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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1906
Page
4
The president urges Californians to permit Japanese children to attend San Francisco public schools. He notes federal intent to test constitutionality if needed, while expressing confidence in California's law and order and protection of Japanese persons and property. He calls for federal action if local police fail to shield Japanese residents.
President forwards Metcalf report to Congress detailing three issues the exclusion of Japanese children from schools boycotts of Japanese restaurants and violence against Japanese in San Francisco He cites small numbers of children calls for protection under treaty law and warns federal force will be used if needed to uphold rights The White House notes the November 26 1906 closing statement by Secretary Metcalf and declares full protection for Japanese residents.
Advertises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the effective remedy for nervous dyspepsia and indigestion. Claims the tablets digest food for the stomach, restore function, and are recommended by physicians. Offered at 50 cents a box with free trial upon request from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
Metcalf reports strong sentiment for law and order and indicates Japanese pupils faced exclusion pressure as the San Francisco School Board ordered Chinese, Japanese and Corean children to attend the Oriental Public School. He notes protests from residents and describes the limited reach of the single oriental school and potential private schooling for affected Japanese children.
The Pope expressed deep distress over the Paris archbishopric house abandonment by Cardinal Richard, calling it the most pitiful pontificate incident. Vatican officials deny plans for reprisals against French protectates and reiterate punishment for any clergyman defying papal instructions.
Professor Cyrus MacVane of Harvard argues France is right in the quarrel with the Pope, blaming church leadership for turmoil. He predicts Jesuit alliance with the German Emperor and notes parishes governed by priests, with church buildings reverting to the state. He cites Catholic student reaction and parliamentary returns as proof of public sentiment.
Seven year old Raymond Kiley from Charlestown was injured while coasting near home and hovered between life and death at Relief Hospital. Coleman Bros. contractors halted their steam drill to quiet the area and give the boy rest, risking contract penalties but earning the boy's life. His mother, grateful, urged the transit commission to extend the work time so the men who saved him are not penalized.
Miss Bertha Morrill Mower, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mower, wed Rev. Ernest Marshall Holman, Free Baptist pastor from Dixfield, at the bride’s Melrose home. The service was performed by Rev. Wred Carver, with Carl Holman as best man and a bridal party including Miss Bertha Keeney and Miss Gladys Mowery.
The grand jury meets for its final session with Fenway and other cases on the agenda. A report on the Gethro case and minor matters is due this afternoon. After a lengthy probe of Frank J. Gethro and bribery charges, it is believed the jury chose not to reopen the case.
Commissioner O'Meara Superintendent Pierce and Chief Watts answered the district attorney's summons and refused to disclose the business for which they were called to the courthouse. District Attorney Moran also declined to explain the grand jury proceedings or the purpose behind the visits. Gethro testified for about an hour on bucket shop bribery matters before the grand jury yesterday.
Three hundred apprentices from Newport arrived at Charlestown navy yard yesterday afternoon and were assigned equally to the Missouri and Wilnoars.
Shawmut Furniture Company on Tremont Street offers a Christmas sale with no deposit required on furniture until December. A wide range includes leather couches, dining sets, brass beds, rocking chairs, chests, and doll furniture for children, with numerous styles and prices in stock.
A Post error misnamed Arthur Colton of Columbia Life Insurance Company as admitting guilt on larceny indictments before the Superior Criminal Court. The corrected report states Arthur Colton was the defendant and maintains his respected standing in the firm.
The December Merchants' Club meeting at the New Algonquin Clubhouse featured Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, head of the Labrador coast medical mission, with guests including Dr. M. H. Richardson, Prof. Ee. H. Hall, Dr. William De Witt Hyde, the Hon. F. D. Proctor, Dr. Rufus A. Kingman, Prof. C. E. Fay, W. O. Blaney, Dr. Clarence J. Blake, Prof. re. C. Moore, the Hon. J. J. Myers, and Benjamin Vaughan.
About 150 members of the Vermont Association met at Trotel Westminster to hear Hiram A. Miller chief engineer of the Charles River Basin Commission. He discussed dam construction shown lantern slides including the dam’s future appearance and current progress.
A contract for a new steel hull steamer for the People’s Hudson River line links New York to Albany. The vessel, over 440 feet long with 500 plus staterooms and capacity for about 2500, mirrors theW Morse design and will debut in summer 1958. Hull to be built in Camden New Jersey by New York Shipbuilding. engines by W A Fletcher Hoboken. joinery by Charles M Englis Greenpoint.
Readable OCR lists multiple street addresses and company names in Massachusetts areas such as Maiden HUNT Pleasant Street Central Lynn Salem Beverly and Chelsea Markell with Broadway and Park Street identifiers. Indicates a fragmented business directory snippet with firms and locations.
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