Presidents Indianapolis speech draws mixed Republican quiet ire
The Hartford Courant and other GOP papers snub the Indianapolis address by President Wilson. They describe the speech as gravely troubling to even his most trusted allies like Borah Penrose and Theodore Roosevelt, sparking regret among so-called judicious friends.
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Hartford Courant
New England
Indianapolis
Wilson
The
Albany Journal
New York Tribune
Senator Borah
Senator Penrose
Theodore Roosevelt
Why Democrats Draw Fire in Bryan Letter Controversy
A 1913 Bryan letter to Walter W. Vick, then Dominican customs receiver, asks what positions are available to reward Democrats. The piece labels the content unworthy for a U.S. official and argues fitness, not party, should govern appointments in Santo Domingo. The commentary faults the Secretary of State for exposing partisanship.
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Bryan
Walter W. Vick
Dominican Customs
Vick
United States
Santo Domingo
Boston Chamber Presses War Dept Over Pump Station Site
A Boston Chamber of Commerce telegram to Secretary of War Garrison demands immediate action on Boston’s petition for a new high pressure pumping station. The War Department has delayed for months, risking contractor and insurance costs, and the chamber urges prompt and decisive handling.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Garrison
Boston
War Department
Immigration Bill Advances Despite Wilson Doubt
The House passed the immigration measure in a conference report, with a possible presidential veto from Wilson. He has indicated he may veto, though public hearings on the bill could influence his stance. The development suggests the bill’s fate hinges on the president’s response.
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National House
Congress
Wilson
Enemies of the Literacy Test Rally at Washington
The quote urges foes of the literacy test to gather in Washington and present a strong case grounded in logic and humanity, arguing the test tests nothing about fitness or character.
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Washington
CHANCES TO WORK Seeemotion in job search across the nation
An article notes rising unemployment yet steady industries and urges linking job seekers with employers. It cites the Long Wharf immigration office registering unemployed and Washington harvesting positions for 30 000 workers with more openings. Transportation costs may hinder mobility and charity is urged to help.
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Long Wharf
Commissioner of Immigration
State Commission
Labor Department
Washington
Not to the Point on Interborough Safety Record Ad
The piece argues that citing five years of fewer fatalities on Interborough elevated and subway lines is flawed public relations. It warns that relying on past safety ignores risks from old cable systems and wooden cars and urges reforms to prevent a future calamity.
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Interborough Company
New York
London Underground
Hospital Ship Androscoggin Aids Fishing Fleet
The revenue cutter Androscoggin, serving as a hospital ship on fishing grounds, reached Halifax with a Gloucester skippers’ appendicitis case treated and saved. A fisherman with eye trouble was cured aboard and returned to his vessel. The voyage proves the service’s value despite no wireless link.
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Revenue Cutter Service
Halifax
Androscoggin
Gloucester
Italy Rallies for Earthquake Victims in War Shadow
Italy remains formally neutral in Europe yet acts decisively for humanitarian relief after a major earthquake. King Victor Emmanuel and the royal family join hospital aid while the Pope mobilizes church resources to support the distressed regions, showing unified patriotic response across civic and ecclesiastical bodies.
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Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Back-Fire From Biddeford in All Sorts Pickerel Plot
A Boston Post contributor defends a fish joke in All Sorts claiming a five and three quarters pound pickerel was pictured, though the tale suggests the fish was misidentified. He jokes about portraits of himself in All Sorts, warning of a possible libel suit and noting his face has been damaged by the drawings.
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Boston Post
Newt
Post
Biddeford
Scribe
Miami
Florida
John J. McDevitt
Boston
Satirical Self Portrait of a Cartoonist’s Defenses
The narrator defends his facial features and dignity in a humorous voice. He compares his nose and mouth to absurd images, rejects personal insults, and urges readers to confront the artist rather than him if insults arise. He ends with a jest about taking the critic to lunch after hospital care for the offending party.
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East Boston Tunnel
Europe
George
Observant Citizen highlights transit gaps and local notices
A column notes no surface cars on Atlantic Avenue between North and South stations causing slush and taxi demand. It also reports Unitarian Club officers excluding Dr Francis Brown by his own request and cites various local happenings from a Chelsea fire to museum book guides and zoo bears at Franklin Park.
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Atlantic Avenue
Avennue
Tek
Unitarian Club
Francis Brown
Brown
Paul Splessert
Franklin Park Zoo
John Reardon
Spiessert
Franklin Park
Back to May In Dream of Spring and Weather
A narrator returns to May in dream to escape gray skies and cold air. The poem contrasts fur cloaks outside with gossamer May visions inside. May brings sunshine, a ferny dell, and nymphs guiding to the rose of spring.
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May
Beauty
Shepheards
Frederick the Great and the Seven Years War Refighting Prussia
The piece traces Frederick the Great's leadership in the Seven Years' War, drawing parallels to World War I dynamics. It details Prussia's struggles against a coalition including France Austria Russia and Saxony, key battles at Rossbach and Leuthen, and the ultimate territorial shifts and partitions that followed. It notes Britain's aid, Frederick's resilience, and his expansion of Prussia's territory despite heavy losses.
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Germany
Frederick the Great
Europe
Prussia
Silesia
Maria Theresa
North America
India
Great Britain
Canada
France
Austria
Russia
Sweden
Saxony
Belgium
Frederick
Berlin
Rossbach
Leuthen
Tenaerick
Figy
Rederick
Poland
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a long separation in love
A letter writer seeks guidance after two years of knowing a gentleman friend with a rule of a definite time apart. No contact suggests the man does not intend to return. The reply notes that separation weakens habit and love, urging honesty and reflection on whether the agreement was wise. Miss Champagne also offers weekly love sentiments in Sunday columns.
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T. S
Canada
Radar
Berton Postel
Boston
Mars
Miss Champagne
Misfit Optimism in a Gloomy World
A narrator promotes a cheer-up creed to lift spirits amid gray skies and public malaise. Friends dismiss the idea, arguing the sun must shine for people to feel joy, while the poem reflects weary response to optimistic messages in 1915.
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Walt Mason
The
Adams Newspaper Service
Banana Shortcake With Orange Sauce And Simple Meat Dish
Banana shortcake recipe with orange sauce from Mrs F M Edmonds of Dorchester includes butter sugar milk flour and baking powder, two loaf method with lemon and orange flavors. Another inexpensive meat dish uses hamburg steak and macaroni boiled together with salt to feed eight, by May Brown of Somerville.
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F. M. Edmonds
Virginia Street
Dorchester
Flint Street
Somerville
Oldest Inhabitant recalls January temperatures in Boston
The Oldest Inhabitant notes the coldest January 16 in Boston being one degree above zero in 1879 and 1907 with official figures. The hottest January 16 reached 57 degrees above zero in 1800.
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Boston
Fearful Senate eyes ship purchase bill fate
Democratic leaders in the Senate, blocked by minority tactics, have largely abandoned hope for general legislation in the approaching weeks of the Sixty-Third Congress. They anticipate only appropriations and the government ship purchase bill, though some fear it may fail due to packed agenda and Republican opposition.
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Washington
Senate
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Edwin A. Grozier
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Boston Ice Company
South Weymouth
Old South
Ett
Museum of Fine Arts
Arthur Hallbanks
Tee
Bre
Vermont
Vermont Association of
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Vendome
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Darling
C. E. Clark
U. S. S. Oregon
Carroll S. Page
F. L. Greene
Calvin Coolidge
Samuel J. Elder
Quartieri Mercurio
North Square
North End
Jett
Alfred Noyes
Volunteer
Coast Guard of
England
Drake
Tek & I
O. D. Thomas
Brockton
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Massachusetts
North Reading
John H. Howard
Chicago
Howard
Bentztown Bard
Dresden
Charlotte Corday
Mildred Champagne
D. R. Whitney
Coyle Street
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