Stealthy Steve Halts Paddle Wheel Rescue Stuns Onlookers
In a dramatic river incident Stealthy Steve grabbed a paddle wheel arm to stop the engine aboard a ferry, saving the vessel from disaster. He then safely boarded the deck and disappeared before officers could identify him, later meeting John Hay to discuss urgent business.
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Steve
Washington
Calle
Secretary of State
North River
Genevieve
Cosey
Suburbington-on-the-Hudson
Agatha Parkenlard
J. Hay
Hay
Stealthy
Prince of All Hawkshaws
Mr. Hay
John
Star Chamber
Governor Douglas Cotton Claim Adds to Massachusetts Controversy
The Cotton claim dispute continues as Governor Douglas proposes a plan that seeks to validate the Wolcott Cotton contract and pay 161 174 08. Supporters say officials acted in good faith. critics worry about repudiation risks and possible extra sums tied to national government claims.
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Douglas
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Cotton
Wolcott
Executive Council
The
Commonwealth
Old Bay
Governor weighs 161174 appropriation risk in Cotton case
The article analyzes Governor Wolcott's plan to appropri ate 161 174 to address a dispute with Mr Cotton over a surrender warrant. It notes potential interest losses of over 60 000 and questions whether the state should bear them. It asserts the governor's discretionary power and his business reputation.
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Commonwealth
Cotton
Immigration and Prosperity in New York as Immigrants Arrive
The article notes over 12 000 immigrants reached New York on Sunday aboard ten liners, signaling a spring influx in 1905 greater than any prior year. It discusses prosperity drawing workers from Europe and the concentration of newcomers in population centers, with future distribution to regional needs likely but temporarily causing congestion.
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New York
Europe
Tariff highwayman ship critique of infant industry protections
The writer argues tariffs enable monopolies and curb progress by favoring infant industries. Connecticut’s Camembert cheese plan is cited to illustrate how new protections could raise prices for American consumers. The piece questions whether the tariff system can be kept from “holding up” 80 million buyers.
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America
Connecticut
United States
Divorce Them at Once From Equitable Investments
A view argues that 134,405,415 dollars of Equitable Life funds are invested in securities of firms led by Equitable directors and officials. The piece urges separating the fiduciary duties from securities manufacture to protect policyholders and the public from systemic risk and national financial instability.
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Equitable Life
Equitable
Bowen Declines to Discuss Venezuelan Affairs
American minister to Venezuela Herbert W. Bowen arrived in New York on the steamship Philadelphia and said he would not discuss Venezuelan affairs until reporting to Washington. He inquired about the Loomis charges but would not discuss the matter and planned to go to Washington the next day.
A Shocking Guest At Lunch Is A One Year Old
The column narrates a humorous incident at lunch with a one year old as the guest. The child spills food and forgoes utensils, shocking the narrator and spouse. The rhyme highlights a playful observation on infant table manners.
Observant Citizen Notes Crow Fight and Club Scene
A large crowd watched a ferocious crow battle on Cypress street playgrounds in Brookline early Sunday. one crow died. A Brighton group named Jamaica Ginger Club, with 14 members at Rogers Park lodging, lost one member last week for drinking strong fluids. West Newton patrol wagon responded to a runaway accident at Upper Falls, Chief Mitchell and Officers Doolan and Neagle arrived 17 minutes after the emergency call. 40 minutes to hospital. Lionel Wyeth of Auburndale is among amateurs in an eight mile run at Waltham on Tuesday.
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Cypress Street
Brookline
Jamaica
Brighton
Rogers Park
West Newton
Upper Falls
Mitchell
Doolan
Martin Neagle
Rogers
Lionel Wyeth
Auburndale
Waltham
Young Wyeth
Winslow Warren
Dedham
Richmond
Virginia Society
Virginia
General Society of the Cincinnati
Warrens
South
Molly
Adams
New York
Liverpool
St. Paul
Seacoast
Cromer
England
Wollaston Golf Club
Margaret Curtis
Harriet Curtis
Mt. Vernon Street
Frances Osgood
Egypt
Europe
Paris
Edward Louis Osgood
Beacon Street
Alexander Martin
Riviera
London
Boston
Martin
Houghton House
Barre
Bradford
William Norton Bullard
Marlboro Street
Lenox
Anna Blake Shaw
Vendome
Curtis
S. Eliot Guild
Henry R. Guild
Audrey Stanwood
Commonwealth Avenue
Margaret Russell
Michael G. Foster
Captain Kidd
Potter Hall
Lester H. Monks
John Bemis
Amory A. Lawrence
F. L. Dabney
William Amory
Winthrop Sargent
Charles S. Sargent
Shepherd Brooks
John L. Peabody
L. Cartaret Fenno
Mystery Red Lamp Guides Railroad Man to Odd Sale
Rufus Corning, a railroad lawyer, investigates a recurring danger signal near Calamity Curve. He tracks a mysterious red lamp, visits a rural home, and buys the lamp for $25, revealing the lamp’s odd origin and the locals’ unwitting role in the curious case.
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Hurd
Rufus Corning
No. 41
Jim
Mr. Corning
Corning
Mildred Champagne Shares Love and Sentiment
In Charlestown the act of Mildred Champagne discusses love and sentiment to M. J. T. Chaps after a show. An audience member laments a late turn and missed escorting duty to the right girls.
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Mildred Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a Troubled Courtship
A reader seeks guidance about marrying a man whose behavior and thoughtlessness upset her. The adviser suggests tactful conversation to steer him away from careless conduct, teaching him that respect for others mirrors respect for her, and that a man should act as a credit to the woman he loves.
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Miss Champagne
RE. L. M
Interference and reconciliation in a Natick romance
A Natick Mass reader seeks advice about a four mile apart romance strained by others interference. She asks how to know if the young man still loves her and whether they can be reconciled, and whether an apology may heal their rift.
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Miss Champagne
Forett
Natick
Mass
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