Uncle Sam as a Solicitor of Rebates
The article critiques government rebates granted by the Interior Secretary to railroad rate concessions for irrigation materials. It argues the practice mirrors private railroad rebates, lowering bids for contractors and harming others. The piece urges immediate cessation and predicts Roosevelt will press for an end to this policy.
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Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Interior
Uncle Sam
Justice Maddox Warns Over secrecy in insurance plan case
Justice Maddox of New York urged openness during yesterdays hearing in the Lord suit to restrain the Equitable mutualization plan. He cited a secret briefing with private interests and called for a public report to inform the people amid widespread concern.
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Justice Maddox
New York
Edward M. Shepard
Mass Gas Price Grip Prompting City Protests
Citizens in East Boston allege high gas costs and poor quality before the Massachusetts Gas and Electric Light Commission. Fall River aldermen and Springfield officials also press for price reductions amid a push for municipal ownership.
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East Boston
Massachusetts Gas and Electric Light Commission
Fall River
State House
Springfield
Massachusetts
Supreme Court Extends Constitution to Alaska and Philippines
A late 1920s style column notes the Supreme Court ruling that the fifth sixth and seventh amendments apply to Alaska and questions if Philippines should be treated as a territory. The piece weaves in assorted local items from Panther Springs Oklahoma to Boston and Melrose Massachusetts with brief sketches of people and events.
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United States Supreme Court
United States
Alaska
Philippines
New England
Melrose
Franklin Hamilton
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Temple Street
Hamilton
Orient
J. Frank Knotts
Waynesburg
Penn
Knotts
Mt. Union College
Ohio
Boston University
Dr. Brady
Bt Bt
Boston
Chinese Empire Reform Association
Harrison Avenue
Oxford Street
Constitution Travels On Its Own Legs Says Court
The court deems certain actions of Congress of no value, asserting the Constitution moves independently, not via legislative wings. The remark frames a debate over authority and constitutional reach in governance.
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Congress
Jonah Rescued by Great Fish Leads to Shore Return
In a biblical twist Jonah escapes the whale after a lengthy stay, with the great fish ejecting him and Jonah declaring that you can't keep a good man down as he heads toward shore.
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Boston
Jonah
Interior Department
the Whale
Maine entomologist clears brown tail moth threat coast to coast
The Maine State entomologist reports the brown tail moth nests are eliminated from Kittery to Bar Harbor. He warns that local efforts varied from effective to absurd as one Massachusetts town failed by misplacing cleared nests at a resident’s back door and urges centralized scientific action.
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Maine
Kittery
Bar Harbor
Boston
Massachusetts
Pastors Face Massage Critique Sparks Church Row
In Wilmington on April 11 Rev. R A Elwood condemned preachers who seek facial massages. He warned of superficial men and criticized a minister seeking cosmetic fame, suggesting a darker punishment to reform such conduct.
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Wilmington
Del
R. A. Elwood
Letter praises Judge Emmons honesty and calls for liquor saloon reforms
A Boston taxpayer lauds Judge Emmons as honest and conscientious and criticizes police brutality rhetoric while urging action against liquor saloons. The letter argues officers have long carried clubs and predicts the need for more force if liquor establishments remain.
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Loeb
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Taft
Washington
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Sphinx
Banana Man
State House Park
Faelten Hall
Huntington Avenue
Sophia Field Parker
Eva Lee
Hopkins
Somerville Fire Department
Margaret J. Patterson
Roxbury
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Worcester
Patterson
Scollay Square
Weights and Measures Department
Henry B. Lovering
Lovering
William Campbell
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington, D. C
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Gale
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Dresden
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