Reorganization of Mission Work by Presbyterian Board
The General Assembly adopted a plan of reorganizing Home Missions to ease criticism. The board expands from 2% to 80 members, shifts management to four or more co ordinate secretaries, keeps headquarters in New York, assigns West the church extension headquarters, and grants synods and presbyteries supervision over missions in their territory.
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Oghicago
Board of Home Missions
Persbyterian Church
Standing Committee On Home Missions
General Assembly
New York City
No Beer No Work Strike Shocks Maine Water Project
Farmington Maine May 27 a squad of foreign workers on the town water works struck after Sheriff Small announced no beer on the site. The pipe laying gang leader proclaimed no beer no work and the men dropped their tools then some left for Boston. Local Maine laborers may resume the project.
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Farmington
Small
Boston
Maine
Few Jobs For Freakish Girl In Chicago Discussion
Chicago May 27 Young women with decent dispositions and basic competency can find work in Chicago says a panel of department store employers and experts from civic bodies and the Women’s Trade Union League The group debated appearance standards and the employment prospects of middle aged workers freakish girls and college graduates lacking vocational training.
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Chicago
Women’s Trade Union League
Leather Men for Delay on Trade Commission
The New England Shoe and Leather Association voted through its executive committee and on its legislative committee’s recommendation to urge Congress to postpone the Interstate Trade Commission Bill. The action aligns with Referendum No. 7 from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, urging more study and hearings before enactment.
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New England Shoe and Leather Association
Congress
Interstate Trade Commission
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States of America
Chamber
Miss Constance Codman Engaged to Edward Brooks
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Constance Codman of 65 Mt Vernon Street to Edward Brooks of Dedham. The tea for relatives and close friends was hosted at the bride to be s parents home by Mr and Mrs Williams Coombs Codman. Edward Brooks is the son of the late Edward Brooks of Dedham.
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Constance Codman
Mt. Vernon Street
Edward Brooks
Dedham
Williams Coombs Codman
Mr. Brooks
Ded
Brooks a Boston Athletic Association member and farmer
A fragment notes Mr Brooks is a member of the Boston Athletic Association and operates a farm near Beaufort South Carolina, with a reference to December 8.
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Ham
Brooks
Boston Athletic Association
Beaufort
S. C
How General Villa Wins His Followers
A picturesque intimate personal portrait of General Villa, detailing the central Mexican leader's appeal. The piece blends narrative warmth with character sketches to explain how he gathers support among followers and communities.
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General Villa
Mexico
Andree’s Lost Balloon Remains Reported Found in Siberia
A telegram from Yakutz to the Swedish foreign office says the remains of Professor Salomon Andree’s balloon from the 1897 Danes Island expedition have been found in eastern Siberia. A government inquiry will probe the discovery.
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Stockholm
Salomon Andree
Danes Island
Spitzvergen
North Pole
Siberia
Yakutz
Maine Lifer Seeks Pardon in 1882 Murder Case
Augusta May 27 A pardon petition for Eugene C. Hurd of Harmony serving life for murder was reviewed by the Governor and council. Hurd 62 with no funds for counsel cites an impulse murder in 1882 and a record of good behavior while working on a prison farm. The council refused the petition.
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Augusta
Eugene C. Hurd
Harmony
Matthew G. Morrill
State Board of Inspectors of Prisons and Jails
Hurd
New Marriage License Law Enforces Actions Against Flouted Rules
A new law fines holders of unused licenses and clergymen who wed couples with licenses issued over six months prior. Anyone with unneeded licenses must return them to the issuing place. The text notes a magazine serial in the upcoming Sunday issue.
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Williamsons
Sunday Post
Senate panel defeats single antitrust bill plan
Washington May 27 The Senate interstate commerce committee defeated a plan to report only one anti trust bill to create an interstate trade commission and report next winter. The move suggested the committee may push comprehensive antitrust legislation this session.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Trade Commission
German Art to Be Seen at Exposition
Berlin, May 27. The Society for German Art in Foreign Countries voted unanimously to represent German art at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Several benevolent donors provided the necessary funds to guarantee a display.
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Berlin
San Francisco
Society For German Art
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Trade Commission
Beatrice Kaufman
James Winston
Boston Dancing Teachers’ Club
Amelia Burnham
Leroy Young
Lilla Wiles Wyman
Children’s Coats
Fleer
Norfolk
Filene’s
Andree
Pa van Loon
van Loons
Maine Lifer
Senators
Filene
Riverside
Voile
Chinchilla
Chinchillas
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