Curious Prohibition Party calls for world work to raise funds
The national committee of the Prohibition party advocates foreign campaigns to dry other nations as a pretext to raise and hold funds. The author questions this stance as an American party meddling in foreign affairs and compares it to a British party funding campaign to overturn domestic institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee of the Prohibition Party
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Joseph Shortell
Boston City Hospital
Army of Occupation
Coblenz
King Victor Emmanuel Offers Crown Lands Free For War Effort
The Italian king plans to allocate royal estates for free tillage by war participants and repurpose palaces for war impact relief. This vast benevolence would affect more land than any other European crown, with no an immediate call for resignation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Europe
Questioning Presidential Power to Proclaim Peace Without Treaty
The piece argues that if President Wilson had proclaimed peace with Germany at the armistice without a treaty, Senators would condemn it as a Congress power usurpation and likely impeach. It warns that such a claim mirrors the power some now say the president possesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall
United States
Germany
Wilson
Congress
Vanishing forests spur New England forestry summit
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests hosted a Maplewood conference of lumbermen and timberowners urging joint action to preserve forests. President Charles M. Pack warned that the U.S. has only about a quarter of its original forests left and must adopt a practical forest policy to ensure future timber supply and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Protection of
New Hampshire
New England
Maplewood
Africa
Charles M. Pack
United States
Forests and profits clash in timberland debate
The text argues that stripping timberland for immediate profit is economically criminal. It calls for those with stake to consider the future and resist short term gains.
Labor Conference in Washington October Meeting Planned
The article notes President Wilson will convene a broad Labor Conference in Washington between October 5 and 10 focusing on capital, labor, and agriculture. Delegates from chambers, associations, bankers, and the AFL will be nominated, with the president selecting a complementary list for about 40 to 45 delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Pacific Coast
Wilson
Americans urged to aid France reconstruction effort
At war end, business and professional men in devastated France say they can rebuild their districts with help from other nations. Grasty of the New York Times notes initial French preference for French builders has shifted to accepting foreign cooperation. American engineers and builders are welcomed to supply material and labor for fair pay, with no charity involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Grasty
New York Times
United States
The Railroad Problem Promoting a Holding Company Solution
Congressional focus centers on letting weaker railroads earn fair returns without enriching stronger lines. Advocates favor a single holding company to absorb all roads, exchange stock, and distribute earnings pro rata. Private management would continue under strict supervision to adjust rates across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sliding scale plan for railroads to fix returns
The author proposes a sliding scale for railroad rates and dividends linking return on holding company stock to rate changes. Dividends would rise when rates fall and fall when rates rise, ensuring a guaranteed efficiency without fixed income. The plan cites success in other industries and urges railroad adoption.
Court decision urged on Boston police union rights
The Post calls for a speedy court ruling on whether Boston police may join a union. It warns delaying would risk a crisis, and outlines outcomes depending on the court's decision, urging both sides to await and negotiate after the ruling.
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Boston
Rebuffed Labor Reform Plan Sparks Federation Debate
A New York State Federation of Labor committee proposed a six month strike restraint to curb unrest and costs, but the federation president says the panel overstepped its powers and would dismiss its members. Supporters praise the plan as sane and practical, urging endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Federation of Labor
Federation
Notable figures and relics span art to politics in brief notes
Henry P Davison buys Houdons La Frileuse statue once owned by Seligmann. Unveiling honors General Shepard in Westfield. Senator Wetmore traces Cincinnati links. Cabrera’s long rule ends yet turmoil persists in Guatemala with bomb threats. Tardieu, English war service women, and aristocratic travels color a varied wartime portrait.
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George Peabody Wetmore
Newport
R. I
Westfield
John William Shepard
Order of the Cincinnati
Broke Ocean Romance Ends in Unpaid Proposals
In Newburyport a note from GC B narrates a summer by the sea ending with regret over a marriage proposal and a vanished year’s pay. The speaker laments financial ruin and contemplates finding work at a meager daily wage while wishing the diamond ring could match the memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Millionaires Special Promised Airliner Transcontinental Flight
A bold plan envisions the Millionaires Special, a luxurious 26 passenger airliner, making rapid New York to San Francisco trips with wireless, dining room, sleeping berths, and full amenities. Air service aims to coast to coast with extensive city stops and even breakfast in New York, luncheon in Hong Kong, and dinner in Gotham.
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New York
San Francisco
Frisco
Old Mamma Earth
Chicago
Hong Kong
Gotham
Unshoeed horse collision noted in rare incident
Louis Shaggy of East street drove a horse on the middle road when Leon Hubby of Lee riding a motorcycle collided with the animal. The impact knocked all four shoes from the horse’s hooves though the horse was not badly hurt. Chroniclers call the unshoeing of the horse unique in annals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Shaggy
East Street
Middle Road
Leon Hubby
Lee
Massachusetts
Free Air and Accessories Sign Vexes Nesbitt in New Hampshire
Nesbitt of West Ossipee, New Hampshire, recalls a roadside sign offering free air and accessories. He filled his tires with free air, bought $50 worth of accessories, then learned the air was free but the accessories cost. A second incident involved a road house sign offering look at dinner for fifty cents but the meal cost two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt
White Mountains
Lizzie
Nesbitt
West Ossipee
N. H
Boston Weather Highlights on September Fourth
Records show Boston’s warmest on September fourth reaching 94 degrees in 1884 and 92 in 1898. The coldest on this date was 43 degrees in 1872. No measurable rain in the past decade except in 1910 1912 1913 and 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Early War Air Combat and Aircraft Markings
The piece recalls the advent of air warfare in the early fighting era. It notes pilots pushing into enemy territory to bomb railways and harass troops, the initial lack of weapons on planes, and later adoption of Maxims and Lewis guns. Sir John French lauded airmen for skill and value to operations. It also mentions ground-fire issues, need for distinct plane markings, and armor experiments with little success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John French
Observant Citizen notes on Boston's legal talent and local life
Boston hosts a surge of legal luminaries led by Lord Finlay while local readers hear tales of old governors and shipyard coaching. A Boston post reports on wage debates, labor demand, fish prizes, elevated station changes, and campus signage reflecting community humor and history.
Post Letter Box Clarifies President Eligibility and Navy Naming
Readers ask if a presidential candidate must be worth 5000 in their name or if citizenship suffices. The Constitution article notes natural born or citizen at the adoption, age 35 and 14 years presidency. Navy has no West Virginia battleship. a future ship will be christened West Virginia. Secretary Glass of Virginia is the Treasury head, born 1858. Secrecy of marriage does not affect legality.
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Mary Brown
Mary
United States
The
West Virginia
W. E
Newport News
Sir
the Treasury
G. J. Carter Glass
Virginia
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