Hebrew New Year Traces Ancient Roots Beyond Gregorian Faith
The piece links the Hebrew New Year to ancient calendars predating Buddha and Confucius, noting its continuity through the oldest living faith. It contrasts this with Roman, Gregorian, and French revolutionary calendars and cites trotting horse speed projections by Selentine School and Professor Brewer, pondering future racing records.
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Naebrews
Abraham
Julius Cesar
Moses
Gregory XIII
Russia
Greece
Mahomet
America
Seawanhaka Dinner Highlights Lipton Roosevelt Clash
The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club dinner features Roosevelt as guest of honor while Lipton misses due to illness. Commodore Bourne of the New York Yacht Club calls for a new yacht design beyond the 90 foot class, urging reforms to restore fair competition for the America’s Cup.
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Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht Club
International
Roosevelt
Thomas Lipton
Club
Tipton
Chicago
Commodore Bourne
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
Atlantic
The Canal Treaty Deadline and Outlook
The Panama canal treaty deadline expires tomorrow after eight months of ratification delay. Colombia refuses, risking lapse. Nicaragua remains an alternative, but Congress allowed a flexible period for completion. The State Department notes little hope, while diplomacy suggests restraint and prudence from President Roosevelt.
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United States Senate
Panama
United States
Nicaragua
Panama Canal
State Department
Beaupre
Roosevelt
Colombia
The Fastest Mile In Horse Racing History
The Readville season shows pacing and trotting horses reaching the two minute mile, with indications that faster times may come. Observers note Major Delmar might have lowered Lou Dillon’s record under better conditions, and Yale’s Professor William H. Brewer weighs in on speed limits and future gains.
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Selentine School
Brewer
Readville
Major Delmar
Lou Dillon
Willam H. Brewer
Yale University
Sheffield
Curious 1832 Boston Post glimpsed by Observant Citizen
The Observant Citizen H G McVey of Scituate Mass forwards a copy of the Boston Morning Post from Sept 17 1832. The issue measures 17 by 11 inches with poetry and clippings on the first page and ads and stage coach notices on the last page. The second page holds the limited news and the paper may be reproduced in facsimile in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. McVey
Scituate
Mass
Boston Morning Post
Boston Post
Gypsy Moths Threaten Middlesex Fells State Reservations
Critics claim the Metropolitan Park Commission fails to curb gypsy moth spread on the Middlesex Fells State Reservation. They argue neglect endangers state property and nearby areas, while praising strict canoeing and vegetation rules and urging timely action by city, town, and state authorities.
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Charles River
Middlesex Fells
Metropolitan Park Commission
Camping in Maine at Rattlesnake Island Camp
Newton Newkirk recalls arriving at North Lovell Maine and pitching a lean-to on Rattlesnake Island. He narrates rustic camping life from a solitary night with a fire, sardines, and a foggy morning rain, interwoven with a humorous tale about a rattlesnake and a Napoleon comparison.
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Kezar Lake
North
Lovell
P. O
North Lovell
Boston
Bingville
Rattlesnake Island
St. Helena
Newton Newkirk
Napoleon
N. N
Engagements Announced in Boston Area Matches
A series of upcoming marriages includes Miss Willian Blanche Fagin of Medford to Mr. William R. Basset of Newton, and Miss Lida Graham of Dorchester to Mr. H. Raymond Chubbuck of Roxbury. Others include Miss Elise Moseley of Brookline to Mr. George Lionel Stevens of Philadelphia and Miss Sara Taylor Bray with Mr. W. C. J. Reid of Boston.
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Willian Blanche Fagin
Medford
William R. Basset
Newton
Lida Graham
Dorchester
H. Raymond Chubbuck
Roxbury
Elise Moseley
Brookline
George Lionel Stevens
Philadelphia
Basil F. Courtney
Bishop Courtney
Nova Scotia
Edna Seamhan McKenney
Henry Potter McKenney
West Seventy-seventh Street
New York
Sara Taylor Bray
W. C. J. Reid
Boston
Bessie May Brymer
Waltham
Norman Hathaway Griffith
Newton Centre
Isabel Fay Adams
Jamaica Plain
Frank Stanton Deland
Sarah Caroline Candage
Edward Samuel Tompson
Alice I. Bremer
A. R. Bremer
Chicago
Ill
Harry H. Stone
Alice B. Duncan
West Sixty Eighth Street
New York City
MacGregor Jenkins
Edna May Zoller
Brighton
George H. Wood
Celia Marie Hayes
Stoneham
Arthur N. Burnham
Winchester
Grace Elizabeth Loomis
Herbert Fay Hatch
Reform Bureau push for temperance and moral laws
Rev. O R Miller of Washington spoke at Somerville and Cambridge venues on a Day of Good Tidings. He outlined eight moral measures passed by Congress and urged next session efforts for a stricter Sunday law in D C and broader anti gambling and liquor controls to uphold prohibitionist aims.
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O. R.miller
Washington
D. C
M. & Church
Somerville
Harvard Street
Cambridge
Miller
Reform Bureau
Bureau
Congress
Senate
House
District of Columbia
Express
Roosevelt's Trains Probed by Senate Resolve
Washington dispatch says Democrats plan a Senate resolution after Congress convenes demanding details on Presidents Roosevelt use of special trains and cars and who paid for trips. The list outlines numerous trips from 1901 to 1908 including to Canton Philadelphia Annapolis West Point Harvard Oyster Bay and more with dates and purposes.
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New York
Washington
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
McKinley
Canton
Navy
Philadelphia
Army-Navy
Groton
Mass
Emperor William
Charleston
S. C
Charleston Exposition
Nicholas Murrey Butler
Columbia University
Annapolis
West Point
Boston
Harvard
Federal Express
Pittsburg
Oyster Bay
New England
Wheeling
W. Va
Jersey City
West
Indianapolis
Manassas
Washngton
Mempis
Tenn
Cincinnati
Louisville
Rapeene Va
Joseph Wilmer
Cleveland
Hanna
Baltimore
Hoboken
Syracuse
Long Island City
Antietam
Gifts Roosevelt Accepted Show Wide Range of Gifts
The Sun notes President Roosevelt has accepted hundreds of gifts including a concert grand piano worth 15900 dollars and a gold and silver loving cup from San Francisco. Other offerings include a silver claret pitcher from Sacramento, a box of gold and silver ore from Colfax and mounted wildlife from Cheyenne. Gifts from diplomats and foreign leaders appear, with enshrined volumes from German and Italian envoys, a carved silver horse, and a moose head in the White House dining room.
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New York
the Sun
Roosevelt
Boston
White House
San Francisco
Sacramento
Colfax
Cal
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Tacoma
Wash
Arizona
New Mexico
King of Siam
A. Quadt-Wykradt-Isny
William
William Lipkins
New York City
Lipkins
Cook’s Inlet
Alaska
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Proposal Sparks Miss Miranda in Post Office Romance
Fred Raymond private secretary for Jarvis & Co. longs to marry Miss Miranda Douglas after a hopeful proposal. She reacts with laughter and a harsh letter, then hides a small card in her bureau recalling disdain for the man who sent it, while Raymond contemplates an unfinished outcome.
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Fred Raymond
Jarvis & Co
Raymond
Mr. Jarvis
Fred
Miss Miranda Douglas
Miranda
Miranda Douglas
Jarvis
St Catherine's Feast Day Observed At Somerville Church
The patron saint's day at St. Catherine's Church Somerville featured solemn high mass at 10 30 yesterday led by Rev James O'Brien with Rev James L Stanton deacon and Rev D W Lenehan sub deacon. Rev Father Stanton gave the sermon and B J Fitzgerald directed a special musical program. evening vespers and benediction followed.
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St. Catherine’s Church
Somerville
James O’brien
James L. Stanton
Norwood
D. W. Lenehan
Father Stanton
B. J. Fitzgerald
Zionist Council Mass Meeting in Boston at Faneuil Hall
The Zionist Council of Greater Boston schedules a mass meeting at 8 p m in Faneuil Hall. Isaac Harris will report on the sixth international Zionist congress. Invited speakers include Governor John L Bates Elisha Greenhood and Miss Leah Asher.
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Zionist Council of
Greater Boston
Faneuil Hall
Isaac Harris
John L. Bates
Elisha Greenhood
Leah Asher
Williamson declines Tremont Temple pastor post
The Rev Dr Williamson of St Louis declines the Tremont Temple pastorate. Deacon Leonard Rhodes confirms the telegram saying Williamson will remain in St Louis with a letter to follow. The deacons must seek another candidate as they face an urgent need for a strong, engaging preacher.
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Williamson
St Louis
Tremont Temple
Owen Wentworth
Leonard H. Rhodes
Outlook Committee
St. Louis
Rhodes
Dr. Williamson
Wentworth
Temple
Board of Deacons
Post
Dr. Henson
H. F. Waring
Halifax
Foresters Chief Banquet Highlights Growth and Plans
T B Reardon of Lynn served as toastmaster at the annual Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters banquet in St Rose Hall Worcester Street. About 225 attendees including women deputies and ten deputies at large heard that the order has over 1900 applications this year and a reserve fund of 103 722.29, with talks on holding public meetings in major centers to explain the order’s aims.
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Conlin
T. B. Reardon
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Lynn
Dennis F. O'Sullivan
Jeremiah G. Fennessey
William E. Shay
Daniel A. Cronin
J. H. O'Neil
Rockland
F. J. McQueeney
Hats Removed by Half the Women at Melrose Church
In Melrose Congregational Church about half the women attending the morning service removed their hats at the pastor Rev. Thomas Sims's suggestion and kept them off until the service ended. Mrs. George R. Jones, wife of the president, was among those participating.
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Melrose
Thomas Sims
Congregational Church
George R. Jones
Presi
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Colorado
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Butte
Mont
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Maine
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Leaver St
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