Year of Great Gain for Christian Endeavor Convention
The 1906 international Christian Endeavor convention in Detroit enjoyed a large turnout despite showers. A 10,000 seat tent filled, with 1,000 white-robed youths in the choir as Rev. J. C. Butler led devotional. Dr Clark reported 100,000 new members in a year and expanding overseas, including Jamaica and Russia. Officers re-elected: President Rev Dr Francis E Clark, Secretary John Willis Baer, Treasurer William Shaw.
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Drrrorr
International Convention of Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
God
J. C. Butler
Washington
William H. Strong
Charles B. Newman
Detroit
United So Siaty
Cadillac
Clark
West Indies
Jamaica
Cuwha
Russia
The
United Society
Francis E. Clark
John Willis Baer
William Shaw
Boston
Educators En Route Headed for Los Angeles Fifteen Thousand Strong
Educators report from National Education Association headquarters confirm 15000 teachers headed to Los Angeles for the convention. Cincinnati competes for next year as more visitors arrive daily, while 400 join each day. City interest in securing the event grows amid convention preparations.
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Los Angeles
Los Ancexas
Cal
National Educators
National Educational Association
Irwin Shepard
Cincinnati
Frauds Charged in Gulf Receivership Case In Kansas City
Sensational allegations rose in federal court as Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railroad went into receivership. Claims by Kansas City Suburban Belt Railway for 133,000 and Missouri, Kansas and Texas Trust for 22,500 are disputed as receivers Fordyce and Withers accuse the presenting parties of not having clean hands and say they are among several predatory claimants preying on the Gulf road.
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Gulf
Kansas Oity
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
Kansas City Suburban Belt Railway Company
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Trust Company
Gulf Road
Fordyca and Withers
Pittsburg
All Quiet at Rennes and National Fete Troubles Fodder
Multiple brief items report uneventful events in Rennes with potential trouble on National Fete Day as anti-Dreyfus factions threaten to rally troops. Other notes cover a Dubuque carnival, boxing match prospects, Ottumwa bicycle track records, insurance department controversy in Lincoln, a Kan. shooting death of a baby and mother, and a Neb. city treasurer embezzlement shortfall.
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Rennes
Madame Dreyfus
Mathieu Dreyfus
Maitre Laborie
Vive Dreyfus
Lincorn
Poynter
Cornell
Bryant
Telegraphic Briefs Recap of Varied 19th Century Happenings
A roundup of brief items: Homestead plant strike dropped. Allen W Thurman denies Democratic VP bid. Daly's theater musical director Richard Stahl dies of heart disease. Pleas Wynn and Catlett Tipton hanged in Sevierville for Whaley murder. Caulland Oregon fire wipes two blocks, $40,000 loss. Tracy Lyon named general superintendent of Chicago Great Western. Belgian chamber resumes business, Brussels calm. 13th annual AAgricultural colleges convention opens in San Francisco. Judge Gibbons voids South Park automobile ban. Norfolk and Western engine explosion at Tip Top WV kills four. Rev D P Livermore dies at 81 in Melrose MA. life work linked to wife M A Livermore. Extradition Agent Sexton urges Mrs Rich be turned to Mexican authorities.
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Homestead
Allen W. Thurman
Richard Stahl
Daly’s Theater
New York
Pleas Wynn
Catlett Tipton
Whitecappers
Sevierville
Venn
Old Man
Whaley
Caulland
Tracy Lyon
Chicago Great Western
Raymond Dupuy
Monon
Belgian Chamber of Deputies
Brussels
The
Association of American Agricultural Colleges
San Francisco
Judge Gibbons
Chicago
South Park
Clinch Valley
Norfolk and Western
Tip Top
W. Va
J. D. McColgan
W. Albert
Oscar J. Owens
D. P. Livermore
Melrose
Mass
Dr. Livermore
M. A. Livermore
Sexton Wednesday
John D. Rich
Juarez
Mex
Wreck at Waldron Trains Sent From Three Cities
Wreck near Waldron Missouri on Burlington road kills fireman James Welty of St Joseph and injures several passengers. A washed out roadbed and culvert collapse after heavy rain caused the crash, with wrecking trains from Kansas City Leavenworth and St Joseph dispatched to the scene. Train 23 ran from Kansas City to Omaha.
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Kansas City
Burlington Road
Waldron
James Welty
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Welty
Omaha
Old Man Shot in Feud Near Salix
In Woodbury county near Salix on July 7, Albert Johnson shot and killed 60-year-old John Camerer after a long feud over a boundary line. Camerer fired first with a shotgun, then Albert Johnson fired five shots from the Johnson home, killing Camerer instantly as family members were present.
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Albert Johnson
John Camerer
Salix
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Young Man
Camerer
Johnson
Chris Johnson
Des Moras
William Ludwig
Rockwell City
Bertha Whiteside
Ludwig
Columbia Edges Defender in 80 Mile Race
New York reports the Columbia defeats the Defender by 8 minutes 55 seconds over an 80 mile triangular course. The Columbia’s sails badly hindered windward performance, costing time during strong windward work despite faster initial leg gains.
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New York
Columbia
Close
LeMars to House Denominational College in West
A unanimous special committee of the Evangelical church located the middle west college at LeMars Iowa. The LeMars normal school will transfer property valued at about 400000 to the church by next year pending conference approval. The move ends a long dispute over the school’s location across Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and Nebraska.
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Evangelical Church
Drs Morus
Des Moines
Northwestern Platte River
United Evangelical Church
Toswa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
College For the
Middle West
LeMars
Rioting in Barcelona wounds gen darmes in clash
Telegrams report rioting continues in Barcelona with three gendarmes wounded in the street fighting. General Joseph Wheeler was ordered to report for service in the Philippines. Big Dan Bronthers resigns from the Rochester team and retires from baseball. Ice company consolidation moves toward completion. New England Cotton Yarn Co files incorporation papers in Trenton. US cricket team defeats Canada in intercollegiate match. Lieutenant McLaughlin of the volunteer signal corps dies in Santiago. Robert Hill killed near Tiffin, Ohio, by wagon wheels. Commissary Wood orders 125000 pounds canned roast beef for Cuba. Morgan offer to light St Paul cathedral accepted. cost estimated at £5000. Choate and Salisbury deadlocked over Alaska boundary. Governor Lee named to women’s committee on South Dakota institutions. Mrs Lausman and Hazel struck by Illinois Central train in Chicago. Charles B Brown files bankruptcy with liabilities 1,636,078 and assets 5. Venezuelan arbitration resumes in Paris. Sir Richard Webster argues for Great Britain. Central Freight Association executives meet in Chicago to discuss freight rates. little accomplished beyond appointing two grain-rate committees.
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Barcelona
Joseph Wheeler
Otis Ad Pantie
Philippine Islands
Dan Bronthers
Rochester Eastern League
Maine
Chicago
New England Cotton Yarn Company
Trenton
United States
Canada College
War Department
Santiago de Cubs
McLaughlin
Signal Service Corps
Robert Hill
Glass Blowers’ Union
Tiffin
Wood
New York
Cuba
J. Pierpont Morgan
St. Paul Cathedral
London
Choate
Lord Salisbury
Lee
Woman's Committee of Investigation
South Dakota
8. V. Arnold
Anna Simmons
H. K. Rise
Frank Lausman
Hazel
Iinois Central
Chi Gago
Charles B. Brown
Venezuelan Arbitration Commission
Paris
Richard Webster
Great Britain
Central Freight Association
Dreyfus Pushes Barstrowth Rally and Mind Strength
Rennes July 5 Dreyfus remains mentally sharp despite prolonged torture and illness. Matthieu Dreyfus visits his brother, describing him calm, hopeful for justice, and grounded by medical care. The elder Dreyfus endures dysentery but shows clear intelligence and resilience amid plans for upcoming proceedings.
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Rennes
Privoneer
Dreyfus
Conuact
Madame Dreyfus
Matthieu Dreyfus
Matthieu
Gener
Devil's Island
MM. Demage
Laborie
Picquart
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Laxzt Fours
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Onwentsia
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Denver
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Baltrusol Golf Club
D. R. Forgan
Findlay
Douglass
William Holabird, Jr
Glenview Golf Club
OC. B. McDonald
Chicago Golf Club
Jones
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Cansad
Toledo
Boody House
Marshall
Mich
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Santiago
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el Caney
Dubuque
Dosvere
John P. Imx
Lu. M. Houseman
America
George Dixon
Peter Maher
Jon Choynski
Otumwa
Ottumwa Bicycle Association
L. A.W
Hoopes Brothers
A. G. Ondkirk
Cedar Rapids
Killa
Torerca
Coates
Kan
Willie Porter
Ashland
Short
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John W. Moon
St. Joe Road
Texas
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Calvert
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Jeffries
Jim Jeffries
Woodward’s Pavilion
Jim Daly
Fitzsimmons
Ulysses
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Victor
Ira Dobson
Fanns Bidwell
Merman Hager
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J. L. Sharrar
Nye-Schneider Elevator Company
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Missouri River
Gregory County
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Rosebud Indian Reservation
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Linwood Driving Club
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Rice Lake
Des Moiners
Remley
Executive Council
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Lake Mills
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Smith
James Callawan
Dovergue
Shiras
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Brotschneider
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George D. Meiklejohn
John M. Thurston
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HG. Weber & CO
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Manitou
Colorado Springs
Great Rock Island
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John Sebastian
H. G. Weber
Felix LE Brun
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