Congregationalists Discuss $10 Million Fund Plan
The National Council of the Congregational Churches of America met in Los Angeles and debated creating a $10,000,000 fund to support denominational colleges and theological institutes. Reports on church social service work were shared and speeches on Evangelism of Today were delivered by Dr. William Horace Day and Rev. Robert E. Brown.
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National Council of the Congregational Churches of America
William Horace Day
Bridgeport
Conn
Robert E. Brown
Waterbury
Boy electrocuted on bridge while watching bonfire
Louis Sawyer 14 of 8 Birch Street Newburyport was electrocuted on the Newburyport bridge after touching live wires while climbing to view a bonfire by the North End Boat Club. He fell to the roadway, suffering severe leg burns and a fractured skull. He was a member of St. Paul's Church choir.
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Newburyport
Louis
Sawyer
L. C. Sawyer
Birch Street
Newburyport Bridge
North End Boat Club
St. Paul’s
Bayer Aspirin Trademarked Pain Remedy Sold Widely
Earache, toothache, lumbago and general pain relief are advertised with Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. Available in handy tins of 12 or bottles of 24 and 100. Aspirin is the trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Fitzgerald Blasts Prohibition Enforcement In Boston Speech
Former Boston mayor John F. Fitzgerald denounced how the dry act is enforced, arguing personal liberty is crushed in the United States while Europe enjoys greater equality. He warns of widespread evasion and urges government leaders to heed growing discontent before it worsens.
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Philadelphia
Europe
United States
Prohibition Speech Urges Regulation Changes
A speaker warns that liquor regulation must be loosened or else men will defy the law in their homes. He argues the home atmosphere should be sacred as the foundation stone of the republic, framing the issue as a moral and constitutional concern.
Parade for Irish Cause on Fifth Avenue in New York
About fifteen thousand Irish sympathizers marched up Fifth Avenue in a Fourth of July demonstration for recognition of the Irish republic. The crowd included many women and children and former service members in uniform, carrying only American flags. One placard depicted John Bull with a whip over a manacled Ireland pleading for justice, with the figure saying I am justice.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
John Bull
Ireland
Firecracker Blast Kills Denver Real Estate Operator
In Denver on July 4, Robert Knott aged 55 a wealthy real estate operator died after a giant firecracker exploded at his feet in the business district. Authorities believe the blast caused the fatal shock.
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Denver
Col
Robert Knott
Woman Found Dead at Plaza Hotel in South End
Captain John Driscoll reports a woman was found dead Sunday evening at the Plaza Hotel with a bullet wound and a revolver in her hand. She may have worked at a sea grill nearby and had a sailor husband. A name on two early month checks may identify her. authorities search records and await medical examiner ruling.
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John Driscoll
Dedham Street
Plaza Hotel
South End
Citizens’ National Bank
City Hospital
Leary
William Boyer
Gloucester
Philip McFarland
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