Sanitary conditions in Texas trains blamed on Jim Crow era practices
A reader recounts six weeks traveling in Texas reporting filthy cars and unsanitary conditions in Negro sections along the Galveston to Houston line and other routes. She details dirty floors cushions and stench on multiple trains from San Antonio to Austin and Texarkana, noting racial bias in cleaning and urging railroads to improve sanitation and health protections for Black passengers.
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Texas
Galveston
Houston
Henderson R. R
Dallas
Austin
International
Great Northern
San Antonio
Duster
Perhees
Clarksville
Texarkana
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Tyler
B McNamara Dying In San Quentin Latest From Trials
Los Angeles March 10 J B McNamara serving a life sentence at San Quentin for dynamiting the Times building and the murder of a clerk is dying from tuberculosis J J McNamara his brother serving a year for the same offense is in good health Malcom McBorne the detective who visited McLaren said J B McNamara has little hope for recovery
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. B. M‘eNamara
Ban Quentin
J. J. McNamara
Malcom McBorne
Ten girls urged to stand on their heads daily
Battle Creek Michigan news item reports Dr Obese Otis recommending that every girl stand on her head at least twice a day to keep girls healthy strong and clear minded. The fragmentary text mentions the doctor and a health claim about headstands.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Obese Otis
Consore
Real Estate Help Ad From The Philadelphia Tribune
A brief notice invites readers to contact The Philadelphia Tribune Real Estate page for easy terms on housing. The ad emphasizes that the paper can solve the problem by handling the housing inquiry.
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Tribune
the Tribune
The
Philadelphia Tribune
Rockefeller Learns of Synthetic Otto of Roses Discovery
John D. Rockefeller received word from a Standard Oil representative in London that a British chemist has converted paraffin into a synthetic otto of roses perfume. The new process, tied to liquid air experiments, yields a product resembling the real scent, but alkalis in the essence turn pink, preventing facial use. Bulgaria exports 10,000 pounds annually of genuine otto of roses worth $600,000 amid scarcity.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
London
Bulgaria
Otto
Heirs Divide Modest Solomons Estate In Topeka
Topeka kansas probate judge Shech faced a tough division of Mrs Emma Feorets estate valued at 22 dollars. The husband son and daughter disputed items including clothing a mattress a brass kettle a water pail and a canary bird. The court ultimately allocated pieces to each heir with the husband receiving clothing the son the mattress and water pail the daughter the kettle and the bird.
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Topeka
Kan
Solomon
Shech
Emma Feoret
Teutes
Stuttering Wins Drunkard Freedom
Baltimore March 11. A man jailed for being drunk and his release granted as he stuttered during questioning impressed the magistrate. The colored defendant, William T. Jefferson, appeared before Jamies Gon at the Ice Station, stammering through explanations of his condition. The magistrate finally declared the case moot and ordered his release. Jolene left the premises without waiting for a second invitation.
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Baltimore
William T. Jefferson
Jamies Gon
Jolene
The Lyric Theatre Refuses Balcony Seating Incident
Reported at the Lyric Theatre where patrons alleged racial discrimination. A person claimed seating was refused based on race and comments were made about moving to the balcony, prompting questions about the floor seating policy.
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Adem Mada Cuie Contonens
Cyric Theatre
Fey
Notable 43rd Anniversary Surprise for Dr E C Howard
Dr E C Howard marked 43 years of professional life with a surprise gathering hosted by colleagues. Attendees included Doctors Abele Bayton Boyer Cherry Coates Davis Gowens Hinson Imes Jackson McDougald Miller Minton Phillips Potter Slowe Stanford Stubbs Strickland Button Warrick Womack and guests Baes Stevens Bolivar. Speeches by several doctors followed then the group sang Auld Lang Syne and departed with warm felicitations.
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G.L Bayton
A. T. Boyer
R. K. Cherry
T. G. Coates
W. A. Davis
H. L. Gowens
E. T. Hinson
T. C. Imes
A. B. Jackson
J. 8. Lennon
H. M. Miller
H. M. Minton
D. J. Phillips
J. T. Potter
W. H. Slowe
J.T. Stanford
T. Bacon Stubbs
G.G. Strickland
W. Button
R. J. Warrick
W. H. Warrick
T. T. Womack
Messrs
Vy Baes
Andrew F. Stevens
William C. Bolivar
Inton
Jackson
McDougald
Davis
Slowe
Abele
E. C. Howard
Meesreeeen
Felicitations Aetriarch of
Cine
United States
Auto kills well known citizen in Camden
Irvin Harrison, 35, died in a taxicab accident at 8th and M streets. Edward W. Adams, the Camden driver, was arrested and held after a Thursday hearing. Harrison leaves a wife and two children. Funeral services set for Monday at Christ Memorial Overchurch. Bed viewing Sunday evening at 706 17th Street.
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Irvin Harrison
Jase
George Lee
N. 7Th Street
Cam N. J
Edward W. Adams
Pearl St
Camden
Kell
Chern Memorial Overchléth & Christianste
17Th Street
Philadelphia Wife Seeks Paris Trip After Million Heir Gift
Victor LeBaron of 425 Washington Street learns he is heir to over 1 million from his father’s estate. A Harvard graduate and Providence Dairy Co. official, he and wife Lizzie Melvine LeBaron plan to sail to Paris soon, visiting Philadelphia en route.
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Providence
R. I
Victor LeBaron
Washington Street
LeBaron
Harvard College
Alexander Dumas
Philadelphia
Drummond Melvine
JUST GONE AND THE CIVIL SERVICE FEARS AT WORK
A writer recounts distress among Highway Department workers as rumors spread of a government housecleaning. He notes Civil Service distrust, race tensions after a white youth attacks a colored man, and calls for NAACP fundraising led by Julius Rosenwald. He ends with the line JUST GONE.
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Highway Department
Slessana
Sam
Civil Service
M. C
Bricke
National Association For the Advemesenand al Gerored
Chicago
Féin
Philadsipnia
Port au Prince General Jures Death Report
Fragmentary dispatch from Port au Prince notes the death of General Jures on a Saturday in Guissinal Contesesi. He was said to be hero of a princial decree dated 1908 and was executed, with three of his brothers alleged to have died. Execution date remains undetermined.
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Port Au Prince
Robbers Strike Steelmanville Post Office in New Jersey
Safe crackers dressed stylishly entered the Steelmanville post office near Brigantine in Atlantic County and attempted a burglary on a March night. Police investigations are ongoing as authorities review security and nearby surveillance for clues.
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Atlantic Cer N. J
Steelmanville
Brigantine
Divorce decree in Oakland for Edwin and Hazel Hirsch
Edwin Hirsch, an Irvington merchant, has been granted a divorce from Hazel Hirsch in Oakland court. Hazel deserted him two years ago, and the divorce cites her claims of his perfection as a motive, noting no fault with him and her remark about possible abuse.
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Oakland
Cal
Edwin Hirsch
Irvington
Hazel Hirsch
City Struggles to House Masses in Crowded Quarter
A crowded city faces a housing strain as thousands seek shelter and steady shelter options. Officials debate zoning, expansion, and relief measures while residents voice urgent needs.
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