Free alcohol for fuel and industry urged to curb oil monopoly
President Roosevelt urges removing internal revenue tax on denatured alcohol to open free use for arts, manufactures, and energy. The move could introduce competition against Standard Oil, with Europe already embracing denatured alcohol for light and power. Public interest is urged to prevail despite opposition from petroleum interests.
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Europe
United States
Congress
Fire insurance rates raise questions after San Francisco quake
The proposition to increase fire insurance rates in eastern cities after the San Francisco earthquake met opposition from underwriters. The Fire Insurance Exchange of New York voted a 10 to 25 percent rise for New York risks, prompting Continental to withdraw from the association. Its president said it is unfair to penalize well-protected property owners nationwide for earthquake losses in San Francisco.
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Pacific
Fire Insurance Exchange of New York
New York
San Francisco
Harvard Board Accepts Report on Intercollegiate Football
The Harvard board of overseers accepts the athletic committee report on intercollegiate football. The action aims to relieve the situation surrounding the sport and sets the stage for later discussion on rules and speed of the game.
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Harvard’ College
Harvard Accepts Football Rules Reform For Varsity Season
Harvard will field a varsity eleven and play intercollegiate games under the new rules adopted by the American football committee. The overseers agree with the reformists that the rules are worthy of trial, marking a return to intercollegiate competition this year.
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Harvard
American Football Committee
Friends of
Eliot
Water purity at stake as boating bill advances in House
Boston editors warn that metropolitan water supply, largely funded by Boston, could be contaminated if boats and rowers are allowed on the reservoirs. They argue state control has kept a model standard of sanitation and urge keeping strict protections against typhoid germs and other risks.
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Boston
Metropolitan Board
Vicinity
Metropolitan Water Board
Publicized interview mocks Boston bribery probe
The column recounts a satirical, staged interview between District Attorney Moran and Thomas W. Lawson at the Boston office amid bribery rumors about lawmakers. The piece features mock dialogue, clandestine “sweatbox” references, whimsical details, and a note about an invisible print of the interview.
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Beacon Hill
John B. Moran
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
Gay and Debonair
John
Moran
Mr. Lawson
Mr. Moran
Tom
A Cloud of Witnesses and Grand Jury Scrutiny
The piece argues DA Moran may summon all legislators to testify before Suffolk county grand jury on bribery allegations. It contends grand juries are more independent and trustworthy than legislative investigations, and a jurors no bill would gain public acceptance over a legislative committee finding.
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Moran
Suffolk County
Suffolk
Fashionable divorces and domestic roles in society
A frazzled narrative notes fashionable couples in divorce hearings with a judge's quip about harem fears. Anecdotes recount a man pressuring a woman to visit his home and questions of home duties from bread to dressmaking and clothing tasks.
New Hampshire Grand Encampment Elects Officers
At the Odd Fellows Grand Encampment in Laconia on May 9 Grand Patriarch George P Worthen presided as officers were elected David W Whittier of Raymond named grand patriarch William E Pike of Lisbon grand high priest Dr Frank Spooner of Lancaster grand senior warden John W Bourlet of Concord grand scribe William Fernald of Concord grand treasurer George P Munsey of Sun Cook grand junior warden James P Leach of Enfield grand marshal Bert L Craine of Hillsborough Bridge grand representative elect George P Worthen of Manchester.
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Manchester
David W. Whittier
Raymond
William E. Pike
Lisbon
Frank Spooner
Lancaster
John W. Bourlet
Concord
William Fernald
Forsaken Summer Skips to Green Wood Tales
Fragmentary lines evoke a rural scene of summer, family gathered round fading settles, and memories of auld lang syne. The text blends nostalgic images, woodsy imagery, and informal speech as a storyteller recalls old tales and kin.
Maine Foresters Elect Gardiner Officers
Maine foresters elect officers at the Grand Court meeting. John T. Graham is Grand Chief Ranger from Westbrook and J. J. Coughlin of Lewiston is Grand Su Chief Ranger. Other posts include J. T. McCarthy Port land Grand Treasurer and C. E. Cunnigham Gardiner Grand Secretary.
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Grand Court of Foresters
John T. Graham
Westbrook
Grand Su
J. J. Coughlin
Lewiston
J. T. McCarthy
Portland
C. E. Cunniham
J. Ouillett
Woodward
A. Fournier
Eligible Bachelor Frank J Ludwig of Jamaica Plain
Frank J Ludwig of Jamaica Plain is an avid athlete known for bowling among Greater Boston leaders and a golf devotee at Albemerle Club Newtonville. He serves as treasurer for the C M Cox Company and participates in Dudley Club social events and district affairs.
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Frank J. Ludwig
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Greater Boston
Albemerle Club
Newtonville
Dudley Club
C. M. Cox Company
Chamber of Commerce
Society Notes On Departures For Europe And Weddings
Mrs Eben C Stanwood sails for Europe with Miss Audrey Stanwood and Faith joining Miss Alice Knapp. they travel to the continent then Britain and return with Mr Stanwood. The late summer residence will be Kennebunkport. Bishop and Mrs Lawrence and Misses Lawrence embark for extensive travel returning to Bar Harbor. Fearey guests attend Peabody Lawrence wedding. Appletons sail for Liverpool aboard Carmanta for holiday. Mr Charles F Adams and Mrs Adams sail for the Mediterranean on Cretic. Miss Adele G Thayer returns from Bermuda and heads to West Manchester country estate. Marriage announced in New York of Rev George Daniel Hadley to Miss Adelaide Warren Rapelye. Quiet affair due to bereavement.
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Eugene Knapp
Brookline
Stanwood
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British Isles
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West Manchester
New York
George Daniel Hadley
Cambridge Episcopal Theological School
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The Boy Behind the Feathers and the Haynes Pact
A memorably titled office boy overhears Donovan and his brother plotting to seize land for a new city road. Haynes fears exposure but agrees to pay cash and offer a favored position, while the boy’s rescue yields four twenty dollar bills and a steak supper as he contemplates a future with Haynes & Harden.
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Riley
Jones
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Rufthawn
Haynes
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Haynes & Harden
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Harvard Lawyer Hiram Mills Dies in Washington
Hartford, May 9. Hiram R. Mills a Harvard graduate of 1870 and a lawyer died suddenly in Washington today. He is survived by a widow and one child in Hartford.
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Conn
Hiram_ R. Mills
Washington
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Rev Noble W. Everett Pead Wareham Dies at 79
The Rev Noble W. Everett Pead Wareham, former legislator serving in both House and Senate, died yesterday at age 79.
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Rev.n. W. Everett
Wareham
Noble Br. Everett
Helen Keller Seen as Model for Girls Education
Mrs. Richard C. Cabot lauds Helen Keller as a national exemplar for girls education and moral strength at a mothers meeting in the Hugh O'Brien School. Sub-Master George E. Murphy pushes a resolution to curb minor cigarette sales. the Parents' Association backs a crusade against dealers.
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State Board of Education
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George E. Murphy
Shawmut and Madison Street Corner House Reverts to Baptist Church
After a decade as a Hebrew synagogue the building at Shawmut avenue and Madison street will resume its role as a Baptist church.
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Shawmut Avenue
Madison Street
Insured Life or Murder Motive Sparks Danger Talk
A tense exchange pivots on whether an insurance inquiry signals protection or peril. Jones and a young man debate whether the motive is to insure a life or to murder it, hinting at a deeper threat.
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Jones
Man Makes Will On His Cuffs in Newspaper Tale
The paper recounts a man who fashioned his will on his cuff while Mrs. Benham notes another man in the story would not alter his will. The fragment suggests a curious legal anecdote about testaments and personal habit from a past era.
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Ee Benham
Lone Dog Ranch Trail Query Near Tenderfoot
A terse exchange asks how far to Lone Dog ranch with a character named Broncho Bob giving a cryptic reference to a trail. The dialogue evokes a rugged frontier tone and hints at a journey or pursuit along a dusty route.
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Tenderfoot
Lone Dog Ranch
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