Tremont Temple to Host Protest Meeting Against Jim Crow Bill
A mass meeting of citizens organized by the Society for Advancement of Colored People will be held at Tremont Temple tomorrow afternoon to protest a Jim Crow bill for the District of Columbia. Moorfield Storey will chair. speakers include Dr J E Stingarn of New York Congressman Martin B Madden of Illinois and Mrs Mary B Wilson. The Illinois congressman spearheaded opposition and aims to unite national sentiment ahead of a fight in the next Congress. The gathering starts at 3 p m with organ music and songs by Mrs Mattie A McAdoo.
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Society For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress
District of Columbia
Moorfield Storey
J. E. Stingarn
New York
Martin B. Madden
Illinois
Mary B. Wilson
Mattie A. McAdoo
Thomas Tubman Receives Boston Post Gold-Headed Cane
Brewster residents celebrate as Thomas Tubman, aged 86, receives the Boston Post gold headed cane from Thomas D. Sears, after the death of 95 year old Lawrence Doyle. Tubman becomes town's oldest citizen and marked his birthday January 29.
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Brewster
Thomas Tubman
Boston Post
Thomas D. Sears
Board of Selectmen
Tubman
Lawrence Doyle
Mr. Tubman
Coroner's Witness Describes Experiments At Rippowam Building
In Bridgeport on March 5 Coroner John J. Phelan testified to experiments he conducted at the Rippowam building in Stamford. The testimony related to the manslaughter case against Mrs. Helen M. Angle of Stamford over Waldo R. Ballou's death. The day focused on maps and diagrams of the Rippowam property introduced by the State.
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Bridgeport
Conn
John J. Phelan
Stamford
Helen M. Angle
Waldo R. Ballou
Coroner Tests Hall Noise To Probe Ballou Death
The coroner described experiments showing that a dummy weight could be heard from a second floor room through an eight inch brick wall to the hall and stair landing on the third floor. He also noted voices could be heard but not the words.
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Patrick Rabbitt
Rabbit
Ballou
Rabbitt
Jane Addams to Speak at Harvard Union on Peace
Miss Jane Addams of Hull House Chicago will address Harvard students on international peace in the Harvard Union Monday evening. The lecture is under the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace auspices, following Madame Lalla Vandervelde as the first woman to speak there in January.
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Harvard Union
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Harvard
Miss Addams
Carnegie Endowment
Lalla Vandervelte
Bingham to Lead Harvard Musicians
William J. Bingham the Harvard varsity track star was yesterday chosen leader of the Harvard varsity musical clubs for the 1915 16 season. Bingham has been a member of the college musical organization for two years. Winfield F Roope of Newtonville was chosen secretary of the musical clubs.
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William J. Bingham
Harvard
Bingham
College
Winfield F. Roope
Newtonville
New England Rural Progress Federation Holds Closing Sessions
The ninth annual meeting wrapped with a city tour for 250 delegates including visits to Charles Town cold storage plants and two large milk firms. Edward H. Kingman spoke at Quincy Market on meat and produce flows, noting New England farmers supply only 15 percent. Frederic S. Snyder discussed farm product distribution and middlemen, while Richard M. Bowen urged federation members to rely more on themselves than the Boston Chamber of Commerce committee.
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New England Federation For Rural Progress
Charles
Quincy Market
Exchange
Edward H. Kingman
Boston
New England
Sumner Parker
Franklin County
Frederic S. Snyder
Batchelor & Snyder
Fancuil Hall
Richard M. Bowen
Providence
Federation
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Maine business college head dead in Bangor
George D. Harden manager of Shaw Business College and treasurer of its corporation died at his Bangor home at age 38. He led commercial schools in Bangor Augusta and Portland.
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Bangor
George D. Harden
Shaw Business College
Augusta
Portland
Briggs Desperate Over Money Matters in Cabot Case
Attorney Choate questioned Dr. Briggs over letters from Mr. Cabot to Briggs family members. The testimony explored Cabot’s finances, alleged mental condition, and potential threats of self harm if funds were not supplied, with cross examination touching on care and motives surrounding Polly Briggs and Brookline property.
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Choate
Mr. Cabot
Briggs
Mr. Choate
Dr. Briggs
Polly
Brookline
Mr. Whipple
Grand River
Cabot
New Hampshire
Beacon Street
Mexico
Standpat view trade with gloom in New York meeting
Chairman Charles D. Hilles of the Republican national committee said the current business climate will not improve until a Republican returns to the White House. He noted there was no formal chairman and that the gathering of manufacturers merchants and business men was informal.
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New York
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
White House
Hilles
Republicans See 1916 Victory Likely, Wilson Policy Cited
Chairman Hilles and James B. Reynolds spoke at a national conference of business leaders predicting a Republican win if elections were held and criticizing Wilson administration policy. Hilles claimed an $80,000,000 deficit and warned treasury strain as war taxes end and duties fall. Reynolds confirmed he and Hilles were invited to attend and did not organize the meeting.
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Republican Party
Hilles
Wilson
White House
James B. Reynolds
National Committee
Col Fell Lectures on Health at Mother Church Back Bay
Colonel William E Fell of Leeds England delivered a lecture on Christian Science last evening at the Mother Church in the Back Bay. The talk covered faith healing and spiritual remedies guiding health care with emphasis on belief and practice.
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William E. Fell
Leeds
England
Back Bay
Sickness as punishment or trial in Christian teaching
Colonel Fell challenges common views on sickness noting Christ called disease evil and not God sent. He argues true spiritual law exists, and saintly illness tests faith rather than edifying the afflicted. He asserts sin and death entered by sin and stresses separation of error from truth.
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Colonel Fell
H. Cornell Wilson
Christ Jesus
Satan
God
Jesus
State Board rules on wage rates for Wellington bridge project
The State Board of Labor and Industries sided with the Carpenters' District Council against Coleman Bros. on wages for workers on the Wellington bridge construction between Somerville and Medford. The decision tests the law requiring contractors to pay prevailing wages for public work.
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State Board of Labor and Industries
Carpenters’ District Council
Coleman Bros
Wellington Bridge
Somerville
Medford
Public hearings cited wage claims in Wellington bridge project
A. J. Howlett and John Morgan of the Carpenters District Council testified at hearings on December 17 and January 28 that Coleman Bros paid carpenters 25 to 45 cents per hour while the local prevailing rate was 55 cents. Contractors argued workers were “handy men” for concrete work but council evidence showed they used plans and blueprints and were in fact carpenters.
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Coleman Bros
Carpenters’ District Council
A. J. Howlett
John Morgan
Wellington
Portugal Building Dedicated at Panama-Pacific Exposition
In San Francisco on March 5 the Portugal building was dedicated at the Panama Pacific exposition. The structure, designed in the Manuelino style of the sixteenth century, houses exhibits reflecting a $500000 expenditure.
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San Francisco
Manuel Ino
Germany to Repel French Civilians to Swiss Frontier
A Temps despatch from Geneva reports Germany is forwarding 30,000 interned French civilians to the Swiss frontier for repatriation. The envoy notes Germany wishes to be relieved of the civilians once formal exchange is completed.
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Paris
Temps
Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
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