Arbitration Defined As Equal Powers Divide A Nation
A classroom exchange defines arbitration as when two strong powers seize a smaller country and split it equally, illustrating how weaker states become pawns in great power clashes.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1913
Page
13
Investigation Demand Urged Over Senator Weeks Election
Speaker Cushing and the rules committee take up Representative Isaac Gordon’s request for an investigation into alleged misconduct by some legislators in the recent senatorial election that chose John W. Weeks of Newton as U S Senator. Gordon cites Republic editorials by Mayor Fitzgerald as the source of the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushing
Committee On Rules
Isaac Gordon
Ward 9
John W. Weeks
Newton
United States
Gordon
Republic
Fitzgerald
Lawmakers Probe Corruption Claims Amid City Power Struggles
Democratic legislators in the House face an investigation order based on editorials in the Republic alleging visitors to Weeks and McCall headquarters. Speaker Cushing doubts charges and rules committee approval, while Gordon defends the inquiry as a chance to substantiate claims with named witnesses and documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Weeks
McCall
Gordon
Donovan-Kelcher
Ward 9
Lomasney-Fitzgerald
Cushing
Rules Committee
Republic
Fitzgerald
the Republic
House of Representatives
United States
House
Amundsen Arrives in Boston for Honor Tour
Captain Roald Amundsen arrives in Boston to be greeted by Scandinavian groups and civic leaders. He will visit Mayor Fitzgerald and Governor Foss, enjoy a luncheon at the City Club, and attend receptions and a dinner with the Viking Club before his Tremont Temple lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Boston
New York
South Station
Parest House
Fitzgerald
Governor Foss
State House
City Club
Harvard Travellers’ Club
Appalachian Mountain Club
Tremont Building
Explorer
Viking Club
Young’s Hotel
Tremont Temple
Maclaurin of
Technology
First Wife Sues Second Over Alleged Alienation of Husband
In Cambridge Court Eva M Bailey of South Boston obtained an attachment on Fred C Bailey of Woburn through her attorney former Judge Ralph W Gloag. Eva Bailey sues his second wife for 10000 dollars claiming alienation of her husband's affections. Bailey married his first wife March 31 1897 in Boston. In 1908 the South Dakota Circuit Court upheld a cross libel and divorce for desertion with alimony of 25 dollars monthly for their son Albert Vincent Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Fred C. Bailey
Woburn
Bailey
Eva M. Bailey
Broadway
South Boston
Ralph W. Gloag
Eva Bailey
Boston
South Dakota
Joseph W. Jones
Sioux Falls
S. D
Albert Vincent Bailey
Hat Pin Case Calls Girl to General Court
Miss Hat Pin summoned to appear before the General Court to show cause why she should not be declared a public nuisance and danger to health. Robert M. Washburn of Worcester acts as public prosecutor and petitioner for the legislation. he alleges a violent episode on a State House elevator as rationale for action.
Sewing Circle Letters Discuss Writing Marriage Proposals
A Boston Post Sewing Circle feature asks if all engagement proposals should be put in writing. Readers argue law would not prevent folly, noting women surrendering wedding certificates and fearing scandal. A well wisher urges focus on home life over pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Boston Daily and
Sunday Post
New England
Boston Post
Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Massachusetts
Misinterpreting Attentions and a Mother’s Warning
A mother writes about sons courting danger from fortune-hunting women and shares a cautionary tale of a man harmed by misinterpreted politeness. She warns that naive trust can trap men into unwanted marriages and notes factors that justify leaving a husband including abuse, desertion, or liquor.
Dog control prompts independence in a focused letter
A reader signoff by GRANDMA GRAY argues women bear kinder hearts and that giving up a dog shows independence. She notes husbands’ reactions, recalls a case where a wife panicked after a dog vanished, and claims independent women prevail over passive partners.
Parents should teach children early to counter layed facts
A correspondent replies to the common argument that parents must impart vital life lessons early to children or else risk harmful instruction from older, wiser schoolmates. The piece presents the debate and challenges the framing of parental duty versus external influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Absence Of Early Knowledge About Life Sparks Reflection
A reader from Virginia recalls being ignorant of life facts until age 22 and credits a sheltered upbringing. She notes no discussions in school or among peers and praises parental guidance while warning against premature “advanced education” if purity remains valued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Virginia
Dear Sewing Circle All Life Is a Bat tle
Fragmentary lines describe a struggle and competitive spirit among participants. The text references a sewing circle and a battle metaphor, but lacks concrete names, places, dates, or outcomes to confirm a specific event.
Women and daughters warned of perils in the world
A subscriber urges mothers to shield daughters by arming them with knowledge to face predatory adults and deceitful suitors in society. The message contrasts protective upbringing with sending girls into a dangerous world unprepared.
Enlightening Young Minds Warns Mothers and Daughters
A reader urges Sisters of the Sewing Circle to train both boys and girls in Bible truths. The writer warns that improper youth training breeds vice and vows God will judge mothers who fail to teach their daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of the Sewing Circle
Gare
New England
God
Anxious Mother and Repentant Daughter Letter
The writer advises Anxious Mother to guard her girls with kindness and discretion and urges Repentant Daughter to reflect on remorse and blame. She praises the mother for trying to guide her child and argues that girls know right from wrong from home and school education. Lady Canterbury signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Canterbury
Old Time Kitchen Tips From Pelham and Dorchester
A collection of home recipes includes a bacon shoulder preparation with soda soak, pepper vinegar, sugar and cloves then baked. a lemon sponge cake with detailed beating and rising times. and a hamburg steak with onions rice macaroni and tomatoes baked to brown, from Mrs. Burtt Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelham, N. H
Annie C. Burtt
C. Fisher
Littleton
The Necessary Thing From Walt Mason Poem With Cooking Theme
A 1912 verse urges Elizabeth Ann to value cooking over art and music noting a husband will want beef steak potatoes and fruit. The speaker praises the housekeeping girl who can bake stew and hem and mocks disdain for a book or song when hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann
Bok
Housekeeping
Walt Mason
Walter Scott Adams Buried at Mt. Auburn
Funeral services for Walter Scott Adams formerly of this city were held at Mt. Auburn Chapel with brief ceremonies. He died last Friday at his home in Biltmore North Carolina and was interred in the family lot at Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott Adams
Biltmore
N. C
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Mt. Auburn Chapel
Urge Passage of the Peters Bill Hearing Set
Representatives of large commercial organizations will appear before the House commerce committee tomorrow to urge favorable report on the Peters bill empowering deputy interstate commerce commissioners to conduct hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
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al At
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Chauncy Street
Hovey’s
Chauncy St
Leu
Metra
Cook’s
American Wine Co
St. Levis, Me
Sena
Torial
Up For Action Today
O. D. C. Company
West ST. Mass
Sues
Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Rose Aylmer
Walter Savage Landor
Osfoh Post Sewing Circle
Grandma Gray
George Matthew Adams
MT. Auburn
Postum Cereal Co
Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
Brooklyn
L. N
W.A. N
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A. H
Pittsburg
Postum Cereal Co.,ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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