Dr Myers Called to Temple A Foe of Evil
The Rev. Cortland Myers of Temple Baptist Church Brooklyn may accept Tremont Temple’s call. He is famed for crusades against crime and saloons, and for openly opposing police negligence. He says sermons should start where people live and end at the cross. Myers, 45, has 20 years of ministry with notable reforms and a storied career.
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Dr. Myers
Temple
Cortland Myers
Temple Baptist Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tremont Temple
Myers
Boston
Seth Low
New York
Low
Baptist Temple
Kingston
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church of
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Boston field differs from Brooklyn in a big way
The speaker contrasts Boston with Brooklyn praising Boston as a serious city despite jokes about the Hub. He asserts Boston is not a joke and comments on sensational sermons, reflecting views attributed to Dr. Myers.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Hub of
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Graniteville Woman
Mrs Chas Barclay of Graniteville Vermont credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health during the change of life. The letter promotes the remedy as safe and widely endorsed for female illnesses including nervousness, irregularities, backache, and indigestion.
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Chas. Barclay
Graniteville
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
R.F.D
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Church Faces Limits on Growth and Mission
A fragment notes that organizers believed the church could not sustain expansion because the building was too small and the opportunity insufficient, highlighting constraints on continuing the work.
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Essary
Brooklyn Loss Hub Gains Dr Myers Greatest Baptist Preacher
Reverend Curtis L Laws at Tremont Temple praised Dr Cortland Myers of Brooklyn as the greatest preacher in the Baptist denomination today He said Myers appointment as Tremont Temple pastor signals a moral uplift for Boston while Brooklyn loses a powerful force.
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Dr. Myers
Curtis L. Laws
Curtis Lee Laws
Brooklyn
Tremont Temple
Cortland Myers
Boston
Worcester No License Shows Fewer Crimes and Deaths
Worcester reports a year under no license reduced drunkenness arrests to 1843 from 3924 and alcoholic hospital patients to 144 from 274. City deaths from alcoholism fell to 6, with total deaths dropping 17 percent to 2120. crime overall also declined.
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Worcester
Massachusetts
Summer Street
W. Ansel Washburn
Board of Health
Marine Eye Relemedy An Eye Tante Soothes and Believes Ailing Eyes
A historical ad note promotes Marine Eye Relemedy and an eye Tante offering soothing relief for eye ailments. The brief references a remedy marketed to soothe irritated eyes and support vision, typical of early 20th century patent medicines.
Wrights Return as Air Kings
The Wright brothers return to America this week with a triumphal entry in New York. They will be welcomed by scores of friends and hosted at luncheons and receptions by the Aero Club of America and the Automobile Club during their 24 hours in the city.
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New York
Wright Brothers
America
City
Aero Club of America
The
Automobile Club
Farm Education Starts for West End Children in Boston
Beginning this morning a group of West End youths will learn farming on a vacant lot at Poplar and Charles streets. Edward Ringdahl of the Elizabeth Peabody House leads the program with 250 prior pupil success, dividing land into sections for two temporary proprietors each to foster harvest competition and teach soil preparation crop planting cabbages radishes turnips potatoes peas and flowers.
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West End
Boston
Edwin Ginn
Poplar and
Charles Streets
Edward Ringdahl
Elizabeth Peabody House
Ringdahl
Wright Brothers Set for European Tests and Fort Meyer Delivery
The Wright brothers plan to return to Dayton after finishing an aeroplane contract for the U S government to be delivered at Fort Meyer in June. They anticipate further tests in England and Germany and ongoing rights sales with France Italy and Germany. Wilbur Wright won the Michelin cup for the year 1908 with a 2 hour 18 minute 88 second flight covering about 100 miles.
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Dayton
United States
Fort Meyer
Wrights
Europe
England
Germany
Wright Brothers
Italy
Wilbur Wright
le Mains
Fire destroys rebuilt cutter of the Maine Pythian on Charles River
Hundreds watch from Harvard bridge and Riverbank court as a 35 foot cutter owned by Lewis H. Fritsch of Cambridge burns after a gasoline tank explodes. The craft sinks after an hour of flames with no rescue attempt.
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Harvard
Woman Injured In Brookline Street Car Crash
A collision between two Roxbury Brookline street cars on Tremont Street near Parker Street left a 26 year old woman, Nellie McNamara of 146 Hillside Street, hysterical and hospitalized after ambulance transport. Motorman Herbert Walsh, 22 Wensley Street, said an intoxicated man on the front platform grabbed him, causing the wreck 100 feet from the first car.
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Brookline
Tremont Street
Parker Street
Roxbury
Nellie McNamara
Hillside Street
Murphy
Station 10
Herbert Walsh
Wensley Street
Walsh
Stage Lights Coming for Lambs Gambol at Hotel Bellevue
The Lambs met last night to form a committee for the Star Lambs Gambol planned for May 25. About 65 star Lambs are expected, with renowned performers including Brian, Lackaye, Edeson, Hopper, Foy, Belasco, and many others. Daniel Lanz chairs the committee, with H. A. Glassier as treasurer and Thomas Lothian as secretary.
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Lambs
Hotel Bellevue
Lambs Gambol
Donald Brian
Wilton Lackaye
John RB. Kellord
Robert Edeson
Eugene Cowles
Maclyn Arbuckle
Raymond Hitchcock
William Collier
Nat M
Charles Klein
Eugene W. Presbrey
Fidwin Milton Boyle
Augustus Thomas
Henry M. Blossom, Jr
David Belasco
Daniel Lanz
H. A. Glassier
Thomas Lothian
Boston Church Leader Outlines 1915 Plan
Rev Clarence A Vincent of the Immanuel Walnut Avenue Church spoke today on Boston's duty to craft a long term program. He urged a city wide effort to prepare for the years up to 1915 and beyond for future generations.
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Boston
Clarence A. Vincent
D. D
Immanuel Walnut Avenue
Gale & Kent at 96 Court Street Offers $15 to $25 Suits
Gale & Kent in Boston advertises high grade tailored suits and overcoats from 15 to 25 dollars with guaranteed fit and 17 years of experience. The shop promises satisfaction and invites orders today or this evening, noting a strong sales week and stable pricing.
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New England
Gale & Kent
Court Street
Boston
Parishioners Protest Site for Elevated Terminal in Malden
A large Sacred Heart Church gathering resolved to file complaints with railroad commissioners and seek a hearing on the proposed Main street elevated terminal site. The meeting appointed a committee to present the resolutions and push for official review.
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Malden
Sacred Heart Church
Main Street
Woman aided Miss Farrar tale of loan to Geraldine Farrar
Salem report recounts how Mrs. William G. Webb loaned Geraldine Farrar 35000 with interest and repaid it. Mrs. N S Saunders says the Webb family aided the singer from early 1899, financing European study and development through subsequent needs.
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Salem
Geraldine Farrar
William G. Webb
North Shore Society
N.S. Saunders
Webb
Danvers
Mme
J. H. Long
Boston
Sid Farrar
Geraldine
Europe
Miss Farrar
Jonquille Club Hosts First Subscription Dance
The Jonquille Club of Brookline plans a first subscription dancing party at Howe Hall on Huntington Avenue. Emma Stuart and Janie Gallagher lead as president and secretary with matrons J A Stuart C J Murphy W A Dillon and J F Gallagher assisting.
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Jonquille Club
Brookline
Howe Hall
Huntington Avenue
Emma Stuart
Janie Gallagher
J. A. Stuart
C. J. Murphy
W. A. Dillon
J. IF. Gallagher
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AIR Kings
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Charles River Basin
Lambs’ Gambol
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Green St
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