Massachusetts Legislature Ridicules South Africa Resolutions
The Massachusetts House passed resolutions praising McKinley and Britain on the South Africa issue, prompting mockery. The speaker argues Massachusetts should defend the independence of the South African republics and express clear support for their rights rather than Anglophilic sentiment. The piece condemns the resolutions as trivial and unworthy.
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South Africa
House of Representatives
McKinley
Great Britain
United States
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Legisature
The British Advance Toward Pretoria
The article portrays General Roberts's army pushing north from the Orange Free State toward Pretoria with little resistance. It suggests Pretoria as the inevitable objective, while noting possible challenges at the Vaal River, Mannenberg and Oria as last defensive points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Pretoria
Orange Free State
Euth African Republic
Vaal
Mannesburg
Oria
Lynn Celebrates Fifty Years of Municipal Growth
The article marks Lynn Massachusetts fifty years of corporate existence. It notes population growth from 1850 to today and praises industrial progress especially in manufacturing. It highlights improvements in public comfort education and overall city character as the jubilee is celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Illyan
Van
U of
Massachusetts
Massachusetts city gains recognized municipal character
A fragment notes a town developing a municipal character that earns it a worthy place among Massachusetts cities to be recognized and honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Banking scandal ends with eight year jail term for Cole
The Globe Bank case closes with former president Charles H. Cole sentenced to eight years in Franklin County Jail. Restitution was made and the bank collapsed due to rotten loans and director mismanagement. The lesson stresses director duties over mere executive crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Bank
Charles H. Cole
Franklin County
Greenfield
Cole
Squires
Jones
Globe
Defense and Armor Price Debate in Senate Debate
The article argues against paying high prices for armor plate to private manufacturers. It notes the Senate amendment allows 545 per ton for three new battleships and 445 for others, calling the figure excessive. Senator Chandler cites extortion by Harvey and Krupp and urges a government armor and steel plant as a possible solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Chandler
Navy
Harvey and Krupp
United States
Republic
Observant Citizen Notes Weather Fluctuation and Local Happenings
The Observant Citizen reports a sharp temperature drop from Sunday, noting many suffer colds due to light clothing. It mentions spring signs like jay birds and foliage, a trip by Mrs A G Curtis and Mrs Reed to Small Point Maine, a send off for actor Charles Mackay in New York, and a Knights of Columbus event in North Cambridge with a Majuba Hill goat tale. It also references John J Hearne of the College City Comedy Club and a Cambridge Brattle Hall production of The Irish Patriot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mackay
Boston
New York
England
Lodge of Council
Knights of
Colus
North Cambridge
Majuba Hill
North Cambridge Lodge
John J. Hearne
College City Comedy Club
Brattle Hall
Cambridge
Quips and Quarrels in Courtroom and Press
A string of comic and legal exchanges from multiple papers highlights satire on politics and jurists. A Baltimore American gag contrasts professional life with long jumps while a Philadelphia Record crack jokes about Backbite riding a wheel.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Chicago Tribune
Moth Killer Resigns From Gypsy Moth Fight
E. H. Forbush of Malden, director of the gypsy moth committee under the State Board of Agriculture, resigns his post at a salary of $2400 per year. The resignation appears linked to opposition to a large appropriation for continuing the gypsy moth extermination program.
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E. H. Forbush
Malden
State Board of Agriculture
Men of Many Callings in Gilded Era Society
Henry Clews ranks Mrs Green as equal to Russell Sage in business conduct. Ex Governor Kellogg of Louisiana works on Reconstruction era memoirs. Frank Hackett, Harvard 41, heads Washington Harvard Alumni Association. E Parmlee Prentice will inherit a rare books collection. Max O Re ll returns to England fully recovered from illness. General Tudlow appoints Lt BD BE Aultman census enumerator for army air posts.
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Henry Clews
Étty Green
Russell Sage
Kellogg
Louisiana
Frank W. Hackett
Navy
Harvard
Washington
Harvard Alumni Association
E. Parmlee Prentice
Rockefeller
America
Max O’rell
Memphis
England
General Tudlow
BE. Aultman
Second Artillery
Department of Avana
Portugal neutrality tested as Boer forces advance
editors remark on Portugal not blocking cross border Boer incursions while maintaining neutrality. Washington diplomats doubt Root. UK war costs run into hundreds of millions with possible rise. London reports Boer war expense may reach 300 million dollars. analysts anticipate higher costs as operations expand.
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Portugal
Rockland Star
Washington
Root
McKinley
Germany
New York Herald
London
England
United Kingdom
South Africa
Cleveland
Sporting fashion drives Boston shoppers to quality gear
An ad laden with sports equipment and apparel extols athletic prestige and American fanaticism. It markets silver plate pewter items, Keating bikes, Hartford tires, and a wide range of golf and riding clothes, including collarless golf jackets and breeches, all offered at street floor locations in Boston.
The Worldly Wife and the Silent Husband
Mrs M waits six months for her husband to return and lectures him on fault finding. He chooses independence and social life. She abandons tenderness but remains outwardly refined until she overhears his return and they reunite in humility.
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Annie
George
South
Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club seeks Franklin Field speedway
City hearing on a petition for a half mile speedway at Talbot avenue side of Franklin Field. About 2000 signers including John Shepard and the Forbeses. If favored, City Council may appropriate 26000 dollars this year to start construction. Proponents from Lauriat Avenue and Harvard Improvement Associations spoke. no opposition was voiced.
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Board of Park Commissioners
Dorchester
Sullivan
Lauriat Avenue Improvement Association
Harvard Improvement Association
Odd Bits of News Highlight Local and Global Trends
The piece notes increased public library demand for histories of France in Chicago. It cites English meat consumption at seventy pounds per person with 16 percent imported, Northwest land uptake by immigrants, Queen Elizabeth receiving Irish letters, Melbourne civil service tension over pro Boer views, and a Chicago & Northwestern engine whistle valve breaking on a night run for about sixty five miles.
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France
Chicago Public Library
England
Melbourne
Chicago & Northwestern
Daily Table Menu Breaks and Dinner Details
The note lists a day’s meals including breakfast items like coffee and baked potatoes, and a full dinner with cream of lentils soup, breaded veal chops, tomato sauce, fried potatoes, and a lettuce salad. Supper features creamed salmon, sautéed potatoes, and rolls. It mentions lentil soup prep and a kitchen tip, ending with an address at Tremont Street in Boston.
Vardon golf goods on fourth floor sale
Fourth Floor offers Vardon clubs headlined by genuine Vardons at $2.50 drivers and brassies and $2 irons. Dunn’s woods and irons $1.50. McKenzie $1.50 stick for a dollar. Tennis gear includes nets rackets and balls with Avon racket $1.50 and others from $2 to $4. Also tennis balls for practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn’s
McKenzie
Playing the National Game Tools On Fourth Floor
The notice offers game implements for use when you want to play, stating they are available on the fourth floor. It emphasizes the availability of equipment for the national game and invites visitors to access them.
Golfing and bicycling suits prices range shown
Golfing and bicycling suits in all styles colors priced from 10 to 25 dollars. Second Floor Rear.
Hats and millinery items advertised in a crowded note
A fragmented ad describes lightweight pliable straw hats called Golfing Hats or Bobs, trimmed with silk velvet and fancy ribbons, offered with options to trim oneself. It also lists silk velvet, millinery supplies, and silk handkerchiefs, with prices and a mention of a felt hat display on the second floor front.
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Sunday Post
Rgoo
Potal
Unday
Post
A. O H
Hearne
William H. Malone
Nahant
Henry Walker
Glass Sellers’ Guild
the Ancients
Highlands
Crawford Street
Elm Hill
J. Stearns Cushing
Lillius
Olys
Hedges
Ferris
Bath
al Shaw
Maine
Kennebec
Meeting House Hill Club
Winthrop Hall
Boylston Street
Defence and Armor
Observant Citizen
A. G. Curtis
Small Point
Houghton & Dutton
Thomas O'Callaghan & CO
Moth Killer
Salvationist Rescue Home
Stoughton Street
Salvation Army Rescue Mission
Yosig
Sporting Goods
Street
Floem
Hartford
Norfolk
Summer Street
Eton
ORIN
Beeen Tenance
Enaer
the Post
Eva Marie Niles
Pinckney Street
Franklin Field Speedway
Caranan & Netfod
MRS. J.P. A
Tremont Street
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