Evolution Debate at Dudley Street Church
The Reverend A S Gumbart argued against evolution during a Sunday talk themed Evolution and the Bible. He questioned the speed of evolutionary change and contrasted ancient tools with modern progress, asserting that biblical creation clarifies man’s origin and divine purpose.
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Dudley Street
A. S. Gumbart
Mr. Gumbart
Gumbart
Adam
Alexander
Cleveland
Jesus Christ
Overboard in a gale from Provincetown fishermans tale
Captain Manuel Caton of the Adams fishing schooner Sea Fox recounts a gale off Georges Banks. He describes being swept overboard as the mainsail was hoisted, clutching a rope and reef tackle, then rescued after brothers August and Manuel Louis leaped to the dory and hauled him aboard as the vessel drifted.
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Provincetown
Anuel. Caton
Adams
Sea’ Fox
Georges
Marion
August
Manuel Louis
Bon
Quincy to Allen Demands Truth in School House Debate
Boston letter from Josiah Quincy refutes Horace G. Allen's campaign claims on schoolhouse construction. He argues that only one wooden schoolhouse contract existed previously while several temporary annexes were built, and he notes minimal use of funds for permanent structures. He asserts the Board of Survey abolition saved little and left plans unfiled since July.
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Horace G. Allen
Allen
Quincy
Lewis Grammar
Beach Street
H Street
Boston
Howard Avenue
Dorchester
Lewis
Roslindale
Harvest Street
Republican Party
Board of Survey
Josiah Quincy
A Vote for Quincy or Curtis on Race and Religion
A Vote for Quincy will be a vote for liberality on race or religious questions. A vote for Curtis is advised by the Rev Dr Brady and the A P A in the referenced notice.
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Curtis
Brady
Quincy
Royal Prizes at a Cattle Show in London
At the Smithfield cattle show in London today the Queen won the champion plate, gold medal, and challenge cup for the best animal exhibited. The winning animal was a shorthorn helfer. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the late Rosebery, and Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild each won several prizes.
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London
Smithfield
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Didh Rosebery
Baron Ferdinand da Rothschild
Wringer and Sweeper Makers Advertise Repairs
The American Wriligér Co located at 13 and 15 Broadway Extension offers wringers, mangles, spring beds, and car pet sweepers. They manufacture and repair all kinds of wringers and sweepers. Mail orders prompt. Tremont.
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American Wriligér’ Co
Broadway
City
Tremont
Judge Awards Damages in Promised Marriage Case
In Superior Court judge and jury awarded Judith Cohen a 3 year old widow $350 for breach of promise against Philip Lakzinsky a 51 year old pedlar. Cohen alleged he sought a wife via Hebrew broker Wasserman and deceived guests at a planned March 3 wedding. Lakzinsky claimed he did not know Cohen had two children.
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Richardson
Superior Court
Judith Cohen
Prince Street
Philip Lakzinsky
Pedler
Albion Street
Philip
David Wasserman
Mrs. Cohen
Sailors and ships news from the water front
Captain RE B. Titus a longtime schooner commander dies at 45 from Brights disease. Remains go to Rockland Me for interment. Strathnevis sails back to Vancouver with broken shaft. M B Stetson runs aground, towed off with minor bottom damage. Nellie W Howlett crew land at Norfolk after rescue. Steamers Ethelred and Wetherwold undergo boiler and furnace overhauls. Dexter and Dallas at Atlantic Works for updates. St Croix to Portland on first voyage. Mirana puts into North Sydney with foremast loss. Derelict vessel found off Jamaica poses navigation hazard.
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RE. B. Titus
Homeopathic Hospital
Concord Street
Bright
Titus
Huntington Avenue
Rockland
Strathnevis
Tacoma
Yokohama
Vancouver
B. C
M. B. Stetson
George’s Island
Juno
Ellsworth
Little Bayonne
N. J
Mary
Georgetown
S. C
Norfolk
Nellie W. Howlett
Ethelred
Wetherwold
Sumner R. Mead
St. Croix
International Line
Portland
Here
Eastport
St. John
N. B
Miranda
North Sydney
C. B
Warr
Cunard
Carinthia
Liverpool
Barnstable
Port Morant
Jam
Port Antonio
Thomas Annett
W. J. Myers
Gibbs
N. J. Mather
I. N. Schuman
Paine
Boston
Jamaica
Harbor improvement report urges prompt action and funding
A special Chamber of Commerce meeting reviewed a harbor improvement report by the committee led by Lincoln, Whitney, Burnham, Speare, and Emery. It calls for $1,145,000 total to complete dredging and new channels, with $750,000 deemed sufficient for an ample Broad Sound entrance, urging Congress to appropriate funds at once.
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Patient Roberton
Public notice describes stock broker C H Robertson of 9 Stamford St as cautious and suitable for recommending a remedy for backache linked to kidney strain. He praises Dean's Kidney Pills after a year of suffering, noting improvement and intent to continue. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents.
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C. H. Robertson
Stamford St
Dean
Bradbury’s
Washington St
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Deepening Upper Harbor Channel Urged for 30 Feet Depth
A Massachusetts committee urges Congress to fund a 30 foot depth in the upper harbor channel as originally recommended by Colonel Mansfield. They call for a $1,145,000 balance plus additional funds, plus a new 30 foot Broad Sound channel at 2500 feet width costing $600,000. They warn existing harbors are inadequate for larger steamers and increasing commerce. A sub-committee will carry the report to Washington to present to the Secretary of War and Congress.
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Boston
Congress
United
J. M. W. Stall
Massachusetts
Lincoln
Whitney and Burnham
Robinson
Washington
Secretary of War
Maritime Disaster Reports and Port Updates From The Atlantic Row
In early December reports describe a large consignment of canned goods found in crates signaling a possible disaster near Jamestown. Vessels in port include bark Syra Day from New York at Port Antonio on December 3. A Norwegian coal laden bark grounded at Folly Point Jam but refloated after unloading coal. The U.S. schoolship Barnstable passed southbound near South Shoal Lightship. Captain Wiley assumes command of Underwriter. Mercury towed by Captain Baker resumes master duties. Harbor towboats Atlas Hawes and J. G. Neafie idle at East Boston until spring. The British steamer Principia bound for New York was lost after catching fire and striking a rock near Cape Wrath with 28 killed, including a passenger named Jackson. Principia details: 1790 net tons, 2749 gross, built 1881 at Newcastle, owned by Arrow Shipping. Manhasset towed into Halifax with tail shaft break. Boston brig Rocky Glen arrived Philadelphia from Morant Bay Jamaica with ribboon loss and foretopmast staysail damage. Delaware Bay encounter causes loss of foretopmast stay and mizzen staysail. The Landsman.
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Port Antonio
Syra
New York
Paine
Folly Point
Barnstable
South Shoal
United States
Wiley
Saturn
Baker
Mercury
Atlas
Hawes
J. G. Neafie
Fuller
Boston Towboat Company
Boston
London
Principia
Dundee
Cape Wrath
Faroe Islands
Jackson
Newcastle
England
Arrow Shipping Company
Shields
Manhauset
Rotterdam
Halifax
Wilson Line
Martello
Hull
Philadelphia
Rocky Glen
Morant Bay
Jam
Delaware Bay
Assault to Kill in Dedham Trial Doors Open
In Dedham on Dec 9 in Superior Court Judge Lilley heard John Leonard of Hyde Park charged with assaulting John Haggerty and William Clark on Sept 30, 1895, with a hammer in a Readville area barn. Leonard claimed self defense after two intruders attacked him in his sleeping loft, testimony covered bloodied hammer, wounds, and Leonard’s prior conviction.
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Dedham
Lilley
John Leonard
Hyde Park
John Haggerty
Stoughton Centre
Harris
Grover
Canton
Commonwealth
Hoeftin
William Clark
Clark
Hoeflin
Leonard
Antoin Hoeflin
Haggerty
Caroline Assmus
James McKay
Alvin D. Holmes
Andrew D. Rooney
McKay
Fall River
Readville
Mr. Grundell
Chinese Christian Endeavor in Boston Formed
A Boston based Chinese Christian Endeavor society is formed linked to the Chinese mission at 114 Harrison Avenue led by Yong Kay. The group includes nineteen active members from Boston churches with two associates, and receives support from Clarendon Street Baptist, Berkeley Temple, Mt. Vernon, Warren Avenue, and Park Street churches. Officers include Yong Kay as president Yee Poy as vice president and Harriet Hunt as secretary, with an executive committee drawn from local churches. The society has received contributions from Francis E. Clark and Old South Church, and plans experimental meetings before full organization. Yong Kay, fluent in English and Chinese, heads meetings spoken entirely in Chinese to discuss topics in a Chinese style.
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Boston
Harrison Avenue
Yong Kay
Clarendon Street Baptists Church
Berkeley Temple
Mt. Vernon Church
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
New Society
Clarendon Street
Warren Avenue Church
Yee Poy
Clarendon Street Baptist Church
Harriet Hunt
Charles W. Perkins
Wong Sing
James A. Floyd
Mr. George
Clarendon Street Church
Harris
Park Street Church
C. E
Curtis Vote Sparks Schoolhouse Funding Debate
The text argues a Curtis vote risks delay and indifference as funds sit idle in the treasury while the need for schoolhouses for children remains. It frames Curtis as causing postponement and urges voters to back an alternative to accelerate education funding.
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Curtis
Boston University Trustees Postpone Meeting and Exams Extend Break
The Boston University trustees delayed their meeting on athletic council resolutions until the end of the week. Regular term examinations begin Monday, not Tuesday, giving students an extra vacation day. Gamma Delta plans a Christmas spread before vacation with alumnae and prominent women attending. Professor Daniel E. Dorchester concludes his duties today with English literature exams for juniors and sophomores, while seniors were examined yesterday.
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Trustees
Boston University
Gamma Delta
Daniel E. Dorchester
College of Liberal Arts
Curtis vote risks debt limit and tax rate outcome
The statement warns that the debt limit will not be raised and the tax rate will not be increased. A vote for Curtis implies uncertainty in both matters and potential stalled fiscal actions.
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Curtis
Purity Alliance Holds Boston Conference at Y M C A
The American Purity Alliance launched a two day conference at the Y M C A building with an informal reception in the parlors. President Aaron M. Powell of New York spoke and outlined the alliance aims while stressing wage issues and city crime. Julia Ward Howe read a poem and others spoke on equality and national decay. The event continues today and tomorrow at the Y M C A Hall.
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American Purity Alliance
Alliance
Aaron M. Powell
New York
Boston
Julia Ward Howe
Powell
William Lawrence
D. D
Arthur W. Sawyer
W. T. Sabine
Christmas sale aids Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women
A week long fair in Horticultural Hall Brookline opens to aid the Massachusetts Home for Intemperate Women. Rev James Reed and others speak at an informal reception. The event features handmade embroideries, useful articles, a cafe with free admission, and tables run by local groups under Mrs J O Tubbs and Mrs Currier. Proceeds support the home.
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Massachusetts
Brookline
Horticultural Hall
Board of Managers
James Reed
Donald
E. A. Horton
J. O. Tubbs
Currier
Ladies’ Physiological Institute
Franklin Rose
Charity Club
Robert Draper
Upham’s Corner
Ferguson
Moseley
Martha
Mary
S. P. Dickerman
William Lord
New Church
Capen
Home
Charpiot
Danvers Woman’s Association
Miss Hunt
Candy
Kate C. Phelps
Charles H. Reed
Helen
Dorothy Pierce
Florence Marshall
W. W. Boyden
Sarah Bilings
A. B. Parker
Edith and
Gertrude Boyden
Johnson
Helen W. Potter
Annie Paul
Vote Choices Highlight City Economy Debate
A voter guidance item contrasts two candidates, urging support for Quingy to sustain proper municipal economy while warning that Curtis would raise city expenses by about half a million dollars per year.
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Curtis
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George Saltonstall Mumford
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