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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1907
Page
7
President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard denounces Congregational ritual as a bondage on ministers. He argues ritual weakens mental and spiritual power, fosters overreliance on written prayers, reduces influence, and hinders progress, urging Congregationalism as a defence against ecclesiastical ritual and creedal bonds.
In a Senate defense, Tillman rejects lynching as mob law except for rape, arguing unwritten laws uphold vigilante justice. He declares he would not change his stance, cites protecting women, and denounces attempts to mock or undermine Southern codes. The quarrel leads to a closed session and a later apology from Tillman and Carmack.
A California office worker credits a Grape-Nuts diet with restoring digestion and nerve health. She reports rapid weight gain then stable health, noting headaches ceased within days and work capacity doubled. Her brother-in-law also improved on the same regimen.
Strike benefits paid to 82 of 165 Thomas G. Plant shoe cutters in Jamaica Plain as 133 find other jobs. Foreman in trimming room admitted to assembly. Sheet Metal Workers report strong demand for ventilator and cornice men. Hynes and Kennedy to attend district council in Quincy. Wharf and Bridge Builders plan complaint over engineers at unfair builders. A wage scale seeks 3 a day for tool men and 2.50 for machine men after May 1. Steamship wharf clerks see day wage rise to 2.50 and night to 2.75 offered. Arthur M. Watson elected to international executive board for first district.
The New England Sabbath Protective League held its annual session and urged renewed effort to defend Sunday laws. The report notes successes such as suppressing pool selling and limiting Sunday baseball while acknowledging a strong trend toward eroding Sabbath protections.
The article contrasts home government apathy with US aid after Kingston disaster. Mayor Tait expresses regret that Admiral Davis withdraws assistance, asking him to stay and noting the sick rely on the care given. Admiral Davis replies he serves under island authority and left the emergency hospital in good order.
Esme Howard, acting British envoy, informed Acting Secretary Bacon that Earl Grey has ordered an official inquiry into the authenticity of a letter said to be from Governor Swettenham to Rear Admiral Davis. The aim is to verify the letter’s genuineness in the Davis-Swettenham incident.
London reports no explanation from Sir Alexander Swettenham for his letter to Rear Admiral Davis that led to the withdrawal of American warships from Kingston. British officials condemn the tone as unprofessional and foresee recall or disavowal, while urging U S courtesy and restraint.
A wireless message from Stamford reports Charles E. Barnes, once thought to have died by jumping from the Priscilla in 1903, was recognized aboard the Celtic en route to Europe. Barnes, then New York manager of a typewriter firm, disappeared after boarding in Fall River. His wife, in Europe, will be contacted and may meet the Celtic at Naples.
Professor F C de Sumichrast of Harvard comments on British residents in Boston criticizing Sir Alexander Swettenham for ordering U S warships away from Kingston. He notes the Victorian Club telegram thanking the U S for swift naval relief and questions the tone of an international law letter to Rear Admiral Davis.
The Telegraphers Mutual Aid Association plans its 22nd annual ball at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday evening January 25. President Thomas F. Clark and Tommy Devine of Western Union will oversee guest welfare.
The first production by the Boston Knights of Columbus at Tremont Theatre drew a packed audience. The comic opera by Roxbury composer Joseph M. Daley impressed with catchy music and bright costumes as the island queen and her maidens stage a tale of love, adventure, and U.S. annexation ending with the queen’s marriage and the island joining the United States.
A north bound Atlantic Coast Line special No 88 wrecked at Yemassee at 8 20 PM. One man was killed engineer Johnson of Florence died. Engineer Horton and three freight hands injured. The baggage car seven Pullmans and a car group burned except one. Only one passenger injured.
The Heath block on Main Street in Milford sustained heavy fire damage tonight affecting N. W. Heath tailor and M. F. Green ladies garments. Estimated total loss listed at 17 500 dollars.
At Young's Hotel the Cambridge Club discussed financing the city by taxing Harvard and Radcliffe colleges. Speakers, including former Aldermen and ex-Mayor Daly, urged taxing the colleges with the state bearing much of the burden. Daly cited 1905 exempt taxes totaling 28 million, Harvard and Radcliffe accounting for about 22 million.
Dennis Leary of 23 Greenwich Street Dorchester was killed when an overhead dredging bucket broke free at a city sewer project on Randolph Road. Leary about 40, married with five children, was underneath the bucket when it struck him. Police say negligence suspected and are pursuing the case.
Sixty six members and guests gathered at the Copley Square Hotel for the Wellesley Club's fourth annual banquet. Speakers included Seldon L. Brown chairing the building committee and Marshall L. Perrin Ph D superintendent of schools.
The Rev. Dr. Alexander McKenzie, pastor of Shepard Memorial Church in Cambridge, was presented a 1700 check at a reception for 40 years of service. The event at Mason and Garden streets drew over 700 attendees with speeches, a half length portrait by F. H. Tompkins, and a book of nearly 1000 autographs given to Dr. McKenzie.
Alderman Gates led the Chelsea Board of Aldermen to direct the accounts committee to determine city receipts from licenses issued by the License Commissioners and how those funds are handled. City Solicitor James said city funds spent by the board could be scrutinized. Black urged noninterference. The session also referred a $3000 appropriation for Chelsea’s 50th anniversary to the finance committee and approved union label printing for all city departments.
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