The Republican Candidate for Mayor of Boston
The Hon. Thomas N. Hart is praised as strong and capable yet not guaranteed to win this year. The convention backed him overwhelmingly with a large majority and unity. The plan is to rely on Republican votes and some Democratic support, but the Post predicts General Collins will receive more Republican votes than Hart gets Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas N. Hart
Boston
Hart
Post
Collins
Mr. Hart
P. A. Collins
T. N. Hart
Nes
Boston Democracy
Charlestown
Board of Strategy
City Hall
Gorge N. Swallow
Joshua
B. Holden
Journal
Republican Party
Republican City Committee
Admiral Dewey's Gift House Possibly Returned to Father
The public gift of a Washington house to Admiral Dewey by admirers is questioned as unnecessary given Mrs. Dewey's wealth and the plan reportedly to transfer the property to Dewey's son. Young Dewey has declined to share in his father's renown or the house, suggesting it be returned to the admiral.
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Admiral Dewey
Washington
Dewey
Search for Aguinaldo Continues Amid Philippine War Swirls
The piece notes the capture of Aguinaldo's secretary and crates of his wife’s wardrobe as hints the Filipino chief may be nearby. It describes shifting loyalties among natives, returning troops, and a hope Aguinaldo might reveal himself among friendly populations within American lines. The piece jokes a Christmas present for McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguinaldo
Senora Aguinaldo
Philippines
Otis
Manila
United States
Mr. McKinley
Editorial clash over campaign funds in Boston politics
The piece compares editorials from the Boston Journal and Boston Advertiser on funds for defeating Gen eral Collins. It examines Hart and Collins as Boston moves toward an anticipated election and notes Republican reliance on campaign money, with Democrats expected to mobilize their base.
Boston Editorial Attacks on Hart Funds Bid
The Post laments a denied mayoral bid in Boston tied to a fundraising push by Republican organs. It argues officials hint at buying Democratic votes to help Hart, denounces the plan as unseemly and unprecedented in Boston politics.
Obituary for Garret A. Hobart Vice President
The death of Garret A. Hobart is framed as long expected yet deeply mourned. The obituary praises Hobart as a self made man who earned his place via steady, honorable effort and fulfilled his duties conscientiously in public life. It notes the Vice President’s modest, unglamorous career and his standing within both business and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Senate
Civilization and Health and a Plague Chronicle
The article contrasts New York Harbor’s plague arrival with global responses, praising civilization, cleanliness, and science as barriers to infection. It notes European efforts, questions European habits, and mentions Mr. P Currier and his wife touring Europe and Dudley Associates gaining members via Roxbury Club dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. P. Currier
Europe
Paris
France
Death of Mr Hobart Sparks Regret at Washington
The death of Mr Hobart is viewed as a loss of calibre, poise, and substantial worth, causing general regret rather than friction in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Washington
Boston Excursion to Egypt Lowers, Troop-Ship Worry Grows
Observant Citizen reports a Boston crowd planning a February trip to Egypt and the Holy Land aboard the Dominion liner New England. Fears arise that the steamer could be chartered as a troop ship by the British government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Egypt
Holy Land
New England
Daily Table Menu and Veal Birds Recipe Notes
Breakfast items include cantaloupe Quaker Oats with cream Hamburg steak aratoga potatoes nat cakes with maple rice My Coffee Lunch lists veal birds tomato salad jelly tartlets chocolate Dinner features tomato bisque baked goose with oyster sauce creamed potatoes cauliflower and honeycomb pudding Olives coffee and veal birds baked as small birds with forcemeat garnish instructions and a honeycomb pudding recipe from Adelaide street Jamaica Plain with ingredient amounts and baking times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Street
Jamaica Plain
Old Elm and a Village Love Story
A village girl Alice Nelson rises from quiet schooling to social triumph as she becomes a talented singer in society circles. Frank Lawrence, distant and captivated, returns to find her transformed, sparking a complex reunion under the old elm where their bond began.
Alice at the Farmhouse Returns for Summer Chats
The passage notes Alice returning to the Nel son farmhouse with Frank, promising they will visit for warm months and share conversations beneath the old elm. It indicates a change of name and home a year earlier and the future expectation of pleasant summers with Farmer Nelson and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Nelson
Frank
Felos Fables and the Dung Hill Jewel
The cock spied a jewel while turning up a dung hill and muses that a barleycorn is a better reward than glittering gems. The moral underlines that honest industry brings blessing and that one should value necessary things over curiosity or ornament.
Men of Many Callings. Liz Foli Opera Singer Dies in England
Liz Foli the opera singer who died recently in England planned to retire from the stage and spend her remaining days in the United States. Benjamin Swift real name W R Patterson plans to abandon fiction for a time and may write a history of Italy in the middle ages. General Cipriano Castro newly named President of Venezuela is about 35 years old and well educated after years in Europe. Professor Steyn of Orange Free State cites humble origins, saying his father was a wagon maker and he is glad to be able to say it is a good one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.T. C. Whitcomb
Somerville English High School
Liz. Foli
England
United States
Benjamin Swift
W. R. Patterson
Italy
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Europe
Steyn
Orange ' Ree
Charitable drive aids ailing Mrs. Stonewall Jackson
The Daughters of the Confederacy raise funds for Mrs. Stonewall Jackson at her Charlotte home in ill health and near blindness due to an incurable disease. Three Pittsburgh girls Miss Mary B Maloney Miss Etla G Maloney and Gertrude McCaffrey met the Pope in a private Rome audience. Edith Root daughter of the Secretary of War joins Washington’s cabinet set as the tenth young unmarried woman in the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the Confederacy
Stonewall Jackson
Charlotte, N. C
Pittsburg
Mary B
Etla G. Maloney
Gertrude McCaffrey
Rome
Vatican
Edith Root
Secretary of War
Washington
Waifs o' fun and fleeting farewells
A string of quips and cartoons opens with playful lines about being shipwrecked and deacon Nicodemus Simpson. The text includes a teacher and pupil exchange on dew and an old-time farewell as Mr Gobbler exits with Good-by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gobbler
Nicodemus Simpson
Cold Water Baptist Church
Africa
Baltimore American
Reading Bits of Industry From A Busy East
New York auto firm finishes 200 vehicles for New York Boston and Chicago. Factory for soft soup being set up in Denver under the Charity Organization Society. Plaster walls affect room acoustics with gypsum giving best results. A tall chimney for the U S Bureau of Printing and Engraving rises south of New York at 22 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Charity Organization Society
New York
United States Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Dewey Wedding Invitation and Political Rebukes Across States
The column notes Dewey invited only his private secretary to his wedding, while various states rebuke national figures including Bryan in Ohio McKinley in Nebraska Mazet in New York and Massachusetts in Boston. It also observes voters weighing trusts in last Tuesday’s state elections.
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Dewey
Chicago
Ohio
Bryan
Nebraska
McKinley
New York
Mazet
Boston
Massachusetts
Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia
Newark Advertiser
Lease of Boston and Albany property under state terms
The Boston Post argues that any lease of the Boston and Albany line to the New York Central requires legislative approval and that state rights to take the road at a low price must not be forfeited. Although the lease term has dropped from 999 to 99 years, there is belief our successors may still wish to exercise the reserved state right before expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pittsfield Journal
Boston Post
Boston & Albany
New York Gentral
Boston Albany
Enterprising Boston Post Praised for Campaign Work
The Republic notes the Boston Post as an enterprising and popular Democratic ally. It credits the Post with substantial, effective efforts during the campaign and Boston election showing.
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the Republic
The
Boston Post
Boston
Post
New England Cremation Society Holds Annual Meeting
The New England Cremation Society met at Parker House last evening. Treasurer Albert P. Parsons reported 3352 in the treasury. Officers elected for the coming year include honorary president John Storer Cobb, president Harrison Otis Apthorp, vice presidents Charles Bifot Norton and Paul Revere Frothingham, Mrs. George Hale, secretary George Cith, treasurer Albert Stevens Parsons, and an executive committee of Mary A. Maffitt, F. W. Teuss, William Hastings Hughes, Louis Prang, and Dr. Mary E. Zakrewzka.
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New England Cremation Society
Parker House
Albert P. Parsons
Treasury
John Storer Cobb
Harrison Otis -Apthorp
Charles Bifot Norton
Paul Revere Frothingham
George 8. Hale
George C.ith
Albert Stevens Parsons
Mary A. Maffitt
F. W. Teuss
William Hastings Hughes
Louis Prang
Mary E. Zakrewzka
Nation’s Evils and Reform Efforts at Bromfield Church
A National Reform Convention meeting at Bromfield M E Church discussed remedies for national ills. Speakers urged the Constitution to acknowledge God and the Sabbath, with Rev J S Stoddard and Rev J M Foster presenting morning addresses on church and state alignment.
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Bromfield
M. E
S. McNaugher
First Reformed’ Presbyterian’ Church
J. Sp.’ Stoddard
New England Christian Association
God
J. M. Foster
Second Reformed Presbbyterian Church
Nation and religion mix in talk on morality and Sabbath
Clergy from multiple churches discuss civil government morality religion and the Sabbath at a Boston gathering. Speakers denounce liquor and praise public schools while resolutions protest seating of B H Roberts. The evening addresses urge press responsibility and critique the Roman Papacy.
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Christ
Ss. G. Shaw
Cambridge Reformed Presbyterian ‘Church
S’ McNaugher
Samuel W. Dike
LL. D
National League ‘For the Protection of
Charles J. Cameron
Fourth Presbyterian Church
South Boston
Spain
United States of America
Daniel Dorchester
D. D
Albert H. Plumb
Roxbury Congregational Church
B. H. Roberts
William T. McElveen
Shawmut Congregational Church
Nation
Scott F. Hershey
First Presbyterian Church
H. H. George
New York
Tow to Boston Planned for Capsized Schooner Ke Norris
Salvage operation continues after a failed attempt to right the capsized schooner Ke Norris in Salem lower harbor. Today tugboats A W Ches terton and Peter W French will tow the craft toward Boston to restore it to an even keel. the crew remains missing and authorities fear drownings may be possible while recovery efforts proceed. hull insured by China Mutual Insurance Company.
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Salem Lower Harbor
KE. Norris
A. W. Chesterton
Peter W. French
Boston
China Mutual Insurance Company
Bespoke Department Offers Low Price Suits and Trousers
The article highlights a Bespoke Department making gentlemen's suits and trousers to order at prices that seem very low compared with others. It emphasizes custom tailoring at affordable rates for discerning customers.
Boston Porto Rico Relief committee finalizes funds use
The Boston Porto Rico Relief executive committee met at Mayor Quincy's office and, after reviewing the situation in Ponce, voted to create the Boston Relief Settlement. Trustees named are Mayor of Ponce ex officio and W H S Lothrop to oversee use of remaining funds for building moderate priced houses.
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Boston
Porto Rico
Quincy
Messrs
Ponce
Robert A. Miller
Board of Charities of
W. H
Lothrop
Boston Relief Settlement
New England Sails Today for Queenstown and Liverpool
The steamer New England leaves today for Queenstown and Liverpool with 23 saloon 3% second cabin and 200 steerage passengers. She is the only first class three graded passenger ship now in service between these ports as other vessels are held by the British government. Saloon passengers include William Ball J Brill Herbert Chester Chase and many others with several ladies and children aboard.
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New England
Queenstown
Liverpool
William Ball
J. 8S. Brill
Herbert Chester Chase
BE. M. Drysdals
Mgr. Griffin
Gunn
E. R. Hollander
Hollander
James_ Johnston
J. W. Laurie
Laurie
P. E. Mackenzie
Tt. T. Meates
Meates
William B. Pulsifer
Mary Pulsifer
John J. Sandford
Sandford
Grace E. Smith
Stott
Window Glass Jobbers Organize New National Association
The window glass jobbers concluded their convention in New York and formed the National Window Glass Jobbers' Association. Theodore W. Morris presided and H. Holbrook Jr. served as secretary.
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New York
National
Window Glass Jobbers’ Association
Theodore W. Morris
H. Holbrook, Jr
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Mt. Vernon Street
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London
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Brown
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State
Beaton
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Forest Avenue, Everett, Mase
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Frank Lawrence
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Greenville
Mrs. Lawrence
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Irank
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R. Hollings & Co Makers
Summer Street
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Felop’s Fables
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