The Doctor in Court in Great Barrington Letter
Allan McLane Hamilton argues against inflammatory attacks on medical experts in a New York Times letter. He defends the Robin case, notes errors by the contributor, and praises reforms that let judges appoint court experts in insanity trials. He laments past practices and urges reliance on qualified psychiatrists for fair trials.
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Great Barrington
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New York Times
Robin Case
Foster
Swann
Robin
Robin Sane
Charles L. Dana
Pearce Bailey
Whitman
New York
A. T. Clearwater
State Bar Association
Albany
Guiteau
Allan McLane Hamilton
M. D
Ll.d
New York City's Serial Bonds Move Foreseeable Fiscal Shift
The New York Times discusses the city’s first serial bonds amid debate on a constitutional proposal to require serial issuance statewide. It argues serial borrowing aligns with municipal finances, noting the city’s debt load and the need for sinking-fund discipline to shield taxpayers and future generations from interest-heavy budgets. The piece compares New York’s practice with Massachusetts and critiques the debt-oversight dynamics driven by bankers.
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New York City
New York
Massachusetts
The City Loan Deepens New York Market Reach
The article argues New York City bonds set market rates for US debt and influence the national loan. It notes the 4% yield, impact on mortgage money, bank liquidity, and the broader health of urban credit, stressing cautious but uniform rate effects across cities and the role of banks in funding growth.
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New York City
United States
New York
England
London
Gates
Nye
Helping National Guardsmen and War Talk in Mexico
The piece argues firms should support National Guardsmen with leaves and pay while serving, citing banks and Boston firms offering benefits. It then shifts to Mexican politics, warning of Huerta Orozco and Villa plots, urging neutral stance and possible shift to Carranza democracy, with cautions against socialism and dictatorial moves.
Mexico's New Trouble and U S Conspirators
The piece warns of grave threats from Mexican conspirators in the United States aiming to restore Díaz era rule. It notes a counter revolution financed here, reports of expatriated Mexicans gathering in San Antonio and Southern cities, and references Washington dispatches about an expedition led by Huerta planned to move into disrupted Mexico amid border disturbances.
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Mexico
Huerta
Orozco
el Paso
Manuel Bonilla
Honduras
Angeles
Villa
United States
Porfirio Daz
Honesta
Ex Cientificos
Vita
Zapata
San Angel
Washington
State Department
New Mexico
Cientificos
Carranza
Herta
Rio Grande
Wilson
Porfirio Diaz
San Antonio
Hverta
Mississippi
Fl Paso
Power and Prickliness in City Corrections Officials
The article portrays a combative Commissioner of Correction and a sharp Bronx District Attorney. It notes the commissioner's blustering temper and possessive view of her office while detailing internal tensions with Mr Martin over Hart's Island inmate cases and drug rumors. The piece highlights staff tattling and threats of firing as shown in the commissioner’s blunt remarks.
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Bronx
Martin
Davis
Hart's Island
Correction Department
Western freight rate case at Interstate Commerce Commission drags on
After nearly four months the Western freight rate advance case closes hearings with a vast record of assertions and statistics. The commission hopes for a summer decision, but time may drag on. The debate centers on whether Western railways earn adequate profits and whether rate hikes are justifiable, amid heated testimony and rhetoric from industry figures.
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West
Clifford Thorne
Iowa Railroad Commission
Congress
Rewards Not Unenviable for Admiral Mauhan
A feature on Rear Admiral Mauhan noting his estate valued at about 15000 gross and 1000 net, contrasting wealth with public service. It praises his naval career and writings, especially The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, and argues money is not the sole measure of success in a life devoted to duty and learning.
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Mahaan
Annapolis
Europe
America
Admiral Mauhan
Rewards and ethics of crime rewards in police work
The author argues against cash rewards for returning stolen property, warning they can spur incivism and deter victims from seeking help. Police should rely on salary, while amateurs may be treated differently. A prudent city ordinance could funnel any rewards to pension funds, preserving civic duty over profit.
Protests Meet Annexation Plans in World War I Debates
A New York letter dated June 28, 1915, discusses Socialist opposition in the Reichstag and Prussian Landtag to annexation aims voiced by Delbrueck. It argues his pledge to end the war with lasting peace implies annexing Belgium, parts of France, and Baltic regions, a plan Socialists fear would seed future wars.
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New York Times
Reichstag
Landtag
Delbrueck
Deibrueck
Germany
Belgium
France
Baltic
Russian
Poland
Algernon Lee
New York
John Masefield offers manuscripts for war hospital aid
John Masefield writes from Cholsey Berkshire in June 1915 to offer manuscripts, typescripts and autograph copies of his works for sale to American readers. Proceeds go to equip a hospital nursing unit and to purchase artificial limbs for French soldiers, with any surplus for the wounded.
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New York Times
Army of the Argonne
What of Belgian Bullets
The letter argues that Germans and some Americans oppose the United States supplying munitions to abroad buyers while Belgians, facing massacre, produce bullets in their own factories to kill their own kin. The piece reflects wartime anxieties about neutrality and murder avoided by Americans.
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New York Times
United States
Brooklyn
M. Y
The Sticky Primrose Path Debate on Women Readers
Mount Vernon letter questions if feminine influenced fiction reflects genuine women readers or just editors. The writer challenges publishers to publish broader voices beyond genteel, sentimental tales and asks how robust works by authors like George Eliot would be received by a male-leaning editorial world. Signed H. Lillio t, June 26, 115.
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The
New York Times
Laura Jean Libbeys
George Feliot
The Tennis Rage May Spark Evening Courts
A New York letter writers urge tennis courts in the evenings for office workers. They suggest converting large halls or empty building floors into temporary courts, rented by the hour, to meet demand. The letter is dated June 29, 1915.
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New York Times
A. T. RK
New York
The Things That Cant Be Told Poem Fragment
A reflective verse by Edna Mead explores dreams at dawn and the fleeting nature of love as day breaks. It contrasts tender hopes with moments when loved ones pass by and memories linger through midnight, arguing life itself is the telling of what words cannot express.
Abating Wretchedness in Porto Rico
J C Bills Jr chief of Porto Rico Bureau of Labor rebuts Iglesias and Martinez charges of peonage and labor oppression. He cites land reform, 40000 small farmers, public land access, and a law protecting tenants. He notes wages rose post strike in many regions and urges US congressional action and a better study of Porto Rico’s labor conditions.
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J. ©. Bills, JR
Bureau of Labor of
Porto Rico
Iglesias
United States
Travieso
Commission
Martinez
Little
Porto Rhee
Island
J.C. Bills, Jr
Honor of Our War and Judge Nott’s Letter Raised
In a letter from Judge Charten C. Nott, a veteran of the 176th New York and former Chief Justice, he objects to German atrocities highlighted by the New York Times and urges Americans to defend the integrity of Union generals. He compares Civil War conduct to present German actions, recalling Richmond’s burning and urging restraint in labeling Americans with German wartime villains. Not. late Colonel of the 178th N.Y. Volunteers, Crescent Beach, June 26, 1915.
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New York Times
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West
New York State
Court of Clalis
Washington
Acre
Belgium
Inchman
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Inelgium
England
Haven Putnam
Ork
Sher
Amerian New
Major Putnam
Germany
Virginia
Texas
Echmond
Richmond
Weltzel
Louisiana
N. Y
Crescent Beach
Improve Half the ubrellag traffic rule by right side walk
A pedestrian from New York writes urging enforcement of keeping to the right on sidewalks to reduce collisions. He cites his bent umbrella from frequent impacts with left side walkers and argues the rule would lessen injuries. The letter is dated June 28, 1915.
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The
New York Times
Justice in Belgium and Mme Carton de Wiart
A letter to the editor recounts Mme Henry Carton de Wiart's arrest by German authorities in Brussels and her transport to Germany after a seven hour military court exam. It details posters accusing her of aiding enemies, her charitable acts for Belgian families, and the German Court of War ruling against her despite her humanitarian work. The piece notes the harsh treatment of Belgian women and children by German forces and her deportation with her children, leaving behind her servants.
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New York
Tinea
Mme
Henry Carton de Witart
Brussela
Carton de Wiart
United States
Albert
L. de Sadeleer
W Hymans
B. Vandervelde
Wilson
Mme. Carton de Wiart
von Hissing
Germany
Brussels
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Holland
Senate
Mme. Carton de Wart
Card Linal Mercier
Medhiin
Kommandantur
German Council of War
Havre
Cirque Royal
Mulen
Navy
Phs
No Law on Car Steps Probed by Reader Letter
A reader from New York writes that stove on open cars stands sixty high causing discomfort for the old and feeble. After three inquiries to the Public Service Commission for a remedy, the writer notes there is no law regulating car step height, implying no remedy exists. Dated June 25, 1915.
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Public Service Commission
Sthapholder
New York
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