HYSTERIA IN THE HOUSE OVER BRISTOW REPORT DEBATE
The House debate on the Gristow report has become hysterical with accusations against General Bristow and Postmaster General Payne. Congressmen condemn the process as a covert attack on President Roosevelt while Speaker Cannon is defended by some and opposed by others. Massachusetts members urge calm as Thayer and McCall push for investigation and a broader review of Post Office methods.
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Washington
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Henry A. Cooper
Wisconsin
United States
General Bristow
Payne
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
Post Office Committee
Roosevelt
William A. Smith
Michigan
Joe’ Cannon
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles H. Grosvenor
Ohio
Massachusetts
Thayer
Post Office Department
Sinstow
Cannon
Chicago
Mayor reorganizes pauper institutions department
Mayor Collins adopts a radical reorganization of the pauper institutions department to relieve a long deteriorating public welfare situation. The move ends the board’s unpaid administration while praising past service but cites inability to deliver essential city services.
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Collins
Board of Trustees
Reorganize city pauper institutions for accountable management
An editorial urges replacing the failed unpaid executive board with a paid, tightly controlled system. It stresses collective responsibility, strict accountability, and experienced business oversight for pauper institutions to protect the vulnerable and ensure benevolence counts. The Mayor’s action to reset the board is welcomed as a start, though likely temporary without lasting reforms.
Silence on the Stock Exchange Signals Market Rebalance
Boston and New York stock trading shows marked stagnation with the lowest full-session shares sold in years. The quiet reflects a public hesitance to bet on price swings rather than a market danger, seen as a healthy correction after two years of record activity.
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Stock Exchange
Boston
New York
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Rockefeller
Supreme Court decision on Northern Securities case possible Monday
A decision by the Supreme Court on the Northern Securities trust case may be issued on Monday. The ruling could shape the future of major trusts and impact President Roosevelt’s political standing ahead of the election. The piece argues the Court will not delay for political reasons and will publish when ready, regardless of convention dates or elections.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt
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Law Department
Supreme Court
New Voters Festival Holds at Faneuil Hall Tomorrow
At Faneuil Hall tomorrow afternoon the New Voters Festival in its civic education aim convenes at 3 pm presided by Mayor Collins. Speakers include Bishop Lawrence Hon Thomas Gargan Fr Henry Barry Louis Brandeis and MIT President Henry S. Pritchett. A chorus under H G Tucker and an orchestra led by James A. Beatley will entertain.
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New Voters
Association For Civic Advancement
Quincy A. Shaw
Collins
Bishop Lawrence
Thomas J. Gargan
Henry A. Barry
Louis D. Brandeis
Henrys. Pritch
Senior Class Graduation Aboard the Enterprise
The Nautical Training School will hold spring graduation on board the Enterprise at North Ind Park Monday afternoon April 4 with the senior class receiving diplomas. Examinations for admission will be held on the ship at 10 a.m. the following day. About 80 candidates have filed admission papers.
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Nautical Training School
North Ind Park
Boaard
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Verse 6
Verse 6 portrays a card shark known as the man behind five aces who dominates a game. The chorus centers on the man behind and his “blue chips” and five of a kind, implying sleight of hand and betting prowess.
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Newton Newkirk
At Last Steve and Mrs. Miskell Reach Havre
Stealthy Steve rescues Mrs Miskell from a deadly runaway car and guides her to Havre where they plan to reach New York by boat tomorrow. They consider staying with her bachelor uncle in the city until the next voyage, with Steve intent on loading the car for transport home.
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Steve
Mrs. Miskell
Havre
Red Devil
Stephen
New York
Esau the ape wages war on human income
In a provocative critique, the article compares Esau to a high earning laborer in the old Cyclo Tama building on Tremont street. It argues that a few individuals earn extraordinary weekly sums while most Americans struggle to match modest pay. it warns against racialized comparisons and suggests self-respect amid competition.
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Bostock
Tremont Street
Isin
Esau
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Darwin
Carnegie
John Rockefeller
Vanderbilts
Astors
United States
Africa
Old Jokes Hospital plea for chestnut humor
Readers send jokes to the Old Jokes Hospital care of the Boston Post. The letters feature wordplay on lemons, squeezes, semicolons, and religious puns, with multiple snippets about judges, professors, and a restive creation sequence. Sentiments from J McG, W R Williams, Robert Galliger, Harold Pack, and P Napolitano appear.
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Judge Emmons
Emmons
J. McG
W. R. Wiltilams
Old Jokes
Dartmouth
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lynn
Kitterage
Holmes
Robert Galliger
Harold
Pack Square
Boston
Care Boston Post
P. Napolitano
Commercial Street
Ambitious Activity The Amateur Detective Criminology
An amateur detective displays ambitious activity in a case described as criminal. The report notes persistent pursuit, investigative methods, and public interest in solving the incident.
Notable Figures and Elections Pop Up in Global Roundup
Dr Manuf Amador, Panama’s president, aging yet vigorous, recalls a career marked by debt and a revival of fortunes after the canal crash. Speaker Cannon’s ink antics amuse and distract as Asher Hinds wields “elkling trousers.” Kraeplin heads to Dutch East Indies to study native insanity. Armour Institute receives a $250,000 park gift. Weissmann, 70, draws packed Freiburg lectures on evolution. Yale’s Lapp hosts Japanese students, with Japan’s Mikado respect. Nansen critiques modern sport’s vanity and TB risk. Lenox, 77, recalls guiding ox teams to the Columbia River. Clergy leaders and princes feature in college and imperial news.
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Asher Hinds
Emil Kraepelin
University of Heidelberg Haa
Dutch East Indies
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
Armour Institute of Technology
August Weissmann
University of Freiburg
George Trumbull Lapp
Yale University
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Far East
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Nansen
Edward H. Lenox
Columbia River
Plains
Oakland
Cal
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Til
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Joseph A. George
Chicago Theological Seminary
Drury College
Springfield
C. J. K. Jones
Los Angeles
Pacific
Micchi
Boby
Royal House of
Jinnn Tenue
Hiis
Makharofef
Asian
Yermaak
North Pole
Club Women of Massachusetts Leaders in State Clubs
Mrs May Alden Ward president of the Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs is a leading figure in state and national club work. She resides in Cambridge with Cantabrigia Club ties, lectures for clubs, runs classes on current events, and receives many invitations to women’s organization receptions. Her husband is also known as a lecturer.
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Fannie A. Schardle
Lynn
Red Cross Society
Schardle
Frances Shepard
City Hall
Mr. Sullivan
Harry Nawn
Roxbury
May Alden Ward
Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs
Commonwealth
Be a Man Polly the Parrot Uncorks a Wedding Tale
A humorous reminiscence centers on a loquacious green parrot named Polly who witnessed a shy suitor’s failed proposal. He plans a quiet moment with Phyllis, but Polly interrupts with the urging line, then becomes a wedding gift perched atop the narrator's desk.
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Barkis
Willin
Bridget
Phyllis
Polly
Up and Down Jackson
In a terse exchange a character asks why another believes he earns his uncle’s regard. The reply is blunt: he is “down in his will,” implying motive and status tied to an inheritance. The line hints at family power, loyalty, and expectations shaping behavior.
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Jackson
Kathleen's Charity excerpt bride robe verse
A poetic fragment from Kathleen's Charity by Dora Sigerson Shorter portrays a young woman at a loom, the spinning wheel urging a final thread as she envisions a bridal robe. The lines emphasize faith, purity, and hopeful marriage through hopeful imagery of white cloth and blessings.
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Kathleen
Dora Sigerson Shorter
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