Clergy Denounce Christian Science in Boston Pulpits
From two Boston churches the Rev. A C Dixon and Rev. Scott Hershey blasted Christian Science as blasphemous and pagan calling for public debate. Dixon urged a public discussion with Mrs Eddy named as defender while Hershey proposed a six-person panel to select two sick individuals for treatment by a Christian Scientist observed by a committee.
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Boston
A. C. Dixon
Ruggles Street
East Church
Christian Science
Fiddy
Pagan Seton
Scott Hershey
Eddy
Christian Science Church
Hanna
Reverend Dixon Denounces Christian Science as Humbug
Morning sermon by Rev A C Dixon harshly denounces Christian Science calling it pagan and a humbug despite some minor truths. He argues it misrepresents Jesus teaching, claims science, and mocks scripture while urging respect for medical life and law.
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A. C. Dixon
Dixon
Mrs. Eddy
Lord
Jesus
Women urged to back union labor through purchases
Miss Sarah Stone of Boston urges women to buy only union labeled goods and patronize stores with union workers. She promotes a Union Label League and says organized labor aims for better conditions, with strikes as a last resort and women shoppers as key allies.
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Sarah Stone
Union
Boston
Cigar Strippers’ Union No. 1
Miss Stone
Bel
Teamater
Iceman
Cara
Arrest in Cambridge for unspecified wrongdoing
A fragmented report from Cambridge Wisconsin notes an arrest at Bowders Square involving a person named Frank Jowed near Clay Street. The source text is garbled, with police reference and unclear conduct details, but identifies a law enforcement action in the city.
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Frank Jowed
Clay Street
Cambridge
Wis
Bowders Square
D. Poirice
Five Die as Vestal Explosion Kills and Hurts Seven
A Vestal New York explosion last night killed five men and injured seven. Rescuers fought through burning freight cars as parts of a dismembered body were found miles from the wreck. Trains were wrecked and railroad tracks blocked while nearby homes suffered shattered windows but no injuries.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Vestal
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Vilages
Vestal and
Union
Susquehanna
Rescued Miners Survive 36 Hours in Aberdeen Mine
In Halifax Nova Scotia on June 9 two miners trapped in the Aberdeen mine at Spring Hill colliery were rescued alive after 36 hours. Five men worked on the old slope when a rock fall blocked the shaft, entombing three below. A 60 man rescue party reached them after a long, cold wait.
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Halifax
N. S
Aberdeen
Spring Hill
Bey
Golden Jubilee Observed by Central Congregational Chelsea
The Central Congregational Sunday school in Chelsea marked its golden jubilee yesterday with a morning program. George E. Morrill presented a baptismal font as sixteen children were baptized. Eight children received Bibles at age seven, and Rev. Robert A. MacFadden gave an address. The evening crowd was large, Morrill read scriptures, and MacFadden spoke briefly as former superintendents joined. Over the past year four deaths were noted and membership reached 841.
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Central Congregational Sunday School
Chelsea
George E. Morrill
Robert A. MacFadden
Morrill
MacFadden
Chelsea Police Nab Seven Gamblers After Break in
Sergeant Tucker and Patrolmen Golden and Dolan of Chelsea police raided George Skerry’s house at 134 Ash Street early yesterday. Seven men were found gambling. one bolted from a second story window but escaped after a thirty foot jump to the ground. The remaining six were arrested.
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Sergeant Tucker
Golden
Dolan
Chelsea Police Department
George Skerry
Ash Street
Chelsea
Feast of Corpus Christi Observances Highlight City Liturgy
Catholic churches marked Corpus Christi with solemn Mass at the Cathedral and at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. A procession at Immaculate Conception featured sixty white robed children with lilies scattering flowers, led by clergy and forty acolytes. Rev. G. Read Mullan assisted as celebrant with Rev. M. C. Dolan and Mr. Walsh. Rev. F. J. Rockwell preached the sermon.
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G. Read Mullan
M. C. Dolan
S. J
Horace P. Pell Buried in New Rochelle Cemetery
The body of Horace Porter Pell, the New York actor and society man, was buried in Trinity Cemetery New Rochelle after funeral services at the Church of the Transfiguration. The casket, brought from Cleveland, was attended by many society and theater friends.
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New York
Horace Porter Pell
Cleveland
Pell
Trinity Cemety
New Rochelle
Church of the Transfiguration
Fire damages flat as ladder company responds to alarm
A small fire broke out yesterday afternoon in Bridget Cum Bie Suitnaian’s flat. Ladder 12 quickly responded to the still alarm and contained the blaze as medical units were alerted for possible gas flare.
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Bridget Cum Bie
Delegates Arrive for Young Men's Christian Association Jubilee
Delegates to the Y.M.C.A jubilee convention begin arriving with California and West Coast contingents. The association building is festooned for the event as the program for Sunday and the week unfolds with lectures, choirs, and speeches led by Fred B. Smith Ira D. Sankey and others in Boston.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
California
Far West
New York
Association
Doo
Mechanics’ Hall
Fred B. Smith
Chicago
Ira D. Sankey
Sankey
Association Male Quartet
Minneapolis
Minn
Edwin L. Shuey
Dayton
Rer
Paul Revere Hall
Tomorow
Boston Association
Trinity Church
Copley Square
United Praise Service
Charles Cuthbert Hall
D. St
William E. Dodge
Thomas N. Hart
Boston
John L. Bates
Massachusetts
Hen Moore
C. T. Williams
Montreal
North America
John J. McCook
Y M C A Jubilee Sports Meet Set at Soldiers Field Cambridge
The New England section of the A S N A hosts an outdoor athletic meet during the Y M C A jubilee convention at Soldiers Field Cambridge on Saturday afternoon. A large entry list promises keen contests across several events.
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New England
Soldiers Field
Cambridge
Boston YMCA Exposition Sparks Intense Intercity Contests
Boston division of the Young Men’s Christian Association hosts an international jubilee convention with over 100 entries. Teams from Hartford New Haven Worcester Malden Providence Cambridge and Boston prepare for scratch events 100 yard dash high jump shot put and mile run and handicap events 100 and 440 and 88 yard runs plus broad jump. A one mile team race gathers association squads amid a strong Cambridge Boston rivalry.
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Hartford
New Haven
Worcester
Malden
Providence
Cambridge
Boston
Exhibition marks fifty years of Mechanics' progress in 1946
The Mechanics' building hosts a June 1946 exhibition tracing fifty years since organization. The Boston branch directed by F. P. Speare contributes art, architecture, engineering, languages, and freehand drawings across 9,000 square feet. Notable athletes include Gidney, Corcoran, Mower, Ellis, Leith, Jackson, Fullerton, with Yale and Lynn representation among New Haven entrants.
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Mechanics
Boston
F. P. Speare
Gidney
Malden
Corcoran
Mower
Cambridge
Shir 1 Ellis
Harvard
Lynn
Leith
Jackson
Fullerton
New Haven
Yale
George’ L. Mev
Boston Y. M. C. A
Thomas Brown
A. 8. Johnson
Labor union shifts meeting venue over train noise
A Sanitary and Street Cleaning divisions meeting voted to move future gatherings away from the Wells Memorial building due to disagreeable train noise from the elevated tracks. The group arranged part of the annual Sonic of the Uphion in Dent Grove for July 30, noting no souvenir will be issued this year.
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Wells Memorial Building
Wy Hall
Dent Grove
Carpenters Demand Eight-Hour Day on July 1
A unanimous vote at Homestead Hall sets an eight-hour workday for Boston area carpenters starting July 1. Unions included Boston Nos. 33 248 67 386 Chelsea 443 Maldens 625 Somerville 629 Brookline 48 Everett 780. If unmet, 1700 workers may quit. Everett carpenters already gain eight hours this week.
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Carpenters’ Council
Homestead Hall
Boston
Chelsea
Maldens
Somerville
Brookline
Everett
Smith
Carpenters of
Council of Carpenters’ Unions
Greater Beaton
Indorsement of Governor Crane Referendum Action
Delegates of the Bose Trades Council praise Governor Crane for proposing the referendum be attached to the bill and condemn lawmakers who opposed it. They also commend legislators who voted for the referendum and criticized those aligning with unified labor. A request from AF of L State Branch president McCarty for financial support to striking men is considered, and a parade of Lumber Teamsters and others is approved for Labor Bay.
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Washington Street
Bose Trades Council Yester
Crane
Wha
Frank McCarty
American Federation of Labor
Lumber Teamsters
Iers
Labor Bay
Boston Musicians Plan AFL Union Convergence
A coalition of three local unions in Boston moves to unite under the AFL. A committee from the International Musicians' Union will meet with the A F L Union and K of L Union at 45 Eliot Street to coordinate joining and set payment standards for performers at concerts and dances.
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American Federation of Labor
Boston
International Musicians’ Union
Eliot Street
A. F. of L
Hanover Street
K. of L. Union
International Musicians’. Union
Audeatary Livesen
Organizing Blacksmiths Form Boston Union
A new Boston blacksmiths union forms with about 200 members from city shops. Seanamire leads the effort with support from the American Federation of Labor and the new group seeks affiliation with the Brotherhood of Linckont.
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Seanamire
Ank McCarty
Ican
Boston
Machine Shop Strike Prompts Mass Dismissals In Winchester
The city committee in charge of the Boston machine shop dispute denied that a layoff had been declared at the McKay machine shop in Winchester. About 200 workers are employed there, with plans reported for more job losses this week as the strike actions continue and other shops prepare for potential wage demands.
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Mpal
Boston
McKay Fachine
Winchester
Satweeeer
Astrikera
International hotel workers leader to settle Boston dispute
Joseph R. Michaels, international president of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders union, comes to Boston with Third Vice-President Donnelly to settle the rift between the defunct Waiters Union No. 34 and the Geneva Association of Waiters. They are met by local No. 30 at 5 Lowell court club house for a reception tonight.
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Joseph R. Michaels
International Alliance and Bartenders
International League of America
Boston
Waiters’ Union No. 34
Geneva Association of Waiters
Third International
Donnelly
St. Louis
Lowell Court
Labor Groups Rally Support for Striking Linemen in Boston Area
Local unions across New England and Canada contribute to the strike by the 110 out workers at the New England Telephone Company. Boston unions adopt a winning card for coal and freight groups, plan Labor Day parades, and report brisk citywide activity with new initiations and meeting changes.
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Canada
International Organization
New England Telephone Company
Coal Teamsters and Helpers’ Union
No. 21
Boston
Pythian Hall
Boston Central Labor Union
Teamsters
A. F. of
Building Laborers No. 20
Eliot Street
Ipan Dressers’ Union 818
Yesty
Inion
A. F le
Yesteday
Apollo Garden
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