Roosevelt urges equal railroad accommodations for whites and blacks
President Roosevelt released his April 2 letter to the Attorney General directing injunctions against southern railways to provide equal accommodations for white and colored passengers. The letter emphasizes that when segregation exists, colored service must be of equal quality for the same fare, citing state laws supporting equality. In Maine, Josephus James, 46, of Randolph, died after falling from the Gardiner and Randolph bridge, leaving a family.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South
Gardiner
Josephus James
Randolph
Gardiner and Randolph Bridge
Ife
Transit Board Vindicated in 1906 Printing Case
The Boston Transit Commission members George C. Crocker George F. Swain and Horace G. Allen were acquitted after a failed prosecution over printing the commission's 12th annual report without including an eight hour workday clause. Judge Wait ordered a verdict for the defendants and they were discharged. The indictment dated to 1906 and the case had been continued since then.
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George C. Crocker
George F. Swain
Horace G. Allen
Boston Transit Commission
Grand
Exeter Takes Issue With President Eliot At Dinner
The Exeter Bulletin replies to President Eliot's remarks on endowed schools, arguing Exeter does not neglect drawing music elocution declamation drama and that these arts have a place in the curriculum alongside public schools.
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Exeter
Eliot
New England
The
Bulletin
Phillips Exeter Academy
Unnatural Food and the Body’s Digestive Demands
The text argues that natural cereals like Wheat and Barley provide essential elements for tissue building and energy storage, while unnatural foods impose unusual demands on the digestive organs. It emphasizes nature’s provision in staple grains for healthy metabolism.
Brookline Baptists Plan Week of Church Dedication
The Brookline Baptist church will begin dedication ceremonies next Sunday with daily events culminating in Easter services. Rev. Avery A. Shaw will preach, Dr. O. P. Gifford will speak, and a week of services includes organ recitals, soloists, dinners, and denominational gatherings. The building cost $160,000 with trustees listed.
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New Baptist Church
Brookline
Avery A. Shaw
Winnipeg
Manitoba
O. P. Gifford
Florence Rich King
Arthur B. Hitchcock
D. D
Thomas §. Barbour
Nathan E
Baptist Churches of
Boston
Vicinity
New England
Thomas B. Griggs
Willard Y. Gross
William Owen
J. Eveleth Griffith
Emery B. Gibbs
Gardner C. Brooks
Hiram Lathrop
Conviction on Perjury Set Aside by Appeals Court
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday set aside John J. Sullivan of Roxbury's perjury conviction tied to the 1905 Malloy naturalization. The court ruled the 1904 ship manifest evidence insufficient to prove Sullivan knew Malloy for five years, sending the case back for another trial in district court.
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John J. Sullivan
Roxbury
John J. Malloy
Colt
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Sullivan
Malloy
No-License Lands Big Victory in Massachusetts Vote
Massachusetts voters rejected liquor licenses across most towns and cities in a statewide tally. 17 of 88 towns voted no license, with 23 towns flipping to no-license and 13 to license, marking a historic sweep except for 1893. Major cities including Beverly and Worcester backed no-license while Boston and several others favored license.
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Massachusetts
Agawain
Belchertown
Chariton
Enfield
Grafton
Great Barrington
Groveland
Hamilton
Hatfield
Hopkinton
Ipswich
Millbury
New Marlboro
Sandwich
Shrewsbury
Shutesbury
Southbridge
Sutton
Wales
Ware
West Springfield
Winchendon
Leicester
Athol
Conway
Douglas
Dracut
Easthampton
Edgartown
Gardner
Lanesboro
Medfield
Middleton
Westboro
Westford
Framingham
Beverly
Brockton
Cambridge
Everett
Haverhill
Lyon
Malden
Medford
Melrose
Newburyport
Newton
Quincy
Salem
Somerville
Waltham
Woburn
Worcester
Boston
Chelsea
Chicopee
Fall River
Fitchburg
Gloucester
Holyoke
Lawrence
Lowell
Marlboro
New Bedford
North Adams
Northampton
Pittsfield
Springfield
Taunton
Newton High Greek Letter Society Presents Two Comedies
The X PG Chapter Gamma Sigma Society at Newton High staged The Chums and That Rascal Pat at The Players hall West Newton. Cast included Charles Paul Henry Wellington Carl Holbrook Frank Converse Theodore Chandler Carl Hawes Samuel Farquhar with guest graduates Asaph Haskell and David Manning. High School Orchestra provided music and dancing followed.
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Frank Converse
Theodore Chandler
Carl Hawes
Samuel T. Farquhar
Schol
Asaph Haskell
David Manning
Samuel Farquhar
Henry Wellington
Double Legal Stamp Week At Wolf’s Clothier Store
Wolf’s Clothier at Hanover and Portland streets runs a double legal stamp promotion all week near Easter. Crowds flock to take advantage of the deal and Wolf’s low prices.
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Wolf's
Hanover
Portland
Wolf
Moran Present as Attorney in Lawson Donohoe Case
John F. Donohoe of Lynn says District Attorney John B. Moran was hired to attend a New York stockholders meeting to prevent questions Lawson did not want answered. The reference is a minor matter in his bill of particulars against Thomas W. Lawson, and Moran’s involvement was to protect Donohoe, not as a reflection on Moran. The note also clarifies Olga Nethersole is not involved, but her theatrical manager brother.
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State Street
John B. Moran
John F. Donohoe
Lynn
Thomas W. Lawson
Donohoe
Mr. Moran
Lawson
New York
Mr. Donohoe
Mr. Lawson
Olga Nethersole
Angel
Miss Nethersole
Grand Opera Now Assured For Boston
Announcement yesterday that subscription success for the new Boston Opera Company has exceeded expectations. Director Henry Russell said all new boxes for the Boston Opera House are engaged with more to be added. Eben D. Jordan started the project by offering to build the house and requires 150000 in cash capital, of which 85000 has been paid. Jordan is abroad and may study foreign theatre architecture. Capital stock is expected to be fully paid by April 16.
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Opera Company
Boston
Henry Russell
Boston Opera House
Eben D. Jordan
Opera House
Jordan
Europe
Miss Briggs Weds Henry Nelson Chandler In Somerville
Miss Nellie May Briggs daughter of Sylvester R. Briggs quietly married Henry Nelson Chandler a member of H. H. Chandler dry goods firm of Charlestown at her father 187 Central Street Somerville at 7 30 last evening The Rev Harley D Maxwell performed the ceremony The couple will tour the South and return to reside in Brookline
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Nellie May Briggs
Sylvester R. Briggs
Henry Nelson Chandler
H. H. Chandler
Charlestown
Central Street
Somerville
Harley D. Maxwell
South
Brookline
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Glidden Varnish Company
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