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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1911

Page

2

Ministers denounce Lambert over Astor marriage affair

Providence church leaders condemn the Elmwood Temple consecration of Colonel John Jacob Astor to Miss Jolene Beattie in a stormy sermon. Dr. Gaius Glenn Atkins notes the public outcry over the Astor divorce case and insists the sacred bonds of marriage shield the home and nation, while Dr. Edward Holyoke hints at the controversy without naming individuals.

Providence R. I Gaius Glenn Atkins R. L Ieee Lambert Elmwood Temple Con Astor Beattie

Unanimous Condemnation of Minister Over Astor Force Marriage

At a Union Church class meeting in Boston the Cornerstone Class condemned Rev. Joseph Lambert for performing the Astor Force marriage in Newport and urged his dismissal. Union Church leaders, including Rev. Allan Stockdale, supported the stance, calling the act a moral failing while noting Madeleine Force as an innocent victim.

Stockdale Astor-Force Joseph Lambert Congregational Church Madeleine Force

Astor-Force Marriage Draws Clergy Condemnation

Dr. Ark denounces the wedding as damaging to Congregational church ideals while asserting the church did not approve the act. The Rev. M S Kaufman of St Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church also criticized the Astor-Force marriage and Beattie, defending church standards.

Dr. Ark Congregational Church Congregational M.S. Kaufman St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church Henry Clay Beattie

Divorces and money quoted by Dr Holyoke

A remark attributed to Dr Holyoke claims divorces may be bought and ministers of the gospel may be purchased. He argues money cannot buy eternal happiness or everlasting life.

Dr. Holyoke

Marginalized Parents Faced Backlash Over Noted Marriage

The text notes strong censure directed at the mother and other family figures including Colonel Astor and William H. Force for a marriage. It signals widespread disapproval within an influential circle, highlighting the social penalties faced by family members rather than the couple alone.

Colonel Astor William H. Force

Lambert Advertises Preacher Who Married Astor Made Remark

Providence dispatch reports Rev. Joseph Lambert who wed Colonel John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Force drew a large Elmwood Temple Congregational Church crowd. He urged advertising of their business and personal solicitation. Trustees may meet. deacon Brown hinted at possible church actions.

Astor Providence Joseph Lambert John Jacob Astor Madeleine Force Farge Elmwood Temple Congregational Church WF. Lambert

Astors Spend Honeymoon Day in New York Before Newport Visit

Colonel John Jacob Astor and Mrs Madeleine Talmage Force spent their wedding day and the first day of their honeymoon in New York at the St Regis Hotel. They sailed from New York aboard the Noma in a brief sea cruise before returning to the city and preparing for a Newport home stay at Beechwood.

New York John Jacob Astor Astor Madeleine Talmage Force St. Regis Hotel Newport R. I Beechwood St. Regis Hudson River Pier New York Yacht Club Eighty-First Street Colonel Astor Roberts Scotland Noma J. Pierpont Morgan Kiddie Mrs. Astor Ferncliff Rhinebeck-on-the-Hudson

Clergyman denounces Astor wedding handling as humiliating

The Rev. Edwin S Straight says he was paid only expenses for officiating at the Astor Force wedding and received no fee from Colonel John Jacob Astor or his lawyers. He laments being treated shabbily and passed around as if an article for sale while awaiting a replacement officiant.

Providence R. I John Jacob Astor Edwin S. Straight Mr. Astor

Explosion on trolley spooks Lawrence riders

Panic gripped a crowded open car at the Short street bridge turnout as the controller exploded with a loud detonation and a sheet of flame. Thirty passengers leaped to safety. three were seriously hurt and the rest sustained minor cuts and bruises.

Lawrence Short Street Bridge

Open car crash on a Lawrence streetcar injures several riders

A streetcar crash near Short street bridge in Lawrence left Aliie Manna Agnes FitzMaurice and Mary Kelley injured with fractures and cuts. The car, speeding from Haverhill, halted after a controller explosion as passengers leaped from the vehicle. Motorman W H Leard stopped the car quickly to prevent further harm.

Aliie Manna Elm Street Lawrence Lawrence General Hospital Agnes FitzMaurice Main Street Andover Mary Kelley Lawrence Street Haverhill Manna Miss FitzMaurice W. H. Leard Nashua N. H

Man Falls From Window Landing On Neighbor Tragicomic

Fred Kirby 28, married, toppled from a second floor window at 906 Harrison avenue. He landed on Napoleon Q Ouilette 18, who escaped with minor injuries while Kirby bit his tongue severely. Both were unharmed overall and considered lucky.

Fred Kirby Harrison Avenue Napoleon Q Ouilette Ouilette Kirby

Mt Etna erupts with new craters and ash cloud

In Catania Sicily on Sept 10 Mt Etna shows revival of activity with two new craters about 8000 feet above sea level. A large smoke cloud and continuous ash eruption are reported as earthquakes shake surrounding villages, alarming residents.

Catania Sicily Mt. Etna Etna

Myers Denounces Newport Wedding At Tremont Temple

The Rev Cortland Myers blasted the Astor Poree marriage saying Newport society is rotten to the core and a nest of infidelity and gambling The denunciation compared Newport unfavorably to Pompeii and urged moral reform amid the citys social scene.

Newport Pompeii

Centreville Man Killed by Car Near Everett

Alfred Towell, owner of a shop at 10 Mt Pleasant Street, Fast Somerville, was fatally struck by an electric car on Broadway near Walnut Street in Everett. He was thrown 50 feet and died before help arrived. identification came over an hour later. Towell had visited a family at 54 Fells Way West, Somerville, and was returning to his store.

Alfred Towell Centreville Mt. Pleasant Street Somerville Broadway Walnut Street Everett Towell Fellsway West Thatcher Street St. Mary's Church Endicott Street Reddington Attleboro William John Reddington Daniel McCusker Nyland Lamont Street Roxbury St. Francis de Sales Rogers East Lynn Alice A Robert B. Rogers George D. Rogers Lewis Street Woodlawn Mass Smith South Boston Thomas Bridget J. Smith St. Vincent's Church Stocker North Conway N. H Lillian M. Stocker Hugene S. Chase Hampshire Street Methuen Mast Boston Sylvia George Sylvia Stokes Havre Street Sacred Heart Church Sullivan Catherine James W Mary BH. Sullivan Boothbay Hospital Kham— Ethbay Fospital Sepe Granville Wilson Eral Weymouth

Marriage Announced of Boston Advertising Man

William Henry McMasters a noted Boston advertising man formerly with the Post and now with the Boston American married Miss Lillian Goulston of Melrose on May 1 this year. The couple will reside in Back Bay and be at home after October 1 at 1299 Commonwealth Avenue.

William Henry MecMasters Boston The Post Boston American Lillian Goulston Melrose McMasters Cape Cod Back Bay

Death notices from Malden to Dorchester and beyond

Obituary notices list numerous individuals with funeral details across Malden Charlestown South Boston Dorchester and surrounding towns. Entries name deceased and survivors with addresses service times and burial locations including St Josephs Cemetery Gate of Heaven Mt Calvary and Holyhood among others.

Balch Malden William Duncan Balch Caroline Stanwood Salem Street Brunswick Brawders Charlestown Mary Patrick Nora (Nee Horrigan) Branders Stone Street Boyle Boston John P. Boyle Sarah Boyle St. Joseph's Cemetery Bryan Dorchester Mary &E. Bryan Edward Bryan Dorchester Avenue St. Margaret’s Church Cunningham South Boston Willam Cunningam H Street Gate of Heaven Church Martin Annie Fay Cleary Mayfair Street St. Joseph's Church Circuit Street Irish Charitable Society Pitzgerald Mary A James Fitzgerald Broadway Gate of Heaven Fleming Brighton Faneuil John A Martin and Mary A. Fleming Newton Street Church of Qur Faneuil Street Gallagher Starta Wis Hugh J Rose Edward Gallagher Magdala Street Ashmont Goodman Weymouth Martin Goodman Phillips Street Church of the Sacred Heart Guyton Margarete Patrick H. Guyton McNeil Lowell Mass Cros Street Ma Dorchester Hugh A.den Rosele Street

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