Thousands Rally Against Birth of a Nation on Boston Common
A mass meeting on the Boston Common denounced The Birth of a Nation for promoting race hatred. Speakers including Dr. Eliot and Clergy argued the film distorts history, endangers liberty and justice, and urged legislative action while praising Governor Walsh and condemning press silence.
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Francis H. Rowley
United States
Samuel M. Crothers
Cambridge
Boston
Wilson
Dr. Crothers
Dixon
Ku Klux Klan
Africa
America
Boston Common
D. O. Walker
Chelsea
William
South
Yonder Hill
Georgia
Walsh
Lumbermen Fight At Sharon Leaves Wilder Severely Injured
May 2. A fight between rival lumber camps at the H. O Aldrich camp at Vienna Crossing Sharon Heights leaves John Wilder of Sharon Heights severely injured with concussion broken ribs a broken nose and deep facial gashes. Joseph Pellering of Sharon is jailed as Wilder s assailant with more arrests expected as police seek others from the two camps.
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Sharon
John Wilder
Sharon Heights
Joseph Pellering
H. O.aldrich
Vienna Crossing
Lockwood
Dorchester Catholic League Welcomes St Stephen’s Parish
The Dorchester Catholic Church League admitted St Stephen's parish of the North End as a member replacing St Leo's which did not field a team this summer. Season opens May 15 with Sept 18 finale and a 100 car monster parade on opening day led by league president J Paul Canty and his son. Opening pairings listed for Shirley Street, Town Field, Neponset playground, and Locust Street grounds.
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Dorchester Catholic Church League
Adams Street
St. Stephen’s
North End
St. Leo's
J. Paul Canty
J. Paul Canty, Jr
St. Paul's
St. Mark’s
Shirley Street
St. Peter’s
St. Ambrose
Town Field
St. Ann’s
St. William’s
Neponset Playground
St. Margaret’s
Locust Street
White House christening names Francis Woodrow Sayre
The President approved naming the grandson Francis Woodrow Sayre after his grandfather following a private Episcopal baptism at a Park Street church. The ceremony featured godparents including Miss Agnes Winter and Dr Cary Grayson, with attendance by President Wilson, Mrs Sayre, and family members.
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Francis
Woodrow
Wilson
Sayre
Park Street
Robert H. Sayre
John Nevin Sayre
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
Garfield
Caroline R. Mason
Willard E. Hoyt
Williams
Hoyt
Vanderpoel Adriance
Adriance
Paul
Louis
Lawrence Carter
John Franklin Carter
Arthur Brooks
White House
Carter
Washington
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Friend St
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Scollay Square
Tremont Row
No. 96
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L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter CO
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