Sermon Denounces Equality Claims and Wealth
Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson at Tremont Temple denounces the idea that all men are equal. He cites Jefferson and Wanamaker stories to argue social leveling harms business, while urging debate on Restricted Immigration for February 11 at the temple.
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P. S. Henson
Tremont Temple
Dr. Henson
Thomas Jefferson
John Wanamaker
New York
Deacon
Wanamaker
Temple
Jamaica Plain Man Invents an Automatic Boxing Machine
W Frederick of Jamaica Plain unveils an automatic boxing machine that mirrors blows with precise counterattacks. The device, designed to deliver returns for each punch, avoids striking the face unless asked and aims for college gymnasiums and private use, with patenting planned and early market release.
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Jamaica
Plain Man
W. Frederick
Jamaica Plain
Frederick
Princeton College
Newport Millionaires Fight to Preserve Fire Department
Newport society members and owners of grand seaside homes oppose plans to cut the city fire department. Ex mayor and officials argue costs are high yet insurers may raise rates, risking Newport as a premier summer resort. The Breakers and The Elms symbolize a wealth base that could be harmed by reduced protection.
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Newport Millionaires
Newport
R. I
Committee of 25
Boyle
Insurance Exchange
Edward J. Berwind
Bellevue Avenue
Prince
Cornelius Vanderbilt
America
Nuisance of Noise decries rapid transit din
The Rev. George L. Perin at Beacon Universalist Church Brookline argued that rapid transit creates needless noise. He cited the roar of iron wheels locomotive whistles and elevated trains and urged public sentiment to abate nuisance while accepting transit needs.
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Beacon Universalist Church
Brookline
George L. Perin
Thomas Carlyle
Boston
Two Sisters Injured in Hempstead Car Crash
Mrs Ralph Foreman and Mrs Frank Foreman were badly hurt in an auto crash near Hempstead Long Island when their car struck a tree. Their husbands and a boy sustained minor injuries.
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New York
Ralph Foreman
Frank Foreman
Hempstead
L. I
Christian Endeavor Observes In-Gathering Week Plans
Massachusetts Christian Endeavor Union executive committee votes to observe in-gathering week and urge societies to boost membership. Arthur W. Robinson Natick J Spencer Voorhess Adams and Robert H. Bean Boston named to finalize details. H N Lathrop Boston named transportation manager for the Seattle international convention July 10 to 15 1907. A conference and institute for state county and local union officers set for Sagamore Beach August 24 to 31.
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Massachusetts Christian Endeavor Union
Christian Endeavor Societies
Arthur W. Robinson
Natick
Sagamore Beach
Unusual Opportunity at McKenney & Waterbury Sale
McKenney and Waterbury Company at 181 Franklin corner Congress extend their sale for one week from Jan 28 to Feb 2. They offer thousands of gas and electric chandeliers fixtures lamps and oil lamps, some slightly damaged by a recent fire, at prices often below material costs.
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Messrs. McKenney & Waterbury Company
Franklin
Congress Street
New York Opponents Clash Over Salome at Metropolitan Opera
New York authorities and Metropolitan Opera House owners spar over the staging of Salome by Heinrich Conried. The Real Estate Company protests the production while Conried defends it as a major artistic achievement. The dispute hints at possible contract and legal fallout as discussions continue.
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New York
Salome
Metropolitan Opera House
Conried
Metropolitan Opera & Real Estate Company
Heinrich Conried
Opera Company
West Seventy-first Street
Europe
Metropolitan Opera & Real Estate Co
N. Dodd
Friends of the Opera
Strauss
Dodd
Opera House
Grau
G. G. Haven
Eliot Gregory
Conried Company
Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company
Otto Weil
Richard Strauss
Weil
Mr. Weil
Olive Fremstad
John the Baptist
New York Metropolitan Opera House
Salome Stir Captures New York Readers
On Sunday January 27 New Yorkers spent the Sabbath reading about Salome due to controversy over its fit for public performance. The work features music by Richard Strauss set to Oscar Wilde's notorious tale and is described as the strongest and most impressive yet unsatisfying in the debate.
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New York
Richard Strauss
Oscar Wilde
Olive Mead Quartet and Perabo End Sunday Chamber Concerts
In Chickering Hall yesterday the Olive Mead Quartet and Mr. Ernest Perabo presented a program including Schumann Op. 41, Rubinstein nocturnes, Beethoven Sth Adagio, Schubert A flat finale, Tschaikowsky Andante Cantabile, Bargiel and Schwarwenka quartets. The performance was warm and imaginative with notable growth since their last appearance. Perabo’s numbers featured his inimitable style though his modality between pieces drew comment. A brilliant finish came with the Schwarwenka quartet.
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Chickering Hall
Olive Mead
Ernest Perabo
Schumann
Rubinstein
Tschaikowsky
Bargiel
Schwarwenka
Perabo
Beethoven
Somerville Records First Scarlet Fever Victim
Cedric Chandler nine year old son of ex mayor Chandler dies after two weeks illness in Somerville. He was popular with classmates and highly accomplished for his age. He was buried yesterday afternoon.
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Somerville
Cedric Chandler
Chandler
Swettenham Said to Have Resigned in Jamaica
Kingston reports Governor Swettenham tendered his resignation to Lord Elgin amid the earthquake crisis and the Davis incident. The government will suspend Kingston rates and taxes for 15 months starting January 1 to aid reconstruction. Archbishop Enos Nuttall urged abolishing the Municipal Council and appointing a single commissioner with full powers.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Swettenham
Lord Elgin
Admiral Davis
Tait
Enos Nuttall
West Indies
United States
Canada
Dr McKenzie's Life Story Chapter Two Autobiographical Sermon
The Rev Alexander McKenzie of Shepard Memorial Church Cambridge delivered the second part of his 40th anniversary sermon, focusing on the personal side of his career. He traced his boyhood in New Bedford his mercantile stint his Harvard days his contact with President Walker and church overseers and his pastorates in Maine and Cambridge.
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Alexander McKenzie
Shepard Memorial Church
Cambridge
New Bedford
Harvard
Walker
McKenzie
Maine
Death of Rev. J. M. Marsters in Cambridge
The Rev. John M. Marsters, retired Unitarian clergyman, died at his home 64 Frost street Cambridge after five weeks of illness begun with the grip. He would have been 80 on Feb 8. He leaves a widow and daughter Georgie Marsters, secretary of the Cantabrigia Club. He came to Cambridge in 1858 to lead the Allen Street Congregational Society later Third Universalist Church. He graduated from Harvard in 1847. A strong advocate of physical culture, he was known for daily runs through North Cambridge until recent years.
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John M. Marsters
Frost Street
Cambridge
Georgie Marsters
Cantabrigia Club
Mr. Marsters
Woburn
Allen Street Congregational Society
Unitarian
Third Universalist Church
Harvard University
Marsters
Wakefield K of C Honors Member Bound South
About 50 members of the Wakefield Council K of C held a reception for Harry J. Craigh as he prepares to depart for Tampa Florida to take a responsible railroad position. He was presented with a traveling bag. Craigh is a prominent local figure educated at the high school and a Boston College graduate.
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Wakefield
Wakefield Council
K. of C
Harry J. Craigh
Knight
Tampa
Fla
Craigh
Boston College
Actor John F. Beck Buried in Roxbury Funeral
Funeral services for actor John F. Beck were held at St. Mark's English Lutheran Church Roxbury with a guard from Spanish War Veterans. The body was moved to Mt Hope cemetery under military escort. Attendees included John Craig Mary Young Spottiswoode Aitken J Francis Sullivan and colleagues from Bijou Theatre company.
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St. Mark’s English Lutheran Church
Winthrop Street
Roxbury
John F. Beck
Ruggles Street
Edwin Lynn Miller
Mt. Hope Cemetery
John Craig
Free Synagogue movement launched in New York
In New York on January 27 at the Hudson Theatre Rabbi Stephen S Wise announced the creation of a "free synagogue" with Sunday services. Wise argued ministers are often seen as lackeys of the wealthy and that the ministry is a tolerated social necessity more than a force for freedom.
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New York
Hudson Theatre
Stephen S. Wise
Portland
Ore
Coal Pocket Fire Bmrr Somerville Traced All Day
Fire broke out in the coal pockets of the Boston and Maine railroad off Mystic avenue Somerville. Engine Company 1 responded on a still alarm and labored throughout the day to control the blaze.
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Somerville
Boston & Maine Railroad
Mystic Avenue
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