Poll tax census in Boston sparks calls for local control
A Boston police census of voters is finished and may show growth in voting age citizens. Critics say enrollment should rest with local authorities, not the State, warning it undermines local self government and risks political manipulation by the ruling party. The piece argues policing the vote is a State overreach and damaging to Boston’s autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Board of Police
Commonwealth
State House
Peaceful Dawn in Anthracite Coal Strife
Operators appoint three members to the six person joint conciliation board, completing the plan urged by the strike commission. The board will settle miner operator differences by majority vote with an umpire for deadlocks, aiming to end the recent warfare and prevent future strikes. If upheld, this could end the last major coal region dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Board of Conciliation
United States Circuit Court
United States
Pershing’s victory over Moros at Taraca Lake Lanao Mindanao
American forces under Captain Pershing defeated a Moros force in Taraca country on Mindanao’s Lake Lanao east shore. The engagement left 115 Moros killed, 13 wounded, and 60 taken prisoner, with two Americans dead and seven wounded. the Sultan of Ampara was among the Moros captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Manila
Pershing
Taraca
Lake Lanao
Mindanao
San Miguel
Soudan
Miguel
Roosevelt Era Array Amid Filipino Conflicts Sparks Debate
The article contrasts recent Philippine fighting with past events like Samar, noting American casualties and Moro resistance. It questions the uneven arms and supply disparities and critiques progress on benevolent assimilation praised by President Roosevelt.
The Medford Murder and Metropolitan Crime Shortfall
A Medford murder on Nellie A. Sturtevant’s doorstep highlights a yearlong crime spree in the metropolitan district. The piece argues for stronger local policing or greater state police coverage to protect citizens, noting past female victims and limited justice beyond a janitor case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie A. Sturtevant
Natural History Museum
L Fermoyle
Boston
Medford
Roosevelt urged to address scandals and Porto Rico unrest
The article calls President Roosevelt to return to Washington to confront a Postoffice Department scandal and unrest in Porto Rico. It notes the need for the President's direct authority, cites Porto Rico smuggling cases, jailings, and public-servant resignations, and warns of summer vacation distractions and mounting domestic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
Postoffice Department
Paine
Supreme Responsible Authority
Porto Rico
Army
Navy
San Juan
Civil Service
Great West
Baden Powell May Choose American Bride
Washington society discusses whether General Baden-Powell will return to marry an American belle. General Corbin notes the hero likes American girls. Gossip links Miss Daisy Leiter as a possible match, with reports of her invitation to a prestigious hunting trip in England next winter.
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Washington
Washington Society
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
General Corbin
Baden
Transvaal to issue $175 million loan at par
London may 7 the Transvaal government plans to issue a 175 million dollar loan at par with 38 percent interest redeemable in 1953 a sinking fund of 1 percent will be used to buy stock below par and the government reserves the right to pay off stock any time after May 1 1928 with six months notice
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London
Transvaal
Quest of the Big Blue Diamond spoof tale continues
In Celadi Arabia May 7 a Cable to the Post reports a Mad Mullah interview gone awry. The unreliable spy Jeremiah Pennwhizz, alias the painless-interviewer, is captured and later saved by Gloria the Mullahs daughter after a daring escape plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mad Mullah
Celadi
Arabia
Somaliland
Mullah
Mull
de Kong
Pennwhizz
ANSWERS to the conundrum and humor from All Sorts
The May 5 item asks about a billboard versus a board bill with humorous replies from mass correspondents. Included are satirical notes on the president’s trip and weather in Arizona with exaggerated temperatures and a light domestic scene about a wife lamenting her husband’s attentiveness.
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Patrice
Chelsea
Mass
Jim
Helen Brockton
Star Boarder
Boston
Ages of Derby Line couple total 181 years in 1903
Derby Line Vermont May 7 1903 Mr and Mrs Robie Brown aggregate 181 years He was born January 22 1808 in Grantham New Hampshire She born November 19 1816 in Grantham The couple married March 6 1838 They have eight children seven daughters and one son Twenty seven grandchildren and have lived on the same farm for 63 years Both in good health active for their ages They have been active on farm and housework decades and are highly respected by the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby Line
Robie Brown
Mr. Brown
Grantham
N. H
Brown
Mrs. Brown
Weathered Times Note Coping With Cold and Crime
A column reflects on cold weather past and present, praising Senator Apsey of Cambridge for consumer protection efforts and noting social events from Louisa Francis engagement to Vincent Hospital funds. It mentions a Boston theatre loss, a saloon case, and police heroics on Deer Island, plus Back Bay housing trends and rising crime nationwide.
The Elm of St Paul's and a Town's Quiet Farewell
In a quiet town a two century old elm before St Paul’s Church stands as witness to weekly rites and daily life. A wedding, a beggar boy, a nurse and child, and the steadfast elm share memories until laborers and police end its watch with axes and ropes. Crowds watch, mourning, as the majestic tree falls to make way for progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
Johnny
Paul
Mr. Elm
Marian
Harvard Professor Putnam Honored as Corresponding Member
Stockholm May 7 The Academy of Literature History and Archeology elected Harvard University professor Frederick Ward Putnam and Philadelphia archaeologist Clarence B Moore as corresponding members.
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Stockholm
Academy of Literature, History and Archeology
Frederick Ward Putnam
Harvard University
Clarence B. Moore
Philadelphia
Fight on Dewey square liquor licenses heats up
Judge Emmons probes first class licenses for Dewey square amid a near monopoly claim by Hotel Essex and Terminal station licensees. Applicants O'Brien Bros., Doherty, Mayo & Co., Ly ons, Killion push for licenses with high profile counsel. Hearings at police headquarters expected to reveal political influence, rent pressures, and possible antimonopoly concerns around the Dewey square liquor trade.
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Emmons
Dewey Square
Clark
Big Terminal
O'Brien
Park Square
Killion
Henry F. Naphen
Doherty
W. H. Baker
O'Brien Bros
John B. Moran
Messrs. Lyons
Mayo
Essex
Hotel Essex
Wolcott
Terminal Company
Terminal Station
Sussex
Back Bay Society
Bangs
L. I. Killion
Republican State Committee
Clark, Curtis
Adams
Hope
New Hope
Curtis
Simmons
Post
O’brien Bros
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Boston Post
Democratic Paper
New England
the Daily Post
the Sunday Post
Charley Hoyt
Connecticut
Charles H. Hoyt
Daily Post
Samar
Teddy
Newton Newkirk
Big Blue Diammond
Steve
Gloria
Mullen
Eunni
Gluita
Gluital
Jeremiah
Gluiia
Jeremiah Penwhizz
Cy Eye
Earth
Arizona
Loeb
Hadesville
Ariz
G. Whilliker
Sphinx
John
MR. and
Mrs
Gealoric
A. Pope
Apsey
Cambridge
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Louisa Cutler McAllister Francis
Newport
Harry G. F. Curtis
Berkshire
William Parsons
West Roxbury
Francis
J. W. Francis
8. W. Francis
Harriet McAllister
New York
Julia Ward Howe
I. Marion Crawford
Ward McAllister
Vincent Hospital
Empire Stock Company
William P. Prescott
Prescott
Maine
California
Stafford
Jamaica
Michael Condon
Deer Island
Joseph Norton
Edward Connaughton
State Wharf
Kbb
Back Bay
Winchester
THE
HIS Majesty the Elm
Leila W. Wilson
Portland Street
Lynn, Mass
Harvard
Walter Baker Sanitarium
Warren Street
Roxbury 51
Grove Hall
Norman R. Miller
Henry M. Fowler
Paine Furniture Co
Canal ST
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