City Election Keeps Boston Democratic Control Strong
Voters faced bad weather and no mayoral race as Democrats keep control of the Board of Aldermen and Common Council. Salem D. Charles is re elected street commissioner by a large margin, while reform efforts failed to gain traction. The piece notes Boston remains a Democratic stronghold despite minority representation plans.
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Salem D. Charles
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Boston
The Two Napoleons of Finance and the Small Fry
The article contrasts Lawson and Chadwick as two giants of finance and examines how their actions devastate small investors. It notes Oberlin bank collapses ruin many elderly savers and widows, while Lawson’s raid wipes out thousands of small speculators. The piece praises the small investors for their quiet resilience and warns they bear future losses.
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Lawson
Chadwick
Napoleon
Beckwith
Colonel Greene
Oberlin Bank
Oberlin News
Greene
Welkin
Tax on bread relief plan for imported wheat
The Secretary of the Treasury proposes a drawback system applying a 25 cent per bushel duty on all imported wheat used for flour export. Mills would receive the rebate once it is proven the flour was shipped abroad, under existing rule.
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Tariff Hurdle Keeps Bread Price High in US Market
The piece argues tariffs block importing cheap Canadian flour, forcing Americans to pay more for bread. It notes flour costs are rising, with Canadian wheat milling potentially entering the country while domestic access remains restricted. The author highlights Fall River hunger tied to bread taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Fall River
Senators Propose President Salary Jump to 200000
A Nevada senator introduces a bill to pay the President 200000 annually and raise salaries for the Vice President, Speaker, and members of Congress. The piece condemns expansion and argues higher pay would not improve service and would be extravagant amid current living costs in Washington.
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Stewart
Nevada
House
Congress
Washington
Interstate pest calls for federal action on gypsy moth
The Agricultural Department in Washington reportedly refuses to approve Congressman Roberts' gypsy moth bill, weakening its standing before the appropriations committee. The piece argues the gypsy moth has become an interstate pest needing national legislation, akin to the cotton boll weevil, requiring Congress to act beyond local efforts.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
O. K
Roberts
Committee On Appropriations
Massachusetts
Congress
Observant Citizen notes winter scenes and urban quirks
In suburbs sleighing is excellent though little snow remains. A Boston woman embezzled fare on an electric car, exiting after a block or two with the nickel in hand. General Bancroft returns from Europe with views on street railways. Patrolman Baker rescues a Brookline horse from Leverett Pond after a panic, despite patient abuse. A mink decorates Frank Underhill’s desk after a Maine hunt.
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Dartmouth
Boylston
Commonwealth Avenue
Beacon Street
Newton Boulevard
Massachusetts Avenue
W. C. Greene
Thomas
Lawson
Boston
New York
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Baker
Division 13
Brookline
Jamaica Park
Leverett Pond
Terra Firma
Frank Underhill
Russell
Frank
Maine
All Sorts From Newton Newkirk Spotlight
The editor sits in a bottomless chair as the paper faces odd patrons. A farmer, a church maid, Granny Hill, and others barter for credit with jokes and chickens. A closing quip claims the paper cannot run on air. Included are light verses and a Christmas shopper hint list.
The Green Diamond Smuggled To England Mystery
A famous jewel called the Eye of Goona is stolen in Delhi in 1902 and smuggled to England in a Tokay wine bottle. Detective clues point to a London tube route near Marble Arch and a conspirator with London knowledge. The case links Basil Clifton’s death to the pursuit of the diamond.
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India
Goona
Delhi
Hahn
Harvey Crook
England
Lyman W. Merrick
Crook
Basil Clifton
Merrick
Fortune
Marble Arch
Central London Electric Railway
The
Tube
Mr. Merrick
London
Diamond
Dear Sylvia How to Handle Meeting a New Male Friend
A reader asks if she should meet a man who asked to see her and suggests hosting him at her home. The advice urges inviting him to call at her home rather than meeting on the street, emphasizing that home is the proper place to entertain male friends.
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Itv
Miss Champagne
Post
Mires Champagne
Sylvia
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Compromise in Love
A young woman asks how to handle a disagreement with her 18 year old boyfriend who wants to join a club and attend dances while she refuses. The columnist suggests compromise: let him join if he will take her to dances, warning that rigid control harms happiness and both partners.
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Miss Champagne
Joe
Clate
Vermonter’s Fortune Fades in Airship Experiments
Elgin Illinois December 13 Daniel Guptail aged 98 died at his daughter’s home. A Waterbury Vermont native who settled in 1834 he invented Illinois first breaking plough a fanning mill a dishwashing machine and a cob remover now used in packing plants. His fortune from a farm sale was spent on aerial navigation experiments.
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Elgin
Ill
Daniel Guptail
Waterbury
Famous Yiddish Actress Regina Prager to Star in Chelsea
Regina Prager of the Thalia Theatre New York arrives Friday for five Academy of Music Chelsea performances this week. The slate includes Bar Kochba, Vitsa Koenig, Shulamith, plus matinee Ben Adair and the Biblical Yatsios Musroim with Prager in title roles.
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Chelsea
Academy of Music
Regina Prager
Thalia Theatre of
New York
Vitsa Koenig
Vice King
Vice King,”’ With Miss Prager
Shulamith
Give up the Green Eye of Goona at 10 tonight
In a tense exchange the mastermind explains a ransom that the victim must surrender the Green Eye of Goona at 10 tonight. The letter implies danger and a mix of Cockney slang hints and British law awareness, as the threat targets the jewel and the bearer.
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Goona
Mr. Merrick
India
London
Tales From the Blacksmith's Shop on Horse Trades
A blacksmith recalls childhood rides with Claton Blanks and Joe Slater two trusted friends. They buy a top horse for a hundred dollars and later polish the horse for a prospective buyer. The tale ends with a vivid, humorous image of mismatched eyes on a lively driver.
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Blanks
Claton Blanks
Clate
Joe Slater
Joe
Clare
Wwe
Whizzer and Joshem Exchange Quips on Work and Play
Dialogue hints at dividing time between labor and leisure. Whizzer asserts duty. Joshem notes Toucher's habit of mixing social racing with friendship. The exchange implies social norms about work life balance in a casual, humorous tone.
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Whizzer
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Sphinx
Joseph Gregory
Barre
Arthur Morrison
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Joe’s
Claton
Robbins
Aata
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North Han
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Electric and Gas
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Joshem
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