St Vincent de Paul Parish Celebrates Father Patterson Jubilee
In South Boston the St Vincent de Paul parish observes the silver jubilee of Rev. George J. Patterson with a near 3000 dollar gift presented to him in a large gathering. The pastor expresses deep gratitude as the celebration continues with music, speeches, and plans for a high mass next Sunday with Archbishop Williams assisting.
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St. Vincent de Paul's Catholic Church
E Street
South
Boston
George J. Pattersor
Father Patterson
St. Vincent’s Parish
Julia M. Leary
Joy, Joy, Joy
F. A. Brogan
Virgin
Katy
Grace Donovan
Jennie Brown
Sacred Heart
James J. Gallivan
John Loyd
Mary Grimes
Gallivan
Margaret Nolan
Handel
Mer
Denis O'Callaghan
St. Augustine’s
Dennis F. Brennan
St. Vincent's
Miss Moffitte
Lord
Miss Houghton
John J. McNulty
St. Cecilia’s Church
St. Vincent’s Church
John J. Williams
Thomas L. Flannagan
James B. Troy
Louis L. Walsh
Francis J. Glynn
Milford raid ends planned cockfight gathering
Deputy Sheriff George G. Tidsbury with State Officers Dunham Proctor and Rhoades raided a party of cock fighters between Milford and Hopkinton at 9 45 this morning. Seven gamecocks and paraphernalia were seized. Most attendees fled or were captured. many towns represented include Milford Hopkinton South Framingham Worcester Marlboro and Natick. The birds were described as finest specimens and main fights were to follow in Skunk Hill Hopkinton. Court action expected in Hopkinton within days.
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Milford
George G. Tidsbury
Ashland
Dunham, Proctor
Rhoades
Old Battery Place
Hopkinton
Tidsbury
South
Framingham
Worcester
Marlboro
Natick
Skunk Hill
Wade
Dunham, Proctor and
Princess Louisa Declared Hopelessly Insane in Dresden Retreat
Princess Louisa daughter of King Leopold of Belgium, divorced from Prince Philip of Saxe Coburg Gotha, held prisoner near Dresden, pronounced hopelessly insane. Her daughter Dorothea married Ernest Gontheir, Duke of Siesvig-Holstein, brother of the Empress of Imany, and her sister Stephanie wed Archduke Rudolf of Austria, who died by suicide.
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Berlin
Louisa
Leopold
Belgium
Philip of
Saxe-Coburg- Gotha
Dresden
Dorothea
Ernest Gontheir
Siesvig-Holstein
Imany
Stephanie
Rudolphe of
Austria
Sarni and Miss Cristofo ro wed at St Leonard of Port Maurice
Alexander Sarni and Miss Delia Cristoforo, daughter of Mr and Mrs Cristoforo, united in marriage at the Church of St Leonard of Port Maurice yesterday afternoon. Rev Father Ubaldus officiated. The bride was attended by cousin Miss Celia Pesaturo. Best man was Robert Martino. A reception followed at 22 Sheafe Street.
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Alexander Sarni
Delia Cristoforo
Cristoforo
North End
Ruth Circle of King's Daughters and Sons at Charles Street Church
A special service at Charles Street A M E Church last evening, led by Rev. William H. Thomas, featured a new carpet presentation to the church trustees. The ceremony occurred at Mt. Vernon and Charles streets under Ruth Circle sponsorship.
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Charles Street
M. E
Ruth Circle of
King’s Daughters and Sons
Mt. Vernon and
Charles Streets
William H. Thomas
Churc
Boston Week of Prayer Opens With Moody in City
Boston hosts a citywide prayer week led by Moody the evangelist and other prominent clergymen. Daily evening services across churches include Berkeley Temple Park Street Bowdoin Square and Tremont Temple with union meetings at noon and special talks by Charles M. Crittenton. The week features varied topics from church leadership to missions as crowds gather and plans move toward Faneuil Hall for January services.
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Moody
Evangelist
the Evangelist
Boston
Berkeley Temple
Misses May Frost
Fanny Simpson
Bromfield Street
Park Street
A. C. Dixon
A. H. Plumb
Shawmut Congregational Church
Tremont and
Brookline Streets
Charles M. Crittenton
New York
Church—Jesus Christ the Head
W. H. Walker
George W. Coleman
Home Missions
W. H. Breed
James M. Gray
God's Word
Charles W. Perkins
West Somerville
Morton W. Plummer
James ¥. Lockwood
J. A. McElwain
BE. A. Lawrence
J. B. Gray
Tremont Temple
W. W. Everts
First Methodist Church
Temple Street
Crittenton
Board of Aldermen
Faneuil Hall
M. R. Deming
E. C. Ewing
Norwood
Bastor
Mr. Critterton
Lamb of God
Female Evangelsits Frost and Simpson report Boston visit
Long Island evangelists Miss Mary Frost and Missa Fannie Simpson are at Bromfield Street M. E. Church through February 1. Frost preaches on Backsliding while Simpson sings and plays zither. daily business men meetings run noon to 1 pm. the pair toured many cities in the state last year and have won many converts.
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Mary Frost
Missa Fannie Simpson
Long Island
Boston
Bromfield Street M. E
Miss Frost
Miss Simpson
God
Paul
Crittenton at the Temple Speech by Merchant Evangelist
Charles N. Crittenton, the New York merchant evangelist, spoke to a temple audience. The address covered faith in daily business and social reform, highlighting charitable work and religious outreach.
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Charles N. Crittenton
New York
Plea for Clean Plays at Advent Church
A Boston audience heard Rev G W Shinn preach on The Clean Play and the Clean Theatre as part of the Actors' Church Alliance effort. He urged theatre as a moral force, criticized sensational posters and immoral plays, and praised actors choosing modest roles while advocating wealthy patrons supporting elevating productions.
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Church of the Advent
G. W. Shinn
D. D
Newton
Actors’ Church Alliance
New York
Potter
Boston
The
Alliance
West Street
Speaker
Church as home of spiritual refreshment not employment office
Dr Donald urged that modern life wrongly views churches as social welfare or employment offices. He warned against using worship for material help or selfish aims, stressing the church as the home of spiritual refreshment and the water of life and urging obedience to Christ to curb restless modern life.
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Donald
Breaking Home Ties Sermon Series by Rev Dorchester
The Rev L Dorchester of the People's Temple presents a six part serial The Old Homestead with Breaking Home Ties as the first chapter given last night. In parable form it follows a young man leaving home to seek fortune as temptations test his faith but God remains with him through life and back to salvation.
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Dorchester
Dorchester Minister Accepts Call to Fall River Church
Reverend A L Upham of Dorchester notified First Baptist Church of Fall River that he accepted their call and will begin duties on the first Sunday in February. The church has been pastorless for over a year since the resignation of Reverend Wife Rowley, now in Boston.
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Fall River
A.L. Upham
Dorchester
First Baptist Church
Rowley
Boston
Hadonfield Pastor Resigns for Lawrence Church Call
The Rev. Charles G. Earle, pastor of Haddonfield Baptist Church, resigned today to accept a call from Second Baptist Church of Lawrence Massachusetts. His resignation becomes effective January 31. Earle previously led Harvard Street Baptist Church in Boston.
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Haddonfield
N. J
Charles G. Earle
Haddonfield Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church
Lawrence
Mass
Mr. Earle
Harvard Street Baptist Church
Boston
Gas Kulls Two Four Dying Gas Kulls Two Four Dying
Peter A. Lynch aged 9 and his 9 month old son died from fuel gas asphyxiation. Mrs. Lynch and Mary Healey hospitalized with uncertain recovery. In Brooklyn William Williams dies from gas inhalation. Alexander Bell of the Morgan line Pl Paso overcome by gas at Monthampton Hotel with slim chance of recovery.
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New York
Peter A. Lynch
West Forty-seventh Street
Peter
Monthampton
Richard Goldsborough dies in Santiago Chile
SANTIAGO CHILE January 5 Richard Goldsborough an American engineer noted in the field has died in the city. The brief report notes his death and his prominence as a professional in technology.
Coal famine hits Hazleton mines after three weeks of flooding
Multiple dispatches report a coal shortage in Hazleton Penn due to three weeks of mine flooding. The same wire notes an appeal by the American Missionary Association urging Congregational churches to mark Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on February 12 with a national observance. Local rail collision near Rex Georgia kills three crew members and damages freight cars. Roulette town in Potter County Pa suffers a devastating fire leaving only one store standing and potential losses above thirty thousand dollars. Dr Egbert Guernsey, prominent homeopath, remains seriously ill with little hope of recovery as of Jan 5 in New York City.
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Hazleton
Penn
New York
American Missionary Association
Congregational Churches
Abraham Tincoln
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Rex
Coudersport
Roulette
Potter County
Egbert Guernsey
Drummer boy and inventor James Looney linked to sister's death
In City Hospital morgue, Catherine O Reilley and her brother James Looney lie dead. Autopsies will decide if Catherine died by murder and if James died by his own hand. Looney, once a Civil War drummer turned inventor, led a troubled life in a basement at 5 Rochester Street, spiraling after years of estrangement from his sister Katie Looney, who sought to rescue him. After years of downfall and opium use, the siblings reunited briefly before a fatal struggle over liquor ended with Catherine's death and Looney's own end in the prison cell. The case unfolds as police review his confession and circumstances surrounding the deaths.
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City Hospital
Catherine O’reilley
James Looney
Strange
Rochester Street
Sargent Machine Works
Katie
Catherine Looney
John O’reilley
Looney
Tooney
South End
Katie Looney
Yooney
Wescott
East Dedham Street
Dugan
Lane
Bundle on Fin Was Ryans Wife Tragedy in Charlestown Home
At 70 Medford street Charlestown John Ryan poured water on a smouldering bundle that proved to be his wife Ellen Ryan 40 severely burned and soon after taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Reserve Officer Newcombe forced entry and extinguished the fire. Ryan and his wife had been drinking. The seven year old daughter corroborates his story and no arrest was made.
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John Ryan
Medford _ street
Charlestown
Ryan
Newcombe
Division 15
Ryan Tenement
Ellen Ryan
Massachusetts General Hospital
Drier Sunday in New York
New York January 6 saloons faced stricter enforcement without an official police order. Inspectors recalled Colonel Partridge’s New Year speech urging action against crime and vice, leading to closures among low class saloons while better venues limited crowd noise. Saloonkeepers viewed the measure as a success, noting The Brooklyn Sunday’s impact.
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New York
Brooklyn
Colonel Partridge
Manhattan
Peice
Ames Law
Teen Porter Charged With Mail Theft In Framingham
A Boston post office inspector arrested 13 year old Samuel Porter in South Framingham on charges of stealing United States mail. Porter allegedly obtained keys to George L. Clapp’s post office box and tore up letters during office visits. He was caught tearing letters yesterday evening and will be arraigned before U S Commissioner Fiske in Boston.
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South Framingham
Jan
Boston
Samuel Porter
United States
George L. Clapp
Porter
Ouly Porter
Fiske
Scarlet Fever Institute Endowed in Chicago Memorial Style
Harold McCormick and Edith Rockefeller McCormick have endowed and incorporated an institute in Chicago for the study of scarlet fever and other infectious diseases. The memorial honors their son John Rockefeller McCormick who died last year from scarlet fever.
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Chicago
Harold McCormick
Edith Rockefeller
John Rockefeller McCormick
Fire Destroys Farmington Homestead. Man Dies
In Farmington Missouri on January 5 the Day property at New Sharon on the riverbank burned including the house and stable. Henry Morrill a night resident of the stable was killed by the blaze. The loss stood at 300 dollars with no insurance.
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Farmington
James W. Day
New Sharon
Henry Morrill
Tragic Sledding Accident Claims 7 Year Old
Emile Delile aged seven drowned after losing control on a sled and sliding into the ice covered banks of the Cocheco River at Dover New Hampshire on January 5.
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Dover
N. H
Cocheco River
Emile Delile
Feuds Among Brigands Over Kidnapped Miss Stone
Constantinople, Jan 5 Miss Stone's captors are said to be hunted by Turkish villagers amid a deadly feud between brigand leaders. Some bands reportedly desert and attempt to re-enter Bulgaria as anxiety grows over Miss Stone's fate. No news since Nov. 13. rumors of release unfounded. Gargiale away seeking captors.
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Constantinople
Legation
Salonika
Interior
Miss Stone
Dickinson
United States
Sofia
Crisis Today Is Teaming Strike Looms In Boston
Union and master teamsters in Boston prepared for a possible strike at a special meeting if wage terms and hours are not settled by Wednesday. About 6000 union members attended a report meeting at Brodbine Hall amid calls for 6 am to 6 pm hours and overtime pay, with several firms already agreeing to demands and 300 new members initiated.
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Johnson & Co
Merritt's Express Company
Abbott & Fernald and Carter, Rice & Co
Allied Freight ‘Transportation Council
Seeee Eall
Labor Men to Confer on Central Labor Union Merger
The Boston Central Labor Union voted to invite Building Trades Council delegates to a conference to discuss consolidating the two bodies. Proposals call for a unified Central Labor Union with delegates from both groups, defining the new structure, authority, and eligibility rules. Resolutions endorsed Ship Carpenters Union claims, condemned a postmaster general’s action, and noted Roosevelt aides informing Porto Rico authorities of a recent protest. Credentials from multiple unions were received.
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Central Labor Union and
Building Trades Council
Boston Central Labor Union
Central Labor Union
Building Trades Section
Building Trades Council of Boston and Vicinity
Central Labor Union and Building Trades Council
Building Crafts
Thomas F. Keogh
James H. Kinder
B. T
Ship Carpenters’ Union of
East
Boston
Ship Carpenters’ Union
Social Reform
H. Abrahams
Roosevelt
Senor Tglesias
American Federation of Labor
Porto Rico
Machinists’ Union, Custon ‘Tailors
Bakers
Painters
Geneva Association of Walters
Despondent man drinks laudanum in lodging house
Albert Cole, ailing and out of work, attempted self harm by drinking laudanum in a cheap lodging house on Washington Street. The proprietor alerted police, Dr Williams treated him at Station 4, and he was moved to City Hospital where his condition is expected to improve.
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Albert Cole
Tingle
Waslington Street
Cole
Williams
Theatrical Mechanics' Benefit Concert At Park Theatre
The annual benefit for the sick and death fund of the Theatrical Mechanics' Association was a concert at Park Theatre last evening. The program featured 17 numbers with comedians, vocalists, sketch artists, a male quartet, jugglers and monologists. The Columbia Theatre Orchestra supplied the music and a large crowd attended.
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The
Theatrical Mechanics’ Association
Park Theatre
Columbia Theatre Orchestra
Mock Trial At Hecht Club Ends In Guilty Verdict
A mock trial at the Jacob H. Hecht Club on Allen Street last evening featured Joseph Ratkowsky as judge and Moses Hopper as prosecuting attorney. Defendants included Benjamin Ratkowsky with David Garb and Isaiah Sharif as defense. The jury found the defendant guilty of kidnapping amid post trial refreshments.
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Hecht Club
Jacob H. Hecht Club
Allen Street
Joseph l. Ratkowsky
David Charak
Marcus Cohen
Moses Hopper
David Garb
Isaiah Sharifman
Benjamin P. Ratkowsky
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People's Temple
Trinity Church
MR. Upham
Pall River
News of the World
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Galveston
Tex
Richard Goldsborough
Sebranje
National Assembly
Ferdinand
Hugh J. Cannon
George Q. Cannon
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