Council Approves Theater Building Plan for City
The city council voted to exempt O A Kirkman from property taxes during the current administration to convert the old Washington Street Methodist church into a modern theater. The project will raze the current structure and rebuild with parquet balcony and gallery seating, with management by an experienced out of town operator. Work to begin as conditions permit after endorsement by local business representatives.
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O. A. Kirkman
Washington Street
Kirkman
America
Milwaukee Archbishop Milestones at 76 Amid Absence
Archbishop Sebastian Messmer, head of Milwaukee’s Roman Catholic archdiocese for fifty years, marked his 76th birthday today. He is a Swiss native who came to the United States in 1872 and held roles at Seton Hall College and the Catholic University before becoming Green Bay bishop in 1890 and Milwaukee archbishop about a decade later. His anniversary observance was postponed due to his attendance at the American Federation of Catholic Societies convention in Kansas City.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Sebastian
Messmer
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Kansas City
Switzerland
United States
Seton Hall College
Catholic University
Washington
Green Bay
New York Suffrage Convention Opens in Saratoga
The New York Equal Suffrage association began its two day convention in Saratoga Aug 29 with large attendance. Noted speakers include former Ambassador Gerard Governor Whitman Mayor Litchell and Frank A Vanderlip of National City Bank among others.
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New York
Saratoga
New York State
New York Equal Suffrage Association
Gerard
Charles S. Whitman
John P. Litchell
New York City
Frank A. Vanderlip
The
National City Bank
New town site Denver planned in northern Wyoming
Billings Montana August 20 in pursuance of orders from Secretary Lane of the interior a new town site on the Sheeline project in northern Wyoming between Billings and Lovell will be opened today. The town named Denver will serve as the business center for a wide irrigable area.
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Wyoming
Billings
Mont
Pura
Lane
Department of the Interior
Lovellwyo
Denver
Cows Pasture Care Amid Fall Flock Guidance
A letter from A. M. Humencker of Bogue Chitto Mississippi urges keep cows on pasture with shade and water as fall downgrades approach. The writer notes rheumatic, kidney, and diabetes trouble with pains in side and back and reports Foley Kidney Pills provided relief.
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Monty
A. M. Humencker
Bogue Chitto
Foley
Reward Offered in Rail Collision Arrest
A 500 reward from Southern Railway for the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for removing and damaging a rail causing the derailment of passenger train No. 26 near Charlotte North Carolina on July 17, 1917. Communications should be sent to J. W. Connelly, Chief Agent, Southern Railway System, Charlotte NC, or wired to Sheriff N. W. Wallace, Mecklenburg County. W. N. Formau re, General Manager.
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Southern Railway
Fville
N. A
J. W. Connelly
Spegent
Southern Railway System
Chasilotte
N.S
N. W Wallace
Chanketf
North Carolina
W.N. Formaure
Cleanliness in Camp for Citizen Soldiers
Instructional piece urges strict personal conduct and sanitation in camps to prevent disease. Emphasizes daily policing, personal hygiene, soap and sunshine, proper use of items, shower access, regular bathing, clean clothing, dental care, bowel hygiene, and self care as duty to country.
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Tomach
National Bar Association Meeting Opens in Saratoga
Delegates arrive for the American Bar Association gathering in Saratoga with leaders from the United States and abroad. The week features the National Conference of Uniform State Laws, talks on private enterprise control, interstate commerce, and Prussian law influence.
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Saratoa
N. Y
Saratoga
American Bar Association
National Conference of Commissioners
United States
American Institute of Criminal Law and
Crimnology
Thomas L. Osborne
New York
Sing Sing
Institute
Prussia
Belgium
Yeoréé Sutherland
Saft Lake City
American Par Association
Thomas W
Baby Parade Closes Asbury Park Carnival Draws Crowd
Hundreds of tots in Asbury Park join the annual Baby Parade marking the carnival’s close. The route along the beach and boardwalk fills with families from across the country as marchers dress as Uncle Sam and military figures. Patriotism tops the pageant with national colors decorating the route.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Uncle Sam
Reunion of Sherman’s Men Held in Mansfield
Survivors of the Sherman Brigade gathered in Mansfield Ohio for their fifty first annual reunion under General William T. Sherman. About seventy five veterans remain alive and pledged to continue meetings as long as one survives.
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Mansfield
Sherman
William T. Sherman
Danish doctor invents cardboard lee for non crutch mobility
A Danish doctor at a hospital has invented a cardboard leg that lets the wearer walk without crutches two days after leg amputation. The creation aims to aid early mobility and comfort for patients recovering from limb loss.
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Nstitute of Criminal Law
Hardwick
Georgia
Jacob M. Dickinson
Itlinois
Tait
Charles Fr. Hughes
Gaston de Leval
Brussels
Ber
High Point Enterprise
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