Worth a Second Thought on Vehicle Operator Examinations
The Senate may revisit last Friday’s defeat of a bill requiring examinations for all motor vehicle license applicants. The Roads and Bridges committee reports the measure as balanced, aiming to extend highway safety similar to the professional chauffeurs. The Highway Commission has already restricted unqualified operators, and public safety warrants further Senate action and reconsideration.
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Senate
Committee On Roads and Bridges
Highway Commission
Preparedness Parade and Defense Plan Unfold in Washington
The New York civilian parade signals public will for defense, while Washington confreres finalize a national defense scheme to be presented to Congress. The plan envisions a regular army of 206,000, raised to 254,000 in emergencies and expandable to 679,000 for a national defense march.
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New York
Washington
Congress
Committee of Congress
National March For Defence
That Wretched Bridge Drives Local Complaints and Fatal Accident
Drivers label the Tarvard bridge unsafe with wooden sidewalks too low and prone to catching front wheels. Accidents have occurred, including a fatality, highlighting widespread dilapidation. Call for replacement near the Technol ogy plant at the northern end and improved safety.
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Tarvard
Charles
Harvard
Question of funding a new bridge stirs public debate
The passage voices frustration over finding a multimillionaire to fund a bridge that the public believes should exist. It calls for a generous donor to immortalize themselves by financing the critical civic project.
Cost of living pressures in postwar Germany and home analysis
The article compares meat prices in Berlin at about two marks a pound with higher costs at home. It notes scarce supply in Berlin while local markets are reasonably well stocked but prices remain high. It questions how wage demands and shorter hours will reshape postwar economic adjustments.
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Berlin
Boston
George J. Barker
Waltham
Barker
Plattsburg
Watch
Mr. Barker
Grand Isle
Lake Champlain
Proposal Reopens Push to Seize Danish West Indies for U S
The report of labor condition concerns in the Danish West Indies renews talk of transferring St Thomas St Croix and St John to the United States. Debate traces to 1865 Seward proposal and 1902 Hay bargain tied by the Danish Senate. At $5 million the islands offer naval strategic value near Panama Canal.
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Danish West Indies
United States
Seward
Hay
Washington
United States Senate
St. Thomas
Porto Rico
St. Croix
St. John
A Tremendous Burden on English War Costs
The article notes the daily war cost near 25 million dollars and a national debt rising to over three times prewar levels. It highlights Britain as a banker to allies and plans more advances, with taxes, duties, and income levies pressed on the public, praising popular loyalty.
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Great Britain
Alliance
Post Letters Question Flags Opera Sky Prophesies
Readers ask about US flags with 16 stripes the origin of revenue flags and the 13 stripe standard Old Glory. An opera fan queries Boston seasons and an Oldest Inhabitant reports no prophecies or heavenly portents before the war, seen as imagination.
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United States
States Revenue
Uncle Sam
Sir
Metropolitan Opera Company
Boston
George M. M
Post
Milkman’s Morning Chorus Sparks Quiet Neighborhood
A dawnly dispute unfolds as a milkman’s whistle and clatter wake a suburban home. After a wary confrontation, the driver explains Safety first guides his noisy rounds to avoid mistaken burglar alarms, sharing a tale of a slap by a pink kimono hostess and a vow to announce deliveries henceforth.
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Mehdy
Observant Citizen Letters Highlight Local Life and News
A Boston reader column recounts readers sending rug books and old rugs, notes veteran carriers’ ages and service, and mentions labor shortages on Boston’s waterfront. It also reports an auto signaling system, charity drives for wounded soldiers, and public interest pieces on farms near Belmont Arlington and Lexington.
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Belmont
Arlington
Lexington
Signs Along the Scarboro Road Signal Local Observations
A traveler notes intermittent road signs along Scarboro Maine famed for clams. The signs carry peculiar phrases that prompt curiosity about local messaging and town character.
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Newt
Scarboro
Maine
Arsenic of lead sprayed trees sparks warning signs
Somerville Massachusetts writes to Scarboro town officials criticizing sprayed trees labeled arsenic of lead. The writer notes proper term is arsenate of lead and warns a reader might ingest the sprayed shrubbery.
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Scarboro
Somerville
Masa
Two Hearts and Sneezing Lovers in Comic Verse
A humorous verse from the Columbia Jester playfully notes two hearts beating together and questions if lovers can sneeze in unison. The piece continues with light doggerel about two heels racing to dodge a father’s leather.
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Columbia
Weather Note From Historic Boston May Records
The excerpt recalls May highs and lows in Boston with figures: warmest May day 94? degrees in 1909 and 74 degrees in 1909 as a high 9? degrees appears for a different measure. It also notes a cold record of 38 degrees in 188?, with 41 degrees recorded in 1910 and 1913. Rain occurred on this date in 1910 among the past decade.
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Boston
Brutus and Antony Orators in Shakespeare’s Rome
An analysis of Brutus cold reason versus Antony’s emotional appeal. The essay argues Brutus fails to move the crowd and Antony masters persuasion, culminating in the claim that reading Antony’s full speech reveals its masterful impact on the audience.
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Brutus
Antony
Caesar
Brutus Antony
Rome
The Kingdom of a Loving Heart
A poem by the Bentztown Bard from 1816 speaks of a crownless realm where love endures. It contrasts fleeting glory with a lasting ideal, envisioning dreams that outlast empires and hearts that sing bravely beyond material power.
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Bentztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
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