Cardinal O Connell Receives Italian Catholic Unity Address
Cardinal O Connell spoke to over 2000 Italian Catholics at St Johns Hall for the Aquia luncheon opening of the American Federation of Catholic Societies. He urged faith over secrecy, warned against betraying Catholic inheritance, and invoked Europe’s war lessons and Italy's heritage through Rome and the Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal O’connell
St. John’s Hall
North End
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Ausonia
K. of C
Vincent Brogna
Cardinal O'Connell
Europe
Enle
Christ
Jesus Christ
Federation
Italy
Peter
Rome
Taul
God
Caesar
Irin
Albion
Germany
Thor
England
Judea
St. Francis
America
Such Is Life
A 1916 column from the Press Publishing Co. presents a reflective piece titled Such Is Life, exploring everyday events and human nature with moral undertones characteristic of early 20th century American essays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Press Publishing Co
Indian Squaw Said to Be 150 Is Dead
Mary Tecoyas, an Indian squaw said to be 150 years old, died of natural causes after an inquest report. She was the oldest member of the Tejon tribe living in a canyon near Bakersfield, a group said to include 15 to 20 other members over 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Cal
Mary Tecoyas
German seaplane pursued by British near North Foreland
A German seaplane was sighted approaching North Foreland around noon. It was pursued by British aeroplanes from Dover and flew seaward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlondon
North Foreland
Dover
Open Mission at Cathedral Opens with Vast Congregation
Passionist Fathers began their annual mission at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with the 11 o'clock mass. Cardinal O Connell presided at the 10 o'clock high mass as instructions and sermons outlined a two week program for women then men, with daily masses and evening services led by Fathers Angelo James Linus and Bede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Mission Fathers
Cardinal O'Connell
Angelo
James
Linus
Bede
Angeid
Will Plead For Nelson In Court
Maurice A. Nelson of 57 Roxbury Street Roxbury will be arraigned in Municipal Court on charges of stealing $10.07 worth of groceries. A broken hearted wife and five children will ask for leniency while a local auto dealer offers Nelson steady work as a painter. Nelson confessed to taking small items from a downtown grocery department to feed his family after a Saturday arrest by Inspectors Cavannaro and Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice A. Nelson
Rockland Street
Roxbury
Nelson
Cavannaro and
Crawford
Deaf couple wed as minister learns fifth language
In Oakville on March 12, the Rev. H. P. Bohn married Miss Fern Jamison and Edgar Mather, both mutes, with signs he learned in four days to officiate. The clergyman, fluent in four languages, added his fifth for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
H. P. Bohn
Fern Jamison
Edgar Mather
Abingdon
Ill
Save Rag and Paper Asset, Urges Boston Chamber
The Boston Chamber of Commerce urges New England housewives and firms to preserve rags and waste paper amid wartime shortages. It cites annual potential value of about ten million dollars and recalls a 116 year old Albany postmaster appeal, urging households to sell rather than discard paper for profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Albany
N. Y
Chamber of Commerce
Telephone Girl Wanted At Arsenal In Boston Area
The Civil Service Commission opens an open competitive exam for a telephone operator at Watertown Arsenal with a $660 annual salary. Women only eligible. Requirements include prior operator experience. Also posted are openings for assistant chemist at Picatinny Arsenal and specialists in agricultural, biological and physiological chemistry. Natural gas engineer positions at the Bureau of Mines and a postponed lighthouse service exam. Apply at Postoffice Building Room 145 Boston Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Watertown Arsenal
Picatinny Arsenal
Dover
N. J
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Mines
Lighthouse Service
Postoffice Building
Boston
Mass
Funeral services for Melville H Barker
Melville Hazen Barker general manager of the American Tool and Machine Company died Friday of pneumonia at his Dorchester home. He was a charter member and former president of the National Metal Trades Association and belonged to the Boston City Club Engineers' Club Art Club Masons and other orders. He leaves a wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Hazen Barker
American Tool and Machine Company
Moultrie Street
Dorchester
Barker
National Metal Trades Association
Boston City Club
Engineers’ Club
Art Club
The
Masons
Wild Beasts Kill Deer in Deep Oregon Snow
In Eugene on March 12 C. J. Hills of Oakridge reports a snowbound deer massacre. Carcasses found indicate a wildcat attack as deer, trapped two feet deep in a ten by ten foot area, fed on maple bushes before perishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Ore
C. J. Hills
Oakridge
Pet Eagle Steals Pig From Farm Near Huntington
A gigantic American eagle kept in the Police Zoo escaped its cage at Fourpole near Huntington West Virginia and carried off a suckling pig from a farm. The eagle disappeared after seizing the porker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Fourpole
Here
Melrose Teen Plucked From Torpedoed Ship Silius
Seventeen-year-old John W. Vangalen of Melrose was among seven American sailors aboard the Norwegian bark Silius who were rescued after the vessel was torpedoed off Havre Roads on March 9. He left school for life at sea and sought the danger of serving aboard a torpedoed ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose Boy
Silius
John W. Vangalen
William M. Vangalen
Hancock Street
Melrose
Havre Roads
Promised Visit From Seafaring Son Nearing Arrival
A letter from Van Galen to his parents says he will visit after unloading grain in New York then return to sea. The Dutch sailor, only child of Van Galen senior, has sailed to more than 20 countries and survived a torpedo incident while aboard a fruit steamer to Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vangalen
New York
Melrose High School
Call of the Deep
Metrose Grammar School
Mr. Vangalen
Boston TB death rate falls amid modern treatment gains
Records from the Boston Health Department show pulmonary tuberculosis mortality in Boston and nearby areas dropped from 42.82 in 1850 to 13.78 in 1915 due to improved care. While TB declined, deaths from heart disease, cancer, and kidney troubles rose, with pneumonia deaths near 66 year-ago levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Health Department
Boston
United States
Schooner Grounds but Gets Free Again Unaided
British freighter City of Vienna bound Calcutta to Boston grounded on Squash Meadow Shoals in Vineyard Sound today. It floated unaided before coast guard cutter Acushnet could render aid after a wireless request, then left harbor before help arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood's Hole
Vienna
Calcutta
Boston
Squash Meadow Shoals
Vineyard Sound
Coast Guard
Acishnet
Letter from Farnham Sisters Endorse Father John’s Medicine
A letter from the Sisters of St. Mary at Farnham New York reports that their coughs and colds were cured by Father John’s Medicine after trying other remedies. They praise it as best for stubborn illnesses and note the product is a doctor’s prescription free from alcohol or dangerous drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
France
Portugal
Mexico
Lucifer
Christ
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Sisters of St. Mary
Farnham
N. Y
Father John
Also Mentioned on This Page
Loving
Cardinal
Catholic Federation
DAWN
Mgr. M. J. Splaine
Joseph Seminara
Frederick W. Mansfield
Frank Severoni
Francis E. Slattery
Judas
Beelzebub
Golgothia
Calvary
Gregorys
Clements
Leus
Dante
Giotto
Raphael
Michaelangelo
Columbus
Cabot
Vespucci
Santissima
Washington St
Franklin
Georges
Washington
Nklin
STC
Philadelphia
Providence Buffalo
California
Oregon
Wash
British Columbia
Colpits Ticket Agency
Canal
Maurice Ketten
Tom
Make
MR Dick
TOR
Will
Civil Service
Watertown
Melville H. Barker
John W. Vangalin
P. C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!