Midsummer Day Observances Across Communities
Today marks St Johns Day observed by Masonic lodges. Rt Rev Davis Sessums celebrates his 30th anniversary as Episcopal bishop of Louisiana and Most Rev Austin Dowing completes 30 years in priesthood. The American Women’s Overseas League meets in Minneapolis for a two day conference. The Latin American colony in New York celebrates Bartolome Mitre’s birth centennial. The Grover Cleveland Association places a wreath on his grave in Princeton cemetery on the 13th anniversary of his death.
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Masonic Fraternity
Davis Sessums
Louisiana
Austin Dowing
St. Paul
American Women's Overseas League
Minneapolis
Bartolome Mitre
New York
Grover Cleveland Association
Princeton
Socialists Gather in Detroit for National Convention
Prominent Socialist representatives from across the United States converge on Detroit for the national party convention opening tomorrow. Delegates will debate whether to renew affiliation with the Communist International and how to balance autonomy with the International’s 21 points, along with discussions on political strikes and labor policy.
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Detroit
Mich
Socialist Party
United States
Socialist Party of the
Communist International
Socialist Society
American Socialist Party
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Life of the Emperor Julian author Anna Williams
Anna Williams daughter of a South Wales surgeon was born in 1706 and moved to London in 1730 with her impoverished father. After losing sight in 1740 she continued literature and needlework, published Life of the Emperor Julian in 1746, later found support from Dr. and Mrs. Johnson, and died in obscurity but with improved circumstances from her writings.
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Anna Williams
South Wales
London
Miss Williams
Julian
Dog Hill Paragrafs by George Bingham
Raz Barlow arrives downtown in a loud tie praised by Dack Hocks who suspects a Jacket Store purchase. Atlas Peck jokes that fanning in hot weather needs effort, while Tin Peddler repairs old clocks and gains a working wheel after decades. Mrs. Tobe Moseley suggests he tackle her clock next.
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Raz Barlow
Dack Hocks
Wash Hocks
Tobe Moseley
Tobe
Prickly Ash Bitters Ad Promotes Digestion
If you cannot eat heartily without indigestion your stomach is weak. Prickly Ash Bitters is a fine digestive tonic aiding the stomach and bowels against impurities. Price 1.25 per bottle. Collens Pharmacy SORER eld Dr. E. G. Calvert West Monroe.
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Collens Pharmacy
Sorer
Eld
Bishop Davis Sessums Completes Thirtieth Year in Louisiana
The Rt. Rev. Davis Sessums marks thirty years as bishop of Louisiana. A Houston native from a prominent Southern family, he studied at the University of the South earning an A B at twenty. Ordained in 1882, he led Grace Church Galveston then Calvary Church Memphis before Christ Church New Orleans. In 1891 he became coadjutor bishop and soon succeeded to the see.
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Davis Sessums
Louisiana
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bishop Sessums
Houston
South
University of the South
Episcopal Church
Grace Church
Galveston
Calvary Church
Memphis
Christ Church, New Orleans
Conventions Opening Today Across Several States
Bay City Michigan hosts the Michigan Federation of Business and Professional Women while Eveleth Minnesota features the Northern Minnesota Development Association and Elko Nevada showcases the Nevada State Medical Association in a day of meetings.
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Bay City
Mich
Michigan Federation of Business and Professional Women
Eveleth, Minn
Northern Minnesota Development Association
Elko, Nev
Nevada State Medical Association
Guatemala Government Recognized One Year Ago Today
United States recognition of Guatemala's new government marked a key historic moment. The Northern Baptist Convention withdrew from the Interchurch World Movement amid shifting religious and political alignments.
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United States
Guatemala
Northern Baptist Convention
Interchurch World Movement
Vanity and credit woes mix with Napoleonic reflections
In a town column a retired merchant laments shoppers who buy on tick while a hotelier jokes about a spendthrift streak. The piece then shifts to a sober meditation on Waterloo, Versailles, and Napoleon, praising his force of will yet condemning his selfish aims.
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Hank Jimuelson
Napoleon
Holland
Napoleon Tragedy Reflected On Centennial Death
Dr William E Barton surveys theNapoleon centennial to explore the emperor's ascent and downfall. The essay weighs glory and pathos in the life of the French leader as memory rekindles discussion of his era.
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Napoleon
Nearly 20 000 Medicinal Remedies Claimed Known
The article notes an estimate of about twenty thousand medicines or remedies known to heal or treat illness, reflecting a vast range of traditional and modern treatments acknowledged in historical medical practice.
Freckles Vanish With Othine Double Strength Ad
An advertisement claims Othine Double Strength removes freckles and improves complexion with a money back guarantee. It promises noticeable results from the first applications and urges buyers to ask for the double strength formula.
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