Rich Man in Hell Topic Dominates West End Revival
West End Baptist revival services draw record attendance with strong preaching on hell and its dangers. After the sermon, a consecrating service saw many Christians pledge to work and pray. Several conversions occurred and the meeting to continue a few nights longer. Mrs Sallie Whiteheart led a cottage prayer meeting on Taylor Street at 2.30 pm.
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West End Baptist Church
Hell
Barrs
Sallie Whiteheart
Taylor Street
Women Recruits for Army Auxiliary Service in London
London reports a yearly push for ten thousand women recruits monthly for the Army Auxiliary Service. Primary roles sought include domestic workers typists and automobile drivers. Recruits will be sent to France as soon as enrolled and will live under military discipline without marching or saluting officers.
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London
Army Auxiliary Service
France
Zeppelin Attacks Swedish Steamer Flandria
Stockholm reports the Swedish steamer Flandria was attacked by a Zeppelin on its homeward voyage. A bomb narrowly missed the ship, engines stalled, crew ordered into lifeboats, and four more bombs fell nearby. Panic ensued and the captain fired to enforce discipline. After two hours in the boats the crew returned to the vessel. hours later another airship hovered nearby and then left without further harm.
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Stockholm
Flandria
Split Up Ranches in Holuca Mexico
The government has begun breaking up several large haciendas in Holuca into small parcels. These holdings are being sold to small buyers on long time, easy terms.
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Holuca
Mexico
Parson's Free Trousers Spark Parish Snag
A village clergyman learns an elderly parishioner has been attending church after getting a pair of trousers mailed to him. The man clarifies he will attend only until the trousers are earned, prompting a plainspoken exchange about fairness and how many Sundays suffice.
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George
Weill
Parson
Hunter outwits turkey by walking backward around hill point
A young hunter marks a round hill point and footprints. believing the turkey follows his tracks, he removes his shoes and walks backward around the point to fool the bird. At a college exam a nervous student writes an overextended set of mood examples ending with a plea for help.
Sabbath observance urged by Orange Presbytery ministers
A committee of Orange Presbytery led by Rev. C P P Coble urges strict Sabbath observance during war and after peace. They ask officials to limit Sunday travel and public parades, oppose baseball and films on the Lord's day, and call on Christians to uphold worship and moral life.
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Orange Presbytery
Rev. C. PP. Coble
God
Edward R. Leyburn
O. G. Jones
Chas. P. Coble
J. M. Rogers
Isington Fire Destroys Scott's Till Section
A basis section of Scott's Till, Anderson County, Tennessee, burned Tuesday night. Flames from an overturned lamp caused the fire, with losses estimated between 30 000 and 50 000 dollars, partly covered by insurance.
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Isington
Tenn
Oet
Scott’s Till
Anderson
Miss Annie Jones Weds Charlie Bullock in Red Oak
Rocky Mount reports on October 18 19xx Charlie Bullock of this city and Annie Jones of Red Oak unite in marriage at the bride's parents home in Red Oak with family witnesses present.
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Rocky Mount
Charlie Bullock
Annie Jones
Red Oak
Michigan Eleven Defeats Detroit 14 to 3 in Ann Arbor
The University of Michigan football team used the forward pass effectively to beat the University of Detroit 14 to 3 in Ann Arbor on October 18. Michigan gained an early lead and maintained it with a reliable aerial attack and stout defense.
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Michigan
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Miel
University of Michigan
University of Detroit
Cornhuskersditch to solid red jerseys this season
Nebraska football departs from 27 years of striped uniforms adopting solid red jerseys and sweaters for the current season marking a bold change in its on-field attire.
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University of Nebraska
Cornhuskers
White Sox manager Clarence Rowland eyed for major league posts
The article notes Clarence Rowland's success as White Sox manager could attract other minor league skippers to bigger shows. Jack Sendricks, MARLzer of Indianapolis, is named as a likely next pilot to advance. It also mentions ongoing coast rivalry between San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Pacific Coast League pennant as the season winds down next week.
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Clarence Rowland
White Sox
Jack Sendricks
Indianapolis
Marlzer
San Francisco
Los Anteles
Jack Sullivan Defies Age in Boston Ring
Boston middleweight Jack Twin Sullivan nears his 40th milestone yet remains active in the ring and appears to perform at a high level.
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Jack Twin Sullivan
Boston
Eddie Mahan Leads Marines Multiple Sports Teams
Eddie Mahan, famed Harvard football star, serves in the U S Marines in Philadelphia and captains the Marines baseball team and football squad plus the hockey unit. He heads the athletic group as a key figure in the barracks sports program.
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Eddie Mahan
Harvard
U.S. Marines
Philadelphia
Marines
Save, scrimp, and share for the war effort
A wartime call to thrift urges rich and poor alike to curb consumption. Citizens are urged to save gasoline, food, and money, buy Liberty bonds, and support allied aid, highlighting that everyone is in the same lifeboat and must sacrifice for victory.
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Abbie Farwell Brown
Europe
England
America
Secretary McAdoo to Visit Charlotte October 25
Congressman Webb received a telegram from Secretary McAdoo who is in California stating he will visit Charlotte October 25 and speak at Camp Greene.
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WM. G. McAdoo
Charlotte
Shelby
Webb
McAdoo
California
Camp Greene
Verbal Request for Tientsin Concession by Italian Minister
Baron Allotti, Italy’s minister, made a verbal request for the Tientsin concession. The move stirred a tempest in China amid foreign influence fears. The request lacked backing from other entente ministers and heightened Chinese suspicion of secret agreements.
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Peking
Associated Press
Baron Allotti
Tientsin
China
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