Japanese Push for Equal Rights Amid California Land Law Debate
Washington and Tokyo react to California land ownership legislation amid fears of racial bias. Japanese leaders call for firm diplomatic stands while denouncing jingoism. A joint peace event in Washington with 1000 Japanese attendees showcased shared hopes for equal treatment and bright warnings against anti foreign sentiment.
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Tokio
California
Tokin
Wilson
United States
Washington
Count Okuma
Yoshiro Sakata
Japan
Japanese Question Keeps Officials Anxious In Washington
Washington May 18 tension over the Japanese situation maintains anxious attention in official and diplomatic circles. No new developments at the White House or State Department. California governor Johnson has nine days left to sign the alien land bill and may use the full thirty days. Secretary Bryan awaits the final act before replying to Japan’s note protesting the measure.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
California
Webb
Bryan
State Department
Foreign Office
Teklo
Belief Summary Sparks Debate at Presbyterian Meeting
James I. Vance of Nashville chaired special committees at the Southern Presbyterian Assembly as he read a concise statement of the church’s beliefs. The brief form drew discussion on whether church doctrine can be adequately stated briefly. Dissenting opinions were presented by Rev. B. C. Reed of Columbia and Rev. R. A. Webb of Louisville.
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James I. Vance
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Presbyterian Ensembly
Presbyterian Church
United States
B.C. Reed
Columbia
S. C
R. A. Webb
Louisvile
Heresy Charges Against Union Seminary Faculty
The U S Presbyterian assembly faces a pivotal decision over Union Theological Seminary New York after a special committee reports the faculty hold views contrary to the Presbyterian faith Denying biblical inspiration and the supernatural divinity of Christ the minority reports call for discharging the committee while another seeks continued inquiry The most scathing minority accuses the faculty of denying core confessional tenets and embracing a theology that equates Christ with a divine but non mortal figure, prompting questions about recognition as orthodox Presbyterians.
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New York City
U.S. A. Presbyterian Assembly
Tabernacle
Atlante
Peltese
William Adams Brown
Francis Brown
William Adame Brown
New York
Verbero Assembly
Wll
el H. Perkins
Cleveland
John R. Davies
Philadelphia
General Assembly
Frank €. Monfart
Cincinnat
Herald
Presbyter
Sant Bss
15 000 Red Women in One Borough Report
New York on May 18 the Bureau of Social Hygiene released an abstract of a forthcoming Kneeland report detailing about 15 000 women working in commercialized vice in Manhattan alone. It describes dance halls and massage parlors, the operators who recruit girls, and the victims who flee to the streets after seduction, arguing that poverty alone does not drive women into this life.
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New York
Bureau of Social Hygiene
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
George J. Kneeland
Manhattan
New York City
Rockefellers
Hockefeller
America
Europe
Kneeland
Woman's work is never done in classifieds ads
Realizing the truth of the old saying we print hints from today's ads. A glance shows merchants offering good values with items like $35 silk dresses $26.95 goc French piques 29c goc French voiles 59c Meadow Gold butter 32 4 cents per pound No 4 Snowdrift 39c Suit cases $1.50 to $35 Lingerie cloth qgc. Classified columns show a willing woman ready to help you clean house and get things ship shape.
Detectives Seek Clue in Writing of Negro Suspect
Police and Burns agency investigators probe handwriting at the Mary Phagan case. Suspects, including Newt Lee and factory foreman Leo Frank, face questioning as detectives pursue a fresh lead from Burns’ team. Connolly, a negro sweeper, is pressed to reproduce notes found beside the victim while denying involvement.
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Mary Phagan
William J. Burns
Solcitor
Dorsey
Phagan
Finkerton
Burns
Thomas B. Felder
Colonel Felder
Frank
Leo M. Frank
Newt Lee
Constitution
Lee
Tetterates
Newt Les
James Connolly
Sanford
Agro
Connolly
Bomb explosion startles street near 521 Crew Street
A blast rocked a residence at 521 Crew Street, the home of Payton GC Turner, damaging the sidewalk and scattering metal shards. Police belief points to an attempted murder by a misaddressed device. Detectives search for clues as Chief Sanford delegates action to city investigators.
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Payton C. Turner
Crew Street
Payton GC. Turner
Palmer
Schumate
Turner
Forelgner
Sanford
Waters of the Pacific In the Panama Canal
Panama May 18 the waters of the Pacific Ocean were let into the canal after a 2700 pound dynamite blast. The explosion demolished the dike south of Miraflores locks, allowing water to flood an area where excavations are nearly finished. The blast was successful and the tremor was felt in Panama City like a small earthquake.
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Panama
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Miraflores Locks
Panama City
Fire destroys ancient Ghetto as Orthodox Jews refuse work on Sabbath
In Preseberg Servia on May 18 a massive fire left thousands homeless after a blazed district, described as Europe’s oldest Ghetto, burned while Orthodox Jews abstained from labor on the Sabbath until the chief rabbi granted consent to save women and children. The flames swept away homes and possessions as residents watched.
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Preseberg
Servia
Europe
Old Guard of Atlanta Heads East for Peace Mission
Atlanta Old Guard members depart to visit northern cities in 1881 style tour with glittering uniforms and a band. They expect a warm reception in Washington with audience by the president and plan stops in Baltimore New York Philadelphia Boston Hartford and more.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Ola Guard
Congress
Old Guard Monument
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Hartford
Washington Light Infantry
White House
Niet Posentine
Aman
Dark Horse Move at Northern Assembly Stirring Presbyterian Crux
New York Herald reports an Atlanta dispatch claiming Dr John Timothy Stone was nominated as moderator by a planned frame up three weeks before the meeting. Clergy and officials debate the move and emphasize independence from political tactics in church leadership.
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Dark Horse
Northern Assembly
Atlanta
New York
New York Herald
Northern Presbyterian Assembly
John Timothy Stone
Chicago
General Assembly
Northern Presbyterian Church
Stone
David G. Wyle
Scotch Church
New York City
Dr. Stone
Church of God
Jesse S L'Amoreaux
Presbytery
Albany
Presbyterian Church
Weather Prophecy Report General Forecast
Washington May 18 forecast The text notes generally fair weather with periodical showers on Monday through Tuesday for Georgia and Florida. Coastal winds are expected to be light to moderate. Locally, showers continue in Louisville on Monday and Tuesday with overall generally fair conditions returning.
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Georgia
Florida
Mondey
Somewthat Soder
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