Missionary Sunday Pledges Near Seventy Thousand Dollars
In Old Orchard Missouri on August 11 the Christian and Missionary Alliance held Missionary Sunday events drawing nearly 10,000 attendees from across the country. Rev. A. B. Simpson of New York spoke denying hypnotism in alliance work and asserting the holy spirit as the driving force behind large gifts. Pledges totaled 62,376 with most offerings in 1 to 6000 ranges.
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Old Orchard
The
Christian and Missionary Alli
A. B. Simpson
New York
Alliance
Gaelic League of New England Holds Second Convention
The Gaelic League of New England met at the Boston Gaelic School with about 40 societies represented from Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Officers elected include President W. J. Balfe, vice president J. O'Shea, treasurer J. J. Fitzgerald, and secretary H. Moriarty. a four-member working committee was named. The secretary reported 10 societies joined in the year and about $500 was raised during Gaelic week for the language fund. Irish history is being taught in several districts. The next convention will be in Springfield on the second Sunday in June 1908.
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Gaelic League of New England
Boston
Washington Street
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
W. J. Balfe
Hartford
Conn
J. O'Shea
Brockton
J. J. Fitzgerald
Springfield
H. Moriarty
Waterbury
Mother-in-law sued for $1000 in Uxbridge case
Emory A. Burroughs of Whitinsville sues Mrs. Ida M. Temple of Upton for $1000 alleging alienation of his wife Lylia S. Burroughs. Lylia has left Burroughs and lives with her mother Mrs. Temple in Upton. Suit filed in District Court before Judge Taft. case recessed until Aug. 24.
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Uxbridge
Emory A. Burroughs
Whitinsville
Ida M. Temple
Upton
Lylia S. Burroughs
Temple
District Court
William J. Taft
Arthur E. Seagrave
Burroughs
Sullivan & O'Connell
Worcester
Mrs. Temple
First Straw Hat Seen in Lords Lobby
London August 11 Lord Mayo appeared in the Upper House area wearing no hat but a straw hat was seen hanging on a lobby peg used as a cloak room. No hat had been observed on these pegs in living memory except a silk one until Thursday last.
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London
Lord Mayo
Lord Walsingham Shoots Wasps On the Wing
London reports Lord Walsingham, aged 64, is the only man who shoots wasps on the wing. He uses a specially constructed miniature rifle for the task, showcasing a unique hobby celebrated on his birthday.
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London
Lord Walsingham
New Catholic Church Cornerstone Laid in Bar Harbor
The cornerstone of St. Sylvia's Catholic Church in Bar Harbor Maine was laid this afternoon. Rev Thomas Campbell of New York delivered the address and Bishop Walsh presided at the services which were described as impressive.
Sobbing Civic Beauty Officer Attacks Billboard Parade
An officer of the Society for the Promotion of Civic Beauty, in distress, was photographed along Commonwealth Avenue where billboards line the newly built stretch toward Norumbega Park. Amid squirms and cries he guided onlookers past Harvard Avenue, foaming and muttering as billboard art supplants nature. The scene ends with rumors of further urban billboard expansion along the avenue.
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Society For the Promotion of
Commonwealth Avenue
Norumbega Park
Harvard Avenue
Hoar Memorial Statue Nears Dedication in Worcester
The Hoar memorial statue by Daniel Chester French will be ready for dedication next October. Photographs of the completed plaster cast show a dignified, humane statesman who urged protection of birds and the Eagle of Asnebumskit. The sculpture is expected to be placed on the Worcester Common near City Hall.
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Worcester
Senator Hoar
Daniel Chester French
Domestic Work Dignified Says Millionaire's Wife
Rose Pastor Stokes wife of J G Phelps Stokes writes in The Forward that domestic work is not menial and deserves respect. She advises a domestic to stay in current position unless a better opportunity arises, noting wage slavery and evolving views on domestic labor.
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New York
East Side
Judge Short Arrested On Murder Charge In Texas Court
Judge S S B Short was arrested at Centre Texas while presiding over a civil case on an indictment charging him with the murder of Dr Mike Paul last fall. Paul was among a pursuing crowd after Dick Garrett who fled to Short’s home and opened fire killing Paul, prompting a postponement until bonds of 10000 were posted.
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Houston
Tex
S&s. B. Short
Centre
Mike Paul
Dr. Paul
Dick Garrett
Garrett
Judge Short
Worcester Democrats plan rally with W R Cockran in Worcester
Democrats in Worcester county plan to dispute Senator Lodge on state issue focus. Hon. W Rourke Cockran of New York will speak at the Worcester Democratic Club outing at the fairgrounds. Attendees include Whitney Bartlett Thayer and other prominent figures as they seek to unite factions and judge Thayer’s gubernatorial stance.
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Worcester County
Senator Lodge
Worcester
Democratic Club
Fairgrounds
W. Rourke Cockran
New York
Whitney
Bartlett
Cockran
Massachusetts
John R. Thayer
Thayer
H. M. Whitney
William A. Gaston
Sullivan
O'Connell
Charles S. Hamlin
James H Vahey
Alderman Curley
Josiah Quincy
McNary
Coughlin
Fall River
George A. Schofield
David W. Murray
Hyde Park
David I. Walsh
Clinton
Shark chases torpedo and is blown to pieces
New York reports a shark mistook a torpedo for prey off the Sag Harbor proving grounds yesterday and was blown up. This is said to be the first recorded instance of such an event.
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New York
Proving Grounds
Sag Harbor
L. 1
Miss Champagne Advises Against Doormat Love
Dear TEARFUL TESSIE asks how to win back a lover who favors her roommate after two years of cooking and sewing. The advice suggests withholding attention, noting that a man used to comfort may seek novelty. A reader is warned a wife who makes a doormat loses leverage and respect.
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Miss Champagne
Tessie
Home Loving Dear Miss Champagne Advice on marital breakup
A reader asks if pursuing a married man is wrong after leaving her abusive husband. The advice says wanting personal happiness is natural, and if the man has similar reasons to divorce his wife, she may consider pursuing him. A single error does not ban future happiness, and she should look ahead toward personal fulfillment.
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Miss Champagne
Worcester Woman Traces Breed Ancestry to Mayflower Lines
Miss Irene Timmons of Worcester, a Daughter of the American Revolution, traces her lineage to Mayflower passengers Peter Brown and Peter Worden on her father’s and mother’s sides. Her ancestry links to the Breed family of Boston and to notable figures such as Admiral Dewey and General Grant through intermarriage. A Barnstable burial lot is preserved for Worden and Winslow descendants.
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Worcester
Irene Timmons
Breed’s Hill
Boston
Bunker Hill Monument
Miss Timmons
Peter Brown
Plymouth Rock
Peter Worden
Thomas Jefferson Timmons
Charlotte Worden Timmons
Syracuse
Abigail Breed Worden
Admiral Dewey
Hannah Dewey
Gershom Breed
Walter Palmer
A. M. Palmer
General Grant
Barnstable Bay
Barnstable County
Worden
Winslow
Charlestown
Society Plans Lavish Welcome for Prince Wilhelm of Sweden
Society hosts in this city prepare to entertain Prince Wilhelm of Sweden with a grand dinner and receptions. Rumors point to Mrs. Larz Anderson as potential hostess, while Newport leaders debate who will host the prince, with Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and Harry Lehr prominent in the program.
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Wilhelm
Sweden
Larz Anderson
Anderson
Newport
Prince
Harriman-Vanderbilt
Stuyvesant Fish
Harry Lehr
Hebrew Citizens' Club Elects Its Officers Ward 18
At a meeting of the Hebrew Citizens' Club of Ward 18 held at 1208 Tremont street yesterday the officers were elected Julius Friedmann as president Harry Green as vice president Samuel Goldbrand as secretary and Jacob Verbitsky as treasurer Forty new members were admitted and addresses were given by the incoming board. The next meeting will be at 1208 Tremont street August 14 at 1 30 p m.
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Hebrew Citizens’ Club
Ward 18
Tremont Street
Julius Friedmann
Harry Green
Samuel Goldbrand
Jacob Verbitsky
Kaiser Finds Graves of Ancestors in Silesian Line
Berlin Aug 11 The Kaiser found graves at Dittmansdorf near Breslau containing remains of members of the princely Silesian line of the Hohenzollern family. The line died out in the 16th century. He ordered records made and inscribed in family archives.
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Berlin
Dittmansdorf
Breslau
Found Baby in Ash Barrel at 12 Margaret Street
A male infant about three days old was found crying in an ash barrel behind 12 Margaret Street, South End. Policeman Crowe rescued the child to the Relief station where matrons cared for it with bath and clothes. The baby, in a paper shoe box marked 5163. C. & Co. Pat. leather but, showed no clear clues to its abandonment.
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Crowe
Margaret Street
South End
C. & Co. Pat
Zionists to Meet at The Hague World Congress
Zionist societies from around the world prepare for the inter national congress in The Hague starting Wednesday. Russian Zionists will hold pre congress meetings for three days, with a Boston Zionist Council celebration at Adath Jeshurun Synagogue on Blue Hill Avenue. Speakers include Rabbis Rosengard Bichler Israelite and Julius Meyer, plus a musical program featuring Helping Hand Home children and Cantor Halpern. Cable news from the congress will be read at the event.
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Hague
Russia
Zionist Council of Boston
Adath Jeshurum
Blue Hill Avenue
Brunswick Street
M. J. Rosengard
Newport
R. I
United States
M. M. Bichler
Temple Ohavei Sholem
P. LI. Israelite
Chelsea
Julius Meyer
Zionist Council
Helping Hand Home
M. .Halpern
Adath Jeshurum Synagogue
Fire alarmed patients at Emergency Hospital
Fire engines hurried through the street to the Emergency Hospital as a basement blaze at the rear of a building near South and Tufts streets prompted alarms. Automatic systems helped contain the fire before full apparatus arrival, calming staff and patients who feared a larger inferno.
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South
Tufts Streets
Chief Drugan's Anniversary in Dedham
Dedham August 11 William Frazier Drugan today completed 29 years as chief of police. He investigated major cases including the Gately Sullivan Nagle Emerson Seery and Millett murders. A Civil War veteran he served in Company G First Massachusetts Volunteers and is a Dedham Mason.
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Dedham
William Frazier Drugan
Gately
Sullivan, Nagle
Emerson
Seery
Millett
Drugan
First
Massachusetts Volunteers
Foreman Killed by 11000 Volt Feed Wire in New Rochelle
Bernard Donlon a Westinghouse foreman working on electric improvements for the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad was instantly killed when he touched a feed wire carrying 11 000 volts in New Rochelle New York.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Bernard Donlon
Westinghouse Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Marriage licenses issued to underage brides in Pottstown
POTTSTOWN, Penn., Aug. 11. A marriage license was issued today to Sallie A. Shayd, age 13, who lives nearby, for her wedding to Galvin J. Drumheller. Bertha King, age 14, of this city, wed Charles S. Muelhouser yesterday.
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Pottstown
Penn
Sallie A. Shayd
Galvin J. Drumheller
Bertha King
Charles S. Muelhouser
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George F. Hoar
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Torpedo
Mildred Champagne
Prince Wilhelm
Fish
Kaiser
Edgar Allen Foe
Christ
Heaven
North End Street
Boston Council
Cele
Brate
Congress
Dedham Police Dept
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