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Watchful waiting wins in Mexican situation report
The New York Sun quotes Secretary Bryan on today’s Mexican situation. “Watchful waiting” is described as winning. The text mocks humorous comment and notes Carranza’s stance as part of the coverage, highlighting the era’s tone and the perceived significance of the development.
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New York Sun
Bryan
Carranza
Shirkers in Congress Face Pay Dock Threat for Absences
Washington’s House contemplates docking pay for members absent without illness, applying a no work no pay rule to lawmakers. The piece argues enforcement is overdue and that evading duties during a critical season should incur fines and possible return to the capital.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Republican Responsibility for Mercantile Marine Decline
The piece notes a partisan shift in blame for the weak trans oceanic mercantile marine. It argues Republicans controlled the presidency and Congress from 1897 to 1913 and failed to act. It challenges current Republican critics to explain those 16 years of inaction.
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Congress
Mercantile Marine
Sulzer Eyes Progressive Nomination For New York Governor
William Sulzer, ex governor of New York, tells Colonel Roosevelt he intends to capture the Progressive nomination for governor. Roosevelt dislikes Sulzer but pledges to back the Progressive nominee if chosen, raising questions about his future support if a recently impeached governor wins the nomination.
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William Sulzer
New York
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Lhiow
Moose
Sulzer
Progressive Party
THAT SUGAR BOOST
The rise in refined sugar price from $4.50 to $7.50 per hundred pounds was claimed to be caused by discouraging speculation. The American Sugar Refining Company sales manager said the hike aimed to deter buyers influenced by newspaper talk of a coming sugar famine. He admitted the move lacked logical justification beyond moral framing.
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American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Prices Rise Amid War Grasp for Profit
A humanitarian and ethical sugar trust would be an anomaly. It has not yet arrived. It jacked up prices because it could and saw in the war a plausible excuse. It did so while holding an abnormally large stock of raw sugar on hand.
Treasury Deficit Prompted by War Disruptions and Higher Taxes
The article argues that duty receipts have fallen due to the European war, creating a Treasury deficit. It recommends cutting unnecessary spending rather than raising taxes, criticizing the inflated river and harbor bill. It notes a $149 million surplus with $60 million in banks and $32 million pledged for crop movement, leaving about $57 million working balance. It warns monthly import losses of $8 million and projects about $100 million in additional revenue needed without extra burdens, urging tax relief and spending cuts to protect industry.
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Europe
United States Treasury
Congress
Treasury
McAdoo
Milk hearings aim to standardize facts for wiser legislation
Hearings begin in Connecticut and move through New England to study the milk problem. Organized by the Department of Agriculture and the Boston Chamber of Commerce, they seek data on farmers costs, sanitation laws, and transportation. Officials hope standardized facts will inform Massachusetts policy and end annual legislative stalemates.
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Connecticut
New England
Department of Agriculture
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
South Carolina Defeat Sends Clear Message to Blease Critics
The South Carolina primary defeat of Governor Blease is praised as a boost for the party and nation. Supporters cite his intolerance and violent rhetoric, his clashes with the federal government, and pardoning of criminals as reasons he should not advance to the Senate. The result signals limits to offensive political conduct.
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Blease
South Carolina
United States
Admiral Sampson sinks off Seattle in collision with Princess Victoria
The steamship Admiral Sampson, once known in Boston as a banana ship, sinks near Seattle after a collision with the Canadian Pacific liner Princess Victoria. Ten lives are lost, underscoring maritime dangers in peacetime similar to wartime perils.
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Seattle
Sampson
Franconia Sets Sail From Boston September 4
The Cunard line Franconia carrying about 1700 passengers will begin its return voyage from Boston on September 4. A printing error had announced September 5.
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Franconia
Cunard Line
Boston
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Casib Co Up to Date
The piece presents witty quips and puns about appetite and perception. A boy observes a burning deck and sighs at the metaphorical outcome. The text blends humor with concise reflections on hunger and desire.
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Newton Newkirk
Casib & CO
Local Hero Makes a Mosquito Filled River Crossing
A man in New Jersey braves Skeeter River to establish a survey line, declaring himself a hero. He swims across while mosquitoes bite, rests on a river stone for 10 minutes, then surfaces to finish the crossing before declaring triumph and facing hospital care for mosquito gnawing.
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Napoleon
Italy
Alps
Flere
New Jersey
Skeeter River
Jim
Sam
Bill
Newt
Austin
Carnegie
Picture of Phillips Falls on the Sandy River Maine
A Maine scene from Phillips near the falls shows a house overhanging the river across a pool once used by salmon and trout. The bend called Curve by Indians the area notes ice age markings on glacial rocks. Del Pratt created watercolors of the falls and locals recall a summer swimming pond and winter skating.
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Sandy River
Maine
Phillips
Portland
del” Pratt
New England
Observant Citizen reports on war refugees and local notes
Boston reader letters describe Dr. D Emery Holman and Col Osborn facing wartime shortages. William B Watts donates interview-worthy photo collection. whaling ship Andrew Hicks returns from three-year voyage. blueberry harvest and rattlesnake warnings. reports on blind craftsman Solomon Mitchell and cat-loving locals. weather and farm notes from New England towns.
The Average American and the High Cost of Living
A satirical tirade compares the struggles of the average American to a pirate’s loot seeking. It jokes about buccaneers of the High Cost of Living being thwarted when the public resists and acts with spirited energy in the face of hardship.
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John D. Rockefeller
John
Friends of a Gloucester man seek clues to his past
A. Gertrude Davis of West Lynn asks the Post to help locate people who knew William H. Davis who died in Gloucester Hospital. She notes he was 18 when he left Boston and seeks his personal belongings to learn more about him.
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William B. Watts
Boston
Poli
Europe
Continent
Inele Sam
Samuel Brookings
Newburyport
Port Hudson
Donaldsonville
Plain’s Store
48Th
Massachusetts Regiment
Brookings
Solomon Mitchell
Lastport
Dorchester
Post
William H. Davis
Gloucester Hospital
A. Gertrude Davis
Cleveland Avenue
West Lynn
Mother to Buddy story in Sunday Post Magazine
Sara Lindsay Coleman widow of O. Henry appears in the Sun Day Post Magazine with a tale titled Mother to Buddy. The feature highlights Coleman’s relationship with her late husband and a sentimental account of family life.
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Sara Lindsay Coleman
O. Henry
Next Sunday Post
Buddy
Sleep Uncle Walt Says He Sleep’s to Endure Life
A humorous poem by Walt Mason from 1914 depicts a tired narrator who finds sleep the sole remedy for sorrow and toil. He declares a renewed energy after seven to nine hours of rest, vows to continue working cheerfully, and praises sleep as a constant source of courage and hope.
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Adam
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Dear Miss Champagne On Love And Sentiment Letters
A 25 year old man asks Mildred Champagne if visiting his fiancée during vacation loses dignity. The adviser notes true courtship rests on mutual esteem and that forcing affection is wrong, advising thoughtful balance rather than coercion.
Hidden motives at summer social surface in letters
Fragment reads as advice on dignity and romance during a vacation spent in a woman's company. It suggests the narrator may have trusted too easily, risking loss to an unseen rival who sought an opening in the relationship.
The Brave Old Battle Poem of Hope and Duty
The poem frames a noble battle of learning and life with soldiers, loved ones, and faith. It portrays labor as weapon and beauty as shield, promising steadfast endurance, joy, and reunion under stars and moons as a joyful chorus. It speaks to courage, sacrifice, and love guiding toil.
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