Cape district Republicans seek renomination stand by Crane
Senator Walter O Luscombe faces a tough path to renomination as Cape district delegates may split. Nye and Otis Foss are named as acceptable candidates to prevent Luscombe, who opposed Governor Crane, from returning. Subway property control and local autonomy weigh in on GOP nominations statewide.
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Walter O. Luscombe
Cape District
Crane
William A. Nye
Gov
Cape
Luscombe
Nye
Otis Foss
Martha's Vineyards
Berkshire
Failure of arbitration peace effort over South African War
Brussels reports reveal the permanent court of arbitration failed its first serious test as it abandons any initiative or intervention regarding the South African War. The council postponed the Boer appeal indefinitely, suggesting the court remains an ineffective instrument for peaceful settlement and reason over force.
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Permanent Court of Arbitration
Conference of Nations
Elague
Brussels
Council of the International Court
Europe
Great Britain
International Court
Triangular Race of America’s Cup May Hinge on Wind
Wind conditions at Sandy Hook decide if today’s second America’s Cup race proceeds on a triangular course. Shamrock II holds advantage on windward leg, while its length and sail area may give it edge on reaching sections against the Columbia, with a few shifts potentially turning the result.
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Sandy Hook
Saturday Race at Windward Raises Hope for Defender
The performance on Saturday suggests the defender may recover windward effort and improve. The race carries peculiar interest and points toward the outcome, though it does not decide the clip's fate.
Treasury surplus sparks debate on tax cuts and bond purchases
The piece questions Secretary Gage’s claim that buying bonds with tax revenue has reduced cash in the Treasury and asks whether the surplus should be used to pay premiums to bondholders or to cut taxes. It notes historical revenue and expenditure figures and critiques the policy as favoring bond holders over taxpayers. It also mixes local items on street sanitation, a club ball, maritime personnel, and social notes.
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Gage
Evanston
Ill
Treasury
Financial Department
William B. Russell Club
City Point
Bethesda Hall
Broadway
F Street
George Gould
Is the Samarian sacrifice worth the cost of war
An editorial laments the death of Lieutenant Edward Avery Bumpus and other U S troops in Samar. It questions whether conquest and a dream of commercial empire justify the loss of youth, energy, and community sacrifice in a war that serves no mercenary ends.
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United States
Samar
Edward Avery Bumpus
Bumpus
Union
Republic
Observant Citizen: mid century items scroll through Boston area affairs
The column notes Dr H J Schenck catching 300 dogs in the official season with many sent to the dog pound. It reports the Arthur Rotch estate at Beverly being sold to Alexander Steinert and discusses Tremont Temple potential loss of Dr Lorimer. It mentions Cercle Francais at Harvard planning Racine and a Chicago standee fare plan tested for streetcars.
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H. J. Schenck
Arthur Rotch
Hospital Point
Beverly
Alexander Steinert
M. Steinert & Sons Company
North Shore
Harvard
Cercle Francais
Les Plaideurs
Racine
Cambridge
Ye Old Bingville snippets and stray notices
Fragmented column from the Bingville Bugle with poems and verses about a butterfly, local gossip, a missing stranger, town anecdotes, a dog’s death, mis-spellings, and brief jokes. Includes regional names, small events, and everyday quirks from Newton Pre and nearby.
Roosevelt Hunt With Cougar Hounds in the Rockies
The article The Cougar Hunters details President Roosevelt's mid winter horseback expedition in the Rockies. It notes how the party, wearing heavy warm clothing, tracked a cougar with a pack of dogs including Boxer and Jimmie and describes the terrain the snow and cliffs and the dog behavior in tree and on the ground.
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Rockies
Roosevelt
Scribner’s Magazine
Little Jimmie
Tony
Baldy
Big Turk
Boxer
Goff
High Prices for Symphony Seats Sell at Public Auction
Spectators gathered in Symphony Hall for Friday afternoon rehearsals with $12 seats auctioned starting at 10 am. Bids opened around $20 and climbed. top seats sold for high premiums as brokers and speculators dominated purchases. Many major seats went to agents rather than outside individuals.
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Kelly
Symphony Hall
Blackmar
J. L. Gardner
Father Bodfish
Charles Harrington
M. E. Er
Whittier
The Tempting Letter Test in a Boston Tale
A Boston story shows Kittle Elmslie opening letters to a mystery correspondent and discovering Jim Carter's photo. Margaret Howard admits she forged the letter to test Kittie, fearing Jim's fidelity, and urges Kittie to trust her true fiancé. Margaret resists temptation, destroys the pages, and chooses virtue.
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Kittle Elmslie
Margaret Howard
Margaret
Kittie
Jim Carter
Carl True
Mae Blossom
Jim
Kittle
Poem Tribute Sent From Maplewood To McKinley Death
A reader from Maplewood sends a verse praising William McKinley after his death. The letter from J. H. Thackwray reflects collective mourning across nations and expresses hope for a future reunion beyond the grave.
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Sitr
Illiam McKinley
Isaac Thackwray
Leed Eng
William
Makepeace Thackeray
J. H. Thackwray
Maplewood
Captain Cranfield Led Valkyrie III in Cup Contest
Captain Cranfield commanded the Valkyrie III during the America’s Cup challenge. Captain Sycamore, who served under him, has now sailed in his second Cup contest.
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Cranfield
Sycamore
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Boston Post
Representative Democratic Paper
New England
Post
North Ferry
Dominion & Atlanta
Boston
Yarmouth
Walter Wilson
Billy Churchill
Wilson
Churchill
Robert H. Derrah
New York
New England Street Railway Club
Harvard Bridge
Tremont Temple
Dr. Lorimer
Chicago
East Bos
Butterfly
Little Butterfly
Bingville
James Smith
Andrew Keller
Smith
Sarah Linwond
Egra’ Underwood
Fingville
Pst
Cyrus Hoskins
Cyrus
Abel Simpson
Willie Osgood
Colle
Willie
Suilan Johnson
Whitcomb
Jim Wilson
Frank Dewburry
Frank
Edward
India
Columbus
America
Dashleigh
Flashleigh
The
Columbia
Hanna
Saweeeers
Richa Croker, Jr
Little Willie
Newton
Vombia
Rap
Thomas
Sunday Post
Anna Meyler
Tremont Row
Room
Boston, Mass
Thackeray
Valkyrie III
Paine Furniture Co
Rucrs
CANAL
RSE
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