Lodge immigration bill may pass House after elections
Boston Post notes Republicans delayed the Lodge immigration restriction bill in the House to avoid a pre election record. With elections over some congressmen face pressure to rush the measure through the December session. The bill would impose reading and writing tests for immigrant admission and is viewed as a party move rather than merit based.
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Senate
House
White House
Congress
United States
Labor Conditions Abroad Compared With U S Possessions
The author contrasts wages for agricultural contract labor in British Guiana with those in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, arguing imperial policy lowers labor standards. He cites 24 cents daily for men and 16 cents for women in British Guiana and claims natives work little or not at all in the Philippines, warning of a degraded future under a single flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Antilles
Spain
British Guiana
Porto Rico
Great Britain
W. Alleyne Ireland
Hawaii
United States
The Vote of the Dollar in Hawaii Rule
An editorial argues against a proposed congressional plan to establish a Hawaii Territory with property-based suffrage. It warns the measure would grant voting rights only to landowners, effectively disenfranchising most residents and undermining manhood suffrage and republican principles.
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Hawaii
American Republic
Congress
South
Utah
House of Representatives
Islands
End of Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association Labors
The Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association nears completion of its work with the Bay State hospital sale to the government. It may aid troops if needed but its career is essentially closed with $75,000 in treasury and $213,914 in total contributions. The directors voted to continue temporarily, earning praise for efficient relief efforts during the war.
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Massachusetts Volunteer Aids Association
Bay State
Volunteer Aid Association
Association of Patriotic Citizens of
Massachusetts
Washington
Algerism
Massachusetts People Split Between Pride and Volunteer Aid
A fragment notes Massachusetts residents display stronger pride than gratitude for the Volunteer Aid movement. The text contrasts civic pride with volunteer efforts without detailing events, dates, or organizations.
Philippines to Be Crown Colony Under Military Rule
The United States plans to acquire the Philippines as a crown colony with military control continuing indefinitely. Critics warn this imperial move contradicts American ideals, risks heavy taxes for troops, and could destroy the republic's fundamental rights and self government. Senator Hoar calls it the start of the republic’s destruction under McKinley.
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Philippines
Spain
McKinley
United States
Washington
Howard
Hoar
William McKinley
Electric car travel and social notes from The Observant Citizen
A Boston based column describes New York electric cars with more lamps than Boston, a planned Joslyn trip by Jeet Leland, and a humorous football remark from Somerville High. It notes Mrs B Pope owning fine terriers, Henry Savage’s La Boheme plans, and Harvard Yale football pride with crimson decorations. Israel Zangwill’s Tremont Theatre lecture is highlighted as a notable visit.
Citizen by right of conquest and other curious ideas
A Manila Chinaman claims citizenship by Dewey’s Philippines conquest prompting naturalization in Bangkok. The anecdote notes 8,000,000 Malays and Filipinos possibly seeking similar status, while reflecting on brave naval leaders and the oddities of modern life such as horseless carriages in American cities.
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Manila
Dewey
Philippines
King
Bangkok
Whittier Poem Fragments Found On Note Back
The Independent notes that an unpublished Whittier poem lines were found on the back of a note received by the poet in March 1890. The pan is unfinished and the manuscript shows early draft style, with a few words guessed by the author. Samuel T. Pickard Boston Mass reports the discovery.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Samuel T. Pickard
Roentgen Receives Professorship And Honors Abroad
Professor W C Roentgen, renowned for stray photography, is offered a chair in philosophy at the University of Leipzig with flattering terms and will accept. He has been made a baron by Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and decorated by Kaiser Wilhelm, with experiments in the imperial Schloss.
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W. C. Roentgen
University of Leipsic
Prince Ludwig of
Bavaria
Roentgen
Kaiser Wilhelm
Imperial Schloss
Baron Roentgen
Zurich
Switzerland
Quotation Snips Recall Old Time Banter and Barbs
A collage of wit and excerpts from historical papers features gibes about measurements mischief and legal woes. Banter touches on height tall tales funerals and the awkwardness of law and order with sharp one liners and barbed retorts.
Dinner menu and recipes from Mrs Addie Goddard
Dish list includes Cocoa potato salad cake toast stewed pears dinner tomato soup halibut with egg sauce potato croquettes egg toast prune pudding and potato salad. The card provides detailed steps for potato salad and prune pudding and notes Mrs Addie Goddard of Newton at 150 Hunnewell Avenue.
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Addie Goddard
Hunnewell Avenue
Newton
Postal Examinations Debated by Reader Letters
Walter C. Rutherford of Cambridge argues in a letter to the editor that Civil Service examinations for the Post Office should be split into two tracks clerk and letter carrier with tailored content removing geography and fraction questions. He cites J. R. Scott and Charles S. Thompson as advocates for reform and notes newspapers in Chicago Louisville and New York discussing the issue.
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Post
Civil Service Department
Washington
Postoffice Department
J. R. Scott
Charless. Thompson
Scott
Post Office Department
Classified Service
Post Office
Chicago
Louisville
New York
Boston
Walter C. Rutherford
Cambridge
Love and Long Years Bring Old Lovers Home
In Maynard, two friends Bessie Durant and Lena Carr reunite old flames as Dick Carleton returns from Paris. past hurts fade when Lena reveals she never stopped loving her youth, and Bessie's arrangement brings Lena and Dick together while Bessie steps aside. The trio finds happiness as old feelings resurface and a shared past reconciles.
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Dick Carleton
Bessie
Paris
Bessie Durant
Lena Carr
Lena
Noite
Richard Carleton
Diek
From Me to You by Lillian Shuman Reviewed
Boston writer Miss Lillian Gertrude Shuman publishes a small verse volume From Me to You by Lee and Shepard. The collection features themes of life’s beauty in everyday things and includes poems such as The Rose and the Cypress and Compensation.
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Lee & Shepard
Lillian Gertrude Shuman
Boston
Oticura cures and testimonials flood the advert
A testimonial promotes Cuticura remedies, praising Cuticura Soap and Ointment for various skin and eyelid conditions. Readers are advised to start with weak solutions and apply lightly to determine effectiveness, with sales noted by Port Treasure and Co. in Boston.
British exports fall under tariff said by Ritchie in London
London reports that Charles T. Ritchie president of the board of trade lamented a £2,600,000 drop in exports for the year ending October. He cited the United States tariff changes as the main cause noting US exports rose 18 percent since 1891 while Britain’s fell 6 percent.
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London
Charles T.ritchie
Board of Trade
United States
Great Britain
Zangwill to Lecture in Boston on Perseverance and Talent
Israel Zangwill, famed author of The Children of the Ghetto, arrives in America for a first tour. He will lecture at Tremont Theatre this afternoon and again Sunday evening, drawing crowds with his wit, breadth of knowledge, and dramatic flair. He is expected to adapt his novel for the stage with the Leibler company and is praised as a sharp journalist and keen observer of society.
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Leland T. Powers
Boston
Brooklyn
N. Y
Janesville
Wis
Israel Zangwill
Tremont Theatre
America
Heston
London
Zangwill
Leibler Company
Pall Mall Gazette
World gold coinage 1897 cited as largest ever
The director argues a gold standard unlinked to others harms workers and consumers. He notes 1897 world gold output at 237 million dollars, with 1898 expected higher. He cites projections: South Africa, Australia, Canada Yukon, and U.S. gains boosting 1898 production and receipts.
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South Africa
Australia
Seattle
San Francisco
Yukon
Canada
United States
World Gold Standards and Russia Japan Finance Trends
In his annual mint report George E. Roberts notes 1897 gold coinage reached 487 million dollars, with Russia rebuilding gold reserves and Japan reorganizing its financial system. He cites France's stance on a universal bimetallic standard and warns on currency fluctuations if nations diverge from a common gold basis. He highlights Russia's large recent gold drafts and suggests future imports must be utilized profitably.
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Washington
George E. Roberts
Mint
Russia
Japan
India
United States
France
Austria-Hungary
Roberts
Mortgage Invalid in Worcester Cycle Company Case
Judge Townsend of the United States Circuit Court ruled that the $500,000 mortgage held by Central Trust Company of New York against Worcester Cycle Co and trustee Charles C. Goodrich is invalid for insufficient proof. The case, pending over a year, saw initial rulings for the complainant, then an appellate remand and further testimony before the October sitting.
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New Haven, Conn
Townsend
United States Circuit Court
Central Trust Company of
New York
Worcester Cycle Company
Middletown
Charles C. Goodrich
Central Trust Company
Goodrich
Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Revere Evangelical Church Dedicated After Rapid Growth
The Evangelical Church in Revere was dedicated after opening services yesterday. The day included a 10 30 praise service with Rev Jason Briggs from Somerville and an afternoon dedicatory sermon by Rev Joshua Gill of Boston. Rev John Norbery of Lowell spoke at the 7 30 praise service. The society formed eight months ago by three founders whose open air summer meetings grew to thirty members. Rev Leonard W Malcomb was chosen pastor and ground was broken July 1 for a one and a half story wooden building on Malden street near Kingman avenue with seating for 200. Trustees are Rev L W Malcomb Gertie A Merrill John B Peavey Appleton Merrill and E G Merrill.
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Evangelical
Revere
Jason Briggs
Somerville
Joshua Gill
Boston
John Norbery
Lowell
Evangelical Society In
Leonard W. Malcomb
Malden Street
Kingman Avenue
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Cesaris
Gotham
Jeet
Somervile High School
Charlie
Henry W. Savage
New York Castle Square Opera Company
Pacini
Harvard
Yale
Termaster
Merrimac
Santiago
Bkee
Mass
The
Independent
Westminster
Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bontieur
Michelet
Thiers
Legion of Honor
Lawton
Shafter
Washington Star
Tommy
Mr. Figg
Cleveland
Graham Gems
Swift and Company
George W. Adams
Maynard, Mass
Miss Shuman
Cuticura
Oberlin College
M. R. Congdon
Cedar Avenue
Oberlin
oTran Dav
Cu Goar
ESTEY
Tremont
Director OF Mint
Revere Church
Minard
Liniment
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