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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1901
Page
6
And Without a Muzzle Motto With a Mission
A brief item notes a motto emphasizing bold action without restraint, titled And Without a Muzzle. It highlights a mission focused stance and resolve, signaling a determined agenda and purposeful stance.
National mourning honors McKinley with solemn Washington rites
A vast Washington ceremony gathers representatives from government branches, the judiciary, military, and foreign leaders around McKinley’s bier in the Capitol rotunda. Ambassadors and dignitaries from nations and cities attend in somber, restrained tribute, marking the nation’s official mourning.
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Republic
Washington
Capitol
William McKinley
White House
Army
Navy
Congress
United States
Union
Buffalo
Outward Symbols Of National Grief In Boston
Following President McKinley s death the city wears mourning in every form from draped business houses to half mast flags. The article notes universal public emotion rivaling Lincoln era displays with black bunting mourning buttons and solemn dress as vivid signs of grief.
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McKinley
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Fate of the assassin and trial of Czolgosz
An editorial argues the McKinley assassin Cesare Czolgosz should receive full due process. It questions conspiracy, notes Judge Titus’s reluctance to appoint counsel, and emphasizes equal justice regardless of motive or affiliation. The piece asserts the outcome is inevitable and calls for accountability if accomplices exist.
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McKinley
Czolgosz
Mrs McKinley’s Loss Deepens Public Grief
The article reflects on the profound sorrow for First Lady Mrs. McKinley after President McKinley’s assassination. It notes her long illness, her husband’s kindness, and the crushing impact of the tragedy on her, describing her as a unique focal point of national mourning.
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Republic
McKinley
Observant Citizens and Boston Notes From The Post
The Observant Citizen outlines a day of national mourning with 70,000,000 paying last respects to a dead chief, plus Boston plans for memorial services and business closures. It covers court notices on alleged public health offenses, Royal Army visit chances, and reflections on modern transport and ships, including six and seven masters and a Wells/Percy collision.
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West Quoddy Head
Maine
Seal Rocks
Golden Gate
California
Lake Superior
Gulf of Mexico
Alaska
Boston
Bar of Justice
Charlestown
Commonwealth
The Janitor and the Golden Rule Fable
A mixed page features a humorous verse about a dominant janitor and a parable titled The Rule That Failed. The piece includes light verses and cartoonish skits such as Around the Bung hole and It Depends, with short gags and moral twists. Newtown Newkirk is listed at the end.
Widow's sorrow sparks national sympathy over tragic crime
The description portrays the widow's pitiful condition and the nation's grief over the crime that left her a widow. It notes the American people's hearts bleed and urges warm sympathy for her suffering amid the national tragedy.
The New York Polion Scandal Brings Deputy Devery’s Case Forward
The arrest of Deputy Police Commissioner Devery on neglect of duty and oppression charges heightens a long running New York police scandal. The piece argues reform is unlikely while policing remains political and notes Devery’s prior exposure in the Lexow inquiry.
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Devery
New York
Lexon
New York Police Department
From Three Masters to Wells and Percy Aboard Harbor History
Historical notes discuss the shift from three master ships to larger six and five masters like the Wells and Percy. Measurements are given for the Wells at 319.3 feet, 48.5 feet beam and the Percy at 323.5 feet, 50 feet beam with tonnage estimates. The piece mentions John H. Donovan of the Boston Board of Assessors and defends his stance in a ward 20 nomination dispute. It also highlights Marius Cobb’s portrait of McKinley in Tremont Street and recounts Eugene Merrill's yacht mishap after a club race when his tender capsized but was rescued.
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Post
George W. Wells
Eleanor Percy
Cape Cod
Wells
Percy
New England
H. M. Bean
Camden
Bath
Percy & Small
Welle
John H. Donovan
Boston Board of Assessors
Ward 20
Donovan
Halifax
Marius Cobb
Tremont Street
Eugene Merrill
South Boston
Chi
R Od Puff
Mr. Merrill
Cate
Arctic explorers well with Baldwin Arctic expedition
New York report on Sept 17 describes Mark Otis on the Kaiser Wilhelm. He had traveled north to obtain supplies for expedition dogs, securing 13 ice bears and 62 walruses. He shipped them on his vessel the Grefthoff to 81 degrees north where he joined the American and delivered the cargo. He reported the expedition members were well and in good spirits.
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New York
Mark . Otis
Mr. Otis
Boston flowers for president's bier florists send grand tributes
From Boston to Washington and Canton Ohio thousands of roses and immortelles go to the president's funeral. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company and the Republican Club arrange large wreaths with American Beauty roses. Florists report many private tributes bound for Washington and Canton. The American Beauty rose dominates the offerings.
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Boston
Washington
Canton
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
J. Newman & Son
Newman & Son
Republican Club
Galvin Bros
Massachusetts
Galvins
South Australia
Post’s Illustrated Menu Gooseberry Fool Modern Version
Gooseberry fool recipe details a method using ripe gooseberries and farina to thicken, with a lemon peel note and a meringue topping. Also mentions a sour apple dessert variant and cautions on avoiding excessive seasoning and heat transfer to glasses.
I Wanted a Strong Servant Girl Then Found a Husband
A Boston woman seeks a live-in servant through an agency but amid a rainstorm lands at Miss Blake’s boarding house. She meets Edward Hastings, his proposal to marry resurfaces their past, and they wed in Harwich with ministerial help. She ends up in Chicago and performs her own housework.
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Miss Blake
Fesas Sag
Cape
Miss Harris
Edward Hastings
Chicago
Harwich
Blake
Boston
Nurse Training Distinction Slur Letter to Editor
A Vermont reader objects to calling a nurse in training a nurse girl in a Medford smallpox case report. The writer urges correct terminology, noting the need for a trained or graduate nurse for patient care. East Brookfield, Sept. 16.
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Medford
Carin
A Ae Oboili M. Genoud
East Brookfield, Vt
Prediction of Prosperous Roosevelt Administration
A message from Boston dated September 17 predicts a successful Roosevelt presidency and prosperous times before December. The author notes favorable celestial omens and potential foreign complications but confidence remains in national progress and popularity.
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Sir
Roosevelt
Boston
Larger Flag on Federal Building at Post Office Square
A letter to the editor urges sending a representative to raise a larger flag atop the Federal building on the Post Office square. The writer, a McKinley admirer, notes the flag appears diminutive amid commemorations for the late president.
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Federal
M’kinley
Boston
Clerks Would Close All Day to the Honor of the Post
Boston August Sept 17 report: several retail grocery and provision dealers plan to close their shops all day Thursday while a few will work half a day. The discrepancy risks keeping most stores open until noon or later, a situation clerks deem regrettable.
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Grocery and Provision
Boston
Smith Cllege
Northampton
Smith College
Seelye
Academy of Music
Our Fall Woollens Custom Department Ready
Our fall woollens are ready in the custom department promising high class work. We offer tailored suits and invite the customer to judge the fit and quality after trying.
How to Help Animal Rescue League Appeal
A reader from Revere Mass urges Massachusetts residents to support the Animal Rescue League at 6 8 Carver Street Boston by sending small contributions to treasurer Livingston Cushing Esq. The letter asks for cents from every man woman and child and notes thousands of 2 or 50 cent gifts could aid the league.
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Animal Rescue League
Carver Street
Boston
League
Massachusetts
Livingston Cushing
Eugene B. W. Revere
Mass
Counterfeit Nickels Found in Vacant Waltham Store
Workmen at 687 Main street Waltham discovered a can hidden on a shelf under a counter containing several counterfeit five cent pieces dated 1883. The origin of the can remains unclear. the former tenant was a Hebrew who ran a dry goods shop.
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Main Street
Waltham
Wood Mantels Offered With Ready Made Prices
The notice outlines options for buying wood mantels with suggestions on styles and treatments. It stresses seeing all styles in wood to judge exact effects in advance and claims reasonable Canal Street prices for ready made mantels.
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