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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1909
Page
10
The week shows a sharp market drop after prior gains as bears predict lower prices. Analysts note no solid cause beyond profit taking and warn small traders to stay out, while big players may still drive further swings and a battle for market supremacy looms.
The article reviews the poetry of Senator Lodge’s son, detailing sonnets to Maxim Gorky and themes of liberty, justice, and religious longing. It notes his wartime service aboard the Dixie, a dramatic gunboat action off Cuba, and his postwar career as a public secretary and poet, ending with his impulsive marriage in 1900 to Matilda Frelinghuysen Davis.
The excerpt presents a devotional hymn invoking the Lord as light hope and faith. The speaker asserts reliance on divine will over strength youth or deeds and asks for exhaustless grace guiding to perfection in the sight of God. The verse emphasizes obedience, love, and acceptance of life’s trials.
A poetic elegy chronicles the death of a revered figure and the house of life. It traces his ascent through struggle and faith, the labor for truth, and the moment of transfiguration. The speaker recalls companions by the bed, the vigil, and the dawn when the soul seeks release.
A poem titled Cain is dedicated to Jesus of Nazareth, described as the seer and false foe of law and religion, believed by the poor and outcast, and executed by orthodox church authorities through established courts. The dedication expresses measureless love.
The engaged couple chose a simple wedding at the Church of the Advent in Boston in August, avoiding a planned September social event. Mr Lodge, Phi Beta Kappa poet at Harvard two years earlier, and his brother John Ellerton Lodge, who wrote music for a Greek play that same year, are noted.
Mrs. Alexene Hadlock widow of Boston lawyer Harvey Hadlock and her former admirer Charles J. Gorman face a new clash as Harvey D Hadlock seeks a warrant for larceny and Harry Dante for assault and battery. Detective tracing of Gorman's automobile continues amid court-ordered transfers and a forthcoming equity bill.
During the lth annual Old Home Week in Concord New Hampshire several historic meeting houses opened for services. Dana Meeting House New Hampton Province Road Church Gilman ton and the old Allentown church were among sites hosting union services. Notables returned to preach in boyhood churches and former pastors filled pulpits across towns including Pembroke Bridgewater Webster and others.
A major blaze swept multiple blocks along East Main, Merchant, and Water streets in Decatur, destroying a score of business buildings and damaging a dozen more. Total damage is estimated at $1,000,000 with about 80 percent insured.
A major fire raged from 1 AM to sunset, burning westward across the city. A water famine strained the system as crews fought the blaze, refilling the reservoir under high pressure. An engine room fire at the Dresser Hotel nearly overwhelmed guests and staff before containment. Springfield sent aid to Decatur, but several hundred feet of hose were lost when walls fell.
English equilibrist Harry De Coe wowed 700 diners at Paragon Park Palm Garden by balancing his body atop four tables and three chairs stacked high. He used improvised weathered chairs to prove the stunt, after a dare from friends and approval from Palm Garden manager George Dodge. The feat drew applause as notable guests looked on.
An alcohol lamp exploded at 22 Boylston Street injuring Miss Mary Stewart and causing a fire that damaged the house for about 50 dollars. Mrs Dwyer reported the lamp used for pyrography.
Crowds filled Oak Bluffs Mass on closing day of the Methodist camp meeting. Fine weather drew large attendance at all services. Bishop J W Hamilton of Boston preached in the forenoon from Kings, 2 5 7. Evening sermon by Rev Don S Colt of Brooklyn with text Colossians 1 18. Revs M J Talbot and C L Evarts led daytime services.
In Newton on August 22 a couple in a canoe on the Charles River tipped over during a gospel meeting near Norumbega Park. A police boat arriving to help rescued the man and woman clinging to the craft while gospel singers at the event began singing Throw Out the Life Line.
Off Newport Rhode Island August 22 two fishermen from the French schooner Augustine were found alive by the Belgian steamer Iris. The Iris was en route from Shields England to Fernandina Florida when it picked up the men after drifting in fog for several days off the Grand Banks.
Theodore Roosevelt and party reach Saigai Sai near Naivasha after a hard trek. Roosevelt bags a large hippo from a rowing boat as Attenborough secures supplies and the expedition reports fine mammals, monkeys, and birds collected.
Mrs Mary Copley Thaw issued a statement criticizing State hospital authorities in Matteawan New York where her son Harry Thaw is held. She alleges harsh treatment including long solitary confinement and denial of fresh eggs therapy, accusing Dr Lamb and officials of deliberate harm to suppress his testimony and sanity.
Washington Aug 22 Senor Mariscal Mexico's foreign minister declares there has never been fear of revolution in Mexico in a dispatch to the Mexican embassy. Ambassador Senor la Bara presented the despatch to an Associated Press representative to quell rumors of an uprising tied to the approaching presidential campaign.
Miss Gertrude Burkhardt daughter of Louis Burkhardt a theater ad manager and niece of William Harris wed Solomon Wolfson of Dorchester at her Roxbury home 14 Highland Street. Rabbi M M Hichlier officiated under palm arches with Miss Edna Burkhardt as bridesmaid and Saul as best man. The couple greeted guests at a collation and received costly gifts before leaving for a lengthy honeymoon.
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