Folk Elected Governor Signals Broad Reform Wave
Kaleidoscopic change ushers Folk into the governorship, seen as a gauge of honest government and earnest reform amid a wider political shift.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1904
Page
6
Police Control in Boston Protests Board Reform Stance
The piece argues Judge Emmons should not resign as Boston police board head. It faults his leadership for parade mishaps and violence at the Institute of Technology, but says the core issue is the state appointed board system. It urges abolition of the board and restoration of local control to the people. Local self government is the issue.
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Judge Emmons
Board of Police
Bates
Boston
Emmons
Rogers
Institute of Technology
Home Market Club
Massachusetts
William L. Douglas
Douglas
Canada
Commonwealth
Colonel Clarke
Sullivan
Roosevelt urged to publicize trust regulator plan now
The editorial urges President Roosevelt to apply publicity as a tool of trust regulation through the Bureau of Corporations in the Department of Commerce and Labor. It notes the 1903 law empowering diligent investigation and data gathering and questions why the President has not yet publicized the information collected. It emphasizes Roosevelt's four year opportunity to fulfill his pledge.
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Roosevelt
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Commerce and Labor
Cortelyou
Break from Solid South: Missouri electors hint at shifting tides
The Missouri choice of Roosevelt electors breaks the solid South idea. A Republican landslide occurred without this slide, and party and regional lines should not coincide. Sectarian divisions vanish as the nation grows homogeneous, welcoming cross-region electoral shifts like Massachusetts voting Democratic and Missouri electing Republican electors.
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Roosevelt
Missouri
Massachusetts
Stop the Slaughter in Manchuria Urges Allied Action
A dated appeal condemns the ongoing Manchurian slaughter and calls on friendly powers, including the United States, to act to end the war. It notes unconfirmed reports of Japanese peace overtures to Russia and highlights the Baltic fleet’s voyage as possible turning points while peace remains distant.
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Manchuria
Japan
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Russia
Baltic
United States
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
A collection of columns discusses Massachusetts politics, a judge's pocket law, and a satirical take on the fountain pen. The piece references Governor Douglas and reciprocity with Canada, a Philadelphia magistrate's pocket-search ruling, and humorous directions for filling a squirt-pen.
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Newton Newkirk
Big Von Maurer Library Arrives at Harvard
The Professor Conrad von Maurer Library of 7450 volumes and 3000 pamphlets, purchased and presented to Harvard by Professor A C College, arrived and is stored in Robinson Hall basement. The collection is among the most valuable ever given to the Crimson University and should hasten the erection of a new library Harvard has long needed.
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Conrad von Maurer
Harvard
A. C. Coollége
Robinson Hall
Crimson University
Governor Bates Father Has Slight Cold Corrected
An evening paper report claiming Rev. L B Bates father of the Governor was very ill is corrected. He went to Meridian Street Methodist Church yesterday and attended a meeting, and his condition is only a slight cold.
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L. B. Bates
Meridian Street Methodist Church
Was Roosevelt Re elected President Says Letter to Editor
A reader asks the Boston Post to settle whether Roosevelt was re elected. The letter argues that Roosevelt served as acting president after McKinley’s assassination and could not be re elected, inviting editorial clarification.
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The
Post
Roosevelt
Boston Post
McKinley
Candidate for School Board in Boston 1904
A Henry Newman announces his candidacy for the School Board nomination. He states his aim is to improve schools for the children and advance education, in a letter to the editor dated November 10, 1904 from Boston.
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Henry Newman
Boston
Are you the man with the hoe or the man with the hammer
Europatkin sighs over the morning paper as he notes a mortality record beaten by a non war nation. Europe reads a list of American football casualties highlighting the toll of sport and conflict.
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Europatkin
Europe
Lying and Laziness Declared Diseases By Scientists
The piece argues that lying and laziness are not diseases but deliberate choices. It mocks medical labeling of everyday faults, citing Ananias as a historical liar and criticizing modern excuses as excuses for social laziness and deceit. It ends with a satirical question about whether various traits are diseases and notes the phrase not on your vote that didn't count.
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Ananias
Ananiias
Earth
Velasquez Portrait at MFA Links Royal Lineage
A Velasquez portrait of Philip IV, long owned by the dukes of Anjou, is highlighted at the Museum of Fine Arts. The piece ties historic and artistic threads to Anne of Austria, Louis XIII, and the Bourbon dynasty, leading to Alfonso XIII through Philip V. A reader asks if President Roosevelt was re-elected. the note explains he had never previously been elected.
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Museum of Fine Arts
Philip IV of
Spain
Velasquez
Dukes of Anjou
Philip IV
Anne of Austria
Louis XIII
France
Alfonso XIII
Anne
Philip V
Land of the Dons
Roosevelt
Local societal notes mix politics and parade mischief
The column recalls political shifts in Massachusetts after the state election, then relays a humorous street scene at Sullivan Square where a woman and her dog spark uproar as the terrier balks boarding a train. It also mentions Alderman Barton’s glee over Douglas’ win and community gatherings at Dorchester High and People's Temple events.
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Sullivan Square
Elevated
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