Thompson’s narrow Chicago victory sparks rebuke over his Americanism
The piece argues Thompson’s 1919 mayoral win shows a rebuke to his policies as an “un-American” Kaiserite. It notes his 1915 plurality of 147000 shrank to 17000, with independent Democrat Hoyne and regular Democrat Sweitzer splitters possible to alter the outcome. The article implies Chicago tires of his approach, even as he resumes office.
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Thompson
Chicago
Hoyne
Sweitzer
Back to the soil war gardens urged for city program
The Park and Recreation Department proposes reserving city lands for planting projects in outlying areas and turning them over to cultivators. This aims to permanently integrate outdoor work into public school curricula, building on last year’s strong student participation in the program.
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Park and Recreation Department
Safety first in parade route over schoolchildren
The 26th Colonel Albert S. Williams rejects posting 100000 city pupils along the marching route for safety reasons. He notes the danger to children from crowds and panic and calls the plan absolutely impracticable, urging that safety comes before spectacle.
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Boston
Albert S. Williams
Edwards
Williams
Judicial View Sets Alcohol Limit for Military Camps
The Judge Advocate General of the War Department issues an official opinion that beverages with 1.4 percent alcohol are intoxicating, approved by Secretary Baker, creating a controlling standard for military camps. It contrasts with Food Administration rules of 0.5 percent and brewers who claim 23-4 percent beer will be harmless, raising questions about how to resolve the discrepancy.
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War Department
Baker
Food Administration
Appeal Could Shape Legal Landscape This Year
A cited judicial decision hints at potential shifts in case law, with observers waiting to see how courts apply the ruling and whether higher courts weigh in. Key figures remain unnamed as the opinion sparks speculation on implications and future challenges.
Does an Amendment Die Senator Gore Seeks Alive Line of Thought
The piece discusses Senator Gore’s view that the 1910 proposed amendment banning noble titles remains alive until adoption and could be reconsidered by a Supreme Court ruling. It notes implications for a seven year prohibition clause and reflects on autocracy in schools and German exiles.
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Gore
Eleventh Congress
Supreme Court
Secretary Glass urges confidence in Victory Liberty loan drive
Secretary Glass rebukes pessimism from public figures and newspapers about the Victory Liberty loan. He urges Senator Calder and the nation to support the final great popular loan as a lasting tribute to those who suffered and died in France, stressing unity and resolve.
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Secretary of the Treasury Glass
Uncle Sam
Calder
New York
Senate
France
Kitchin warns against swift tariff revision
The piece notes Representative Kitchin as skeptical of broad tariff changes in the coming session. It cites World market instability and global industrial and financial uncertainty as reasons to delay. It quotes Speaker-to-be Gillett praising Kitchin's courtesy and patriotism while endorsing cautious policy.
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Kitchin
Ways and Means
Gillett
Harvard Welcomes Its First Woman Faculty Member
Harvard Medical School installed Dr. Alice Hamilton of Chicago as assistant professor of industrial medicine. She holds an M D from Michigan and studied at Leipsic Munich Johns Hopkins Chicago and Paris Pasteur Institute. Her career spans pathology bacteriology occupational diseases and scientific journalism.
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Harvard Medical School
Alice Hamilton
Chicago
Hamilton
University of Michigan
Leipsic
Munich
Johns Hopkins
University of Chicago
Institute Pasteur
Paris
Harvard
A New Germany Surely Officials Notify Pictures of William
A report notes Herr Haenisch, Minister of Religion and Education, informed Prussian district and provincial government school authorities that pictures of former Emperor William and the former crown...
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Germany
Herr Haenisch
William
General O'Ryan Praises Returned Veterans Against Bolshevism
General O'Ryan, former commander of the 27th Division, lauds the life and training of the army as hostile to Bolshevism. He notes 20,000 men in his division are now stricter, more American, and ready to enforce law and order, applying to other divisions as well. The message urges faith in veterans as a leavening force for good.
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O'Ryan
Edwin A. Grazier
The
Post
Los Angeles
California
Given
Cape Cod
David Burbank
Adele
Ife
Davie
Mr. Walton
Wilbur Downes
Wilbur
Mother
Perlor
Notable Americans Amid War Efforts and Social Events
Rear Admiral Grayson tends to President Wilson as he works on league and peace plans. General Mangin leads French efforts against the Reds and earns praise from allies. Charles M. Schwab and others hail future leaders amid ship christening cheers. Distinguished service medals go to several officials including Edward N. Hurley and Dwight W. Morrow. Miss Gwendolyn Ranger Wormser linked to Guggenheimer divorce and Cotton King lineage. Fiske honored at Biltmore ball with famed figures attending. Mrs. William Dummer Northend marks 92nd birthday in Salem. elder Revolutionary stock member walks and knits through the war era.
Gratitude and a tacky ad tale from Massachusetts
A reflective piece urges cultivating gratitude and rewarding kindness while a clipped note from the Massachusetts Newspaper features a dubious help wanted line seeking many girls to pick tacks with a pun about tack growth and finger-puncture risks. The quirky clipping highlights a jumbled mix of moral reflection and odd classifieds.
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Massachusetts
All Sortier
Don't Be Tightly Aloof Applaud New Vaudeville Talent
A first time vaudeville performer struggles with stage fright as the audience sits silent. The writer urges audience members to applaud earnest beginners and stop booing or withholding support during a show.
The Story of Alcohol in Ancient Rome and Greece
The article traces Bacchus worship from early Greek festivals to Roman excess. It notes women’s initial ban, later male participation, and Senate bans on Bacchanalia. It contrasts Greek indifference to wine with Roman demand for age and origin, cites laws about women drinking, and cites lavish wealth and ruin from wine excess including Apicius and a 10,000 cask legacy.
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Bacchus
Greece
Rome
Senate
Italy
Romulus
Cato
Apicius
Post
Cambridge
Derry Village
Beaver Lake
Massachusetts
Notable Birth Dates Spotlight Literary Figures
The April 4 observance highlights authors born on this day including Washington Irving Henry Martyn Field Edward Everett Hale John Phoenix Harriet Prescott Spofford John Burroughs and Marion Wilcox. Also noted are liquor sale reductions and evolving public displays as curfew nears, with state flower change to purple lilac and tentative wireless rates and vessel christening customs.
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Washington Irving
Rip van Winkle
Ienry Martyn Vield
Edward Everett Hale
John Phoenix
George H. Derby
Harriet Prescott Spofford
John Burroughs
Roosevelt
Marion Wilcox
Boston Weather Extremes For April Day Through History
A historical note lists Boston April day records: earliest official lows of 28 degrees in 1894 and 24 degrees in 1911, and a high of 77 degrees in 1892. It records no precipitation in the past decade except in 1912, 1915, 1917, and 1918.
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Boston
Household Hints From West Stewartstown Pockets
Practical tips for ironing use a hot brick to retain heat and save time. For mashed potatoes heat milk to boiling for lighter fluffier results. To clean carpets sweep with a broom in hot water and turpentine to deter moths and renew color. Sharpen knives with a fine sandpaper kept on the shelf. West Stewartstown, N. H.
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West Stewartstown
N. H
Davie the postman boy brightens a family quarrel
In a busy householdDavie slips into mischief and plays postman leaving Adele and Wilbur to sort a tangle of letters. The ruse ends with Adele apologizing and Davie waking to a breakfast of forgiveness and a future promise from Adele to wed Wilbur.
Etiquette and Manners Across Borders and Guests
The piece advises conforming to local customs when visiting, noting Americans keep to the right while Canadians and Britons go left. It says guests may request invitations for companions if appropriate, and suggests sending thoughtful but modest remembrances to ill acquaintances, such as Easter lilies or a favorite book, emphasizing tact.
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Boston
Canada
United States
England
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Margaret Carnegie
Charlie Schwab
Charley
General Pershing
Edward N. Hurley
Shipping Board
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Treasury Department
George McFadden
War Trade Board
Dwight W. Morrow
American Shipping Commission
L. H. Sherman
American Inter-Allied Maritime Council
Edward H. Stettinius
Gwendolyn Ranger Wormser
Harry Guggenheimer
Janet Beecher
Wall Street
Solomon Ranger
Cotton King
Fiske
Trotel Biltmore
John Drew
Henry Miller
William Gillette
Julia Marlowe
Otis Skinner
Patrick Francis Murphy
Geraldine Farrar
John U Luther Long
Edward H. Sothern
David Belasco
Julia Arthur
Walter Pritchard Wiaton
Walter Damrosch
Frances Starr
Norman Hapgood
Jaques Copeau
Lou Tellegen
Mary Shaw
Harrison Gray Fiske
William Dummer Northend
Salem
Rufus Choate
Tiivery
Newton Newkirk
Etruria
Troy
Latium
Alcoho
Jiooo
New Hampsnake
London
Guglielmo Marconi
F. T. Warner
Groton
Eleanor Sparks
Bowdoinham
Edward Given
Melrose
Sparks
Cipient
Lynn
Newtonville
Boston Elevated
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Walt
Kaiser
Kalfemime
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adama
Edith W. Goodwin
Farmington, Me
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Miss Alice Stuart
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