Boston Rapid Transit Bill Deemed Fatally Flawed
A longtime critic blasts a multi scheme bill proposing Tremont street subway, East Boston tunnels, and elevated tracks as harmful to Boston. The plan risks huge city debt, surrender of streets to a railroad company, and potential delays while enriching a private operator.
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Elizabeth Spencer of Providence Celebrates 100th Birthday
Mrs Elizabeth Spencer a Black resident of Providence Rhode Island has just reached her centennial. Born in New York when slavery was legal she was enslaved by David Ogsbury for two decades. Also noted are Hawkins and Hamilton related items and clerical appointments in the Vatican. A movement seeks a Henry C Work monument for the author of Marching Through Georgia.
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Vote No Father I cry to Thee Battle prayer poem
Poem excerpt by Eugene Field urging reliance on God amid war fears. The speaker seeks divine guidance through danger, death, and hardship, pledging faith, courage, and submission to God regardless of outcome. The text blends devout supplication with wartime imagery and personal resolve.
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Norwalk Health Board Battles Dysentery Epidemic
In Norwalk Connecticut on July 22 a health board meeting at Dr Walter Hitchcock s office discussed an dysentery outbreak blamed on city water. Physicians urged boiling drinking water and limiting iced water. The city also faced ten diphtheria deaths yesterday with a high death rate today.
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Daily noon meeting at Bromfield Street Church
Evangelical Association holds daily noon meetings at Bromfield Street Church through the summer. This week's leaders include Rev. R. McArthur of New York City Monday, Rev. Smith Baker of Boston Tuesday, Rev. George E. Paddock of Denver Wednesday, Rev. A. H. Plumb of Roxbury Thursday, and Friday to be announced.
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Salvation Army leader visit to America anticipated
Commander Ballington Booth arrives from Liverpool with news that General Booth will visit America next fall. A vast religious demonstration is planned for his return, with dedication of the new Salvation Army barracks in New York on August 14. Booth travels with Captain Taylor and others from London’s congress to a tour of English provinces. Brigadier promotions are noted for several officers. Also noted is Frederika Macdonald's essay on Charlotte Bronte and her teacher M. Heger.
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WELANCHOLY'S ANTIDOTE AND WEIRD LETTER BOX NOTES
A collage of satirical quips and fragmentary anecdotes from newspapers. Jokes about labor, romance, weather, and social quirks mix with remarks on civilization, photography, and daily life. The pieces reflect a glooming mood and a dry humor style characteristic of the era.
Love to God and Man Vesper at Young Men's Union
The Rev. Henry Powers of Chelsea led a vesper service at 48 Boylston Street with an address on Love to God and Love to Man. He cited I John 4 20 and urged love for every child of Adam as the path to loving God, stating man is the highest manifestation of God and that benevolence must reach all.
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Sacrifices for Love and the Vision of a New Eden
The discourse urges action to win love through daily sacrifices, describing how small deeds build a habit of loving all. It envisions a future labor peace, universal gratitude, and a divine fatherhood, paired with a musical evening by the Orphean Quartet and a forthcoming sermon by Rev William Key.
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Mixed Marriage in Manchester Sends Shock Through Society
In Manchester New Hampshire a profound sensation spread as Miss Mamie Tavery a society belle and John Douglass a coachman of Ethiopian hue were rumored secretly wed. Previously Miss Tavery was regarded as a woman of high standing in society.
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D'Arville Opera Company Opens Strong Summer Season
Boston notes report the D'Arville company rehearsing Madeleine or the Magic Kiss with Miss D'Arville, Laura Joyce Bell, and Pauline Hall in New York later. The Palace and Keith's New Theatre feature star acts, with new talent and six future headliners, plus a gorilla duo at Austin & Stones and a Graham concert at New Winthrop Hotel.
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Ill-Fated Elopement Sparks Outcry In City
A prominent young woman ran off with Douglass, a colored coachman, amid rumors of mental distress. She later returned to her father’s roof and seeks divorce while Douglass vows to reclaim his wife, claiming she is held prisoner.
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Death of Collie Richardson at Pine Grove pond
The body of Collie Richardson, who died after jumping 120 feet into Pine Grove pond at Shaker Station, was recovered by a diver. The medical examiner ruled death occurred on impact with water. Funeral services set for Monday at Advent Church Crystal Lake.
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O'Donovan Rossa Doubts Government in Home Rule
In Birr on July 21 O'Donovan Rossa spoke after unveiling the Manchester martyrs monument. He doubted the government’s sincerity on home rule and criticized past Ireland hostility. Meeting passed resolutions calling for amnesty for political prisoners and condemning the Dublin city marshal election rejection of Rossa.
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Body found in water near Steamboat wharf Bar Harbor
The body of a man was recovered from the water off Steamboat wharf in Bar Harbor last night. A whiskey bottle, pennies and a tax receipt to M. G C G Laughlin were found in his pockets, indicating possible identity clues.
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Boy Hurt by Jackknife Blade In West Winsted
In West Winsted Connecticut John Gleason a 13 year old boy fell last evening and the blade of a jackknife pierced his chest doctors say prospects for recovery are slim and uncertain at this time.
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