Thanksgiving sermons in Boston churches reflect national ideals
Boston pastors addressed Thanksgiving themes across multiple churches. Rev Thomas Van Ness urged gratitude for social welfare, improved health, and charitable institutions, while Rev William T McElveen urged regular gratitude and critique of transient patriotism. Other speakers stressed divine gifts, national resources, and universal brotherhood as guiding ideals.
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Boston
Thomas van Ness
Second Church
Young Men's Christian Union
Foundlings
Russia
Shawmut Congregational Church
William T. MccElveen
Dr. McElveen
William A. Knight
Berkeley Temple
J. Clinton Hay
Church of the New Jerusalem
First Unitarian Church
Cambridge
S. M. Crothers
Crothers
Harvest Festival at St. Paul’s Church Tremont Street
St Pauls Church on Tremont Street held a crowded harvest festival with a strong concert program. The choir performed Sullivan and Barnby pieces including Magna/ Magnificat settings and Nune Dene Two. the event featured Praise the Lord O Jerusalem, The King Shall Rejoice, and the Peace Te Deum. Offertory was Sing Alleluia Forth and the recessional Our Father God to Thee.
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St. Paul’s
Tremont Street
Sullivan
Barnby
Jerusalem
W. Mall
Cuthbert Harris
Sir Arthur Sullivan
St. Paul's Cathedral
Buck
Carey
Sermon Echoes Virchow Darwin Clash at People's Temple
Pastor Charles A. Crane notes Virchow opposed Darwin’s ideas and that evolution is a philosophical concept, not scientific fact. He urges replacing evolution with development to view it as a path by which God unfolds nature’s processes, linking science discussions to faith.
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Virchow
Darwin
People’s Temple
Charles A. Crane
Lafayette and company headline overflowing Music Hall concert
Last evening at Music Hall a sold out audience enjoyed a long but delightful program by Lafayette and his vaudeville company. Proceeds benefited the B. I. Benevolent Association, helping draw a record crowd and enthusiastic reception throughout the show.
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Music Hall
B. I. Benevolent Association
Lafayette
Daily tourist sleeping cars to California and Oregon excursions
Daily excur sions from Chicago depart Tuesdays and Thursdays via Northwestern and Union Pacific on the shortest route and Wednesdays and Fridays through Colorado with 11 hour Salt Lake sightseeing stops. Information and tickets from all New England points via J Brittain General Passenger Chicago & Northwestern Ry 368 Washington street Chicago.
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California
Oregon
Chicago
Northwestern
Union Pacific
Colorado
Salt Lake
New England
Brittain
Gen
Northwestern Ry
Washington Street
Labor Groups Denounce Jones Candidacy in Subways Fight
At a Building Trades Council meeting Boston unions denounced Senator G R Jones of the Malden Melrose Everett district for siding with opposition to the Washington Street subway bill. They urged rallies, broader opposition, and sending denunciations to state senators, arguing the labor clause would aid workers and raise costs borne by Boston taxpayers. A second resolution charged inspectors with negligence in allowing unlicensed gasfitters to work on buildings, endangering life and health.
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G. R. Jones
Central Labor Union
Trades Unions of
Boston
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Elevated Railway Company
Elevated
Pennsylvania
Boston police raid policy ring as arrest made in South End
Boston officers arrest Arthur Adams a leading policy figure amid a citywide crackdown. Adams known as Harry Funk faces arraignment after a stash of about 400 dollars is seized. Officers promise inside disclosures on Boston policy operations amid widespread participation and profits.
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Arthur Adams
Boston
Lee
Hall
Adams
South End
Magazine Street
Somerville
Harry Funk
Station 5
Dover
Washington
New York
Av’ Adams
Macdonnell may settle Irish land question in Britain
London reports Sir Anthony Macdonnell appointed permanent under secretary for Ireland. A successful Irish and Catholic home ruler, he aims to resolve the land question, with potential implications for home rule and Anglo Irish relations as pressure grows from the United Irish League and Irish support in the United States.
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Macdonnell
London
Sir Anthony Macdonnell
Ireland
Gladstone
Mark Anthony Macdonnell
Irish Nationalist Party
Anthony
Bengal
Northwest
India
United Irish League
Land League
Anthony Macdonnell
England
Empire
United States
Orangeine Powders Claim Quick Aid and Tissue Growth
A brief ad-like fragment asserts that Orangeine powders instantly correct incipient ailments, normally stimulate the body, and build tissue, presenting bold health claims without detailed evidence or context.
Stage notes and theatre bills in Boston for the week
Charles Mackay appears at Castle Square Theatre in The Bird in the Cage marking his first Boston city appearance outside his longtime stock company. Christie MacDonald rejoins Francis Wilson in The Toreador while Dustin Farnum headlines Arizona at the Grand Opera House. The Rogers Brothers in Harvard, Uncle Tom in When Johnny Comes Marching Home, and other bills fill Boston stages with matinees and evening shows through the week.
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Charles Mackay
Castle Square
Boston
Christie MacDonald
Francis Wilson
Dustin Farnum
Swith ‘Arizona
Grand Opera House
Willard
Tremont
Hugh ‘Trevor
Bowdoin
Jeffie Tilbury
Will H. Bray
Tom
Stange
Edwards
Johnny
Rogers Brothers
Harvard
Columbia
Music Hall
Laura Hall
A Wight
Walter Wilson
Corie Payton
Park Theatre
Cornwall
Eng
Keith
Austin & Stone
Philadelphia
Jack
O'Brien
Howard
Neil Hawthorne
Mrs Molineux Frankness Sparks South Dakota Divorce Fight
New York dispatches report Mrs Blanche Molineux may abandon plans for a Sioux Falls residence to seek a divorce. Her open statements about a technical residence and the Dakota scandal prompt local opposition and a push for January legislation to bar similar cases. The case links to prior rumors involving Blanche Chesebrough, Henry Barnet, and the Knickerbocker Club member poisoning.
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Blanche Molineux
South Dakota
New York
Sioux Falls
St. D
New South Dakota
Molineux
Roland Molineux
Blanche Chesebrough
Henry C. Barnet
Knickerbocker Club
Monday Night Stay Requested for One Month
A request seeks a stay of proceedings for a period of one month starting Monday night. The motion outlines the need for additional time and specifies the deadline affected by the pause in court activity. No further details on parties or jurisdiction are given.
Fire destroys business district in Willington South Carolina
A dispatch from Anderson reports the entire business portion of Willington in Abbeville County was burned. Authorities do not know the cause but suspect incendiaries.
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Charleston
Ss CC
News and Courier
Anderson, D. C
Willington
Abbeville County
Cholera Spreading Among Moro Towns in Mindanao
Nov 23 report notes cholera spreading along Mindanao west coast with destitution and halted trade. Quarantine worsens suffering as supplies cannot move. General Davis directs food distribution to infected and quarantined areas while the city case subsides.
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Mindanao
Davis
Sumner
Arrival of Kocian in Hub Delights Boston Music Circle
Bohemian violinist Kocian, under Aronson’s invitation, impressed Boston audiences after meeting in the Touraine. Nearly 20, slight stature, pale expressive face, little English, grateful for American hospitality. He spoke via interpreter of Carnegie Hall reception in New York and 100 Bohemians greeting him in New York on arrival. He performs at Symphony Hall this evening.
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Aronson
Koctlan
Touraine
Boston
Kocian
Carnegie Hall
New York
America
Washington
Ikodan
Symphony Hall
Creatore's Last Concert In Symphony Hall Farewell Tour
Creatore and his Italian band presented a farewell program in Symphony Hall after a triumphant New England tour. The concert featured American Navy march, William Tell overture, Chopin Funeral March, Quoi a sextet, organ offertory, Carmen selections, and Mme Bari sang Er nani with band. Signor Creatore's eccentric conducting and tight control highlighted the performance before the Western trip.
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New England
Creatore
Symphony Hall
Chopin
Mme. Bari
Ernani
Signor Creature
Will of P O Vickery of Maine bequeaths estate to grandson
The will of P O Vickery of Augusta appoints grandson Percy Vickery Hill as main heir. Estimated estate value exceeds 500000. He leaves 5000 to each of three sisters and two brothers, and 2000 to nephew Guy O Vickery. A 10000 bequest goes to Winthrop Street Universalist Church for running expenses.
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Augusta
P. O. Vickery
Percy Vickery Hill
John F. Hill
Guy O. Vickery
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