Colored Baptists Meet In Convention Hartford
Colored Baptists from New England gather for the forty seventh annual New England Baptist Missionary convention in Hartford. About 400 delegates expected with addresses of welcome by Mayor Brainard and others. Gov. Lake to speak. Rev. J. B. Adams will respond. Annual sermon by Rev. W. F. Grahan of Philadelphia. The convention runs through next Monday.
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Hartford
New England
New England Baptist Missionary Convention
P. T. Morris
New Jersey
Mayor Brainard
Governor Lake
J. B. Adams
Brooklyn
W. F. Grahan
Philadelphia
Obituary of Julia Beck Grandfield
Julia Beck Grandfield died at her daughter’s home 26 Chaselstree. Widow of John F Grandfield former manager of the New York and Bridgeport Transportation Co. A native of the East Side she was active in St Mary’s parish and charitable work. She leaves eight children including Miss Eileen Grandfeld and Mrs Frank Prindle and Mrs Bertram Martin.
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Joha Beck
Zami
Eileen Grandaeld
Frank &. Prindle
Bertram Martin
Bridgeport School Plan Outlines 42 Week Year
Superintendent Samuel J. Slawson announced next year’s public school program. Fall term starts September 6 with pupil registration September 7. The 42 week term is planned with about 190 school days. Board discussed hiring local graduates for vacancies. Construction bids awarded for Black Rock School addition to T. J. O’Brien & Sons of Bridgeport at 343,542 over lower bidders to keep work local.
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Samuel J. Slawson
Bridgeport
Siawson
Board of Education
Howard S. Challenger
Challenger
Black Rock
T. J. O'Brien & Sons
O'Brien
M. J. Gibbert
New Haven
Michael Noonan
1 & Cenimo
Schwartz Bros
Casey & Hurley
W Inc
Jack
Standard Construction Co
Notable Survivors Highlight City Figures in Obituary Blurb
The item lists Alexander ind, Harry waz igtrolman Robert Wa and Thomas of this city, along with Charles C. of Brooklyn. Three sisters survive: Mrs. Frederick Curtis, Mrs. Charles Cadwick, and Mrs. William Deezer.
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Lexander Ind
Harry Waz Igtrolman
Robert Wa
Thomas
This City
Charles C
Brooklyn
Frederick Curtis
Charles Cadwick
William Deezer
Complaints of Slowness in Court Work Across Government
Manila reports that Insular officials and financiers met with Major General Wood and W Cameron Forbes to discuss administration questions and the financial condition. A presidential investigating committee member called the situation serious and noted many clerked court cases. The mission heard there are about 15 000 criminal and civil cases pending as it plans to depart for southern Luzon tomorrow.
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Manila
Wood
W. Cameron Forbes
Department of Justice
Luzon
Clever Irish Play Receives Hearty Applause at St Marys
An appreciative audience packed St Marys hall last night for the clever two act playlet Eriis Triumph of Sinn Feinism produced by St Marys Dramatic Society. Father M J Tench assistant pastor of the church is the author of this amusing story flashing Irish wit and civic sentiment.
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St. Marys Hall
Eriis
Sinn
Bachelors Banned and Bigamy Boosted in Turkish Bill
London June 14 anti bachelor bill in Turkish Nationalist Parliament at Angora seeks to make marriage compulsory for men over twenty five. Defaulters pay a quarter of earnings deposited in agricultural banks to aid peasants to marry. Civil Service bachelors barred. Rewards include land, loans, state schooling for children. penalty labor for a bachelor. Turks under fifty urged to keep two wives for repopulation amid rising costs.
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International News Service
London
Angora
Lassen Polk Reports 600 Eruptions At Mt Lassen
Redding California June 14 Lassen Polk known as America's only live volcano has erupted 600 times in seven years per reports from three local volunteer divers to Prof J S Diller of the United States Geological Survey.
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Redding
Cal
Lassen Polk
America
Haseen
J. S. Diller
United States Geological Survey
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