Forty-Two Years in the Same Philadelphia Pulpit
The Rev. Dr. J. Addison Henry marks a 42 year tenure as Princeton Presbyterian Church pastor on Saunders and Powelton avenues, noting he was the church’s first pastor. He welcomes young assistant Henry Alford Boggs as combined effort begins, with reflections on fidelity, duty, and the church’s future.
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J. Addison Henry
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Saunders and Powelton Avenues
Henry
Princeton Church
West Philadelphia
Christina Beatty Steel
Robert Steel
Abington
Paiptt
Henry Alford Boggs
Princeton Theological Seminary
Astor
Wes
Earth
Carnation Sunday Observed at Tabernacle Church
Carnation Sunday observed at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church on Thirty seventh and Chestnut with relics from civil and Mexican wars on view. A drum used for recruitment in Philadelphia after Sumter’s fall and Civil War purchases by Charles W. Alexander were shown. Confederate flag captured by Major General Edward M. McCook noted.
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Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Thirty-seventh
Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia
Sumter
Charles W. Alexander
H. C. McCook
Loyal Legion
Pennsylvania T
War Museum
Edward M. McCook
McCook
Tabernacle Church
McKinley
Twenty-ninth Street M E Church celebrates 27th anniversary
The Twenty-ninth Street Methodist Episcopal Church began a weeklong celebration marking its 27th founding anniversary. Rev. Dr. Burns preached morning services and Rev. Henson spoke in the evening. Activities include Junior Christian Endeavor, class leaders, preachers night, and five-minute talks by members. The church started in a former meat store at Thirtieth and Dauphin streets and numbered about 450 members in 1875. Dr. C. Lee Gaul is the current pastor.
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Twenty-ninth Street Methodist Episcopal Church
George J. Burns
Siloam Methodist Episcopal Church
G. W. Henson
Gethsemane Church
Christian Endeavor Society
R. Worth
Twenty-ninth Street
Thirtieth
Dauphin Streets
C. Lee Gaul
Baptist church program includes music and sermons
The event at the Seventh Street Baptist Church below Girard Avenue featured vocal and instrumental music and addresses by the pastor the Rev Samuel Graham Neil and others. The church school counts about 600 members.
Feast of Corpus Christi Observed Across Archdiocese
The Feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated in Catholic churches with processions and benediction. At Our Mother of Sorrows in Philadelphia a large crowd witnessed the Blessed Sacrament carried to a shrine near Cathedral Cemetery. Archbishop Ryan led confirmations at St. Francis Xavier's with 124 children receiving. Rev. Martin I. Griffin celebrated his first Mass at Our Lady of Mercy.
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Church of Our Mother of Sorrows
Forty-eighth Street
Lancaster Avenue
Sacred Heart Society
B. T. McNulty
Ryan
St. Francis Xavier's
Twenty-fourth
Green Streets
Martin I. J. Griffin
St. Paul
Minn
Church of Our Lady of Mercy
Broad Street
Susquehanna Avenue
Jews Hospital Anchors Eisner Building for Nurses
At corner stone ceremonies for two new hospital buildings, a $20,000 donation from Mrs. Sarah Eisner will fund nurse quarters to be named Eisner Building for Nurses. The Jewish Hospital Association also unveiled a $60,000 Meyer Guggenheim Private Hospital project with Frank Guggenheim donating funds. Ceremonies included prayers by Dr Marcus Jastrow and Rev Dr Joseph Krauskopf, with officials from the hospital attending.
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Jewish Hospital
Sarah Eisner
Hackenburg
Eisner
Old York Road
President Hackenburg
Marx BR. Loeb
Samuel
Babette Frank
Harry S. Frank
Henry S&s. Frank Memorial
Henry Berkowitz
Loeh
Maser Sulzberger
Guggenheim
Ilness
Jacob 8
Sherhow
Manayunk Man Found Dead After Despondence At 78
The body of Thomas Bailey, 78, was found in Wissahickon Creek near Log Cabin by a park guard. A brief note read don t want me any more. Bailey, once a home repairer, lived at 121 Harvey Street with his son and had become despondent after a prior paralysis, disappearing Saturday afternoon and drifting downstream.
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Wissahickon Creek
Log Cabin
Thomas Bailey
Manayunk
Harvey Street
Bailey
A Way to Beat the Oleo Law
Farmers praise an early oleo law enforcement while dealers plan to blend process butter with oleo to imitate real butter. Internal Revenue Service officials are alerted and weighing legality. If allowed, efforts will seek an amendment before the act takes effect on July.
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Internal Revenue Service
G A R Holds Memorial at Mount Zion Cemetery
Courtland Loundery Post No. 21 G A R mustered yesterday afternoon in front of headquarters at Thirty ninth and Market streets and marched to Mount Zion Cemetery where graves were strewn with flowers. Ms Jones conducted the services at the cemetery.
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Courtland Loundery Post
G. A R
Aid Pledged to Jews in Roumania at Philadelphia Rally
About a thousand Philadelphia Jews met at Touro Hall under the Alliance Israelite Universelle to aid persecuted Jews in Russia and Roumania. Jacob Singer presided. Bernard Harris presented resolutions urging Europe and America to intervene and support Jewish emigration and agriculture. Rabbi Krauskopf and Lewis B. Michaelson spoke on US influence and duty, urging funds and action. The program closed with stereopticon views of Jewish life in the Holy Land.
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Philadelphia
Touro Hall
Jacob Singer
Rabbi Krauskopf
Russia
Roumania
Tenth
Carpenter Streets
Alliance Israelite Universelle
Register of Wills
Bernard Harris
Harris
Charles of
Roumantia
Alliance Israelite Universe
Europe
America
Adolph Cremieux
Orient
Lewis B. Michaelson
New York
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf
United States
B. L. Levinthal
Mary M. Cohen
M. Rosenbaum
Holy Land
Fairmount Park Unpopular Despite Fine Weather
Park crowds were down at Fairmount Park and Zoological Gardens despite sunny conditions. Guards noted no single factor, while Chestnut Hill Park drew heavy crowds and Willow Grove attracted visitors on Decoration Day, with smaller parks affecting Zoo attendance.
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Park Guard
Fairmount Park
East River
Wissahickon Drives
Fairmount
Zoological Gardens
Zoo
Union Traction
Chestnut Hill Park
Splash of mortar hits riders at Twenty second and Dauphin
A mob of youths collected near a mortar bed at Twenty second and Dauphin streets and hurled bricks as trolley cars passed. Bricks splashed fuel on passengers, prompting pursuit by riders. no arrests yet as Twenty second district police investigate amid reports of damaged clothing.
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Twenty-second
Dauphin
Twenty-second District
Eight Hour Plan Indorsed by Labor and Industry Groups
Local unions manufacturers and sociology societies plan delegates to the Minneapolis convention set for September 22 to 28 to debate the eight hour day. Cyrus Northrop of Minnesota State University arranges the event and has received encouragement from prominent Americans including Grover Cleveland and William J. Bryan.
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Minneapolis
Cyrus Northrop
Minnesota State University
America
Grover Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Clergy and Labor Leaders Call for Dialogue to Aid Workers
An exchange favoring free discussion between employers and employees is urged to improve working conditions and foster peace. Archbishop and U.S. Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright commend conferences as beneficial, noting that regular equal dialogue reduces tensions.
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United States Labor
Carroll PD. Wright
Carlisle Student Stranded at Broad Street Station
Margaret Johnniejohn of the Sitting Bull tribe, Carlisle School graduate, was found at Broad Street Station after a New Jersey departure. With insufficient funds for the trip back, she stayed at the Central police station with a matron through the weekend and will be sent to Carlisle.
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Margaret Johnniejohn
Sitting Bull
Carlisle School
Broad Street
Carlisle Institution
Moorestown
New Jersey
Carlisle
Central Police
Pardee Denies Gold Camp Fortune Rumor
Arlo Pardee confirms Alfred D. Pardee of German Town did not strike it rich in Thunder Mountain Utah. He says the tale is grossly exaggerated about wealth and health. Alfred staked claims but cannot yet value them and denies extreme hardship or walking on crutches.
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Alfred D. Pardee
Germantown
Thunder Mountain
Utah
Arlo Pardee
Mr. Pardee
Statesmen Guests Leave for Washington via Private Car
The party hosted by Congressman Morrell boarded a private car for the capital over the Pennsylvania Railroad after visits at his Torresdale country home. Attending were Speaker Henderson and Representatives Gillett Metcalf Adams Brown and Legree, with Philadelphians Harrison Biddle Etting Keith Cassatt Ellis Stewart Roberts Somagaee Cook Struthers Gaw. They visited the St Francis Industrial School at Eddington during the day.
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Edward de V. Morrell
Pennsyvania
Colonel Morrell
Torresdale
David B. Henderson
Gillett
Massachusetts
Metcalf
California
Adams
Pennsylvania
Jesse Brown
H. L. Legree
Washington
Philadepate
Alfred Harrison
Lyman Biddle
Charles Etting
Sydney Keith
A. J. Cassatt
Rudolph Ellis
A. Y. Stewart
Edward Roberts
Somagaee
Cook
William Struthers
William H. Gaw
Getty
St. Francis
Eddington
Loyola Dramatic Company Dices Belasco at Gilmore’s
Today in Philadelphia the Loyola Dramatic Company performs Belasco and De Mille at Gilmore's. The 34th ward Republican committee meets to select a city committee member in the evening. The Children’s Homoeopathic Hospital holds nurse training school commencements at Temple Presbyterian Church at Franklin and Thompson streets. Route change for Columbia avenue cars takes effect. Board of Port Wardens meets at the Bourse at 2 30 P. M.
Councils to Probe School Scandal and Could Overhaul Education
Councils plan resolutions to investigate extortion charges against 28th ward directors. A five member sub committee from Select and five from Common Council would study the system and urge abolishing Sectional Boards for a Mayor supervised Bureau of Education.
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28Th Ward Sectional Board
Common Council
Bureau of Education
28Th Ward
Board of Education
Councilmen Tour to Highlight 34th Ward School Overcrowding
Ward council members and sectional board members tour 34th ward schools to witness overcrowding. Heston School reports 300 pupils on half time with a 100 pupil waiting list. Hoffman School overcrowding endangers pupil health. Jesse George and Rhoads Schools exceed assigned class sizes, doubling teacher workloads.
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34Th Ward
Board of Education
Heston
Hoffman School
Endan
Jesse George and
Rhoads
Postal Cards Demand Surges Across the Nation
The New York Sun reports a growing use of postal cards with 3,000,000 produced daily at Rumford Falls Maine. The Post Office prints run night and day to meet rising demand in New York Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Detroit Cincinnati Baltimore and Troy.
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New York Sun
Post Office
United States Postal Printing Office
Rumford Falls
New York
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburg
Detroit
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Troy
Postal card polls shape public opinion for any issue
Governments and groups use mailed postal cards to gauge public feeling. Citizens simply answer yes or no and sign their name, then drop the card in the mailbox. This simple method boosts Uncle Sam's postal card business and provides a quick pulse on public sentiment.
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Uncle Sam
FUEL OIL PROGRESSING
Progress on fuel oil development reported by the New Orleans Picayune with updates on production plans and regional impact highlighted by local officials and industry leaders.
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The
New Orleans Picayune
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