Hamlin backs Douglas for Governor in Democratic letter
The Hon. Charles S. Hamlin pledges strong support for William L. Douglas as Democratic nominee for governor. Hamlin is highly regarded in Massachusetts Democrats for his loyalty and leadership. He avoids a convention contest, aiding party harmony and boosting Douglas’s nomination in the forthcoming campaign. Labor woes cited with wage losses and rising prices highlighted by Fall River case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Hamlin
William L. Douglas
Hamlin
Massachusetts
Hamlit
Sinews of War and the Battle for Credit in Asia
An analysis argues that Japan and Russia rely on international credit to fund the war. It suggests a protracted conflict favors the nation with greater borrowing power, noting Russia can secure funds at high rates while Japan has mortgaged customs and may exhaust internal taxes. Prolonged strain could decide outcomes by finance.
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Kuropatkin
Japan
Russia
Pink
Pank
Chelsea
Water Way
the Touraine
Willie
Willie Croak
Pardner
Manufactured exports exceed agricultural exports for first time
The article notes that in the three summer months just ended, the value of U S manufactured products sent abroad surpassed agricultural exports. It attributes part to the Dingley tariff and trust-driven price distortions, while warning that export strength does not guarantee domestic prosperity due to soft building trades and other trust-related factors.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
The Share of Labor and Wage Growth in Massachusetts
Census data show the number of wage earners in Massachusetts rose faster than total wages in the last century. The statistics indicate the share of individuals earning wages increased, reflecting shifting labor patterns.
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Massachusetts
Fall River
Dingley Tariff Turns Radium Salt Into Taxed Chemical Compound
The Washington tariff officials ruled radium salt is a chemical compound not a crude mineral, imposing a $250 duty on imports though radium scientist value runs about $1000. Critics call it an abuse of the Dingley act, taxing science and medicine with no domestic industry to protect.
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Nelson Dingley, Jr
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Dingley
Washington
United States
Birthday milestones and local notes brighten Boston region life
The Observant Citizen notes Governor Bates age 45 in St. Louis duty, John T. Trowbridge 77 at home in Arlington, and Trowbridge’s forthcoming autobiography. It covers an owl car disturbance in Roslindale, Rev. Frederick M. Brooks accepting the Good Shepherd rectorship, the Jane Palmer schooner being stepped at East Boston, and Cambridge officer James Murray’s West itinerary. Also mentions Roxbury figures, Gip the Brookline dog, and a Chelsea naturalization anecdote about civic knowledge and citizenship debates.
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Governor Bates
St. Louis
John T. Trowbridge
Arlington
Mass
Pleasant Street
Mr. Trowbridge
Cudjoe
Jackwood
All Sorts Vaudeville Performed By Newton Newkirk
Vaudeville act featuring Pink and Pank in The Choo Choo of Chefoo presented as America debut. Gag exchanges include star banter, puns about bread and yeast and a closing vaudeville number with a mock sorrowful song and curtain.
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Newton Newkirk
America
Pink & Pank
Canal finally to open to traffic within five years
Colonel R. M. Harrod, Panama canal commissioner, says the great waterway will be completed and open to traffic within five years. He spoke in Washington D. C. on September 19.
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Panama Canal
Washington, D. C
R. M. Harrod
Pacific Oceans
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Representative Democratic Paper
New England
MR. Hamlin
Roslindale
Church of the Good Shepherd
Watertown
Frederick M. Brooks
Hingham
Brooks
Tre
Jane Palmer
National Dock
Boston
Fiske’s Wharf
Atlantic Works
James Murray
Police Station 2
Cambridge
West
Murray
St. Louis Fair
Niagara Falls
Hudson River
New York
Clarence W. Starratt
Roxbury
Starratt
Warren Street
L. Foster Morse
Gip
Brookline
Sullivan Square
Court House
Bennett
Arack
Jordan Marsh CO
Ndoctioe
Avon St. Side
Choice
Mae EF. Roche
Warren Avenue
Commercial School
Oyinton St
Walker Building
Boylston
London
Paris
Price
Windsor
The
Crown Silver Co. of
Meriden, Conn
Crumb
Rogers
Per Doz
Sharon
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