Pastor Stockdale Stays With Union Church in Boston
The Rev Allan A Stockdale will remain pastor at Union Church South End Boston and decline a role on the YMCA international committee. He announced after morning services amid an emotional response from a large congregation who rose, waved handkerchiefs, and sang Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.
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Allan A. Stockdale
Boston
New York
Union Church
South End
Stockdale
Joyful ovation marks lifting of long burden on pastor
The scene captures an emotional moment as Mr Stockdale receives a standing ovation while Rev Stephen Lang the assistant pastor voices the congregation's joy. Tears flowed from the pastor as he reflects on months of labor and relief.
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Mr. Stockdale
Stephen Lang
New Century Club Elects Officers in Boston
The New Century Club yesterday elected officers at the Boston City Club. President is Judge A. K. Cohen, vice president Jacob de Haas, treasurer John S. Slater, secretary J. L. Wiseman. Board of directors includes Mitchel Freiman Edward J. Bromberg Dr. Louis Arkin Dr. L. Freedman and Carl Gerstein. Monthly meeting followed the dinner.
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New Century Club
Boston City Club
A. K. Cohen
Jacob de Haas
John S. Slater
J. L. Wiseman
Mitchel Freiman
Edward J. Bromberg
Louis Arkin
L. Freedman
Carl Gerstein
40 000 Babies Die From Impure Milk In Massachusetts
Massachusettts figures show over 10 000 infant deaths annually from unclean milk with 40 percent attributed to contamination. Myron Pierce, counsel for the Massachusetts Milk Consumers' Association, cites higher infant mortality in smaller towns than in Boston.
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Massachusetts
Myron Pierce
Massachusetts Milk Consumers’ Association
Pierce
Boston
Pierce cites economic value of babies lost to unclean milk in Massachusetts
He argues 100000 infant deaths over ten years with an economic loss of 170000000 and states that clean milk could cut infant mortality by at least 40 percent. Pierce urges State Board of Health authority for milk inspection, claiming 2000 lives saved annually and a net annual saving of 5000000 against a 50000 cost.
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Pierce
Massachusetts
Mr. Pierce
State Board of Health
Ruptured People Seek Relief and Cure with Special Truss
A charity offer promotes a cloth Truss for rupture with a risk free trial. The device allegedly prevents protrusion, strengthens weakened parts through massage like exercise, and includes a free book detailing treatment and past case success.
Chilton Club Called Pest in Boston Sermon
The Rev Dr Cortland D Myers denounced the Chilton Club, a Back Bay women’s group, as the vestibule of hell saying members drink and smoke and degradation follows. He urged men to reject these women and likened them to moths to be exterminated from society as Tremont Temple filled to capacity amid applause.
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Cortland D. Myers
Chilton Club
New
Back Bay
Myers
Boston
Heaven
Hell
Tree of Human
Tremont Temple
Police Criticisms Hit Boston City Criminology
Reverend George L. Cady of Dorchester charged the Boston police with perpetuating criminals by denying ex convicts fair chances and pushing them toward starvation or theft. He spoke at the Young Men's Christian Union accusing the police of treating released prisoners as perpetual outcasts.
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Boston
George L.cady
Dorchester
Young Men’s Christian Union
Dr. Cady
Police Taint Convicts with Employment Warnings
A critic denounces police tactics that alert employers to employees’ prison records. The speaker questions reform efforts when officers supply bosses with lists from Washington Street department stores. They urge fairness and insist convicts deserve a fighting chance.
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Washington Street
O'Meara
Christ
War Time Post Extracts From Boston Post 1861
Sidelights from the Civil War era in the Boston Post featuring notes on events of 1861. Reflects wartime public mood, local mentions, and brief items from the era.
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Boston Post
Massachusetts Fifth on the March Parade Through New York
The Massachusetts Fifth Regiment drew a vast crowd on Broadway amid city weariness from prior departures. Cheers for the old Bay State and the Boston Boys filled the street as officers praised Massachusetts promptness and readiness, with 5000 more men prepared to deploy at a moment’s notice.
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Boston
Massachusetts Fifth
New York
Massachusetts
Broadway
Old Bay
Cape Cod Mariners Eager for Sea Service Says Barnstable Patriot
The Barnstable Patriot quotes locals from Cape Cod claiming mariners are ready for sea service. They state men from the county will respond to any branch of duty, praising their bravery and willingness to serve in their proper sphere of action.
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Boston Post
Barnstable
Cape Cod
Pittsfield Manufacturer Gifts $1000 for Irish War Company
William Pollock, a wealthy patriotic Pittsfield manufacturer, donates $1000 to form a company of Irishmen for the war effort in the town.
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Boston Post
William Pollock
Pittsfield
True Blues march to City Hall in Boston
The North End True Blues caulkers and gravers formed a company for immediate service and marched up State street at 10 o clock with the Boston Press Band to the City Hall square. Gardner Walker, veteran of Company A Massachusetts Volunteers in the Mexican war, was chosen captain.
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Boston Post
North End
True Blues
Andrew
State Street
Boston
Gardner Walker
Massachusetts Volunteers
Remembering General Butler and the contraband decision
An elderly reader praises General Butler for declaring black people contraband of war and argues for a statue in his memory. The letter recalls Civil War feats such as the Havre de Grace operations, the Fort Fisher setback, and service aboard the Constitution.
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Havre de Grace
Butler
Fort Fisher
Mary Mountain
Lynn
Frank Hamond
Choral Union Delivers Handel's Judas Maccabeus At Symphony Hall
The People's Choral Union under Frederick Wodell presented Judas Maccabeus with robust tone and fervent choral vigor. Soloists Laura Combs and Maude Grove earned praise though Grove's upper register wavered at times. The audience's enthusiasm sometimes unsettled unity, yet the performance overall conveyed the oratorios grand spirit.
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Handel
Symphony Hall
People’s Choral Union
Frederick W. Wodell
Boston
England
Choral Union
Laura Combs
Marie Stoddard
Maude W. Grove
Franklin Lawson
Charles Bennett
Wodell
Massachusetts Enlists 4000 Men From Irish Brigades
Both brigades fill rapidly and Massachusetts can supply about 4000 men from its residents including Irish, German, French, Italian and Spanish. William Madigan a printer is enlisting a fine company at 40 North Street.
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Boston
Massachusetts
William Madigan
No. 40
North Street
Foss Defends Merger Bill Ensuring Investor Protection
Governor Foss says he signed the Old Colony Street Railway and Boston and Northern merger after consulting the attorney general and bank commissioner. He claims bonds are not savings bank investments until 1918 and investors remain protected, leaving securities unchanged by the consolidation.
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Foss
Old Colony Street Railway
Boston & Northern
Savings Bank
Boston Man Sends Colt Navy Revolver to Sergeant Sawtelle
Mr. J. R. Robinson of Boston delivers a silver mounted Colt's navy revolver to ex-Governor Bout for forwarding to Sergeant Dexter Sawtelle who defended the Massachusetts Sixth Regiment at Baltimore on April 19. Teachers and pupils at the Girls' Normal School contribute about 240 for soldiers' clothing. Professor E. N. Hosford of Cambridge offers 250 feet of quality locust lumber to Mr. R. B. Forbes for building a new coast guard vessel.
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Boston Post
J. R. Robinson
Boston
Boutwell
Colt
Dexter Sawtelle
Massachusetts Sixth Regiment
Baltimore
Girls’ Normal School
E. N. Hosford
Cambridge
R. B. Forbes
Coast Guard
Wealthy East Stoughton Citizen Detained After Threat of Secession Flag
A wealthy East Stoughton resident was jailed in the town lockup after threatening to raise a secession flag. Officials report women of Stoughton stood ready to intervene if authorities had not acted.
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Boston Post
East Stoughton
Stoughton
Defences for Washington as capital braces for possible conflict
Federal government strengthens public buildings in Washington with hastily erected defences. Capitol and Treasury surrounded by barricades. Secessionists leave for Virginia as war prices push flour and provisions higher.
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Boston Post
Washington
Capitol
Treasury Department
Virginia
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promotes Woman’s Health
A Chicago reader testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her female weakness and stomach trouble after a pharmacist urged alternatives. The ad touts the product as a standard remedy for female ills for thirty years and warns against substitutions for profit.
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Chicago
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Janetzki
Arch St
Mrs Sears Sells Picture to Carnegie Institute
Mrs J Montgomery Sears of Arlington street sold to the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg a painting by George De Forest titled Mother and Child. The price was not disclosed but described as five figures. The work will be shown in Pittsburg with Portrait of a Lady at the annual exhibition.
Airman escapes as plane drops eighty feet in New Britain
Charles K. Hamilton, aviation figure, narrowly escaped injury in New Britain Connecticut when a Burgess-Wright three passenger biplane he was trying for the first time fell from 80 feet. He was shaken but uninjured, while the craft suffered smashed skids and wings and must be rebuilt. The cause of the accident is not known.
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New Britain
Conn
Charles K. Hamilton
Hamilton
50 Years With Bank Tufts Mark Charlestown Savings Milestone
George F. Tufts celebrates a half century with Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank. He began as a junior clerk and for 41 years has served as treasurer, marking a long and steady career with the institution.
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George F. Tufts
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank
Tufts
Adamson's Balsam Promoted as Safest Cough Remedy
Advertisement promotes Adamson's Balsam as the safest cure for coughs and colds, claiming it provides reliable relief. The copy emphasizes trust and safety to persuade readers to purchase the remedy.
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Adamson
Gibraltar of the Union Fort Monroe Located at Old Point Comfort
History notes identify Fort Monroe at Old Point Comfort Virginia as the Gibraltar of the Union with Massachusetts troops once garrisoning it marking the fiftieth anniversary. The exchange also recalls Civil War bloodiest battles with Gettysburg totaling 20 448 Confederate losses and Antietam as the highest per caput toll.
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Ans
Fort Monroe
Massachusetts
Old Point Comfort
Lowell
Gettysburg
Antietam
Refusal to fund Butler statue draws criticism in letter
Colonel E F Jones, leader of the Sixth Massachusetts, calls the Legislature’s decision a disgrace for not honoring General Butler. He recalls Butler’s actions in New Orleans saving lives and clearing disease, and notes Butler’s role in the frigate Constitution.
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E. F. Jones
Massachusetts
General Butler
New Orleans
Butler
Constitution
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