Epworth League Meets in Angola Elects Officers
The Fort Wayne district Epworth League held its three day convention in Angola at the First Methodist church with Rev C Claud Travis delivering the closing sermon The officers for the ensuing year were installed led by Rev Cyrus A Wade Nellie Mason of Bluffton was reelected president and other officers were named The group adopted resolutions praising divine providence and pledging service to God The Rev E W Allen was appointed corresponding secretary of Foreign Christian Missions in Cincinnati Ongoing praise for the district league and its work was noted as the best in the North Indiana conference.
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Angola
Fort Wayne
Epworth League
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Claud Travis
Cyrus A. Wade
Nellie Mason
Bluffton
Nellie E. Mason
Frank S. Hickman
Loren M. Edwards
Portland
Emily Griswold
Jessie McDowell
Etta Mallonee
Decatur
EB. A. Bunner
Huntertown
Jay Griffith
Charles A. Rowand
Marton
M. E
Christ
J. K. Cecil
C. A. Wade
Epworth
North Indiana
Indiana
C. Claud Travis
Wayne Street
Methodist
Morton ‘Culver Hartzell
D. D
May Gibson
Lester Burton Rogers
M. C. B. Mason
Freedmen’s Aid Society
Doctor Mason
E. W. Allen
Foreign Christian Missions
Wichita
Kan
West Jefferson Street
Reverend Hahn to Attend Missouri Synod Conference
Rev Theodore Hahn pastor of the English Lutheran Church of the Redeemer will travel to Cleveland for the annual conference of the German and English Lutheran churches of the Missouri synod. The meeting could decide on amalgamation or continued separation of the two groups. Hahn will be away two weeks with Rev William Leitz of Denver filling the pulpit on July 11. Also notice Moniback Hose sale at Patterson Fletcher Co offering $1.00 per box.
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Theodore Hahn
Senator Israel W. Durham Dies Suddenly in Atlantic City
Philadelphia news reports State Senator Israel W. Durham a once popular Philadelphia GOP leader died suddenly of heart disease at his Atlantic City summer home. He had suffered heart trouble for years and was convalescing from a grip infection in Harrisburg last winter during the legislative session. The death occurred yesterday afternoon.
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Philadelphia
Israel W. Durham
Atlantic City
Paul the Apostle as Pioneer of the Cross Conquests
The piece compares Alexander the Great and Paul the Apostle as world changers seeking vast empires and universal law under a central throne. It highlights Paul as a spiritual conqueror blazing trails for Christian mission, with examples of heroic endurance by Cromwell, Grenfell, Peary, Livingston, Judson, and others.
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Achilles
Alexander the Great
Asia
Paul
Apostle
Ddea
Axa
Apostle Paul
Charles Kingaley
Oliver Cromwell
Dr. Grenfell
Labrador
John Brown
Peary
David Livingston
Dr. Judson
India
Israel Durham Peerless Leader of Philadelphia Politics
Israel Durham rose from bricklayer's son to a powerful Philadelphia politician, leading the Republican machine from 1896 to 1905. He became a national figure, nicknamed the Peerless Leader by Mayor Weaver, and built an ironclad organization with swift promotions and favored appointments.
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James P. McNichol
Durham
Weaver
Special Midweek Bargains at Patterson-Fletcher Co
Holiday Monday closes store but this week features deep discounts. 100 pairs Men's Kafka Trousers 75c, 100 dozen Moni back guaranteed hose $1.00 per box, 200 harvest straw hats 10c, 60 Woodhull suit sets about $4.75, 300 pairs Knickerbocker pants $1.00, 40 dozen washable four in hand ties 12 1/2c, silk shirt initials with each shirt, 50 dozen Balbriggan underwear 25c, 100 Hart Schaffner Marx hand tailored suits $15, mail orders filled this week, 200 harvest hats 10c.
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Woodhull
Goodale & Bull
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Patterson-Fletcher Co
Begin With the Boy Theorizes Preventive Youth Work
A newspaper excerpt urges early work with boys to prevent future crime and safeguard the nation. It argues that success depends on shaping children before adulthood, emphasizing healthy family upbringings and the broader state impact. The piece quotes Theodore Roosevelt and cites local retailer Patterson-Fletcher offering men’s trousers at special prices.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Taft Plan for Corporation Tax Introduced in Senate
President Tafts proposed corporation tax plan was presented by Senator Aldrich and ordered printed as an amendment to the tariff bill. The measure imposes 2 percent tax on net earnings with a $5,000 exemption, applies to U S and foreign corporations, and outlines deductions, reporting, and penalties to safeguard data and enforce the tax.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Aldrich
Finance Committee
White Horse
House
Wickersham
Root
Congress
Features of Corporation Tax Bill
The bill affects all profit making corporations including domestic and foreign insurers doing business in the United States and provides a $6000 exemption before tax. It imposes enforcement by the commissioner of internal revenue, requires accurate returns under oath, penalties for false or fraudulent returns, and allows court aid to obtain books. Returns become public records, with extended filing in illness, and fines up to 10000 for fraud.
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United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Alaska
District of Columbia
District ‘of Columbia
Premium Reserve Fund
Washington
Wear the Silver Collar Patterson Fletcher Co Sells It
Patterson Fletcher Co announces the sale of the silver collar item. The notice highlights the product availability and retailer details for customers seeking the accessory.
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Patterson- Fletcher Co
Barnard Resigns as Indiana Reformatory Assistant Superintendent
Jeffersonville Indiana June 28 Morris M Barnard assistant superintendent of the Indiana reformatory has resigned It is said Supt Whittaker requested the resignation The two disagreed over matters connected with the institute
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Morris M. Barnard
Indiana_ reformatory
Whittaker
Whittaker Secures Barnard Resignation at Indiana Reformatory
W H Whittaker superintendent of the Indiana reformatory told Governor Marshall he had obtained the resignation of Maurice F Barnard assistant superintendent. Whittaker reported unusual complaints and rumors about Barnard and said the resignation took effect immediately.
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Whittaker
Barnard
Indiana Branch Incorporation Plans for Fort Wayne to Bryan Line
Papers for the Indiana branch of the Fort Wayne and Toledo electric railway from Fort Wayne to Bryan are being drawn by Somers and Kennetk. Initial capital is $100,000 with plans to rise after Ohio and Indiana sections join. Directors include B A Tennin and Charles H Baker of Philadelphia and R T Bastress of Maysville, with two more Maysville men. Engineers prepare the road plat. local subscriptions in the vicinity are being urged this week after disappointing responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Bryan
Somers & Kennetk
Ohio
Sims
B.A. Tennin
Charles H. Baker
Philadelphia
R. T. Bastress
Maysville
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Dudley ‘Buck
Lewis D. Rehl
Mary. &. Deam
of Foreign Christian Missions
Cleveland
Moniback
Israel Durham
Harrisburg
F. E.davison
Rutland
Cayls
Saree
George H. Snowden
Snowden
Se Quay
Wigny
Patterson-Fletcher Coo
Patterson-Pietcher
United
States
Columbia
Al-Josees
Iyear
Reformatory
Bryan Interurban
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