Gladden Leads Fight Over tainted money for missions
Seattle Sept 16 By 46 to 10 the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions voted to table discussion of tainted money and rejected further debate on gifts from morally indefensible gains. Dr Gladden urged a church break with ill got gains prompting applause and support but the board upheld the prudential committee.
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Seattle
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
America
Washington Gladden
David Fales
Illinois
Prudential Committee
Gladden
Fales
George C. Adams
Philip S. Moxom
John R. Thurston
W. W. Mills
Guilford Douglas
Moxom
Congregational Churches
Dr. Gladden
Capen
Inter-Collegiate Socialist Society Forms In New York
The first steps toward a socialistic association to be known as the Inter-Collegiate Socialist society have been taken in New York. A temporary group, about 250 signatories strong, plans to disseminate socialist ideals among college and university men. Organizers include F Phelps Stokes, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Clarence S Darrow, Oscar Lovell Triggs, B O Flower, William English Walling, Leonard B Abbott, Jack London, and Upton Sinclair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Inter-Collegiate Socialist Society
F. Phelps Stokes
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Clarence S. Darrow
Oscar Lovell Triggs
B. O. Flower
William English Walling
Leonard B. Abbott
Jack London
Upton Sinclair
Great African Railway Bridge For mally Opened
The Zambesi river bridge at Victoria Falls was formally opened in a British Association visit. Prof. Darwin spoke on the Cape to Cairo project as electric salon cars toured the structure, the cantilever bridge rising 430 feet above the river. The link completes the 5700 mile route from Egypt to South Africa.
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Victoria Falls
Zambesi River
East Africa
British Association
Darwin
Livingtone Island
Zambesi
Cape To Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
Egypt
South Africa
Khartoum
Assouan
Wady Halfa
Kalama
Barotsel
Tanganika
The
Congo
Will Open Siberia to American Trade
Washington reports the state department has not confirmed Russia's lifting of maximum tariffs on certain American imports. Ambassador Meyer has sought removal of restrictions since spring. A voluntary ukase repeal could boost American exports in Russia and Siberia, as Congress considers scaling back countervailing duties on bounty aided sugar.
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Washington
State Department
Meyer
United States
Russia
Siberia
Shaw
Congress
Gage
Bryan Declines Candidacy At Jefferson Club Dinner
William J. Bryan disavowed a current presidential bid at a Jefferson Club banquet in Chicago. He said he is not a candidate for any office now and that it is too soon to pledge support, hoping more light will guide the party to choose a leader who can do more for the Democrats.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Jefferson Club
Bryan
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
Cme
Canned String Beans and Green Peas Preparation
A brief kitchen note instructs stringing beans, cutting into inch lengths, boiling in salted water until tender, then proceeding with green peas.
Mikasa Destroyed by Fire and Magazine Explosion
The Japanese battleship Mikasa, flagship of Admiral Togo, was destroyed by a fierce fire and a magazine explosion on September 10, sinking after the blast. The loss includes 599 men, with rescuers from other ships perishing or missing. An official investigation is opened to determine the fire’s cause.
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Tokyo
Navy Department
Mikasa
Togo
the See
Japan
Mikasa Loss: 256 Killed or Missing in Tokyo Telegram
The Bureau of Naval Intelligence reports from Tokyo that the battleship Mikasa shows 256 killed or missing and 343 wounded. The cause cannot be determined until the Mikasa is floated.
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Washington
Bureau of Naval Intelligence
Tokyo
Threading a Needle Trick for Agility and Limberness
A playful exercise walks boys through using a three foot stick to pass beneath the feet without releasing it. Start with both hands on the stick and jump to keep it in motion until toes clear the stick, then move to behind the back and return to the front. Practice builds skill and surprises friends with forward and backward passes.
Grocers Hear Critique of Short Weight Breakfast Foods
At the Washington State Grocers Association meeting in Tacoma J. J. Higgins of Seattle denounced manufacturers for flooding the country with short weight one pound packages of breakfast foods and crackers. He said 12 to 14 ounces are common and that the grocer bears the blame and losses. He cited high advertising costs and limited cereal varieties, urging action to protect customers. grocers signaled resolutions may follow.
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Tacoma
Washington State Grocers’ Association
J. J. Higgins
Seattle
Higgins
Mr. Higgins
United States
Higigns
Moran Iron Works builds Nebraska at eighty percent
Frank Moran, authority for the statement, says the battleship Nebraska under construction at Moran Iron Works is over 80 percent completed. He notes that in the next two months the vessel should be near ready for a builders' trial trip as hull armor and machinery are in place and only the superstructure remains to be finished.
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Seattle
Frank Moran
Nebraska
Moran Iron Works
White Rabbits as Pets and Odd Animal Tales
A reader column discusses pet care for white rabbits noting they eat a wide range of foods including hay oats and greens daily water twice a day and clean living spaces. It also recounts amusing animal anecdotes from a lion at a zoo and a long lived horse from London Globe lore.
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St. Nicholas
London Globe
Dean Street
Liverpool
This World Would Be A Peach If Asked
A reflective piece contrasts sugar fed animals and a child like poet Freddy. It imagines wiser choices for weather and time, proposing rain at night and sunny days, endless vacation months, and better shoe laces. The voice blends memory with whimsical wishes for a perfect world.
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Freddy
Decline of sea birds and swallows observed in nature writings
The piece notes the extinction risk of sea birds such as the great auk and the eastern platyp grouse, tracing overhunting and fashion driven feather use. It cites Audubon Societies wardens, argues for stronger protection, and recounts a field observation of barn swallows feeding from a pond while skimming water.
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Chatham Islands
Pacific
National Association of Audubon Societies
New York Mail
St. Nicholas
Inness Credits Left Hand as Source of Inspiration
The painter George Inness jokes that breaking his right arm forces him to use his left hand, leading to a better painting. He quips that his right hand grew too clever and painted without him, while the left remains clumsy but controllable.
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George Inness
Inness
Slang and Thought Expressed in a Wry Exchange
A Detroit Free Press quip features two Mrs. Blues and Mrs. Trues debating slang. One claims their daughter uses much slang while the other asserts none, prompting a wry closing remark about thoughts and expression.
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Mrs. Blue
Mrs. True
Detroit Free Press
Shaking Dice for Drinks Described as Exercise
A brief line notes that some men consider shaking dice for the drinks a form of strenuous physical exercise, reflecting a playful, informal take on social drinking games.
Local Medical and Legal Listings with Office Hours
A compilation of multiple listings shows Dr Smits with Aberdeen General Hospital offices and varied hours across locations, plus attorneys Fox Roome Taggart and Ben Sheers with room numbers and addresses. Details include phone numbers, building names, and service notes.
Foreclosure-lander ad for Aberdeen land office lawyer
Four years register Olympia land office understands the law and defends all homesteaders against the jumpers. CONSULT HIM. Room 3 Hayes and Hayes Bank Building Aberdeen Wash.
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Olympia Land Office
Hayes & Hayes Bank Building
Aberdeen
Wash
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Hayes & Hayes
DF. M. Robb Stapp
Hayes & Hayes Bank
A. G. Kinnison
Market Street
C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
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G Street
Robert BE. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
I W. Mason
Heron Street
Jesse F. Murphy
Continental
O. C
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Sale
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Hayes & Hayes Bankers (Incorporated
Offich
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