three cities
The House yesterday backed a substitute bill advocated by the Post establishing normal schools in North Adams Fitchburg Lowell and Barnstable county. The measure aims for practical equitable education without heavy cost and with slow steady progress to meet southeastern Massachusetts needs. Barnstable County reasons are persuasive and likely to be approved by the Legislature.
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Massachusetts
Post
North Adams
Fitchburg
Lowell
Barnstable County
The Tail Wags the Dog in Boston Aldermen Row
Seven Republican Aldermen defy duty by blocking nominations to commissions and departments. They threaten to withhold action until the Mayor delivers all annual nominations. The move aims to dictate the executive, while the offices remain safely filled by capable appointees.
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Boston
Re-election of Mr A Shuman as City Hospital board president
Mr A Shuman was re-elected president of the City Hospital Board of Trustees at the annual meeting. He is recognized for his practical experience, benevolence, and efforts to improve hospital management and expand services toward a model national institution.
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A. Shuman
City Hospital
Shuman
Aristocratic indifference and city scenes on the Common
A near noon crossing danger at State and Devonshire streets shows a calm pedestrian as a double express team nearly collides. The piece notes florid tulip displays before the State House, litter harms the Common, and a morning clean up by city workers. Police Chief Eldridge attends a national chiefs’ convention in St Louis.
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State
Devonshire
Benjamin P. Eldridge
St. Louis
National Convention of Chiefs of Police
Board to Test Guns After Powder Burst
Several guns will be tested once instructions are given and placed with younger board members for trials. The Woodbridge gun was scheduled but its powder chamber burst during a recent powder test.
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Woodbridge
Notable social rounds and global curiosities
A roundup notes Mr. Moody’s daughter's engagement to Mr. Arthur Percy Fitt sparking talk about their union. Governor Northen of Georgia agrees to mentor a spelling bee in Atlanta. The Ameer of Bokhara reshapes palace life after a Russia voyage and plans a European style revanche. Baron Hirsch funds immigrant colonies and hosts a costly London banquet. The Black Flags chief’s report appears in the Peking Gazette. Luu Vinh Phooc manages Kouang-Toung seaboast districts, claiming coastal tranquillity amid piracy-free ports.
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Tonquin
Peking
Luu Vinh- Phooc
Kouang-Toung
Hughes No Wife Claim Refuted In Missing Person Case
A report in the Providence press declares Fred Hughes alias Clark is not the husband of missing Mrs. Bessie Clark. Special Officer Trader and Notary E. E. Young identify the inmate at The Tombs as the safecracker from Alden Solomon’s at 7 Washington Street, denying any marriage or foul play. Captain Cain notes no Clark woman is proven missing by his force.
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Fred Hughes
Clark
Bessie Clark
Providence
E. E. Young
Tremont Street
Hughes
Alden Solomon's
Washington Street
Post
North End
Cain
A Citizen’s View on Rapid Transit Proposals
A letter to the editor argues against the Meigs elevated railroad plan and its large state loan. The writer urges public scrutiny of Mayor Matthews’s assertions and favors testing White or Boynton alternatives to avoid West End gains, urging readers to join in opposition to the Meigs bill.
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Meigs
Matthews
Common Council
Transit Committee
Commonwealth
White
Boynton
West End
Reader asks meaning of solipsis in Father O Callaghan sermon
A letter to the editor questions a reported word solipsis in Father O Callaghan's Appleton Chapel sermon. The writer cannot locate the term in standard dictionaries and suggests possible pseudoblepsis, noting the word may have been misreported.
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Father O'Callaghan
Appleton Chapel
Webster
Worcester
Stormouth
Mounet Sully stars Hamlet in Boston French version
French tragedian Mounet Sully made his Boston debut as Hamlet at Tremont Theatre in a Dumas Meurice adaptation. Mme Hading as Ophelia and Prad as Polonius added novelty. Corinne appeared in Hendrik Hudson at Park Theatre with elaborate acts, and Pinafore at Boston Theatre featured local favorites. The Soudan played Bowdoin Square with grand staging and 250–300 on stage.
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Boston
Tremont Theatre
Mme. Jane Hading
Ophelia
Hamlet
Alexandre Dumas
Paul Meurice
Polonius
Mme. Hading
M. Prad
Laertes
Edipe Roi
Corinne
Park Theatre
Hendrik Hudson
Columbus
New Amsterdam
Florida
Addie Cora Reed
Willard Simms
Lulu Nichols
Harry Dietz
Charles Kirke
Thomas J. Grady
D. M. Babcock
Corcoran
Sig. Montegriffo
Ralph Rackstraw
Lew Dockstader
Joseph Porter
William McLaughlin
Dick Deadeye
Lon Brine
Boatswain
Lucille Jocelyn
Buttercup
Mabelle Baker
Hebe
Mamie Gilroy
James Horne
Captain Temple
Hunt
Alice Kearney
Annie Shindle
Little
Soudan
Bowdoin Square
B. F. Keith
NEW Theatre
Mamie Scott
Milton Aborn
Hadad
Joseph W. Smith
Terano
Frank Woolley
Nockey
Ethel Vincent
Alti
Hattie Arnold
Ralah Sajah
Wood
Sheppard
Powell
Olympia
al Grant
Sisters Coulson
Four Cohans
Harry la Rose
Lavender and
Tomson
Thorne
Carleton
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Bowdain Square
Columbia
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Jack
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Safe
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Columbia Theatre
Rich & Harris
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Hacenbeck
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SCH@EFFEL & GRAU
Myra
Fionnet-Sully
Comedie-Francaise
Mie
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Mme, Legond-Weber
Abbey, Scheoffel & Grau
Ruy Blas
le Cid
Hernani
Francis Wilson
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Sig. Montegriffa
Ralph
Wm. McLaughlin
Deadeye
Sir Joseph
Lon F. Brine
Josephine
Mabeus Baker
Wilson Barrett
Kimball Opera Company
Stavenire
the Post
Wakie Burroughs
Edwin Booth
Marie Burroughs
P. O
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