Mission Work Progress Worldwide Highlighted at Edinburgh Conference
A report to the International Missionary Conference describes steady growth of Christian missions from small beginnings to wide reach in Fiji, Australia, New Guinea, Japan, Manchuria, Asia, Africa and beyond. It stresses the church in the mission field as an active, rooted force shaping national life and bearing witness through its members.
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Edinburgh
International Missionary Conference
Commission On
Mission Feld
J. Campbell Gibson
Foreign Mission Committee
Englsh Presbyterian Church
Church At
Australia
New Guinea
Japan
Manchuria
Alio
Asia
Africa
Chrisien
Global Mission Email Hints at Youth Involvement in Outreach
The text notes nations like Mongolia Thibet Turkestan Afghanistan Arabia and Africa nearly untouched by mission workers. It praises young Christian communities filling gaps left by older workers and describes Lore Day observances across the world with offerings and prayers rising from sunrise to sunset.
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Monogolia
Thibet
Turkestan
Afghanistan
Arabia
Africa
Mongolia
Roosevelt letter stirs enthusiasm at World Missionary Conference
A letter from Theodore Roosevelt expressing sympathy with the movement and inability to attend was read at Edinburgh. Roosevelt urged unity among Christians of all names, stressing cooperation without erasing doctrinal differences to make Christianity a vital force for two thirds of humanity.
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Edinburg
Scotland
Theodore Roosevelt
Tolgy
Silas McBee
Roosevelt
Will Welcome Death On Hangsman s Tree
Ernest Worth, Los Angeles wife murderer, awaits execution at San Quentin after desiring death since killing his wife on June 22 last year. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the gallows by Judge Wilbur. Worth attempted suicide in prison and crafted a rope from pillowcase strips to hang himself, but a roommate's chair collapse thwarted the plan.
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San Quentin
Cal
Ernest Worth
Los Angeles
Head
Worth
Wilbur
Temporary injunction continued in Guthrie case
Judge Huston rules Governor Haskell cannot remove capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The enabling act requiring Guthrie to remain capital until 1913 is upheld and the governor’s jurisdiction over the case is affirmed in a decision continuing the temporary injunction in force.
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Guthrie
Okla
Huston
Haskell
Hepburn
Oklahoma City
Kaiser Absent From Engagements With Knee Abscess
Potsdam June 16 The Kaiser Prince William suffers an abscess on the right knee from horse riding after a wrist abscess left him indisposed. Doctors say his general condition is satisfactory and warn the public not to link the knee inflammation with the prior abscess.
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Potsdam
Willam
Roosevelt Welcome At New York assembles vast delegations
The arrival of Roosevelt’s supporters dominates New York. Delegations from Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania Massachusetts Michigan Wisconsin Indiana Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and western states flood the city. Rough Riders Spanish War veterans and Republican clubs join governors and public figures in greeting Roosevelt as visitors converge for the reception planned. Women accompany their husbands and fathers to tour shops and observe the event.
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New York
Theodore Roosevgst
Rough Riders
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Illinois
Ohio
Pennelvania
Massachusetts
Michigan
Wisconsin
Icdva
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain Region
Pacific Coast
Hughes wins Mason county GOP delegates in primary
Delegates from Mason county gave Congressman Jas A. Hughes a near unanimous endorsement in the district primaries. Hughes carried every district by large margins and will lead the county delegation to the congressional convention at Welch. In Lewis district the opponent A A Lilly drew only two votes.
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Huntington
W. Va
Jas A. Hughes
Mason County
Welch
Hughes
Lewis
Poin. Pleasant
Lilly
Mason
Praise for Senator Elkins as railroad bill wins support
Washington observers credit Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia with skill and fairness in steering the railroad bill through Congress. The Washington Times notes his patient, genial leadership amid bitter debates and confirms the delegation's intact posture with Scott, Sturgiss, and Gaines returning from travel while Hughes campaigns for renomination.
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Washington
Hik'ns
The
Washington Times
Stephen B. Elkins
Senate Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
West Virginia
Congress
Scott
Sturgiss
Gaines
Hughes
Ganes
Capitol
House Committee On
Charleston
Gainey
Wccahollins County
United States
District of Columbia
Senate
Appalachian Mountain Range
House
Sewal
Creenbrier County
White Sulphur Springs
Neola
Anthony's Creek
A Century of Peace Celebration Planned
Delegates from commercial organizations and historical societies in Niagara Falls and nearby towns met to discuss the centennial peace festivities marking 1812 to be held across the international boundary. They moved the event from next year to 1914 or 1915 to allow sufficient preparations.
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Niagara Falls
N. J
Delega
Hughes Wins Wyoming Delegates for County Convention
Wyoming county held district meetings on Wednesday to select delegates to the county convention on Friday. Hughes has a majority among the delegates and will secure the congressional delegation.
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Wyoming County
Hughes
Divers search Lake Como for Porter Charlton body
Professional divers operated in Lake Como on June 16 under government order and American consul Caughey's insistence that Porter Charlton was murdered. Police remain doubtful, with many believing Charlton may be aboard a steamship bound for New York.
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Como
Italy
Lake Como
Porter Charlton
Caugiy
Milan
Charlton
New York
Cloudburst Kills Nearly 300 in Hungary
Budapest reports a cloudburst in Krasso Szoreny county killing nearly three hundred people and destroying several villages. The flooded district borders Serbia and Romania and further loss of life is feared as details arrive. Starvation also threatens hundreds of survivors.
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Budapest
Krasso-Szoreny
Hungary
Servia
Roumapia
Lead arsenate proves protection against boll weevil says official
Paton Rouge June 16 Repeated experiments with arsenate of lead have proved this chemical is the one protection against boll weevil says Wilmot Newell secretary of the Louisiana crop pest commission to day. Secretary Newell has issued a bulletin advising cotton planters to employ this preparation.
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Paton Rouge
Wilmot Newell
Louisiana Crop Pest Commission
Newell
Doxey Faces Bigamy Charge After Acquittal
In St Louis on June 16 Mrs Dora F E Doxey, recently acquitted of murder, faced a preliminary hearing on bigamy. The case alleges she married Dr L B Doxey without divorce from her former husband.
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St. Louis, Mo
Dora FE. Doxey
William J. Erder
L. B. Doxey
Chicagoans to greet Roosevelt homecoming in New York
Several hundred Hamilton Club members and families left Chicago by special train for New York to greet Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. They will base at the Waldorf Astoria with an entire floor reserved for their accommodation.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Hamilton Club
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Waldorf-Astoria
Lodge Bill Retires Moody in Supreme Court Move
Washington reports the Lodge bill to retire Associate Justice Moody of the Supreme Court was reported to the Senate after a unanimous favorable vote by the judiciary committee.
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Moody
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
Judiciary
Swedish King Gustaf V Celebrates 52nd Birthday
The fifty second birthday of King Gustaf V was observed with a lavish display of national colors in Stockholm and across Sweden, highlighting the royal celebration.
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Stockholm
Gustaf V
Delegates Sail for Buenos Aires Conference
Henry White and fellow delegates sail from New York on the transport Sumner for Buenos Aires to attend the fourth conference of American republics. The delegates will assemble in Buenos Ayres next month for the discussions.
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Buenos Ayres
New York
Henry White
United States
Sumner
Earthquake Felt Across Spain Including Madrid and Andalusia
An earthquake lasting four to ten seconds was felt this morning in Madrid and simultaneously in Cordova and Almeria in Andalusia. No casualties are reported though some houses in Almeria were damaged.
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Spain
Madrid
Cordova
Almeria
Andalusia
Mail Route Changes Draw Local Opposition Across Regions
The railroad and star route mail carriers face delays as Mr. Gaines secures a July 6 postponement of the June 6 rail route change. An inspector tours the area while residents like Shryock press for rail delivery. George K. Cambrill of Parkersburg, a veteran railway mail service worker, is in town on post office department business.
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Nhole
Gaines
Shryock
Neola
Tennessee Democrats Name Patterson Again
The Tennessee State Democratic convention in Nashville nominated Malcom R. Patterson for governor and Penton McMillan for U.S. Senate. Other re-nominated officials include W C McAllister and B D Bell for supreme court, D E Long as treasurer, Frank Dibrell as comptroller, and J W W Thomas as railroad commissioner. The selections are recommendations to the legislature, with other races to be announced. James B. Frazier has not declared his run.
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Nashville
Tenn
Democratic Committee
Chattanooga
McAllister
Bell
D. E. Long
Frank Dibrell
Sparta
J. W.W. Thomas
Dresden
United States
James EB. Frazier
State Committee
Circus Train Wreck Releases Lions and Other Animals
Edensburg Pa June 16 The Frank A Robbins circus train with fifteen cars derailed one mile from town on the Cambria and Creson branch. Ten employes injured and two may die as a lion elephant leopard jaguar and ibex escape into the area causing terror and a search to recapture them.
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Edensburg
Frank A. Robbins
Cambria
Creson
Pennsylvania
Reno May Get the Big Prize Fight
Tex Rickard told the Associated Press the Jeffries Johnson fight could be held July 4 in Reno if not in San Francisco. He pledged to keep his promise and to stage the bout on the announced date.
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Tex Rickard
Associated Press
Big Mill
San Francisco
Cal
Jeffries
Johnson
Reno
Earthquake Felt Far From Washington Suspected in Italy
A strong earthquake tremor was recorded this morning about four thousand miles from Washington. The seismic observers at Georgetown University logged shocks from 1 48 a m for two hours and twenty three minutes and could not pinpoint a precise location, though Italy is considered the likely source.
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Washington
Seismological Observatory
Georgetown University
Italy
Roosevelt Tour News From Kaiserin Victoria
The wireless station reported at 6 05 am that the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, carrying Theodore Roosevelt, was 310 miles southeast of Sable Island and 805 miles east of Bandy Hook. The steamer was expected to reach New York around 11 am Saturday.
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Roosevelt
Sable Island
N.S
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Theodore Roosevelt
Bandy Hook
New York
Senate moves toward statehood bill amid railroad talks
Washington June 16 The Senate considers a conference report on the railroad bill while voting on the New Mexico and Arizona statehood measure proceeds. Senator Elkins fails to secure final action but gains an 11 o clock meeting for tomorrow and an implied vote. The New Mexico Arizona bill advances with a party line vote and awaits constitutional approvals before statehood.
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Elking
Senate
Elkins
Mr. Elkins
Taft
Newlands
New Mexico
Arizona
Beveridge
Frazier
Nelson
Hughes
Smoot
House
Congress
Committee On Rules
Cannon
Dalzell
Payne
Clark
Fight May Be Avoided Through House Rules Concessions
In Washington on June 16 the planned fight over the rules next week may be averted by concessions from the rules committee. A proposed amendment would let one member give notice demanding the discharge of a committee after seven days. The motion would be in order on any Monday following the completion of the unanimous consent calendar.
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Washington
Textile Mills Short Time Affects 50,000 Workers
June 16 reports half a million textile operatives in New England already facing reduced schedules for the summer. Manufacturers set the limit, with expectations of doubling in July and August. Mill operators note abundant cotton mill machinery across the United States.
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Poston
New England
United States
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Kaiser
Virginia
Port Pleasant
A. A. Lilly
MR. Elking
Wyoming
Doxey
Tennessee Democrats
Patterson
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