Pastors Demand Foster Resign From Baptist Ministry
In Chicago on June 7 a meeting of Baptist preachers urged Professor George B. Foster of the University of Chicago to withdraw from the Baptist ministry and surrender his ordination papers over his book The Function of Religion which critics call a bitter indictment of Christianity.
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Chicago
George B. Foster
University of Chicago
Baptist Preachers of Chicago
Johnstone Myers
Immanuel Baptist Church
Foster
Debate Over Book Ejects Foster At Baptist Conference
At a Baptist Executive Council meeting hundreds debated the author of The Function of Religion. Only Professor A K Parker opposed ejecting Foster. The motion was postponed to June 14. Parker cited a constitutional delay rule while critics labeled Foster an undesirable Baptist and questioned his views on science and religion.
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Conference of the Baptist Executive Council
A. K. Parker
Foster
University of Chicago
Parker
W. A. Mathews
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Professor Parker
Mr. Mathews
Jesus
Bacon Accepts French Ambassadorship for France Posting
Private advices from Washington say Robert Bacon former Secretary of State has accepted the ambassadorship to France and will succeed Henry White at year end.
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Paris
Washington
Robert Bacon
France
Henry White
Merchants Dine as New England Trade Ties Strengthened
Business leaders from New England and six states attended a Somerset dinner for 700 Merchants' Association members. The event followed a three state tour aimed at boosting retail and industrial conditions and drew many outside attendees.
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Somerset
New England
Boards of Trade
Merchants’ Association
Cashier of Merchants' National Bank Arrested for Shortage
Frederick Brigham of West Haven, cashier at Merchants' National Bank, was arrested in New Haven this morning charged with being forty five thousand dollars short in his accounts. He is 47, married, and has worked 18 years at the bank. He refused to talk.
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New Haven
Conn
Frederick Brigham
West Haven
Merchants’ National Bank
Shriner Convention Draws Thousands to Louisville
Thousands of Shriners arrived for the 35th annual meeting in Louisville. Delegates came from across the country, filling streets and hotels with music and shouts as New Orleans and Toledo vie for the 1910 convention and Rochester invites 1911.
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Louisville
New Orleans
Toledo
Rochester
Notable speakers at Merchants Association event
Introduced by James J. Storrow, the evening featured Robert C. Ogden formerly of Wanamaker, Arthur Brisbane of New York, Bernard J. Rothwell of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and Otto J. Piehler. Brisbane sparked a broad discussion across topics.
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James J. Storrow
Merchants’ Association
Robert C. Ogden
Wanamaker System
New York
Philadelphia
Arthur Brisbane
Bernard J. Rothwell
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Otto J. Piehler
Mr. Brisbane
Unconscious Woman Found in Circus Wagon Near Lynn
Police found Mae Brown unconscious in a Ringling Bros. wagon at Hill's Field West Lynn. She said two men enticed her inside and physicians report she was drugged. She was taken to Lynn Hospital where she recovered enough to identify herself as the victim. Authorities seek those responsible.
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Lynn
Ringling Bros. Circus
Hill's Field
West Lynn
Mae Brown
New York Scientists Raise $300000 for Church Plot
The First Church of Christ Scientist on Ninety-sixth Street and Central Park West raised 300000 dollars at a special meeting to buy adjacent ground along Central Park West to Ninety-seventh Street. The plot covers about eight city lots and is 200 feet deep.
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New York
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Ninety-sixth Street
Central Park West
Ninety-seventh Street
Garden may lose sight in hair dye poisoning fears
Paris dispatch reports concern that Mary Garden could become blind from poisonous compounds used as a hair dye. The note cites medical fears and the actress’s delicate condition amid reports from Paris.
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Paris
Mary Garden
Fire Rips Maine Towns Leaving Many Homeless
Fierce blazes swept Presque Isle and nearby towns in Maine yesterday. One quarter of Presque Isle burned, Caribou lost its machine shops, and Fort Kent and Winthrop faced forest fires as residents fought to protect their homes.
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Maine
Presque Isle
Aroostook
Caribou
Fort Kent
Winterville
Hundred Homes Lost As Fire Rages In Presque Isle
A blaze sweeping one quarter of Presque Isle Maine destroyed 100 houses 10 potato storehouses the Canadian Pacific freight station the Congregational Church and Masonic Hall. Loss estimated at 800000 with over a thousand homeless. High winds fanned the flames as help arrived from Houston Fort Fairfield and a fast train from Houlton.
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Presque Isle
Canadian Pacific Railway
Congregational Church
Masonic Hall
Houston
Fort Fairfield
Houlton
Bangor & Aroostook
North Main Street
Allen Street
Third Street
Blake Street
South Street
Main Street
E. E. Parker
Charles Richardson
A. E. Maguire
M. P. Cook
Baptist
E. L. Gates
F. B. Thompson
George H. Smith
Richard E. Holt
Frank L. White
George T. Smith
Mooney
T. B. Thompson
Aroostook County
Aroostook Junction
DESTROYS FOUNDRY IN CARIBOU ME
Fire at J S Getchell Son foundry and machine shops in Caribou destroys buildings and a large stock of farm implements and wagons. Total loss about 30600 dollars with 6500 dollars on buildings and 3500 dollars on contents. Fire fought by volunteers as wind spread sparks toward nearby structures. Fire began around the time a larger blaze occurred at Presque Isle 15 miles south.
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Caribou Me
J. S. Getchell & Son
Getchell
Presque Tsle
Specials on seafood and meats in lively market ad
A newspaper ad lists Whole Boiled Lobster in shell hot or cold, Live Lobster in shell baked or broiled, Broiled Fresh Spring Mackerel, Boiled Mutton with Capers, Prime Ribs with Vegetables, Faust Beer and other beers. It notes waiters receive double pay under an agreement not to accept tips.
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Faust
Piel Bros
Smith
Philadelphia
Dewey Testifies in Remarkable Libel Suit Scene
In a Massachusetts court session Henry S. Dewey took the stand in the $76,450,000 libel suit brought by former Judge Henry Sr. Dewey against the Good Government Association. He asked himself questions about his life, career, income and achievements, and said things he already knew when his interrogatory was not barred.
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Henry Sr. Dewey
Good Government Association
Henry S. Dewey
Massachusetts
Dewey
Reorganized Divisions Shuffle Boston Fire Department Roles
Senior deputy John Grady leads northern and eastern sectors while junior deputy Peter McDonough covers southern and western districts under a New York like structure. The overhaul realigns districts, ladders, and engines from Fort Point Channel to Charles River, with chief and commissioner supervision and several promotions and transfers citywide.
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Fort Hill Square
Godbold
Paris Street
East Boston
Pope
Main Street
Charlestown
Garrity
Pittsburg Street
Fox
Bulfinch Street
Sennott
Mason Street
Perkins
Dorchester Street
South Boston
Boston Fire Department
New York
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John A. Mullen
Peter I. McDonough
Grady
McDonough
Fort Point Channel
Broadway
Pleasant Street
Tremont
Columbus Avenue
Park Square
Boylston
Arlington Streets
Charles River
City
Roxbury
Dorchester
West Roxbury
Back Bay
Brighton
Mullen
Parker
Ladder 8
Chief Sennett
Ladder 18
Chief Kennedy
Dudley Street
Chief McDonough
Ryder
J. T. Byron
Dewey Cross-Examined in Libel Trial and Talks on Law
Judge Dewey faced sustained questioning about his life and career as he testified on the libel case. He described his education at Boston University and his roles, while asserting allegiance to the natural law school and contrasting it with the positive school in relation to Massachusetts constitutional principles.
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Henry S. Dewey
Dewey
School of Positive Law
School of Natural Law
MclLennen
Natural School of Law
Massachusetts
Jurge Dewey
Boston University Law School
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