Missionary System Needs Reform and Stronger Oversight
A yearlong review of Christian missions in the orient argues foreign missions justify humanitarian work and civilizational influence but criticizes disorganized propaganda, turf wars, and poor shipboard conduct. It urges unified, businesslike operations, tighter supervision, and avoidance of provincial behavior by missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Orient
Churches of Christendom
China
America
Northern Methodist
Presiding Methodist Episcopal
Missionary exaggerated successes and needed reforms
An observer argues that missionary reports overstate gains in China Japan and India. He cites false claims about Sunday holidays and idol destruction, notes home boards pressure for favorable reports, and urges honest field reporting and larger scale efforts. The piece frames a reconnaissance rather than a war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
India
Observer
Africa
Presbyterian Mission
Christ
Hke Korea
Vanderbilt Heiress Weds Hungarian Count in Fifth Avenue Ceremony
Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt, daughter of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, marries Count Laszlo Szechenyi in a noon ceremony at the Vanderbilt home on Fifth Avenue. Monsignor Lavelle officiates with Rev. Byrne assist. About 350 guests attend as the couple departs for Newport and then Court Szechenyi in Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gladys Moore Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Laszlo Szechenyi
Hussars
Fifth Avenue
Vanderbilt Residence
John J. Byrne
Gaul
Ruth
St. Patrick
Vanderbilt Mansion
Brougham
Vanderbilt
Fifty-seventh Street
Alfred Vanderbilt
Fifty-eighth Street
Newport
Court Szechenyi
Hungary
Thaw Defense Concludes With Manic Depressive Insanity Claim
In New York the Thaw case closes its defense arguing manic depressive insanity explains the death of Stanford White. Defense witnesses Drs Wagner Evans and Jeliffe testified Thaw lacked understanding of his act or its wrongfulness at the time of the shooting.
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New York
Stanford White
Pittsburg
Jerome
Drs
Wagner, Evans
Jeliffe
Think Miss Malone Murdered in Rock River Case
Janesville Wis authorities now believe Miss Josephine Malone was murdered after doctors found nail or finger marks on her neck, refuting an initial self harm theory. The body was recovered from the Rock River Saturday.
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Janesville
Wis
Josephine Malone
Rock River
Czar May Partition Finland Report Shocks Europe
A startling report from St. Petersburg and Helsingfors claims the emperor plans to partition Finland. Russia would annex Vi borg and send an army corps to the grand duchy to quell protests. Milbrath Guilty of Embezzlement verdict handed in Milwaukee. C W Milbrath company faced $75,000 liabilities after a $100 cash asset base and real estate operations.
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Finland. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Helsingfors
Finland
Russia
Viborg
Grand Duchy of Finland
Milbrath
Milwaukee
C. W. Milbrath
Milbrath Company
Reformatory Board Probes Death in Pontiac
The board of managers of the Illinois state reformatory met Monday afternoon at Superintendent Mallary’s request to investigate a death case. Official details remain limited as investigators review records and question staff.
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Pontiac, Til
Board of Managers
Illinois State
Reformatory
Mallary
Inves
Dean's Kidney Pills Benefit Mr Woods Experience
A testimonial notes kidney weakness and headaches over fifteen years in Bernard P Woods of Jackson street. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his condition improved and he was cured, leading him to strongly recommend the product sold by dealers for 50 cents a bar from Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard P. Woods
Jackson Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Old Man Beats Boy Over Food Quarters
A Tenderloin precinct officer witnessed an elder man beating a boy on Seventh Avenue. The man says he gave Isaac two quarters for bread and fish, and Isaac asks which is which. The officer replies the father figure’s method is excessive.
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Kaelem
Tenderloin
Seventh Avenue
Isaac
Kneirem
Itching Humor On Boy
A Kokomo mother recounts her son’s severe itching with hands first affected then spreading to the body. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment nightly and claims complete relief in four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Donahue
Fremont St
Kokomo
Ind
Trade and Almanacs and Patent Remedies Featured
A jumble of quotes and ads notes trade interests and consumer wares. Homer Folks comments on charitable aid while almanacs claim wide distribution and urgency. Castoria and Brown's Troches advertise safety and relief alongside quotes on self knowledge and education.
Ralph asks God to bless pony he loved
A boy named Ralph grieves when a Shetland pony owned by a family friend is sold to a five year old girl. He continues his nightly prayer asking God to bless the pony but not the girl who now owns it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
Evangelist Torrey Fails to Convert Hardened Sinner
In Chicago a tent sermon by evangelist Torrey reaches a back-row skeptic who leans in to listen. The preacher warns of hell with luxury vices, but the man’s reply echoes a biblical taunt and ends the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrey
Chicago
Hell
Kar
New and strange claims flood the page of odd ads
A jumble of notices and catalog pitches fills the page. An Illinois woman’s small annual payment yields 314 percent on seed sales including carrots cabbage and cucumber packets. Other items promise quick money and health products from vendors in Washington and La Crosse. Historical notes on churches and quotes drift through.
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Ilinois
cadly_ inlinois
Oriani
la Crosse
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Omaha
Kipling
Lavelle
Thaw
Pontiac
Mr. Woods
Homer Folks
Pse
The
Peruna
Gray
Johnson
St. Vitus
Kline
Manu
Atpesphes Stedertsens
John Izer Seed Co
Wis. K
Vesena Company
15Th St
Washington, D.C
St. Peter’s
Duomo
Milan
St. Paul's
Garfield
Uae
Capitan
Channing
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Meer
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