Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy Welcomed to Boston at New Chestnut Hill Home
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, head of the Christian Scientists, received the church directors Ira O. Knapp Stea Chase Archibald McLellan and A V Stewart at her Chestnut Hill home. They delivered a welcome letter and viewed the residence, with Eddy in good spirits and speaking on Christian Science ethics and the movement’s future. The letter predicts great gains for the church and notes the proximity to the Mother Church and headquarters will aid the movement’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker G. Eddy
The
Christian Scientists
Boston
Chestnut Hill
Ira O. Knapp
Stea. A. Chase
Archibald McLellan
A. V. Stewart
Puritan Club Reveals Long Hidden Bronzino Portrait
Members of the Puritan Club discovered a painting valued at twenty five thousand dollars had hung unrecognized for over twenty years. J F Cabot brightened club pictures. curator Potter and artist George Lee confirm the work as a genuine old master by Bronzino, a rare example in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puritan Club
J. F. Cabot
Sudbury Street
Mt. Vernon Street
Angiolo Bronzino
Michael Angelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Moroni
Bronzino
John L. Gardner
Harvard Freshman Ice Team to Play St. Pauls
Harvard freshmen hockey faces St. Pauls at St. Pauls at 3 p m. The St. Pauls squad is fast and has won most games. Harvard, hindered by weak team play, appears doomed to defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
ST. Paul’s
St. Paul's
WIFE OF CAPTAIN DESCRIBES WRECK NEAR NANTUCKET
Mrs. Bernedra Oversen recalls the harrowing moment of watching her infant thrown from the deck as the brigantine Fredericka Schepp wrecked off Nantucket Island after two days of the year’s fiercest storm. The captain’s wife and crew faced peril, then sought shelter with Hans Peterson in East Boston after a visit to the Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernedra Oversen
Charles Oversen
Fredericka Schepp
Nantucket Island
East Boston
Hans Peterson
Border Street
Post
Arthur
Bravery Noted On Board the Fredericka Shepp
Patrick Perry and crew recount the night the Fredericka Shepp ran aground off Nantucket. Mrs. Oversen, with her child, earns praise for presence of mind amid death. James McCarthy recalls freezing injuries and commends the Post’s rescue report as accurate. The 216 ton coal ship left South Amboy for Vinal Haven when driven onto a mud bank by a gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Perry
Oversen
James McCarthy
New York
Post
McCarthy
Fredericka Shepp
South Amboy
Vinal Haven
Nantucket Island
Coatue Beach
Bravely Rescued Babe After Ship Sinks Near Boston
Mrs. Overson and her husband and crew endured two days at sea as their ship took on water. The wife, clutching a photo of their other son Charlie, saved baby Arthur by placing him in her husband's arms before being lowered to a lifeboat. Arthur cried softly, while the crew battled the muttering sea and ice. They reached Boston from Woods Hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Charlce
Lttle Arthur
Brunswick
Charlie
Nedra
George
Robert
Indignation Meeting Over Reduced Day Trains in Revere
A Revere Town Hall gathering authorized a committee to press the Revere Beach and Lynn railroad for restoring 15 minute daytime trains. All night service will return, day service cut to half hourly. Beachmont leaders Carney Hayes Casassa oppose cuts citing impact on Beachmont and Crescent Beach patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere Town Hall
Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Keeping
Selectmen
John W
Carney
Beachmont
Crescent Beach
Daniel Gallagher
John F. Hayes
John W. Carney
Andrew A. Casassa
Beach District
Foster street twins and census show city births in 1907
Brockton report notes three twin sets on Foster street born within four months, five boys and one girl, with two deaths from infant weakness. Ward 2 totals 112 of 1054 city births in 1907, listing Cerela, Barry, and Power families with weights and outcomes of newborn twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Foster Street
Ward 2
Emilio Cerela
Joseph
Frankie
Cerela
Richard Barry
Stork
Agnes
Richard
Henry Power
Tragic student dies after self-inflicted wound
John C. Brooks, 18, of Wellesley, a high school student, died at Relief Hospital at 3 yesterday after shooting himself in the left breast. The tragedy occurred at the family home at 34 Cliff Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Brooks
Cliff Road
Wellesley
Relief Hospital
20 Percent Off Ulsters Fur Coats And Suits
The offer advertises 20 percent discounts on fur coats including ulsters and on dress suits tuxedo suits and Prince Albert coats and vests with no reservations and limits until February 8. The sale lists graded fur lined coats with prices reduced from $75 to $12 and emphasizes freedom of choice.
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OldSouth Clothing Co
Mrs. Eddy
A. Shuman &Co
Babe
Mrs. Oversen
Washburn
Washburn Department Store
Washburn Credit House
Washington St
Essex St. Lynn
Union St
American Automatic Amusement Company
Pastime Theatre
Ance
Washington Street
Avery
Short Street
Emilio Cereia
Frank
Browning, King & CO
Green River
Bond
Hermitage
Holland
Adams House
Ebbis & Dows
Adams Square
Bamber’s
Scollay Square
Clark
Dou Ie LO Ae
Portland and
Sudbury
North St
Cor
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