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Progressives Eager for Walker Challenge in Massachusetts
Charles Sumner Bird notes a strong Progressive prospect in Massachusetts with Hon. Joseph Walker running for Governor. Walker, a former Speaker, promises a real contest and signals a significant year for the party. The Moose must wage a stiff fight as elections hint at the 1916 presidential landscape.
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Wrong Weights in Boston Druggists Prompt Reform Effort
A 20 percent error rate in drug weights alarms authorities. The sealers of weights and measures push reform, noting drugs are costly and small weight differences affect buyers. Drug gists largely cooperate to fix the issue while some other dealers lag in accuracy.
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Revere Beach Boulevard Rule Supported by Park Commission
Metropolitan Park Commission upholds a rule barring automobiles on Revere Beach Boulevard during weekends and holidays. The boulevard remains a public park for people, especially women and children, with alternative routes available for motorists.
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Optimism Rails From Midwest Business Tour
J. M. Gidding president of a large Midwestern women’s apparel chain returns to New York buoyant about nationwide prospects. He praises how President Wilson handled major issues and believes the economy will grow through constructive reconstruction. Banks, merchants, and manufacturers report rising confidence and ample capital as prosperity seems assured.
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Big Church Picnic At Sharon Today
Sharon July 18 The annual parish picnic and athletic contests of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows are held at Lake Massapoag Grove in the afternoon. Rev. George A. and the committee have planned events. The basketball team will play a club team in the afternoon.
Try’s Condition At First Hand
A fragment notes an authentic condition described as unaltered by partisan critics who fear it but cannot alter its truth. The brief emphasizes a stark assessment of reality without embellishment or advocacy.
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Billard affair stirs New Haven railroad recovery bid
The New Haven company probes recovering misused funds from John S Billard and the Billard Company amid a lawsuit seeking director liability. A Boston suit targets restitution for the railroad, while the federal government plans action to divest New Haven from Boston & Maine. It is hot and may worsen.
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Billard Company
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Postal Barometer Shows Boston Post Office Gains
The annual report of Postmaster Mansfield notes receipts at the Boston post office rising by nearly 500 000 dollars, a 5 percent increase. Essex street station accounts for about three quarters of a million in the total, and money orders also show growth, signaling steady local commerce and consumer activity.
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Bird Field Days Highlight Massachusetts Grange Plans
The Massachusetts State Grange schedules two bird field days one in Worcester on the 22nd and another in Pittsfield on the 23rd this month. The events are in cooperation with the State Board of Agriculture and the State Audubon Society and feature bird talks and demonstrations of bird attracting devices. Bird-lovers are urged to support the effort as farmers increasingly value insect eating birds and curb nest-robbing.
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Court Rejects Wife's $6 Weekly Household Claim
A New Jersey chancery ruling denies a wife who tended the home for 16 years any preferred claim on her husband’s estate during a mortgage seizure. The decision, while possibly limited to that state, sparks moral debate over the value of a mother’s long service in the family and its bearing on creditor actions.
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All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Time for Everything
A playful verse notes the busy bee as it travels from flower to flower from dawn to dusk. The speaker observes that despite constant labor the bee never stops to sting and suggests a humorous point about taking breaks.
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Trunk Honeymoon Scheme Ends in Disaster Near Denver
A Denver couple scheme to honeymoon inside a Saratoga trunk to save money. The groom, sealed in the trunk, is jolted and injured when the trunk falls and is mishandled by baggage staff. The bride continues her trip unaware, while the husband seeks her after the ordeal.
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Love Notations Whispered In A Lady's Ear
A proverb-style line extols a wise man who speaks heartfelt affection to a woman rather than sending letters signed with his name. The quip contrasts private speech with formal written declarations.
Americans fail with London quick lunch shops
An American restaurateur tried London quick lunch chains and learned Britons prefer lingering meals. He closed shop after patrons rejected rapid service while the English enjoy savoring meals and discussing Parliament between bites.
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Springfield Trolley Dispute Up Thursday
Testimony of witnesses in the dispute between the Springfield Street Railway Company and its union employees over four conductor dismissals was completed before a special arbitration board at the State House. Final arguments on reinstatement will be made Thursday.
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Stockbridge Bowl and Stockbridge in Berkshire lore
The Berkshire Hills resemble England's Lake District in likeness to Lake Mahkeenac renamed Stockbridge Bowl by Catherine Sedgwick. Hawthorne viewed the Bowl from his Berkshires residence and Mrs. Sigourney praised it as a classic vase. Stockbridge, with elm-shaded streets and villas, sits above the Housatonic and chalk cliffs while its history includes John Sergeant, Jonathan Edwards, and Aaron Burr through a marriage to Edwards's daughter.
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Observant Citizen notes on politics and coast life
The column covers Grafton Cushing’s lieutenant governor push in Groton, Maine fishing profits led by Captain James O’Brien, high seafood prices, odd housing attire anecdotes, and local civic updates from Boston including the Boston City Club building progress and remarks by Police Commissioner O’Meara.
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Queer Justice Uncle Walt Says
A satirical poem by Walt Mason condemns domestic violence and calls out a hypocritical justice system. It portrays a husband who abuses his wife yet receives gentle jail treatment while the wife endures toil and fear. The verse exposes gender injustice and社会 hypocrisy in early 20th century America.
Elephants to Have Bathing Pool in Franklin Park
Mayor Curley and Chairman Dillon plan a large bathing pool for the elephants Molly Waddy and Tony gifted to Boston. Work on a new elephant house will start early fall as park crews finish current duties.
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