Coal Duty Debate Sparks House Push For End
Senator Lodge and Candidate Bates defend the coal duty as small while Secretary Shaw orders customs to loosen enforcement. Critics argue even a small tariff taxes living and harms Pennsylvanian miners as fuel costs rise. Congressman McCall calls for ending the duty as essential amid winter fuel needs.
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Lodge
Canada
Bates
Secretary of the Treasury
Pennsylvania
Shaw
Congressman McCall
Lipton to Make Another Trial for the America's Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton plans a new challenge for the America's Cup with a formal mail notice leaving England tomorrow. The terms are not expected to differ much from 1900 and the races are to proceed with standard formalities and red tape. Lipton favors boats designed for genuine sport over costly toy yachts, hoping a bolder challenger could elevate seamanship and naval craft.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
England
Lipton
Has Massachusetts Any Rights in Republican Platform
The writer criticizes the Massachusetts stance at the Republican convention led by Senator Lodge. They argue Massachusetts seeks reciprocal Canada trade and relief on coal iron and hides but is silenced by the platform and party leaders. The piece questions state rights and questions the governor’s view on Massachusetts' standing.
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Massachusetts
Congress
Lodge
Canada
Republican Party
Steel
Chicago Beef Trust
New England
Senator Lodge
Hawaiian treasurer fugitive linked to stolen territorial funds
The territorial treasurer of Hawaii is a fugitive and may be found as a stowaway on a Pacific steamship to San Francisco. He stole funds from the treasury used for Chinese deportation, taking the key to a chest holding the deposits. The piece compares him to Neely and Rathbone, noting they are free citizens and speculates on possible legal actions.
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Territorial
Hawaii
Pacific
San Francisco
Territorial Treasury
Neely and Rathbone
Cuba
Treasury Chest
Delinquent Taken by Officers of Justice
A fragment notes the arrest of a delinquent by officers of justice, asserting the individual’s presence among locals and implying a community response to crime. The text hints at social tension and calls for vigilance.
Foss Challenging Machine in Fight for 11th District Seat
The piece reviews Eugene N. Foss challenging Massachusetts Republican machine in the 11th district. It questions his ability to advance congressional goals amid party opposition and suggests Sullivan as a more effective alternative for district representation.
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Eugene N. Foss
Congress
Foss
Massachusetts
Washington
Llth
Sullivan
Observant Citizen Reports Local Social and Industrial Happenings
The column notes Arthur Howard Pickering’s return for winter work, Chicago lectures by Eric Pape, a Victoria sighting on Mt. Vernon street, coal market chatter in Roxbury, and an Oct 15 Dorchester wedding. It covers the Twentieth Century Club lecture plan at Faneuil Hall, Parker Memorial club social, Dorchester German supper plans, Dedham Foresters talk with Ex-Congressman Fitzgerald, and a Boston Bar Association response to Justice Gray’s death.
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United States
Twentieth Century Club
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Bbbt
The
Parker Memorial Young People's Club
Appleton Street
Howard B. Burlingame
Charles W. Wendte
May Greene
Floyd
Harry E. Amazeen
Mitchie
Dorchester Social and Literary Club
Messrs
Thomas Finegan
Thomas Hoey
Thomas Anderson
T. B. McCormick
Fitzgerald
Dedham
United Foresters
Norfolk County
Charles J. Capen
Mr. Capen
Capen
The Hard Boiled Egg at the Wayside Boston Inn
A quaint suburban Boston tavern story details a lone proprietor and a ritual hard boiled egg served to Sunday patrons to dodge the law. The egg’s alleged petrified shell and a Glass egg impersonation are recounted as neighborhood lore.
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Casey
Boston
Wayside
Wayside Inn
Ward Leaders Bleed Politicians For Money In Local Caucuses
The article notes how aldermen and ward leaders in Boston are repeatedly pressed for cash during afternoon and evening caucuses. It mentions four loans and funds spent on ball tickets touches and sundry items as part of political life. Andrew McCulloch found a British Army medal from 1878 79 80 on Hanover Street and seeks its rightful owner.
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Andrew McCulloch
Forest Avenue
Natick
Hanover Street
Boston
Queen Victoria
Afghanistan
McCulloch
No Monument to Lee Says Captain Potter
Washington hosts Grand Army veterans and unveiling ceremonies as Captain William Potter voices opposition to erecting a monument to Confederate General Robert E Lee. Secretary Root praises the U S Army’s 1861 65 service and veteran leaders recount Civil War and Philippine island campaigns.
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Washington
Philip Sheridan
Bliss
Michigan
Senate
Alger
J. H. Wilson
Robert F. Lee
William Potter
Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry
Wilson
Root
Grand Army
Fourth Army Corps
Jacob H. Smith
O. O. Howard
John McElroy
Smith
Cuba
Philippines
Navy
Ware
Ryan
Patents
More
Bayley
Pension Bureau
Torrance
Charles Lyman
W. S. Shallenberger
N. M. Brooks
Nathaniel Shotswell
Massachusetts
Army of the Potomac
Sheridan
Twelfth Army Corps
Farragut
Meade
Sons of Veterans
Horatio G. Wright
Sixth Army Corps
Arlington
H. B. F. MacFarland
Ennis
Army of the Tennessee
Grenville M. Dodge
O. 0.Howard
Howard
Roosevelt to be driven along line of parade
President Roosevelt plans to leave the temporary White House for the Grand Army parade route tomorrow if weather permits. In a letter to B H Warner he expresses greetings to Grand Army members and says he hopes to join the parade drive to honor those who have served the nation.
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Washington
Grand Army
Henry McFarland
Board of District Commissioners
B. H. Warner
Citizens’ Committee
War Root
Jacob H. Smith
Root
Philippines
United States
Smith
Roosevelt
White House
Indianapolis
Mr. Warner
Theodore Roosevelt
Secret of riches leads to tragedy in New York tale
In a somber Sunday Post short story, John Holmes plans wealth through Europe as a debutante Delphine nears his life, but his scheme tears apart his mother. A stormy dawn, a broken heart, and a quiet funeral mark the somber conclusion in New York.
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Sunday Post
John Holmes
Europe
John
Delphine Snow
Delphine
Pery
Jimmy
New York
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Browning
Berks
Industrial Art League
Chicago
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Ibick & I
Victoria
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Cta
Roxbury
St. Peter's Rectory
Dorchester
Winifred Mullaney
Bertram P. Mullaney
Daily
Leedsville Street
Ebb
Bar Association of the City of
Richard Olney
Causten Browne
Solomon Lincoln
Lewis S. Dabney
Moorfield Storey
Joseph B. Warner
William F. Wharton
Justice Gray
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth
Charles C. Clapp
T. W. Lawson
Charley
Hendrie’s Hall
Franklin Field
St. Leo's Church
Gough
McNamara
Byrne
Newton Newkirk
Bobbie's Daily Offering
Gen. Lee
Capt
Potter
G. A. R. Men
POST
Cupid, the
Disturber
Mary T. O’brien
Boston Street
South
Paine Furniture CO
Canal Street
Jordan Marsh CO
Jordan Marsh
Marseilles
Saxony
Ray
Lemaire
Colmont
Paris
Disston
Bissell
Standard Bissell
Grand Rapids
Maine
James
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