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The Post welcomes the Christian Science Monitor
The Post extends a courteous editorial welcome to the Christian Science Monitor as a new Boston daily newspaper making its debut. It notes the Monitor's stated aim to injure no man but to bless all mankind and wishes it success in serving the public welfare.
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Mary Baker G. Eddy
Carnegie declines tariff inquiry offer from Washington
Mr Andrew Carnegie refuses to appear before the tariff-juggling committee and says he has nothing to add beyond his magazine article. He notes he is no longer in business, yet his retirement underscores the need to explain his views on protection and monopoly. He questions protection as a party issue and hints at its role in creating monopolies.
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Washington
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Mayor Hibbard Pushes Charge on Public Service Privileges
The mayor plans to ask the incoming legislature to empower the city to seek monetary returns from public service corporations granted street privileges. He notes current practice yields no compensation and cites the gas ring issue and Northern Avenue bridge franchise as examples. The aim is for exclusive street occupancy to directly fund municipal maintenance.
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Northern Avenue Bridge
Nominations for Boston School Committee Promise Major Municipal Role
Tomorrow evening a convention will nominate candidates for the Boston School Committee. The body is elected citywide and oversees more than 3 million dollars in taxes annually and the teaching of about 100000 children. The piece urges nonpartisan, merit-based selections for the most important municipal board.
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New England Governors Convene On Highway Speed Regulation
At a conference of New England Governors the urgent topic of speed regulation on highways dominates discussions. A consensus backed abolishing “traps” as a reform, with Hurtubis of the Automobile Association arguing traps fail to curb overspeeding or reckless driving and punish lawful recreational or business drivers.
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Regulation of speed on roads urged by officials
State Highway Commission members and officials call for rational speed regulation to curb reckless and drunken drivers. They criticize fines and speed traps as ineffective and argue road safety should not be used to fatten town treasuries.
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Thanksgiving Day Sermon On Altruistic Charity
The piece argues Thanksgiving should be seen as aiding the poor through Salvation Army and other groups. It lauds widespread prosperity, notes no mass unemployment, and contrasts domestic generosity with recent London unrest, urging gratitude with confidence in a righteous, humane society.
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Longevity Dreams in Nobel Prize Commentary
Nobel laureate Metchnikoff proposes using prize funds to fund life extension research aiming beyond 150 years. He argues that 70 and 80 are still youth and that longevity could double with nature’s secrets. Roosevelt’s use of prize money for immediate human betterment is praised as more admirable.
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Royal Hebrew Psalmist
Theodore Roosevelt
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Churches in Greater Boston News Summary
The Rev. Dr. Ambrose W. Vernon accepts the Harvard Congregational Church Brookline post with a 6000 dollar annual salary. The Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society elects W. E. Waterbury as field secretary. Bishop Daniel Goodsell to receive large New York reception. Chelsea Baptist church construction plans near complete. New England Baptist conference to meet at Ford Hall December 8 9. Thanksgiving services planned by many Boston churches. New England Women’s Foreign Missionary Society named main beneficiary in Lucy A. Alderman will.
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Yale Divinity School
Harvard Congregational Church
Brookline
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Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society
W. E. Waterbury
Chelsea
New England
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Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Lucy A. Alderman
Hyde Park
St. Catherine’s Church
Charlestown
Roughan Hall
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Agnes Turnbull
The Woman of It Dialog on Age and Miss Overton
A witty exchange features a question about Miss Overton's age and a sharp retort declaring she has dropped years of age to the speaker’s knowledge. The banter highlights social judgments and contemporary wit.
Moralizers Clash Over Candles And Salaries
The exchange features a moralizer warning that small candles are easily blown out while a demoralizer counters that tiny salaries differ yet blow in similarly, highlighting a debate over fragility and gains.
Wood Bill Causes Quimby Court Caper
A Bingville verse recounts Bill Wood cutting wood for Hiram Quimby all winter. Quimby balks at paying the high bill and Amos Hillyer pursues the matter. The judge rules the bill too high and Wood trims the charge by a quarter. Carol Vox.
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Tickling deemed assault and battery in Athol court
Mr Garry of Athol Massachusetts faced a court complaint by his wife for assault and battery. The plaintiff testified that assault and battery meant tickling in this case as Mrs Garry was very ticklish and laughed loudly while he tickled her daily. The judge advised Garry to stop tickling as laughter did not equal amusement.
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Cambridge geezer gambles away daily bridge earnings
Old Cambridge resident walked the same bridge to business each day and reportedly kept what he earned for daytime work but spent it nightly at the game of bridge. The verse hints at a recurring pattern of gambling and loss centered on the bridge routine.
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Cambridge
Rose Wharf Mystery Ties to Wharf Family in Boston
In Boston a caller asks about Rose Wharf's whereabouts. Her brother Lewis Wharf says he does not know. The writer notes a family link to T Wharf, who works in the fish business and may have information when near Atlantic Avenue.
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Boston
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Atlantic Avenue
Canned Heat Bill Only Sparks Household Worries
In a Boston letter to All Sorts a reader asks if canned heat exists for market use and seeks prices. The writer notes canned heating powder is unsafe and can shatter windows and damage homes, preferring cheaper coal for heating.
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Why Some Persons Are Thankful Today
Reprinted from a period column listing various figures and their reasons for gratitude. Notable names include ex mayor Fitzgerald and Governor elect Draper, with comments on political boosts, ward politics, and personal reflections.
Castro Bluff Named After Big Rock
A guest at a mountain hotel asks about the rock called Castro, and the landlord jokes that the name fits because it is a large bluff, reflecting a humorous exchange over local scenery.
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Thanksgiving Day Echoes and Local Civic Feats
Observant Citizen notes Shakespearean Thanksgiving references and cites Salvation Army meals for 4000. Boston’s new $10 million tunnel stirs public interest, color schemes confuse a color blind man, and Ernest O. Haynes earns a 14 year fireman’s certificate. Cambridge approves Charles H. Aberle as sergeant. Somerville Elks plan a sorrow session with Thomas A. Mullen as orator. Local residents mark birthdays, weddings, and church events with social fundraising in Charlestown and Roughan Hall.
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Thomas A. Mullen
Somerville Lodge of Elks
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Winter Hill
Thanksgiving Eve Heist and a War Time Mystery Tale
A moonlit market night turns into a comic hoax as a turkey goose and pig plot to escape to new homes while a tragic tale unfolds through Marian and Jack. Aunt Elizabeth aids, revealing a wartime romance and a chance for forgiveness as Jackson Grey seeks reconciliation.
Thanksgiving Eve Quarrel Sets Tone For Old-Fashioned Drama
Marian and Jack argue over a broken engagement at Aunt Elizabeth's Thanksgiving gathering. Marian wears a lavender gown, tries to hide distress, while Aunt Elizabeth senses trouble, seeking truth as the family prepares tableaux and awaits better spirits after the holiday.
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