Congress of Jews ratified in Boston mass meeting
More than 500 Jewish citizens at Lineth Hazedek synagogue in East Boston voted to ratify a Jewish congress. Justice Louis D Brandeis praised as leader of the movement to aid Jews in Europe and Palestine. Abraham Alpert urged statewide participation and noted lack of Jewish representation in Boston City Hall. Funds were raised to defray congress expenses. similar meetings occurred across Massachusetts.
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Lineth Hazedek
East
Boston
Jewish Congress
Europe
Louis D. Brandeis
Confess
Justice Brandeis
Abraham Alpert
Beaconsfield
Congress
Palestine
Massachusetts
Count Boni De Castellane Seeks Annulment Via New Evidence
In Rome on July 23 the attorney for Count Boni de Castellane filed fresh evidence in the annulment suit brought against Anna Gould. The lawyer contends Gould married to secure a divorce if dissatisfied, a point he says could annul the Catholic marriage under canonical law. The Pope will refer the matter to the same cardinal commission that previously ruled against annulment.
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Rome
Count Boni de Castellane
Holy See
Anna Gould
Miss Gould
Count de Castellane
de Lai
Bisleti
van Rossum
Morecraft Dies in Hotel Office at Castle Square
Benjamin Morecraft 45, a night watchman at the Castle Square Hotel, collapsed in the hotel office yesterday. He died at City Hospital from natural causes. he lived with his father and sister at 9 Crystal Avenue Beachmont and was identified by relatives.
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Castle Square
Benjamin Morecraft
George Henry
Morecraft
City Hospital
William H. Watters
Crystal Avenue
Beachmont
Coatless Gospel Draws Braintree Men to Open Air Service
Rev. J. H. Graham known as the hot weather evangelist invited men to leave coats at home for an open air service in front of the South Methodist Episcopal Church, Braintree. A heavy rainstorm interrupted the plans and cooled the crowd as ice water was served during the event.
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Braintree
J. H. Graham
South Methodist Episcopal Church
Ice Water Test Vanishes Into Rain In Braintree
The Rev. J. H. Graham tried an outdoor ice water service in front of his Braintree church inviting all male citizens to gather coatless for a refreshing experiment. Hundreds attended despite heat and humidity, but rain disrupted plans and attendees moved indoors to drink water from ice boxes and wear coats.
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J. H. Graham
Braintree
Graham
Protesant Churches News Items Review Local Sermons and August Plans
The Rev G J Palmer preached at People's Temple Columbus avenue and Berkeley street with strong attendance. He spoke on The Sameness of Jesus in the morning and The Faith Made Easy in the evening. A two day Bible and missionary conference is planned for August 15 16 at Pine Banks Melrose under the Christian and Missionary Alliance with local and missionary committees named. August pulpit supply at Trenton Street Baptist East Boston includes several ministers. St Margaret's Belfast will host summer services. First Presbyterian pulpit at Columbus avenue and Berkeley street will be supplied by a slate of ministers during Rev W M Tufts absence.
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G. J. Palmer
People’s Temple
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Street
Jesus
Hamilton Hall
Pine Banks
Melrose
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
John Larrabee
Charles H. Adams
William Albert McCoy
Frank Curtis
William Franklin
John F. Bowditch
A. T. Lange
New England
Charles J. Jones
Trenton Street Baptist Church
East
Boston
W. D. Wolfe
Worcester
Nelson S. Burbank
Revere
J. W. Brigham
Dorchester
W. J. Rutledge
South Boston
C. R. Bailey
St. Ann’s Church
Belfast
Maine
Bailey
St. Margaret’s
First Presbyterian Church
W. M. Tufts
Ross Stevenson
General Assembly
Princeton Theological Seminary
James Alexander
Robert Watson
Scotch Presbyterian Church
New York
J. G. Potter
MacVicar Memorial Presbyterian Church
Montreal
John MacInnis
South Presbyterian Church
Syracuse
Watering Week Logged 14 390 Horses by Relief Association
The Boston Work-Horse Relief Association reports 14 390 horses watered and 4 153 showered at five water stations in the past week. The bulletin warns owners not to wash horses at night to conserve resources.
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Boston Work-Horse Relief Association
Association
Meat prices and marriages a doctors optimistic link
Dr. D. H. Kress of Washington proposes a theory linking high meat costs to fewer divorces. He argues rising food prices could curb separations by boosting morale and financial caution amid the era of high living costs.
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Washington
Meat Diet Linked to Temper and Divorces Say Doctors
Dr Kregs in a Washington dispatch argues meat stimulates heat in the blood and provokes irritability leading to more family quarrels and possible divorce court references. Dr McCormack agrees noting meat eaters tend toward hot temper, while cereals and vegetarian diets may reduce such outcomes.
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Kregs
Washington
John Segis McCormack
South
Huntington Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Dr. Kress
Hibernians Return Home After Convention
Visiting Hibernian delegates begin dispersing from Boston after a record 16 hour session. National President Joseph McLaughlin left for Philadelphia with Maurice and Mrs Donnelly of Indianapolis also departing. Father O'Brien of Chicago heads to New York for two weeks visit with his sister. California delegates celebrate hosting the next biennial in San Francisco. Ladies Auxiliary delegates depart Boston as well.
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Hibernian
City
Joseph McLaughlin
Copley Plaza
Philadelphia
Maurice Donnelly
Indianapolis
West
Father O’brien
Chicago
New York
California
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Boston
Vandals spoil floral harp in Public Garden
The harp made of colored flowers placed in the Public Garden for the A O H convention was partially destroyed by vandals early yesterday. The H was kicked out and part of the harp’s side uprooted, with protests over its placement preceding the incident.
Reed Post Cane Presented to Woolwich’s Oldest Man
Warral Reed aged 91 in Woolwich Me was presented with the Boston Post gold headed cane by Eben Dana chairman of the board of selectmen. Reed is noted as the town’s oldest resident.
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REED
Woolwich
Warral Reed
Boston Post
Board of Selectmen
Eben Dana
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Brandeis
LAUDS
Count Boni
Pope
Union Street
Sally
Arrow
M. Bag
Excelsior
Hibernians
Jordan Marsh Company
Orig
Nees
Rose
Copenhagen
Madras
Hamburg
Seco
Statshane
Flower Welcome To
Neal
Riker-Jaynes
Sia
Bacon
Royal Axminster
Orig. Val
Jordan
Cretonnes
Oriental
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