End of America's Cup Controversy Looms as Wind Fails
Editorial argues to cancel the last America's Cup race as public interest collapses and no wind in sight. Lipton would quit if allowed, while the challenged party keeps him to the agreement. The piece questions Post Office scandals and possible political interference under Roosevelt.
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Thomas Lipton
New York
Machen
Beavers
Roosevelt
New York Tribune
Washington
Post Office Department
Tribune
Death of Mary Nickerson prompts fender debate on Tremont Street
A six year old, Mary Nickerson, was killed by an electric car on Tremont street prompting renewed scrutiny of city fenders. The Boston Elevated Railway Company defends its fender as the most effective, citing five year accident records while admitting numerous injuries and deaths despite the device.
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Mary Nickerson
Tremont Street
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston
Elevated
Massachusetts adopts productive convict labor plan for waste land
The Executive Council approving an order to buy waste land for reclamation by up to 100 prisoners marks a new state program. Prisoners will reclaim land and supply road building materials by hand labor with advice from the Highway Commission and Agriculture Board. Materials sold or land used for Commonwealth needs or sold publicly. Aimed at moral and physical reform, removing convicts from prison and exposing them to fresh air.
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Executive Council
Massachusetts
State Highway Commission
State Board of Agriculture
Post Office Scandal Inquiry Update in Public Light
Inquiry into postal service scandals has surfaced with renewed scrutiny as officials face questions about oversight and accountability. Records indicate ongoing investigations and potential reforms amid public demand for transparency and improved governance.
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Postal Service
Floating Hospital Seeks $5000 to Finish Season and Fund Next Boat
The Floating Hospital appeals for $5000 to cover the remaining season costs and to back the planned next year work. It reports the September effort last year ran $3000 over receipts and that this season it is already overloaded with waiting babies. Managers aim to clear debt and start construction of a new hospital boat for next year.
Mischievous switch tampering worries Boston rail line
Observant Citizen reports that vandals tamper with a switch at Ocean avenue and Beach street on the Boston and Northern line to Revere Beach. Several cars have diverted to a short spur at night. police seek the culprits as investigations proceed.
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Boston & Northern Railroad
Revere Beach
Ocean Avenue
Beach Street
Watermelon Etiquette and Autos Spark Small-Print Laughs
A light column mixes miscellany from All Sorts with jokes about watermelon eating etiquette in company and a mock roundup of old proverbs. Notes on a new auto law, penny-plain sale ads, and small-town quips round out the page in a humorous, period voice.
Shoes Made in Lynn Hit 20 Million Pairs in 1902
Lynn manufacturers produced boxes for 20,000,000 pairs of shoes in the year ending 1902. Valued at 1 25 dollars per pair, the total is 25,000,000 dollars. The data, compiled from local carton makers, is billed as the most authentic Lynn industrial statistic.
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Lynn
Long Their Only Hope in Hingham Race
Ex Governor John D. Long weighed a run against Thomas D. Buttimer in the Hingham district. Republicans hope Long joins to challenge Buttimer, while Democrats plan to use the race to boost their long term representation in the Legislature. The district is seen as pivotal in a broader GOP decline and a potential battleground if Long enters.
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John D. Long
Hingham
Massachusetts
Thomas D. Buttimer
Long
Mr. Long
Buttimer
Melrose Republican Committee Endorses Senator Jones
A Melrose meeting of the Republican city committee was held with full ward representation. The group unanimously approved Senator Jones’s renomination and re election and pledged Melrose’s united delegation to the Republican convention.
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Melrose
Republican City Committee
Jones
Summer Homes of Well Known Bostonians Spaulding at Pride's Crossing
William S. Spaulding the sugar man is now at his summer home Pride's Crossing known locally as the marble palace for its wide marble stairs and terraces. The structure resembles an English manor with a dark gray brick facade, French windows, iron balconies, and two wings separated by a high iron gate amid a shady, secluded courtyard.
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David Reid Park
Brookline
White Mountains
William S. Spaulding
Pride’s Crossing
Spaulding
North Shore
Marble Palace
Obey Contest Ends as Letters Go to Judge for Winners
In a public contest, Mrs. Mary A. Livermore reviews submitted letters, selecting finalists for a Double Gold Eagle prize. Contributors argue over including or dropping the word obey in marriage vows, with letters from Moses Paul, Mrs. B. I. Fisher, John L. Miller, John C. Weeks, and J. Milton sharing views on obedience, love, and equality in unions.
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Mary A. Livermore
Moses Paul
John Street
Chelsea
Mass
B. I. Fisher
Whitney Avenue
Waltham
John L. Miller
Nashua Street
Manchester
N. H
John C. Weeks. Malone
N. Y
The Moonlit Bathhouse Key Prank Turns Romantic Night
Tom Moore plans a moonlit proposal beside Belle Arm strong aboard a float but forgets his bathhouse key. A comic misunderstanding unfolds as Ned teases him with the missing key around his neck, Belle reconciles after a mistaken wait, and Tom endures a polka of pratfalls and secrecy while seeking a solution.
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Tom
Ned
Belle
O. K
Marie
Mamma
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