175 Aliens Granted U.S. Citizenship in Boston Courts
The last day for old law naturalizations in Boston federal courts yielded 175 new citizens. Judges Colt and Dodge presided as 650 applicants were restricted by time. 160 were heard, about a dozen rejected, 39 approved by Judge Dodge and 39 by Judge Colt. The new naturalization act, tighter on fraud, takes effect Thursday.
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Boston
The
United States
Judge Colt
United States Circuit Court
Dodge
United States District Court
Colt
Turnbull Named for Overseer of the Poor
At a board meeting yesterday Joseph H. Turnbull was nominated to succeed James H. Conley as overseer of the poor. The appointment goes over for a week under the law.
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Board of Aldermen
Joseph H. Turnbull
James H. Conley
Two Hurt In Dedham Crash Near Williams Street
Dedham report of a morning collision on Washington street near Williams street involving an express wagon from Roslindale and a Grove street Norwood Press streetcar. William Lyons 26 and George C. Strenge 40 were injured. Lyons in dangerous condition, Strenge severely cut and bruised.
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Dedham
T. Munroe Murphy
Roslindale
Grove Street
Lyons
Strange
Columbia Secures Hindu Students Amid Financial Shortfall
Harvard will not enroll its two Hindu students this year due to funding delays. Columbia gains the pair as their aid was uncertain and Harvard could not provide timely financial assistance.
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Harvard
Columbia
Fair and Auto Parade at Bellingham Fair
Bellingham Grange P of H plans its annual fair and old home day on Bellingham Common with an automobile parade and contest featuring autos from Norfolk and Worcester counties. The two-line parade uses the new State road built by the Massachusetts Highway Commission. Guests include highway officials McClintock Parker and Manning. Lieutenant-Governor Draper and Congressman Weeks speak.
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Bellingham
Bellingham Grange
P. of H
Bellingham Common
Norfolk
Worcester
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Messrs. McClintock
Parker and Manning
Highway Commission
C. E. White
Daniel Sullivan
William Cook
Carroll E. White
Henry A. Whitney
Frank Albee
N. A. Sanborn
O. C. Rhodes
W. P. Greenwood
George Sears
Mabel Carter
James Graves
George Palmer
Clarence Hoyt
James Crayton
Hattie Bellen
M. F. Ryan
H. W. Pickering
Milford
Hopedale
Mendon
Medway
Franklin
Uxbridge
Roosevelt funds suit to defend military uniform rights
President Theodore Roosevelt donates 100 to back Rear Admiral Thomas in a legal challenge over barring individuals in US Army or Navy uniforms from public entertainment. The note argues uniform wear denotes honor and should not be grounds for discrimination, urging fair treatment of enlisted and officers alike.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Thomas
United States Army
Navy
Admiral Thomas
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
O'Meara Warns Police Against Playing Politics
Commissioner O'Meara issued a general order warning police members not to favor one candidate over another at roll call remarks.
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O’meara
Police Department
Marshfield Selectmen Move to Ban Automobiling
Marshfield officials, angered by speeders and court fines, seek to bar cars from the town. A water trough near Marshfield Hills is marked for horses only, with a sign warning owners not to use any town water. Officials plan to withhold water from autos to deter driving through the area.
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Marshfield
Marshfield Hills
Fishermen Are Not Liars Says Cleveland on Fishing
Cleveland declares fish stories are myths, noting large fish escape more often than small ones. He discusses the moral code of anglers when a big catch breaks free and the urge to exclaim “Do that fish!” amid a long struggle and snagged gear.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
United States
Cleveland
Man Struck By Electric Car Thrown Under Fender
Joseph Rowley, 36, of 32 Spring Street, was hit while crossing Causeway Street near Canal yesterday. The motorman halted the car quickly and Rowley was extricated and taken to Haymarket Square Relief Station with only minor head and body bruises.
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Causeway Street
Canal
Joseph Rowley
Spring Street
Rowley
Haymarket Square
Boston Negroes Condemn Atlanta Massacre at Conference
The negro Baptist ministers' conference of Boston and vicinity adopted resolutions denouncing the killings and injuries of Black people in Atlanta. The document holds Hope Smith's claim that the race is criminal as fueling the bloody riot in both North and South.
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Atlantas
Negro Baptist Ministers’ Conference of
Boston
St. Paul’s Baptist Church
Tremont
Camden Streets
Hope Smith
Searching for Helier Falle Heirs Sought by Tracers in Boston Case
Brandeis Dunbar Nutter of 161 Devonshire Street act for a New York tracing firm to locate Helier Falle or his heirs. Falle, once employed at a bedspring factory at 82 Lancaster Street Boston in 1882, hailed from Jersey in the Channel Islands.
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Helier Falle
Messrs. Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter
Devonshire Street
New York
Tracers
Falle
Lancaster Street
Boston
Island of
Jersey
Channel Group
Canadian Pacific May Buy Russell Sage's Road
A reported bid by Canadian Pacific Railway to acquire the New Brunswick Southern railroad 83 miles from St John to St Stephen part of Russell Sage estate is denied by E C Osborne Sage's former secretary stating no deal has closed yet.
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New York
New Brunswick Southern Railroad
St. John
St. Stephen
New Brunswick
Russell Sage
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
E. C. Osborne
Corthell Bequeaths Rich Library to Brown University
Providence R I Sept 24 Be L Corthell of New York engineer informs Brown University he has arranged to bequeath his entire scientific library of several thousand volumes to the college at his death, one of the world’s most valuable collections.
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Providence, R. I
BE. L. Corthell
New York
Brown University
Brothers Reunited After Long Belief Of Each Other's Death
In Gloucester on September 24, Assessor Robert C. McKensie and his brother John McKensie were reunited after decades of each believing the other had died. John moved to Eldorado and became a mine owner, while Robert built a career in the East as an assessor. A California meeting led to their identification.
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Gloucester
Robert C. McKensie
John McKensie
Pacific Coast
Robert
John
California
Eldorado
East
Frank W. Bernard
Beverly
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Philadelphia
America
Mitchell
Hawkins & Company
Hawkins
Turnbull
Washington Street
Westminster Street
Providence
Willis
Carroll B. Whith
U. S
Cluett, Peabody & CO
Hargedon & Lynch
Washington St
Globe Theatre
Hanover St
Blackstone
Veotta
Tremont St
Atlanta
Canadian Pacific
Corthell
Brown
Double Legal
Wolf’s
Hanover and
Portland
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