Hearts and Faces and other reads in a busy docket
A review roundup covers John Murray Gibbon's Hearts and Faces, Mrs. Nelson O Shaughnessy's A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico, Bangs reminiscences From Pillar to Post, Parmly Parets Lawn Tennis Lessons, and M Macdermot Crawford Peeps Into the Psychic World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murray Gibbon
John Lane Company
New York
Wilson
John Lind
Mexico
Victoriano Huerta
Nelson O’shaughnessy
JPN
Lippincott Company
M. Macdermot Crawford
Egypt
Douglas Murray
British Museum
Murray
America
Hard Going in the Restaurant Business
A wry exchange notes the strains of starting a restaurant. One man jokes about eating at his own place as free advertising while acknowledging the grind and slow payoff. The other comments on the tough path of running a new dining venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Juan Blindo
Jon Lind
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Veraruz
Mr. Lind
Washington
San Francisco
McClure's June issue praised for humor and tragedy
A critical survey of McClure's July issue notes strong stories by Louise Closser Hale and Mary Heaton Vorse, with praise for The Two Fears by Robert Hichens and Browne's Somewhere In. condemns blurbs and sensational framing, while chiding a long-ago Bank of England robbery tale for sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Pip
Pop
Bidwell Brothers
Bank of England
Gibraltar of
England
Connolly
Hall of Fame
Bidwells
Robert Hichens
McClure’s
United States
Grub Street
Mary Heaton Vorse
Porter Emerson Browne
France
Robert W. Chambers
Hearst
Colonel Bluff
Mr. Browne
Bluff
Duma Passes Prohibition Law Limiting Alcohol Content
Petrograd reports the Duma approved a bill to permanently prohibit selling drinks with more than 112 percent alcohol content. The measure reflects a strict stance on beverage strength as of June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Duma
Russian Tax Bill Passes Upper House in Final Form
The measure requires approval by the upper house and imperial signature to become law. Strong drink is defined as liquor over 112 percent alcohol, covering light wines and beer. Amendments lowering the threshold were rejected by the Duma. the bill proceeds unchanged, implying nationwide effect in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duma
Russia
Lexington Official Retires From Water Department
Everett S. Lock retires after 15 years as superintendent of the Lexington water department. Charles S. Beaudry will succeed him. Lock, Civil War veteran, will receive a pension under the veterans pension act. Beaudry has prior service as an engineer in the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Everett S. Lock
Lexington Water Department
Charles S. Beaudry
Lock
Beaudry
Water Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ward Russell Bangs
Villa
Huerta
Lind
Don Juan Lindo
QNE
Pillar
Post
John Kendrick Bangs
Bangs
Captain Mahaffy
Lucullus
J. Parmly Paret
Mr. Paret
I. H.P
L. Young
Wall Street
Hlis Cellany
Arthur Spencer Morley
Louise Closser Hale
Mrs. Hale
Prohibition
Les
Boston Post
Boston
Boston News
Seay
Agate
Globe Herald
Globe
Herald
American
Boston Daily Post
Post Globe. Herald American
Post Globe Herald American
Boston Sunday Post
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!