Ackley quits Mr Sundays organization amid pay disputes
Bentley Ackley longtime Billy Sunday aide resigns alleging unequal profits within the revival operation. He cites $20,000 from hymn sales and other perks shared by Rodeheaver and Seibert, says he earned $76 weekly while Sunday took 25 dollars. Emmett also leaves.
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Philadelphia
Sunday
George
Paterson
Ackley
Homer A. Rodeheaver
Fred Seibert
Tabernacle
Paterson Tabernacles
Rodeheaver
Seibert
West
Man of property jailed over others possessions
In a Birmingham Age-Herald humorous exchange a man explains his prison for owning property, saying he was a man of property but it belonged to others. The dialogue uses phonetic spelling to hint at social justice themes.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Sewage Systems Approved to Create Local Districts
The act authorizes county commissioners to form sewer districts and finance plants via property taxes up to 2 mills. Courts appoint three viewers to review petitions and damages are payable by the district. Free tappage is promised for property owners as health officials aim to eliminate drainage into streams statewide.
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State Health Department
Commonwealth
Children’s Day Program Draws Large Pulaski Congregation
Pulaski News reports a Sunday children’s day program with a large crowd. The event featured songs such as Praise Him and Oh Happy Morning, scripture readings, multiple recitations led by students including Gladys Lucus and Pauline Riblet, and group performances like The Bird’s Nest and The Summer Flowers.
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Gladys Lucus
Louise
Alice Thompson
Pauline Riblet
Kathryn Book
Wilma Mitcheltree
Marion Book
Gertrude Ki
Pearl Cannon
Margaret Brown
Clara Ayers
Dorothy Baird
Edna Buchanan
Helen Brown
Marion Michael
Sing Happy Children School
Matilda Kiefer
Helen Ferrell
Nellie Gearhart
Laura Gilland
Gerald Boyd
Billy Clark
Anthony and
Gertrude Kiefer
Fred Kiefer
Clarence Garrett
Mildred Clark
Margaret Book
Chloe Gilland
God
Genevieve Gearhart
Mr. Hays
Plan Inter County W C T U Institute
The annual inter county institute of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church in Butler June 22 and 23 with delegates from Beaver Butler Lawrence and Mercer counties. A full program includes devotions, presentations, sermons, discussions, music, a suffrage session, and a matron's gold medal contest. Butler hosts will provide supper lodging and breakfast for visiting members.
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The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Butler
Temperance Workers of
Beaver
Lawrence
Mercer
W. C. T. U. Work
Margaret F Irwin
Butler County
Eliza A. W. McBride
Isabelle Henderson
Beaver County
Maude Elliott
Mercer County
Margaret Irwin
Ida M. Wynkoop
Margaret Speer Gibson
Elizabeth Fox
A. M. Douthett
Margaret Walker
Lawrence County
Nellie Matchett
N. M. Lewis
Questin Box
A. E. Bean
Carrie Toy
Emma Rea
Ella M. George
Bella Braham
J. Frank Miller
J. M. Briceland
Margaret F. Irwin
Son Found Guilty Of Striking Father In Family Case
William Fullwood was found guilty of assault and battery against his father Joseph Fullwood. A gun threat was alleged but no gunpoint conviction. testimony covered a May 30 domestic dispute with shied plates and a stove lifter and a gun in hand during quarrels. District Attorney Riley led with George Muse defending.
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William Fullwood
Joseph Fullwood
William
Riley
Commonwealth
George Muse
Thieves Enter Country Home Near Savannah Church
Thieves gained entry through a kitchen window at Harry Fush's residence near Savannah church and looted the house in the early morning hours. They took a pocketbook with cash, food items including butter bread and ham, and some change from trousers. No clues found. family slept through the intrusion.
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Harry Fush
Savannah
Savannah Church
Fush
Missing Defendant In Shooting Case
Antonio Aujlli charged with shooting Tony Dominick failed to respond in court. Bond was forfeited after he did not appear for trial. Carmina Perino remains on bond for 1000 dollars and faces payment to the county if Aujlli is not produced. The shooting occurred during a quarrel in Little Italy. Dominick survived hospitalization and attended the court appearance.
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Antonio Aujlli
Tony Dominick
Aujlli
Commonwealth
Carmina Perino
Little Italy
Dominick
Egg Farms for Soldiers
Arrangements have been made for free training to be given to disabled English soldiers. After three months of tuition the aim is to place them on poultry farms. The first two months are by correspondence during convalescence or at home, with a final practical month on a farm.
War’s end aid plan to employ disabled soldiers as egg farmers
Estimates project 240000 veterans will need new work after the war. A poultry expert notes eggs lost from the war area would require six armored cruisers to equal per week output. Before the conflict England imported 41000000 dollars of eggs, now imports cease. Poultrymen forecast 60000 veterans producing ten dollars weekly by raising hens to replace foreign egg supply.
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England
Marriage Trust In Gotham Sparks City Inquiry
New York on June 15 reports a so called marriage trust as 25 newlywed couples were brought before Commissioner of Accounts Wallstein amid probes of a supposed corporation. Alleged organizers in the municipal building allegedly earn 15 to 20 dollars daily by arranging fast licenses. Alderman John Reardon is said to perform 10 to 25 marriages daily, with some days higher.
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New York
Marriage Trust
Wallstein
John Reardon
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