Dr Collyer In Town Forcible Sermons On Energy And Industry
A large crowd filled the Church of the Disciples to hear Rev. Robert Collyer of New York. He preached on Paul’s helpers in Rome and stressed church unity through cooperative members, citing Dr Clarke and Henry Ward Beecher as examples.
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Church of the Disciples
Robert Collyer
New York
James Freewan Clarke
Paul
Jesus
James
John
Peter
Rome
Collyer
Zlan
Clarke
Henry Ward Beecher
Obedience to obligation theme in Rev Dr Collyer talk
The Rev Dr Robert Collyer spoke at Union Hall on Obligations quoting Romans thirteen eight. He discussed debt between work and charity noting money lending in moderation and the virtue of self-support. He critiqued reliance on others for living, telling a tale of a failed musician and urging personal effort.
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Robert Collyer
Union Hall
Collyer
Paul
Hayden
Concord
Audi
Duty to Help and Respect in Young Lives
Dr Collyer urges young men and women to uphold self reliance while aiding the afflicted. He frames obligations to the ignorant and foreign workers, calls for better treatment of women, and argues responsible family life as the path to a humane society. He stresses repaying past teachers and church instruction by helping youths.
Owl Captured On Lepanto Sparks Superstitious Sailors
A white snowy owl rests in the Lepanto’s main truck after its mid Atlantic flight from Hull. An engineer fires at it twice with no effect, the bird is captured by a fireman, and a northeast storm follows, stirring sea superstition about ill luck from harming a resting bird. The owl measures 4 feet 6 inches wingspan and shows an intelligent face for a seabird.
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Minerva
Hull
England
Clasen
Owe
Labor Unions Denounce Lowest Bidder System at City Meeting
Central Labor Union in New Era Hall denounces the practice of awarding public printing to the lowest bidder. Labor Lyceum, freight handlers, and tailors discussed grievances and proposed reforms. The ladies assembly of tailors donated 100 dollars to men who left jobs on the South Boston street railway.
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Central Labor Union
New Era Hall
Daniel H. Briggs
Tenement House
Ladies’ Assembly of
Pantaloon-Makers
Friends of Labor
Labor Lyceum
Dr. Merritt
Messrs
W. F. Falls
Chamberlin
Kenward
Lady Assembly of Tailors
South Boston Street
Lessons Of The Strike In South Boston Railroad Row
The South Boston Railroad Company issues a circular detailing the dispute with late employees. It defends arbitration, cites Knights of Labor leaders against strikes, notes jobless workers and fresh applicants, and hopes the crisis spurs a productive resolution between capital and labor.
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South Boston Railroad Company
Hersey
Powderly
Knights of Labor
George E. McNeill
Knights
New England
Boston
Body identified of Marblehead man found in harbor
The body recovered on the east side of Vineyard Haven harbor has been identified as Thomas Kerigan of Marblehead. It will be sent to Marblehead tomorrow, where his widow and daughter await.
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Vineyard Haven
Thomas Kerigan
Marblehead
Cottage City
Fast mail service to link Boston and New York gains support
The Commonwealth reports strong progress toward a Boston New York fast mail train. Postmaster Corse pushes Washington for changes, gaining merchants and bankers support. The plan seeks quick Boston to New York mail and faster southern deliveries via Jacksonville and New Orleans, shortening transits by hours.
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Boston
New York
Corse
Washington
New England
Metropolis
Post Office
Vilas
Yampa
Florida
Post Office Department
Jacksonville
New Orleans
General Corse
Kirmess Planned at Mechanicā Hall for Charity
The Kirmess in Mechanicā Hall on April 14 and 15 will aid the Women's Educational and Industrial Union. An outdoor stage scene with quaint houses and flowers will host eight dances each evening including Spanish Swedish Russian Tyrolean Hungarian princess dance lawn tennis and flower and bee dances. Patron list to be announced soon led by prominent figures.
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Mechanica’ Hall
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Mechanics’ Hall
Temperance Crusade Starts In Boston Parishes
Catholic clergy in the archdiocese of Boston organize temperance missions across city churches. The program follows Baltimore council urging action against destitution from intemperance. Rev. L. J. Morris opened four lectures at St Mary of the Assumption Brookline urging sobriety and family discipline. Tonight Rev James F. Talbot of the Cathedral will lecture on the same subject.
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Archdiocese of
Boston
Baltimore
L. J. Morris
Church of St. Mary of the Assumption
Brookline
Mr. Morris
James F. Talbot
Roxbury High Class 78 Forms Alumni Association
City notes report the Roxbury High School class of 78 forming an association at a Quincy House meeting on Saturday evening. Officers listed include S. A. Knight as president H. P. Robinson vice president G. W. Dowd secretary treasurer.
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Roxbury High School
Quincy House
S. A. Knight
H. P. Robinson
G. W. Dowd
Patrick Keyes
Engine Company 6
South End
George Furnald
Brighton
Temperance Talk by Judge Hale Urges Prohibition Progress
At First Parish Unitarian Church Judge George Hale spoke to the First Parish Temperance Union on temperance history and gains. He traced the growth of temperance and prohibition efforts, praised early pioneers, and highlighted recent victories at the polls and rising public sentiment against liquor.
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First Parish
George 8. Hale
First Parish Temperance Union
Moraford's Acid Phosphate Promoted for Mental Exhaustion
Dr. N. S. Reap of Chandlersville Indiana endorses Moraford's Acid Phosphate as a top remedy for mental and nervous exhaustion. He cites relief from sick headaches dyspepsia and diminished vitality.
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N. S. Reap
Chandlersville
Massachusetts Chess Players Invited to Form State Association
The Boston Chess Club calls Massachusetts chess players to attend a convention on April 7 at 11 a.m. to organize a state association, draft a constitution, elect officers, and plan an annual tournament. Dues likely under $1.
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Europe
United States
Boston Chess Club
Massachusetts Chess Association
Colleges form new baseball association with Harvard Yale Princeton Columbia
Harvard Yale Princeton and Columbia form a new college base ball league at Parker s. Officers elected include Yale s J Archibald Jr president Harvard s W H Rand VP Princeton s H L Goehring secretary treasurer. Schedule spans April to June across New York New Haven Cambridge and Princeton venues.
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Yale
Columbia
Princeton
Parker's
Baseball Association
W. H. Rand
W. W. Willard
S. E. Winslow
J. Archibald, Jr
J. C. Dann
A. A. Stagg
H. L. Goehring
Adrian H. Larkin
8S. C. Herriman
Atherton Curtis
Judiciary Committee
Harvards
Columbias
Polo Grounds
New York
Yates
Princetons
Columbians
Yales
New Haven
Cambridge
Salem Ancient Schools Chronicle Highlights Long-Running Institutions
The Salem Latin and High School dates to 1637 with Rev. John Fisk as teacher. The English High School began in 1827 under Henry K. Oliver, and the girls high school started in 1846 with Edwin Jocelyn as head. The item notes consolidation of these schools.
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Salem
John Fisk
Henry K. Oliver
Edwin Jocelyn
Henry Ward Beecher Among Oldest Union Mutual Members
Henry Ward Beecher was one of the oldest members of the Union Mutual Life Insurance Co in Portland Maine having been insured in 1850 for 2000 dollars.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Union Mutual Life Insurance Co
Portland
Stockbridge man arraigned for mother in law murder
Thomas Kinsella Jr. shot and killed his mother in law on March 4 at Stockbridge. He was arraigned Saturday and held in $10,000 for the grand jury.
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Thomas Kinsella, Jr
Stockbridge
Prisoner Pleads for Life Term in Family Killing
An alleged killer at 19 Middle Street pleaded second degree by advice of counsel for the murder of his brother-in-law on November 25. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in a verdict rendered Saturday under the New York Association case.
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New England
E Crescent Club
Riversides Secre
Revere House
Emil F. Kempf
George F. Emmons
Boston
Mr. Blodge
Middle Street
Charles Allen
Newell Talks Oil and Gas Boom and Its Wide Commerce
Fred H. Newell of Pennsylvania spoke at the Boston Young Men's Christian Union on the rise and fall of oil towns, oil production records, and the parallel growth of natural gas. He noted 70 300 barrels daily average in 1886 with 44 800 exported, and about 30 million invested in gas plants in Pennsylvania. A concluding note mentions a fatal railroad crossing accident near Newark Ave in Rochester.
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Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Union Hall
Fred H. Newell
Pennsylvania
Cherry Grove
Pittsburg
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