Heroism Shown by American Workers of Near East Relief
Charles V. Vickrey notes about 500 American volunteers serve in Armenia Anatolia Cilicia and Syria amid severe winter hardship. They refuse to withdraw to prevent tens of thousands of women and children from starving and dying. Urgent cables describe refugees starving and homeless, including 100000 orphans saved by relief workers. He urges a Lent sacrifice offering to support Near East Relief and save the children in Bible Lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near East Relief
Armenia
Turkey
Near East
America
Charles V. Vickrey
Anatolia
Cilicia
Syria
Constantinople
Aleppo
Ismid
Alexandrope
Caucasus
Kars
Alexandropol
Leonard Wood
Aid Appeal for Suffering Armenians Led by General Wood
Major General Leonard Wood heads a nationwide appeal urging Lenten sacrifice for Near East relief to aid starving Christians. The campaign, via Near East Relief in New York, draws support from prominent figures including Taft, Mellon, Munsey, Roosevelt, Gompers, Belasco, McCormick, and Blackwell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wood
U. & Army
Near East
Madison Avenue
New York City
General Wood
Andrew W. Mellon
Pittsburgh
the Treasury
William H. Taft
Frank A. Munsey
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Trailroad
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Carrie Champman Catt
Suffrage Teader
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson
President Roosevelt
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Company
John C. Shaffer
Chicago Post
Henry van Dyke
H. F. H. Ied
Elizabeth Marbury
Samuel Gompers
Warren S. Stone
John G. Milburn
Moorfield Storey
American Bar Association
Mary Garden
David Belasco
Medill McCormick
Thomas G. Winter
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
George Maynard Minor
Anna
A. Gordon
Percy V. Pennybacker
League of Women. Voters
Philip North Moore
National Council of Women
Alice Stone Blackwell
Long Married Renekers Still Live On Original Iowa Homestead
Mount Zion Iowa marks 75 years of marriage for Daniel Reneker born 1845 and Mary as they reside on the original homestead begun in Ohio migration days. He will turn 90, she 97, with five children four surviving, mostly hard work and simple living credited for longevity. The family’s history spans 160 acres purchased for $1 an acre, oxen cleared land, and a life tied to Falls City Nebraska via their son Dr George W Reneker representative there.
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Mount Zion
Daniel Reneker
Mary
Iowa
Ohio
Reneker
Mississippi
Renekers
Jacob
George W. Reneker
Joshua
Dallas Reneker
George
George Reneker
Falls City
Neb
Nebraska
Dr. George
Merril Page on the Run in Lone Prairie Kidnapping Plot
In Peril follows Merril Page as he visits Lemuel Ward in Lone Prairie to secure a disputed ranch deed. Chased by Jem Dymond, Page hides in a boxcar where Bertha Wilton, a skilled horsewoman, guides him to safety toward Wolverton after a daring Elopement-style rescue with the Wildfire horse. Page recovers with Bertha at a friend’s house in Wolverton.
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Merril Page
Lone Prairie
New Mexico
Lemuel Ward
Jem Dymond
Page
Ward
Dymond
Bertha Wikton
Wolverton
Elkton
Miss Wilton
Bertha
Merrill
Bertha Wil
Children Taught Health Through Soap and Toothbrush Campaign
The Junior Red Cross launched a broad health campaign in Czecho Slovakia, teaching cleanliness and hygiene in Prague, Brno, and Bratislava. Over 10,000 children received instruction in summer camps and schools, aided by soap, toothpaste, and brushes, continuing into winter lessons.
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Washington
America
Czecho-Slovakia
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Austria-Hungary
Europe
League of Red Cross Societies
Red Cross of America
Tatra
Prague
Fight For Health
Child Health Organization of America
Rockefeller Foundation
American Junior Red Cross
Junior ‘Red Cross
Pragen Brno
Bratislava
Czecho- Slovakia
Tatra Mountain
Watching for Forest Fires In Colorado Peak Post
A young woman serves as a United States forest service officer stationed high in Colorado's National Forest. Women are increasingly replacing men as fire observers. The work is engaging yet light, with many observers also performing forester duties, drawing on native knowledge of the woods.
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United States Forest Service
National Forest
Colorado
Germans Pour into Japan Increase in German Residents
Tokyo reports a steady rise in German residents in Japan with numbers nearly doubled since before the war. Most newcomers work as engineers or technicians for Japanese firms. Germany has exported toys, chemicals, and dyestuffs valued at over 10 million yen since peace. Jasper Indiana Judge Bretz on bench endorsed courtesy.
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Tokyo
Germany
Making Others a True Christian Standard of Character
Lessons from Romans 12 verses 1 to 21 outline dedication to God as a living rational sacrifice and nonconformity to the world. It urges brotherly love, humility, zeal, prayer, hospitality, and doing good to enemies while seeking harmony and reconciliation.
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Christ
Cana
Mary
Martha
Mothers Lead the Way in a Quiet Nursery Creed
A reflective piece centers on mothers guiding childrearing, claiming maternal influence shapes a child's heart and life. The text honors maternal devotion and the enduring bond between mother and child, underscoring the shaping role of early home life.
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Ares No
Landor
Silent fragment hints at church or prayer scene
Fragmentary OCR hints at a religious moment with bowed heads before God. Names and places are unclear but Wilshire appears with AL'S. The text suggests a solemn ceremonial or prayer context in an old-style script.
Near East Relief head calls for aid to Armenian nation
Edwin M. Bulkley, elected chairman of Near East Relief, warns Armenia faces extermination after years of war and pestilence. He cites 268,000 in mountains without shelter, 15,000 refugees in Cilicia, and 7.79 million Armenians scattered with no homeland. He urges American aid to feed and educate children as a lasting peace seed. Contributions to Cleveland TL Doige, treasurer, NYC.
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New York
Armenia
Edwin M. Bulkley
Near East Relief
Bulkley
Alexander J. Hemphill
Turkey
Palestine
Syria
Mesopotamia
Persia
Spencer Trask & Co
Kars
Alexandropol
Cilicia
Near East
America
Congress
Doige
Madigan
York
City
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Charles V. Vicerey
Century
By Victor Redcliffe
iPaper
Union
Japan
Jasper
Ind
John L. Bretz
Alate
International Sunday School
Tzwater
Brot Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspay
Al's
Wilshire
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