Day Trial Opens in Acquittal District Court
Mays Landing June 29. The trial of J Howard Day former principal and his wife for criminal libel opened before Judge Cole and a jury. Day accused of dictating a poisoned letter slandering four teachers at the school and signed T H Jackson. Witnesses including handwriting expert Dr Carvalho testified Day and wife wrote the letters identically and Day hinted at retaliation if witnesses testified.
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Mays Landing
J. Howard Day
N. Indiana Avenue
Cole
T. H. Jackson
Doctor Carvalho
Molin
New York
Phillips
Day
Nellie Edwards
Terry
Supreme Court Upholds Colored Lawyer in Inheritance Case
Memphis, June 29. The U S Supreme Court decision denying that inheritance is a natural right upholds the argument of B F Booth, the prominent colored lawyer. The ruling holds property rights are set by state law, not the Federal Constitution, benefiting many colored people in southern courts.
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Memphis
Tenn
United States Supreme Court
Justice Lurton
B F. Booth
Will Jones
John Jones
Banks
Booth
Supreme Court
United States
Tennessee
South
Blood test for laziness studied by Paris professor
Professor J. M. Lahaye of Paris reports to the Academy of Medicine that blood pressure reflects fatigue type. Mental fatigue raises pressure more than physical toil, and he claims it could indicate a worker’s effort level and even suggest profession from blood tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Lahaye
Paris
Academy of Medicine
Lahaye
William J Robinson Awarded Major Apartment Work Contract
The contract for alterations and additions to the apartment house at Lombard Street belonging to E C Brown has been awarded to William J Robinson of Lombard Street for seven hundred fifty dollars.
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William J. Robinson
Lombard Streets
E. C. Brown
Lombard St
Judge Terrell Delivers Day on Fifty Years of Freedom in Cincinnati
Judge Robert H. Terrell of the Washington Municipal Court spoke on Fifty Years of Freedom to about 1500 Cincinnati listeners at Emery Auditorium. The event, arranged by W. P. Dabney, featured brief talks from May or Spiegel Otway Cosgrave Condon and Dr J O White, with Judge Davis as chairman. The audience then attended a Lincoln Theater smoker and a farce titled The Judge. Terrell later visited Philadelphia and Atlantic City before rejoining his wife in Indiana.
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Cincinnati
Robert H. Terrell
Washington, D. C
Emery Auditorium
W. P. Dabney
The
Union
Terrell
Spiegel
Otway J. Cosgrave
Condon
O. White
David Davis
Judge Terrell
America
Lincoln Theater
Lincoln Stock Company
Philadelphia
Citizens Republican Club
Atlantic City
Indiana School
Post Office Employees Picnic Sets Community Precedent
The Annual Picnic of the Philadelphia Post Office Employees at Maple Grove drew over 10 000 from across the city under ideal weather. The Southwest Branch Y M C A competed with the Northern Field Club, which won. Committee members organized a large orderly turnout with ice cream for 1200 children and a dance floor addition.
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Philadel Pa
Maplerove
Southwest Branch
Northern Field Club
W. M .Johnson
John Jones
Paige Speight
Santon Hanior
John V. Dammond
Wm. Coles
Post Office
Philadelphia Tragion Company
Frank Harris, Jr
W. T. M. Johnson
South and North clash over race and reform in a heated letter
A writer reflects on Southern and Northern attitudes toward race and morality. He cites a Savannah teachers conference, discusses prejudices and political manipulation by white masters, and contrasts virtuous action with venal, subservient figures aiding campaigns. The piece condemns exploitation and urges civic vigilance.
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Esau
Maryland Board Rules on Supervisors for Colored Students
Maryland State Board of Education issues a ruling in the Eleanor Drury case. The decision limits appointing supervisors of colored students to keep educational standards without segregation by color.
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Maryland
State Board OF Education
Eleanor Drury
Former Register of Wills Charles Irwin Dies at 65
Charles Irwin former Register of Wills and longtime Republican leader died at his home 1737 Erie Ave last Thursday night at age sixty five. He is survived by widow Susan J. Irwin four daughters and one son. he rose from clerk in 1870 to the office’s top post in 1906 and led the Nineteenth Ward Republican Club. An early supporter of the Philadelphia Tribune he helped sustain the paper in its infancy.
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Charles Irwin
Register of Wills
Erie Ave
Susan J. Irwin
Sarah J. Cross
Ella A. Nelson
Florence Henry
Mayme Irwin
Charles Irwin, Jr
Irwin
Nineteenth Ward
Clb
Philadelphia Tribune
Tribune
Mr. Irwin
Mt Calvary Baptist Church Welcomes Rev Hedgman Return
Ardmore report notes Rev F M Hedgman returning from Bridgeport Conn and delivering a morning sermon on Mark 16 21 with the theme One thing thou lackest. A large audience then heard an impressive evening sermon.
Rabies Warning From State Livestock Board
The Pennsylvania State Livestock and Sanitary Board issues a timely warning on rabies. The state veterinarian notes a fatal hydrophobia case in a child and urges proper enforcement of the 1911 dog tax law to reduce stray dogs. Heads of animals suspected of rabies should be sent to the Philadelphia laboratory for free examination.
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Pennsylvania State Livestock Sanitary Board
C .J. Marshall
Man
State Livestock Sanitary Board
39Th Street
Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia
Large Government Order for Local Factory
Egg Harbor City reports Theodore Baulig, underwear maker, won a government contract for four hundred thousand suits. The order will keep the Baulig tailoring factory running full time for twelve months. Baulig also serves as president of the Egg Harbor City Board of Trade. Also planned is a $5000 bungalow by F Elmer on Chicago Ave. William F. Johnson of Coatesville moved into his new home and expects friends for the Fourth.
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Egg Harbor City
Theodore Baulig
Baulig Taylor
Baulig
Begg Harbor City
William F. Johnson
Coatesville
Gibson-Bozarth Corporation
Walnut St
Philadelphia
Johnson
Dr J R Thompson of Kansas City Visits Relatives
Dr J R Thompson of Kansas City visits relatives in the area to spend time with family members and recover from a recent travel schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Thompson
Kansas City, Eet
Vicious stabbing at 19th and Lombard ends in death
A man named Allen Brooks died after being stabbed in a grocery shop at 19th and Lombard Street Saturday night. James Davis, a resident of 509 South 19th Street, was later jailed. Brooks, a barber from Savannah, had recently moved to Philadelphia and worked at local shops.
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James Davis
19Th St
19Th
Lombard St
Allen Brooks
Brooks
Fred Lee
South St
Charles Ford
Kellesher
Brook
Davis
Savannah
Philadelphia
McKeevers
Pine Street
Camac St
McKeever
B. G. Collier
16Th St
Collier
Pythians Plan Renovated Sanatorium in Hot Springs
The Temple Sanatorium Commission met to approve rebuilding the Fire damaged Py thian Sanatarium. A bath house will be built with a thoroughly equipped sanatorium above it to care for the afflicted. Commission members include S W Green Jos L Jones E E Underwood E J Stoney C M Wade Rogers Sherman and John Harris.
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Hot Springs
In Temple Sanatarium Commission
He Sig Aes Ae
S. W. Green
New Orleans
Jos. L. Jones
Cincinnati
E. E. Underwood
Frankfort
E. J. Stoney
Augusta
C. M. Wade
Ark
Rogers Sherman
Texas
John Harris
Merian
Miss
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Lottle
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Prof
Howard Day
Nies
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National Association of Teachers In Colored Schools
the Tribune
Ardmore
Pennsylvania State Livestock and Sanitary Board
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