Arbitration for Venezuela Debt Dispute Seen as Good Business
The United States should let Bowen act with broad discretion to arbitrate the Venezuela debt issue. The columnist argues the dispute is a financial matter, not a war or rights violation, and warns against blocking U S influence or allowing force to dominate.
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Bowen
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Great Britain
South Africa
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Republic of Venezuela
Indirect Protection of Oil Monopoly Criticized
The piece argues Standard Oil raised kerosene prices over six months to exploit poor households forced to use oil stoves amid famine prices. It accuses the trust of brigandage origins and tariff protection, linking it to Dingley duties and coal substitutes, painting Rockefeller’s wealth as irrelevant to moral critique.
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Lodge
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Language policy clash at Cornelius University speech
President Schurman condemns forced English in Philippine schools as a "crime against nature" arguing for multilingual education. He cites diverse dialects rooted in Tagalog heritage and criticizes alien teachers pressing a single tongue in islands schools. The speech addresses benevolent assimilation and practical impossibility of rapid linguistic change.
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Philippines
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Sixto Lopez
Conquering Race in Finland Calls Out Russia’s Actions
The passage portrays Russia’s domination in Finland as a troubling example of imperial overreach, arguing the overall venture is a harmful enterprise and highlighting broader issues beyond the immediate context.
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Russia
Finland
Bar to Reciprocity: Cummins Defends Tariff Alone
Governor Cummins declares that reciprocity with Canada remains impossible while the Dingley tariff stands. he urges rational tariff changes and warns against hysterical pursuit of free trade. The piece also notes local scenes from a restaurant coal incident, Captain Hobson autographing menus, and James M. Lynch arriving in Boston.
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National Reciprocity League
Detroit
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United States
Anti Trust Amendment Proposal Stirs Constitutional Doubts
The piece notes Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota introduced a constitutional amendment granting Congress power to define regulate prohibit and dissolve trusts. It questions feasibility: two thirds in Congress and three fourths of states ratifying would be unlikely and argues for immediate relief by removing tariff protections from trust controlled articles.
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Congress
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Nelson
Christmas post rush slows at distant destinations
The Observant Citizen notes the holiday mail surge is mainly for foreign and distant U.S. mail. Cambridge safety is questioned as Mr. Silva again slips on Dizzy Bridge while dragging a wheelbarrow. Park Street Church is slated for demolition after centuries at the corner.
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United States
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Dizzy Bridge
Cambridge
Park Street
Boston
All Sorts and Elevator Etiquette in a 1900s column
A collage of humorous notes from a period column: Jim Bumps nicknamed Funny Jim after a trolley ride, advice for Christmas gifts from readers, Elevator Etiquette rules for passengers, a witty correspondent Adam Fule arguing breakfast foods, and brief Postmark jokes about Castro, shoplifting, and a Chicago woman swallowing a hairpin.
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Pasengers
Frank
Fine Opera Glasses and Morocco Glasses Catalogue
Importations of Morocco Pearl Aluminum and enamelled glasses carefully selected and warranted by Pearl Glasses. Pearl Marquise is a beautiful glass. Morocco Marquise light weight and very choice at eight dollars. Morocco Glasses from Pearl Glasses are the best of their kind. catalogue on request and mail orders promptly filled.
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Miss Warren Debuts At Marlboro Street Hotel Somerset Ball
Mrs Samuel D Warren of Marlboro Street hosted her debutante daughter Miss Warren in the Hotel Somerset ballroom. The ultra fashionable society bow featured lavish decor and cotillon favors as Miss Warren wore a white chiffon and silk gown. Guests included Miss Henriet ta Wigglesworth Miss Leila Amory Miss Manning and numerous prominent Hub families.
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Somerset
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Thomas F. Bayard
Philadelphia
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Henrietta Wigglesworth
Leila Amory
Manning
Mary Lowell
Juliette Higginson
Marian Wigglesworth
Cornelia Andrew
Miss Andrew
Miss Thayer
Mary Orne Bowditch
Katherine Stratton
Rhode Island House Defeats Corporation Bill
The Rhode Island General Assembly rejected a new corporation bill today in Providence. The measure aimed to align the state with New Jersey and Maine by inviting trusts and merger concerns to locate there.
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New Jersey
Maine
Love and Music Bind A Boston Romance Of A Violinist
A young woman answers a want ad to accompany a violinist, gains courage, and meets Mr. Jeffrey. They share music, support each other, and a telegram prompts his return, leading to an engagement within a month as Mrs. Dudley reveals she knew all along.
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Avenue
Mr. Jeffrey
Marion
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