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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1896

Page

8

Sermon on Heroism in Peace by Rev Savage at Unity Church

The Rev WWJ Savage addressed heroism in times of peace at the Church of the Unity. He denied quitting Boston for New York, urged moral courage in home life and work, and urged truth in pulpit speaking. The sermon also covered Schlatter healing claims and a concluding quiet healing service.

Church of the Unity Minot J. Savage New York Savage Boston New Church Shaler Harvard College

Rev Helen Van Anderson at St Botolph Street Healing Service

Allan Hall on St Botolph Street was crowded as Rev Helen Van Anderson spoke at the Church of the Higher Life. She discussed Schlatter the Divine Healer and spiritual healing while a card on her desk proclaimed the higher life practises faith hope and love in thought word and action.

Schlatter Denver van Anderson Christ Allan Hall St. Botolph Street Helen van Anderson Church of the Higher Life

The New Theology Sermon at Parker Memorial

Discourse by George W. Stone, treasurer of the American Unitarian Association, opened by Rev. Edward A. Horton at Parker Memorial Hall. Stone cites Corinthians and Phillips Brooks, arguing that mankind grows wiser, goodness is the rule, and Jesus' love should govern all. He urges just treatment of humanity and unity through divine love.

George W. Stone Parker Memorial Parker Memorial Hall Edward A. Horton American Unitarian Association Phillips Brooks Jesus God Earth

Vast American Encyclopedic Dictionary offered in 1000 sets

A New England Newspaper Syndicate offer advertises 1000 sets of the American Encyclopedic Dictionary at 507 Washington Street Boston. The four volume, 5000 page set costs 42 dollars by subscription with 1 dollar deposit and 1 dollar monthly payments for 12 months, delivered immediately to subscribers.

New England Washington Street Boston England Huxley Proctor Post

Missing Nellie Bryson Seen on Washington Street

Nellie Bryson, a missing girl, was reportedly seen by Bella Flaherty of South Boston on Washington Street last Tuesday. Reports describe Nellie as well dressed with a tall feathered hat and red bows, and her whereabouts remain unknown as her family searches city theaters and has received varied sightings.

Nellie Bryson Bella Flaherty South Boston Washington Street Nellie Miss Flaherty Bella Rose Annie Scanlon Post Clarendon Street Retreet Bryson Poole Beebe McGee Fresh Pond

Prince Henry of Battenberg joins Ashantee expedition at Prahsu

The War Office reports Prince Henry of Battenberg husband to Princess Beatrice attached to the Ashantee expedition has arrived at Prahsu. He fell ill after the expedition left Cape Coast Castle and his condition has worsened since.

London War Office Prince Henry of Battenberg Beatrice Prahsu Cape Coast Castle

Salt Rheum Cure Saint Saleacea Advertisement

Salt Rheum case dated November 27 1895 touts SALVA-CEA as cure after six years of suffering from salt rheum with claim of relief after one box. Also promotes Saleacea Extra Strong for rheumatic joint pain sold in tins and by mail from Tue BraypretH Co 274 Canal St New York.

Questionable claim on foreign born voters in states

The New York Sun critiques Rev Wilbur Crafts for claiming thirteen states have foreign born majorities. It notes no state, and only North Dakota and Minnesota have foreign born populations approaching one third. Census data from the eleventh census contradicts the assertion.

Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Nevada California Union Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Ceeseses Rhode Island Connecticut New York Gomey Sseen Keses Bormayivadia J Cseeebseee Elaware Maryland District of Columbia Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Illinois Michigan Missouri North Texas Ste Oklahoma Arkansas Arizona Utah Idaho Washington Oregon Wilbur F. Crafts the Sun Wilbur EF. Crafts American Magazine of Civics Crafts Centage Vermont Rhode New Jersey North West Virginia Caroling South Carolina Georgia Ohio Indiana Iowa South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Montana Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Atizonac Ernie

Galvin Brothers Florists Notice No Agents Employed

Messrs GALVIN BROTHERS Florists Tremont St Boston notify patrons they have No Agents Employed or authorized to solicit orders for funeral designs The custom among some florists of employing agents for such purposes is disapproved by them.

Ists Tremont St Boston

Presidential Work and Chicago Democrats Push for Convention City

In Cincinnati the Commercial Gazette prints Senator Chandler's letter noting New England backs Reed and was Blaine averted. New England now regrets not backing Blaine. In Chicago ten prominent Democrats head to Washington to lobby the national committee to name Chicago as the convention site, with Senator Hill reportedly favorable to Chicago.

Cincinnati The Commercial Gazette Senator Chandler New Hampshire New England Reed New York Blaine Chandler Chicago Washington National Democratic Committee Senator Hill

Fire on Arch Street Destroys Basement Stock

Private Watchman John Wall spots a basement blaze at No 90 and 92 Arch Street. Firefighters confine the fire to the basement where Henry T. Edwards kept a large stock of fancy electric and gas fixtures. Loss and damaged building ownership are noted with an estimated total of 5000 dollars.

John Wall Arch Street Henry T. Edwards Edwards E. F. Winslow

Armenian Distress Reports Big Armenian Losses in Anatolia

Constantinople dispatches detail 176 towns burned in Harpoot and Diarbekir provinces. Armenian population 92,000 with 15,845 killed, excluding uncertain killings. French ambassador M. Cambon estimates 50,000 killed overall in Anatolia as pressures rise against the Armenian Patriarch.

London Constantinople United Press Harpoot Diarbekir M. Cambon Anatolia

Peanut dealers form Virginia wide organization

A Norfolk peanuts conference led by K B Elliott president of the Virginia Peanut Association said a supplement to last night’s meeting will form a statewide Virginia peanut dealers organization with possible North Carolina exceptions. Judge R W Arnold supported the move and indicated inclusion of nearly all Virginia dealers.

Norfolk K. B. Elliott Virginia Peanut Association R. W. Arnold Virginia North Carolina

Bourgeois Affirms France Aims at Peace and Justice

Paris report says Prime Minister Bourgeois spoke at a Lyons banquet and stated France’s policy abroad remains unchanged by internal changes. He framed France’s aims as preserving peace and advancing justice for all in civilization.

Paris Bourgeois Lyons France

Ingersoll Refused Permission for Sunday Lecture in Little Rock

Municipal authorities in Little Rock Ark refuse Robert G Ingersoll permission to give a non religious lecture on Shakspere scheduled for Sunday February 2. The denial reflects local Sunday restrictions and public order concerns.

New York School of Applied Design for Women Wins Medal

The New York School of Applied Design for Women was awarded a medal for the excellence of its exhibit at the Atlanta fair. This marks the eighth medal the school has won in the past three years.

New York New York School of Applied Design For Women

Labor Union urges 3 cent fare plan in Brockton

The Central Labor Union passed resolutions urging the City Council to work toward adopting a 3 cent transit fare.

Brockton Central Labor Union Today

Wreck of British Bark Janet Cowan Off Vancouver Island

The British bark Janet Cowan was wrecked on December 1 near Carmanah on Vancouver’s west coast. Second mate Howell and two sailors drowned after jumping overboard as rocks were struck. the skipper Thompson and three crewmen froze to death seeking shelter. The ship had sailed from Came Town, South Africa, September 11 to load lumber in Vancouver. The crew later escaped to shore via rope and breeches buoy after a doomed effort to reach land.

Port Townsend Wash Janet Cowan Thompson Carmanah Vancouver Town South Africa Howell Chamberlain

Harvard President Defends Against Suffrage Convention Quotation

Harvard University President Charles W. Eliot denounces a National American Woman Suffrage Association call for its Washington convention citing a misquoting of his Forum article. The correspondence forwarded by Bishop Doane quotes Eliot and confirms alterations misrepresenting his stance on women’s suffrage.

Albany N. Y Charles W. Eliot Harvard University J. V. S. Pruyn William Croswell Doane Episcopal National American Association of Woman Washington Eliot Doane Commonwealth Susan B. Anthony Rachael Foster Avery Cambridge National Woman Suffrage Association Republic

Burglars Loot South Boston Home on G Street

Thieves entered the residence of George L. Perrin at 88 G Street South Boston last evening and looted silverware from a sideboard. Stolen items include ice cream spoons marked p orange spoons an ice cream knife a sugar shovel eight tea spoons marked P and L H 8 to D L P and two napkin rings. Entry was gained by false keys.

George L. Perrin G Street Boston L. H

Missing graves spark Des Moines mystery in January report

In Saylerville Cemetery two corpses were exhumed and identified Mrs Townsend and miner Sandy Bell. The Des Moines Medical College was searched and four men and one woman were found. No arrests have been made as authorities investigate the grave robbing case.

Des Moines George Townsend Saylerville Sandy Bell Des Moines Medical College Townsend

Train Robber Oliver Perry Terrifies with Glass Self-Harm

Oliver Curtis Perry, inmate at Matteawan Asylum, attempted to cut out his eye with glass Thursday night. Previously at Auburn he tried to blind himself with a needle. Guards said he has threats to blind himself for a pardon, and doctors fear the other eye may fail.

Fishkill Landing Oliver Curtis Perry Matteawan Asylum Auburn Perry Matteawan

Lowden denies engagement to Miss Florence Pullman

Chicago January 12 Frank O Lowden states no announcement of an engagement to Miss Florence Pullman has been authorized by anyone in response to published reports.

Chicago Frank O. Lowden Florence Pullman

Transvaal turmoil prompts calls for conference among powers

Contained in reports from Berlin and Paris is the view that if England rejects a conference and seeks a settlement, the Transvaal government may appeal to the powers for a conference to resolve the crisis. German and French circles caution against adventurous intervention.

Vaal Republic van Blokland Berlin Paris Transvaal England Germany France Dreibund Bismarck Hamburger Nachrichten Nachrichten Vossische Zeitung Lokal Anzeiger London London Telegraph Queen Victoria William Hamburg Frankfort

Germany Holds Fast to Statu Quo Over Transvaal Independence

Berlin reports insistence on the existing order in the Transvaal dispute. German officials say Britain should keep hands off and that Berlin backs Transvaal independence with European support. Interest grows in William II’s Cowes reception and Coburg wedding talks amid German commercial investments.

Berlin London Great Britain Foreign Office Germany Transvaal Europe Britain William Cowes Isle of Wight Queen Victoria Coburg Alexander of Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg Kruger England National Zeitung Delagoa Bay Siemens Company Reichstag

Rhodes Still At The Helm In South Africa

An early 20th century dispatch from London reports ongoing intrigue around the fall of a former South African dictator and the speculation that Rhodes spirits remain in control as the Erstwise Premier’s power horizon appears extended despite political turmoil and uncertainty.

London

Reforms and Rebels Stir in South Africa

London reports the arrest of the reform committee in Johannesburg and hints at rising resistance led by "Dom Paul" against British forces. Included is American engineer John Hays Hammond of Consolidated Gold Fields, his San Francisco family ties, and Hammond’s lucrative offer while noting the growing conflict and defiance facing the colonial regime.

London Reform Committee Johannesburg Dom Paul Jameson John Hays Hammond Consolidated Gold Fields California Major Richard Hammond San Francisco Miss Harris Mississippi South Africa Paul

May Strike In High Places In London Despatches

Despatches recount Jameson’s men showing splendid bravery prompting England and the world. Government faces difficulty punishing survivors now turned over for trial. Inquiry may implicate the British high commissioner and officials for winking at raid preparations or careless oversight.

London Jameson England Chamberlain

Emperor William on Transvaal Affair and Jameson Raid

Berlin reports confirm letters between Emperor William and Queen Victoria on Transvaal. The emperor hints Jameson raid was criminal and condemns it, while stating no desire to offend England. He heard the foreign secretary’s briefing and voiced confidence in preserving peace.

Berlin William Queen Victoria Transvaal England Jameson

Sixty Reform Committee Members Arrested in Johannesburg

Pretoria dispatch reports sixty members of Johannesburg reform committee under arrest with belief that only five ringleaders will be detained. The capture marks a major crackdown amid ongoing political unrest.

Pretoria Reform Committee Johannesburg

Australian states pledge loyalty to Britain in imperial crisis

The Hon. George H Reid, NSW prime minister, cables Lord Salisbury praising Britain's firm actions to defend imperial integrity. He says Australia and Tasmania support the mother country's stance against foreign interference and affirm loyal aid. Signatories include governments of New South Wales Victoria South Australia Queensland Tasmania and Western Australia.

London George H. Reid New South Wales Lord Salisbury Australia Tasmania Victoria South Australia Queensland Western Australia

Plymouth and Devonport ordnance yards press shells for flying squadron

Work continued all day at the Plymouth and Devonport ordnance yards as crews completed the shell supply for the use of the flying squadron.

London Plymouth Devonport

Naval strength in Foreign Powers appears in Post Almanac

The excerpt outlines how the Boston Post Almanac classifies warships to compare naval power. It defines classes of battleships and cruisers by displacement, age, and speed, with specific thresholds and the inclusion of port and local defense vessels.

Boston Post Poston Post Almanac

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