Sermon Sees Materialism Risk to Faith at Century's End
Harvard Church pastor Dr Reven Thomas in Brookline laments the end of the nineteenth century and warns that modern materialism treats God as a senior partner while success becomes the sole goal. He notes missing great leaders and asks youth to build a stronger moral foundation for the new century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reven Thomas
Harvard
Brookline
Dr. Thomas
Ike Gladstone
Lincoln
Bismarck
Sermon on the New Century by Dr. Galbraith at Bromfield Street
Dr. Galbraith preached on the Church's Commission for the New Century at Bromfield Street M E Church. He contrasted the trust era with cooperative labor and drew parallels between the ancient world and today, noting widespread disappointment and high expectations for rapid change in the coming years.
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Corporation
Trust
America
New World
South Africa
John Garraith
Bromfield Street
M. EB
Church
Jesus
Dr. Galbraith
Widow Catherine Gallagher reports Christmas Day attack at home
Mrs. Catherine Gallagher, 60, widow, told City Hospital officials that a felonious assault occurred at her Green Street home on Christmas Day. A stranger forced entry, struck her with a pitcher causing a septic facial wound, and fled. She will aid police in identifying the assailant as they investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Gallagher
City Hospital
Mrs. Gallagher
Boston Engineer Crosby Sought for Baltimore Post
Boston engineer W. W. Crosby, who has long worked for the State Highway Commission, is sought for Baltimore county road engineer. A delegation led by General John Gill urged Governor Smith to appoint him, praising his freedom from local political ties and citing a recommendation from Commissioner W. F. McClintock and Chief Engineer Mills of the State Highway Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Crosby
State Aghway Commission
Baltimore
John Gill
Smith
Maryland
Crosby
Baltimore County
Mr. Crosby
W. F. McClintock
Ares Mills
Comon
Fatal kick by horse in Waterville
Joseph H. Grondin a French merchant in Waterville Me was killed this afternoon when kicked by a horse in a tragic accident authorities reported the incident occurred near his business and the man died at once leaving his family and associates in shock the investigation is in its early stage with local officials collecting details about the horse and scene.
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Waterville
Joseph H. Grondin
World observances mark the new century across faiths
The article surveys millennium celebrations from Guam to Boston with Catholic midnight masses and Protestant watch night services. It notes Christian observances in Arctic Alaska to Antarctic Patagonia, and public events at the State House, as churches and clubs mark the year 1900 transition.
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Guam
Russia
Pacific Ocean
Asia
Europe
Baltic Sea
Arctic
Alaska
Antarctic
Patagonia
Boston
Leo
State House
Celebration at State House for the twentieth century
Thousands gather at the State House for midnight observances under the Twentieth Century Club. Trumpets, hymns, prayers, and readings mark the moment as Governor Crane and city officials are invited. Handel and Haydn Society singers, led by Hiram G. Tucker, perform, with multiple church services surrounding the event.
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Twentieth Century Club
State House
Crane
Edward Everett Hale
Samuel Sewall
Boston
America
Handel and Haydn Society
Hiram G. Tucker
James Otis Leman
Watch Night Services Mark New Year In Boston Churches
Protestant churches across Boston and nearby areas hold watch night services tonight to mark the new year and century. Programs include Church of the Messiah with Rev. John McGaw Foster, Tremont Temple youth sessions, and Old South Church remarks by Rev. Dr. George A Gordon. Bells chime at midnight to close the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Floody
McElveen
Unitarian
Marlboro Street
J. Arthur Foote
James Eells
South Congregational Church
Newbury
Exeter Streets
E. EB. Hale
Edward Cummings
Thomas van Ness
Arlington Street
Tor
Paul Revere Frothingham
Boston
Sunday Post
Church of the Messiah
St. Gennene Street
John McGaw Foster
People’s Temple
J. A. Butterfield
Converse Hall
Wheeler
Haviand P. Smith
George C.mer
Samuel Lane Loomis
Shawmut
Midnight Mass in Boston Archdiocese Draws Crowds
Catholics throughout the archdiocese prepare for a rare midnight service that will span until the next day noon. Archbishop Williams orders doors closed when pews fill, while some churches offer two masses to manage crowds. Tickets issued for the Immaculate Conception church limit admission, with seven thousand applications received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdiocese of
Boston
Ublic
Willams
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Leo
Church of the Immaculate Conception
W. G. Read Mullan
G. Read Mullan
Boston College
Mr. Mulry
Archbishops at Immaculate Cathedral Launch New Year Mass
Catholic faithful fill churches as Archbishop Miami participates in a solemn service at the Immaculate Cathedral. A throng of priests and a choir of sixty perform rituals while pewholders hold tickets for entry. The mass ends with a blessing as hundreds of thousands attend peaceful year’s end ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoross
Ose
Pice
Miami
Alliance Protests Over New Century State Dinner
A Boston protest condemns a New Year Eve program at the State House as mixing church and state. It calls for an original anthem and civic gesture instead of scripture readings and hymns, urging a trumpet greeting from Beacon Hill to mark the new century. The letter, signed by W Curtis, Secretary, is dated December 30, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social x
Eero W. Murray ‘Crane
State House
America
New England
Massachusetts
Tony
Beacon Hill
Sir Edwin Arnold Opens Century With A Sonnet
The poem marks a new century as Sir Edwin Arnold greets Columbia England with a verse praising shared ideals and Shakespearean echoes. Columbia replies with resolve to face foes united, comparing their bond to clouds in heaven that hold the thunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edwin Arnold
Columbia
England
Benison
Watertown Welcomes New Bell Chimes For Century Turn
Watertown residents will mark the century transition by ringing the nine bells in the St John’s M E church spire. Gifted by Fred Russell Whitey, the chimes are hailed as among New England’s finest, with the first tune to greet the new year set as America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterto
Watertown
St. John’s
M. E.urch
Fred Russell _ Whitey
New England
America
Soldier Skinned Alive In Philippines Letter From Captain Newton
In a December letter from the Philippines to relatives in West Superior Wisconsin Captain Harry W Newton reports intensifying native attacks during the year ending election day He recalls a detachment from the Twenty fourth of 22 men being attacked with 16 captured and one man found mutilated described as skinned alive before dying The account reflects a brutal wartime incident amid ongoing hostilities and local dangers.
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West Superior
Wis
Philippines
Harry W. Newton
Growth of the United States in the 19th Century Survey
The text outlines rapid growth across the United States from 1800 to 1900, noting population shifts among major cities, expansion of immigration to 18.6 million, vast increases in infrastructure like bridges, canals, railroads, telegraphs, and post offices, along with industrial milestones, patent activity, agriculture expansion, and the rise of wealth, labor, and public services. It highlights new cities surpassing old ones, westward agricultural gains, and the scale of national development by 1900.
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New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Rochester
Chicago
Brooklyn Bridge
Jefferson
McKinley
California
Erie Canal
Europe
City Hall
Fourteenth Street
Atlantic
Australia
Engand
America
Wyoming
York
Sorosis
Ee Tiaan
Congress
Cenworld
Gee Smith
Lecture Urges Philippine Liberty to Mark New Century
Chicago professor M. M. Mangarsarian urged celebrating the twentieth century by granting liberty to the Philippines. He argued for amnesty to rebels and freedom without price, predicting liberty could end war and inaugurate a century of peace and progress under a "people's century" banner. He called for a religion without superstition and politics without war.
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Chicago
M. M. Mangarsarian
Grand Opera House
Philippines
Victor Heased
America
Russia
Turkey
Great Britain
Poland
Armenia
South Africa
Hell
Rabbi Fleischer Sees No Near Perfection Yet
Rabbi Fleischer at Temple Adath Israel argued there has been significant but insufficient moral progress this century. He warned against false optimism, urged honest self-critique, and predicted a coming moral evolution driven by greater human dignity and self overcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabbi Fleischer
Temple Adath Israel
Sour Stomach Remedies Highlight Digestive Health
An old truism links digestion to mood and energy. An article extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural aid, noting they supply essential digestive enzymes and acids. It cites Henry Kirkpatrick of Lawrence praising the product after years of stomach weakness and poor appetite. The piece mentions wide distribution and a harbor incident involving the steamer City of Macon and tugboats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Johnson
Stuart
Henry Kirkpatrick
Lawrence
Mass
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Irish Nationalist MPs Set 16 Dollar Weekly Pay
The Irish Nationalist leader fixes a 16 dollar weekly allowance for MPs unable to cover living costs in London during the session. About sixty of eighty Irish Nationalists must be paid, with some seeking luxuries and political work for English papers. A fund in Ireland grows slowly, likely needing American support to cover the deficit.
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London
Ireland
America
Astor to Build 16-Story Fifth Avenue Hotel
Colonel John Jacob Astor plans another hotel on Fifth Avenue at Fifty-fifth Street. The project will cost about $2,100,000 for land and building and will be a 16 story apartment house. Two heated elevators will deliver meals to every floor for rapid service.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
Woman Struck by Electric Train Near Springfield St
Mrs. Rachel Aronson age 53 of 27 Salem street was struck by an inbound Boston Elevated No 634 on Washington street near Springfield and severely injured. Her grandchildren Samuel and Julius Klaman narrowly escaped harm. They were taken with her to City Hospital where she was treated for a broken rib and serious contusions.
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Washington Street
Springfield Street
Rachel Aronson
Samuel Aronson
Salem Street
Boston
Samuel
Julius Klaman
Aronson
City Hospital
Shipping News Miniature Almanac Dec and Sunrise Times
Maritime brief lists arrivals and sailings with cargoes and passengers. Vessels include Boston Gr. Smith Yare mouth N. S. and City of Macon New York, detailing cargoes such as cotton, lumber, and merchandise to multiple firms and ports from Baltimore to Philadelphia. Also notes anchored and navigational details with wind and tide observations.
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Boston Gr
Smith
Yaremouth
N. S
John G. Hall & Co
Arthur
Kinney
Yarmouth
N. Y
J. ¥. Martin
Kershaw
Howes
Baltimore
Norfolk
A. M. Graham
Algiers
Prescott
New Orleans
City of Macon
Savage
New York
HK. H. Downing
Indian
Lewis
Philadelphia
B. B. Sampson
Edward Young
Newport
Blake
Georgetown
8. C
Marguerite
Tripp
C. A. White
Connor
Alice Holbrook
Ellis
W. L. Tuck
Eldridge
Edward EB. Barry
Ross
Newport News
W. H. Oler
Studley
Washington
D. C
John B. Manning
Sprague
Indy
Port Johnson
Mary Augusta
Elizabethport
Yreka
Segebarth
Raritan River
N. J
Kennebec
Garnet
Bartlett
Portland
Gibson
Philatag
Solus
Portsmouth
N. H
Nichols, Griffin
Cape Ann
West End
R. G. Co. No
Altonia
Queenstown
Liverpool
Pomeranian
Glasgow
Hector
Bessie A
Windsor
Addie
Plymouth
Salem
Carbonero
Mass
Walter
Luckenbach
Independent
Providence
Wokendauqua
Perth Amboy
Banter
Budget
Waltham
Philadelphy
Devon
Bismark
L. A. Flummer
Wrestler
Passiate
Sender
Eckley
Latte
Edgewater
Nan
Philadelphia & Reading
Shawanese
Boston
Honey Brook
Johnson
Highland Light
Lehigh
Bath
Bee
Bustle
Sotus
Charles H. Wolston
American Team Arrives With Coal. Dredge Collision Damages Schooner
The three masted schooner American Team from Barnstable with 550 tons of coal arrived at Commercial pier and was damaged after fouling a dredge in the main ship channel between 1 and 2 am Sunday. The loss includes jibboom foretopmast head sail and minor parts, repair cost estimated at 200 to 300 dollars. The tug Honeybrook towed her to discharge, Captain Augustus N. Hersey now commands the tug.
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Barnstable
Mass
J. H. Handy
New York
Commercial Pier
International Steamship Company
St. Croix
Maine
St. John
N. B
Tugbeste
Big Central Railroad
Honeybrook
Augustus N. Hersey
East Boston
Kimball
Hersey
Boston
Ompany
Herald
Commercial
Nobska
Port Johnson
Prince Arthur
Lunenburg, N
Cilo
Gerhardt
John Wylde
Patterson
Norfolk
London
Captain Pierce
Algiers
Morgan Line
Last day for United States bonds refunding into new 2s
The 4s of 1907 6s of 194 and 3s of 1 must be sent to Washington today to be refunded into the new 2s. Holders considering selling rather than refunding should act now to secure the high prices driven by the refunding operations.
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United State
Washington
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Mr. Fleischer
Lewis Wharf
S . Wharf
Long Wharf
Walter A. Luckenbach
Macon
Julius Joses Pere
Tnist
Nationalist Party
Astor Hotel
Codman & Hal
Dewey Square
Shipping News
U. S
Harvey Fisk & Sons
Congress St
H.W. Pattee & CO
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Boston Little Circle Zinc
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Fortuna Republican
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