Dr Cartright Tells Of Work In China
Dr Frank Cartright, returning missionary from Foochow, lectured on China’s social, economic and industrial life at St Pauls church. He described roads worn into valleys, wheelbarrows, streetcars in Shanghai, Chinese aviation and new factories, superstition, leprosy, fires, water problems, foot binding and Christian missions. He noted modern schooling attracts Chinese youths and concluded Christianity is slowly brightening China.
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China
St. Paul's St
Frank Cartright
Foochow
Urtright
Cartright
Elizabeth Stutt
T. M. Zumtrunnen
St. Paul’s M. &. Church
Rev. Cartright
St. Paul's
Dr. Cartright
Shanghai
Expulsions of Germans by thousands reported
Berlin reports up to April 15 about 1 884 individuals expelled with family members. Official circles say total expulsions near 20 000 as relatives depart with the expelled men. Moscow reports describe decisions of the TRADI Congress and new state control aimed at enforcing Lenineism and harsher industrial and economic controls with a government commission probing departments and punishing workers and peasants for disobedience.
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Berlin
Fa.p
Sigures
Herr von Brown
Diet
Moscow
Russia
Comtradi Congress
Lenine
Ancient asphalt use echoes in Tut-Ankh-Amen era
The article notes fire resistant roofs and bitumen in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, citing Tut Ankh Amen, Noah, Moses, Cleopatra, and Inca roads. It emphasizes asphalt’s long history from waterproofing tents to roofing and paving, and lauds modern roofing growth driven by fire resistance and storm protection.
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Tut
Pharoah
Noah
Babylon
Tower of Babel
Nabopplansar
Baby
Peru
America
Christopher Columbus
Keame
Sir Walter Raleigh
Atlantic
Palestine
Burnells Frauds Claim By Judge Slater In Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids on April 28 the House of David colony led by Benjamin and Mary Burnell was labeled frauds by Judge John Slater in a written decision. The ruling awarded compensation to John and Margaret Hansel for their services while members of the colony and described Burnell as using religious teaching to coerce women and girls, with secrecy limiting victim awareness. The decision notes a generally low moral tone in the colony and references both thefts and immoral practices observed in testimony.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
House of David
Benjamin and Mary
Burnel
John Sater
Sater
John
Margaret Hansel
Benjamin Burnell
Fire chief refutes idea of fire bugs in Quebec
Fire Marshall Le Clerc reported today that spontaneous combustion caused the fire that destroyed the famous Quebec Basilica last December. He also stated that none of the fifty six fires in religious institutions in the province during the past decade were due to incendiary causes.
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Quebec
Cana
Daylight Time Savings Starts in States Saturday
New York April 28 Daylight saving time begins at 2 AM tomorrow in about 450 cities and towns in eastern states and some midwestern areas. Massachusetts is the only state without DST. New York and New Jersey lead the eastern zone with clocks advancing one hour. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and other New England locales observe DST by local ordinance or common consent. The Legislature debated fines and penalties for improper displays of time in public places. Hartford and New Haven are cited in reports of local actions amid legislative divisions on the issue.
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New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New England
Massashusetts
House
Connecticut
Sta Senate
Common Council of
Hartford
New Haven
Delaware
Willingtons
Newport
Merchants Association of New York
Marcus M. Marks
National Daylight Saving Assocciation
United States
England
Belgian
Dec
Daylight Saving Debate Prompts Statewide Action
Delaware towns considered adopting daylight saving time with legislative action pending and possible court challenges. Merchants Association plans a nationwide radio broadcast featuring Marcus M. Marks to promote the reform, while Massachusetts tests show benefits for farming and fruitfully proving earlier dew complicates morning work for some crops.
Great Goitres Spotlight At Rotary Meeting
Taylor County health officer reports over 56 percent of rural schoolchildren ages 6 to 15 lack iodine, causing goitre. Chocolate iodine offered weekly as remedy. Rotarians pledge support. Dr. Kidder cites Swiss experience lowering rates from 94 to 15 percent after iodine water adoption. Also notes Chinese life and customs by Dr. Frank Cartwright. gifts, cigars, and birth-date canvas at the gathering.
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Rotarlans
Taylor
Taylor County
Roar Club
Hotel Gratton
C. W. Kidder
Tenml
Kidder
Mos
Rotarians
Switzerland
Frank Cartright
China
H.C. Compton
Rot
Tan
R. Jenkins
Rotarias
Jenkin
Dre. C. Peck
Rotary
Galloway Man Dies Friday at Sen's Home
Jasper Maxwell 70, longtime Galloway resident, died at Rupen Maxwell’s home after illness. Survived by wife and three sons Rabon Robert and Biavent. Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday with interment at Clonvennor Cemetery. dates and places referenced unclearly in fragmented text.
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Gallowey
Sen
Jasper Maxwell
Gallowa
Dragon
Rupen Maxwell
Rislay
Omac
Wag
Ine
Yielntty
Maxwell
Rabon
Robert Ane Biavent
Gaitaieay
Pho
Falke Pydlkintes
Calloway
Whee Creek
Rodda
County
Data Tex
Kelly
Local Girl Wins Third Essay Prize
Miss Dorothy Nye of south Grafton won third place in a national safety campaign essay contest held in Washington DC. The 8th grade West Grafton School student earned $5 and a gold medal for her essay How I Can help make the highways safer.
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Dorothy Nye
South Grafton
Tjay
Washington, DC
Harvey Firestone National Essay Board
Dorothy
Misa Nye
Grafton
Wesleyan Twilight League Opens With 8–7 Win
Wesleyan Loungers beat Meade Street Beanery 8 to 7 in the first Wesleyan twilight baseball game of the newly formed league in Buckhannon. Raschella drove in the winning run in the fourth as Eastman and Dietrich scored, with Raschella Morrison and Arnett hitting triples.
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Buckhannon
Wesleyan Loungers
Meade Street Beanery Club
Wesleyan Twilight Baseball League
Garrity
Pauley
Raschella
Baxger
Eastman
Dietrich
Farrity
Morrison
Arnett
Wesleyan
Salem College
Shell Johnson
Grafton
Mie Methodist
China settles long pending death claim in Kalgan incident
American minister Schurman in Peking secures settlement over Charles Coldman’s death at Kalgan gates. Agreement calls for apology from Kalgan province, removal of the Kalgan staff officers, and indemnity to Coldman’s heirs fixed by the U.S. government, easing strained U.S. China relations.
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Washington
Schurmay
Peking
Coldman
Charles Coldman
Chhees
Kalgan
Tuchun
Car Shortage Is Imminent Across Shipping Network
J Tr Brown of the H&O Road Company warns in an open letter to shippers and freight receivers that a car shortage is imminent in the coming months. He urges strong measures to speed up transportation and ease bottlenecks as business conditions tighten. The Grafton Vision Monthly publishes the letter from the Bet of Commerce.
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Bo J. Tr. Brown
Grafton
H& O. Rattroad Company
Brown
Grafton Vision
Bet of Commerce
Josie
Freight efficiency plea from B and O division agent
J R Brown division freight agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad urges material relief of current freight delays. He proposes loading all available cars to capacity with full carloads, loading daily cars regardless of free allotments, limiting orders to immediate current day needs, and avoiding freight practices causing delays. He invites shippers and receivers to cooperate to maximize transportation efficiency.
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Qinigum
J. R. Brown
B. & O., Railroad Co
Church Floor Collapses During Ohio School Commencement
A floor collapse at the Methodist church in Harts Grove near Warren Ohio injured twenty five people during high school commencement exercises. Three seriously hurt include Mr and Mrs Ralph Grant and their daughter Dorothy age three.
Bank Deposits Rise 15 Percent In First Quarter 1923
Bank deposits and postal receipts for the first three months of 1923 grew 15 percent over the same period in 1922, per figures released by the Grafton Vision, official monthly of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce. The seven year period shows steady growth despite handicaps, with deposits and postal receipts rising across major banks and savings institutions in the county.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Grafton
Tcial
Grafton Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Grafton Banking & Trust Con Body
Mercants & Mechanics Saving Bank
Taylor County Bank
National Bank
Grafton Banking & Trust Com
Dmny Oo
Reani IB
Merchans & Mechanics
Roepe Ayer
FAO
Unknown marriage notice from Mine, New Alero records
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a marriage involving a person named Antonio Lajan and a partner referred to as Henne, with residence in Mine New Alero. Details such as full names, dates, and official announcements are unclear due to garbled text.
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Antonio Lajan
New Alero
American aid praised for Greek refugee relief in Paris report
Paris reports gratitude to Americans for relief efforts aiding over a million Greek refugees stranded by the Greek shore crisis. Dr. Mabel E. Elliott of New York is lauded for housing and feeding ten thousand Greek men and women on nine Aegean islands. The Athens based publication credits American workers and a century of philanthropy, highlighting endurance and organized aid.
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Paris
Philanth
Mabel E. Eliott
New York
Aegean Sea
Miele
Athens
Sumer
Third Marriage of Noted Artist Revealed at New Kerk
On April 18 at the New Kerk, the subject revealed her third marriage. Her first husband was former Boston architect Dodge. In 1917 she wed Morris Sterno, now a painter in Italy. She long hosted Fifth Avenue salons with art and literary figures, including Tannenbaum and Bill Haywood, and friends say she stated Jason had just divorced his Indian wife a week prior.
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New Kerk
Diwin ‘Dodge
Ioston
Morris ‘Sterno
Jason
Tis Dian
Farm and entomology notes from U S Agricultural reports
Bartholomew county Indiana changed its assessor amid a census plan for purebred livestock. A Madison county Idaho agent reports pesticide schools and better-sires effort. The green bug epidemic expands through Texas Oklahoma and Kansas with Canada entomology cooperation. Mild winter aids overwintering of the shine bug across many states. Burning of infested quarters continues in Kansas and Nebraska amid dry conditions.
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Bartholomew County
Ind
United States Department of Agriculture
Madison County
Idaho
High County
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Dominion of Canada
Bureau of Entomology
Canada
United States
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Jefferson County
Furnas County
Boyd County
South Dakota
Isas
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Prright AG
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Mig ‘Haute
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