Boston 1915 Committee Unites for Boys Campaign
A Boston 1915 movement meeting at Faneuil Hall united the committees guiding the campaign for boys. Key speakers, including George S. Smith and A. E. Winship, outlined a lasting program focusing on training boys to be reformers and civic builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Faneuil Hall
George S. Smith
A. E. Lang
Electric Car System
Toledo
Julia Richman
New York
A. E. Winship
Massachusetts Board of Education
John E. Guneckel
Newsboys’ Association of America
Meyer Bloomfield
Civic Service House
Appleton Quartet
Eleanor Fox-Allen
Edith Lamfrey-Underhill
Edith Louise Munroe
Kathleen Russell-Cook
Smith
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Help for Women
Columbus Ohio testimonial says the remedy eased changes of life and allowed full work again. A Graniteville Virginia letter also praises renewed health and strength. The ad notes thirty years as a standard female remedy used by many communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Hanson
East Long St
Graniteville
Charles Barclay
R.F.D
Lydia Pinkham
Conservatory Star Marries Westbound Bride at Midnight
Miss Dillon and Westing Mr Wood quietly wed after a late night ceremony at St Botolph Street. The pair plan to move to Los Angeles after her graduation, with Henry Russell and others noting her operatic potential, though she vows a California home life instead.
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Cupid
Dan
Miss Dillon
Mr. Wood
Cleveland
Conservatory
Los Angeles
Henry Russell
New Boston Opera Company
Cavalleria Rusticana
Santuzza
California
St. Botolph Street
Coast erosion gnaws New England shores including Cape Cod cliffs
New England coastlines suffer steady retreat from ocean and storms. Cape Cod area saw major bluff loss and erosion of beaches, threatening Newport Cliff Walk and Billingsgate Island lighthouse. Bulkheads jetties and dunes prove only partial protection as patrols struggle with shifting sands.
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New England
Cape Cod
Newport
R. L
Chatham
Cape Cod Bay
Billingsgate
Barnstable
Provincetown
Cape
Tobbin
Cahoon Hollow
Mother Visits Jordan in Cambridge Jail
After 11 days of evidence in the Jordan murder trial in Cambridge, closing arguments loom. District Attorney Higgins and defense lawyers led by General Charles W. Bartlett prepare as 12 jurors endure strain and a long week of court work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Jordan
Cambridge
Higgins
Charles W. Bartlett
Harvey H. Pratt
Bartlett
Ane
East
Mansion House
Church Conflict Surges in Episcopal Factions
The Episcopal Church faces a sharp split between conservative and liberal wings. Rev. Elliot White warns a return to earlier rituals as hundreds, including the Brotherhood of St. Andrew chapter, seek admission to the American Church Union led by White to counter liberal trends.
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Episcopal Church
Elliot White
Church of the Advent
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
American Church Union
Mr. White
Episcopal
Liberality of Two Rectors Sparks Episcopal Tension in Boston
Conservative Episcopalians protest a Unitarian minister’s installation welcome at St Pauls Dedham and a Unitarian wedding at St Marys Dorchester. The controversy follows sermons by Eliot White of Grace Newark on the American Church Union, a conservative group led by lay leaders with Clinton Rogers as president.
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Boston
New England
St. Paul’s Church
Dedham
George L. Paine
St. Mary's Church
Dorchester
Eliot White
Grace Church
Newark
American Church Union
Church of the Advent
Clinton Rogers
Hat fashion introduces the new lid under peach baskets
A social note explains that tall hats now require a real lid made of buckram or stiff straw to support the weight of upturned peach basket headpieces. The lid, once a bandeau, is worn horizontally to prevent hats from obliterating the face, earning nicknames like face saver and millinery necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George's
New York
Phila
George's Model Garments
Fifth Ave
N. Y
Philadelphia Lawyer Woodruff Leads Episcopal Debate
Woodruff, a Philadelphia lawyer and deputy to the general convention, argues to keep the church’s faith unchanged amid the clash between prayer book churchmen and broad churchmen. He warns a renewed ritual conflict may arise and notes plans discuss consolidating the Massachusetts Church Union with a new organization. The American Church Union asserts to defend doctrine and worship, insisting Anglican unity, threefold ministry, and indissoluble marriage, and opposes admitting unconfirmed or non Anglican teachers to its congregations.
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Woodruff
Philadelphia
Mr. White
Massachusetts Church Union
The
American Church Union
Protestant Episcopal Church
Usgs
Man to Wed Woman Sues Man Over Loans
Worcester May 2 The engagement of Walter E Tongue of 14 Germain street to Miss Lena Brown daughter of W W Brown 17 Irving street was announced Friday. Miss Elizabeth Burgess 45 Merrick street has filed suit against Tongue for 3000 to recover debts of 3200 with interest. Burgess and Tongue each worked ten years in a local dry goods store. Burgess says loans extended seven years and she lent the money because she was fond of him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Walter E. Tongue
Germain Street
Lena Brown
W. W. Brown
Irving Street
Elizabeth Burgess
Merrick Street
Tongue
Burgess
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Gunckel
Hester Street
New York City
A. FE. Winship
Hester Street Mission
George’s
Summer St
Washington
Neptune
Rogers Bros
Meriden
Milan
Andy
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Women’s Vassar Ties
Episcopalians
Washington ST. Cor
Gver Gilchrist
Reliabs
Summer ST. HS
Silk
Lisle
Stey
Te ‘Cor
Portland
Sudbury
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