Sunday Law Criticizes Bill On Lord's Day Standards
The Post denounces a Senate bill regulating Sunday entertainments as cruelly prescriptive. It argues the measure creates a legal standard for worship and rest that punishes attendees for ambiguous 25 percent expense rules, risking widespread misdemeanor charges and absurd enforcement. It urges amendment to align with common sense and New England values.
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Commonwealth
Senate
United States
New England
The Tech Harvard Merger Debate at MIT Reunion
At a MIT alumni reunion the proposed union with Harvard's Lawrence Scientific School dominates discussion. The issue is financial necessity, not sentiment, as Tech seeks resources while Harvard benefits from endowments. Alumni weigh whether Tech graduates will fund a mode operandi with Harvard.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lawrence Scientific School
Harvard University
Tech
Harvard
McKay
Andrew Carnegie
Symphony Hall
Massachusetts Lobbyist Draws 10 Percent Fee on War Claims
An authorized agent held a State warrant as security for fees in expediting payment and accepted 160000 dollars, a 10 percent cut. The piece questions whether Massachusetts should pay such sums to lobbyists and urges Senators and Representatives to work to save the state ten percent on 1.6 million. It praises Cotton for profiting but questions public policy.
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Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Cotton
Washington
May the good Lord deliver us from cheap living
Secretary Shaw is lampooned in a Delaware speech claiming that hidden costs burden families. The piece argues Roosevelt’s Treasury Secretary misleads voters, urging a return to affordable living and noting wage cuts, layoffs, and reduced production in New England mills and trusts.
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Shaw
Delaware
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
New England
The Fender and the Fatal Boston Accident
A historical note recalls a life saved by a fender on an electric car in Boston, then reports a fatality when a three year old child was dragged under the fender on Northampton Street. The piece argues the device harms more than it saves and questions whether any fender can prevent such deaths.
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Boston
Northampton Street
Courtenay Guild elected president of Apollo Club
Observant Citizen notes Courtenay Guild 38, a singer, elected president of the Apollo Club. Jamaica Plain night operator Richard Z English leaves for a main office post on Mitt street. John R. Graham now Bangor Me general manager of public works. Reports on street vendors, parrots singing ragtime, a Newton marriage, a new Charles River bridge, church pastor absence, and a striking street-traffic tale.
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Jamaica Plain
Richard Z. English
English
Mitt Street
John R. Graham
Massachusetts Electric Companies
Bangor
Public Works Department
Graham
Boston
Warrant for Massachusetts war claims moves toward State House
The long awaited warrant for 1,600,000 dollars to satisfy Massachusetts war claims is reportedly en route to the State House, bringing relief to the current administration. Delays were due to unspecified factors.
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United States Treasury
Massachusetts
State House
Fickle June Brings Joys and Jests in a Monthly Song
A playful poetic piece catalogs June's contrasts from weddings and taxes to heat and fruit. It names lovers, graduates, insects, and summer sights, weaving humor about the notorious month through a stream of vivid images and tongue in cheek reflections.
Street cars in Boston and public blame after accidents
A writer argues that street car accidents in Boston reflect shared fault among passengers motormen conductors and unclear causes, urging fair scrutiny of both employees and the company. He cautions against bias in damage suits and calls for improved employee safety and less prejudice toward the corporation.
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Boston
Crowned Grins and Jawful Jewels in a Snappy Duel
The dialogue features a boastful claim about wearing three crowns on the lower jaw with a playful jab about hats. It captures a streetwise exchange with humorous bravado and a jab at appearances.
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Grinder
Jem
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