Pugsley's Tobacco Ban Bill Faces Harsh Odds in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts bill by Attorney Freemont L. Pugsley aims to ban smoking in public places with penalties of seven to fourteen days jail and a fine for first offenses and at least a month plus $25 for repeats. The piece notes the bill's likely fate as a rushed, ill-fated effort amid legislative rituals and humor-filled cloakroom debates.
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Massachusetts
Fremont L. Pugsley
Melrose Highlands
Pugsley
Commonwealth of Massa
Harvey proposes bold plan for Mexican crisis
Colonel George W. Harvey editor of the North American Review asserts a clear solution to the Mexican situation affecting the United States. He labels rival opinions as cowardly and urges a decisive course, urging his countrymen to act with resolve.
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George W. Harvey
North American Review
United States
Harvey
Ambassador Page Clarifies Monroe Doctrine in London Debate
The London Standard warns of dangers in Page’s use of the Monroe doctrine as he says the United States opposes any Old World financial control over New World governments. He argues the policy is a modern application, not expansion, with risks that Britain could gain de facto control through English loans to nations like Mexico.
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United States
Huerta
Harvey
Wilson
Mexico
Colonel Harvey
Diaz
Page
London Standard
Old World
New World
Ambassador Page
Central American
Great Britain
Chapultepec
Underwood or Hobson in Alabama Senate Fight
The piece analyzes Alabama’s senate contest between Oscar W. Underwood and Richmond P. Hobson, noting a bitter pro and anti prohibition split. It argues the liquor issue may overshadow merit and suggests Underwood could be defeated if the English electoral plan prevailed here.
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Alabama
Oscar W. Underwood
Richmond P. Hobson
United States
Underwood
Hobson
Senate
Merrimac
Mr. Hobson
England
Congressman Cannon
Kicking Out a Bad Lot from Hotel Workers Union
The International Hotel Workers Union ejects Industrial Workers of the World from its councils to preserve reform efforts. Hotel workers aim to restore influence for better pay and conditions, resisting IWs attempts to steer their revived union. The move boosts credibility and support for responsible bargaining.
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International Hotel Workers’ Union
New York Sun
Indian Warfare Films and Frontier Cinema History
The Army and Navy Journal notes General Miles and colleagues visiting Pine Ridge to renew peace pledges from the 1890-91 winter. It mentions living participants aiding Wounded Knee battle footage and Buffalo Bill in 1876 Indian fights filmed for cinema across theaters.
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Redmen
Army and Navy Journal
Pine Ridge
Miles
Lee
Maus
Baldwin
Washington
Wounded Knee
Buffalo Bill
New York Times
Listen to the Children
A quotation from the Los Angeles Times extols the value of children’s voices and play over adult objections. It argues for preserving youthful energy as a source of sunshine and optimism, contrasting with calls for silence and restraint.
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Los Angeles Times
Lisette Braces For Pierre Vermot Rescue Amid War
Lisette, a seamstress, delivers a dress then learns Pierre Vermot, a franc tireur, has been captured by Prussians. She bravely crosses the frozen river with food, finds Pierre wounded, and he carries her into the French lines as gunfire roars and the siege tightens.
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Mme. Durieux
White House
Mme
Durieux
Lisette
Madame
Pierre Vermot
Pierre
Jeane
Jean
France
Haldane Hints Monroe Doctrine Ties to Mexican Question
The Lord Chancellor, broadcasting from London, endorses Monroeism and warns that annexing Mexican northern states would breach U S traditions. He cites the Cuban intervention as a precedent and suggests the United States should act within its principles without expanding territory.
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Boston Transcript
Lord Haldane
London
United States
Washington
Cuba
Haldane
The Majestic Theater Feature Bill Stirs Local Audiences
Augusta Glose headlines a strong Majestic show with a solo piano turn and diverse acts. The lineup includes Harry Richards and Bessie Kyle satire, Curzon sisters aerials, Baby Zelda's charming act, Morgan and Rice acrobatics, Norris' baboons, Batram Dean Reed songs, Catherine Hayes Sabel Johnson humor, and a Porto Rico peak note from a USGS survey.
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Augusta Glose
Majestic Theater
Miss Glose
Harry Richards
Bessie Kyle
Curzon Sisters
Baby Zelda
Comedienne
Morgan
Rice
Norris
Batram
Dean
Reed
Catherine Hayes
Sabel Johnson
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Lippincott
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Porto Rico
United States Geological Survey
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