San Luis Rey Mission Aims To Train Franciscan Missionaries
The San Luis Rey Mission near Oceanside California has been restored from near ruin and is now used as a college for training Franciscan missionaries. Founded in 1798 it converted 337 Indians within months and by 1826 baptized nearly 3000. The mission produced abundant crops and cattle, owes much to Padre Peyri who expanded buildings and founded the chapel at Pala with a renowned campanile.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
San Luis Rey
California
Padre Peyri
Serra
Peyri
Pala
Tomorr
Fremont
Santa Harbara
The San Luis Mission and Padre Peyri’s Flight
The San Luis Mission history recounts Padre Peyri’s departure for Spain with four Indian boys, pursued by faithful Indians to San Diego as a ship sailed away. It notes secularization in 1834, later restoration, and extensive restorations. The piece highlights restored devotion, vanished grandeur, and the mission’s appeal to modern pilgrims.
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Padre Peyri
America
Spain
San Diego
San Pedro
Boston Post Advertising and Subscription Rates Notice
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for various intervals. It also notes postal charges, offices, and publication details, including contact and payment instructions.
Boston Post Announces Largest Press Plant in New England
The Boston Post proclaims its ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, highlighting a major industry achievement for its operations.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Senate evasive on direct Senate elections resolution
In a weak move the Senate avoids the core issue of direct U S Senate elections by passing resolutions that seem to favor such voting while backing a constitutional convention step through Congress. The piece argues the Senate rejects the simplest path and accuses Massachusetts of not daring to act on its stated favor.
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Senate
United States
House
Congress
Massachusetts
Avery Street widening approved by House vote
The Boston House yesterday passed a bill allowing the city to widen Avery Street between Washington and Tremont to create a usable long-distance thoroughfare from Boylston to West. The Post deems the measure essential and predicts broad future benefits for city traffic.
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Boston
Avery Street
The
Post
Washington
Tremont Streets
Boylston
Our First Sea Fighter John Paul Jones Honored With Washington Statue
The unveiling of a Washington memorial honors John Paul Jones as the earliest American naval force and the one who made foreign warships surrender to the Stars and Stripes. His Bon Homme Richard Serapis engagement marks a peak in his storied career and broad impact on the Revolution.
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John Paul Jones
Washington
Washington Monument
Iceberg Patrol Plan Rests on Ship Captains’ Reception
The proposal to establish an international iceberg patrol hinges on how ocean liner captains receive and act upon warnings. The article cites Captain Smith and the Titanic warning as illustrating whether timely alerts influence speed and precautions at sea.
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Congress
North Atlantic
Smith Titanic
Bar's
Bruce Ismay aboard White Star liner and safe
The managing director and major owner of the White Star Line was aboard the vessel and is believed to be safe. He will be able to provide details.
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Bruce Ismay
White Star Line
Policy of Silence Aid Titanic Tragedy Continues
A harsh critique of White Star and Cunard for suppressing details of the Titanic disaster. The piece denounces delayed disclosures, secrecy over Carpathia's report, and barring press access, urging transparency and public right to know amid the maritime catastrophe.
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White Star Company
Olympic
Carpathia
Titanic
Bruce Ismay
Cunard
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States
New York
Federal income tax amendment urged by Massachusetts press
The Boston Record argues there is no dire financial distress requiring a tax, saying a two year delay would be needed for approval. It contends Congress should be empowered to levy an income tax in emergencies and calls on Senate to back ratification alongside the House.
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Sporting Editors
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Boston Record
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Washington
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Lathrop Named Chief of New Children's Bureau
Julia C. Lathrop of Chicago, associate of Jane Addams at Hull House and Illinois charity board member, was appointed by President Taft to lead the new children's bureau in the Department of Commerce and Labor. She is a Vassar graduate and trustee and the first to hold the post.
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Julia C. Lathrop
Chicago
Jane Addams
Hull House
Illinois Board of Charity
Vassar College
Pressent Taft
New Children’s Plaureau
Department of Commerce Labor
Miss Lathrop
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
Raynham Mass May Mitchell presents a light verse chorus about doggerel repeatedly rejected, expressing frustration at the repeated knockback of humorous verse.
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Newton Newkirk
Raynham
Mass
May Mitchell
From a Woman's Lips feet than cold fingers
A fragmentary line notes contrasted sensations of a woman's lips with colder feet and hands. The readable text suggests a poetic or observational fragment without clear context or complete attribution.
Titanic Tragedy Sparks Global Sympathy And Hope
An appreciation notes the Titanic disaster two miles beneath the sea, praising human sympathy and lamenting the loss of 1300 souls. It mentions Jacques Futrelle alive in reports, and hopes for Captain Archibald Butt and Charles M. Hays to be saved, reflecting personal connections to Futrelle.
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Archibald Butt
Taft
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk Railway System
Futrelle
Butt
Hays
Boston Post
Jacques
Interview with Taft and Archibald Butt at the Beverly White House
The author recalls a difficult attempt to reach President Taft in Beverly during 1909 aided by Archibald Butt. The piece praises Butt as courteous and loyal to Taft and Roosevelt. It also recounts the 1910 Montreal American Press Humorists convention hosted by Cy Warman and Grand Trunk president Charles M. Hays amid a Great War era strike.
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Boston Post
Beverly
Taft
White House
Post
Archie’ Butt
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Archibald Butt
Roosevelt
Montreal
Grand Trunk Railway
Cy Warman
Association
Boston
Grand Trunk
Charles M. Hays
Grand Trunk System
John D. Wells
Buffalo News
Hays
Charlie Hays
Canada
Grand Trunk Railroad
Columbia
The System of Caring for a Newborn Turns Teachings Test
Mrs Bascom starts a strict baby care regimen from a book, but her approach clashes with the infant’s needs causing prolonged crying. Grandmother intervenes, discovers water soothes the baby, and the mother learns to study the child rather than the text. The tale echoes a critique of rigid methods.
The Toiler’s Cry For Job Despairing Plea From 1912
A despondent man seeks work to feed his hungry children and wives, and a local uncle dismisses him with harsh satire. The story frames labor dignity against economic hardship as the toiler named Pance laments lack of place, help, and hope while the narrator mocks the request.
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Pance
Walt Mmacnn
Junk man buys uninteresting baby care book
A man discards a book from Mrs Bascom s ash can, selling The Systematic Care of Young Babies to a junk man for old paper. The scene captures a casual transfer of printed matter amid everyday life.
Perfectly Frank Jones Refused Reference From Last Employer
A dialogue notes Jones asking why no reference exists from the previous employer. The chauffeur explains the boss cannot yet provide one due to ongoing recovery from a recent accident.
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