Campaign documents prompt tax on taxpayers and taft remarks
The Manila Correspondence questions who pays for the cable tolls on a campaign document produced by Secretary Taft and Governor Wright. It questions whether Cortelyou funds the bill, compares past campaign material, and condemns partisan use of public service. The piece argues for accountability and recalls McKinley era predictions and deer hunting fatalities.
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Manila
Secretary of War
Philippine
Taft
Judge Parker
Wright
Cortelyou
McKinley
International peril from Czar's Baltic fleet alarms world trade
The piece condemns the Russian admiral and Baltic fleet for sinking Hull trawlers and killing sailors. It argues compensation cannot erase harm and warns other nations face similar risks on international seas. It calls for the fleet's withdrawal and the admiral's removal as a remedy to restore civilized conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
England
Hull
High Sea
United States
Edward
Shot for a deer opens Maine’s three week hunt
Three weeks into Maine’s deer hunting season three men were fatally shot by mistake, misidentified as deer. Reports note many more near misses and injuries as hunters emphasize safety amid a large season.
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Maine
Desolation of Nantasket Cats Sparks Rescue Appeal
The Animal Rescue League reports about 300 homeless Nantasket cats found in farms and abandoned properties three weeks after summer vacancy. Many starved as families left for summer trips, highlighting cruelty of desertion and urging funds for extra agents to continue beach relief work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Rescue League
Nantasket
Revere Beach
Tremont Temple Tonight Opens Boston Campaign
The mass meeting at Tremont Temple marks a ratification of Democratic nominations. Speakers include Dos Passos of New York and local Democrat Douglas. The event aims to energize the campaign and build enthusiasm for the coming election.
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Tremont Temple
Boston Democracy
Dos Passos
New York
Douglas
Boston
Pope Accuses the Masons in France
In Rome on Oct 24 Pope Pius X waited for telegrams from Mgr Montagnini about French Chamber debates. He believed Premier Combes won with Mason influence aiming to sever church and state. The Pope reacted, saying God's will be done.
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Rome
Prus X
Mgr. Montagnini
Papal Nunciature
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Combes
Free Masons
Vatican
France
Campaign Cigar A Thing Of The Past
A humorous reflection on campaign cigars as relics of old politics. The piece muses on missing Parker perfectos and Roosevelt regalia, joking about rewards for discovering a smoke named after a candidate and poking fun at candidates as cigar sponsors.
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Campaign
Yesteryear
Echo
Bingville Brass Band in Methuen Night Parade
Newton Newkirk of the Boston Post would find fresh inspiration in Methuen as the Bingville Brass Band accompanies local farmers on their nocturnal political jaunts. The troupe faithfully renders Bingville Bugle characters like Bill Hepburn Cy Hoskins Hank Dewberry and others in a lively stage like exhibition. Observers note the performance could merit dramatic treatment and urge Newkirk to attend the band’s next appearance.
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Newton Newkirk
Boston Post
Bingville Bugle
Bingville
Methuen
Sunday Post
Colored Supplement
Bill Hepburn
Cy Hoskins
Hank Dewberry
Bingville Brass Band
Newkirk
How Would You Like to Be a Trading Stamp Girl
A verse questions life as a trading stamp girl in a department store. It mocks the dull routine, constant bustle, bossy supervisors, gossiping shoppers, and reporters among workers. The speaker imagines a tired, anxious daily grind and social scorn.
Adam and Eve Build a Primitive New Home
Diary extract describes Adam and Eve deciding to live together and constructing a bamboo mud mortared house. Eve directs the project, aims for bay window and modern touches, while Adam protests but works late. They move in, finding pride despite primitive conditions and begin housekeeping. Eve leaves him to mind the house, ending with his unfinished morning task.
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Eve
Adam and Eve in Garden Temptation Tale
A playful retelling has Eve conversing with a serpent in the garden. Adam returns home breathless, learns of apple samples, and suspects Eve was influenced by the snake. Eve blushes and withdraws, while Adam warns of the serpent’s sly influence.
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Eve
Serp
Adam
What the Sphinx Says The Horse Must Go
A humorous reflection on duty and procrastination features an auto enthusiast deriding delay while recalling a farmer hired to haul him when the auto fails far from town. The piece riffs on responsibility and what happens if the horse does not go in time.
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Seiventeen
The Complaint and the Cure for Goldfish Fleas
A correspondent asks how to remove fleas from goldfish and suggests removing fish one by one, scrubbing with whale oil soap. He also advises washing aquarium water thoroughly before reintroducing fish to prevent infestations.
Patience of the Public and Cold Weather Forecast
A reader laments public patience as pedestrians face obstructed pavements from awnings and construction and predicts a compliant populace if told to cave. The note quotes Taunton Gazette and notes a hard winter outlook for Taunton and New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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Taunton Gazette
New Bedford
Mass
Last Call On Monument Inscriptions Due To Cold Weather
Notice urges customers to place orders for engraving letters on monuments and headstones as soon as possible because of advancing cold weather. The advisory notes that delays may affect inscription completion.
Judge Grant novel Undercurrent noted in Boston column
The Observant Citizen column reviews Judge Grant's novel Undercurrent set in Boston with Benham as a disguised locale. It praises the divorce theme and the author's best work, while recounting light local vignettes from Sullivan Square to the North End and Cambridge streets.
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Judge Grant
Episcopal
Boston
Benham
Iris Fleming Ends Up In A Missionary Romance On A Med Cruise
Iris Fleming a 22 year old with romantic dreams sails to Tunis as a missionary hopeful. Maurice Hazelton stages a dramatic return from distance, offering to join her or marry, sparking a sea bound tangled romance amid seasick doubts and boarding house gossip.
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Iris Fleming
Josephine
Catherine de Medici
Mary, Queen of Scots
Iris
Maurice Hazelton
Tunis
Metropolis
Sam
Mal-De-Mer
Maurice
Ed Powell
Loving Dilemma in Creole Correspondence
A 26 year old Creole orphan from Tampa asks Mildred Champagne if she should marry a wealthy elderly guardian who has supported her or stay faithful to a Paris love who cannot marry. Champagne urges gratitude and suggests marrying the benefactor if it brings him happiness, while noting the couple’s age gap and need for genuine affection.
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Miss Champagne
Tampa
Florida
Savannah
Paris
Cleora Cheshire
Suits Perfectly Greenspots On Lily Pad
Hullo Finns invites readers to visit a roof garden described as ideal for relaxation. The note highlights a playful scene with green spots on a lily pad and encourages attendance.
In Praise of Iris and Maurice Hazelton Romance
The passage notes a couple's joyful arrival and their gift laden oriental cruise. The wife Iris is described as a home missionary showing stronger success at home than abroad. The text mocks others doubts about their marriage and hints at their well embellished domestic life.
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Iris
Maurice Hazelton
Quiet social week in town with weddings and receptions
Socially speaking, today offers a quiet town scene with Mr Bispham's recital this afternoon and a Newton Club musicale at 8 pm hosted by Mrs Carter and Mrs Lindsay. A wedding in Newton at 8 pm features Miss Theodora Carter and Lester Elijah Ballou at Grace Church with a large guest list and plans in Washington for Miss Parker’s marriage events.
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Charles Willard Carter
Lester Elijah Ballou
Grace Church
Washington
Charles J. Bell
Elizabeth van Cortlandt Parker
Roland Parker
Mary Vaughan
Elfrieda Roosevelt
Miss Parker
Fmlen Roosevelt
Miss Vaughan
Chestnut Hill
Italy
Republic
Mollie Johnson
Kilby Page
Katharine Page
Inside stock tips from Boston Post bulletin
The Post's Inside Information column praises H R Leighton Co stock tips as highly accurate. It accuses rival statistics of padding articles and asserts the Boston Post provides the best local market information.
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H. R. Leighton & Co
Stock Market Bulletin
Boston Post
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a temperamental romance
A reader asks if his long time girlfriend truly cares for him. She rejects other suitors, ends visits after gossip, and once offered back a costly locket. The columnist suggests her peevishness is a test of his attentiveness and may soften if he remains steady and patient. The tone offers reassurance and practical interpretation.
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Miss Champagne
Cambridge
Meat Trust Prices to Farmers and Public Demand
Attention to beef buyers as the price paid by the meat trust to cattle farmers for prime beef per pound is contrasted with the consumer price after control is asserted. The item notes a 20 cents difference in the per pound cost.
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The
Meat Trust
Waltham Couple Observes Golden Wedding Anniversary
WALTHAM Oct 24 Mr and Mrs Zimri Cobleigh marked their golden wedding at home on Chestnut street with a large gathering of friends. Invitations are issued for the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs George Jarvis at the home of their son Dr William F Jarvis Lexington street Piety corner next Saturday evening.
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Waltham
Zimri Cobleigh
Chestnut Street
George Jarvis
William F. Jarvis
Lexington Street
I Am President Roosevelt Chorus and Campaign Plan
A satirical verse claims Roosevelt through Lodge and Cortelyou plotted a Chicago show to secure nomination. It boasts defiance of civil service laws and patronage power while promising to strike any opponent and pursue a self governed political machine.
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Air
Jinks
President Roosevelt
Lodge
Cortel-yo
Cortel
Chicago
Platt
Senate
Emperor Theodore
Philippines
Porto Rico
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Representative Democratic Paper
New England
Massachusetts
Civil Service Plan
Pope
Bingville Bugle Band
Lawrence Telegram
Mark Twain
B.C
Sphinx
J. F. Reagan
Mayflower Hill Cemetery
Sullivan Square
Somerville Highlands
Devonshire Street
Naples
North End
Carmen
Carmen A. Fabrizio
Eliot School
Master Hines
Colonial Club
Dorchester
Osborne
Church of the Advent
I&t
Charlestown Navy Yard
James Howard
Europe
John Hudson
Lauren Hill
Malden
North Station
Newspaper Row
Canal Street
Adams Square
Massachusetts Avenue
George A. Wolff
East Brookline Street
Charlotte County
N. B
Mr. Wolff
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
George F. Robinson
Watertown
Clara Ballarini
Adams House
Warrenton Street
May E. Hall
North
Newark, N. J
Mildred Champagne
Edward Fitzwilliam
Comer’s
Boylston St
Walker Bidg
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