Harbor improvement demand in Boston loan bill urged
The Boston Post calls for a $1,000,000 harbor channel and related works in the city’s upcoming six million loan bill. It argues harbor relief must begin at home with state and federal backing, noting Boston’s import trade and near miss of a major ship in the harbor. The paper urges merchants to push for immediate action to secure dollar-for-dollar federal support.
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Congress
New Hmngland
Coon Creek
Mangrove Bay
Poker Flats
New England
Commonwealth
Washington
New York
The City Election Sees Clear Lines In Local Vote
The city faces a December election with 107 264 registered voters the largest in history. Democrats could win all offices if united but local independence reduces straight-ticket voting. A large female voter registration of 12 454 could tilt school committee outcomes, promising an interesting election night.
The Senate Clash and The Yale Harvard Showdown
National politics swirl as Addicks in Delaware and Quay in Pennsylvania edge toward Senate seats amid party power plays. The article shifts to Yale vs Harvard, noting Yale’s scoreless streak since 1894 and Harvard’s historic dominance, framing today’s decisive athletic contest as a crisis moment for Yale’s prestige.
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Senate
Washington
Addicks
Delaware
McKinley
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Quay
United States
John Wanamaker
Harvard and Yale clash to decide football supremacy
The great event of the football season unfolds today in New Haven as Harvard faces Yale to settle the season's supremacy. The meeting caps a year of rising interest and a series of incidents that heightened attention, with minor colleges noted for side issues surrounding the contest.
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New Haven
Harvard
Yale
Drunkenness case and local civic notes in Melrose
In Lyon’s police court Frank Taylor claimed hard luck and was released after a plea for mercy. Patrick Dowd asked clemency but was fined. A separate appeal for Mrs. Gallagher, over 70, seeks help to avoid the poor farm. Roslindale committees push five cent fares, sewer needs, and branch library books. Community groups discuss Episcopal Church club unity, Lowell Textile School plans, and civil service themes.
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Lyon
Frank Taylor
Charlestown
Sdge Berry
Taylor
Patrick Dowd
Lynn
Frazier
Dowd
Concord
Melrose
Gallagher
Roslindale
Arundel Street
Six Million Loan Bill Sparks City Debt Explosion
A secret committee in the Board of Aldermen crafts a loan bill proposing 6 443 900 dollars, raising the city’s total debt to 6 063 902 dollars with current expenditures also rising. The measure is criticized as excessive borrowing under Mayor Hart’s debt limit extension, described as a riot of extravagance and discredited by opponents.
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Board of Aldermen
Hart
City Loan Bill Faces Scrutiny Over lavish log-rolling
The Board of Aldermen push a 6 million loan bill tainted by log-rolling as public funds are routed to "pie" allocations for playgrounds handball courts rifle ranges and building sites. Mayor Hart can pare it to 2 million to fund worthy projects or risk ending his first year with near 100 million debt.
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Board of Aldermen
Hart
Marion Durham Helps Lost Ruth Reunite With Father
In a Cambridge setting, Marion Durham helps a newsboy and a frightened child named Ruth Morris after learning Ruth was stolen by her father. They locate Ruth’s father, reunite him with his daughter, and Jim is cared for. A year later Marian and Ruth's father wed, with Jim grown and joking about the past.
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Marion Durham
Broadway
Jim
Marion
Marian
Papa
Marian Durham
Ruth Morris
Ruth
Little Ruth
Tiny Jim
Odd Bits of News From Around the World
A miscellany notes strawberry crops in Michigan and railways across Britain and Europe. It mentions British Parliament directors of railways, a Welsh colony in Argentina faring well, and naval captains on horseback. Italian railways moving to electric power, Naples Castellamare line projects, and Philadelphia open cars amid smoking rules. Paris diversions also deploy tramway safety police. Chinese railway progress in Shandong continues despite disturbances. A Hallowell trader flips flour barrels for profit. Cook County Rough Riders seek permanent status in Illinois State Guard. Sweden faces a manufacturing boom, rising rents, and a looming crisis. Turkish ministers abroad include Christians, with Greek Catholic Church links in London. A Turkish minister served Turkey forty-four years in London.
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Admiralty
Naples-Castellamare
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Union Traction Company
Philadelphia
Diving Police
Paris
Shantung Province
China
Celestial Empire
Hallowell
Cook County
Rough Riders
Roosevelt
Chicago
Illinois State Guard
Sweden
United States
England
Turkey
London
Quarrel and Club Woman in verse fragments
A collage of brief verse excerpts records witty clashes in tone. The QUARREL shows blame for spoken words, THE CLUB WOMAN'S WORRY notes pantheism and agnosticism prompting pessimism, while PEDIGRED AND sea and a rabbit scene offer light verse with a humorous boast about luck and a left hind leg.
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Chicago Record
Raglan Overcoat Display Highlights Low Prices
Our single-breasted overcoats use Oxford mixtures this season and the Raglan overcoat offers comfort and style for all occasions. Prices are kept at the lowest possible level for the high quality clothing we manufacture and sell.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Fabrica
Raglans
Breakfast Menu Note From Rose AKFAST
A brief menu fragment lists hot Rose AKFAST items including oatmeal fried smelts and toast with unclear spacing and capitalization. Items appear as a simple breakfast pairing suggesting a served offering.
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