General laws for street railways debate in Legislature
Massachusetts lawmakers discuss enlarging street railway powers to take land by eminent domain and favor a general act over special legislation. The piece notes the need for consistent laws as electric railways expand and mentions a related Equitable scandal probe led by Jacob Schiff seeking to quiet investigations.
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Boston
Providence
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Equitable
Jacob Schiff
Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Messrs
Hyde
Alexander
President Reiterates and Senate Probes Rail Legislation
The President reiterates his stance while the Senate interstate commerce committee hears opponents of railroad rate legislation. The committee's pro forma appearance shifts as whispers grow that its report will oppose the President’s December program and question government supervision.
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Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Roosevelt faces railroad rate policy clash in upcoming Congress
President Roosevelt reaffirmed support for expanding Interstate Commerce Commission powers to fix rates and enforce them promptly after a Denver speech. He warned Senate leaders against underestimating public demand for railroad regulation, asserting unity with reform-minded citizens ahead of Congress's fall session.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Denver
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Low taxation eyed as path to progress in Sudan tale
Lord Cromer argues six years after Kitchener’s victory in the Sudan the domain’s income rose from 8000 to 576000 pounds under a light, easily collected tax regime. He says low taxation promotes tranquility, revenue, and steady growth, citing potential lessons for the Philippines and the United States.
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Lord Kitchener
Sudan
Lord Cromer
Egypt
America
Stealthy Steve Tries Diplomacy Then Fights Roosevelt
Stealthy Steve warns Secretary Hay of Turkish brigands holding Agatha Parkenlard for a million dollars and seeks U S action. Hay refuses, fearing war and recalling past incidents. Steve duels a Japanese instructor for Roosevelt, then clashes with the President as the chapter ends with a tease for tomorrow.
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Steve
Agatha Parkenlard
Agatha
Parkenlard
Mr. Porkenlard
Mr. Hay
Miss Tact
Turkey
Miss Parkenlard
Miss Stone
John
Sec. J. Hay
Tufts Night at Park Theatre for Edeson engagement
Tufts College plans Tufts Night May 23 at the Park Theatre during Robert Edeson in Strongheart. Over a thousand students and graduates will attend, with Tufts in boxes and a postperformance reception on stage.
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Tufts College
Harvard
Tech
Park Theatre
Robert Edeson
Committee On
Tufts
William* C. DeMille
Edeson
College
Barber Chair Conversation Sparks Return to Silence
A scene shows a barber offering comfort and, with a hint of humor, a patron resisting talk as the chair promises a homely experience. The exchange highlights tension between conversation and quiet during a visit.
Poem Editor Debate Over Blue Pencil Use
A quatrain writer pleads against editing with a blue pencil while noting pale green paper creates a discord. The editor questions the need to alter the verse and asks for why not.
Puncture scare quelled by town marshal on the gun
Bertie reassures a stranger about potential puncture danger. The town marshal, Wa'al, confirms no serious threat and explains the old gun is loaded with birdshot, easing concerns.
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Wa’al
Cambridge residents await Mrs Knowlton return from Moosehead trip
In Noddle Island the evening promises a pleasant season event. Mrs Herbert Knowlton and her husband Dr Knowlton will hunt and fish several weeks in northern Maine returning with lake treasures to share. Miss Julia Prendergast recovers and expects to resume duties by mid summer.
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Herbert Knowlton
Cambridge
Maine
Moosehead
Dr. Knowlton
Julia Prendergast
United States
Fiske
Federal
Society notes mark two June weddings at Trinity Church
Engagements and weddings headline a busy society season. Miss Hetty A. Sargent with Mr. Francis L. Higginson Jr and Miss Eleanor L. Gray with Mr. Henry D. Tudor plan weddings in early and mid June at Trinity Church. Newport and Boston society figures travel and host events as Delmonico’s circle eyes fashion, with families like the McKeans and Sorchans featured in upcoming summer social rounds.
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Hetty A. Sargent
Francis L. Higginson, Jr
Eleanor L. Gray
Henry D. Tudor
Miss Gray
Ethel Stockton
Howard Stockton
Beacon Street
Harry Pratt McKean
Quaker City
Newport
North Shore
Pride’s Crossing
McKean
Harvard
Henry Howard
Brookline
Whetstone
Balch
Lachuset Beach
Howard
Alice Sturtevant
Victor Sorchan
New York
Charlotte Hunnewell
Wellesley
Sorchan
Ida Mason
Ellen Mason
Walnut Street
New Hampshire
Charles Pfaff
Genoa
George Devoll
Sen
John Chester Inches
Natica Inches
Marlboro Street
Liverpool
Oceanic
Miss Inches
Colonel Butler Ames
Washington
Herbert Wadsworth
Avon
Girl in Park Teaches Poignant Lesson to Police
A dirty tenement child snatches a tulip in Public Garden. The policeman catches her but a bystander comforts her, offers money, and a surgeon treats a broken arm. The man on the bench notes their shared loss as he offers aid, revealing a tender connection.
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Frere
Alabama Jubilee Singers on New England Tour
A group from the Alabama Orphans and Old Folks Home will sing at a First Unitarian Church union meeting in Woburn on Thursday evening. They aid Rev. R. H. Keller to raise funds for Birmingham, Alabama home. Keller is backed by Booker T. Washington. the home is undenominational with white and colored leadership. Keller seeks dates with pastors or hotel proprietors for performances.
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Booker T. Washington
Keller
Cambridge Couple Hold Their Silver Wedding
A Cambridge couple celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Major. They were married in Boston on May 9, 1880. Bartlett's Orchestra provided music and vaudeville entertainment followed by a lavish display of silver gifts and American Beauty roses for Mrs. Major. Their three sons hosted a large circle of guests.
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A. H. Major
Cambridge
Boston
Bartlett
Unfair Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a Long Wait
A writer known as G. T. asks whether to wait for a girl who forbids calls at home until age 28. The adviser rebukes the conduct, urges honest clarity, and advises insisting on a definite reply about commitment or ending the relationship.
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Miss Champagne
G. T
Dear Betty Chooses Between Two Suitors
A young woman asks Miss Champagne whether to keep two admirers, a dark Southern man and a fair companion, as friends or choose one. The adviser suggests keeping both until love clearly guides her choice, noting true love will reveal the single path without doubt.
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Miss Champagne
Betty
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