The Church and the People: A Call for Municipal Spiritual Reform
The speaker argues the church must become more democratic and responsive to the common life. They urge opening Sunday schoolhouses for laity expression, taxing private religious houses if needed, and expanding town meetings to empower public voices and strengthen municipal government as a path to national reform.
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Church
England
Suburban Mothers and Brave Women in Everyday Life
An ode to the quiet heroism of suburban mothers who sustain households on tight budgets. It portrays women balancing finance, family needs, and social appearances while maintaining dignity, resilience, and grace amid daily unseen struggles.
Card Players Are Gamblers
The article argues that gambling spoils leisure activities and social conduct. It claims prize incentives corrupt card games, erode conversation, and turn social gatherings into money making ventures, labeling compulsive players as unworthy citizens.
One-Man Village Boss Owns Entire Meckville Pa
Jacob R. Meck of Meckville Berks County runs the post office creamery and village store. He owns all six dozen houses in the village and operates a wholesale liquor store. Established 1830 the town grew under his sole ownership since 1879 and also hosts a shirt factory and other ventures near Fredericksburg. He travels to fairs and expositions and is known as a jovial county merchant.
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Meckville
Berks County
Blue Mountains
Jacob R. Meck
Meek
Michael B. Myers
Meeckville
Lebanon County
Dreamed He Was Blind Ends With Sudden Real Blindness
Thomas Pendergast a 25 year old Ho boken bridge tender at the Lackawanna ferry became suddenly blind while working as crowds rushed for trains. Doctors worked overnight to restore his sight but failed.
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New York
Thomas Pendergast
Hoboken
Lackawanna Ferry
Pendergast
Pocket Phone Saves Life Near Vienna Delaware
In Seaford, Delaware, Dia mond State Telephone district manager H W Carty narrowly escaped death crossing the Nanticoke river near Vienna. He swam to a submerged pole with only a pocket telephone receiver to call for help, guided by the Salisbury operator, while his horse and carriage were swept away. Rescuers reached him after a delay, finding him partly unconscious clinging to the pole.
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Seaford
Del
H. W. Carty
Salisbury
Diamond State Telephone Company
Nanticoke River
Vienna
Mr. Carty
Sallabury
Ice Box Robber Suspect in Stamford Meats Heists
Mrs Edwin Arnold confessed to stealing about 600 dollars worth of meats butter eggs and wearing apparel from fences in Stamford Connecticut after five weeks of police bafflement She admitted guilt saying there was no necessity and police found a room full of stolen goods at her home Her husband a steady worker claimed her stealing stemmed from a recent illness and she was released on bond because she has a baby The arrest followed a theft at Harry C Hoyts ice box where Hoyt stopped the suspect with a revolver until police arrived
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Stamford
Conn
Edwin Arnold
Bck
Arnold
Helen Roberta Temple
New York
No Charm Case Shrugs Off Farm Life Motto
Hepler of Buffalo North Carolina, arrested on a capias in Washington Pennsylvania, faces a breach of promise suit for 5000 brought by Evelyn Mae Mays. He admits engagement but says she refused to marry after securing 46 acres in Beaver County and objected to farm life. He cites her fear of milking cows and disputes over finances as reasons she blocked the ceremony.
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Washington
L. HH. Hepler
Buffalo
N. C
Evelyn Mae Mays
Beaver County
Hepler
Bartholdt Seen as Likely Nobel Peace Prize Contender
Congressman Richard Bartholdt of Missouri, a key Interparliamentary Union figure, is highlighted as a probable Nobel Peace Prize candidate for the year. The piece notes his Hague Conference role, Roosevelt’s prior prize, and Carnegie’s trust for peace goals. It mentions his German birth, immigration, newspaper career, and eight terms in Congress.
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Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
Roosevelt
Interparliamentary Union
Edward
William
Andrew Carnegie
The
Hague
Community of Nations
Todlay
Bartholdt
Germany
Congress
St. Louis Tribune
Youthful bank president John H Edwards rises after treasury post
John H Edwards, a banker in his early thirties, resigns as assistant secretary of the treasury to become president of Mercantile National Bank succeeding F Heinz who was ousted after the United Copper collapse. Edwards’ rise traces to Ohio bank clerking, roles with Congressman Weaver, Payne, and Shaw before Horace A Taylor's nomination. His confirmation followed Washington's Birthday as a sentimental gesture toward his mother and infant son.
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John H. Edwards
Treasury
Mercantile National Bank
F. Augustus Heinz
United Copper
Ohio
Bankers’ Association of Ohio
Weaver
Springfeld
Edwards
The
United States
Portrait of Dr Purley A Baker Leader of the Anti Saloon League
Dr Purley A Baker head of the National Anti Saloon League travels the United States in a campaign against liquor. Officially he is superintendent. unofficially a lawyer, boss, and divine. Headquarters in Columbus and Washington. he commands about 260 paid workers, many lawyers, and rose from farm labor to ministry before embracing prohibition politics.
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Purley A. Baker
National Anti-Saloon League
United States
Baker
Ohio
AntiSaloon League of America
Columbus
Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Dr. Baker
Howard H. Russell
Duke of Leinster to Visit America Sparks Gossip
The duke of Leinster, Ireland’s premier peer, plans a voyage to the United States amid rumors of a handsome American girl who may win his hand. His early life was marked by parental loss, minor estates, and a near-fatal fire at Duncombe Park. He is linked to Lord Edward Fitzgerald, with marriages and alliances inspiring poets and authors.
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Duke of Leinster
Ireland
America
England
Tiewie
Duncombe Park
Earl of
Payersham
Edward Fitzgerald
Newgate Prison
Dublin
Duke of Toans
Louis Philippe
Mme. de Genna
Ac Wts
Thomas Moora
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