Baptists Rally as Debt Pushed by Enthusiastic Gifts
At Asheville on May 19 the Southern Baptist convention stirred a surge of donations toward a $180,000 foreign missions debt. Delegates, including Texas contingents, pledged sizable sums and individuals contributed from $5 to $1,000. Messages and pledges continued with hopes to raise the full amount within 60 days.
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Retary
Board of Foreign Missions
Southern Baptist Convention
Home Mission Board
Texas
Foreign Mission Board
Doctor Love
Joshua Levering
Baltimor
R. K K. Bert
Houston
Tex
M. H. Wolfe
Dallas
J. J. Gross
South
Associated Press
Posters Warn London Poor Against Hiring Servants
London dispatch reports four government bill posters plastered across the city urging economy. In a poverty‑stricken district residents read five‑foot letters advising not to use a motor car for pleasure and not to employ more servants than needed, while West End districts largely lack such notices and Trafalgar Square shows heavy warnings.
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London
West End
Trafalgar Square
Navy yard shell shops rush orders test
Norfolk Va May 19. Preparedness test shows naval shell shops handling 10 000 six inch and 16 000 five inch shells. Castings transferred to shops where they are machined finished and sent to St Julien's magazine for loading.
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Norfolk
Navy Yard
St. Julien’s
Hughes Name Appears In Oregon's Primary
In Portland on May 19 a three cornered race for the Republican presidential nomination formed by Cummins Burton and Justice Hughes dominated Oregon's preferential primary. Hughes urged his name be omitted but ballots printed it after a writ of mandamus directed Olcott to include him. Olson courts upheld Hughes position amid strong GOP support. Lockwood withdrew in Hughes favor.
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Cummins
Burton
Charles F. Hughes
Olcott
Hughes
Oregon Supreme Court
White House
Oregon
Charles F. Lockwood
Portland
James Inman
Looking Glass
Ore
C. N. McArthur
E. W. Littlefield
A. W. Lafferty
Congress
W. C. Hawley
N. J. Simnott
Confederate Reunion Ends in Grand Parade at Birmingham
The 28th annual United Confederate Veterans reunion closed with a grand parade in Birmingham drawing tens of thousands. Adjutant General Mickle notes veterans die at about 14 percent yearly, leaving plans to attend Washington next year for a march down Pennsylvania Avenue with a Democratic President. A postparade sham battle featured Texas veterans led by Col. Vik Reinhardt and Alabama National Guard units under Major Seals at the fairgrounds.
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Birmingham
Ala
United Confederates Veterans
Armies of the South
Washington
Gneral Mickle
Pennsylvania Avenue
Texas
Vik Reinhardt
Alabama National Guard
Seals
Admission to this theatre is one hundred dead flies
Bentonville Arkansas May 19 The Bentonville boys do not need money to see Friday night movies Admission is 100 dead flies or ten cents The local theatre sign proclaims Admission 100 Dead Flies and Friday night 100 flies admit patrons A contest offers five extra tickets for bringing in the largest number Citizens embrace the novelty and expect fewer flies soon
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Bentonville
Ark
Seven Villa followers hanged after Columbus raid
Deming New Mexico May 19 seven Villa followers captured after the Columbus raid and sentenced to death by Judge Edward J Medler were hanged at Santa Fe penitentiary. The condemned pleaded they were ignorant of the raid and forced to follow Villa under penalty of death. Six remained unmoved while Jose Rangel cried for mercy.
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Viercy
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Charlotte
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High Point
Atlantic Sales CO
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F. O. B. Detroit
High Point Motor Company
Portland, Ore
Nered
Senator Cummins
Theodore F. Burton
Justice Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Marshall
Major
Missouri
Villa
Columbus Raid
Dalley
Palm Beach
Forbush
Oxfords
C. B. Mattocks & Company
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