Amend the Bill to Curb Gas Consolidation
Editorial urges amending the gas consolidation act to cap the capital of the new Boston Consolidated Gas Company at the combined stock and bonds of the existing firms. Professor Bemis supports this, aligning with Rep Walker’s bill to limit capital to bona fide business needs and protect the public from overcapitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Bemis
Bemis
Post
Walker
Brookline
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Gas Commission
Gas Trust
Admiral Doubrosoff Comments on Peace Fallout
In a Paris interview Admiral Doubrosoff refused to confirm or deny a Paris newspaper's peace forecast after Port Arthur. He called the proposed peace poor, suggesting Russia may halt hostilities for now while building a powerful navy to erode Japan's sea power and seek payback.
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Doubrosoff
Paris
Port Arthur
Russia
Japan
Czar Counselors and Japan Face North Sea Crisis
The article reports that the Czar's advisers show no denial of a likely plan during a tribunal on the North Sea incident. Japan refuses to join in any folly, with no peace talks in sight after Port Arthur. Nogi's forces move north to reinforce Kuropatkin as a prolonged war looms into the new year.
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North Sea
Japan
Port Arthur
Nogi
Kuropatkin
Fall River Cotton Strike Work Resumed Hope for Settlement
The long strike in Fall River has not yet ended despite claims of an morning return to work. Governor Douglas has been studying conditions and arranging a conference for tomorrow to seek a reconciliation with the operatives and employers.
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Fall River
Post
Douglas
Textile Council
GENEROUS WATCHMAKERS AID MILL VICTIMS IN FALL RIVER
The Post reports $52.70 in trust from Foreman Spier's department of the American Waltham Watch Company to Fall River for goods needed to aid innocent children affected by the great mill strike.
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Spier
Jewelry Room
American Waltham Watch Company
Fall River
Banker's Mother Elizabeth Parker Dies at 69
Mrs Elizabeth Caroline Parker aged 69 of 34 Elm Hill avenue Roxbury died at home yesterday. She is the mother of banker George W Parker. Burial will be held in New Hampshire.
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Parker
Elizabeth Caroline Parker
Elm Hill Avenue
Roxbury
What the Sphinx Says A We is a poor substitute for the truth
The column remarks on wartime costs declaring Russia saved money by wartime rhetoric. It notes Port Arthur overestimated daily costs at about one million dollars but asserts the true value was less. It claims Japan provided meal tickets to many in the Czar's army.
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Nelson A. Miles
House of Representatives
Washington
National Guard
Miles
Massachusetts
Army of
United States
Commonwealth
Congress
Senate
Port Arthur
Russia
Strap Hangers Union Annual Report Satire
A humorous annual report from the Strap Hangers Union notes charter members at 200 000 and 100 000 new members in the year, bringing total to 800 000. It claims 50 000 straps, one per six customers, standing room limited, and an average annual expenditure of 30 dollars per member totaling 9 000 000. The piece closes with a call for loyalty to the motto United we stand divided we fall and long live the union.
Eve ate a quince, not an apple, says New York woman
A New York woman claims Eve ate a quince rather than an apple, a playful take that suggests Adam’s remorse after the bite. The piece contrasts quirky humor with a rhyme on hard water and a brief mention of The Backslider.
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Eve
New York
Adam
Frisco News Notes Earthquakes Tivoli Exits and Chelsea Fire
Observant Citizen Mary Young reports two daily earthquakes since her engagement at the Tivoli closed on January 1. The Chelsea Academy of Music, once a landmark and a famed one night stand for stars, burned, raising questions of future use. In Boston, a butcher returns to find a neighbor awaiting him and a leg of lamb up for grabs as a storekeeper jokes.
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Boston
Cambridge
Mechanics’ Building
New Armory
Massachusetts Avenue
Mary Young
the Tivoli
Tivoli
Miss Young
Academy of Music At
Chelsea
Academy
Reggie Miss Sparkle Spins Fad Weaving A Web
In a playful local skit, Reggie Miss Sparkle dives into a spinning fad while warning Cecil about weaving a trap. Cecil responds with bravado claiming to be fly as banter, highlighting light community humor.
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Reggie
Miss Sparkle
Advice on love triangle and keeping commitments
A reader seeks guidance about choosing between two suitors after a jest sparked real affection. The column warns that if a marriage proposal has been accepted, fidelity matters and suggests honesty with the first suitor. It advises not stringing along either man and cautions against choosing solely for personal gain.
Dear Miss Champagne a Missives on a Jealous Suitor
A young woman seeks advice on a jealous steady who eyed engagement after seven months. She avoids him for a concert with a friend, then loses contact. The columnist notes the suitor was a pastime and urges her to show seriousness to win him back if truly involved, or let him go.
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Miss Champagne
Love's Reminder
Maud notes a liniment scent on Clara as a cue to her engagement to the football team captain. The exchange shows social circles and romantic promises in a playful conversation.
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Maud
Liniment
Society Dance Series Continues in Eliot Hall Jamaica Plain
Tonight marks the second of three subscription dancing parties in Eliot Hall Jamaica Plain. Matrons preside: Mrs. Robert M. Morse Mrs. Herbert L. Harding Mrs. George A. O. Ernst Mrs. Harold C. Ernst and Mrs. David S. Greenough Jr. Several dinner parties precede the event including Mrs Greenoughs in honor of Miss Anna Greenough.
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Eliot Hall
Jamaica Plain
Robert M. Morse
Herbert L. Harding
George A. O. Ernst
Harold C. Ernst
David S. Greenough
Greenough
Anna Greenough
Beacon Street
Robert Beattie
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