Dr Samuel Batten Attacks Soup Kitchens in Ford Hall
Dr Samuel Zane Batten of Philadelphia condemned soup kitchens at a Ford Hall meeting criticizing last year’s unemployment kitchen run by Ford Hall. George W Coleman introduced a creed for a community religion largely Batten’s work as executive secretary of the social service committee.
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Samuel Zane Batten
Philadelphia
Ford Hall
George W. Coleman
Batten
Social Service
Community creed protests reform for children and work
Dr Batten and Mr Coleman urge a broad religious reform to address causes of poverty and delinquency. They condemn soup kitchens and demand play for children, better housing, education, health, fair wages, and worker protections as part of a shared social ethic.
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Dr. Batten
Mr. Coleman
Recreation rights for all children and workers urged
The document from the Northern Baptist Convention of 1915 declares every child has a right to play and every worker a reasonable time for recreation, framing a social reform line for the era.
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Mission
The
Northern Baptist Convention
George C Whitney Dies in Worcester
George Clark Whitney a prominent Worcester businessman and Baptist church figure died at his home 13 Trowbridge street. He formerly led the Boston Baptist Social Union and the Worcester YMCA, and served as alderman. At death he chaired the executive committee of the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society and sat on the state executive committee.
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Worcester
George Clarkson Whitney
Trowbridge Street
Boston Baptist Social Union
American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Ms Oy Is
Fire in Brooklyn Diamond Factory Kills Twelve
In Williamsburg Brooklyn a fire swept the Diamond factory building, leaving twelve dead eight women and four men and one missing. Police and firefighters worked overnight in the ruined premises and by daybreak narrowed the search to the water-filled basement with most bodies identified.
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New York
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Firefighters search cellar after deadly building blaze
Fire engines worked through the night to clear a cellar and determine fatalities. Hospitals report 4 percent of the injured treated there, fewer than 30 detained for further care, with several burns and bruises in serious condition. Fire Commissioner Adamson blamed a locked third floor door that blocked one stairway, forcing victims to use a crowded fire escape as flames cut off the other stairway.
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Adamson
Roosevelt's son cited for speeding in New Jersey
Quentin Roosevelt, son of the former president, was stopped by Motorcycle Policeman George Schlem for driving 80 mph on Trudson boulevard. Chauffeur Guy Brandon posted $25 bail at Union Hill station, and Roosevelt paid the amount with a quip about Jersey justice.
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Union Hill
WN. J
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Trudson Boulevard
George Schlem
Guy Brandon
Miss Viola Bean Weds Boston University Student
Mrs Barbara Ellen Bean of Lexington announced the marriage of her daughter Miss Viola Bean to Elmer Anderson a Boston University student son of Mils Anderson of Medford. The ceremony occurred at 59 Bedford Street Lexington last evening conducted by Rev Forrester MacDonald with maid of honor Beulah Bean and best man Ni Y New York cousin of the groom.
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Wexington
Barbara Ellen Bean
Viola Bean
Elmer Anderson
Boston University
Mils Anderson
Medford
Bedford Street
Forrester MacDonald
Cambridge
First Baptist Church
Lexington
Beulah Bean
Ernest Swenson
Brooklyn
Ni Y
Congressman's Address Delights Knights of Columbus Delegates
Two hundred delegates from 48 Greater Boston councils attended the Knights of Columbus monthly meeting at St. Rose Hall Worcester Street Worcester. Congressman James A. Gallivan spoke for two hours praising Woodrow Wilson and recounting the Crusade for the Truth movement led by supreme officials.
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Boston
Knights of Columbus
Greater Boston
St. Rose Hall
Worcester Street
Charles P. Gavin
James A. Gallivan
Gallivan
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Golden Rule in Business and Capitalist Duties
Frederick P. Fish says the golden rule should guide both capitalists and laborers. He argues profit arises from serving the community and that capital should be used to maximize public good, efficiency, and lawful standards. Wealth distribution should follow production growth and sound ideals.
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Frederick P. Fish
State Board of Education
Civic Forum
Harvard Church
Brookline
Fish
Dr Levin Speaks on The Present War at East Boston
Dr Schmarya Levin of Berlin delivered an address titled The Present War and Its Relations to Judaism at the Ohel Jacob Synagogue East Boston last night. The event was sponsored by Dege Zion and East Boston Young Zionists.
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Ohel Jacob Synagogue
East Boston
Schmarya Levin
Berlin
Dege Zion and
Freshmen Build Unauthorized Cabin Dormitory in Woods
Frank L. La Chapelle and Roland B. McDuff, freshmen at Pennsylvania State College, are independently constructing a small cabin dormitory from odds and ends in the woods on the village outskirts. The project is undertaken without aid from the college.
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Frank L. la Chapelle
Roland B. McDuff
Pennsylvania State College
German Legal Opinion Supports Lusitania Submarine Act
The most prominent German international law authorities publish a volume arguing the submarine sinking of the Lusitania was justified. The collection includes 21 professors and other scholars whose opinions express unanimous approval of the act.
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Breslau
Germany
Associated Press
Koenigsberg Professor Publishes Naval War Opinion
Koennische Zeitung presents Professor Max Fleischmann's introduction to a book and Dr Karl Strupp's views from Frankfort on the Main. Strupp cites 1812 naval orders and argues destruction of enemy ships may justify without port safety, discusses Lusitania, prize law, and neutral damages.
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Koennische Zeitung
Max Fleischmann
University of Koenigsberg
Karl Strupp
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Strupp
Allan
Argus
Stewart
Dr. Strupp
Jusitania
Lusitania
Hall
Whitlock Visits Dr Van Dyke During Hague Stopover
Brand Whitlock the American minister to Belgium on leave of absence visited Dr Henry Van Dyke the American minister at The Hague while returning to the United States from Belgium Amsterdam reported via Reuters Telegram Company The Hague visit occurred during his return trip on leave.
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London
Amsterdam
Reuter
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
United States
Henry van Dyke
The
Hague
Peabody Fire Benefit Raises About $1000 in Empire Theatre
In Saliem on November 7, about $1000 was raised for Peabody fire victims through a charity program at the Empire Theatre. The event featured vaudeville and motion pictures headed by performer Hap Ward and a vaudeville bill.
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Saliem
Peabody
Empire Theatre
Plans for Peace Are Delusive
In a Mount Morris Baptist Church address Oscar S. Straus stressed reasonable preparedness and urged the United States to play an active role in Europe’s postwar reconstruction at the war’s end.
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New York
Mount Morris Baptist Church
Oscar S. Straus
Europe
United States
America
Westphalia
Peace League Discussion At Independence Hall Echoes Postwar Plans
Mr. Straus lauds the League to Enforce Peace in Philadelphia with Taft and others, praising its framework as a stronger base for international order. He argues peace requires unified power among nations and cautions against reliance on mere justice without global exaltation.
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Mr. Straus
League To
Taft
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
League
Sir Edward Grey
Germany
United Nations
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Whitlock
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