Shakers Reunite in Mt Lebanon Service After Pick Scandal
In Pittsfield on March 21 the Mt Lebanon Shakers hold a worship service uniting the three Shaker families after a two year split caused by Elder Ernest Pick whose recent unfrocking sparked dispute. Eldress Bartow and Sisters Allen Bullard led praise while Elder Holden attended. Bartow remained with the community. Pick, then in Pennsylvania, faces accusations to vindicate himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pick
Pennsylvania
Eldress Bartow
Man and Wife in Fire Peril at Tremont Street
Motorman Jud Caldwell and wife escaped suffocation when a fire broke out in their Tremont street room. Mrs Caldwell woke to smoke and alerted landlady Mrs John Wallace who rang the alarm. With help from John Armstrong they carried Caldwell to safety as flames from a smouldering morris chair were fought by firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud Caldwell
Boston
Mrs. Caldwell
Tremont Street
Caldwell
Morris
Mission Ends at St Mark's Church Dorchester
The men's mission at St. Mark's Church Dorchester Avenue Ashmont concluded with final services led by Rev Father Hubert of Hoboken. Papal blessing followed benediction and renewal of baptismal vows. About 1400 men attended each evening and half that number at morning masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark’s Church
Dorchester Avenue
Ashmont
Hoboken
N. J
Father Hubert
Fond Parents Baby’s Peril at Mealtimes
Harvard Medical School expert Dr Charles Tl Dunn warns against letting very young children sit at the table with parents. He cites cholera infantum from undigested foods, recommends castor oil for relief and a period of water only, and notes overfeeding by fathers and mothers harms developing digestive systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tl. Dunn
Harvard Medical School
Dunn
Mission Ends At St Philip's Church
The week long mission for men at St Philip's Church Warrison Avenue closed last night with a packed crowd. Father Ennis preached on Perseverance and led benediction and baptismal vow renewals. Religious articles were blessed after the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Philip's Church
Warrison Avenue
Father Ennis
Bill to Prohibit Cousins Marrying in Iowa
In Des Moines on March 21 the bill to prohibit cousin marriages advances after July 4. The measure passed the Senate after House approval, and now awaits Governor Carrol's signature which is deemed unlikely.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carrol
Senate
House
Berle Portraits St Paul to Condemn Beef Toll in City Sermon
The Rev. A. A. Berle of Shawmut Congregational Church imagines St Paul visiting Boston to critique diseased beef sales and city morals. He contrasts moral values across Boston areas and warns against profit over public health, depicting graft, vice, and self interest among all classes.
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Massachusetts
St. Paul
A. A. Berle
Shawmut Congregational Church
Boston
West End
Back Bay
Supreme Court
West
Large Family Circle Urged at Immaculate Conception Retreat
Father Prendergast urged mothers to embrace large families and serve God, warning that those who reject motherhood miss their purpose. The Immaculate Conception Church retreat drew a crowded turnout with services in both the main church and St. Valentine’s Chapel, and daily masses and devotions were scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Prendergast
Immaculate Conception Church
St. Valentine’s Chapel
Edward M. Corbett
S. J
God
Michael O'Kane
St. Valentine's Chapel
Limerick Club Initiation Adds Twenty New Members
Twenty new members were initiated into the Limerick Club at yesterday afternoon's regular meeting at 694 Washington Street. An entertainment followed the business session with Trish songs and various addresses by guests Frank J. Donahue Gerald Griffin Club president Martin J. O'Brien of the Galway Club and Dennis A. Keating president of the Limerick Club.
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Limerick Club
Washington Street
Trish
Frank J. Donahue
Gerald Griffin
Martin J. O’brien
Galway
Dennis A. Keating
Battling Nelson Signs to Fight Jimmy Britt in Australia
Promoter McIntosh signs Battling Nelson to meet Jimmy Britt in Australia next fall. Nelson will return with McIntosh when he sails home. The bout likely staged at Rush Cutters Bay arena, the same venue where Burns vs Johnson boxed.
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Chicago
Battling Nelson
McIntosh
Jimmy Britt
Australia
Battler
Rushcutters Bay
Burns
Johnson
Helihier and Peters Attack Gag Rule in House
Representatives Keliher and Peters of Boston and Francis Burton Harrison of New York issued a statement opposing Minority Leader Clark by voting for the Fitzgerald amendments to the House rules. They charge the Clark resolution to appoint a 15 member committee to revise the rules would favor Southern states, with no members from Colorado Illinois Indiana Massachusetts New York Ohio or Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Keliher and Peters
Boston
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
Clark
Fitzgerald
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
House
Watch and Ward Society Reports Ongoing Private Gambling
The 81st annual meeting in Mt. Vernon Church reviewed a year of closures by the Watch and Ward Society of Boston led by Rev. Frederick B. Allen. He noted continued private gambling in the city beyond the society’s reach.
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Watch and Ward Society of
Boston
Mt. Vernon Church
Frederick B. Allen
Paderewski Cancels Tour Due to Rheumatic Illness
Milwaukee March 21 The famed pianist Tynace Paderewski is completely incapacitated from public playing for now and possibly years. He has cancelled all tour dates and travels to New York for medical treatment as rheumatism in both arms leaves him unable to use his arms or fingers without extreme pain.
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Milwaukee
Paderewski
New York
Bangor. Me
John McGregor
South Lincoln
Rodney
Fire damages Fulton Confectionery second floor
A Fulton confectionery at 115 Fulton Street suffered about 1500 in fire damage on the second floor early today. Reserve Officer McManus spotted the blaze about 1 am, flames spread to the third floor before firefighters arrived, and the fire was under control after a half hour. Investigation into the cause is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Confectionery Company
Fulton Street
McManus
Plans to tax billboards at State House hearing
A committee on taxation will hear testimony at 10 30 tomorrow in Room 186 at the State House on a bill introduced by George B Upham to impose a ten cent per square foot excise tax on billboards and similar ads not directly tied to the property or business.
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Committee On Taxation
State House
George B. Upham
West End Concert Aids Hebrew Work
Over 500 attendees packed Russell Street Synagogue last evening for a West End concert in aid of the Jewish Literary Associates. Funds raised support the maintenance of the West End school run by the association in the Jewish People's Institute rooms. Abraham Alpert and Henry Levenson spoke to the crowd.
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Russell Street
Jewish Literary Associates
School For
West End
Jewish People’s Institute
Abraham Alpert
Boston Jewish American
Henry Levenson
Walrus Attack Ends Sargeant Donaldson’s Life in North
Winnipeg dispatch reports Captain Pelletier returning with news that Sergeant Donaldson was killed when attacked by walruses during a perilous Arctic mission. Reeves narrowly survived after a dingy chase and rescue.
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Winnipeg
Man
Pelletier
Donaldson
Reeves
Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Free Trial Service
A women’s health advertisement claims Rexall Mucu-Tone cures catarrh by cleansing the blood and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. It asserts high cure rates from a physician’s prescription and promotes two bottle sizes with a free trial if results fail. The notice appears from The Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores.
Distress and disease blamed on diseased state of nervous system
A historical ad claims nightmares and despondency stem from a diseased nervous system. It promotes Dr Burkhart's Vegetable Compound for 50 days at 25 cents, offering money back if relief is not felt and a free treatment if not satisfied. The address is Cincinnati Ohio.
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Burkhart
Dro W. S. Burkhart
Tion R
Cincinnati
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Mt. Lebanon
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Torreys Ching
ST. Philip’s
DR. Berle
Fr. Prendergast
Jeremiah M. Prendergast
A. Allen
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Limerick
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FIGHT
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Riker- Jaynes Drug Co
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Pall River
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