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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1914
Page
5
A July conference forum heard calls for interracial marriage and a large negro labor organization to control Southern labor. Speakers urged inclusion of the Jew and the Japanese, while advocating exclusion of the Japanese from California as unchristian.
Dr. Jacques Loeb asserts biology and eugenics support intermarriage among black white and yellow races. Hutchins Hapgood calls for a negro labor organization while Prof Nathaniel Schmidt urges Jewish amalgamation. Tsumeashima argues against excluding Japanese and Luether Burbank’s breeding shows mixed progeny can be stronger.
Yesterday tied as the coldest July 2 in 26 years with temperatures near 54 degrees and gusty east winds. Forecasters warned of unsettled Fourth of July weather with a likely thunder shower around the holiday evening.
Miss Beatrice E Daly of Hyde Park will wed Philip P Coveney next Tuesday morning July 7 at 8 o clock in the Church of the Most Precious Blood. The Rev James J Chittick will perform the ceremony. Coveney is a Boston University and Boston University Law School graduate who has practiced law since 1905.
Washington July 2 Members of the House granted Representative Joseph B Thompson of Oklahoma leave of absence to prosecute his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Congress It marked the first time a Congressman has formally used such a request with the stated reason of pursuing a campaign The action followed standard excuses of important business and illness.
A period style plea urges women to avoid face powders and creams, arguing pores must breathe. It promotes Savon Cadum French complexion soap as a nightly wash to clear pores and improve skin, sold at department and drug stores.
At the State House a prorogation bid aims for tonight. The Senate passed the Fisher-Ellis railroad bill 37 to 2 yesterday afternoon, and it will be enacted this morning and sent to the Governor for signature.
President Coolidge led amendments to strike the string clause from the bill while several senators backed or opposed it. The chamber debated dissolution, railroad and state rights implications, gas bills, juror pay, river cleaning, stock transfers, immigration, and anti injunction measures as votes shifted and recommendations moved to engrossment or the next General Court.
J Gardner Bassett principal of Bigelow Grammar School will have a hearing next Thursday on a complaint by Mrs Margaret Hale of 640 Huntington Avenue. Hale invested 800 in stock certificates said to be worthless. Neither Hale nor attorney Daniel B Beard were in court when Bassett was arraigned. the continuance was granted for one week by Judge Logan.
Lloyd M. Tower aged 25, a Brooklyn resident, shot himself in a Pine Street rooming house in Providence. He had been in town two days and left a note blaming ill health for his act.
Sir Benjamin Stone, president of the National Photographic Record Association, died in London. Born in Birmingham in 1835, he was an extensive traveller and served as a commissioner for the St. Louis Exposition.
A long fragment describes the demolition and rebuilding plan at Harvard for a new German museum. Work by Kirklam, Frisbee, W. R. Arnold, and Dr. Bestelmeyer progresses on Broad Divinity and Quincey streets. A tower cloister and castle style features are planned, with gifts from German dignitaries and professors supporting the project.
The text describes a planned museum with funds donated by Adolph and named in his honor. It notes its location on the old Roger Way in Cambridge near Kirkland Street, mentions German and Bavarian connections, and references a German architect from Dresden assisted by Lord Warren. The design features a 110 foot height, a blank wall toward a garden pavilion, and a replica Brunswick lion motif with cement plaster and plain stone tiled floors throughout.
John Andrew Barnes 76 a Malden Civil War veteran who served with General Sheridan during the Carolinas campaign will be honored in a funeral from his home at 21 Home Street Malden. Service conducted by Hiram G Berry Post 40 G A R where he was charter member and former senior vice commander.
Assistant United States Treasurer Charles B Strecker summarizes the Boston sub treasury totals for the year ending June 20 Receipts 206 001 451 43 payments 194 492 339 70. Twenty three million bills valued at 62 000 000 were redeemed and shipped to Washington to be destroyed. In June seven million dollars in gold coin went to the New York sub treasury.
Two youths labeled Poor Boy and Rich Boy assist in training a young horse named Croesus in an animal feature. Readers see the contrast in backgrounds shaping the colt's care and early education.
Mary Morton reports in the Sunday Post on a fashion boom as capes become a standout item in Paris. The feature highlights designers and stylish wearers, backed by photographs showcasing elegant ensembles.
Expert explains a photography project featuring Boston girls posing in a dance method inspired by Isadora Duncan, presented as a visual showcase with author Otto Sarony credited and Paris influence noted.
A daring airborne attempt unfolds as a man risks a long voyage by aeroplane to relay a message to Vee and her aunt. He recalls a sinking sensation under his vest as Long Island Sound seemed to loom beneath.
A historical note describes techniques to photograph the sun from high altitude aircraft, including capturing the corona and using stabilized lenses to reduce distortions. The article highlights early attempts to record solar details from above atmospheric interference.
Expert guidance on infant care from the United States Public Health Service appears in the Sunday Post. These continuing stories offer practical advice for parents on dressing and handling newborns.
The piece portrays a mighty wild stallion as the victor in battle. It is a vivid storytelling masterpiece by William R. Leigh, reproduced in color and framed for cutting out and mounting.
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