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America's Y M C A Leads World in Growth and Reach
The piece extols the American Y M C A as the largest, most influential branch, with 375000 members and widespread impact from education and physical training to industrial and military morale. It traces roots, expansions into schools, labor groups, railroads, and government partnerships, noting global admiration and continued American leadership.
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G. W. Thomas
Ugene Parcells
North America
Canada
New York
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Portland
Richmond
Yale
Cornell
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Leland Stanford
Michigan
Princeton
Columbia
Johnstown
James EE. Sullivan
America
Sullivan
Ingland
Twenty-third Street
New York Association
Cleveland
Cleveland Street Railway
Carolinas
Senator Proctor
Vermont
Korea
Montreal
Boston
Manchuria
United States
London
Y. M. GC
A. Anderson
Stagg
Meylen
Phillips
Amherst
Young
Y. M. G. A. Products
Gulick
New York Public Schools
Ebler
Cleveland Schools
Massachusetts
Boston Y. M. C. A
Oregon
University of Missouri