Pause in Portsmouth talks as Japan Russia deadlock grows
The Portsmouth conference halts deliberations next week amid a deadlock over Sakhalin, indemnity, interned Russian warships, and naval limits. Both sides accuse the other of humiliation, while observers urge Japanese moderation to secure peace.
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American Reciprocal Conference Forms Permanent Organization
A Chicago conference on reciprocity closed its docket with formal resolutions outlining its general purpose and provided for a permanent body to be named the American Reciprocal.
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Tariff League Outlines A Dual Tariff Plan
A 15 member committee forms a tariff league to push for freer trade. The plan centers on a dual or maximum and minimum tariff with a permanent tariff commission of experts to reshuffle schedules for reciprocity. Past tariff commissions failed to gain congressional action, but the Chicago conference clarified possible agitation lines. Germany’s similar law, coming next March, is cited as a potential act of commercial warfare.
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A Russian Assembly Moves Toward Limited Representation
A Baltic-era editorial argues Nicholas II’s decree creating an elective popular assembly is a guarded concession to public sentiment. The body would advise on laws and budgets but not act, preserving autocratic power while offering a potential path to liberty or oppression depending on the ruler’s aims. It draws a parallel to Alexander II’s emancipation of the serfs.
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All Sorts By Newton Newkirk Ends Vacation News
Editor Newton Newkirk announces a two to three week Maine vacation. The column will continue under Georgie the office boy with daily installments starting next Monday. The piece includes a short poem and a humorous chicken verse by Bobbid.
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Roosevelt Eyes Federal Regulation of Life Insurance
Washington reports President Roosevelt backs legislation to supervise life insurance through the Bureau of Corporations in the Interior Department. Supporters aim to relieve state regulators while opposing federal reach, though a Supreme Court ruling currently limits federal oversight. A reversal is deemed unlikely by industry leaders.
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Lunchfest Comedic Hustle Ends With Mixed Up Seats
A narrator recalls a chaotic lunch at a bustling restaurant with a string of misordered seats and mistaken meals. patrons collide over stools while napkins, pies, and lobster salad spur humorous misunderstandings and a final cordial goodbye.
Transfer friction and bathside tales light up Arlington centre item
The writer recalls a transfer rule change causing near conflicts at Sullivan Square and Medford Street as patrons miss a placard notice. Additional notes cover Revere Beach lifeguards rescuing bathers, a Parisian-like motorman misdirection through Boston streets, and local social bits about McKinney’s Maine runaway scare and Redberry Club at Old Orchard Maine.
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Man Helps Lost Boy and Reunites with Auntie in Saratoga Scene
In a tender episode, Gordon comforts a frightened three year old boy named Bobby who calls his aunt his murmur. The man feeds him peanuts, calms his tears, and learns the boy is separated from his aunt Elsie. Later Elsie appears and reunites with the boy, recalling a promise from a brookside day. The scene shifts to society notes from Saratoga and Boston gatherings.
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Beauty Editor Answers Readers in Fun, Frisky Column
The Cleveland Leader depicts a lighthearted Beauty Editor column filled with reader questions about skin care tanning warts and stains. A tongue in cheek exchange shows readers seeking remedies and editors offering quirky, playful responses about cosmetic tips and mishaps.
Cable Ship Lands Shore End At Canso
The Colonia, after sailing from Waterville on Aug 5 with 2400 miles of cable for the Commercial Cable Company, arrived off Canso on Wednesday night and landed the shore end at 9 AM to extend the Waterville to Canso line toward Newfoundland.
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Dear Miss Champagne on Love and Sentiment
A reader asks about a young woman’s fidelity while dating at a summer resort. A columnist responses defend social freedom, urge frank talk, and argue that dance halls and flirtations are harmless when properly managed. The piece reflects late era views on romance and morals.
How to Ask a Girl to Marry You
A 19 year old asks how to propose to a girlfriend with similar means. The columnist says if you can support her comfortably you may propose, and love should be declared simply and sincerely. No formal script fits all. speak honestly from the heart.
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Readers respond on dance halls moral influence
A letter from a reader to the Post advocates opinion on the moral influence of dance halls. The writer expresses eagerness to engage readers in a discussion about social standards and behavior in public entertainment venues.
Letter to editor on Jewish oppression in Russia
A reader from Boston Aug 138 appeals to The Post to voice protest against Czarist anti Jewish policies. The writer cites Kishineff as a cautionary precedent and urges the American press to condemn persecution of Jews in Russia and pressure Moscow to protect rights and equality.
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Letter to editor criticizes bench reservations for women and children
A Boston taxpayer letter to the Post denounces a New York Central Park plan to reserve benches for women and children. The writer recalls a three year attempt locally that failed when men labeled bums used the seats, arguing the park system is mismanaged.
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