Church to close as Rev Johnson leaves city
At John Street Congregational Church a meeting decided to discontinue worship on June first with Rev George H Johnson remaining in the city through the school year. The standing committee will handle church property disposal and may rent the church temporarily while seeking proposals. The vote in church was 21 to 13 and the society 13 in favor.
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John Street Congregational Church
George H. Johnson
Johnson
F. W. Qua
Williams Debaters Defeat Dartmouth in City Government Debate
Williamstown May 16 Williams defeated Dartmouth in a debate on whether in cities over 50 000 inhabitants all executive and administrative powers should be vested in the mayor. Williams led in both the constructive and rebuttal portions with Haynes and Wiley closing for their side.
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Williams
Dartmouth
Roland J. Hastings
Worcester
Herbert B. Clark
North Adams
Roland Haynes
A. R. Leonard
Pomfret
United States
Harold M. Hess
Evanston
Sherman A. Murphy
Albany
Mark G. Wiley
St. Albans
John S. Fletcher
Chattanooga
Tenn
John H. Hewitt
Willard Fisher
Middleton
Haynes
Wiley
Croker Declares End To Political Fight In Tammany
London dispatch reports Richard Croker ending his long political combat with Tammany. He protests he has ceased meddling in New York affairs after 37 years, expressing sadness over the Nixon affair and denying any role in forcing leadership on the organization. He says Van Wyck’s bid for grand sachem does not involve Tammany’s politics.
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London
Richard Croker
Tammany Society
Nixon
Mr. Crokér
Mr. Croker
Robert A. van Wyck
Grand Sachem
Tammany
Craze at Brookline church during mass alarms 2000 women
In St. Marys church of the Assumption Brookline a stylish young woman amid a women’s mission unleashed a loud denunciation of Satan. Panic spread as exits filled and several women fainted. Dominican Fathers pacified the scene and escorted the woman home.
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Boston
St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption
Brookline
Dominican Fathers
Change in Water Color At Bohemian Hot Springs
Vienna reports Teplitz hot springs flowing reddish brown water permeated with iron and ochre. Geologists link the color change to underground tremors and tie the shift to West Indian volcanic eruptions, noting a similar Teplitz occurrence after the Lisbon earthquake in 1755.
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Vienna
Teplitz
Bohemia
West Indies
Lisbon
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Fast Mail Service
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern offers prompt service between points on Laksh Shore Road with a superior roadbed powerful locomotives and seasoned engineers. Its equipment and reliability have earned government trust as the official U S mails carrier.
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Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
U United States
U. S
Practical Consecration and Gospel Mission in Antioch
A Sunday School lesson on Acts thirteen highlights Barnabas and Saul's call by the Holy Ghost, their consecration through fasting and prayer, and their mission to Cyprus. It urges true Christian service as a living, voluntary, definite, active, reasonable, sincere act under divine guidance.
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Saul
Rom
Paul
Jesus Christ
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Christ
Merrimack loom fixers threaten strike action and out-of-town work
Labor notes report a Merrimack mills meeting where loom fixers demand competent fixers and fair pay as fines erode weekly earnings. Weavers threaten to strike if needs not met. twenty have already found work in other mills. Stationary Engineers held a Wy mans Exchange meeting with one initiation and one application.
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Merrimack
Kirk and
Wyman’s Exchange
Water Board Meets to Rebid Coal and Review Water Bill
The water board met at city hall to discuss routine matters and re open bids for 4000 tons of coal for the coming year. William E. Livingstone bid 5.40 a ton, 65 cents above last year. The board authorized a Boston trip to purchase 3000 tons of C C B coal in Pur chasing Agent Rourke’s absence. Lowell Electric Light seeks rebate claiming a fast meter. superintendent Thomas to investigate. Meeting adjourned at 10 15.
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Pocahontas
William E. Livingstone
Rourke
Boston
Lowell Electric Light Corporation
William H. Bent
Thomas
Fraternal Ladd and Whitney circle G A R meeting
Fraternal Ladd and Whitney circle No 8 of the Ladies of the G A R held a regular meeting Friday evening May 16. Supper was served in the banquet hall at 630 by committee chair Elizabeth Smith and members Addie L Charters Smith Dearborn Johnson. Three members were received and one honorary member. They will attend Memorial services at Highland Methodist church May 25 and Huntington hall at 2 pm. Seats will be reserved. A supper for Post members on Memorial Day will follow the parade at the Post hall. Guests from Haverhill circle Mrs Palmer Pinkham Cheney Huntress spoke.
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Ladd and Whitney Circle
Elizabeth Smith
Addie L. Charters
Miss Smith
Post Hall
Haver‘hill Circle
Palmer
Pinkham
Cheney
Huntress
Chamberlain Cheered at Birmingham Liberal-Unionist Rally
London May 16 Joseph Chamberlain colonial secretary greeted by a large Liberal-Unionist audience in Birmingham. He urged cautious hope on Boer peace, warned major Boers may reject proposals, and stated that Majuba must not be repeated. He defended policy lines as lasting and stressed duty to self governing colonies and those who died.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Liberal- Unionist Association
Birmingham
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Majuba
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
Biliousness is a condition of digestive disturbance with stomach debility liver torpor and bowel constipation. The tablets allay stomach disturbances, stimulate healthy appetite, tone the liver and regulate bowels. For sale by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Life as a Trinity of Body Mind and Spirit
The Philadelphia Ledger proclaims life as the harmonious union of physical, mental, and spiritual realms. It argues mankind reaches fullest expression by recognizing equality of these parts with God, asserting the mortal becomes immortal and love transcends evil through divine unity.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Salvation by Faith Not Works Says F B Meyer
The piece argues salvation is not earned by rites rules or creeds but through faith in God. It states that true belief justifies the ungodly and imparts the life of Christ, concluding with the phrase We that hath the Son hath life attributed to F B Meyer.
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Jesus
F. B. Meyer
Faith and prayer aid in hard times says Presbyterian
The text emphasizes that God can alter severe life situations and move vexing forces, blessing believers with timely help. It notes that prayers offered in Christ’s name by faithful servants bring favorable returns and support.
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Christ
Presbyterian
What Is Really Good Quote Reflection
A reflective note on genuine goodness urging spiritual depth beyond a mere fringe to daily life. The speaker seeks insight from the Lord to deepen Christian faith, avoiding treating it as a casual addendum to pursuits.
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George Eliot
Johann Hoff's Extract Praised by Royal Endorsement
Victoria Auguste and European leaders reportedly endorse Johann Hoff's Extract as a tonic and stamina booster. A British doctor cited says it aids digestion and increases body heat and fat storage, with Feisner and Mendelson Co. as sole New York agents warning against cheap substitutes.
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J. J. Coleman
Philosophical Society of Glasgow
Feisner & Mendelson CO
New York
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