Ancient Order of Hibernians Opposes League and Supports Ireland
At the Maine state convention in Walais Renollations were adopted opposing the peace treaty and the League of Nations and urging Congress to recognize Ireland’s independence. Hugh T. Gallagher of Bangor was re-elected president with officers including William J. Ryan. The next convention will be in Portland. Ladies Auxiliary re-elected Mrs. P O'Brien of Bangor president and Mrs. Thomas Reilly of Biddeford secretary with officers named.
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P. O’brien
Bangor
Thomas Reilly
Biddeford
Wilkinson
Portland
James Rigley
Calais
Efficacy of Prayer Sparks Reader Letters in 1919
The Boston Post invites readers to share experiences on whether prayer yields direct answers. Aug 22 1919. Citizens of New England from various faiths are asked to write brief, specific letters to the Prayer Editor explaining their experiences, with or without printing names.
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The
Boston Post
New England
Post
Nantucket Reader Letters: Prayer and Fate
A Nantucket reader transmits a critique of prayer from Lafcadio Hearn expressed in a friend’s letter from Japan. He notes that gods would not answer prayers for weather or war and urges people to settle their own affairs, ending with a playful reflection on conflicting petitions.
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Lafcadio Hearn
Japan
Herbert Linsly
Nantucket
Mass
Are Prayers Answered in God’s Own Way and Time
A reader argues prayers are answered by God not in our terms but in his plan. Stories recount faith lifting burdens, a choking child saved by prayer, a soldier’s safe return after long service, and a dam crisis resolved as faith held. Dedham reflects on mercy, trials, and divine guidance.
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Mother of Six
Florence HB. Johnson
France
Dedham
Cleansed Of Vices Report From Mrs Mary Webber
Mrs Mary L Webber writes of two prayer answers she received. She says God forgave her sins immediately after kneeling and praying for forgiveness. She also claims God removed anger pride and fear from her heart, and she has lived over 20 years without those vices.
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Cliftondale
Post
Mary. L. Webber
Cottage Street
Cliftordale
Not Guilty After Prayer Allegation Heard in High Court
Letter from Haverhill recalls a months long trial in which the author says a Bible reading in prison led to a personal prayer and a jury verdict of not guilty. The writer urges belief in answered prayers and signs off as RR Bo Be from Haverhill dated August 27.
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The
Post
Jesus
High Court
Haverhill
Reader criticises To the Prayer Editor of the Past
Malden Mag letter questions prayer efficacy in war the Lord's Prayer authority for extemporaneous prayer and criticizes modern public prayer practices. The writer cites Jesus instruction to pray and urges adherence to the Lord's Prayer.
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Jesus
Malden
Mag
Kk. L. Barnes
Consolation In Prayer Letter to the Editor
A reader defends prayer, saying faith brings swift comfort and blessings. The writer asserts God guides free will, argues trials prove blessings, and urges the skeptical lady to have faith for spiritual and temporal rewards. Boston letter dated August 2, 1919.
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Boston
Prayer as Ordinance Opens Hearts to God
A fragment speaking on prayer as an ordinance that should be used in public and private life. It describes prayer as a sincere pouring out of the heart to God through Christ, aided by the Spirit, bringing fresh testimony of God's friendship and filling the empty soul.
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Christ
Power of Prayer Amid Turbulent Times
A reader explains their belief in prayer’s power during troubling times while balancing family duties. They apologize for not joining a church and describe sending their children to church in their stead, emphasizing faith as the support to endure hardship.
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Prata
Cambridge Man Seeks Greater Angelic Aid
A fragmentary notice cites GEORG H. H. JEWELL of 469 Broadway Cambridge dated Aug 26. The message mentions biblical passages about angels and fulfillment of scriptures.
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Georg H. H. Jewell
Broadway
Cambridge
Must be in Harmony Sir God hears and answers prayers
A 1919 letter from Paul J. Duclay of 103 Dunnell Avenue Pamucket R I asking if God will help in time of need. He compares faith to harmony with a piano string and asks if the master of the universe would grant aid to a faithful servant.
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the Post
Paul J. Duclay
Dunnell Avenue
Pamtucket
R. A
IS SINCERE DESIRE Believer Says Prayer Is Always Answered
A Boston reader argues that earnest prayer yields answers even when unseen, sharing wartime solace when his near and dear friend and two cousins survived. He frames prayer as the soul's sincere desire and cites divine testing in adversity.
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Sir
Real Living God Proclaimed by Roxbury Writer Emma Wales
Emma Wales of Warren Street Roxbury declares a personal revelation that the Bible is the inspired word of the true living God. She details a long quest to prove God, cites scripture, and asserts spiritual and material proofs of divine guidance. August 27 1919.
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New England
God
Emma Wales
Warren Street
Roxbury
Plane saves swimmer effort near Surfside tragedy
Chief of Police Frank M. Reynolds used the hydplane owned by William J. Nightingale to reach Surfside for a drowning incident involving Kent K. Tye a Massachusetts Institute of Technology student. Nightingale piloted but the body was not recovered despite a 45 minute pulmotor session.
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Surfside
Frank M. Reynolds
Hull
William JA. Nightingale
Nightingale
Kent K. Tye
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Perkins Street
Jamaica Plain
Tye
Carl Stohn
Boston
Ex Hungarian Premier Forms New Cabinet in Paris
A Havas despatch from Pulanes Ltay reports that the former Hungarian premier has assumed new offices in Paris forming a fresh cabinet alongside retaining the premiership. The move follows the Archduke Joseph regime and signals a reshaped government in exile.
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Paris
Baal Ll Friedrich
Joseph
Pulanes
One Year With Red Cross in France
Miss Florence M. Smith of Portsmouth New Hampshire returns home after twelve months with the American Red Cross in Paris and on French battlefields. She assisted at canteens in Paris tended wounded soldiers and met Major General Pershing during a station inspection. She plans reconstruction work in the United States.
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American Red Cross
Paris
France
Florence M. Smith
Portsmouth
N. H
Smith
Co. P. Hatch
U.S M. C
Tremontrow
Red Cross
Montparnasege
No. 8
Ed Cross
C. B. Hatch
United States Marines
Miss Smith's Portsmouth Home Address Noted
The text records Miss Smith's home in Portsmouth, identified as 485 Maplewood Avenue.
American Pin Co. President Dies in Watch Hill R I
George A. Driggs, president of the American Pin Company and a prominent Waterbury manufacturer, died today at his summer home in Watch Hill Rhode Island.
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Waterbury
Conn
George A. Driggs
The
American Pin Company
Watch Hill
R. I
Two Die As Auto Falls Into River in Swansea
An early morning crash at Cole's River Bridge left two dead and five injured when a touring car with seven passengers failed to negotiate a turn. Victims include John Ward, 35, of Tiverton, RI, and Alfred Smalley, 60, of this city.
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Swansea
Cole’s River
John Ward
Tivertiya
R. I
Alfred Smalley
Bay State Trustees Stayed Away From Conciliation Board
The Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, after a hearing on Eastern Massachusetts Railway Company labor disputes, invited the company trustees to meet at the State House at 2 PM as employees petitioned to revise a War Labor Board award granting a 12 percent wage increase.
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Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Eastern Massachusetts Railway Company
State House
War Labor Board
Trustees to Meet on Board Action Over Street Railway Dispute
Attorney James H. Vahey, representing employees, notes War Labor Board award and May request to reopen due to changed conditions. Taft and Manley said only cost of living rise is considered. 12 percent increase granted. Vahey claims wages ignored and warns of potential action after failed talks with trustees.
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James H. Vahey
War Labor
Messrs. Taft and
Manley
War Labor Board
Taft
Massachusetts
Trustees Refuse Action Over War Board Award
An official urged a committee of disinterested lawyers to settle the dispute but trustees stood by the War Board award. The speaker said 4500 workers and 500000 townspeople face inconvenience as trustees refuse to act and should be compelled to act or be removed by the Governor.
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State 5
War Board
Bay State
Massachusetts
Brandeis Sails Home From Palestine Visit
Justice Louis D Brandeis formerly of the U S Supreme Court sailed from Plymouth aboard the Rotterdam heading to the United States after a recent unofficial tour of Palestine He declined to comment on the Palestine situation until he reaches Chicago where he may speak on his Holy Land tour.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court of the United States
Palestine
United States
Plymouth
Rotterdam
Justice Brandeis
Holy Land
Chicago
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