Newpop No Use Talking Brightens House With Baby
Singleton notes the house stays well lit around noon since the baby arrived, a small domestic detail cited in conversation.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1904
Page
4
Boston Post circulation gains in April 1904 report
On April 30 1904 W A Grazier business manager of the Boston Post Publishing Co swore that the average daily circulation for April 1904 was 213157 copies a rise of 10562 from April 1903 and the Sunday average circulation was 177 copies a rise of 25213 from the prior year. Justice of the Peace George Fef Kimball witnessed the oath.
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Massachusetts
Suffolk
Boston
W. A. Grazier
The
Post Publishing Co
Boston Age
W. A. Grozier
George Fef. Kimball
Japanese Advance in Manchuria Signals Unbroken Victory
The Japanese land campaign in Manchuria shows ongoing victories with Russian positions surrendering in succession. Port Arthur appears isolated with harbor exits blocked and rail lines cut. Analysts warn a long war would strain both nations, noting Russia’s 5 percent bonds in Paris and Japan’s higher borrowing costs in London and the U.S.
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Manchuria
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Japan
Russia
Paris
England
United States
STATE FINANCES EXAMINATION SUPPORTED FOR STATE AID
A proposal by Senator McIsaac for a three member committee of auditors to examine Commonwealth finances over the last ten years is defended as a prudent, non accusatory measure to modernize methods, simplify reports, and identify savings, likened to a private firm audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
State House
McIsaac
Legislative Committee On Ways and Means
Poperaneat
Age Pension Order Sparks War of Words in Congress
Commissioner Ware urges no further talk on the President's age pension plan, insisting Congress has acquiesced to the executive order. The New York Sun counters that Congress acted for political reasons, warning that ratifying executive usurpation would destroy legislative authority and turn Congress into a mere ratification body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Congress
New York Sun
Legislative Department
the Sun
Anti Divorce Campaign Calls for Moral Reform in Marriage
A New York conference of churches proposes a public appeal and broad popular education as the path to restraining divorce. Clergymen argue legislation alone cannot create morality and urge minds to recognize the noblest duties of life and move toward lasting reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conference of Churches
New York
Reform urged as divorce trend cited in state
The appeal condemns the tax divorce court and calls for reform, arguing corruption and a low marriage ideal as root causes. It notes Rhode Island has double the divorce to marriage ratio and Maine nearly triple, urging action to improve the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
Panic and orderly exit at Proctor Theatre fire in New York
A Friday evening fire at the Proctor Theatre in New York emptied a 1700 to 1800 crowd within six minutes. Despite brick walls, an asbestos curtain, and multiple exits, the panic was mitigated by calm behavior and police presence, suggesting audiences may be learning self-control during emergencies.
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Proctor Theatre
New York
Boston Zoo at Stony Brook Reservation Proposed
The Massachusetts Zoological Society selects Stony Brook Reservation for a proposed Boston Zoo with Metropolitan Park Commission approval. The site, famed for its flora, offers access by electric car and growing surrounding population. Private funding is expected to cover initial costs, as city enterprise proved costly.
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Zoo
Stony Brook Reservation
Massachusetts Zoological Society
Metropolitan Park Commission
Zoological Society
Boston
The Death Jump of Buck Mooney and the Brickdust Gang
Buck Mooney led the Brickdust Gang a Harlem river waterfront group with a hidden yard. At a low tide jump from a 50 foot derrick to a post covered ledge, Mooney died on impact while Tommy Grant saved by leaping after him. Tommy survived and became gang leader with Mooney dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corey
Brickdust Gang
Buck Mooney
Mooney
Tommy Grant
Tommy
Harlem
Walt Bibber
van Bibber
Home Suite Home in a Two by Four Flat
A humorous verse by Newton Newkirk describes cramped living in a tiny two by four apartment. The speakers lament limited space for wife and self, noting improvised entries and a bed that folds with a snap, ending with the refrain about no place like home.
Baseball Talks to Amateurs For Youth Benefit
An article promotes free baseball talks for youths, arguing America thrives on baseball enthusiasm. It contrasts presidential ambitions with baseball goals, then introduces a lesson on a carved portrait of a hand that has never played baseball, illustrating the path from potential to a future on the diamond.
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America
United States
Hand of a Baseball Great A War Vet’s Cork Hand
The comparison of two pictures highlights a modified hand that marks greatness in baseball. The owner carries the damaged hand proudly, likened to a war veteran’s cork leg, symbolizing achievement on the diamond and the value managers place on a hand that meets the ball. A few hot stops can forge such a hand.
What the Sphinx Says on Dogs Women and Mirrors
A compact womanly column contrasts gender quirks with sayings about dogs children and pies. It blends aphorisms on women with jokes about hair age love and domestic life, closing with an ad for new refrigerator heaters endorsed by ice dealers.
Stolen kiss haunts Cornell Widow in moral reflection
A brief, personal note reveals guilt after an intimate moment with Cornell Widow. The writer contemplates corrective action and moral reckoning, acknowledging conscience pricking and the urge to return to the source. The fragment hints at accountability and self-judgment.
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Cornell
Dorchester Echoes of Spring and Local Cultural Goings On
A Dorchester column notes spring sounds in the Public Garden and a slate of events. William A. Brady rehearses The Pit in town. a testimonial for Vincent Featherstone and Frederick Howard at Hollis Box Office. Lin e Lincoln Club sings at Catholic Union Hall. Ernest S. Anderson lands a role in Quincy Adams Lawyer. Kentish Chronicle 1811 issue found in Melrose. Franklin Park golf and tennis set new social excitement. Woodland opera at Tremont. dog accidents on Meridian street. Julia Smith exits for Mt. Clemens. Brighton speedway trees planted under Gilman. May 16 readiness for Cahalan Marathon tribute in Jubilee Hall. Everett police relief fund. wildflower chances uncertain for Memorial Day. Degan attends Methodist conference in LA. Catherine Spinney studies in New York. a nonstop fruit stand near Washington Street.
Mrs. Micah Dyer Leads Boston Philanthropy Circles
Mrs. Micah Dyer has led major Boston philanthropic efforts for four centuries, serving as president of the Wintergreens and the Woman's Charity Club. She has sat on boards for the Home for Aged Couples, the Moral Education Society, the National Prison Association, the Benefit Society for the University Education of Women and the Helping Hand Society. Her Dorchester home reflects her cordial, welcoming nature and hospitality.
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Micah Dyer
Boston
Wintergreens
Woman’s Charity Club
Hero of Peace: John McIntosh Saves Lives in Jamaica Plain
John McIntosh of 23 Kenney Street Jamaica Plain earned praise for multiple rescues including a 1894 Leverett Pond drowning thwarting in Jamaica Plain, a 1896 Jamaica Pond girl rescue, and an 1898 rescue with a medal from the Massachusetts Humane Society. He later helped avert a gas explosion by removing two tanks from a burning building.
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John McIntosh
Kenney Street
Jamaica Plain
McIntosh
Leverett Pond
Jamaica Pond
Massachusetts Humane Society
Talent children sweep scholarships and honors in music and politics
MISS MAY HARRISON, age 10, won an open Royal College of Music violin scholarship from 3037 competitors and took the gold medal. Her sister Marian, a violoncello player, also excelled. OLfano studies in Moscow on Tolstoi Resurrection opera. MISS RAULINE HARDEN of Kentucky, a leading woman politician, plans marriage after a long career since 1896. GRAFTON D CUSHING, ex Boston school head, now leads the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
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May Harrison
Royal College of Music
London
Associated Board
Royal Academy and Royal College
Marian
Colonel Harrison
R.E
Olfano
Tolstoi
Moscow
Rauline- Harden
Kentucky
Holton
Grafton
Notable 19th Century Figures in War Time Roles
John E Parsons leads General Memorial Hospital of New York for two decades as cancer research advances. J Pierpont Morgan, a cigar maker, commissions cigars in Havana with a J P M marked band. Dr Edmond Clarke, Danish born physician from Ilwaco Washington, joins Russian hospital service at the front. Richard T Greener, Harvard’s first colored graduate, serves as U S consul at Vladivostok amid Far East tensions.
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John E. Parsons
General Memorial Hospital
New Yorke City
Copenhagen
Richard T. Greener
Harvard
United States
Vladivostok
Far East
Regular Skin Game and Uncle Ben Broadfoot Comment
Uncle Ben Broadfoot asks Reube Meddergrass about last night's Uncle Tom's Cabin show. Reube notes last year's performance moved audiences to tears at little Eva and points out the current show charged more.
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Ben Broadfoot
Reube Meddergrass
Eva
Riddle Confounds Readers Over Week's End
A puzzle from Saturdays Post asks when tomorrow is yesterday and today lies midweek. Readers answer with Saturday, arguing the timing of days relative to the week’s start and end. A frequent correspondent and Miss L. M. Hollace of Cambridge both favor Saturday.
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L. M. Hollace
Cambridge
Pas Tire Essay Request Sparks Weekly Calendar Query
The note from Jenuk Hyde Park dated May 7 1904 asks if the essay titled tire is the easay and references a third day from the week and a Wednesday tomorrow and yesterday. It mentions Mr F Mitchell of the Exchange building also deciding on Tuesday.
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Hyde Park
F. Mitchell
Exchange Building
Wednesday Debates Solve Yesterday's Problem in Post I
A reader proves that today is Wednesday by logical steps, noting that if today is Wednesday then tomorrow is Thursday and yesterday Tuesday, with several supporters from Cambridge Roxbury and East Boston signing in. The letter credits E. 8. of Cambridge and C W C of Pearl Street among others.
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Cambridge
Pearl ‘Street
Roxbury
C. Mullen
Jamaica Plain
Aguinaldo
East
Boston
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