Battin High School Alumni Reunites at Arcanum Hall Speech
Er WWD phograph spoke via long distance at the Battin High School alumni reunion in Arcanum Hall. R. Lauritz Lowe, from the class of 1901, delivered the keynote via telephone device, while alumni attended from distant locations including Philadelphia and beyond. The event featured readings, a commencement topic on future plans for the school, and the election of officers for the alumni association.
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Battin High School
Mei Association
Arcanum
R. Lauritz Lowe
Beth Daily Journal
Apograph
Lowe
Moraker
Pennsylvanity
Philadelphia
Ceyvapin Am
Rot
Orion
Egner
Lgurvik
Welcome W. Ler
Rutgers Col
Lee Simono
Nk ‘McCulley
Excel- Norris
Misa Edna
Jeefun
Mi Jane Whittemore
Lodges and fraternal notes from Denver and New Jersey
Fraternal notices describe charter roll expansion for a Civil War descendant society led by Leo O. Kennedy and William C. Merrill. District session of the Improved Order of Hed Men to confer past degrees in Millers Wall. Opechee Tribe planning a trip from Bergen’s hall, and Mount Holly foresters’ meeting with Josiah W. Ewan named grand mogul. Washington Lodge marks St John’s Day in Barvest with family attendance urged. Past Patriarch Thomas Caswell dies during a health trip, noted for reverent tributes. The piece contrasts times two blessings and money versus health.
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Grand Army
the Republic
Ge A
Denver
Gaan
Leo O. Kennedy
William C. Merrill
Great Council of
New Jersey
Nenemoosha
Millers Wall
Beott Place
Tenth Anniversary Wedding Celebration
Mr and Mrs Michael Kelly of 220 East Vermy Street honored their tenth wedding anniversary with an evening hosted by Mrs Teresa Branton and her mother. Guests enjoyed music from Thomas Dwyer Hugh Meany and William Comisky, with a procession to the supper table and several valuable presents received for the couple.
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Michael Kelly
Vermy Street
Mra
Mies Teresa
Branton
Tureday
Thomas Dwyer
Hugh Meany
Mr. Kel
William Comisky
Kelly
James
Titus
Aie
Jarob Stabb
Praise Service Held At Bethany Chapel Involves Three Churches
The praise service of the Italian Mission, to be conducted this evening at Bethany Chapel, will be led by the Christian Endeavor Society of the Central Baptist and Wentminater Presbyterian Churches. All interested are invited to attend.
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Bethany Chapel
Central Baptist
Resting the heart and a Russian hole story
An instructor cites sleep reducing heart labor by thousands of strokes and ounces of blood saved per night. A Russian in Manchuria digs holes to fill them, illustrating a parable of unintended consequences. Quotations from Detroit Free Press and Philadelphia Bulletin appear amid fragmented anecdotes and captions.
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Alan Bourn
Philadelphia
Manchuria
Basuse
Detroit Free Press
Monument Unveiled at Elizabeth Port Ceremony
A monument unveiling event at Elizabeth Port featured patriotic oratory from notable figures including General Wayne and Senator John Kean. The crowd witnessed a procession, a statue draped in flags, and a resonant salute to veterans as the Star Spangled Banner played.
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Jlzabeth
Sprit Hol
Wayne Sooesening
Israel
Johm Kean
United State
Herors
Voorhees
William Hoppaugh
Caldwell
Ringfield
Kyled
Ruth Norton Kian
C. Symmes Kiggins
Elizabeth
Nathaniel Crane
Mies Gladys Elizabeth Wade
South Orange
J. Madison Drake
Columbia
Psphogield
Nistor
Ena
Walking Sticks in History and Royal Endorsements
The fragment traces walking sticks from ancient Egypt to Europe after Columbus. It notes a staff inscribed with a name, mentions canes as a notable fad in Henry II's era, and suggests French sticks with ribbons gaining popularity in mid reigns, hinting at evolving fashion and status symbols.
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Henry
Europe
America
Henry 11
France
Signature Experts Scrutinise Checks for Forgery Tactics
A bank official explains signature experts examine daily drafts for genuineness. He recalls forgers erasing and inserting words to alter sums, and notes incidents of audacity like a £5 to £1000 raise. A former clerk knew 6000 signatures, often recognizing altered strokes instantly.
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London
Merosa
Coles
Iit
F. Stierwand
Ant Meee Mtn
Forgery controls and signature clerks in banking
A fragmented account describes bank check handling and signature clerks duties to prevent forged drafts and postdated checks. It notes the clearing house role, the bank’s responsibility if a forgery passes, and methods clerks use to detect postdating and fraudulent activity. The text highlights staff vigilance and consequences for careless payment processing.
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Sitio
Shane Tee
Oman
The Wearing of Beards as Privilege Tax Origins
The article traces beard taxation from Elizabeth I era to Peter the Great era. It notes a levy on facial hair as a privilege with payments in currency. It mentions beards for Russian nobles paying 100 rubies and lower classes 1 bopeck under Peter the Great in 1706.
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Elisabeth
Rusia
Peter the Great
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Bel. Lowe
Phonograph
Battin Alumi
Arcanum Hall
Margaret Scherf
Sidney W. Dge
Wesley P. Jand
Lodge
Opeches Tribe
Augmat
Bergen
Opechee Coumil
Mount Holly
Mount Ahiolly Forest
Josish W. Ewan
Joram Grand Lodge
Wan Choven
Mayor Flanders
Burlington
Barvest
Washington Lodge
Attenen
Moat Worthy
Thomas Caswell
Sona of Temperance
North America
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Serge
Jays
Outfitters
Gil Sareeoe
Avery Bat
Mrs
Michael Kelly Cole
Ana
Orae
Praise Service
Bret Page
Hatine
Thess Mapid
Ingalls
Mali
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Jereey
Issner & Sons
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