First case under new law on racial discrimination in barber shop
In Brighton district court, caterer FIRST CASE UNDER NEW LAW Chapter 436 1893 tests if barber James H Glancy discriminated against color. Witnesses Bonneau Newman assert Glancy refused shave saying not open for business and would not shave a negro. Judge Baldwin discharged Glancy after doubt noted from conflicting testimony.
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C. M. Bonneau
Washington Street
Brighton
District Court
James H. Glancy
Bonneau
Mr. Glancy
Glancy
Marston
Newman
D. D. Corcoran
Isaac F. Newman
Baldwin
P. F. Clifford
Clifford
Do. F. Finnegan
Joseph Moran
James Carmody
Harmony Restores Order After Court Adjourns
Bonneau visits Glancys barber shop for a shave and calls it excellent. The day ends with amicable settlement of the dispute. A winter travel boom grows with many state rooms taken as tours to San Francisco via Panama and the Azores voyage depart January 12. Atlas line tropical cruises also promoted by E A Adams & Co with offices at 115 State street.
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Bonneau
Glancy
Sbooston
Messrs. E. A. Adams & Co
San Francisco
Isthmus
Panama
Azores
Sarah
Salling
Tropics
Atlas Line
State Street
Prince Kung Returns to Power in China Amid Peace Hope
A Tianjin despatch reports Prince Kung is appointed president of the Grand Council in Beijing, aiming to stabilize affairs and ease tensions with Japan. Li Hung Chang retains influence, with arrests reported in his family for peculation and fraud. The Empress Dowager backs Li, and changes at Tianjin include Sheng being dismissed and Wang Fah Woong to replace him.
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London
Prince Kung
China
Tien Tsin
Times
Grand Council
Li Hung Chang
Kung
Tung Chi
Pekin
Japan
Chang
Nankin
Sheng
Wang Fah Woong
Currency experts criticize demand notes at Washington hearing
A. L. Ripley of the Hide and Leather Bank of Boston blasts government demand notes as inelastic and urges better assets like business securities as currency. Others warn Carlisle plan flaws risk counterfeiting and debt suppression, while Ex-Congressman A. J. Warner argues elasticity in currency is a delusion and the U S must eventually fail under gold standards.
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Washington
A. L. Ripley
Hide and Leather Bank of
Boston
Carlisle
Co. Co. Jackson
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
A. J. Warner
Ohio
Bi-metallic League
Warner
United States
Shanghai Despatch Claims General Wei in Pekin Prison
A dispatch reports General Wei, believed executed for cowardice at Ping Yang, is imprisoned in Pekin. He admits the man beheaded as General Wei was procured by his instigation to represent him.
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London
Shanghai
Wei
Ping Yang
Pekin
Japan Near Southport in China Crisis
London dispatch from Central News alerts that Japanese forces are within thirteen miles of Southport in China, signaling a pivotal development in the broader conflict and prompting heightened caution from readers.
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London
Central News
New Chiang
Southport
China
City plans to expand police force under new mayor
The city aims to add 200 police as soon as the new government takes office. Commissioners supported the move, vetoed previously by Mayor Matthews over finances, and expect the new mayor to back boosts in patrols. Areas like Back Bay Roslindale Dorchester face staffing gaps, with talks of remodelling stations and a South Boston new station, plus better detective bureau accommodations.
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Matthews
Back Bay
Roslindale
Dorchester
South
Boston
Detective Bureau
Clyde Line Freight Shipment From Florida Sets Record
The Clyde line shipped 64,000 boxes of oranges for Boston New York and Philadelphia from Florida in two days last week. Ships Yemas See and Delaware carried 15 000 and 9 000 boxes for New York Boston and Philadelphia respectively. Algonquin also carried 29 000 boxes to New York and Boston. Passengers report scarce berths as southbound travel remains at peak demand, with sailors sleeping on cabins mattresses on some ships.
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Clyde Line
Florida
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Yemassee
Delaware
Algonquin
Sale of the Pennsylvania Poughkeepsie Boston line
The Pennsylvania Poughkeepsie and Boston railroad was sold at public auction in Columbia New Jersey this afternoon for 350000 dollars to the Holland Trust Company.
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Haston, Penn
Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie & Boston Railroad
Columbia
N. J
Holland Trust Company
New England Dons Fresh Suits Amid Market Hopes
The piece notes broad changes in New England dress and consumer guesswork as half a million people await a lucky number after six weeks. Trade shifts spark attention with a squash seed motif driving the scene.
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New England
Guess the Seeds in a Hubbard Squash at Fisk & Goff
A Hubbard squash in Fisk & Goff window offers a $200 gold prize for correct seed count. Customers may register guesses in person at the store, with ties sharing prizes. Extended to Feb 1 due to weather. the counting occurs Feb 1 at 10 am. Also promotional clothing bargains priced for immediate purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Street
Fisk & Goff
Fisk & Goff’s
Washington Street
Hollis Atreety
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THE
Tece City
Rueter & GO
Poole
Eveninc
Sways
Red Star Line
Friesland
City Hall
Traveller
Isaac MicLellan
America
National Supply Co
Temple Flince
J. Brodie
American Tool and Machine CO
Kingston St
General Machinery and Mill Works
Mfg. Co
Summer ST
P. & Broad
Mikado
Fisk & Goff, the Clothiers
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