Reverend Roblin to resign from Second Universalist Church
The Rev. Stephen H. Roblin told his congregation at morning services yesterday that he would place his resignation in the hands of the standing committee of the church. He has served as pastor for 21 years at the Second Universalist Church on Columbus Avenue and Clarendon Street.
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Stephen H. Roblin
Second Universalis
Purdy
Second Universalist
Columbus Avenue
Clarendon Street
Pastor Reflects on Church Struggles and Shifting Community
Dr Roblin criticizes church location noting it would be hard to sustain a church amid a changing landscape. He recalls a once family centered congregation now largely ebbed as the area near 1892 transformed into a dense business belt. He cites a 10000 census showing only 3 percent speak English and under half of the remaining 500 show Protestant interest.
Mud Pie Starts Row at Bazaar in Trinity Church
In Marshall Michigan on December 29 a church bazaar at Trinity Church sparked a parish feud after a mud pie on a draped pedestal bore the inscription This pie is dirty but it s no dirtier than work you are doing The Woman s Guild found the pie in the parish house and were horrified by the display an example of the church war surrounding the event
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Church Marshall
Mich
Trinity Church
Gavily
Woman's Guild
Farman Tests Cargo Aeroplane Carrying Provisions
Maurice Farman at Toussus le Noble tested a new type of aeroplane built to carry loads of provisions and ammunition. With a passenger aboard, it safely transported a cargo of 400 kilos (880 pounds).
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Paris
Maurice Farman
Toussus le Noble
Government probe may shift coal tariff blame to ICC
The federal inquiry into the coal situation could close next week with a recommendation that the Interstate Commerce Commission handle the matter. Reports indicate the probe spans from mines to consumers and attributes high coal costs mainly to excessive transportation tariffs.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Coal Prices and Railroads Face Government Scrutiny
The piece reports calls for cheaper coal via lower tariffs and uninterrupted railroad service to curb price rises and prevent famine. It notes fault lies largely with railroads, mentions federal officials and investigators from the Department of Justice, the United Improvement Association, and possible Luce law actions to probe price increases and potential monopolistic practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Improvement Association
Schmid
Department of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
Captain Amundsen to Visit Boston
Captain Roald Amundsen, who on December 14 1911 with four companions reached the South Pole will sail from Southampton on the St Paul January 1 for an American tour. Plans for his reception and further honors are perfected. He is expected in Boston on January 21.
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Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Southampton
St. Paul
Boston
Cupid Geis Corner On Teachers Engagement
Cupid Geis Corner reports the engagement of Cambridge teacher Cupid Geis to Andrew W Crawford of Beaver Pennsylvania. The notice notes the forthcoming marriage and the families involved.
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Cupid Geis
Brook Line School Department Faces Marims Shortage
In Brook Line, the wealthiest town, the school department contends with a likely scarcity of marims. The issue stems not from disinterest among teachers or inadequate pay, but from Cupid, the infant terrible, interfering with recruitment in this aristocratic Boston suburb.
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Boston
Cupid
Brookline teachers face marriage rush amid rumored engagements
Through Brookline schools in recent months, engagements have surged with teachers resigning to wed. Ada Marie Simpson, fifth grade at William H. Lincoln, announced engagement to Andrew W Crawford of Beaver, Penn. Other staff at Runkle and nearby schools have wed or announced plans. A rumor claims new hires must sign a 12 month marriage contract.
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Brookline
Trousseaux
Cupid
Ada Marie Simpson
Wiliam H. Lincoln
Simpson
Andrew W. Crawford
Beaver
Penn
Carnegie Hero Commission
E. C. Simpson
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
United Presbyterian Church
Crawford
Carnegie
Runkle
Florence Lamson
Adam
Sally Dennett
Newburyport
New York
Gladys L. White
Stedman Street
Brookline Town Hall
Twelve dollars a week is minimum wage says Franklin
Chicago December 29. Miss L M Franklin secretary of the National Woman's Trade Union League and editor Life and Labor declares twelve dollars a week is the minimum wage a self respecting woman can live on in Chicago. She argues this standard supports living costs for women workers and reflects her views on fair pay.
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Chicago
8. M. Franklin
National Woman's Trade Union League
Life and Labor
Russia Extends Low Tariffs for U S Trade
ST PETERSBURG December 29 The Minister of Commerce announces Russia will keep minimum tariff rates on imports to America after January 1 trade treaty abrogated by the U S Congress ends.
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ST. Petersburg
Minister of Commerce
America
Treaty of Trade and Commerce
United States Congress
Russia
Boston Providence Interurban Seeks City Charter
From Providence December 29 an interurban railway company announces plans to petition the General Assembly opening January 8 for a charter to enter the city from Boston. The proposal uses part of the right of way of the proposed Southern New England Railway. Construction on that line was suspended by the Grand Trunk Railway. Bills to expand Public Utilities Commission powers are expected.
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Providence
Boston and Providence Interurban Electric Railway Company
General Assembly
Boston
Southern New England
Grand Trunk Railway
Public Utilities Commission
Early Senate election preview in Rhode Island
The opening session will elect a United States Senator to replace George Peabody Wetmore. With a Republican majority in both chambers, Judge LeBaron B. Colt is favored as the U S Circuit Court of Appeals judge. Democrats and Progressives have yet to name candidates. First ballot set for January 21. Labor and railroad measures likely to dominate, with a promised State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration and a 54 hour workweek limit in manufacturing.
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United States
George Peabody Wetmore
LeBaron B. Colt
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fremstad and Martin Hear Grand Sunday Concerts
A large Boston audience enjoyed Mme Fremstad and Riccardo Martin in Symphony Hall with a varied program from Schubert to Wagner. Fremstad’s dramatic soprano drew acclaim in final Die Gotterdammerung selections and Grieg Norwegian songs, while Martin’s Ridi Pagliaccio encore and Dvorak to Hue pieces pleased listeners.
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Boston
Mme. Fremstad
Riccardo Martin
Symphony Hall
Verdi
Boston Opera House
Fremstad-Martin
Schubert
Schumann
Franz
Mr. Martin
Ridh
Leoncavallo
Brunhilde
Siegfried
Grieg
Ole Bull
Wagner
Isolde
Salome
Fire kills couple in Newport blaze with heavy losses
In Newport Rhode Island, a late December fire destroyed 13 buildings causing $200000 in damage. Firemen found the charred bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Heath, with Mr. Heath, a 70 year old Civil War veteran, an invalid. Mrs Heath reportedly attempted to carry him to safety before both perished.
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Newport
R. I
Frank S. Heath
Heath
Fire destroys Weaver Co store and nearby homes in Newport
A three story Weaver Company store at Broadway and Spring street burned rapidly spreading to adjacent buildings. The fire, aided by a west wind, destroyed the McCormick planing mill and several dwellings while others were damaged. Newport firefighters with over 200 Navy personnel contained the blaze after three hours. Some residents, including William H. Graft, were overcome by smoke during evacuations.
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George A. Weaver Company
Broadway
Spring Street
M. A. McCormick
Weaver Company
James Kane
Constance Small
Peleg Bryer
Frederick Bloom
Newport
Naval Training Station
H. K. Gage
William H. Graft
No Women for Wilson Parade Inaugural Change
Chicago officials of the National Woman Suffrage Association say no suffrage band will march behind the President and Taft in Washington on March 4. The militants will instead parade separately through Washington March 8 led by Carrie Chapman Catt Jane Addams and Anna Howard Shaw to focus attention on the movement.
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Chicago
Wilson
Mr. Taft
Washington
National Woman Suffrage Association
National Capital
Carrie Chapman Catt
Jane Addams
Anna Howard Shaw
Germans Nab Russian Spies in Major Espionage Ring
Berlin dispatch reports the greatest espionage conspiracy in years with thirty men and women, including Germans and Russians, seized for spying for Russia. Correspondence shows a plot to destroy Breslau bridges if Germany mobilizes.
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London
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Russia
Breslau
Thieves Terrorize Brookline Residents
Residents report a surge in break ins in Brookline over recent weeks. Police allegedly conceal many cases to avoid alarm, with intruders gaining entry through windows and glass.
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Brookline
Pope Presents Fr Gregori Silk Stole
The Rev. Vittorio Gregori, pastor of the Italian Sacred Heart Church in North End, returned from Italy with a silk stole heavy with gold, presented by the Pope himself as a sacred treasure.
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Pope
Fr. Gregori
Vittorio Gregori
Sacred Heart Church
North End
Italy
Pope gifts item for Christmas blessing by Father Gregori
The Pope provided a gift for Father Gregori to wear when he gives the papal blessing to his Boston congregation on Christmas Day. Father Luigi Juanella arrives from Rome on a mission sanctioned by the Pope to establish in America chapters of the Servants of Charity of St. Mary of the Providence. Father Guanella, 70, founded the order to memorialize his sister Caterina Guanella, whom the Pope has declared a virgin and may soon canonize. The order now runs 60 chapters in Europe, including three in Rome.
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Father Gregori
Boston
Father Luigi Juanella
America
Order of the Servants of Charity of St. Mary of the Providence
Father Guanella
Caterina Guanella
Italy
Europe
Rome
Banquet for Veterans 25th Annual Dinner in Boston
Surviving members of the Vermont Veterans Association of Boston gather at Young's Hotel for their 25th annual banquet. Guests include Governor Fletcher of Vermont and Governor Foss of Massachusetts, U S Senators Dillingham and Page, many state officials, congressmen, mayors, and G A R leaders. Felix W. McGettrick serves as toastmaster.
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Vermont Veterans’ Association of
Boston and Vicinity
Young's Hotel
Fletcher
Vermont
Foss
Massachusetts
United States
William P. Dillingham
Carroll S. Page
Albert A. Niles
T.S. Peck
Burlington
Kittredge Haskins
Brattleboro
Vit
H. G. Butterfield
Derby Line
A. A. Woodbury
Frank Greene
Frank Plumley
Fitzgerald
J. Stearns Cushing
Executive Council of
James M. Gleason
Boston
H. O. Clark
Fast Orange
N. J
Felix W. McGettrick
Association
Rome Honors for Father Gregori at St. Joseph Dedication
Father Gregori received a white silk papal stole with gold embroidery from the Pope at the dedication of the beautiful church of St. Jo seph. He attended in Rome as private secretary to Monsignor Rossetti and witnessed three cardinals receive red hats. He was chosen to preach ten sermons at the Church of St. Carlo for the Immaculate Conception feast.
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St. Joseph
Father Gregori
Rome
Monsignor Rossetti
Living Cost Critique by English Sociologist in Boston
Harry Phillips, an English sociologist, warned Boston of rising living costs in a Sunday Commons address. He argued feeding the people defines national life, called for eliminating middlemen and trusts, and urged farm-to-table price reforms backed by cooperation. Dr Charles Fleischer praised the parcels post expansion.
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Harry Phillips
Boston
Mr. Phillips
New York
Charles Fleischer
Miss Violet Asquith Reaches New York After Delay
New York December 29 Miss Violet Asquith daughter of Premier Asquith accompanied by the Countess of Aberdeen arrived on the Celtic 48 hours overdue from Liverpool. After a few days as guest of Mr and Mrs Henry Phipps she will go to Washington to stay with James Bryce the British ambassador and plans to return to England in January. The delay was caused by rough seas and a broken air valve.
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New York
Violet Asquith
Asquith
England
Celtic
Liverpool
Voice Husky Try Red Cross Gy Cough Drops Ad
An old pestilent era advertisement promotes Red Cross cough drops as a remedy for voice hoarseness and sore throats. The ad suggests a low price per box and emphasizes quick relief.
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Red Cross
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