Brighton Saloons Targeted in Local Option Drive
Religious leaders from Brighton and nearby towns push a anti saloon campaign arguing public sentiment will deny licenses in Brighton mirroring Back Bay. They cite church concerns about families, police ties to breweries, and Sunday golf enforcement as part of the broader temperance push.
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Back Bay
Brighton
Joseph B. Perry
Brighton Avenue Baptist Church
Post
Theople
Brighon
Toeny
Frank 8. C. Wicks
First Parish Unitarian Church
Father Butler
St. Columbkille’s
Knights of Columbus
Galvin
Murphy
Berle
Olice
T. Munroe Murphy
Sunday Golf Controversy Sparks Arlington Debate
The Rev. C H Watson denounces Sunday golf by rich men while defending equal access on the Common only if all men can play. Theater reporters sought clarity as he rejected being misquoted about linking the Swan case to Sunday golf, citing opposition to Sabbath play as a matter of example.
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Arlington
Belmont
Ryan
Belmont Police
French
C. H. Watson
Baptist Church
Watson
Bedford
Cate
Francis Wilson to Tour Montreal and New England
Francis Wilson and company depart for Montreal for a week then continue with a short New England tour to close the season. The Hollis counts on a large turnout as the Rogers brothers open their last week but one. Cyrene will dance at Music Hall and has a history as a society favorite in this city.
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New England
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Rogers
Cyrene
Music Hall
Dia
Charles Richman
Empire Theatre
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Boston
H Elizabeth Tyree
Selma
Europe
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Lyceum Entre
Hugh Stanton
Florence Modena
Boston Music Hall
Museum
Annie Russell
the Colonial
Tremont
Rogers Brothers
Central Park
Williams
Walker
The
Park
Sons of
Ham
Charlotte Hunt
Bowdoin Square Theatre
R. J. Jose
Keith’s
the Howard
Tom Jenkins
Joe Welch
Mile-a-Minute
Murphy
Violet Mascotte
John Weber
Harry
Sadie Fields
Frobel
Rage
Cafe Anglais
London
Austin & Stone
Nickelodeon
Dixon on Sin and Salvation at Ruggles Street
The Rev. Dr. A. C. Dixon preached last night on Sin and Salvation at Ruggles Street Baptist Church. He argued each person bears personal sin not inherited from ancestors and warned sin in family business and society, especially drinking, threatens reform. He urged individuals to do their part and trust Jesus to save his people without reliance on church or minister.
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A. C. Dixon
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
God
Jesus
Michael H Flynn of Salem Dies After Long Illness
Michael H Flynn a longtime Salem resident died at his home 18 Turner Street after a prolonged illness. Born in Salem in 1849 he worked in the street and water departments and later became a contractor. He served on the Common Council 1888–1893 the Aldermanic Board in 1894 the School Board since 1896 and belonged to several local groups including Veragua Council the K of C the Father Mathew New Temperance Society and the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. Survived by his widow two sons and three daughters.
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Salem
Michael H. Flynn
Turner Street
Mr. Flynn
Flynn
Theepublican
Veragua
K. of C
New Temperance Society
First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Ansonia Man Released After Debtor’s Oath Ends Jail Term
Stub Carter, brass moulder from Ansonia Connecticut, was freed from New Haven County Jail after twenty one months for refusing a military tax payment. The town argued cost of detention justified release and a lawyer secured his poor debtor’s oath.
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Ansonia
Conn
New Haven
Financial report shows increase in Missionary Alliance gifts
Nyack New York May 12 The Rev A Sampson president of the Christian and Missionary Alliance released his financial report for the year showing total contributions of 264639 an increase of 110 percent over the prior year. Mrs Simpson resigned as financial secretary and David Crear succeeds her. Since inception gifts total 1448900 with more than half raised in the last four years.
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Nyack, N. Y
Sampson
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Comet Seen From Lima With Two Tails
A Peruvian report from Lima dated May 12 notes a comet first seen in South America about two weeks earlier reappearing after a brief period. It appears to have two tails, with one tail longer than on initial sighting.
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Lima
Peru
South America
Communication from the Moonlit Cavor Records Revealed
An anonymous narrator recounts receiving fragments of messages from Mr. Cavor via Mr. Wendigee, noting Cavor alive on the moon with Selenites and a shaky Earth link. The piece previews an annotated edition of the Cavor record and describes transmission delays and missing content.
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Moon
Cavor
Marconi
Wendigee
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