Dedication of the Great Christian Science Church in Boston
The dedication today of a new modern addition to the mother church of Christian Science in Boston draws thousands from around the world. The Italian renaissance structure, capstone of Mrs. Eddy’s movement, seats 1200 in the original and 550 attendance elsewhere, cost nearly two million dollars, and features eleven bells and a vast organ. The dedicatory exercises include a lesson-sermon drawn from Scriptural passages and Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures, with visitors from the U S and abroad.
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Bunker Hill Monument
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Coffin Nails for China
The New York Sun reports 9 percent more cigarettes produced in 1905 than 1904 reaching 3.5 billion, with 1.8 billion exported that year. Asia dominates exports including 722 million to China and 508 million to the British East Indies, while Australia buys 125 million. Cigarette making centers: New York, Richmond, New Orleans, San Francisco. New York alone accounts for about 2 billion.
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Asia
China
Hong Kong
British East Indies
Australia
New York
Richmond
New Orleans
San Francisco
United States
Tenth Phone Girl Weds in Manitowoc Wis
Miss Jessie De Pons marries Charles Windus in Manitowoc Wisconsin marking the seventh marriage of an Wisconsin Telephone Company exchange operator in four years. The match hints at rapprochement though party leaders unlikely alter the congress program.
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Jessie de Pons
Charles Windus
Wisconsin Telephone ‘Company
Democratic Party
Morning routines from London to Paris and New York
The London Chronicle notes London starts its day late with shutters down and work at 10. Paris bookshops open by 7 with staff ready. A New York businessman schedules by 9 or earlier. The piece contrasts city wakefulness and suggests London remains asleep until late.
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London
Paris
New York
Broad Street
Cornhill
London Chronicle
British volcanic hazards and imagined eruptions
The Spectator essay explores Britain's volcanic history and the unlikely notion of artificial eruptions. It explains deep magma pressure, crust weaknesses, and how water in vents can trigger explosions, noting Britain’s historic quiescence and the theoretical limits of tunneling to ignite a volcano.
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Hilla
Lake District
Snowdown
Ita
Antrim
Skye
North Berwick
Largo
Arthur's Seat
Castle Rock
Edinburgh
Vesuvius
British Islands
Perthshire
Naples
Pompeii
British Isles
Nero
Rome
The Stuff in Bhim and a Civil War General
A narrator recalls a week at an island camp run by a wooden-faced Civil War general famed for a failed but celebrated charge. The piece contrasts heroic recollection with modern pacifist sentiment as the general’s gaze exposes the speaker’s flaws and unresolved pride.
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Quaker Reflections and Witty Patter from Philadelphia Record
A compact, humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Record mocks wealth and fashion through character snippets. Dialogues touch on money, beauty, politics, marriage, and open doors, weaving quips about worth, permanence, and social pretensions with playful banter among fictional figures.
Earthquake concerns sway canal type decision at Panama
The senate canal committee backs a sea level canal, arguing earthquakes and volcanic history in the region, notably Mont Pelee, should guide the choice. The piece emphasizes that tremors have shaped canal plans and urges Congress to take responsibility away from the president.
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Panama
California
Mont Pelee
West Indies
Morgan
Nicaragua
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Nipped In the Bud Shore Hotel Purchases Delayed
Dialogue fragment shows Jones planning to buy a shore hotel, but stays a week to inspect it. Smith notes a price issue and a judge panel or decision while paying the bill, revealing dispute over hotel price and ownership timing. The fragment reveals intent, inspection, and a price dispute without final agreement.
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Happy Father Saw Double Boy Birth Tale
A playful newspaper card records a man rejoicing at a newborn son and later expressing surprise at the baby’s appearance. The feisty scene captures a humorous mispronunciation and the celebratory mood surrounding a first-time parent in a hospital setting.
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