Sermon Attacks Sunday Ball Games and Modern Pulpits
The Rev Dr Parker denounces Provincetown officials for allowing Sunday ball games by North Atlantic squadron members and condemns wealthier churches for building ornate towers. Rev Dr Henson urges ministers to engage directly with parishioners and stresses soul salvation over style in worship and outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S. Henson
Tremont Temple
Henson
Parker
Provincetown
Bob Evans
Massachusetts
New England
Captain's Wife Is Heroine On Wrecked Barkentine Hattie G. Dixon
Edgartown May 13. The barkentine Hattie G. Dixon bound from Baltimore to Boston with coal was wrecked on a lee shore in heavy southwest seas. Captain and crew of seven owe their safety to Mrs. J. Shanks who directed the lowering of a boat and then steered the tiller to land the men on Chappaquiddick Island. The ship lies full of water and may go to pieces tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgartown
New York
Barkentine
Hattie G. Dixon
Boston
Baltimore
J. Shanks
Chappaquiddick Island
Unti
Publicist Carl Schurz Dies in New York Hospital
May 13 The condition of Carl Schurz the noted publicist who has been ill at his home here for the past week took a serious turn tonight at a New York hospital where he was rushed after his illness grew critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carl Schurz
Vessel Hattie G. Dixon Breaks Up Near Vineyard Haven
A May 13 report from Edgar Town says rough seas and a southwest gale threaten the Hattie G. Dixon as she lies on the reef at Vineyard Haven. The vessel is in a dangerous position and near total loss. towboat officials will not attempt a rescue, expecting she will be broken up before morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vineyard Haven
Edguartown
Hattie G. Dixon
Edgartown
Boston Area Weather Outlook Monday Through Tuesday
Forecast calls for a cloudy and cooler day in Boston and vicinity with partly cloudy skies and light northerly winds on Monday. Tuesday should be fair with continued cool conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England Weather Turns Colder Then Warms North
Rain and colder conditions expected Monday and Tuesday across New England with the north seeing fair skies while the southern portion remains rainy. North to northwest winds shift, bringing cooler air and a brisk breeze in early week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Beaton Nationals Update and Prep for Intercollegiate Meet
Beaton Nationals results see St Louis New York and Brooklyn as winners. Analysis notes Harvard prospects for next Saturday while Princeton is mentioned through Hugh Maclean. Reports on resumes, motors, and local high school contests as prep for championships with Amherst fortunes noted as uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amterst
Street Car Men Move Toward Strike Over Demands
President George A. Rose of the Lynn union said Boston and Northern and Old Colony railroad workers push for higher pay a nine hour day and unionization after rejection by President Sullivan. Union meetings Saturday voted in favor of a strike if demands are refused with a conference set for next Wednesday to decide.
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Wepneamir
George A. Rose
Lynn Union
Boston & Northern
Old Colony
Sullivan
We Must Win Says Men of Boston & Northern Rail
President George A. Rose of the local union vows victory as car workers threaten a strike unless pay and conditions rise. He cites wage comparisons with the Boston Elevated and Old Colony lines, notes new stock issues, and argues newcomers receive lower pay than seasoned staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
George A. Rose
Boston & Northern Railroad
P. F. Sullivan
Boston & Northern
Old Colony
Pesident Sullivan
Union
Boston ‘& “Northern
Boston Elevated Railways
Elevated
Boston
Ers
Boston & Northern Road
Heroic light keeper saves four men at Eye Rock wharf
NAHANT May 13 Joseph Boynton, light keeper at Eye Rock, rescued William McDonald of Somerville James Connolly Michael Connolly and Michael McCarthy after their dory capsized off Nahant. The four drifted in calm water until a squall capsized their boat. Boynton reached them in 30 minutes, brought them to land, and physicians treated them at the police station before they were sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nahant
Joseph Boynton
Eye Rock
William McDonald
Somerville
James Connolly
Michael Connolly
Michael” McCarthy
Cambridge
Dory
Swampscott
Boynton
250 Loaded Bombs Found in Underground Storehouse
Tiflis police uncovered an underground storehouse containing 260 loaded bombs. The discovery followed search operations in the Algiers area on May 13. Authorities are investigating the origins and potential links to illicit arms trafficking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiflis
Algiers
Tillman Exhibits Claims on Roosevelt Rate Bill Probes
Senator Tillman unveiled documents he says prove President Roosevelt denied Chandler’s claim that Senators Knox Foraker and Spooner aimed to derail the rate bill with court pretexts. Chandler counters that Roosevelt supported limiting courts for injunctions against the Interstate Commerce Commission, while Tillman and Bailey warn of a threatened shift in support to Foraker Spooner and Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Chandler
Roosevelt
Knox, Spooner
Foraker
Tillman
Lodge
Bailey
Washington
United States
Knox
Spooner
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Riley
Interstate’ Commerce Commission
Allison
Commerce Commissions
Spooker
Roxbury Woman Dies as Blaze Triggers Widespread Fires
Fatal Roxbury blaze claimed Mrs. Hannah Reagan of 3 Highland Terrace as dawn broke. The day unfolded with extensive property losses from forest, factory, and dwelling fires across Martha's Vineyard, Plymouth, and Carver, while firefighters in Chelsea Cambridge and Boston battled blazes in businesses and homes.
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Roxbury
Hannah Reagan
Highland Terrace
Marthia
Vineyard Island
Plymouth
Carver
Chelsea
Cambridge
Boston
Fires Renewed Near Vineyard Haven After Exhausting Blazes
After two days of forest and brush fires exhausting residents in several towns, a new blaze broke out tonight on Vineyard Haven's southern border. A strong southwest gale fanned the flames making control unlikely as weary citizens from nearby towns and Plymouth 75 miles away fought to check the fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vineyard Haven
Plymouth
Vineyard
Innesfield Hotel Burned At Lagoon Pond Shore
Fire destroyed the Innesfield hotel and bath-house at Lagoon Pond after flames from flying branches reached the roof. Volunteers exhausted after long labor, homes supplied food, and nearby houses on Dr Leach’s estate burned to foundations. Loss estimated near ten thousand dollars with limited insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Innesfield
Lagoon Pond
Fire Devastates Massa Poag Hotel in Sharon
A massive blaze destroyed the Massa Poag Hotel in Sharon early today causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. Fire crews battled the flames but the building was consumed. No injuries reported.
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Sharon
Massapoag
Fire Rages Near South Carver Road Threatens Cottages
A forest fire along the South Carver road prompted a general alarm at 6 o'clock with citizens mobilized to fight the blaze. The flames swept a six by seven mile tract, threatening summer cottages on the west side of Little South Park. Continued on Page for Fifth Column.
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Plymouth
South Carver Road
Little South Park
Sunday fires ravage towns leaving victims and destruction
A Roxbury woman burned to death in her home as fires swept 42 square miles of woods in Plymouth and Carver. Massapog Hotel in Sharon destroyed. Martha's Vineyard forest fires ruin houses and timber. Chelsea rag warehouse and barns burned. a three story Dorchester apartment house fire endangers children. Cambridge dwelling fire prompts narrow escapes. numerous alarms reported citywide.
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Roxbury
Plymouth
Carver
Massapong
Sharon
Martha’s Vineyard
Chelsea
Callender Street
Dorchester
Cambridge
City
Drowning Incidents Mark Sunday in New England
A string of drownings darken Central Massachusetts with three incidents including a triple drowning in Connecticut at Turner's Falls and a hunter's death in Deerfield Shelburne Falls. A boy fell from a Saco wharf and drowned, and a small child perished in a pond in Phenix Rhode Island.
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Connecticut
Turner’s Falls
Deerfield
Shelburne Falls
Massachusetts
Saco
Phenix
R. L
Three Men Drown After Boat Carried Over Falls
Al Meia Belmore 28 Daniel Shea 21 and Eugene Bordeau 22 were in a flat bottom boat on the Connecticut River at Turner’s Falls when it was caught in an eddy and carried over the falls. All three drowned and bodies remain unrecovered. Unmarried, employed in local factories, and members of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society.
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Turner's Falls
Almeia Belmore
Daniel Shea
Eugene Bordeau
Connecticut River
Father Mathew
Lost Life for Bird in Deerfield River Incident
May 13 in Shelburne Falls Ernest Shaw son of Elijah Shaw drowned while wading to retrieve a hawk shot from the Deerfield River. The bird fell into the stream and he was swept beyond his depth before his body was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburne Falls
Ernest Shaw
Elijah Shaw
Deerfield
Tragic Saco Wharf Fall. Boy Drowns, Sister Rescued
Leslie Bowden, 7, fell into the Saco River while walking the wharf. Sister Fannie, 13, tried to save him but could not swim. Nathaniel Mercier, 65, heard her cries, dove in from 400 yards away, and brought her to shore. The boy's body was recovered half an hour later.
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Saco, Mo
Saco Wharf
Leslie Bowden
Albert H. Bowden
Saco River
Fannie
Nathaniel Mercier
Preacher Rushed to Aid Child During Rhode Island Tragedy
In Phoenix Rhode Island on a May day Rev George Atha from Providence saw Annie Lewis a 3 year old fall into a pond near the Baptist church. He alerted the congregation and they attempted a rescue but the child died. Annie was the daughter of a firefighter at Clyde Print Works.
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Phenix
R. I
George R.“Atha
Providence
Annie’ Lewis
Dho F
A Firamen
Clyde
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Satan
P. 8. Henson
Satans Church
Babel
Bos Ton
Boston Barkentine
Hattie Dixon
Made Island
Harbor
Garl Schurz
Ars
Washington Street
Washington Forecast
A. m. Oh
Avera
Johany
Liniment
Sonable
Chandley
Lig
Children
Karl & Dewey
BIG
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