Roosevelt on trusts and government control at Minnesota fair
The piece notes Vice President Roosevelt urging government control of trusts at the Minnesota State fair. It questions the use of existing authority and criticizes past enforcement choices, arguing tariffs and political resistance shield monopolies and that reform faces party opposition.
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Roosevelt
Minnesota
Department of Justice
McKinley
Congress
Committee On Ways and Means
Quincy Sainted as Democratic Governor Candidate for Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Democrats should unite behind Josiah Quincy as their gubernatorial nominee. The piece praises his long public service from Washington to Boston mayor and his role in Russell's Massachusetts victory. It argues his candidacy could secure party unity ahead of the convention.
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Massachusetts
Josiah Quincy
Quincy
Commonwealth
State Department
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
William E. Russell
United Democracy of
Democrats of
Gaston
Charles S. Hamlin
A Shameful Spectacle of Mrs Nation's Tour
An editorial denounces Mrs. Carrie Nation as an ignorant unbalanced figure using her anti liquor campaign for commercial gain. It claims she is paraded for profit, not reform, and that her mental state is exploited and worsened by Eastern exhibitions.
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Carrié Nation
East
Nation
Public Opinion May Check Insult to Womanhood
The text argues a manager’s conduct to advertise a show harms American womanhood and calls for legal restraint if possible, else relies on public opinion to sanction or punish such actions. It reflects a stance that protects propriety and dignity.
Kaiser's mercy spares Chinese in kotow demand
A crisis over the kotow ritual to apologize for the murder of Ambassador Von Ketteler in Pekin was resolved by German Emperor Wilhelm II yoking mercy. The Chinese mission faced a requirement that princes grovel and strike their heads on the floor, but the concession saved many from self-humiliating acts. The incident, set in the twentieth century, is criticized as folly.
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Germany
Kotow
Prince Chun
China
von Ketteler
Pekin
Switzerland
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
The Cup Situation Trials Defendership for America’s Cup
The New York Yacht Club weighs whether the Columbia or Constitution should defend the America’s Cup as the faster Shamrock II threat looms. Lipton’s challengers grow the pressure while the club’s rule restricting ownership sparks debate on defending the trophy and excluding the Independence.
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New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
Shamrock NI
Shamrock I
Columbia
Herreshoffs
Shamrock
Work begins on western State House archway portal
After years of delay the western portal project moves forward with grading on Mt. Vernon street and removal of the aging fence. The southerly sidewalk is excavated four to five feet from Joy street to Hancock avenue to aid proper approaches. Several lodgers in state-taken properties use makeshift wooden bridges to reach their homes. Police Commissioner Adams resides at No 14 Mt. Vernon street and his bridge features cleats. Residents face a hazardous step, though officials hope for stable access as construction proceeds.
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State House
Mt. Vernon Street
Joy Street
Hancock Avenue
Adams
Carrie Nation and a Wedding Tale in Turbulent Times
A fragment blends a satirical verse on Carrie Nation with an anecdotal wedding tale. It recalls a wedding where guests praised a love match, then shifts to domestic strains as the couple, George and Wootsie, face discord and temper in their early years together.
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George
Darling
Wootsie
Heiress Declares Love Beats Fortune in Marital Union
Mrs. Frederick W. Bodley, wife of F. W. Bodley, the Taylors' former landscape gardener, refuses to accept her fortune and faces cut off as sole heiress to George C. Taylor's $20,000,000 estate. Her mother Betsy Head disapproves. the couple is barred from the Taylor estate. Bodley seeks work as they begin their life together.
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Blue Point
Wl. I
Frederick W. Bodley
George C. Taylor
Betsy Head
F. W. Bodley
Taylors
Witty Fragments On Divorce And Daily Life
A humorous collage of vignettes. A couple's muddled marriage ends in a suit for divorce over trivial grounds while alimony hopes crumble. Jokes on strikes, wealth waste, a mosquito tale, and flirtatious misunderstandings fill a page of light, satirical snippets.
Mrs Muffet and Millicent in a Silly Dialog Scene
Dialog fragments show Mrs Muffet and Millicent gossiping about kindness and beauty. Tired Timothy laments wishes and boasts of a carefree life. The excerpts hint at light domestic humor and character names like Ideal Existence and Miss Dimples.
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Timothy
Lucas
Letter in the Envelope That Proved True Love
Caroline Page must choose between Burton Ward and Albert Goodale at Mrs Ballard's garden party. She writes two letters, one for each suitor, then receives Burt at 4 pm in the library where he declares his love. They marry two years later, reveal the letters were mixed up.
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Burton Wick
Albert Goodale
Caroline Page
Himsel
Burton Ward
Hye A
Paulbert Goodale
Apollo
Caroline
Burton
Burt Ward
Burt
Bert
Carol
Libra
Mr. Goodale
Papa
Washingon
Angel
Coumrse
No Time for Quibbling Letter to the Editor
A Boston reader argues against arbitration with an unincorporated labor union, contending it cannot sue or be sued and can break contracts. The letter criticizes the Amalgamated Association and supports incorporation for labor groups, noting strikes deprive workers of wages.
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Morgan
United States Steel Company
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Boston
Noonan declares Democratic bid for Ward 2 seat
John W Noonan writes to the Post declaring his candidacy for the 1902 Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives. He pledges accountability and support for referendums, opposing betrayal and false loyalty, and seeks Ward 2 voters’ approval.
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House of Representatives
Proad
Healey
Hickey
Ward 2
Eople
John W. Noonan
Boston
Boston Music Leader Alfred Ritschel Dominates Prize Returns
Alfred Ritschel, the Boston musical leader, returns from Manchester Saengerfest to a flood of congratulations. He joined Roxbury Maennerchor Schwaben Verein and Harp in the festival, with local admirers predicting further honors.
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Alfred Ritschel
Boston
Manchester
N. H
Boston & Maine Opens New North Station Post Office
The Boston and Maine Railroad ordered over $1000 of postal supplies for the North Station post office opened in the morning at Nashua and Causeway streets. The railroad will handle about $40,000 in annual business there.
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Boston & Maine Railroad Company
North
North Station
Railroad Station
Nashua and
Causeway Streets
Boston & Maine Railroad
General R A Alger vows to include Miles chapter in new book
Detroit September 8 General R A Alger former Secretary of War denies rumors he will omit the Miles chapter from his forthcoming book He states he aims to fairly cover all involved in the Spanish War and has omitted nothing pertinent to the matters under discussion.
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Detroit
R. A. Alger
Miles
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Teddy
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Mrs. Muffet
Mrs. Meekton
Millicent
Elisabeth Hussy
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Skowhegan, Me
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Boston Singing Societies
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Monia
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Industrial Commission Today
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Andrew J. Lloyd & Co
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