Tragic Train Deaths Prompt Call for Electric Line Reform
The piece argues that the Pittsfield tragedy and Roosevelt and Crane’s narrow escape highlight the need to regulate suburban and country electric railways. City lines are safer due to slower speeds and trained crews, while country lines lack such controls. It urges speed limits, safety appliances, licensed motormen, and a block system to prevent accidents on rural routes.
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Pittsfield
Roosevelt
Crane
Boston
Craig
Trolley Corporation
Nomination of U S Senators by State Conventions
The Ohio Democrats adopt a platform calling for nominating United States Senate candidates at state conventions until senators are elected by popular vote. The issue is part of a broader Democratic push for direct election, endorsed nationwide and supported by the Massachusetts Temporary and the popular branch of Congress.
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Ohio
Wenesday
United States
Bewater
Ohio Democrats Push Direct Election for Senators
A Senate stalemate in Washington blocks a constitutional amendment for direct elections. Ohio Democrats propose a practical alternative championed by Mayor Tom L Johnson, arguing for policies suited to local conditions but aligning with the broader goal of making U S Senators more accountable to the people.
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Senate
Washington
Ohio
United States
No Politics In Strike Yet Brings Political Costs
A long declamatory column discusses the Reading road strike and Pennsylvania politics, noting President Baer’s demand to keep politics out of arbitration while predicting electoral consequences for Republicans if the coal dispute endures. Governor Stone is urged to call a special session for compulsory arbitration to save state money and avert militia costs.
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Baer
Reading Road
Pennsylvania
Hanna
Coal Trust
Congress
Stone
TAME THE AUTOMOBILES
A Boston editorial calls for strict enforcement of the new speed and conduct laws for automobiles. It urges police action to curb reckless driving, especially near crossings and horse routes, to prevent painful accidents and make streets safer.
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Commonwealth
Boston
Back to Nature: Family Flees City for Open Air Life
In Minot's woods a family refuses a vagrancy plea, saying life in the open is healthier and preferable. They left tenement slums after hard luck, choosing clean air and nature over crowded streets, arguing their escape from urban hardship is rational and desirable.
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Minot's Woods
The Observant Citizen on Newsboy Licensing
The piece argues licensing newsboys is an unnecessary tax and justice effort. It cites a 7 cent badge cost and recalls an incident where a boy attempted to pick pocket ex Senator Fred Joy of Winchester, escaping with Joy’s coat and the badge still attached.
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Fred Joy
Winchester
Mr. Joy
A Note From Norumbiega Park Day Tripper
Sept 4 Norumbiega Park dispatch describes arriving at the Boston resort, choosing the trolley, and a chaotic subway ride as the author teases the two ways to reach the park. The piece satirizes ticket lines, the subway loop, and crowd frenzy while planning a second attempt to catch a Norumbega Park car.
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Norumbiega Park
Boston
Norumbega Park
Norumbega
Park Street
Job
Gypsy's Curse ends as Wellington gym visit lingers
A theatre crowd departs Wellington Gymnasium after a play when a mother and daughter seek a building tour guided by a club member. The encounter sparks questions about a mysterious young woman pictured with children, prompting a daydream and a late river canoe ride by Harry Burton and friends.
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Wellington Gymnasium
Wellington
Mrs. Selden
Della
Harry Burton
Tom Marshall
Benton
Marshall
Tom
Harry
Anti-Imperialist Plans From New England League Declaration
After a meeting of the executive committee of the New England Anti Imperialist League a declaration was issued signed by George S Boutwell and Erving Winslow. It rejects suspending agitation and says the group opposes Roosevelt policy and will back Congress members who oppose continued Philippine occupation and favor immediate independence.
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The
New England Anti-Imperialist League
George S. Boutwell
Erving Winslow
Roosevelt
Congress
Philippines
Fruit and Produce Exchange Excursion to White Mountains
The Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange plans a 4 day trip from Boston departing September 16 and returning September 20. Itinerary covers Crawford Notch Crawford House Mt Washington Hotel Sinclair House Profile House Pemigewasset House and a Franconia Notch drive with optional side trips to Mt Willard and Mt Washington summits.
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Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange
White Mountains
Boston
Crawford Notch
Mt. Washington Hotel
Sinclair House
Bethlehem
Profile House
Plymouth
Franconia Noteh
Mt. Willard
Mt. Washington
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