Letter to the Editor follows hostile remarks by John K Berry
A reader responds to a prior attack by John K Berry over the Barrows congressional campaign. The letter quotes Berry from 1836 praising political maneuvering and explains the writer’s refusal to engage, asserting Berry’s approach reveals the controversy’s nature and detailing internal tactics within the Republican city committee.
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Pwa
John K. Berry
Samuuel J. Barrows
Congress
Berry
Mr. Berry
Thaste
Atwood
Bordman Hall
City Hall
Barrows
Folsom
Sanford
Republican City Committee
Pineapple V Tablets Claim Quick Cure for Stomach ills
Ad for Von Stan's Pineapple V Tablets touts a pure vegetable formula that claims to heal stomach ailments quickly. The notice lists WARD & CO and SHEPPARD & CO as suppliers at Bromfield Street and Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Stan
Ward & CO
Bromfield St
Sheppard & CO
Washington St
Political Letters Mentioning Hall and Campaign Tactics
A letter from Frederick W. Peabody in Boston dated October 28 criticizes campaign behavior around a national candidate. It urges Cobb to mobilize voters, mockingly advises on lifestyle and hired supporters, and laments current criticisms while warning Hall against delays. The letter frames strategic manipulation and public performance as key to electoral success.
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Cobb
Barrows
Hall
Mr. Berry
Frederick W. Peabody
Boston
Public improvements and sewer tax debated by letter
A Cambridge reader argues the sewer tax should reflect actual land value gain from public improvements. He suggests complainants must prove land value added by sewers if taxes exceed benefits and notes valuation inequalities may shift costs. He concludes blessings and costs of public works are balanced.
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H. J. Chase
Cambridge
Taxpayer warning on sewer and street watering assessments
Frank A. North advises Boston taxpayers that constitutionality of sewer and street watering taxes cannot be decided in less than a year. Taxes are due on land and can't be escaped. Protests must be written at payment time. actions to recover must be filed within three months. Each taxpayer must sue to preserve recovery rights.
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Sir
Boston
Meade
Frank A. North
Investigation into Bologna Deaths Sparks Questions
Readers seek details on a suspected tainted bologna linked to the deaths of two young women. The inquiry centers on production origin and point of purchase as investigators examine potential contamination.
Great Sunday Post Jallowe en Story Night Preview
The item teases a feature on Walpar eis night and how to celebrate it. It mentions Boston’s criminal colony in Buenos Ayres and notes Ezra Winstow the ministerial forger and swindler. It also references a Royal Prothgate escapade and famous race horses sold for large sums.
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Boston
Buenos Ayres
Ezra Winstow
Blanchard
Calves Deaths Raise Food Safety Alarm at Markets
A letter from Isoston on October 28 alleges daily dead calves at stock yards are sent to uncertain destinations, possibly to abattoirs with skins valued but bodies discarded. The writer urges proper disposal and a public investigation to prevent poison risk from any flesh entering supply.
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Bologna
Brighton
Watertown
PRO
Isoston
Sewer Tax On Outrage Letter Demands Justice
A workingman decries high taxes including a new sewer rate. He explains thin income, unemployment, and mounting charges on a $1700 home, arguing the $5.90 sewer tax is unfair and urges the Post to investigate for taxpayer justice.
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Post
Irish Leaders and War Cry in Franco British Clash
Letter from Boston dated October 27 argues Irish sympathy would favor Britain in a Britain France war, cites past Turkish or Spanish alignments, praises England over France and Dreyfus era outrages, and asserts England’s supremacy benefits civilization while acknowledging Irish lineage author William M Dooley supports Britain against France.
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Hnegland
England
Turkey
Ireland
Great Britain
France
America
Spain
William M. Dooley
Boston
Reader Corrects Public Reading Date For Cyrene de Bergerac
Boston letter writer CT Thompson corrects the record on the Cyrene de Bergerac public reading. He states Mme. Marius presented the French text at the Playgoers Club on Sept. 20, not the School of Expression on Oct. 2, as the Post claimed.
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The
Post
the Post
Boston
C.T. Thompson
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup A Mother's Standby
A mother relies on Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a trusted remedy for a child's harsh croup and cough symptoms. The item is presented as a household staple for pediatric relief.
Boston Stage Roundup Mixes Plays and Personal News
Tyrone Powers and Edith Crane tie the knot publicly following a recent marriage. The Boston Scene notes Cyrano de Bergerac at Castle Square and Daly, Rehan, and Hopper on engaging bills with scenic splendor.
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Tyrone Powers
Augustin Daly
Edith Crane
FE. H. Sethern
I. la Moss
Boston Museum
Castle Square
Tremont Theatre
Ada Rehan
2Oxine
Charlies Riehman
Mr. Daly
de Wolf Hopper
Louise Hepner
Marie Celeste
Harry Clay Blaney
Bartley Campbell
Bowdoin Square
Miss McIntyre
Mr. Snader
Mamie Gilroy
Old Kentucky
Lulu Tabor
Madge Brierly
Columbia
Litt
Girard and
Garvie
Grand Opera House
Amy Ames
Boston
Park Theatre
Anna Held
Boston Theatre
Banquet Planned for J F Donahoe by Local Catholic Union
A complimentary banquet will be tendered Jeremiah F. Donahoe of Company I Ninth Massachusetts Regiment U S Army by members of the Catholic Union of Dorchester and Milton of which he is a member at the union rooms River Street Monday evening Nov 14.
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Jeremiah F. Donahoe
Ninth
Massachusetts Regiment
U. Ss
Catholic Union of
Dorchester
Milton
Union Rooms
River Street
New England delayed by gales. other port fleet updates reported
The Dominion Line steamer New England, due from Liverpool and Queenstown, failed to reach Quarantine by sundown and will dock this morning after 24 hours delay caused by adverse winds. The vessel carries 75 saloon, 101 second cabin, and 400 steerage passengers plus cargo.
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New England
James McAuley
Liverpool
Queenstown
Hoosae Tunnel
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Annie M. Ash
John O'Neill
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Verona
Bunker
Hanson
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Croatan
Colin Smith
Santuit
Pictou
Taurus
Haddock
Lydia A. Harvey
Joe Silvia
Gloucester
Sheffield
Silvia
Fish
Bloomer
Southwest Harbor
Tarper
New Charlestown Bridge
Wesley A. Gove
Tdi Landsman
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Sol Smith Russell
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R AW & Erlange
Ici
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Old’ Kentuckky
O. S. Fowler
Martha Morton
Uncle Dick
Daliy
M. Rostand
Cyrano DE Berge
Tremont St
Oxford
Edmond Rostand
Hagnes
Model Playhouse of the Country
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Schilzonyi
Knaben-Kapetle
Stinson
Merton
C. W. Littlefield
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Zeno
Carl and
Minnie Dupree
B. Y. M. Christian Union
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Bergmann Orchestra
William H. Baldwin
George Peirce
Lugene Tompkins
Matense
Charles Frohman
Heather Rose Coghlan
Isaac B. Rich
Chareles Frohman
Miaude Adams
J. M. Barrie
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Annie Grey
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