Congressman Gardner Mortgage of Obligation in Newfoundland Fight
Congressman-elect Gardner from Massachusetts vows to incur obligations to defeat the Newfoundland treaty, a move criticized as compromising his independence. The piece notes Massachusetts residents won’t accept a mortgaged Congress and contrasts miners’ representatives with operators in arbitration, while stating hearings resume and arbitration will be retroactive to cover miners’ pay from November 1.
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Gardner
Newfoundland
Massachusetts
Washington
Congress
Two Hundred A Year At Chicago The New Philosopher Professor Clark
Northwestern University in Chicago sparks debate with Professor J Scott Clark claiming an income of 200 a year suffices for a man or woman to live comfortably. He presents concrete expense figures but critics note gaps and impracticalities especially for clothing, footwear, and medical needs. His analysis questions whether merely existing in Chicago excludes enjoyment.
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Northwestern University
Chicago
J. Scott Clark
Clark
Jimmy Powers
Cook’s
Pell
Cook
Pritchett Urges Efficient Public School Administration
President Pritchett of Massachusetts Institute of Technology addressed the Public School Association, urging one platform for all parties: efficiency in elementary school administration. He argued better governance would boost working people's lives, noting many youths finish training at age 14 and calling for direct links between classroom teaching and life work.
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Pritchett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Public School Association
Settlement Tryout Sparks Quick Coal Talks
The coal operators and miners show no real cause for disturbance as they fail to meet in court to arrange affairs out of court. The sudden proposal aims at a speedy adjustment of the whole dispute without protracted strike commission hearings. Operators withdraw from the proposed conference unexpectedly.
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Scranton
Massachusetts Cranks Demand Tariff Revision in Congress
Senator Frye of Maine said there is no demand for tariff revision in New England. The piece argues Massachusetts voters favored tariff crank positions, noting several Republican district winners ran on revisionist lines and that the party should stay aligned with those positions in Congress.
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Frye
Maine
New England
Massachusetts
Congress
Foss
Observant Citizen notes and local social items mix of events
Preparations for the Animal Rescue League fair loom next week as autograph pictures from Charles Hawtrey Mrs Patrick Campbell and E B Willard circulate for sale. A humorous anecdote recounts reporters chasing a hall chairman in a Cook's parade and the crowd’s laughter.
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The
Animal Rescue League
Charles Hawtrey
Patrick Campbell
E. 8. Willard
Sioux poet ad and free framed portrait offer
A playful verse about a warlike Sioux who mistakes a glioux bottle for a headfeather fastener ends with a sales pitch. The Post offers a free handsomely framed portrait of “Big Chief Afraid Of His Face But How Can You Blame Him” with every copy, promoted as a valuable addition to Indian picture collections.
Czar’s throne at risk over lack of a male heir
A satirical account questions the Russian Czar Nicholas II and his wife Czarina for producing four daughters, suggesting abdication or divorce to yield a son. It mocks royal fears, notes the Czar’s reluctant abdication, and lightly parodies Germanic and political tropes, finishing with doggerel quips about gender and folly.
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Nicholas No. 2
Russian Empire
Czarina
Nicholas
Russia
Empire
All Sorts Announces Million Dollar Contest Question
The column proclaims a giant Million Dollar Contest, claiming no prior competition equals such a sum and inviting entrants to mail in the required question to participate.
Rules Governing Contest in Boston Post
Public notice invites all entrants excluding millionaires to submit one sided papers with stamps on the envelope. No entrance fee required. Mail to All Sorts Editor, Boston Mass, contest may close at any moment.
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the Post
Boston
Mass
Stealthy Steve in Pirates Revenge Tale
The detective Stealthy Steve survives being hung at the yardarm of the Bloody Mag and vows revenge. He creeps toward the pirate at the wheel after waking aboard the ship at dusk, pondering return for the diamond heist and murder case.
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Steve
Phineas Bond
John Jimson
Jim Slasher
Love and Conflict In A Boston Skit Affair
A small Boston district scene unfolds with Edith and Dick in a tense lovers quarrel via a cuffed dialogue about confessions and betrayals. Edith demands truth and punishment while Dick seeks vindication and love. The couple toy with plans to meet and test loyalties in a sharp, stagey exchange.
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Boston
Love
Richard
Poutine
Edith
Ananias
Commandants sail for New York aboard Manitou
London dispatch reports Commandants Kritzinger Fouche and Joubert leaving for New York today on the American transport steamer Manitou.
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London
Kritzinger, Fouche
Joubert
New York
American Transport Line
German painter finishes 1778 portrait of Frederick the Great
Adolf von Menzel completed a portrait of Frederick the Great dated 1778 marked Dedicated to Free America. He arranged reproduction rights to aid German American hospitals benefiting from the sale proceeds.
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Berlin
Adollf von Menzel
Frederick the Great
Frederick
America
East Boston Club Hosts Burns at Reception
The Sumner Boat Club of East Boston, a prominent local organization, gave a reception last evening for R. T. Burns to honor his visit and ongoing contributions to the club and district.
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R. T. Burns
Sumner Boat Club
East
Boston
No Bar to Roosevelt Color Row in Charleston Letter
President Theodore Roosevelt writes to a Charleston citizen defending colored appointments and opposing racial exclusion in federal office. He cites past examples in Mississippi Alabama District of Columbia New Orleans and Pennsylvania to show color should not bar capable men, and argues citizens should earn opportunity through merit.
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Washington
Charleston
D. C
White House
South Carolina
Dr. Crum
Mississippi
Alabama
District of Columbia
New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Theodore Roosevelt
8. C
Crusade Against Ladrones in the Philippines
Manila dispatch reports a constabulary campaign against ladrones and fanatics in Leyte and Biliran. Inspector Crockett’s force killed 39 near Ormoc after six engagements while Corporal Montague’s detachment defeated a band near Talabaugh on Biliran, with 13 killed and 36 captured. No police casualties.
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Philippines
Manila
Leyte
Biliran
Crockett
Ormoc
Montague
Talabaugh
Ing
Labor Man for Office In Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Mule Spinners Association endorsed secretary James Cliffe as candidate for factory inspector. The appointment will be made by Governor elect Dr. L. F. C. Garvin in Rhode Island.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Rhode Island Mule Spinners’ Association
James Cliffe
Rhode Island
L. F. C. Garvin
Minister Declares Church Off Limits For Couples
Bethel Ohio November 27 At a prayer meeting Rev Henry C Brown of the Congregational Church said the church could no longer be used for love making during services. He noted persistent disturbances by young people seeking dark corners to spoon.
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Bethel, O
Henry C. Brown
Congregational Church
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James Culps
St. Louis
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