Roosevelt in Massachusetts Praises and Praise of Roosevelt
A Lowell Daily Courier tribute to President Theodore Roosevelt recounts his Boston visit as a flawless, engaging event. It lauds his speeches at the Press Club League and the irrigation act, contrasts republican leadership with monarchy, and praises his accessibility, vigor, and honesty to rally support for a potential second term.
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Roosevelt
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Harvard
America
Coal Shortage Pressures Markets As Strike Bites
The article describes a tightening coal supply with no anthracite from mines and scarce stock. Dealers ration remaining stock as demand rises. Prices soar, leaving buyers on a hand to mouth basis. A soft coal miners strike could trigger immediate fuel shortages and elevate tensions between miners and operators.
Panama route favored for Isthmian canal move
The House backed the Senate on choosing the Panama route for the canal, with President Roosevelt praised for supporting associates like Gov. Wood and Secretary Root. Other items note police trials revealing corruption, Providence transit workers seeking fair pay, and Yale vs Harvard rowing triumphs.
Quotations on New Saxony King and New York reliefs
A compilation of quotes from Chicago Record-Herald and New York Tribune praising Saxony's aging monarch and New York City reforms. It also notes relief relief efforts amid a miners strike, with Springfield Republican and Scranton Times observations on governance and social aid.
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New York Tribune
Law Administration
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Springfield
Kansas Harvest on in State and Neighboring Labor
A cry from Kansas fields urges harvest amid reports of a failed crop. Farmers mobilize all available workers including those from adjoining states and even compelled hoboes from freight cars to gather the wheat. The Kansas harvest is on, challenging earlier predictions of disaster.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Language notes and wry quips in a 1900s column
A string of aphorisms and satirical lines touches on Yale and Harvard reputations, Mark Twain on women, property liens, royal gifts, Kate Gannett Wells on cheerfulness, Jane Toppan as a crime reference, Fernald on the locust, and a cautious July 4 warning about fireworks.
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Kate Gannett Wells
Jane Toppan
Obituary notes for Cambridge street principal Carrie George
Carrie A. George principal of Cambridge street school and oldest teacher in the city died at 4 West street from heart failure with acute bronchitis. She leaves one sister Mrs Charles W Flint and was born in Hillsboro New Hampshire. Funeral Saturday at 4 West Street with burial in North Chelmsford Massachusetts. Rev Frank L Phalen to officiate. Friends asked not to send flowers. Worcester Post June 25.
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Carrie A. George
Cambridge Street
West Street
Charles W. Flint
Miss George
Aaron and
Mary N. Moody George
New Hampshire
Sycamore
Ox Street
Dix Street
Cambridge Street Grammar School
George
North Chelmsford
Mass
Frank L. Phalen
Church of the Unity
Worcester Post
Funeral of Peter Duggan Held at St Peter's Church
The funeral for Peter Duggan began at 8 30 from his home at 39 Wamesit Street. A high mass of requiem was celebrated at St Peter's Church at 9 by Rev Fr McDermott. The choir directed by James E Donnelly sang Schmidt mass with Mollie Ivers at the organ and No Cross No Crown sung. Bearers were P Maguire John McDonald Bernard Champion Thomas Daly John Gorman and Dennis O'Brien. Burial followed in the Catholic cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Fr McDermott. Undertaker J H McDermott directed the services.
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Peter Duggan
Wamesit Street
St. Peter’s Church
Fr. McDermott
James E. Donnelly
Schmidt
J. W. McKennedy
Mollie Ivers
Deaths in City Chronicle June 26 1920s
Obituaries list several locals age 12 24 90 81 and 70 including Cassie Murray Mary E McGuirk Almena Farrington Ruth Shaw James McManus. Notices give home addresses and funeral times at Tyler Street Canton Street Floyd Street and 30 Canton Street with invited friends.
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Ruth S. Shaw
Francis Shaw
Canton Street
McManus
Floyd Street
James McManus
Freight and festivals in Newport and Centralville
A Newport steamship trip features heavy freight handling with workers delivering barrels to the Fall River boat. A Centralville picnic hosted by John Dennett draws praise for its order and joy, despite a graft suspicion. St Patrick’s sanctuary choir’s stage swaying draws comment. An alley organ hurdy gurdy operator defends its varied music from ragtime to grand opera.
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Fall River
Newport
New York
Huntington Hall
St. Patrick's Church
Personal Matters and Notable Appointments This Week
Newark resident Henry H Callen returns from South America with a tropical butterfly collection after a 15 year stay. President Loubet honors retiring ministers with gold scarfpins. Booker T Washington declines lecture offers to focus on Tuskegee. General James F Wade may be nominated major general next month. he has been brigadier general since May 26 1897. German postal dept to introduce Rowland octuple transmitter on routes Berlin Hamburg Frankfort Colonge capacity 300 to 350 words per minute.
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Wade
H. A. Rowland
Baltimore
Berlin
Hamburg
Frankfort
Cologne
Chelmsford Visit Shares Town Changes Since Youth
Granville S. Webster of Eliot church Boston and Chelmsford native visited his old home for the first time in years. He noted many changes as new buildings and improvements have nearly erased old landmarks, and he hopes to return this season for a longer view with former associates.
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Granville S. Webster
Eliot Church
Boston
Chelmsford
He's Here Again The Heat Bragger Man of the Season
The poem lampoons a weather bragging figure who insists it is hot or dusty. It captures the repeated, tiresome insistence of a know it all, jabbing at readers with exaggerated heat claims as summer stings the city streets of Chicago.
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Chicago Daily News
Merrimack Page's Spa to Open With Opulent Fittings
The former electric car waiting room on Prescott Street is transformed into an eating house to rival Boston's Thompson's Spa in Merrimack. Exquisite monolithic floors, mirrors, and a Pompeiian red green and gold palette greet patrons with an electric-lit, high end interior. A Boston chef will head the kitchen and an extensive opening menu ranges from soups and pies to sandwiches, custards, cakes, doughnuts, and beverages.
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Merrimack Square
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Lowell
Thompson
Boston
E. F. O'Brien
Pension changes from June 6 issue listed
Washington reports pension adjustments with names and amounts including George E. Smith Lynn six dollars Thomas W Jackson New Bedford six dollars John A Tobey East Falmouth twelve dollars Winthrop A Hilton Lynn eight dollars Joseph P Randall Lynn six dollars Deborah B Ray Nantucket eight dollars corresponding to June 11 and original widows noted.
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George E. Smith
Lynn
Thomas W. Jackson
New Bedford
John A. Tobey
East Falmouth
Winthrop A. Hilton
Joseph P. Randall
Deborah B. Ray
Nantucket
Deaths of Lord Henniker and Admiral Mintonye Shown
Recent notices report the death of Lord Henniker former governor of the Isle of Man after a period of ill health. Also deceased is William Lines Mintonye naval constructor USN retired who oversaw the Maine’s construction in New York. Born in New York City 73 years ago, he joined the naval service in 1869, became a constructor in 1888, retired in 1891, and served actively during the Spanish-American War for two years.
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Isle of Man
William Lines Mintonye
Maine
Navy Yard
New York
Brooklyn
New York City
Naval Service
Navy
Friday Plant Sale by Florist C. L. Marshall
Plants offered at bargain prices begin Friday at 10 a.m. Geraniums, verbenas, and asters in variety discounted to a fraction of their value. Early arrival advised. Come all for best selection before stock runs out.
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C. L. Marshall
Florist
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Virginville
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Centralville
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Henry H. Callen
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