Control of House Could Decide Presidency Says Opinion
The Sunday Post argues that control of the new House is crucial to the nation’s welfare, weighing Parker versus Roosevelt and noting potential party shifts in about 50 doubtful districts. It warns a Republican House could hinder Roosevelt or empower autocratic restraint in the Senate and White House.
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House of Representatives
Parker
Roosevelt
Senate
White House
Legislative Department
Boss Tweed
Cliff dwellers in Mexico and the modern flat
A humorous column compares ancient cliff dwellers now to modern flat dwellers in northern Mexico. It lampoons urban life with details about janitors, rent ranging thirty to two hundred dollars, and cramped 2x4 style apartments. The piece ends with a suggestion for studying the new cliff dwelling race to benefit city living.
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Mexico
Weather rumors and social notes from an old Boston page
A curious mix of weather chatter and society items from Boston era columns. Mentions an equinoctial storm myth, upcoming Brookline street bridge electric transport, travels of John Craig to San Francisco, New Year services for Hebrew immigrants, and notable local society appearances at the Boston Theatre.
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Florida
Moose Jaw
Pure Water and Typhoid Risk in Public Supplies
The article argues typhoid cases rise when travelers bring infection home in contaminated water. It praises Boston's public water system as among the best and cites Dr. George T. Moore's copper bactericide idea as a possible universal fix. It urges boiling water at home and testing purification at reservoirs to save lives.
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Boston
Philadelphia
George T. Moore
Agricultural Department
Washington
Moore
Wasteful government as Judge Parker blasts public funds
Judge Parker denounces extravagance across federal state and municipal governments. Republicans offer only a paraphrase and refuse to challenge the figures, urging the people to act soon as municipal indebtedness grows.
Democratic Call to Reform Federal Spending Era
The passage argues that government spending has risen under Republican administrations since 1868 while Democratic terms reduced costs. It urges voters to support another Democratic administration to curb waste and expose the truth about fiscal burdens on the people.
The Irish Envoys in Boston Herald Welcome
Boston greets John Redmond and Irish MPs as they embody a peaceful struggle for home rule. The visit highlights moral force in political reform and previews a large Boston Theatre meeting under the United Irish League to report progress on land purchase bill and home rule prospects.
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Boston
John Redmond
Boston Theatre
United Irish League
James Bryce Arrives in Boston for Lectures and Study
Rt Hon James Bryce M P arrives in Boston on the Cunarder Saxonia to stay with Percival Lowell for two weeks. He will lecture at Harvard after attending the educational congress in St Louis. Bryce plans to study the American presidential campaign for a future work and has previously published The American Commonwealth in 1888.
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James Bryce
M. P
England
Boston
Percival Lowell
Institute of Technology
St. Louis
Exposition City
Harvard
United States
American Commonwealth
Gasolene for Lines of New York Central
Rochester N Y Sept 9 It is announced officially that the New York Central will not electrify the West Shore Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg lines Instead gasolene will power suburban trains The locomotives will be supplied by the Bronty Pierce Locomotive Manufacturing Company of Kansas City Central officials rejected electricity on the grounds of incompatible steam and electric track use.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York Central
West Shore
Rome
Watertown
Ogdensburg
Bronty-Pierce Locomotive Manufacturing Company
Kansas City
Kan
Letter on Smokers Rights in Open Cars
A Boston reader defends smoker seating in public transit arguing three reserved seats in each car is fair given typical car capacity. He suggests the critic should avoid travel if spoiled by limited seating and mocks the demand for a single smoker car.
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Post
Boston
Campaign tone mocks phonograph speeches by Roosevelt and Parker
A satirical column argues the candidates should record speeches for mass distribution. It proposes phonograph talks to reach voters, with emphasis on accessibility and no admission fees. The piece also notes local Boston items and social tidbits from the era.
Porter Statue Unveiled At Night In Haven Park
In Portsmouth New Hampshire a $20 000 bronze equestrian statue of General Fitz John Porter was secretly unveiled Wednesday night with no formal ceremony and the culprits remain unknown.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Fitz John Porter
Haven Park
Annie Ab bott Georgia Magnet gravely ill in Newport
Annie Ab bott known as the Georgia Magnet is seriously ill in Newport Rhode Island after suffering heart failure while bathing.
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Georgia
Newport
R. I
Annie Abbott
The Motor Pirate Strikes in England Mystery
In England the masked Motor Pirate murders an autoist who resists him. Inspector Forrest is seized and bound, tossed into water, as the villain declares he will finish his snooze and the narrator vows to resume tomorrow.
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England
Inspector Forrest
Motor Pirate narrows escape as dawn reveals narrow bank
Forrest recalls how the Motor Pirate failed to strike him a blow and instead drowned him by immersion. He freed an arm as the rope loosened in the water and surfaced to find dawn lighting a nearby bank within reach. The tense scene ends with a glimmer of daylight and escape possible.
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Forrest
Motor Pirate
Pirate Holds Up the Brighton Mail Chapter XI
Forrest outlines a busy day including a trip to St Albans for fresh information and a possible visit to Shefford to inspect the ducking site and recover the cord tied by the villain. An inquest at Towcester is scheduled for noon with other tasks planned.
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Brighton
Forrest
St. Albans
Shefford
Towcester
Night chase of a elusive Motor Pirate continues
The pursuit continues as the hunter, after escaping a riverbed pit, travels toward Hitchin area seeking the elusive Motor Pirate. He notes the suspect’s possible 20 mile radius from the current residence and gathers scant police reports from St Albans to map sightings.
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Towcester
St. Albans
Midlands
Peterborough
Break with Engagement and Seek Honest Release
A bemused 22 year old seeks advice on breaking an winter marriage engagement to marry a second woman he loves. The columnist urges full disclosure to the first fiancée, noting she is better off released from a relationship with a man who cannot love her. If wealthy, make amends to the first woman as compensation for dismay and suffering.
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Miss Champagne
Daily Post
J. FL. M
Quincy
Bishop Walden Injured in Cincinnati Car Collision
Bishop J M Walden of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Mrs Walden were injured when a horse ran away near Walton Heights Cincinnati. The bishop suffered serious bruises while Mrs Walden had a broken wrist and head wounds.
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Cincinnati
J. M. Walden
Methodist Episcopal Church
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