Controversial Race Theory Books Stir Debate in Press
The review catalog highlights Madison Grant's The Passing of the Great Race arguing Nordic supremacy, alongside biographies of O Henry and Booker T. Washington. It notes Shaker journals, Californian poems, and child books fueling a broad literary panorama for adults and youths.
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Booker T. Washington
Doubleday
Emmett G. Scott
Lyman Beecher Stowe
Eliot
Tuskegee
Woman Refuses Receipt. Court Orders Jail Commitment
Mrs Mary McNiff of South Boston collapsed in U S District Court after being ordered committed to East Cambridge jail. She begged on her knees for a chance to sign a new receipt after two months of refusing to return a registered letter receipt.
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Mary McNiff
South Boston
United States District Court
East Cambridge
Woman Detained Over Receipt for Registered Letter
United States Commissioner Hayes ordered the woman discharged after tears moved the officials. The dispute centers on a registered letter to Mrs. McNiff from her son with the Ninth Regiment at the border. She signed one receipt and refused a second, threatening jail rather than comply.
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United States
Hayes
McNiff
Ninth
South Boston
Miss Beebe Weds Hartshorn In Wakefield Ceremony
Miss Helen R Beebe daughter of the late Lucius M Beebe of Boston and Benjamin M Hartshorn son of Martin D Hartshorn of Reading were married yesterday at the residence of her uncle John H Beebe 5 Common Street Wakefield. The Rev Austin Rice Congregational Church Wakefield officiated.
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Helen R. Beebe
Main Street
Wakefield
Lucius M. Beebe
Boston
John H. Beebe
Common Street
Benjamin M. Hartshorn
Martin D. Hartshorn
Reading
Austin Rice
Congregational Church
Rev. William L. Tenney Dies from Car Crash Injuries
The Rev. William Lawrence Tenney 53 pastor of the Lee Congregational Church died today from injuries after a Tuesday automobile accident.
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Pittsfield
William Lawrence Tenney
Lee Congregational Church
Jamaican Hard Times Club Studies Household Economy
About two hundred Jamaica Plain women formed a Hard Times Club led by Mrs Chauncy Hawkins wife of the Central Congregational Church pastor Miss Alice Bradley opened the group by showing how a family could be fed on as little as 20 cents a day per person while maintaining proper nutrition in hardship times.
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Jamaica Plain
Chauncy J. Hawkins
Central Congregational Church
Alice Bradley
Inflation Pressures Families as Bills Rise Too Quickly
A fragment quotes Miss Brad noting bills climb faster than incomes, while families still require nourishment and essential needs. The line captures hardship amid rising costs affecting household budgets and daily living.
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Brad
Cost-conscious nutrition tips from wartime guide
A reader’s note on affordable eating highlights minerals and substitutes for fresh fruit, suggesting graham bread, vegetables, and milk as options. It also points to value in potato skins when cooking with skins on to reduce waste and extend meals.
Chicago Built Boat Heads to New York Route
The steamship Manta, the first ocean liner built and cleared from Chicago in years, left for New York via the Welland canal. Built for the Clyde line, it will operate between New York and the West Indies.
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Chicago
New York
Welland Canal
Clyde Line
West Indies
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