Dedication of Rood Screen at St John the Evangelist
At St John the Evangelist Bowdoin street a special mass dedicated a new oak Greek style rood screen across the sanctuary. Designed by Henry Vaughan with central Christ figure memorializing Rev. Joseph H. Colt D D headmaster of St Pauls School. Planned additions and a Cowley Oxford resemblance noted. Mr Edgar J Helms presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
Harvard
Henry Vaughan
Joseph Meyer
Christ
Ober Ammergau
Joseph H. Colt
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Cowley
Oxford
England
Woman Calms the Storm at People's Forum
At a People's Forum yesterday a heated exchange over the Socialist Labor Movement ended briefly in turmoil before a woman made a timely remark that sparked laughter. Speakers assailed tyranny and urged equal distribution of land and capital amid a free-for-all debate with rapid interruptions and name-calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Forum
W. H. Carroll
Socialist Labor Movement
Teddy
Labor Party
Hell All Burned Out and Frenzied Democracy Sermon
Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson at Tremont Temple denounces disbelief in God and the Bible. He warns the crowd’s consensus cannot decide eternal truth, stresses man’s evolution cannot replace God, and urges faith in Jesus of Nazareth as destiny.
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P. S. Henson
Tremont Temple
Hell
Heaven
New England
South
Jesus of Nazareth
God
Eulogy of Franklin at St Mark's Brookline
The Rev. Dillon Bronson praised Benjamin Franklin as a father of the Republic at St. Mark's M. E. Church in Brookline last evening. He called Franklin a industrious thinker and patriotic, noting his skepticism in youth, later reverence, and his role in urging prayer at the Federal convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Washington
Dillon Bronson
St. Mark’s M. E
Brookline
Paine
Franklin
Sermon Critiques Charles T Yerkes At Warren Ave Baptist
At Warren Avenue Baptist Church Rev Herbert S Johnson denounces Charles T Yerkes as an American success story built on unscrupulous means. The sermon notes Yerkes rose from poverty at 18 to wealth by 35, then prison for embezzlement, and a rapid return to riches after release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Herbert S. Johnson
Charles T. Yerkes
Johnson
Yerkes
Man 82 Years Old Father of Baby Boy
Edward August Kopke aged 82 in East Cambridge greeted by his 36 year old wife and their children after the birth of a healthy boy. The family, all Portuguese, posed for reporters as the newborn was shown and the sisters took turns holding the infant. The father expressed optimism about his health and future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Street
East
Cambridge
Edward Augustus Kopke
Pensioned Engineer Recounts Family Path From Portugal to Providence
The elderly civil engineer from Oporto recalls a career as a foundry owner and traveler. He explains wife and four children born there, including Edward in Providence, and notes his advancing age after a serious illness and loss of family support. He reflects on outliving relatives and financial shifts.
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Kopke
Oporto
Portugal
Lisbon
Edward
Providence
R. I
Martha
Hilda
Laura
Philanthropist Yerkes Labeled Ruined Man at Funeral
At 36 he is called a convict and jailbird in a harsh obituary tone. The funeral for Yerkes follows a tainted 2 million dollar house to a 50 thousand dollar tomb with six carriages and paid mourners. The message warns young men not to chase a phantom leading to disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerkes
Park Street Church Crisis Addressed by Rev A C Conrad
In a Park Street Church Sunday morning talk the assistant pastor Rev A C Conrad framed the 1906 programme as a crisis of spiritual economy. He urged Boston to stand by the church and pledged aggressive determination to sacrifice for its survival and mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Street
A. C. Conrad
Conrad
Boston
Good Workman Good Man Address Prompts Moral Insight
Rev Dr Alexander McKenzie told Prospect Union Cambridge yesterday that to know right you must decide to know it and act. our nature, like wood grain, guides discernment and must be cultivated seriously. He urged impartial justice as the motive for doing right. President Eliot of Harvard will speak next Sunday on Due Reverence Consistent With Genuine Democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander McKenzie
Prospect Union
Cambridge
God
Eliot
Harvard
City or State Law on Sunday Liquor Sales Question
A reader asks in the Post letters section whether a law forcing a person to buy food before being served liquor on Sunday is a state or city law. Michael F. Condon, M. & M. T. Co., Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Michael F. Condon
Wrecks from Blizzard Plague Coast and Ports
Boston endured the heaviest snowstorm of the winter with three inches on the level and winds at 34 miles per hour, while many ships faced perilous seas. vessels including the Philadelphian the Catalone and the Admiral Dewey battled the storm, some taking shelter in harbors or delaying along the coast from Eastport to Virginia.
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London
Catalone
Louisburg
Michigan
Liverpool
Wilson
Martello
Hull
Eng
Edda
Macors
Admiral Dewey
City of
Augusta
Savannah
Nantucket
Baltimore
Trojan
Philadelphia
Old Dominion
Herman Winter
New York
Nantasket Roads
Allan Line
Glasgow
Furness
Ashfield
Rotterdam
Bay State
Portland
Eastern Steamship Company
Dingley
Boston
Eastport
Virginia
Three Schooners Collide Off Portsmouth Harbor
Coastwise fleet vessels anchored at outer harbor attempted to enter safer anchorage when three schooners collided. Mary A Hall struck by Earl of Aberdeen causing jibboom damage. Hall lost fore topmast and head gear. Luther T Garretson also struck Hall, reports say.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Mary A. Hall
Luther T. Garretson
Earl of Aberdeen
Hall
Kittery
Aberdeen
Garretson
Highland Light Sees Severe Storm Strain Tides
On January 14 Highland Light reports a northeast wind that later shifted to the north at 55 mph, with snow and sleet. The sea ran high, tides undermined cliffs, and baled hay washed ashore near Peaked Hill and Highland life-saving stations. Several vessels remained at anchor in Provincetown Harbor, with wireless only remaining as contact.
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Highland Light
Peaked Hill
Highland
Provincetown Harbor
Schooner Atalanta Loses Man Overboard
Gloucester Jan 14 The schooner Atalanta returned from the Bay of Island with flag at half mast for Albert Smith 338 a Swedish native who fell overboard last week off the Bay of Fundy. At least a dozen frozen herring fishermen are reported missing and shipping men fear for the fleet’s safety.
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Gloucester
Atalanta
Bay of Island
N. F
Albert Smith
Bay of Fundy
Smith
Sweden
Two New Yorkers Die in Storm by Electrocution
Two people died when they touched fallen electric wires during today’s New York storm. Sleet snow and freezing rain hampered traffic as crews worked to clear lines and restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ozomulsion Laboratories
Pine ST
New York
Life preserver found on Monomoy Point Beach
Chatham Jan 14 a Monomoy Life Saving Station crew member picked up a worn life preserver marked Anna Shaw. The only vessel with that name is a small towboat from Boston belonging to Eastern Dredging Co now reported safe in East Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Monomoy Point
Anna Shaw
Boston
Eastern Dredging Company
Surf Washes Stones and Threatened Cottages at Winthrop Beach
A tremendous surf at Winthrop Beach yesterday sent tons of stones onto Crest avenue and Reddy street, creating a washout and a gravel pile while water flooded the crest. Many sightseers visited. as wind died, the danger eased and cottages were spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Beach
Crest Avenue
Reddy Street
Provident Case Prompts Governor Guild Praise
Governor Guild receives praise for actions in the Provident case. The piece notes deposits of hundreds of dollars in a sound bank and the poorer immigrant women who hope such sums will attract suitable husbands. Lawyer Bloomfield aids depositors pro bono, advising patience and realistic recovery hopes amid the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Inventor Loses House After Bank Financing Collapse
James H. Welsh of West Medford, an inventor of a typesetting machine, faces a sheriff sale of his home after financing through Provident Securities and Banking Company collapsed. He details failed payments by Charles D. Gurley, a diary of events, and doubts over ownership of the invention, while depositors and investigators scrutinize salaries, rents, and expenses tied to the firm’s operations and irrigation and railway ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Welsh
Mystic Street
West Medford
Provident Securities & Banking Company
Welsh
Provident Company
Charles D. Gurley
Gurley
Bank Commission
Provident Securities and Banking Company
Mr. Gurley
General Dalton
General Brigham
Where the Money Went in Provident Bank Draining Deposits
Depositors at Provident Securities and Banking Company saw $180000 move out through three channels. Funds were diverted to the Shenandoah Land and Irrigation Company of Colorado, to finance a railroad project in New Hampshire, and to support the Franco Gelatine Company of New Jersey. The Post reported these three outlets last week and highlighted rapid outward flow matching inflows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depositors’ Protective Committee
Post
Boston
Lynn
Strockton
Dalton
Burlen
Irrigation Company
Chicago
Provident Securities and Banking Company
Provident Securities Company
Shenandoah Land and Irrigation Company of Colorado
New Hampshire
Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Stomach Relief
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a rapid remedy for dyspepsia. It cites a Dayton VA man, Mr J R Miller, whose years of indigestion and postmeal distress vanished after use, noting improved strength and absence of dizziness. Pills sold by druggists and Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
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Simms
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