Woman speaks to 700 prisoners at Charlestown State Prison
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth delivered a talk on Hope and Opportunity for the Prisoners to about 700 inmates in the chapel at Charlestown State Prison. Also on the platform were Mrs. Henry L. Higginson and Mrs. Quincy A. Shaw. Jesse Pomeroy attended both services, the first time in 40 years he heard a woman speak.
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Maud Ballington Booth
Charlestown
Henry L. Higginson
Quincy A. Shaw
James F. McDermott
St. Mary's Church
God
Michael J. Murphy
Jesse Pomeroy
Chrysanthemums Draw Crowds At Malden Conservatories
Thousands visited Costello C. Converse estate on Main Street Malden as the conservatories opened to the public drawing attendees from across Greater Boston to see a vast display of chrysanthemums of every variety.
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Greater
Boston
Costello C. Converse
Main Street
Malden
Pillow Slips and Curtain Fabrics Sizes Sold
Commercial listing notes pillow slips and fabric pieces with sizes 45 by 38 percent and 72 by 99 inches, plus 90 by 108 inches. It lists standard pillow slip sizes 42 by 38 inches for sale.
Secret Boston Pair Wed but Separate at One Year
After a public wedding announced fourteen months ago Miss Anna M. Turner and Ronald Dexter Crafts have not lived together since their marriage. The bride seeks a separation, with both families listed as residents in Brighton and Brookline.
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Anna M. Turner
Benjamin S. Turner
Orkney Road
Brighton
Ronald Dexter Crafts
Harvard
William B. Crafts
Toxteth Street
Brookline
Elopement of Crafts and Wife Sparks Legal Hopes
Oliver A. Wyman says the wife told her husband she does not care for him and seeks freedom. Crafts insists he loves his wife and would provide a home, and would not consent to a divorce. They wed September 26, 1914 in Nashua New Hampshire and have lived apart with families. No annulment action planned while she is of age.
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Allerton
Windermere
Wyman
Crafts
Harvard
Brainerd Road
Allston
Turners
Mr. Wyman
Mr. Crafts
German royal descendant Captain von Schoppe dies in Somerville
Captain Carl Frederick Ferdinand von Schoppe 79, a Civil War officer and Dominion customs employee, died at 54 Pearson Avenue Somerville. Relatives say grief over the war in Europe hastened the heart disease. He was born in Itzehoe Germany and later served in the U S Navy before joining the Dominion customs service. Funeral from his home Tuesday at 2 PM.
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Carl Frederick Ferdinand von Schoppe
Pearson Avenue
Somerville
von Schoppe
Dominion of Canada
J. S. von Schoppe
Cambridge
Itzehoe
Schleswig Holstein
Germany
von Schaufel
San Francisco
Boston
United States Navy
Navy
Merchant Marine Service
Dominion
Halifax
Rector Arrested Over Dollar Tip Incident in New Orleans
In New Orleans on November 14, the Rev. Frank Poole Johnson rector of the Church of the Annunciation in the Garden district was arrested after one dollar tip giveaways in a chop suey restaurant in the restricted district. He was confined hours at the Fourth Precinct and released.
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New Orleans
Frank Poole Johnson
Church of the Annunciation
Episcopal
Garden District
Fourth Precinct
Angel distributes money at church rector's notice
Attention fell on the minister when he handed a girl and a waiter one dollar each, sparking rumors that an angel was distributing cash. The Rev. Mr. Jonanson has served as rector at the Church of the Annunciation for several months after coming from a Boston church.
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Jonanson
Church of the Annunciation
Boston
Mass
English Curate Joins Ascension Church Staff
The Rev. Frank Poole Johnson served two years as curate at the Church of the Ascension 1906 Washington Street after arriving from London England. He previously assisted at Emmanuel Church and St. Paul’s in Roxbury. He was well recommended to Rector Rev. William L. Clark and joined the Ascension staff.
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Frank Poole Johnson
Church of the Ascension
Washington Street
London
England
Emmanuel Church
St. Paul’s
William L. Clark
Harfina Promise for Glossy Hair with Free Shampoo Comb
Advertises Harfina claiming to banish scraggy dull hair and dandruff after days of use. Promotes scalp coating for shine and health with no more itching or shedding. Offers 50 cent bottle plus a free shampoo comb at druggists.
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Harfina
Mildred Louise Co
Boston
Mass
Southerner Reverend Left City for New Orleans Call
A tireless worker held in high esteem by the congregation left the Church of the Ascension last June for a vacation. He told Rev. Clark he was going to New Orleans after receiving a call to preach there and possibly accept a pastorate. Since leaving no word has reached Clark. he is about 45, educated in the South.
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Church of the Ascension
Clark
New Orleans
Ex Mayor Fitzgerald to speak at city planning exhibition
Former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald will address the noon moving picture display at the State House east wing as part of a series debuting during the planning exhibition. P I O Keefe will preside. Boston activities and Cape Cod Canal films will be shown.
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John F. Fitzgerald
State House
P. I. O'Keefe
Council of 50
Fitzgerald
Boston
Cape Cod Canal
James J. Storrow
William F. Murray
James A. Gallivan
Chicago
Pope and Italian peace plea echoed in St Johns Hall talk
Rev Francesco Parri, after a year in Italy and a July audience with Pope Pius, urged peace with justice and Italy’s borders secured by God given boundaries. He called for a liberty zone around Italy and an end to Austrian dictation, in a North End lecture on Italy and the war. Father Park led Mass for fallen Italian soldiers and peace at East Boston church.
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Austria
Francesco Parri
Franciscan Fathers
United States
St. John’s Hall
North End
Parri
Pope Pius
St. John's Hall
Father Park
Church of the Ladys of Mount Carmel
Boston
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