Advent rector opens Sunday sports debate in Boston
Rev. Dr. William H. Van Allen of the Church of the Advent argues for allowing harmless Sunday baseball for choir boys and others after church duties. He says the issue is civic not religious and that wholesome recreation should be permitted without admission or stakes. Other ministers weigh Sabbath sanctity and need for church alternatives as lawmakers consider Sunday observance bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. van Allen
Church of the Advent
Boston
van Alien
van Allen
John D. Long
Sunday baseball debate draws strong clergy opposition
Prominent Greater Boston clergy express firm opposition to Sunday baseball and amusements. Rev William Harman Van Allen of the Church of the Advent advocates a measure restricting amusements but opposes Sunday baseball. Rev A K McLennan of the First United Presbyterian Church also voices a negative stance on allowing baseball on Sundays.
Charges by Chelsea official against license board members
Ernest H. Johnson secretary of the Law Enforcement League in Chelsea filed malfeasance and neglect charges against License Commission members Harry B. Hammond James Walker and Dennis A. O'Brien. Mayor Beck set a hearing for Monday March 2 in the aldermanic chamber at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Ernest H. Johnson
Law Enforcement League
License Commission
Harry B. Hammond
James Walker
Dennis A. O'Brien
Hammond
O’brien
Beck
City Hall
Fire Damages Centennial Mining President Office
A blaze at the private office of Henry E. Fay president of the Centennial Mining Company on the eighth floor of the Massachusetts building 60 State street was discovered shortly after 4 p m yesterday by G G Endicott secretary. Fire extinguishers controlled the fire after damaging Fay s private desk and office furniture with an estimated loss of about 600 dollars. The cause remains uncertain though believed to be matches or a lighted cigarette left on the desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Fay
Centennial Mining Company
Massachusetts
State Street
G. G. Endicott
Needham Boys Honored For Drowning Rescue Bravery
In Needham, February 20, silver bravery medals from the Massachusetts Humane Society were awarded to Philip J. Fanning and Chester B. Heath for actions during the Needham Reservoir drowning incident on January 18. Heath, 1908 incident. Fanning, 1968 rescue effort at the scene, with local notables noting Heath as football captain and Fanning as Kimball Grammar School student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester B. Heath
Gustaf Youngham
Needham
Needham Reservoir
Ruth Foster
Philip J. Fanning
Putney
Massachusetts Humane Society
Heath
Philip Fanning
Kimball Grammar School
Panic check at Roxbury fire scare during musical farce
Dudley Club officials prevented a major panic last evening on Roxbury Street when a burning carbon piece was discarded and fell among shifting crowds. An alarm was raised as smoke and flames appeared, but orderly evacuation avoided injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Club
Roxbury Street
Auditors Rally After Sudden Darkness and Fire Alarm
In a packed hall the auditorium went dark amid smog and flames. The crowd surged as the fire alarm sounded, police and officials urged people to stay seated while staff doused the blaze. Lights returned and the show resumed with no reported injuries.
Harvard Debaters Chosen For Princeton Talkfest
At Dana Hall Harvard selected H Hurvitz I Diamond and I Sharfman to form the team for the Cambridge March 20 debate with Princeton. Hurvitz won the Coolidge prize of 100 dollars for the best trial debate performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Hall
Harvard
Princeton
Cambridge
H. Hurvitz
I. Diamond
I. & Sharfman
Law
Hurvitz
Coolidge
Free Superfluous Hair Gure A Positive Remedy
A historical ad touts Free Superfluous Hair Gure as a positive remedy that removes hairy growth without burning the skin. It claims safe topical action and cosmetic benefits for users seeking smoother skin.
Elect trovia promises instant hair removal for all skin types
A newspaper ad promotes Elec trovia as a safe hair destroyer for face neck arms bust and body. It claims no irritation or scarring and offers a trial bottle for two cents plus a two cent stamp with a money back guarantee for the full sized bottle at one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ko-Reec-Tiy Co
Indiana Ave
Chicago
Igen
Cocaine Use Alarming in Boston West End and South End
A Post investigation exposes widespread cocaine use among Boston youths and reports on a West End druggist selling cocaine-laced snuff prior to a crackdown. The West End’s “Coke Blowers’ Union” restaurant becomes a focal point for late night use while police tally arrests. State Board of Health and physicians push for a bill criminalizing manufacture and sale of cocaine containing snuff or cold cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Harrington
State Board of Health
Committee On Public Health
Boston
Post
West”End
Court Street
O’donnell
North End
Winthrop
Board of Health
Fish Downed by Harriman in Illinois Central Vote Case
Judge Ball dissolves October injunction barring Harriman interests from voting 281 281 shares of Illinois Central at the March 2 annual meeting. Union Pacific and Railroad Securities Company of New Jersey shares may be voted. Fish likely to pursue further action. case to be tried on its merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ball
Superior Court
Stuyvesant Fish
Harriman
Illinois Central Railroad
Fish
Illinois
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Railroad Securities Company of
New Jersey
Illinois Central
F. F. Farrar
New Orleans
East Boston Catholic Literary Association Observes Tenth Anniversary
East Boston C L A marked its 10th anniversary with about 100 attendees at Copley Hall. Mayor Hibbard and state officials attended as President James B Dealy and sister Stella led the grand march attended by roughly 200 couples. The group, founded by Rev John A McCauley in 1898 with 10 members, has grown to 300. Officers include James B Lealy president and William F Deletanty vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Boston Catholic Literary Association
Hibbard
James B. Dealy
Stella Dealy
John A. McCauley
James B. Lealy
William F. Deletanty
Wiliam S. Calhoun
Peter H. O'Nell
Joseph L. Carr
Copley Hall
Enfag Wit Street
Ninth Annual Ball of Division 72 AOH in Paine Hall
The ninth annual ball of Division 72 Ancient Order of Hibernians drew nearly 700 members and guests to Paine Hall last night. Decor featured Irish and American colors and a silk banner reading Welcome. W. W. Shine led as marshal with a staff of officers and a reception committee including M. J. Sullivan and Jeremiah Shea. Attendees included National President Matthew Cummings and County President John H. Dillon along with division presidents from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division
Order of Hibernians
Paine Hall
W. W. Shine
Peter Ward
D. P. Sullivan
James Quill
C. J. Curley
M. J. Sullivan
Jeremiah Shea
W. D. Walsh
Patrick Calnan
Patrick Brickley
Matthew Cummings
John H. Dillon
Boston
Peter Holland
David Ward
Sentinel
Requiem Mass For St Augustine Lyceum Members
Boston events note a requiem high mass at St Augustine's Church in South Boston tomorrow at 10 p m to honor deceased Lyceum members. Beck Eliot of Wakefield won $3000 in a Superior Civil Court session in East Cambridge against the Boston Northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine's Church
South Boston
St. Augustine's Lyceum
Beck Eliot
Wakefield
Superior Civil Court
East Cambridge
Boston & Northern
Centre Harbor
Copley Hall
Division 17
Concord Hall
West
Concord Street
E. J. Gilligan
James M. Curley
Simple cough relief with Brown's Bronchial Troches
A simple remedy offers immediate relief for coughs and sore throats. Sold only in boxes and free from opiates.
Prisoners Panic as Fire Hits Reformatory Laundry
Flames broke out in the laundry at the Massachusetts Reformatory in Concord Junction causing smoke and fear among inmates. Officials moved 50 prisoners from the east wing to the basement to avert danger, with damages estimated at 10,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Massachusetts Reformatory
Concord Junction
Fire at reformatory destroys laundry and prisoner supplies
Flames burst from ventilators after an explosion triggering a general alarm. Concord Junction and Concord Centre fire units fought a heavily barred building, burning the roof of the laundry. The blaze ruined 80 baths and 1000 sets of underclothes, with the 10 year old building costing $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord Junction
Concord Centre
Reformatory
Fighting the Great White Plague in South Boston
Werbert F Price of the Boston Consumptives Hospital spoke in Gray s Hall on cooperation to control tuberculosis The talk urged early diagnosis and action and called for public health officials physicians and citizens to join in stamping out the White Plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werbert F. Price
Boston Consumptives’ Hospital
Gray's Hall
South Boston
Unity Lodge
No. 5
Price
Board of Health
Nervula Promises Blood Purity and Nerve Strength
An advertisement touts Dr. Greene's Nervula as a seasonal tonic that purifies blood, soothes nerves, and strengthens resistance to disease. It promotes consults with Dr. Greene, a Boston medical lecturer, at 34 Temple Place or by mail free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Greene
No Strike Expected by New England Road Workers Says Coyle
P J Coyle of the Brotherhood of Railroad Freight and Baggagemen says there will be no strike among New England road employees. He notes Boston & Maine plans wage reductions above 100 monthly, but believes few union members earn that much. Other workers on the New Haven road report no wage-cut talk or trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
P. J. Coyle
Brotherhood of Railroad Freight and
Coyle
Boston & Maine Railroad
New Haven
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Boston
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Firemen
Prison system is arraigned in debate on criminal plan
Judge C A DeCourcey criticizes the prison system and praises probation as the first practical solution to crime. He argues probation guards the community and should apply to first offenders, often juveniles, with probation officers needing exceptional integrity intelligence and judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. DeCourcey
Superior Court of Massachusetts
Harvard Catholic Club
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets End Cognitive War On Digestion
Dyspepsia article promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the ally to end the internal war of stomach versus body. Claims digest 3,000 grains per tablet, harmless and effective with physician endorsements. Available 50 cents at druggists or by mail from F A Stuart Co Marshall Mich. Free sample with request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
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Han
Winfred C. Rhoades
Eliot Congregational Church
A. P. Sharp
Baker Memorial Church
George W. Bicknell
Greater Boston
William Harman van Allen
Stunday
A. K. McLennan
First United Presbyterian Church
McLen
Brave Needham
Samperes
Marston
Hanover St
H. Hunnefeld
Pres
J. W. Ellsworth
Trens
Oma
Brance
CUR
Washington Street
Weybosset Street
Providence
Main Street
Fall River
William Street
New Belford
New York
Philadelphia
London
England
N. B
Aly
Hay
Wallop
Hanks
Roxbury
West End
East Boston
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Philo Hay Spec, Co
Newark
N. J
JAYNES @ CO
Houghton
Dutton
Cushing
California
Washington
Cushing Medical Supply Co
Mass
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