Anomaly in Boston School Committee Graduates
A column argues that only six of twenty four Boston school committee members are Boston public school graduates. The piece urges increasing graduate representation, noting experience matters but personal schooling offers local insight and zeal. It cites reform efforts from school associations and nominations. It then shifts to dramatic anecdotes about Li Hung Chang and elopement tales as twisted parallels to political sensationalism.
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Boston School Committee
Boston Public Schools
Boston
Sailors at Santiago Prove Value of Results Over Theory
The analysis of naval operations off Santiago notes the public favors outcomes over technical rules and praises the American fleet for destroying four cruisers and two torpedo boats and capturing most Spaniards. Schley led the fleet from start to finish, with Brooklyn playing a key role.
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Santiago
Wainwright
Washington
Naval Board
Schley
Brooklyn
Sampson
Sixth Massachusetts Regiment Returns Home From Porto Rico
The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment sails from San Juan aboard the transport Mississippi and is due in Boston by the middle or end of next week. The unit, which includes a Boston colored company, earned a fine record in Porto Rico and should be celebrated with a local jubilee by state and city authorities and the Auxiliary Aid Association.
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Massachusetts
Mississippi
San Juan
Boston
Porto Rico
Auxiliary Aid Association
Chicago
Philadelphia
Proclamation of Liberty for Cubans in Santiago Province
The article lauds General Wood's proclamation as a model text on self government for Cubans in the Santiago military district. It highlights guarantees of public assembly free speech petition and non confiscation of property and notes these freedoms reflect American liberty as the Cuban ideal for eventual self rule. The piece predicts quick assimilation of these ideas by the Cubans.
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General Wood
Santiago
Chinese romance stories grow queerer in London papers
The piece notes increasingly strange queer tales from China as told by London newspapers. It cites an unverified account of Li Hung Chang eloping with the Dowager Empress amid a discussion of the recent death of the young Emperor.
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China
London
Li Hung Chang
Spain to complete Cuba evacuation this year
The article argues Spain should have withdrawn from Cuba immediately and criticizes delays in evacuation. It notes Spain agreed to leave “immediately” but cites over three months of delay and suggests Washington could have pressed harder. It expects no major complications but urges rapid U S reconstruction efforts in Cuba.
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Spain
Cuba
Washington
Manana
United States
Marlboro street cars to Union Station petition debate
The Back Bay petition drives Marlboro street car service to Union Station with transfers at Beacon and Charles streets. General Manager Bancroft doubts any legal or moral argument will restore the former trolley route. Governor Wolcott visits Hartford schools, Rostand’s Cyrano read in Boston, and carrier pigeons for transatlantic ships are discussed alongside local obituaries and society notes.
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Back Bay
Marlboro
Union Station
Beacon and
Charles Streets
Bancroft
A DRESSY MAN opens on Washington Street near Kneeland
Short notice shop ad announces A Dressy Man at Boston location on Washington Street near Kneeland Street with evening hours and promotional emphasis on popular price.
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Wman & Popular Price
Washington ST
Kneeland Street
Elevated rights clash over Humboldt avenue extension clash
An elevated franchise dispute arises as residents contest a proposal to extend a branch through Humboldt avenue and Seaver street. The Elevated management abandoned some Walnut avenue rights before a ruling, while a poison-labeling measure and a cloak ad scandal draw reader interest amid local politics and social notes.
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Humboldt Avenue
Seaver Street
Where is that old fashioned apron of mothers
Poem by Ella M Sexton laments vanishing home life and the fading old fashioned apron. It recalls aprons of many fabrics, pockets and bows, praising comforts of domestic life and asking fashion to restore the home centered attire and apron strings that once guided women.
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Cupid
Ella M. Sexton
San Francisco Chronicle
Quinine Proves Army Ties in Jokes Across Papers
A collage of humorous quotes from various newspapers shows soldiers, uniforms, and streetcar conductors used to poke fun at military service. The excerpts feature quips about army experience and mock battles, with light commentary from multiple editors.
Marcia Sterling Sings Her Way to Love and Vows
In the Star Theatre wings Marcia Sterling overcomes her nerves to deliver a moving performance. She wins audience praise and a contract, then reunites with Robin, choosing marriage over a public career to begin a new life.
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Marcia Sterling
Star Theatre
Marcia
Robin Adair
Robin
Corfer
Miss Sterling
Notable Figures in Brief World Gossip and Notes
Justice Harlan is a keen golfer who rises at 6 each morning for hours on the links in Washington. Albert Bryant, nephew of William Cullen Bryant, resembles his uncle and lives in Chicago. Simeon Carnot, mayor of Saint-Cyr, near Chalon, is a French Senate candidate and owns Chateau de Nolay. T. B. Walker visits San Francisco discussing Bear Island’s red men. Emilio Castelar plans weeks at Alicante for recovery. A Holty monument is planned near Hanover. his grave location remains uncertain. Archibald Hunter, 42, youngest British major-general, is tipped as possible Sirdar successor and has Egyptian service experience.
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O Albert Bryant
William Cullen Bryant
Chicago
M. Simeon Carnot
M. Carnot
Saint-Cyr
Chalon
Chateau de Nolay
Carnot
Archibald Hunter
Lord Kitchener
Sirdar
General Kitchener
Abolish Nomination Conventions Says Gargan
In a letter to the editor Thomas J. Gargan urges abolishing nominating conventions for most offices. He proposes citizen caucuses on a single day per party with petitions and Australian‑style ballots to pick party candidates. Independent nominations would remain allowed.
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Commonwealth
Congress
Horace Greeley
Thomas J. Gargan
Enforce of Chapter 193 1898 sought by reader
A Daily Post reader calls for enforcement of Chapter 193 of the Acts of 1898 accusing authorities of neglect after two sisters were poisoned. The letter urges the Board of Health to act to prevent future cases and questions the purpose of laws if not enforced.
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Post
Board of Health
Daily Post
Fashion notes on a black Bruxelles net evening gown
A charming evening gown is described in black Bruxelles net with short sleeves and a fichy front effect. A single piece of fine black lace forms the main design, with delicate caiffon loops accenting the bodice.
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Bruxelles
Mayor Welcomes Teachers at Norfolk County Meeting
Mayor Quincy opened the fifty second convention of the Norfolk County Teachers Association in Lorimer Hall. He urged teachers to shape character over rote learning and to align public education with future work, suggesting selective admission to the high school and a higher standard of learning.
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Quincy
Norfolk County Teachers
Assohickon
Lorimer Hall
No Horse Cars Back Bay Petition Faces Trolley Push
Residents in Back Bay circulate a petition to restore horse car service to Union Station via Marlboro Street. L company officers doubt the line is paying and oppose the movement despite earlier opposition to trolley conversion. General Bancroft says moral or legal arguments won’t persuade the company to continue the horse cars.
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Back Bay
Union Station
Marlboro Street
L Company
General Bancroft
Columbiad magazine moved to new publisher
The Columbiad, official paper of the Knights of Columbus, has been transferred to the Columbiad Publishing Company at 611 Washington Street under manager D P Toomey. The first issue under new management is enlarged to 16 pages with articles by leading officers, district reports, and half tone pictures.
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Columbiad
Knights of Columbus
Columbiad Publishing Company
Washington Street
Professor Holt's Funeral Held in Lexington
The funeral for Professor Holt was held today from his Bedford street residence. Rev. C. A. Staples of the First Unitarian Church of Lexington conducted the services. Pallbearers included Thomas B. Emerson superintendent of schools at Woburn A T Boyden principal of the Bridgewater Normal School Professor Leo R Lewis of Tufts University and George O. Whiting of Lexington.
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Lexington
Holt
Bedford Street
C. A. Staples
First Unitarian Church of
Thomas B. Emerson
Woburn
A. T. Boyden
Bridgewater Normal School
Leo R. Lewis
Tufts University
George O. Whiting
Westminster standards anniversary service in Boston
A celebration service for the 250th anniversary of the Westminster standards will be held at the First Presbyterian Church under the Presbytery of Boston on October 2 at 7 45 p m. Rev. Robert W Peach of Quincy will preside and Rev. David Gregg will deliver the address.
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Presbytery of
Boston
First Presbyterian Church
Robert W. Peach
Quincy
David Gregg
D. Dz
People’s Temple Hosts Final Social Ethics Session
The pastor Dr. Brady closes the series on Popular Social Ethics with the theme How a Man Should Behave After Marriage. The Vernon family bids farewell Sunday night but will appear again in the song lecture stereopticon course with Miss Grace Bradbury on Monday night.
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People’s Temple
Brady
Vernon
Grace Bradbury
Massachusetts Daughters of 1812 Honor War Heroes at Old South
At the Old South in Boston the Massachusetts Society United States Daughters of 1812 gathered to honor army and navy on Constitution Day. Speakers included Gov. Wolcott officials, Col. Henry A. Thomas and Col. E K Clark who praised Cuba experiences and urged a middle ground on war strategy. A resolution urged preserving the frigate Constitution at Charlestown Navy Yard, and the program closed with songs and the audience singing America.
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Massachusetts Society
United States Daughters of 1812
Old South
Army
Nelson V. Titus
Arthur Little
Dorchester
Titus
Wolcott
William Ll. Olin
Quincy
John R. Murphy
Navy
Henry A. Thomas
United States
Old South Meeting House
Thomas
EK. P. Clark
Massachusetts Regiment
Clark
Cuba
Henry A. Walker
Nathan Appleton
The
Constitution
Charlestown Navy Yard
Washington
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Alice Hutchinson
Ruth Morse
George W. Yeaton
J. Myles Standish
George Francis Pierce
Abijah Thompson
JM. Ordway Daly
America
Echoes From the Triennial Knights Templar Meeting
The Massachusetts Union of Knights Templars held a Parker House session with about seventy five attendees. James M. Gleason led as president and toastmaster, reflecting on the Pittsburg triennial convention in the informal talks led by E. Bently Young James Swords Theodore L. Kelly O. Pollard and James H. Upham.
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Massachusetts Union of Knights Templars
Parker House
James M. Gleason
Pittsburg
E. Bently Young
James Swords
Theodore L. Kelly
O. Pollard
James H. Upham
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Tebe
American School For the Deaf
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School of Expression
Edlmond Rostand
Erving Winslow
Gladys Thomas
May F. Guillemard
Richmond
Randolph
Tuckahoe
Coolidge
Virginia
Randolph Coolidge
Ellen Randolph
Monticello
Joseph Coolidge
Miss Randolph
Thomas (Mann) Randolph
Martha Jefferson
William Randolph
Turkey Island
Treba
Cc. S. Fletcher
Saugus Track
Reinhold Herman
Handel and Haydn Society
Helen Doherty
Montauk Camps
Myopia Hunt Club
R. M. Appleton
Marines
G. P. Eustis
New Orleans
G. H. Norman, Jr
Gloucester
Guy Norman
Iowa
Maxwell Norman
Rough Riders
M., J. Henry
el Caney
L. A. Frothingham
A. P. Gardner
Seabury
Bay State
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Alfred Hemenway
Walnut Avenue
Richard H. Clarke
LL. D
Columbus
Havana
San Domingo
Cathedral
Old Bay State
Winchester
Andrew Adams
Andy
Kaiulani
Hawaii
Sunday Post
Anna Held
Park Theatre
Mlle. Held
Mlle
France
Watso
Uncle Sam
Washington Star
Mr. Nagleigh
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dukane
Mr. Gaswell
Sagasta
Athe Post
Margaret Breen
Myrtle Street
Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
T. B. Walker
Walker
San Francisco
Bear Island
Emilio Castelar
Alicante
Holtys
Hanover
Holly
Heine
Mozart
Wagner
Schopenhauer
Ifashions
Preak Past
Grace E. Guy
Lowell Avenue
Newtonville
Professor Holt
the Presbytery OF
Daughters‘of 1812
Col. Clarke
Charlestown
Cyrano de Bergerac
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