Ragtime Hymning Disgrace to Methodism Sparks Epworth Meeting
J W Colley of Delhi denounces ragtime hymns as unworthy of the Methodist church at the Epworth League Echo Meeting in St Paul Church. Delegates from Denver and Cincinnati share views on changing youth religious ideals and a growing sentiment for statelier music. The discussion highlights broader mission duties and global salvation concerns.
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J. W. Colley
Delhi
St. Paul M. E. Church
Seventh and
Smith Streets
Colley
Denver
Cincinnati
Epworth League
Negro 15 Beaten by Union Men and Shipped Out
Walter Country a 19 year old Black homeless man from North Carolina arrived in Cincinnati with severe internal injuries after union men dragged him from his bed at a Williamstown West Virginia railroad camp and locked him in a box car. He was beaten, kicked, and struck with a revolver before being sent away, nearly dying before reaching Columbus. He later sought hospital care in Cincinnati under Dr Stephens.
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Walter Country
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Country
North Carolina
Williamstown
W. Va
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Columbus
City Hospital
Sakhalin Neutralization May Hinder Peace Talks
A potential hitch in the peace conference surrounds Sakhalin neutralization. Japan and Russia reportedly disagree whether fortifications may be limited in the north or whether Russia may act freely there. Officials expect the issue to be resolved soon during continued talks.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Sakhalin
Strike breakers organize union in Chicago after printers' walkout
Special deputies and policemen met secretly in Chicago on September 1 and formed a Strike breakers' union. They fixed wages at five dollars a day, six if feasible, and elected Charles E. Turk as president. About 110 members paid twenty five cents to join and signed a book left by Turk to secure first positions.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Charles E. Turk
Turk
Ulcerated Tooth Causes Death in Marseilles Resident
George Lear prominent Marseilles resident died of blood poisoning from an ulcerated tooth. He suffered a lower jaw toothache, facial swelling, and inability to open his mouth. Doctors lanced the jaw, the tooth was extracted, and Lear never regained consciousness.
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George Lear
Commercial Tribune
Upper Sandusky
Marseilles
Mr. Lear
Still Two More Arrests Made In Reservoir Explosion Case
Celina Ohio reported two more arrests in the Lake Mercer reservoir explosion case. Lee and John Sheely, residents on the south side of the lake, were charged as accomplices in the dynamiting of the bulkhead last spring and taken to Wapakoneta for detention.
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Commercial Tribune
Celina
Lee
John Sheely
Lake Mercer
Woth
Wapakoneta
Madden Avoids Cincinnati Deposition In Alimony Case
A deputy sheriff served John Z Madden with notice that his wife’s lawyers would take depositions next Tuesday in Cincinnati. Madden accepted service but may ignore the summons in his own interest. His counsel say he will not travel for deposition, while others may attend for his side.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
John
Z. Madden
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Burr
Brooklyn
Lincoln Park Gardener Seeks National Chrysanthemum Flower
Jos Frey head gardener at Lincoln Park aims to produce a national flower by hybridizing chrysanthemum and aster varieties to yield red white and blue blossoms. The Lincoln Park conservatory has conducted the experiments and will reveal results by late October when blooms begin to appear.
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Chicago
Commercial Tribune
Jos. Frey
Lincoln Park
Frey
Roosevelt boy gives up berth to elder travelers on Burlington train
Kermit Roosevelt, in Burlington Iowa, offered his lower berth to an old couple who could not find a lower berth when boarding a train in Omaha. He then slept in the upper berth, helping the travelers without a word.
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Commercial Tribune
Burlington
Kermit Roosevelt
Omaha
Roosevelt
Misa Sutton and Areigh Collins Victorious
Miss Sutton defeats Miss Homans at the Cincinnati Tennis Club to earn a title shot in the tristate tourney. Homans, defending New York champion, showed a strong match with close games and deuce-ups, but Sutton asserted control and extended her lead in the series.
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May Sutton
Helen Homans
New York
Cincinnati Tennis Club
Miss Sutton
Myrtle McAteer
Miss Homans
California
Philadelphia
Liquor election stirs town of Owingsville
In Owingsville Kentucky saloons remain closed as local option workers accuse others of using whiskey to influence voters in tomorrow's election. The town and county local option vote is expected to favor prohibition with both sides claiming the town. Feverish public feeling surrounds the contest.
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Commercial Tribune
Owingsville
Less Than 5 Marriages for Each Divorce Suit in City
In Cincinnati during August, fewer than five marriage licenses were issued per divorce suit. Common Pleas Court saw sixty nine divorce suits. Probate Court issued three hundred fifteen licenses. Five alimony suits were filed. forty four by wives and twenty five by husbands. A husband’s suit included a wife cross petition. All women seeking divorce asked for child custody. many did not request alimony. Desertion was most common. Seiler and neglect were frequent factors.
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Cincinnati
Common Pleas Court
Seiler
Valuables Stolen From New York Residence Worth Over 100000
In New York, jewelry, paintings, silver and bric-a-brac valued at more than 100000 were stolen from Jose Aymar's home at 76 East Fifty Fourth Street during the past week. Aymar, a millionaire lawyer who married Lillian Vanderbilt, is abroad in Canada. the valet says about half of 200000 worth of contents are missing.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Jose Aymar
East Fifty-fourth Street
Aymar
Lillian la Bau Vanderbilt
Canada
Harriman Seeks Uncle’s Killer in Hawaiian Tragedy
E H Harriman in Honolulu asks about Charles Neilson an uncle shot by King Kamehameha V in 1859 at Lahaina. Neilson, secretary to the king, was wounded by the monarch who later abdicated and died, the act weighing on the king during his life.
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Honolulu
E. H. Harriman
Charles Neilson
Kamehameha Va
Neilson
Loixhaina
Jurors Hung in Fletcher Trial Near Conviction
In Russellville Kentucky at 10:15 pm the Fletcher trial jurors reported a hung verdict. The panel favored death for Polk Fletcher with one dissenting vote. A statement signed by ten jurors declared they supported the death penalty, citing protection of local names, while one juror, N. E. Christian, did not sign. Fletcher is among four charged with abusing Miss Mary Glader.
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Commercial Tribune
Russellville
Fletcher
N. E. Christian
Todd
Logan
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Polk Fletcher
H. R. Roper
J. T. Penick
P. S.latham
Gaither McGee
Geo. Mimms
W. L. Wright
W. M. Wisdom
J. L. Bang
Logan County
W S. Willock
M. M. Braden
J. BE. McAfee
Mary Glader
Mrs. Taggart Concludes Testimony in Court
Mrs. Taggart finished her testimony this afternoon, ending a week of court sessions as her attorneys declare they will rest their case. She appeared without her signature large picture hat, wearing a white gown, and maintained coolness under questioning by Stirling. The defense notes several days of rebuttal and cross examination ahead, including a disputed conversation with Captain Taggart at Leavenworth.
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M. de Martens
Mr. Dennison
Navy Yard
M. Witte
Baron Komura
Baron Komira
Dennison
Adachi
de Martens
Flancon
Commercial Tribune
Wooster, C
Stirling
Bulgarian Band Starts on Raid
Information from Sofia reports 800 Bulgarian Macedonian insurgents led by Boris Sarafoff have left Sofia and are bound for a raid into Turkish territory. London dispatch notes Turkish fears of serious disturbances as Bulgarian forces in Macedonia move rapidly.
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Boris Sarafoff
London
Sofia
Macedonia
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