Cuba Rural Guard doubling prompts U S concern
The article argues that President Palma’s plan to raise Cuba’s Rural Guard from 3000 to 6000 sparks criticism in official circles. It asserts the force is a political tool loyal to Palma, with potential to mobilize quickly and influence public opinion, while warning against U S interference under the Platt amendments.
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Palma
Cuba
Congress
Havana
Guardia Rural
Washington
Leonarde Wood
Wood
United States
Brookline School Board Contest Heats Up In Literature War
In Brookline the school committee race nears its close as the Citizens Committee and the Parents Association clash over political literature. The town, famed for its scenery, sees a heated canvass with mutual charges of bad faith and misrepresentation as supporters exchange aggressive literature.
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Brookline
Burg
Citizens Committee
Parents’ Association
Brookline Parents' Association Crisis Prompts Voter Decision
A citizens committee circulated a report accusing the association leaders of sending children to private schools. The association confirms some claims but says others, including public school attendance by their other children, are omitted. The public will decide today and officials urge honest, fair resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Committee
Parents’ Association
Brookline
Excellent Appointment to Board of Prison Commissioners
The Governor appoints Miss Marie Rose Collins of Boston to fill the Worcester vacancy on the Board of Prison Commissioners. She is the daughter of the late Patrick A. Collins and praised for talents, broad sympathy, and strong public spirit. The governor is praised for a swift, satisfactory choice for the public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Prison Commissioners
Mary V. O’callahan
Worcester
Marie Rose Collins
Boston
Miss Collins
Patrick A. Collins
Collins
Commonwealth
Kitchen floor cracks spark talk of divorce and change
A New York Tribune essay quotes a housekeeper craving a crackless kitchen floor to save youth and comfort. The piece, with other fragments, reflects on domestic life, valuables safety, suburban meat prices, and a Lent anecdote from Lippincott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch
New York ‘Tribune
Sailors Deserve Respect for Service in Boston
A letter-writer defends naval personnel in uniform, denouncing restaurant refusals to serve sailors, praises the discipline and character of “our boys in blue,” and urges citizens to show respect when sailors visit Boston, noting mothers’ letters and exams in the navy.
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Boston
Sailors Deserve Respect Says East Boston Sweetheart
A letter praises American sailors for their manners and chivalry. The writer, a sailor’s sweetheart, urges the public to defend sailors when they are insulted and to take pride in the uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
East
Boston
Golden Days of Youth in the Louisville Post Verse
A nostalgic poem from the Louisville Post extols days of gold and youth. It sings of streams, sunlit hair, and gentle memories while acknowledging the fret of years and fading certainty as time passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llouston Post
Prisoner Vanishes From Seavey’s Jailed Cell
Boston February report recounts John D disappearance from a three foot thick masonry cell with a solid door and a unique Yale lock. Moran and Sheriff Seavey inspect empty cell, find a cryptic note and speculate on escape while promising follow up with Judge Emmons.
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Boston
Morany
Charles Street
John D
Moran
John
Hemlock
Seavey
Hastile
Pocantico Hills
J. D
P. S
Standard Oil
Judge Emmons
Police Commissioners’ Office
SOFT
Sam
Missouri Supreme Court
Taft to Return From South to Tackle Worcester Case
District Attorney George S. Taft of Worcester leaves for the South seeking renewed health and expects to return mid month to take on a major Worcester county case. District Chief Peter F. McDonough, popular in the fourth district, is named second of ficer and widely praised. Louis Francis Brown, Burton Holmes Travelogues manager, and Oscar Bennett Depue chartered the Nemo to explore the Nile with 11 servants, planning further travel to Ceylon by March 15. A. J. Heffner promotes a national checker tournament, while Trinity College president Luther defends football despite freshmen ban, urging more discipline rather than rule changes. Charles Rigby visits Lowell after years away, recalls a sailor’s life and homecoming.
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George S. Taft
Worcester
South
Worcester County
Louis Francis Brown
Burton Holmes
Upper Egypt
Ceylon
Trinity College
University Club
Flaver S. Luther
Familiar Figures in Boston Arts and Religion Circles
The article notes horseman Patsey Sheppard admiring a Parole painting gifted by George Lorillard. It also reports Commander Evangeline Booth in Boston seeking a lamb for a shepherdess image, and Father Vincentini visiting the Boston St. Charles Borromeo branch, all reflecting local cultural and religious notes.
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Parole
Patsey Sheppard
Sheppard
George Lorillard
New York
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Boston
Empire Theatre
Bribkerie
North End
Father Vincentini
The
Fathers of St. Charles Borromeo
Scalabini
Piacenza
Italy
Sacred Heart Church
North Square
First bank in United States chartered in 1780
Observant Citizen notes a historic event on March 1 1780 the chartering of the first bank in the United States. The milestone reflects early american financial development and the groundwork for a national banking system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Bank
Fragmentary dialogue born of yardyard humor
A garbled excerpt shows characters Minas Wivers and Miss Klywers in a terse exchange about a punch and a remark on sense and size. The passage reads like clipped, informal dialogue with unclear context and speaker attributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minas Wivers
Cuver
Miss Klywers
Les
Society Notes Detail Boston Elite Abroad and At Home
Mrs. George von L Meyer and family linger at the Bellevue amid society events after a long absence. Ambassador Meyer travels to Finland for winter sports while the family plans a Hamilton country home visit. Other Boston notables such as the Russells, Miss Sargent, Miss Ferguson, and Mrs. Sears are linked to dinner parties, exhibitions, and travels to Pinehurst, Boulogne, and southern Europe. Polo reports from Camden and a McDowell Club musicale highlight a brisk social season ending with Debutante pageantry.
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George von L. Meyer
Bellevue
Meyer
Ambassador Meyer
Russia
Finland
Melsingfors
Hamilton
Boston
Harry E. Russell
Hotel Lenox
South Carolina
North Shore
Manchester Cove
Alice Sargent
Holm Lea
Brookline
Elizabeth Ferguson
Washington
Mme. Hauge
New Willard
Clarence Moore
Palm Beach
Water Color Club
J. Montgomery Sears
Martha Silsbee
Marlboro Street
Frances Houston
Tyson
William L. Parker
Laura Hills
Elizabeth Cheney
Albert Fef. Eustis
Pinehurst
Henry B. Day
Newton
Stevens
Charlesgate
Tuileries Ballroom
McDowell Club
Ranney
Bay State Road
John Harsen Rhoades, Jr
Katherine Kimball
Commonwealth Avenue
Delmonico’s
Rhoades
Gov Guild to Attend Waltham Celebration
Waltham February 28 Governor Guild will attend the Wal tham Business Men's Association annual ladies night on June 14 after a notice to the committee.
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GOV. Guild
Waltham
Governor Guild
The
Waltham Business Men’s Association
Motor daredevil suitor wins nerve but loses engine
Cruthers endures a nerve wracking car ride with Miriam as Mr. Winton forces a motor test. The Mercedes veers on two wheels through dangerous curves, finally stopping after a perilous run. Cruthers survives and vows to give up motoring to win Miriam’s hand.
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Cruthers
Mr. Winton
Miriam
Cragshers
Miss Winton
Philadelphia
Stem
Stern
Der
Duprez
Public Library Asso Dine at the Langham
Over 150 members of the Benefit Association of the Boston Public Library attended the annual banquet at the Hotel Langham. Speakers included Librarian Horace G Wadlin Otto Fleischner Frank C Blaisdell and Max Henry Newman. Newman urged respect for women and obedience to husbands and advised loving a man over a job. Committee: Walter F Hannigan Catherine A Weichman and George H Quinlan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benefit Association of the
Boston Public Library
Langham
Horace G. Wadlin
Otto Fleischner
Frank C. Blaisdell
Max Henry Newman
Newman
Walter F. Hannigan
Catherine A. Weichman
George H. Quinlan
National Consumers Meeting at Steinert Hall
Speakers at the national conference of the Consumers League in Steinert Hall Boston include Henry P Walcott Owen R Lovejoy Mrs Frederick Nathan Florence Kelley and John Graham Brooks The aims focus on aiding working women in daily needs and humanitarian legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Consumers’ League
Steinert Hall
Boylston Street
Henry P. Walcott
State Board of Health
Owen R. Lovejoy
National Child Labor Committee
Frederick Nathan
New York Consumers’ League
Florence Kelley
National League
John Graham Brooks
Talk on Metaphysics by Rev J S David at Metaphysical Hall
The Rev J S David state lecturer for the New Jerusalem Church will lecture on The Wonders of the Alimentary System and Its Correspondence With the Soul and the Angelic Heaven at Metaphysical Hall 30 Huntington avenue this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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J. S. David
New Jerusalem Church
Metaphysical Hall
Huntington Avenue
Impressions of Contemporary France by Harvard Professor
Professor Barrett Wendell of Harvard visits France and delivers eight lectures at Harvard on Impressions of Contemporary France. The first discusses universities and education, noting France’s lack of college life and undergraduate feeling as students pursue livelihood over culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Barret Wendell of
Tlarvard
Harvard
England
Dear Miss Champagne-T on Love and a Dilemma in Boston
A reader asks if he should end a long courtship and pursue a new love after learning the first girl favors another man. The advisor cautions delaying marriage until schooling ends and a clear, committed friendship proves the right partner.
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Miss Champagne
Boston
Julian
Julia
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