Wool Growers Prepare to March on Washington
Washington March 26 Members of the House Ways and Means Committee dismiss the idea of wool grower protests influencing tariff revision. Chairman Underwood says wool arguments are known and the House will revise Schedule K and send it to the Senate, with future action uncertain.
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House leadership shaping as Democrats eye committee posts
The Ways and Means Committee and Democratic leaders near final labors for a new House organization. Anticipated seniority driven chair assignments. Republicans to hold a third of committee seats with upcoming caucus changes. Discussions over minority leadership center on Cannon, Mann, and Weeks with contest likely if Cannon declines.
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New Democratic House
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Illinois
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Massachusetts
Reverend Johnson Praises Booker T. Washington in Sermon
The Warren Avenue Baptist Church pastor denounced charges against Dr. Washington in New York. He extolled Washington as a world leader of the colored race and equated his oratory to that of William Jennings Bryan.
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Warren Avenue Baptist Church
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Dr. Washington
New York
Mr. Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Reverend Johnson Defends Washington in Assault Allegations
The preacher urges the jury to view Mr. Washington as innocent, arguing he mistook a kidnapping plot and acted to protect his daughter. He condemns newspaper sensationalism and defends the Tuskegee program, contrasting moral examples with public vilification. He questions the accuser’s motives and cites long, upright conduct as proof of character.
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Tuskegee Institution
Officer Stops Runaway Horse At Nantasket Street
Hull police officer Premaine risked his life to halt a driveless horse barreling through Nantasket at 8 pm. The animal endangered about 50 people waiting for a car at School Street and Atlantic Avenue en route to Hingham.
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Two Fast Trotters In Lockwood Sale
The two fastest record trotters in the Lockwood & Co. sale at Combination Park on Tuesday March 28 are La Bouche a 2 10 and Emma Offut a 2 11 1 4 winner of the M and M stake. Emma Offut is with foal by Guy Axworthy. Green trotter Carl Stanley consigned by A H Merrell is a stake horse prospect. Top consignments arrived late for the catalogue and will be described on sale day.
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Morse Going Insane Says Gaynor From Prison
John F. Gaynor, passing through Washington, reports Charles W. Morse, jailed for banking violations, is in a deteriorating mental state due to confinement. Morse seeks a pardon or commutation, backed by his wife, with Taft weighing clemency recommendations from Attorney General Wickersham.
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Savannah Harbor
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New York
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Brandeis Denies Leadership Claim in Bal Of Bal
Dedham March 26 Louis D Bran deis denies he led the operating department of the Bal.
Car That Bumped Along Hub's Streets 55 Years Ago
A reader recalls Boston’s first horse-drawn streetcar opened March 25, 1856. Bowdoin Square served as the initial terminal and a nearby pharmacy near the Revere House was the first waiting room.
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Revere House
Brandeis Denies Involvement In B&O Earnings Claim
A Baltimore & Ohio despatch last February claimed Brandeis boosted the railroad’s net earnings for the short month. Brandeis today denied any association with the matter. He cited President Willard of the B and O, praised for progress after Interstate Commerce Commission sessions, but stated he has no further involvement with the road’s affairs.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Fatal Jump From Window in Stoneham
John Devil age 50 in a delirious state jumped from a second story window at his boarding house on Central street around 4 AM. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where he died at noon from a fractured skull after a 35 foot fall. He had worked for the Malden and Melrose Gas Light Company and was married but estranged from his wife.
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Central Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
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Malden and Melrose Gas Light Company
Arrest Six in Newton Card Row
A noisy quarrel over cards on Faxon Street Newton led to six men being arrested for disturbing the peace. Names given: Antone Estosito 41 Hawthorn Street Frank Barnui 33 Water Town Street Joseph Notartoniasso 23 Hawthorn Street Joseph Antonelli 23 West Street Nicholas Daffi 28 Quirk Court Joseph De Angelo 24 Murphy Court.
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Newton
Antone Estosito
Hawthorn Street
Frank Barnui
Watertown Street
Joseph Notartoniasso
Joseph Antonelli
West Street
Nicholas Daffi
Quirk Court
Joseph de Angelo
Murphy Court
Name-brand suits priced lower by Boston tailor
The narrator urges buyers to compare Boston clothing ads and shop smartly. He touts lower prices for made to order Wanskuk and Standish fabrics, contrasts with higher ready to wear goods, invites customers to view windows and work rooms, and promises on-site cutting and tailoring.
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Boston
Barre Banker and Methodist Leader Frank A. Rich Dies
Barre banker Frank A. Rich dies suddenly at his home of apoplexy at 55. A longtime cashier of the First National Bank of Barre and former town treasurer, he also served as a licensed Methodist preacher and led regional and national church delegations. He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.
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New England
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Los Angeles
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East Boston
Boston
Barre National Bank
Plan for Jewish Convention in Boston April
Preparations begin for the Massachusetts Kehilla convention after a meeting at the American House in this city. Delegates are being called from state organizations and congregations by Isaac Heller, head of the 11 member committee选 to select the venue and date. The committee designated Boston as the host city in April.
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