Milk Supply Row in Boston Sparks Public Outcry
A bitter dispute between milk farmers and city contractors risk cutting Boston’s milk supply. Both sides demand higher prices, with farmers asking 40 cents a can and contractors resisting. The public bears the cost, while the rival groups profit. Consumers are awakening to their leverage and call for a prompt settlement without raising prices further.
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Boston
General Welfare
Commodore Vanderbilt
Good Ideas in Socialist Platform Draw Little Party Spark
The piece argues Massachusetts Socialists present useful ideas, noting broad agreement on issues like ending capital punishment and extending suffrage to women. It says core demands such as shorter work hours, abolition of child labor, and higher school age have broad appeal, while more radical policies require careful consideration within popular sentiment.
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Socialist Party
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Democratic Party
Henry D. Lloyd remembered as reformer and leader
The obituary lauds Henry D. Lloyd as a remarkable figure in social and industrial reform. A lawyer and successful journalist, he dedicated his life to solving industry and humanity problems, contributing counsel in the coal conference last winter.
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Henry D. Lloyd
Movement For Change
Lloyd
Mr. Lloyd
Miners Leader Dies in Chicago After Traction Fight
The obituary notes the miner died in Chicago while aiding the battle against the traction company. It acknowledges the enduring influence of Henry D. Lloyd's writings and the example he set.
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Chicago
Traction Company
Henry D. Lloyd
The Cure of the Market A stock market digestion analogy
The market has been in a sickly state due to undigested securities and inflated values. The slump stems from liquidations by overloaded investors, not from lost real value. Crops look better, railroads earn well, industry stays active, and trade remains heavy as legitimate business endures. The market appears to be curing itself.
The Other Side of Boston Letters in Boston's Hub
A New Yorker styled Liberty Loving American replies to Boston criticism by recounting a weekend visit. He describes open churches and closed saloons, praising Trinity Church Tremont Temple and Park Street Church, then notes a pleasant trip back to New York enriched by his Boston experience. He urges the Herald correspondent to see Boston’s other side.
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New Yorker
Boston
Herald
Trinity Church
Scotland
John MacNeill
Tremont Temple
Great Temple
Harvard
Cambridge
Parktreet Church
John Lithrow
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York Herald
S. Weir Mitchell
Philadelphia
Bathing Misadventures on Rattlesnake Island Camp
Newton Newkirk recounts a Maine lakeside sojourn at Camp All Sorts on Kezar Lake. He endures near freezing bath water, misadventures with a stubborn chicken, and a failed hunt for pickerel, ending with leftovers for meals and humorous reflections on appetite.
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Rattlesnake Island
Kezar Lake
Lovell
P. O
Maine Lakes
Maine
Observant Citizens Note Willard Birthday at Young’s Hotel
Observant citizens remark that Joseph A. Willard chief clerk of the Superior Court celebrated a Sith birthday yesterday noon at Young's Hotel. The piece notes his unchanged appearance for 20 years and mentions his hope to complete another term in office. It also references Professor Bell’s aeroplane claims and a historical voice communication claim.
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Joseph A. Willard
Superior Court
Young’s
A. Graham Bell
Boston
Fair Amazon of Boston University Defied Door Ramming Sophomores
Miss Amy L. Wallon described a dramatic student election as sophomores battered the door with a ram torn from hinges and water sprayed the room. Despite chaos, ballots were cast and the new officers were announced before evacuating through a small opening.
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Amy L. Wallon
Purdy
Boston University
Mayflower to Bring Noteworthy English Guests to Boston
In Boston a street scene shows few English flags on the eve of a voyage. Julia Arthur, with two sisters, attended Julia Marlowe’s Pools of Nature at Hollis. Mrs Cheney and family welcome a daughter born at 73 Marlboro Street. Governor Crane’s judiciary selections praise William Schofield’s bench, while Col. Gaston plans return to Boston with his family. A Simp son vs Gove lumber coat case may go to trial in November. A mysterious man at Republican HQ asked for McNary, then vanished after joking about the headquarter’s vacancy.
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B. P. Cheney
Julia Arthur
Hollis
Julia Marlowe
Miss Marlowe
William A. Gaston
North Haven
Boston
David W. Simpson
East
Jesse M. Gove
Nart
John R. Murphy
Simpson
Democracy cries rise at state conventions in Boston
The Democratic State convention set for Tremont Temple is joined by a Republican gathering the day after. Leaders shuffle between meetings in Exchange Building and Revere House while both parties prepare platforms and ticket selections. Ex-Governor Crane arrives to confer as Thayer’s stance on corporate law looms.
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Tremont Temple
Stimson
Resolutions Committee
Exchange Building
Currier
Methuen
Revere House
John H. H. McNamee
Middlesex County
John R. Thayer
Thayer
Worcester
Republican State Committee
Finance Committee
Central Committee
Talbot
Reynolds
Crane
Rockefeller abandons Adirondack camp at Brandon New York
William Rockefeller closes his Bay Pond camp signaling end of the autumn season. The Brandon village population of 14 families watches his departure as the Rockefeller presence powers a rebuilding sentiment amid lingering tensions after the Orlando Dexter murder.
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Brandon
N. Y
William Rockefeller
Bay Pond
Rockefellers
Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Wild Woman of Wynne Debates a Pedlar in Tirzah Shop
In a Tirzah Quinn led scene at a shoe shop a ruthless owner forces a debt receipt from a peddler named Horrowitch. The shopgirls mock a Yiddish note identifying him as deadbeat while he reveals a mother in Germany and a hidden truth about his identity.
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Horrowitch
Tirzah
Pedler
Virago
Germany
Tirzah Quinn
Wynne
Kitty Sullivan
Kitty
Molly
Albrecht
Nemesis
Horrowitcu
Virzah Quinn
Forrowitch
Czar appoints De Martens Venezuelan arbitrator
The Czar names M. de Martens, professor of international law at St. Petersburg University, as the third arbitrator in the allied powers versus Venezuela case for preferential treatment. He replaces the ill Portuguese appointee and is famed as a top international lawyer who helped on the Pious Fund claim and won the Nobel Peace Prize in December. The existing arbitrators are M. Mouravieff and Professor Lammasch.
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the Hague
Czar
M. de Martens
University of St. Petersburg
Venezuela
Pious Fund
M. Mouravieff
Lammasch
Austria
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Ancients
North Truro
Highland Light
Speedy E Wen
Liverpool
Mr. Snow
Post Artisi
Marianna Porter
Newton
Chestnut and
Highland Streets
West
Flower
England
Jerete
Great Britain
William Schofield
Pegge
Republican City Committee
Thistle
McNary
Mr. Rockefeller
Henry Fauche
Rockefeller Preserve
Piecase
Louise A. Ralston
Averill Street
Lynn, Mass
DE Martens
Union Niade
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