Seeds and chrome in Senate debate over seeds bill
The national Senate debates a $240,000 agricultural appropriation to distribute seeds to farmers. Critics call the chromo rhetoric a humbug and urge a uniform policy. The piece also questions State Department secrecy in the San Domingo protocol and urges Roosevelt to demand a square deal.
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National Senate
Lodger
Proctor
Vermont
Lodge
Sam
Steel Trust
Beef Trust
Massachusetts
Senate
Congress
Rate War Pushes Gulf Ports as Railroads Seek New Freight
A broad discussion argues that a railroad rate war will redirect grain exports from Gulf ports to Atlantic routes. Analysts say tolls on corn from Omaha to Galveston trigger a national fight, with railroads needing broader business through more mills, factories, imports, and exports to sustain freight volume.
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Seaboard
Omaha
Galveston
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Rome
United States
Congress
Taft Presses Philippine Tariff Bill This Session
Secretary Taft is striving desperately to push the Philippine tariff bill through Congress this session.
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Taft
Congress
Politician Seeks Rail Rate Control and Philippine Tariff Action
The speaker urges the President to back a railroad rate control bill before March 4 while warning tariff revision is unlikely. He criticizes private interests and notes lobbies shaping policy. The Philippine tariff issue is cited as nefarious with Taft facing sugar and tobacco industry pushback.
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Taft
Sugar and Tobacco Trusts
Youthful Chauffeur Seeks License Clarification
A Brookline letter argues against harsh penalties for a boy of 11 learning to drive. Clarence H. Esty asks readers to consider the law requiring a license before handling a motor vehicle and notes his son Edward's cautious, skilled piloting in tests. He offers a ride to prove Edward’s responsible driving and safety awareness.
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Clarence H. Esty
Brookline
Highway’’ Commission
Edward
Hat design praise for national caps in service ranks
A reader asks the Post editor why only Russia is honored with the adoption of its cap for transfer men while other nations’ caps could honor all service branches. He underscores a gesture of global recognition through headwear.
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Sir
Boston
Russia
The Revolving Chair Bolt Bursts and Lessons Learned
Newton Newkirk relates a misadventure with a spring chair that snapped the bolt beneath the seat. He jogs through hardware shopping, buying mismatched bolts, then finally secures a replacement after a comic, one bolt episode. He warns readers to beware unstable seating and reflects on luck and fate.
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Milk Street
Boston
Newton Newkirk
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N. N
Noted Bank Officer Impersonation Star at Stage Scene
A Bank Officers' Association member gives a standout stage impersonation of a woman as one of six second act dancers near the prompt entrance. Also notes Eltinge and Schoeffel yacht plans, local sleighing antics, and civic anecdotes about Boston and Somerville officials, with incidental crime and scam warnings.
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Bank Officers’ Association
Mr. Eltinge
Comic Artist Sees Daily Hawhaw Feature
In the Daily Hawhaw a comic artist reacts to readers humor about his work. The piece notes his critique of a stranger’s perception while showcasing his own funny pictures.
The Simple Life Its Effect Upon a Pair of Political Czars
A satirical look at Ward 8 Czar Martin Lomasney and Ward 9 Czar Jim Donovan. The piece contrasts their temperaments and tactics, likening them to mythic figures and noting how their rivalries could bring political turmoil. It blends humor with local political history and memory.
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Barnet
Nervsky
John R. Murphy
James
Czar
Martin
Martins
Jim
Ward
Erebus
Rome
Hendricks Club
Piccadilly Circus
Latin Quarter
London
Paris
City Hall
Injury Verdict in Old South Building Elevator Case
Pellegrino Rippucci won 1200 against Commonwealth Construction Company after an elevator he was riding dropped from the seventh floor to the basement during construction of the Old South building. The accident occurred May 13, 1903, and the jury verdict was returned yesterday before Judge Bell.
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Bell
Pellegrino Rippucci
Commonwealth Construction Company
Rippucci
Woman Wins $1266 Verdict Against L Road
Jennie A Beavens recovered a verdict of 1266 against the L road before Superior Judge Schofield for injuries from a car starting suddenly as she exited on Dorchester avenue at Savin Hill avenue. The suit claimed 10000 in damages.
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Jennie A. Beavens
L’’ Road
Schofield
Dorchester Avenue
Savin Hfil Avenue
Bird Doctor Debate Over Practice Rates
In a playful exchange the Jay-How questions Dr Hum mingbird's practice hours versus Dr Sparrow while the Crow-Oh quips about bill size. The light banter centers on mastery and efficiency among avian clinicians.
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Dr. Hummingbird
Dr. Sparrow
Debutante Dinners And Gowns Highlight Society Week
Society notes describe fifth skating carnival at the Country Club weather permitting with table a dinner and transport plans. Debutantes Miss Elizabeth Andrew Miss Catherine Gardner attend balls with Paris gowns, Liberty silk and pink accents. Bayard Tuckerman and Miss N. Bayard Tuckerman arrive from abroad as social season continues.
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Country Club
C. Herbert Windeler
Herbert Jaques
B. F P. Blanchard
Ipswich
Deutschland
Cenon
Naples
Bayard Tuckerman
N. Bayard Tuckerman
C. N. Wallace
Newbury Street
New York
St. Regis
Somerset
Joshua B. Holden
Smith
Washington, D. C
Lamont G. Burnham
J. B. Castle
Elizabeth Andrew
Brooks
Paris
Catherine Gardner
Miss Gardner
Miss Andrew
Hiram Slays Game Hen in a Rural Misadventure
A nostalgic tale recalls Hiram’s explosive anger during planting season. He chases a troublesome game hen with an axe, beheads it, then accidentally kills the chicken’s rival Speckle. The scene ends with the hen triumphant from the woodshed roof as the narrator reflects on life’s ironies.
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Hiram
Old Speckle
Mirandy
Shim
Fien
Hen
Speckle
Lincoln Memorial Sabbath Planned by Sunday Schools
Sunday schools of Congregational churches observe February 12 as Lincoln Memorial Sabbath with patriotic lessons and focus on the Christian development of the nation.
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Congregational Churches
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