Baptists Rally for Debt Fight at Southern Convention
Asheville May 19 The Southern Baptist convention raised funds to cover a $180,000 debt of the Foreign Missions Board. A surprise gift of 25 and pledges from Texas and other delegations pushed totals toward 80,544 with a goal of 186,000 within 60 days. Donations ranged from $5 to $1,000 as workers urged nationwide support.
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Flore
Home Mission Board
Texas
Foreign Mission Board
Foreign Board
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Joshua Levering
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R Bk. Bert
Houston
Tex
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Dallas
J. L. Gross
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Associated Press
Posters warn London's poor against hiring servants
London May 19 government bill posters plastered the city urging economizing. In grim districts the five foot high letters advise against motor cars and excess clothing and employing too many servants while West End districts show few posters. Trafalgar Square areas are heavily marked with warnings.
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London
West Ind
Trafalgar Square
Hughes Wame Appears in Oregon's Primary
In Portland Oregon a three cornered race for the Republican presidential nomination forms as Cummins Burton and Justice Hughes contend for the ballot. Hughes urged to be kept on the ballot via writ of mandamus though Oregon supreme court ruled he cannot control the ballot. Oregon's primary also features Lockwood as Oregon's favorite son and other Republican races in the Third district.
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Burton
Charles E. Hughes
Olcott
Hughes
Oregon Supreme Court
White House
Oregon
Charles E. Lockwood
Portland
James Inman
Looking Glass
Ore
Confederates Parade Ends 28th Veterans Reunion in Birmingham
The 28th annual United Confederate Veterans reunion closed with a grand parade in Birmingham. Tens of thousands watched as gray-clad veterans passed in review, with Washington to host next year. Death reduces ranks by about 14 percent annually, officials say. A Texas veteran brigade and Alabama National Guard companies then fought a sham battle at the fairgrounds.
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Ala
United Confederates Veterans
Armies of the South
Washington
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Texas
Vik Reinhardt
Alabama National Guard
Seals
Preparedness Test Shows Shell Production Push
Norfolk Virginia on May 19 reports a preparedness test at the navy yard shell shops. Rush orders for 10 000 six inch and 16 000 five inch naval shells are being processed. Castings are transferred to shops for machining finishing and loading at St Julien's magazine.
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Norfolk
Navy Yard
St. Julien’s
Admission to this theatre is one hundred dead flies
In Bentonville Arkansas on May 19 a local cinema used a sign announcing admission of 100 dead flies or ten cents. The gimmick drew crowds as boys collected the swatted insects for entry and the largest scavenger earned five extra tickets. The item captures a quirky novelty craze catching on locally.
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Bentonville
Ark
Seven Villa followers hanged for Columbus raid
Seven Villa followers captured after the Columbus raid were hanged at New Mexico's Santa Fe penitentiary. They had been sentenced to death by Judge Edward L. Medler on April 23 while claiming ignorance of the raid and that they were forced to join Villa under threat of death. Six accepted the sentence. Jose Rangel asked for mercy while wounded and brought in on a cot.
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