Pulse of the Market on Russia’s Finances and Stability
The article analyzes Russia as a debtor nation with a $3 billion debt, two thirds held by foreigners. It notes limited U.S. holdings, French and German major stakes, and about $20 million in Russian bonds held by U.S. insurers. It observes only slight market depreciation from the Japan war and minimal bourse fluctuation despite unrest in St. Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States
France
Germany
Europe
Japan
St. Petersburg
Paris
Berlin
Massachusetts Urges Free Hides and Free Coal Demand
The legislative committee on federal relations opened hearings at the State House on Governor Douglas’s push for an immediate demand for free hides and free coal to aid Massachusetts industry. Manufacturers and labor representatives argued the hides duty raises leather costs and profits for beef interests, while hindering wage growth. they urged removal of the tariff on hides to relieve material costs and protect workers. The question prompts a Massachusetts legislative stand for the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee On
Federal Relations
Douglas
Massachusetts
State House
Beef Trust
John A. Tobin
Verdict in Page murder case shocks community
The Page murder verdict astonishes readers and observers who followed the Middlesex court closely. The piece argues jurors weighed circumstantial evidence carefully, emphasizes the fairness of the trial, and notes public surprise while defending the jurors' responsibility and the court's conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Post Bulletin
Middlesex
Sheldon
Massachusetts
Hoar Memorial Sparks Debate Over Honor in Massachusetts
Ex-Congressman Joseph H. Walker of Worcester opposes a Commonwealth memorial for Senator George Frisbie Hoar. Governor Douglas urged a permanent Hoar tribute and a joint committee, arguing no clash with other memorials and stressing timely, graceful action.
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Joseph H. Walker
Worcester
Commonwealth
George Frisbie Hoar
Hoar
Walker
Douglas
Massachusetts
Congress
Mr. Hoar
Walker Opposes Hoar Memorial in State Hearing
Ex congressman Joseph H. Walker of Worcester urged delay in funding a Hoar memorial, noting Massachusetts has not erected statues for Andrew or Sumner. Stephen Salisbury, Carroll D. Wright, and others spoke, with Clark University backing a Worcester area memorial and experts to determine form. The Rev A S Garver urged a statue portraying Hoar as a great citizen.
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Joseph H. Walker
Worcester
Legislative Committee On
State House
Douglas
Hoar
Stephen Salisbury
Carroll D. Wright
Clark University
Clark
Commonwealth
B. A. Engler
Worcester Polytechnic School
Wright
A. S. Garver
First Unitarian Church of
All Sorts Debating Hair Loss and Love Lost in Ink
A humorous column featuring a reader letter about a lost handkerchief and unrequited love. The piece shifts to a mock response titled The Office Boy addressing baldness with a pastiche of self deprecation. It lampoons hair loss, fads, and public notices with playful satire.
Notable Cambridge Roxbury items raise reader’s interest
The column notes Grace Le Baron Upham’s health improvement and a new book in publishers’ hands. It previews Pixley and Luders reuniting on a Tremont Theatre summer opera and Apollo minstrels at Dudley Street with two famed Boston singers. It lists delegates to a post office clerks convention and notes Felix Fox’s piano solo with the Washington Symphony Orchestra in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace le Baron Upham
Messrs. Pixley
Luders
Tremont Theatre
Apollo Minstrels
Dudley Street Opera House
Greater Boston
Frank Conant
Bankers’ Theatricals
A. T. Beatey
Roxbury
Arthur J. Shinners
Globe Theatre
Whipping Post Debate on Wife Beating
Roxbury, Mags. Arthur White argues against the whipping post urging that public punishment would worsen abuse and encourage further crime. He questions the motives of those supporting it and questions the effects on families and gender dynamics.
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Post
Mr. Peabody
Jorce
Roxbury
Mags
Arthur White
Recital by Richard Platt at Steinert Hall
Pianist Richard Platt gave a Steinert Hall recital featuring works by Schubert Brahms Schumann Rubinstein Chopin Liszt and others. Review notes technical facility high but calls for deeper interpretation especially in the Brahms Sonata Kreisleriana and Schumann pieces with an appreciative audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Platt
Steinert Hall
Brahms Kreislemiann
Schumann Traumerel
Venice
Naples
Liszt
Platt
Schumann
Newman on Domesticity and The Quest for Contentment
Max Henry Newman argues against perfection in domestic life. He notes that a married man gains comfort from a hopeful home while admitting faults and imperfections remain. The piece contrasts cocktails and contentment, urging that fear hinders harmony and that a true home rests in mutual support and imperfect effort.
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Post
W. A. Woodbury
New York
Max Henry Newman
Boston Society Aims At Elegant Receptions And Weddings
A Boston society page outlines Mrs. Amos Lawrence Hopkins hosting a limited guest reception on Commonwealth Avenue from four to six. Miss Lulu Glaser favors professional duties over social events while staying at the Touraine with her mother and brother. Framed by forthcoming weddings and charity balls, the social season centers on Miss Frances A. Dana and Henry C. De Rham's anticipated nuptials and the Vincent Club's Longfellow house ceremony.
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Amos Lawrence Hopkins
Commonwealth Avenue
Lulu Glaser
Boston
Miss Glaser
Touraine
Frances A. Dana
Henry C. de Rham
Miss Dana
Gibson
Vincent Club
Longfellow House
New York
James Means
Beacon Street
Livingston Cushing
Weston
Cushing
Edward S. Thomas
Brookline
Philadelphia
Harry Pratt McKean
Quincy A. Shaw
North Shore
Europe
Edwin D. Boit
Somerset Club
Newport
Reginald H. Norman
Wellesley
William P. Fay
Fay
Holker Abbott
Back Bay
Palm Beach
Henry G. Spaulding
When Love and Faith Clash in Marriage Hope
A 19 year old asks about marrying a 22 year old nonbeliever with mutual church attendances. The adviser warns that love can cross beliefs but urges careful decision and true commitment before marrying. The second letter seeks tips to rekindle a friendship with a male confidant, advising gentle encouragement to restore the prior relationship.
Awkward Appearance and Advice on Love
A letter from a woman asking whether to marry an awkward country fellow or wait for someone more to her liking. Hester counsels judging character over appearance and notes a good man can learn manners, while a bad man cannot easily become good.
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Henry
Steve
Destiny
Maine
Miss Champagne
Hester
Be Kind to Your Horses Readers Letter
A letter to the Post urges drivers to stop whipping horses as cruel and harmful. It cites Budd Doble Musany Saunders and Mingo on humane treatment, arguing kindness yields better obedience and health for horses and condemns neck and face whippings as inexcusable.
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Budd Doble
Musany
Revere
Eugene. B. Willard
L Company Ordered to Pay Miss Nellie Stone $1500
Miss Nellie Stone won a verdict for 1500 dollars against the Boston Elevated Railway Company in Superior Court. The injury occurred while she alighted from a car. Judge Bond presided in the second session yesterday.
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L” Company
Nellie Stone
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Superior Court
Bond
Miss Stone
Trade Gone Sour in Seth Longbody Pitchfork Swap
An elderly blacksmith recalls trading with Seth Longbody in a comic pitchfork for hens scheme. Seth matches awkward pitchforks with a crower and hens before delivering burned tools and a toy watch in a wacky barter that leaves both sides puzzled and short of what they sought.
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Seth Longbody
Seth
Boston
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Brennan
McMahon
Calnan
Kaleski
Ballet
Connorton
O’brien
Thompson
Felix Fox
Washington Symphony Orchestra
Widor
Fox
Louis C. Elson
Society On American Music
Ernest Sharpe
Chestnut Hill
Arbeiter Hall Gymnasium
Louis Schmitt
Arbeiter Hall
Amory Avenue
Everett
Malden
Joseph H. Conry
Tremont Street
Tr Kb Bt
M. J. Splaine
D. D
Watertown
Georgia
Boston College
Thomas J. Gasson
S. J
Newman
Mildred Champagne
Sunday Post
Elizabeth F. Sweney
North
Hanson, Mass
Adam J. Burke
Albany, N. Y
X-Zalia
X-Zalia Corporation
Batterymarch
Mass
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