Roosevelt visits Copenhagen amid farewell crowds and gifts
At Copenhagen on May 3 Mr Roosevelt departed for Christiania arriving tomorrow noon. The visit features a Nobel speech Thursday at the National Theatre as an enormous crowd gathered to bid farewell. He received two loving cops, one beating the Danish coat of arms and the other the American arms, plus four porcelain placques bearing wild beast imagery.
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Roosevelt in Copenhagen and Paris visit notes
The article recounts Theodore Roosevelt’s Paris reception where a works manager quips about African elephants, Roosevelt’s playful correction, a City Hall dinner with the Lord Mayor and Cabinet, and Roosevelt’s remarks on universal free country problems. The party then tours Elsinore, returning to Copenhagen as Danish and Swedish warships salute.
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Teachers in Usual Dress Malden Dancing Classes Debate
Malden May 3. Superintendent H D Hervey denies claims that the school department funds a dancing school or that teachers wear abbreviated garments. He explains only a physical culture class exists with non compulsory participation and no city expense, as YMCA instructor C B Sanford volunteers. Only about 1 percent of pupils have joined, mostly from higher grades.
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H. D. Hervey
C. W. Blackett
Overboard in a Tool House on Constitution Wharf
Dennis Ford, 49, of 46 Chelsea Street Charlestown, slept in a small tool house that had for years overhung the harbor. A sudden jar caused the weathered shanty to topple into the water, Ford nearly drowned before police boat Watchman rescued him. He was dried at Station 8 and returned home in no worse condition.
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Constitution Wharf
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Baseball stops Sunday school on Southside
In Pittsburgh on May 8 ministers and church members asked District Attorney Blakeley to curb Sunday ball games. The surge of baseball on Sundays kept children away from church and led to many Sunday schools lacking quorum after the first real baseball Sunday of the season.
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Japanese visitors tour Wal tham Watch factory
A group of 54 Japanese tourists staying in the United States visited the Waltham Watch factory yesterday. Spokesman Matosaku Tsuchiya praised the workers, noting the women appeared very lady like and impressed the party with their demeanor compared to Japanese factories.
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No Car Strike In Springfield
Springfield May 3 There will be no strike of more than 1200 street railway employees in central Massachusetts controlled by the New England Investment and Security Company. Representatives of the trolleymen and company officials agreed to submit wage increases to arbitration.
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New England Investment and Security Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford
AP Board Reelects Stone As General Manager
In New York on May 3 the Associated Press board reappointed Melville EB Stone as general manager and Charles S Diehl as assistant general manager by unanimous vote. Present were Vice Presidents Johnston and MacLennan and directors Noyes Ochs Ridder Scott Nelson McLean Barr Knapp Clark McClatchy Rapler and Weiss.
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Holy Cross Alumni Dine Baseball Squad at Boston Lodge
The Holy Cross College Alumni Club hosted a dinner for the baseball squad at Ashburton Place Boston. Dr. J T Bottomley presided with speakers Dr J C Bassidy J C Morse ex Senator Dowd and John F Lehy. Singer William Connery and coach William Dyer provided piano accompaniment.
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Archbishop confirms 300 Newton Sunday school pupils
The Most Rev. William H. O'Connell archbishop of Boston confirmed a class of 300 Sunday school pupils at St. Bernard's Church West Newton. The pupils were led by curates Rev. Francis Cronin and Rev. C. J. Galligan.
Strikebreakers Kept Off Newport Picket Vigilance
May 3 Newport Rhode Island report says pickets guarding 300 striking carpenters prevented any would be strike breakers from reporting to work. The situation remained unchanged as tensions persisted in the waterfront city.
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Brass treaty text inspires next Sunday's Post design
A fragment notes a real treaty in brass work and previews Next Sunday's Post plan for an artistic Bandela. The item mentions a five unit holding design and hints at decorative brass motifs to accompany the publication.
Funeral for 568-Pound William E Barnet Held in New York
The May 3 funeral for William E Barnet of Locust Valley New York reflected his extreme weight of 568 pounds. His body was placed in a large metallic coffin after a hearse proved too small and the coffin was carried by wagon to and from the church. Twelve pallbearers aided in placing the coffin inside and removing it, underscoring the extraordinary size of the deceased.
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William E. Barnet
Locust Valley
Licensing board delays union licenses in pique over investigation push
President Mary Morton Kehew of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union said the Licensing Board held up the union's employment bureau licenses out of pique at the group's push to investigate employment bureau methods in the state.
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Boston & Albany Rail Fares Raised July 1 Plan
The Boston & Albany road announced a fare increase of about a quarter cent per mile to take effect June 1. Boston to Worcester rises from 90 cents to 1, and Boston to Springfield from 2 dollars to 2.25. Similar increases are planned by the New York, New Haven & Hartford and the Boston & Maine.
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Licensing Board Blocks Union Licenses Over Field Agents
Mrs Kehew criticizes the Licensing Board for opposing House Bill 781 and withholding licenses for the unions two employment bureaus. The board says the action aims to stop unregulated field agents and requires the union to follow former police commissioner rules. The union asserts its field agent is legally employed and cites two branches serving first class help and domestic workers.
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Church Rivalry Wastes Energy and Money in Chicago
Bishop Charles P. Anderson of the Episcopal diocese of Chicago urged delegates at the Men's National Missionary Congress to end rivalry among American denominations. He called for unity to preach the Gospel to the world, arguing that energy and funds are being squandered by overlapping renominations.
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Charles P. Anderson
National Missionary Congress
Boston & Albany Expects Higher Rates Amid Costs Rise
Officials cite 40 percent material cost increases and wage hikes from organized labor as reasons for rate boosts. They note stagnation of New England passenger traffic, limited immigrant influx, and hope for population growth boosting rail travel. Radius rules keep Newton at 13 cents, but South Framingham and nearby towns face higher fares. Speculation rises over ICC opposition as Massachusetts corridors may see statewide increases.
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Former secretary fails to appear before council committee
Ex Mayor Hibbard's former secretary James C. White did not appear before the City Council's special committee investigating financial relations between Chief Counsel Michael J. Sughrue of the Finance Commission and the city. The session fizzled out as a result.
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James C. White
Michael J. Sughrue
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Wind and Dust Skin Relief Lotion Ad
An advertisement promotes Hood's Lotion as a quick remedy for wind and dust skin troubles. It claims soothing, healing, and antiseptic properties, with pricing listed as 25 or 60 cents.
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