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Post Publishing Company
New York
Boston Post
Grokier
Kaltor
Yale Triumphs Over Harvard in New Haven Contests
Yale dominates Harvard in dual games at New Haven ending with Harvard’s surprising defeat and Yale setting remarkable records. The rowing race looms as the season’s premier event and Harvard’s squad earns praise for individual athletic honors despite the broader loss.
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New Haven
Cambridge
Yale
Harvard
Playing with Death in Chelsea Electric Wires Tragedy
The Chelsea electric fatality exposes known defects in the low and high tension wires near each other. Critics blame the system permitting such dangerous proximity and inadequate repairs. They urge prompt responsibility, intelligent construction, and constant inspection to prevent further disasters.
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Chelsea
Wanamaker Warns Republicans on a Philadelphia Speech
The Hon. John Wanamaker spoke to the Business Men's Republican League in Philadelphia on Friday night. He admitted that Republican rule failed to bring promised prosperity and warned that laws ignored for blackmail, government- tied speculation, and pending tariff bills could drive voters from the party. He portrayed a nationwide demoralization of Republicans six months after the election.
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John Wanamaker
Business Men’s
Republican League of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Republican Congress
Republican Party
Congress
Wanamaker
Under the Ban Judge Gibbons declares Tobacco Trust illegal
In Chicago Judge Gibbons rules the Tobacco Trust an illegal combination and bars American Tobacco Company from Illinois. An appeal to the Supreme Court is noted though little hope is given. The decision cites broad enforcement of restraint of trade laws and warns that a unified control over a product leads to monopoly and fixed retail prices.
Trusts Threaten Commerce Says Judge Gibbons
The article argues that trusts harm the public and should be suppressed. Judge Gibbons states that the days of the trust are numbered, as its existence menaces commercial integrity and private enterprise. It notes judicial decisions rely on ordinary commercial intelligence to address trusts and restrain trade in that commodity.
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Gibbons
Post
Boston
Europe
America
Beidlit
Copper market steadies on big lake sales and exports
The piece notes strong copper demand as lake Superior mine sales at 11 cents per pound push total shipments toward 30 million pounds and a growing home market, with exports rising 5 percent year over year and production up 21 percent. It forecasts higher prices and profits for copper miners amid rising domestic use.
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Lake Superior
United States
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway Company
Veterans rights urged as Massachusetts Benefit scandal unfolds
The editorial calls for remedy as old soldiers and their families suffer from the Massachusetts Benefit Association scheme. It names Henry B. Peirce, Major George S. Merrill, and William A. Simmons, detailing alleged deceits by the inner ring and noting Governor Wolcott’s focus on veterans’ rights.
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Massachusetts Benefit Life Association
Massachusetts Benefit
Grand Army of the Republic
Henry B. Peirce
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
George 8. Merrill
William A. Simmons
G. A. R Ma
Mr. Simmons
Merrill
Wolcott
Seven Curse Dinner Sign Sparks Wit in Bromfield Street
The Observant Citizen notes a Bromfield street restaurant sign reading A seven curse dinner for 9 cents and muses on how missing letters alter meaning. The piece begins with a quip about omitting the letter and its effect on customer perception and ends with a reflection on a man dismounting from a bicycle.
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Bromfield Street
Edmund Weston Chooses Ruth Over Wealth in Family Conflict
In The Post's Original Short Stories Edmund Weston moments before marriage to Ruth Ashley faces his Uncle Colonel Weston who refuses consent and threatens disinheritance. Edmund declares he will sacrifice wealth and home for Ruth, and the uncle segments prompt a tense farewell as the future hinges on love versus fortune.
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Edmund
Ruth
Ruth Ashley
Edmund Weston
Colonel Weston
Mrs Leslie Cotton Noted Portrait Artist in London and New York
Mrs Leslie Cotton, a well known portrait painter, is recognized in London as in New York. Her notable subjects include the Duke of Cambridge and Bismarck. She had a studio in New York last winter and was recently presented at court.
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Leslie Cotton
London
New York
Duke of Cambridge
Bismarck
Bertha Howell
M. V. Howell
Leoda
Ind
Lewis Richie
Squire Peter
Portraits and honors span royal to local life
The column lists figures who met Buckingham Palace audiences including Mrs C Albert Stevens and Mrs L K Wilmerding, notes ex Senator Fred Dubois returning to cattle ranching in Idaho, and Queen Victoria’s interest in Mme Sarah Bernhardt performing privately for her. Also covered are nominations for the Southern Baptists, travel notes on Colonel Cranston, a clerical editor declining a university post, Captain Baxter’s rescues, Armenian tribute to Gladstone, clergy charges against Bishop Sessums, a marriage elopement in Indiana, and the Shah of Persia’s cucumber habit at a royal table.
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Queen Victoria
Nice
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Jean Marie
Theurlet
Mrs C Turner Wins Menu Prize in Post
Post Meru announces Mrs C Turner of 20 Sturgis Street Winthrop Beach won the menu prize of $ for last week. Her menu appeared in the Post Thursday morning May 13.
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Mrs. Turner
Winthrop Beach
C. 8. Turner
Sturgis Street
The
Post
Breakfast to supper menu and recipe notes
Daily table hints list a full meal plan from breakfast through supper including beefsteak coffee and buttered toast to chicken salad and rhubarb pie. The Home kitchen section details Strawberry sauce and Strawberry shortcake recipes with Miss Maude Gosnell of Charlestown Massachusetts named.
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Miss Maude Gosnell
Medford Street
Charlestown
Mass
Mixed Pickles and Patter Across Old Newspapers
A collage of light quotes from Harlem Life Chicago Record Tid Bits Truth and Indianapolis Journal humor pages. Snippets touch on marriage talk office politics rural braying and fishing tales reflecting early 20th century society and wit.
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Amy
Mabel
Harlem
Chicago Record
Samuels
Pattersby
Pottersby
Brown-Jones
Plunkville Bugle
Indianapolis Journal
Sportze
Seasonable jackets captivate with tailored precision
The piece praises seasonable jackets praised for their chic design. It notes tight backs with loose fronts, very short skirts, and diverse materials. It highlights tan covert cloth and whipcord as stylish choices complementing various skirts.
Off to the Pole Andree readies for Arctic balloon voyage
The Post reports on Professor S A Andree of Stockholm planning a North Pole ascent by balloon next Wednesday. Strindberg joins, Knut Fränkle replacing Dr Skholm, with increased balloon capacity and royal czarist backing.
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S. A. Andree
Stockholm
North Pole
Andree
Pole
North American
Strindberg
Dr. Skholm
Knut Fraenkle
G. W. BE. Swedenborg
Gothenburg
Fraenkle
Russia
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Sweden
Central Labor Union opposes thirty-year elevated rail lease
The Central Labor Union condemns a proposed thirty-year elevated railroad franchise and vows to oppose any representative voting for it. They call for coordinated labor action, distribution of resolutions to lawmakers, and a union boycott against Bakers' Union No. 4. The group also urges closer scrutiny of taxation and plans a Labor Day parade and convention to advance labor needs.
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the Central Labor Union
Metropolitan Affairs
General Court
Boston Co. L. A
Building Trades Council
Franklin Fund
Bakers
Hart
Highland Lake
Committee On Taxation
Merchants’ Municipal Committee
Single Tax League
Co. L. U
D. D. Driscoll
Horseshoers
M. O’brien
P. Maloney
David Flynn
Electrical
M. Rutledge
Brewers
T. J. Murphy
Fashions of the Season Show Varied Garments for All
The text describes gilt braid coats with small sleeves, tight front coats, and a short dress waist look. It notes a loose blouse front, a new yet hard to make style, and jackets for very young girls with 1908e flowing sleeves. A tan whip cord outfit with gilt braid and full coat sleeves is praised, plus a tan empire coat for twelve summers with a green silk collar.
Bishop Edward P. Allen Consecrated in Baltimore
The Very Rev Edward P Allen D D newly named Bishop of Mobile Alabama was consecrated at Baltimore Cathedral this morning with Cardinal Gibbons as co consecrator.
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Baltimore
Edward P. Allen
D. D
Mobile
Ala
Cardinal Gibbons
The Vampire at New Gallery by Philip Burne-Jones
Kipling offers a poem praising the Burne-Jones painting The Vampire a moonlit scene of a dying man and a vampiric woman draining his life. He frames the vampire as allegory for a worthless woman and cites Gautier and La Morte Amoureuse as parallels.
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New Gallery
London
Philip Burne-Jones
Burne-Jones
Les
Theophile Gautier
Rudyard Kipling
Cousin
Mr. Burne-Jones
Victoria's New Title Prospects Hear Queen May Add Words
May 16 report says Victoria may alter her royal style to include empress and defender terms. Proposals cite long reign precedent with fifteen changes since William the Conqueror. Debates center on embracing colonies in the monarchs title and sovereignty over them.
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London
Victoria
William the Conqueror
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
India
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