Abolish the Fourth of July in Philippines debate
The Boston Post comments on Senator Hoars claim of a Philippine commission ban on reading the Declaration of Independence in Manila. It argues to abolish the Fourth of July altogether, noting the calendar line near the 180th meridian and suggesting Tafts commission consider erasing the holiday. It also praises home festival sentiment in Boston and notes no extra appropriation is needed for a summer resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoar
Philippine Commission
Manila
Taft
Philippines
Pacific Ocean
Ma'ams
New England
Boston
End to Harvard Yale dispute urged to protect amateur sport
A public appeal calls for an end to the acrimonious wrangle between Harvard and Yale over intercollegiate athletics. The letter argues that the sport’s honor, public support, and amateur status depend on decency among university leaders, urging both sides to reconcile without delay to preserve integrity and trust in college athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
Eight Hour Day Movement Boosted by Commission Report
The Industrial Commission at Washington urges an eight hour workday for all public employment to set a private sector standard. Mines should limit mine work to eight hours. Congress should create a uniform railroad labor code. States control public works hours. private employers may decide otherwise. Public adoption could accelerate private compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Commission
Washington
Congress
Old Home Week Bill Passes House Attests Popular Idea
The House approved the Old Home Week proposal, enabling cities and towns to use public funds for a one week summer festival designated to honor returning sons and daughters and other invited guests. The plan emphasizes frugal observances and local control through city councils or town meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Sons and Daughters of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Scapegoat Amalgamated Link Tied To Detroit Bank Collapse
A Detroit city savings bank closed after vice president Frank C. Andrews misused funds through certified checks and overdrafts totaling over 1.5 million dollars. The Illinois bank commissioner notes deposits exceeded 3 million while directors failed to direct, blaming Amalgamated copper for misfortune but indicating broader fault in governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Savings Bank of
Detroit
Frank C. Andrews
Andrews
Amalgamated Copper
Amalgamated
Illinois State Bank
Henry R. Andrews
Chorus Girls Overrun Boston Streets Attracting Attention
The Observant Citizen notes a surge of chorus girls in Boston, describing a wide range of ages and looks, how managers recruit via ads, the typical pay of 10 to 20 dollars weekly, frequent fines, and the mystery of their origin as they dominate afternoon city life. It also covers local items on Maurice A. Peyser’s 80th birthday dinner and Melrose police wage demands, plus a pet cat license bill and Governor Crane's work ethic observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Maurice A. Peyser
Peyser
Melrose
Brookline
Lynn
Chelsea
Salem
Somerville
Cambridge
Local Tales and Civic Echoes from Boston Streets
A Boston recount sketches varied vignettes from city life. A 15 year old helps an old woman with a wood bundle and is praised as honest. A well dressed student endures college initiation on Boylston Tremont. Mrs Gardner honors Carl Loeffler at Kneisel concert. A sharp street rebuke on a crowded IL train. Rev Dr Shutter extols Lincoln in Minneapolis. Spy Pond ice and a note on Tim Sullivan misidentified as Donovan. London marriage news links Edith Carr and Vernon Howe Bailey with Bailey’s art circle prominence.
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City of
Boston
City Hall
Russell
Canis
St. Pancras Church
London
Edith Mary Carr
Detroit
Vernon Howe Bailey
Bailey
Beacons Hill Street Tragedy And Oddball Cartoons
A cryptic society page recounts a tragic event on Beacon Street near the Common where a frail Houston terrier was fatally run over by a carriage as a well dressed lady stood nearby. The dog died at dawn on a bench, while the owner comforted it in her arms before continuing up Beacon Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cushing
Hingham
Cushing House
David Harum
Mr. Cushing
David Harums
Hach
Beacon Street
Joy Street
Houston
Althoush
Beacon Hill
Angelic Deluded Carnival Pranks Sour Beatrice Becomes Laughter
In a moonlit parlor Maude scolds Ted for petty tricks while Nell and Eugene drift toward romance. Maude exposes her jealousy over Eugene, Nell smiles at his charm, and Beatrice Lee’s name sparks a playful exchange as the evening unfolds into comic misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Portieres
Jupiter
Sante
Nell
Ted
Mamma
Mr. Monterey
Avery
Morris
Battenberg
Eugene
Old Avery
Papa
Elenor
Hegene
Beatrice Lee
Evrene
Nellie
Four Year Old Auguste Krasser Recites Romeo and Juliet
Four year old Auguste Krasser recited part of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet yesterday afternoon in her Everett home before many friends. Her elocutionary gifts enchant private audiences since babyhood, with German poetry from Schiller and Goethe also part of her repertoire. Her father runs a small machine shop in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auguste Krasser
Everett
Auguste
Miss Krasser
Schiller
Goethe
Shakspere
Boston
Post's Illustrated Bread Sticks Recipe
A detailed old recipe for bread sticks served with soups and salads. It specifies butter and sugar in the dough, yeast amount, dissolving yeast in water, scalded cooled milk, gradual flour addition, overnight rising, morning kneading, shaping into pencil-sized sticks, and baking in a moderately hot oven with possible initial high heat. Includes note on pan choice and oven heat control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alich
ER. Whitaker
Thompson Appeal to Compel Ruling in Suffolk Supreme Court
Judge Berry discussed Thompson's appeal to force remand of a Lynn Police Court non-support case. Thompson, arraigned on a wife’s complaint, seeks to have the judge’s partial hearing decisions placed on file reviewed by the Suffolk Supreme Court. The judge questions Probate Court involvement and defends discretionary power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Thompson
Supreme Court of
Suffolk
Francis W. Thompson
Lynn
Supreme Court
John W. Berry
Theodore von Rosenvinge
Gerry
Probate
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Petition for Philippine independence sent by Peace Society directors
The American Peace Society directors have submitted a petition to Congress urging ultimate independence for the Philippine Islands. The document is signed for the directors by President Robert Treat Paine and Secretary Benjamin F Trueblood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Peace Society
Congress
Philippine Islands
Robert Treat Paine
Benjamin F. Trueblood
Alumni Banquet Honors St Josephs Somerville Guests
The annual St Josephs School Somerville alumni banquet was held at the American House with prominent visitors from nearby towns. Toasts honored Our Alumni, Our Country, Persecutions in South Africa, Education, Imperialism, Chinese Immigration, Anarchy, and Progress of Christianity. Officers elected: President Joseph J Haley, Vice president J J Henderson, Cemetery F B Smith, Treasurer H MacGrath. installing officer I J Carnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s School of
Somerville
Joseph J. Haley
Francis J. Murphy
Joseph J. Henderson
South Africa
F Butler Smith
E. H. McGrath
John J. Sweeney
Francis H. Gallagher
Jedward J. Carnes, Jr
Joseph L. Quinn
J. J. Henderson
F. B. Smith
H. MacGrath
I. J. Carnes
Examination for Philippine service held Feb 15
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a special examination for a compositor qualified as a stenographer and typewriter for the Philippine service. The exam will be before the board of examiners in this city on February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Philippine Service
Board of Examiners
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Loeffler
Dover Street
Dr. Shutter
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Spy Pond
Arlington
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Tim Sullivan
Natick
Tim
Donovan
Kitchener
DeWet
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Prince Henry
Chicago
Jimm
National Baseball League
Updegraff
Newton Newkirk
Sunday Post
Alice M. Boyce
Concord Street
Mass
Anita Bitte
Aten Bas Eoola
Recknagel
Post
Philippine Independence
NEW Publications
Cavalier
George W. Gable
Charlotte Oliver
Wed Ferry
London Daily Express
Cable
Howard Chandler Christy
Charles Scribner’s Sons
New York
H Eugene
Andrew J. Lloyd & Co. O
Down Town
Wash
the St. Back Bay
Boylston
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cpiort
Philadel Tours
Philadelphia
Balmore
D. N. Bell
Washington Street
Prine Clearance Sale
Vernis Martin
Sin
c.Decceneeree
Paine Furniture CO
Canal Street
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