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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1908
Page
7
Nearly 5000 people attended First Church of Christ Scientist services on Norway Street yesterday morning though Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy did not attend. She remained at her Chestnut Hill home taking a rest amid recent strain and new duties. Afternoon attendance reached about 1000 with a full seating capacity of 5000.
A man recounts the Urs ula disaster and the life boat ordeal in which he saved his sister Ruth by pushing a doomed woman overboard. The memory haunts him as a cruel choice of survival and a brutal act that the sister ultimately reveals was hers.
Mrs. Sarah Patten and her nine year old son leaped from a second story window at 4 Harvard Street to escape a blaze sparked by an automobile in the street. Mrs. Patten injured her face on a picket fence and may have internal injuries. the boy was also hurt.
New York February 2 In a discussion on marriage and divorce Professor Alexander Graham Bell argues that knowledge about harmful or beneficial marriages could guide unions He says only strict cases warrant prohibition while broad liberty would promote societal morality He calls for easy marriage and difficult divorce to ensure parental responsibility for life.
Archbishop O Connell presided at a candle blessing at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross assisted by cathedral clergy and altar boys. A daylight procession followed ending at the middle altar before the pontifical high mass. The sermon spoke on Omnipresence of God and a children and adults blessing of threats followed.
Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson tells a Post reporter he did not remove his Young Folks History of the United States from Boston schools because of the Sampson Schley controversy. Supervisors say the work is outdated and should be relegated to supplementary reading. the 1875 edition has long been used in Boston public schools.
Walter L. Sears, head of the State Free Employment Office, spoke at the South Unitarian Church on unemployment causes and relief ideas. He urged a New England Civic Federation style body with public employer and employee representation, state offices, and local labor need data, plus national laws to curb convict labor impact. He noted Boston's first year recorded about 60,000 employed through his bureau.
New Bedford faces the end of the 9 pm curfew bell tradition unless the City Council resumes the $150 annual pay for the bell ringer. The council has funds only through April 1, after which the office may be abolished and the city becomes a mere tradition.
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and police seek a man in charge of a crowded cattle car from Watertown New York to Brighton. Several calves died. witnesses describe a three foot wide space where two cows and ten calves were confined. Authorities await the suspect's return to Brighton for arrest, citing prior New York Central cases over long delays before proper care.
Paris reports Prince Louis of Mona Co, son of Prince Albert, accused by Mme Louvet his morgan atic wife of abducting their 6 year old daughter. Mme Louvet, in bed with shock, says the prince detains the child by force while she pleads daily for her mother.
The Rev Charles W Harvey of Church of the New Jerusalem Brookline urged congregations to accept personal responsibility and resist high finance he says promotes neighborly harm. Needham and Boston clergy led services and a city finance talk followed by election of a new moderator for six months at Pilgrim Hall.
The blessing of throats takes place today in multiple churches. At Sacred Heart Roslindale Rev John F Cummins will perform after the 8 o clock mass. St Marys North End Rev Joseph A Gorman will bless after each mass and at 3 30 pm. St Augustine South Boston Rev Mgr D O Callaghan will bless at 4 and 7 30 pm. Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Church Rev James Hayes will bless after the 9 am mass and at 3 30 pm.
Berlin reports ridicule over a New York council resolution banning women from smoking in public. One woman smoker says American liberty is only skin deep to propose such an ordinance, reflecting sharp dissent from local observers.
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain marked its 25th anniversary with a morning service led by Dr. Shearman who recalled the church’s founding 25 years ago when only about twenty members remained. An afternoon concert with a boy choir followed, with evergreen decorations, ground pine wreaths, and abundant cut flowers in the chancel.
Society figures of the North Shore report that Mrs Russell Sage and Miss Helen Gould plan a Beverly Farms summer stay. An agent for Mrs Sage eyeing premier North Shore estates has reportedly chosen a top property with an option obtained. The rumor stirs local charity hopes Massachusetts’ needy may benefit from their philanthropy.
In Upton on February 2 a courtship formed within the Congregational Church leads to the upcoming wedding of Mrs Josie B Walker and Arthur L Newton. Both have been deeply active in church work illustrating their devotion to church causes and to each other. This will be Mrs Walker's second marriage and their union is tied to church service and community good.
Six year old Joey Frankel of 43 Stanwood Street Roxbury fell from the back piazza railing while watching siblings skate on a nearby artificial pond. He died from a fractured skull and injuries, as Bennie Frankel notified his parents who were indoors.
London listeners debate two questions sparked by portraits of Englishwomen in Berlin. Did 100 to 150 years ago’s women outshine today’s in beauty, and are Englishwomen fairer than women from other nations?
Former Boston school official Grafton D. Cushing spoke at the YMCA on ethics in public life. He argued honesty must guide politics, that educated leaders must balance guile with dove like harmlessness, and urged citizens to study representatives and influence policy. He warned politics cannot be a lucrative profession and stressed public duties of nonofficial citizens.
Berlin report notes a Hamburg physician linked tattooing on sailors to a wasting illness. A German battleship sailor developed a mysterious disease after a tattoo of the ship was added to his chest. Doctors suspect a link to cuticular tuberculosis traced to prior tattooing among crew.
Tomorrow night Mayor Hibbard will outline his plan to transfer a large share of government to the Finance Commission. He hosts Republican Representatives from Boston at the Hotel Bellevue as his bill sits with the legislative committee on metropolitan affairs.
The article notes a flood of petitions for a city commission and various proposals from Boston and Beacon Hill figures. Proposals include a Des Moines style municipal directorate, a finance department with a popularly elected controller, and a charter commission to report before prorogation. Rumors say the Mayor may curb Finance Commission powers amid Republican opposition.
A 23 year old in Boston with a $16 weekly salary asks Mildred Champagne if he should marry his fiancée now that her guardian mother has died. He owes a $300 debt to a relative, no interest, and fears marrying before clearing it. Champagne urges prioritizing the fiancée, suggests steady repayment, and notes the relative’s flexible terms.
Mrs. Catherine Quinlan of 186 Linwood Street Somerville died by gas inhalation in a despondent state due to ill health. The body was found yesterday morning by her daughter. Quinlan was a well known local resident whose nerves were shattered by illness.
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