Bolivia seeks role in Ancon talks frustrated by Washington
The Bolivian government requested representation at the Ancon conference in Washington on Peru Chile relations. President Taft's secretary says participation is for the involved governments to decide and Bolivia cannot push the initiative. Bolivia laments loss of access to the sea via the 1904 treaty and calls for reinstatement of territory to restore sovereignty.
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Washington
Peru
Chile
Trnnding
State Department
Warding
Bolivia
Tarding
New Question on War Time Seizure of Sacred Church Goods
British prize court weighs whether shipments of enemy origin sacred articles to American churches and colleges can be seized as war prizes. Owners led by Goetzel & Co. and Treffel claim exemption for church property under laws of war, while Britain argues funds supported Germany’s war effort. Case to be decided by full prize court or possibly international bodies. money remains in British treasury.
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United States
Goetzel & Co
Chicago
Treffel
Germany
J. Hamilton Lewis
Inots
New World Court
Geneva
Diiritish
Itoman
Uncle Sam to Own the Cape Cod Canal Purchase Proposal
Congress considers transferring ownership of the Cape Cod canal to federal control for 11.5 million dollars. The canal links Sandwich and Bourne, shortening travel from New York to New England by about 65 miles, 18 miles long, 25 feet dept low water, varying 100 to 800 feet wide.
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Uncle Sam
Cape Cod Canal
NCL Sam
Innama
Cape Cod
Congress
Weeks
Hoover
Denby
New York Tribune
Massachusetts
Sandwich
Bourne
Cape Cod Bay
Buzzards Bay
New York
New England
New Liberty Calendar proposal stirs US lawmakers
A movement by the Liberty Calendar Association aims to replace the year with 18 months 52 weeks and 864 days adding New Year s Day between December 31 and January 1 Leap Year Day would fall between June 28 and July 1 Vern would begin spring in 28 day months The bill by Representative Thomas D Schall Minneapolis lawyer born blind seeks fixed calendar dates but faces industry pushback and doubts about origin and feasibility
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House
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Schall
Minneapolis
Excelsior
Bradley and His Washington House Impress Diplomats
An undersecretary among Washington diplomats lauded Edson Bradley and his residence at 1328 Connecticut Avenue. He praised the art collections and Elizabethan interiors gathered over twenty years, noting Bradley’s wealth and social influence in Washington while the Bradleys also own homes in New York and Arcadia Farms in Alexandria Bay.
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France
Spain
England
Edson Bradley
Washington
Connecticut Avenue
Dupont Cirere
Bradleys
New York
Fifth Avenue
Arcadia Farms
Alexandria Bay
Riviera
Bradley
Churches Gain 2173 Daily United States Religions Count
Daily church membership in America rose by 2178 as three congregations formed and four and a half ministers joined daily. The Federal Council reports total constituency near 95 million with 239104 congregations and 200000 ministers. Catholic and Protestant totals update the religious landscape.
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Washington
D. C
lMvery
Churches of America
FB. O. Watson
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Federal Council of Churches
William
Owte
United States
Liatheran
Presbvterkins
Methodist Episcopal Church (North
Methodist Episcopal Church (South
Protestant Episcopal Church
Sermons Attributed By Figures In African Methodist Gatherings
The record lists figures and congregations, noting large financial gains and numbers associated with African Methodist Episcopal and Colored Methodist Episcopal churches in the United States, including totals 3 411 for one group and 412 328 for another, with 155 159 and 245 749 cited.
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Colored Methodist Episcopal Chireh of America
Ape Leader Gabong Demonstrates Lever Power at Bronx Zoo
Scientists at the Bronx Zoo marvel as Gabong the orangutan uses a lever and crowbar to break chains and escape attempts. Keeper Dick Spicer intervenes to prevent the break, while Gabong celebrates with tools in hand, hinting at a potential super-race.
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New York
Bronx
Ivor
Archimedes
Gabong
Dick Spicer
Ditmars
Dr. Hornaday
Zoo
Spicer
Judge Targets Honking Drivers In NYC Court
Magistrate Cobb in New York City traffic court vows to fine all motorists who use the horn to summon a companion. He fined one driver 50 dollars for the offense and plans a special squad to bring honkers before the court for punishment.
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Cobb
Traffic Court
New York City
Debate Over My Old Kentucky Home Text On Tablet
In Plitts burgh discussion grows over Stephen Foster's first line of My Old Kentucky Home. Librarians at Carnegie Library support The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home while a bronze tablet for Bardstown contends My old Kentucky home. The tablet, cast for display, may travel to Lordstown without alteration.
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Stephen Fosters Song
Stephen G. Foster
Kentucky
Plittsburgh
Bardstown
Carnegie Library
Lordstown
Tripping Incident Leaves Girl Legless at School
In Wappingers Falls New York Tessie Bonner fourteen suffered the loss of her right leg after being tripped by a schoolboy in a classroom aisle nine weeks ago. Blood poisoning required amputation.
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Wappingers Falls
N. Y
Tessie Bonner
Wages vs. cost of living in Moscow revealed
A League of Nations health committee report shows Moscow nurses earn 5 000 rubles monthly while a cake of soap costs 8 500 rubles, highlighting the gap between wages and living costs in the Russian capital.
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London
Moscow
Russia
League of Nations
Punish the Grafters in Ancient Mesopotamia
Dr. Leon Legrain of the University of Pennsylvania Museum says Sumerian government 5,000 years ago resembled modern times with quick punishment for cheating contractors and crooked officials. He notes an elaborate banking system, a postal parcel service, and clay tablet libraries.
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Philadelphia
Mesopotamia
Leon Legrain
University of Pennsylvania
Legrain
Cedar Rapids parish to build $100,000 parochial school
Cedar Rapids parish plans a $100000 parochial school project. Other notes include Vr. L. Sharp of Rolfe winning an Iowa contest and Waterloo voters rejecting the city manager plan by 4351 to 4256. Reported incidents cover arrests, crimes, farm sales, floods, fires, and local elections across Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Vr. L. Sharp
Rolfe
Iowa
Urbana, Jr
Waterloo
Richardson
Ames
Webster City
Kintzinger
Kiwanis Club
Dubuque
Centerville
Farm ‘Bureau
Cass County
D. E. Milford
Atlantic
Hugh L. Walker
C. H. van Vilack
Leon G. Vorhees
Anita
Des Moines
Adel
Ralph Meyers
Jon Welch
Council Bluffs
Murray
Welch
Pleasantville
Scott Schultz
Oskaloosa
Hedrick
Schultz
H Farstrup
Extra
Davis Creek
McCloskey and Smith
Toledo
Milwaukee
Tama
M. J. Cass
Cass Township
Nea Monticello
Ed Krominga
Krominga
Washington
Pardon Board
Walter Matthey
Fort Deavenworth
Wade
Wallace
Davenport
United States
County Board of Supervisors
Falls
Lime Township
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City
Plymouth
Rock Falls
Fish and Game Department
West Okoboji
W. E. Albert
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Wisconsin
Spirit Lake
Clear Lake
Shranger and Johnson Manufacturing
Herman Wilkin
New City Hall
Cushing
Shranger and Johnson Co
Fannie Lyman
Elsie Krause
J. B. Mentzer
Curtis Mentzer
Clara Eidenmiller
T. A. Messier
James Collar
Ward School
Lake City
Mary LeDasky
Red Cross
Hne
How Shall We Escape If We Neglect So Great Salvation
A sermon argues that all have sinned and face God's judgment, citing Romans 3 28 Romans 3 23 and Romans 6 23. It warns against heedlessness doubt and neglect and presents Christ’s sacrifice as the only escape offering salvation to readers who accept Him as Savior and Lord.
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Christ
God
Jesus Christ
What Sin Is to God and An Angel Opens Prison Doors
The piece quotes Bishop of London on sin shown by the Cross and cites Acts 5 17 19 about an angel freeing apostles from prison. It also notes Hosea 8 7 on wind and famine and includes a line on civility praising decorum from B D Horne.
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London
Tyrant and Flatterer Quote from Ben Jonson and Blaise Prienl
The fragment contrasts happiness with divine presence and warns against tyranny and flattery. It cites Blaise Prienl on God both outside and inside us and quips a Ben Jonson line about wild beasts, tyranny, and flatterers.
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God
Blaise Prienl
Ben Jonson
Works for Child Must Keep Well
Chicago Illinois story presents Mrs. Mary Enrico describing recovery after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a serious health issue. She explains prior medical advice urged surgery and notes her work as a sewing machine operator and mother needing strength to support her little girl. The advertisement urges other women to use the product for ailments and overall health.
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Chicago
Minois
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Mary Enrico
Carpenter St
Illinois
Mrs. Enrico
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