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Wireless blessing cited as lifesaving aid at sea
The Wardiner Merida aided by wireless signals after collision with the Admiral Farragut near Cape Charles. The piece urges mandatory wireless gear on ocean steamers leaving American ports by July 1 to enable messages 100 miles, likening wireless to lifeboats and deeming it essential for passenger ships.
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Merida
Farragut
Cape Charles
Mount Tom Ossipee fires prompt calls for better public protection
A Massachusetts Mount Tom blaze and Mount Ossipee fire highlight gaps in state forest protection and management. The text urges stronger federal and state forest service organization, noting current NH system shortcomings and urging Massachusetts to improve its own safeguards to prevent similar accidents.
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Mount Ossipee
New Hampshire
Forest Service
Ossipee Mountain
Mothers Day and the making of America
The article lauds the May mothers day as a widespread and sentimental observance. It links mothers to republican virtue and national progress, praising their endurance and loyalty across crises and their central role in shaping American civilization.
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Republic
America
Who Are These Farmers Opposition to Pro-Canada Pact
The piece argues that West Coast farmers are misrepresented as opponents to a reciprocal Canada trade agreement. It suggests the Washington delegation against the pact is funded by nonagricultural interests. Taft’s remarks are cited supporting that the agreement benefits the general populace, not harming farmers.
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Canada
West
Washington
Committee of Congress
Capitol
Taft
White House
Questioning Farmers' Proxy Figures in Blue Jeans
A fragment questions who represents farmers as producers and consumers, asking which agents push self interested agendas “dressed in blue jeans.” It probes the legitimacy and stance of these proxies within the farming community.
Indicted Chicago Packers Face Trial After Judge Rules
The Armour, Swift, Morris and allied packers lost demurrers in federal court. Judge Carpenter upheld the Sherman act as constitutional and the indictment valid, moving criminal conspiracy trials closer. The defendants, long indicted, seek to avoid jail but must stand trial like other citizens, trusting an ordinary jury.
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Chicago
Carpenter
United States District Court
Armour
Swifts
Morris
Generous gift to Boston Art Museum honors Mrs Evans
Mrs Robert D Evans donates a half million dollar addition to the Boston Art Museum on Huntington Avenue in memory of her husband. The article urges private benefactions for ongoing operations and equipment, noting a city subsidy setback and hoping wealthy citizens will remove financial anxiety from the museum.
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Boston Art Museum
Robert D. Evans
Huntington Avenue
the Post
Evans
Carnegie Gift Creates New Era Library School
Andrew Carnegie's $375000 grant to the New York Public Library funds a practical library school linked to the city’s grand books institution. The plan aims at higher education and ethical significance,培 turning out competent librarians nationwide with notable early promise.
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Andrew Carnegie
New York Public Library
Manhattan
Fireproof Vaults Fail In Bangor Fire Debacle
The Bangor fire laid bare flaws in many so called fireproof vaults including the U S Government post office and custom house vault which suffered complete loss of 116000 dollars in stamps and records while ordinary safes remained unharmed. The piece questions the fire resistance of public building vaults and laments their proximity to School street.
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Bangor
United States
Post Office
Custom House
School Street
Runaway Horse Stopped by Boston Officers in Scollay Square
Patrolman S Barbel of Division 2 halted a runaway horse at noon in Scollay square after it bolted from Court and Sudbury streets. The animal, spooked by a car horn, pulled free from a light wagon and dragged Barbel more than 100 feet on Tremont street before Patrolman Wolf assisted in securing it.
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Scollay Square
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Sudbury Streets
Tremont Street
Wolf
Woman Awarded 1000 in Suit Against Railroad
In Suffolk county Superior Court a jury awarded Marjorie Williams of Brookline 116 Winthrop Road $1000 against the Boston Elevated Railway Company for injuries after she was pushed into the pit at the Dudley Street terminal while attempting to board a train.
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Suffolk County
Marjorie Williams
Winthrop Road
Brookline
Boston Elerated Railway Company
Dudley Street
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
A yellow paper pasted on a downtown railroad office window carries a terse note about Rangeley, Myron Hobart, and a six pound quarter salmon. The narrator envisions lakes and paddling before returning to the busy city office.
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Newton Newkirk
Tce
Rangeley
Myron Hobart
What the Sphinx Says A hose caper in spring anecdote
A humorous account of buying a faulty hose and a comical search for a replacement. A Boston department store misfires as a salesman misreads needs. the narrator ends with a 50 foot hose finally acquired and tested, only to be soaked by a misdirected spray. The piece mixes irony and social satire with dated retail quirks.
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San Francisco
Boston
Therese
Lawn
Sherman and the Atlanta Campaign in Confederate Defense
The Brady photographs illustrate the Atlanta defenses as Sherman’s Western army surpassed resistance along a vast field. Hood’s leadership faltered through August while Johnston’s Fabian tactics delayed Union success. The fall of Atlanta followed Hood’s failed assaults and Sherman’s strategic advance toward the sea, breaking the Confederacy’s backbone.
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Sherman
South
Brady
Chattanooga
Georgia
Marietta
Hood
Grant
Great Western
Joseph E. Johnston
Dalton
Louisville
Johnston
Kenesaw Mountain
Jefferson Davis
Peach Tree Creek
Izra Church
Jonesboro
Lovejoy Station
Alabama
Observant Citizen Notes Local Happenings and Plans
Ed F Fowler reports ice gone from lakes and trout fishing good. Lafayette Mall closed in Common with detours around temporary structures. Firemen at Engine 26 face tight exits via Mason street to Tremont. West Street sewer work blocks path. South Station box calls add distance. Oil portrait of Headmaster Small nearly finished for South Boston High School main hall. Louis Poli of East Boston to study nature in Berkshire Hills this summer with friends. Miss Margaret Foley among suffragettes in England reports House of Commons entry. West B & M train sighting of children swimming near West Everett. Poet Moses Gage Shirley to celebrate 46th birthday June 14 in Manchester NH. address provided. Pine Banks Park in Malden praised as springtime retreat in Greater Boston.
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Mason Street
Tremont Street
West Street
Augustine D. Small
South Boston High School
Small
Erett
Louis Poli
East Boston
Berkshire Hills
Poli
When Love Is All
A traveler recounts meeting a gifted singer living in a southern France mountain hut. His wife Toinette shares his triumph and pain, and the singer remains steadfast, choosing love over renown as he endures tragedy to offer beauty to the world.
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France
Maste
Francine
Toinette
The Moneyless Man and Walt Mason’s Harsh View
A 1911 verse by Walt Mason discusses the moneyless man facing stigma and misfortune. It argues responsibility lies with both world and individual, noting the harsh treatment from hotels, police, and society and questioning why industrious citizens should support the idle.
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Swell
Walt Mason
Paris Fashions Feature Wide Waistcoats and Lace Trends
Paragraphs describe French and Italian fashion tendencies, with waistcoats that turn back over the coat, plain backs for versatility, and multiple coat compatibility. Heavy laces such as Irish and Venetian are in demand, alongside delicate embroidered faces, while skirts show wide scalloped bands below the knees finished with silk floss in matching tones.
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