Stone Telegraph Opposes Wireless Coverage in State Bill
The Stone Telegraph and Telephone Company objects to including wireless service in the proposed state supervision bill. It argues public business on coastwise and ocean service is accurate but opposes broad wireless scope and highway funding. The letter supports overall state supervision to protect the public from overcharges and ensure reliable service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Telegraph and Telephone Company
State House
State Highway Commission
Police Reform and Partisan Control in City Government
The article advocates removing politics from policing to prevent graft and favoritism. It critiques non-partisan boards as still political and calls for a single nonpartisan commander with merit-based appointments. It stresses police duty at elections to maintain order and protect ballot rights. It mentions a governor’s proposed single-headed police measure as a possible step.
Suggested reform on police voter listing requirement
The proposal argues for removing the current mandate to list voters by the police. It opposes a partisan canvass led by police, calling it inadvisable and intolerable as a solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Cost of living at 30 year high says Dunns Mercantile Agency
Dunns Mercantile Agency reports the cost of living at its highest level in 30 years with commodity prices up about 8 percent from last year. Bread and meat costs ease but clothing metals and other expenses rise while rents and taxes climb. Wages lag behind, fixed incomes suffer, and social unrest grows with calls for tariff shifts and political change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn's Mercantile Agency
Honor of the flag debated over Moro mountain action
The piece questions President Roosevelt’s praise of Major-General Wood for the Mt Dajo assault. It argues the 600 natives were killed in a volcanic crater and questions whether the action upheld the American flag’s honor, urging withdrawal from imperial policy.
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Roosevelt
Wood
Mt. Dajo
Moro
Brookline School Committee Chairs Face Private School Question
A citizen letter defends school watch candidates and counters claims by Parents' Association critics. The writer argues private school children among supporters show honesty in opposing current methods and highlights concerns about pupil overload in high schools.
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Brookline
Parents’ Association
Citizen
Work Horse Parade Association Guidelines Published
Henry C. Merwin and Lewis A. Armistead set parade harness standards for the Work Horse Parade Association. They discourage hogging and leg clipping, prefer simple harness, open bridles or mild blinders, and warn against heavy brass adornments and new gear for the parade.
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Work Horse Parade Association
Henry C. Merwin
Lewis A. Armistead
Brookline School Question Asked Over Private and Public Aims
A letter to the editor questions the Brookline school system's handling of private versus public education. The writer asks whether committee members have compared outcomes between the two systems and, if so, why no changes have been made to the public schools.
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Brookline
Hunneman
Cheaper telephone rates urged for wider home use
A reader from rural towns argues that villagers enjoy electric lighting and telephones at lower costs while city residents pay high rates. He claims the time is ripe for a broader, cheaper telephone access so every home that wants one can have it.
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Post
Henry Newman
Betsy Ross Flag Duplicate Given to Massachusetts
The Betsy Ross flag duplicate, first flag of the United States, was presented to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by Mrs. Goddard. Governor Guild praised its historical associations and urged patriotism as he recalled Betsy Ross’s role in creating the emblem.
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United States
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Goddard
PD. A. R
Guild
Betsy Ross
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Betsy
G. Washington
George
Washington
Scotty the Death Valley actor in Wild Stage Tale
A Seattle theater debuts Scotty a wild Centipede eater of Death Valley as an onstage hero in a problem play to kill him. The production features gunfire, mischief, and a cast of ardent suitors with a grizzly finale hinting at a happy ending for Scotty and the heroine. Critics predict a season success despite heavy mortality on stage.
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Scotty
Death Valley
Seattle
System Reaches Help Wanted Stage
The text indicates the system is at the help wanted stage with a status description. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Military competition at Boston horse show draw
Troop E R the Fifteenth Cavalry from Fort Ethan Allen visits Boston for the horse show where a military trooper contest will award prizes. The event aims to set records with Reginald C Vanderbilt and his wife returning from Europe to exhibit their horses and Eben D Jordan leading the heavy harness classes.
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Fifteenth Cavalry
Fort Ethan Allen
Boston
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Europe
Eben D. Jordan
Untitled verse fragment from Louisville Courter Journal
Fragment of a humorous verse about a pretty girl and a distracted churl on a crowded Pullman. Mentions queen Thainty and a lad who is unaware why he was ignored, with misspelled lines hinting at a comic misunderstanding.
Observant Citizen March 12 1835 birth of Simon Newcomb
A note marks the birth of Simon Newcomb, noted astrologer and mathematician, on this date in 1835. It also recalls a year ago today when President Roosevelt preached to the American Tract Society in Washington.
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Simon Newcomb
Roosevelt
American Tract Society
Washington
Society Notes A Lifelong Circle of Brookline Debutantes
The column details illnesses and grieving among Boston society, lists bridesmaids and notable guests, plans for weddings and a forthcoming song recital, and notes a funeral in Brookline. It names Rosamond Saltonstall, Eleanora Sears, Dorothy Forbes, Hannah Stevenson, Elsie Carr, Constance Amory, Grace Dabney, Rosamond Pierce, Thomas Barbour, Robert C. Hooper, Katherine Prescott Lawrence, and others connected to the era's social scene.
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Robert D. Wrenn
Rosamond Saltonstall
Wrenn
Mrs. Wrenn
Eleanora Sears
Dorothy Forbes
Hannah Stevenson
Elsie Carr
Constance Amory
Grace Dabney
Vincent Club
Rosamond Pierce
Dean Pierce
Prescott Lawrence
Katherine Prescott Lawrence
Boston
Miss Lawrence
Opera
New York
George T. Rice
Somerset Club
Westwood
Robert C. McQuillen
Norfolk Hunt Club
Mr. Okie
Upperville
McQuillen
Bryant
Albert W. Nickerson
Riverdale
Dedham
Continent
Richard
Sigrid Lunde Souther
Agnes Lincoln
Louise Lincoln
Dorothy Dexter
Hattie Jaques
Rosamond Porter
G. Herbert Windeler
Thacher Loring
Albert Lincoln
Charles B. Porter
Thomas B. Williams
Richard Bolles
I. J. Bradlee
Albert S. Bigelow
Edward Grew
William L. Parker
Robert Bradley
Adele G. Thayer
Commonwealth
Holland House
Stephen Dexter Bennett
The
Union, Country and
Walnut Street
Brookline
Parasol Prices and Household Labor Shifts Across Regions
The piece notes high priced parasols from Paris with hand embroidery and prices from 5 to 75 dollars, while the Chicago News questions royal legal status of the Queen. It also reports migration of domestic workers northward and plans to import European, German, Scandinavian, and Japanese houseworkers to Georgia, Texas, and the Midwest.
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South
Europe
Valdosta
New York
Georgia
Dallas
Tex
Texas
San Francisco
Middle West
New York Tribune
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Handling a Rival Love Interest
A nineteen year old writes about loving a man six years her senior in New Hampshire while a long time rival female friend complicates their relationship. She wonders if asking him to avoid the rival is wise, noting infrequent visits and ongoing correspondence. The columnist urges considering his possible attachment and suggests the “understanding” may be fragile and not the basis for trust.
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H. H. Winslow
Cambridge
Schidlofski
Mary PD. Winslow
New Bedford
Mgr. Winslow
the Wits
Thomas Jones
Ingingham
Tommy
Jane
Thomas
Boldin
England
Chicago News
Miss Champagne
New Hampshire
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New England
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Maia
Sunday Post
Postoffice
Mase
Post Publishing Company
BP. A. Grozida
Daily Post
Politics and the Police
Newton Newkirk
Stars and Stripes
Sphinx
Scotty King OF
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
American Rose Society
Massachusetts Society
Rose Society
Eret
Seaver
Forest Hills
M. S. Morton
West Roxbury
Emerson Hospital
Mystic Junction
E. Trask Hill of
Somerville
Superior Civil Court
Katherine M. Hatton
Bunker Hill Street
Charlestown
Miss Hatton
Bunker Hill
Clerk Campbell
Brookline Council
Knights of Columbus
Rudolph Bossardt
Malden
Mr. Bossardt
Thoms Fay
Boylston Street
Samuel Seyward
Melrose Journal
Bessie Bartlett
Raymond, N. H
Anthony C. Reddy
Reddy
Samuel Abbott Green
Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston Post
French
Gloucester
Thomas Leigh
Kennebec
Maine
Edwin J. Cooper
Charles D. Northy, Jr
Leigh
Dartmouth
William J. Dwyer
Constitutional
Elumps
Thainty
Baer
Iyalus
Loulaville Courter Journal
Prof
Mooner
Minerva’s
Paris
Washington Star
Kae
Eedehers
Mildred Champagne
P.M. A
Ommat
Yan
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