South African peace commissioners seek US public support
The peace commissioners from the South African republics arrive in New York seeking moral pressure from the American public to end the war, not material aid or formal alliance. They appeal to free American opinion, arguing their fight is for independence and republican government, while the State Department remains cautious to avoid provoking England.
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New York
Africa
Washington
State Department
England
American Republic
England’s War Costs and Indian Famine Critique
The piece argues England has spent 160 million dollars to subjugate South Africa while millions starve in British India. It questions the civilizing claim, noting famine deaths and costs. suggests empire revenues should aid life rather than expand territory.
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England
British India
Great Britain
India
South Africa
Scandal in Cuba May Harm Administration
The piece condemns embezzlement tied to Cuban funds under U S oversight. It notes a potential $30 000 loss after forfeited bonds and embezzler assets are seized and urges a full bottom up cleanup, warning against political cover ups as campaign tensions rise.
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Cuba
United States
Washington
Neely
Massachusetts Courts Amendment Sentiment Presses Congress
The state legislature of Massachusetts is urged to express opinion on a proposed constitutional amendment. Voters show near unanimous sentiment in favor, but the Massachusetts Legislature has not yet spoken. Other states have urged Congress to amend the Constitution, leaving Massachusetts to weigh in.
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Massachusetts
Senate
Washington
Congress
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Ship Subsidy Debate From Minority Report Attacks Hanna Plan
The minority on the merchant marine committee portrays Congressman Fitzgerald's critique of Hanna’s ship subsidy as a bold challenge to government bounties. Fitzgerald argues nine million dollars yearly equals interest on 450 million, suggesting buying ships outright would be cheaper and more direct. He claims subsidies favor already prosperous lines and could pay to run empty ships, delaying action until after the election.
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Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Btil
Fitzgerald
United States
Hanna
Wanamaker Defends Press Freedom in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia dispute shows Mr. Wanamaker opposing Mayor Ashbridge and Mr. English over newspaper criticism. He threatened retaliation, then stood by his son’s paper. The piece lauds unrestrained press as essential to public safety and condemns municipal overreach.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Ashbridge
English
Wanamaker
Marie Dressler's golf fueled faint illness on stage
The Observant Citizen recounts Marie Dressler suffering a dull side pain during a Boston performance. A doctor diagnosed over excitement from her first golf game at Franklin Park, with a quick recovery after a witch hazel bath and her return to the show. The piece also notes Boston papers praising the Sunday Post and a gala maritime voyage with Lily Langtry aboard the New England.
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Marie Dressler
Miss Dressler
Franklin Park
Marie
Massachusetts Senators and House Support Popular Senate Election
In the upper house the resolves favoring federal constitutional change to elect U S Senators by popular vote are set for Wednesday. Passed in the House by a large majority, the measure seeks Congress action to amend the Constitution. The Massachusetts senators oppose change, while most Congressmen favor it.
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United States
Senate
Congress
Massachusetts
Daily Table Menu and Cooking Directions
The passage lists breakfast and dinner items including chicken salad lamb shredded wheat fried potatoes and various courses. It contains recipe notes for Scotch soup boiled mutton caper sauce creamed potatoes Brussels sprouts peaches tapioca coconut pie and a beef stock method with barley and root vegetables. Local address appears as Oakley Street, York.
Mystic boulevard history and Boston society notes seen
The article recalls the Mystic boulevard’s renaming to Riverside and its route along the reedy parkway past Medford, noting landmarks and the old Shipyard name transformed. It highlights Medford’s Historical Society, Harvard ties, and the city’s social pages with women’s clubs and local serials.
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Boston
West Medord
Don't Give Up the Ship Call in Eddie of the Fleet
A patriotic verse by Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly urges the living hero to remain at the helm. It evokes the dying Lawrence and the famous command don't give up the ship, asking Uncle Sam to stay guarding the flag as seamen rally.
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Gray Saifor
Sam
Lawrence
Columbia
Minna Irving
Leslie’s Weekly
Boston Post
Rae
Smeee
Men of Many Callings and Notable Figures Passages
A collection of brief notes mentions Theodore A Havemeyer Jr heir to the Havemeyer fortune facing a nearly sixty million dollar wealth, active in Wall Street and golf polo. It also notes Kingdon Gould as George Gould’s heir with substantial wealth, James Doale old England stage actor at ninety six, Representative Small of North Carolina pursuing marine fisheries studies, and McKinley’s fondness for Longfellow’s Psalm of Life. Verdi medal events are referenced with imperial connections.
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Theodore A. Havemeyer, Jr
Havemeyer
Wall Street
Gould
Kingdon Gould
George Gould
Kingdon
England
James Doal
Inn
Plymouth
Queen Victoria
Small
North Carolinas
McKinley
Longfellow
Guiseppe Verdi
Franz Jones
Austria
Epippesne
Verdi
Ted and Dodo Find A Home From A Tenement Nightmare
In SMnt's Alley, Ted, an abandoned child, clings to a doll named Dodo as cruelty and cold hunger threaten him. A rescuer interrupts a mob, sparking a chance for edged hope when a kind woman and a young man aid Ted. A Children's Mission adopts him. years later he honors his saviors with a restored Dodo as a wedding gift.
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Ted
Smnt’s Alley
O’hearn
Dodo
Wit and whimsy in late 19th century quips
A collage of jokes and banter from periodicals like Brooklyn Life Chicago Times-Herald Life Washington Star Harper’s Bazar and others. The notes weave social jests about marriage work salary trains and colonial conflict with light irony and cross nation humor.
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Brooklyn
Chicago Times-Herald
Chicago
St. Helena
Mayme
Marie
Washington Ster
Harper’s Bazar
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Odd Bits of News from the Era
Tammany will muster 450 men for the Kansas City convention. Canada plans 250 miles of the Northern railway this year. England sold 338 steamers and 266 sailing vessels abroad in 18. Mormon missionaries numbered about 1700 in the field. The 1894 Canton plague killed 90,000 of its 1,000,000 inhabitants. Nova Scotia's government spends about 4,000 yearly on agriculture.
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Tammany
Kansas City
Canadian Northern
England
Canton
Nova Scotia
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