Record Breaking Reception Honors Pastor Dr P A Wallace
A large audience attended the Sixth Annual Reception for Pastor Dr P A Wallace at Wesley Methodist Church. The event featured prayers, speeches, and musical numbers, with trustees and auxiliary groups presenting gifts including money and clothing as a token of appreciation for his six years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Mu EB
P. A. Wallace
Levin Gattis
Agnie
E.W. Johnson
Dr. Wallace
J. W. Lee
J.lennon
John Daniel
Wehool
W. G
C. A. Tindley
L. Carrothers
Wesley L. Jones
Ladies Auxiliary
Sons of Wesley
Dorcas ‘Society
Home and Foreign Missions
Daughters of Conference
Spencer
Benevolent Committee
Alice
Boling
R. Pierce
Shrine Temple Opens Duties At Imperial Grand Lodge
Shrine Temple No 1 4 B A 0 announces opening exercises led by Imperial Officers and Isis Knights Templar. Knights Templars report strong Ascension Day turnout and urge members to attend duties and courts. Sunday June 21st urged as a reminder to keep posted on lodge activities.
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N. W
Orieta Guide
Geo. H
Grand Lodge
Bakers and Walla Walla Open Series on May 18
May 18 report from Baker Ore notes Baker and Walla Walla baseball teams opened a scheduled matchup. The fragment indicates an early game or series action but provides no final score or outcome. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
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Baker/ Ore
Baker and Walla Walla
Mexico a land of stark contrasts and modern rails
The article surveys Mexico's paradoxes from backward medical care to a perfect constitutional framework. It notes vast social contrasts, a railway system with 20 000 miles of lines before the Madero era, government ownership of major mileage, and a vivid portrait of daily life and natural curiosities including the parrot fruit tree and the Arbol de dinamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
John Harvard
Elihu Yale
William and Mary
Jamestown
Adam
Rio Grande
Wooden Leg Broken Sues Over Street Car Crash
Eustace Lee Noble, a broker, sues the Safe Railway and Electric Co. in the District Supreme Court claiming a derailed car at Fouranda Half streets southwest caused his wooden leg to break and impair him. He seeks $25,000, including $200 for the leg, $200 for a new limb, and $600 for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District Supreme Court
Eustace Lee Noble
Safe Railway and Electric Compan
Aodeaiien
Noble
Fouranda
Burlington Briefs Highlight Mrs. White Returns to Work
Burlington notes Mrs. John White, previously on the sick list, spent Monday in Burlington and is now able to resume duties at the Exchange hotel.
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Burlington, N. LS
John White
White
Exchange Hotel
Florida Odd Fellows seek Southerner for Grand Master
A 1914 Florida Odd Fellows letter from George A. Sheehy urging Southerner election as grand master. It warns endowment claims strain finances with 84 deaths among 6000 members and proposes raising premiums and taxes to eliminate debt. The note calls for unity, funds, and support at the next B M C meeting.
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Geo. A. Sheehy
C. M
Jacksonville
Fla
Dear
Brothers
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of
Florida
Myers
Ann
Jape
Spain
Bureau
George A. Y
Reception at St Simon Parish in South Philadelphia
A vivid scene of a church reception for St Simon members hosted by Vicar John R Logan and Mrs Logan at 1408 Twenty second street draws a crowd of more than three hundred. Residents including vestry members and their wives, former parishioners and families share in a gathered community moment with playful verse and local color.
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St. Simon
Dunbar
St. Simon Thees
John R. Logan
Twenty-second Street
Logan
Gael Bieeass
Maash Bean Eppranie
Aor
Penn Ct
Working Women's Conference Hosts Profitable May Evening
A large Philadelphia audience attended the Working Women's Conference at St Peter Claver's Hall on May 14. The event featured speeches on vocational experience continuation study and efficiency with readings by Miss Viola Bell Mrs N N Bailey and Miss Kath Puncheon among others. The Armstrong Association received praise for support and Miss Puncheon urged open doors to efficient women.
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Philadelphia
St Peter Oclaver’s Hall
Working Women’s Conference
John R. Logan
A L. Richardson
Thomas
Katherine Puncheon
Viola Bell
N.N. Bailey
The
Armstrong Association
Eleanor C. Emlen
A. Verona Elsey
Gertrude Rhoades
Business Clerks of
Harriet E. Norris
Marie Cuyjet
E Armstrong Association
Kath Punchern
G’ris High School
Successful Farmer Organizes Kansas Farm Company
Kansas City May 16 1914 H P Ewing a Wyandotte County farmer has formed the Be free rate Company a Kansas stock concern with 5000 capital in 500 shares of 10 each The new venture leases 105 acres west of Armourdale and plans intensive farming to market high quality produce including potatoes spinach and other crops based on scientific methods and better fertilization practices The article notes Ewing aims to boost yields and marketability through practical farming reforms and expanded acreage
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Kansas City
H. P. Ewing
Wyandotte County
Kan
E. Pe
I *K Farmpany
Kansas
Armourdale
Ewing
Andottery
Srey
MME CAILLAUX TO BE TRIED FOR HOMICIDE NOT MURDER
The Figaro reports Mme Caillaux will be tried on a homicide charge rather than murder, alongside co-defendant Theodore Lescouve, with the state presenting the case. The issuance outlines the legal distinction and seeks to pursue the homicide charge in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Caillaux
Figaro
Theodore Lescouve
Thaw in Custody During Vacation
Concord New Hampshire May 21 Thaw will spend the summer at the hotel in Gor New Hampshire with apartments for Thaw Drew and Stevens during vacation Sources indicate Thaw will be kept under custody during the stay at the gateway to the mountains.
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Thaw
Concord
N. H
Harry Thaw
Drew
Stevens
Gor
Train to Downingtown Delayed Until Tuesday
Transit notice indicates departure to Downingtown now set for Tuesday with trains at 8:25. Local stop area confirms schedule adjusts and passengers advised to check updated boards.
Penrose Victory Dominates State Republican Primary In Scranton
In Scranton and across the state, Penrose wins the Republican primary over Dimmick, with Brumbaugh and McCormick leading Gov nominators. Palmer and Pinchot advance on Democratic and third party lines. trends show Washington party weak support and machine backing shaping outcomes.
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United States
Boles Penrose
J. Benjamin Dimmick
Scranton
Penrose
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Vance C. McCormick
Harrisburg
Michael J. Ryan
Philadelphia
Ryan
A. Mitchell Palmer
Henry Budd
Budd
Gifford Pinchot
Washington Party
William Draper Lewis
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Frank B. McClain
Lancaster
E. D. Powell
William T. Creasy
John E. Jenkins
Ryan Budd
Percy F. Smith
Washington
Charles N. Crosby
William K. Meyers
Samuel E. Shull
Anderson H. Walters
Harry Watson
Arthur R. Rapley
Lex N. Mitchell
Superior Court
Robert 8. Frazer
Pittsburgh
Gustav A. Endlich
Berks County
George Kunkel
Frank M. Trexler
Allentown
James E. Clark
Alae Nevin Detrick
Washington State Committee
Frank Gorman
Keystone
Keystone Party
First Offense Of That Kind Ends In Dead Horse tale
A farmer recalls selling a horse that died soon after, prompting the buyer to question the vendor about what kind of horse it was. The seller swears the animal never behaved or caused trouble in his hands, leaving both stunned by the incident.
Tribune Office Saturday Closing at 1 P.M.
The Tribune announces Saturday hours end at 1 p.m. The note also mentions closing time for the Tribune Office on Saturdays.
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Tribune
Careless Motorman Strikes Boy Under Trolley Car
Funeral services for three year eleven month old Herbert Fry were held at his mother's home on Lombard Street. He died after a trolley struck him while playing with his brother at 16th and Lombard. He suffered severe injuries and died instantly at Douglass Hospital. Witnesses say the motorman failed to notice the child until his brother alerted him.
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Herbert Fry
Little Herbert Fry
Lombard St
Merion Cemetery
16Th
Lombard Sts
Douglass Hospital
Lela Walker Bryan Triumph at Estey Hall Recital
Mrs. Lela Walker Bryan scored a decisive triumph at Estey Hall Walnut Street and 17th Tuesday. Miss Helen Louise Sheffey sang soprano with charm and Mr. Jas Forbes Williams accompanied on piano. Coleridge Taylor poem and Chopin pieces were presented, with Bryan's fifth number a standout for character impersonation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Walker Bryan
Social Salts
Estey Hall
Walnut St
Bryan
Helen Louise Sheffey
Jas Forbes Williams
Miss Sheffey
Mr. Williams
Coleridge Taylor
Brother of raped girl heads to Mexico after lynching near Oklahoma
Clovis New Mexico May 21 The brother of the assaulted girl travels toward Mexico recounting the lynching by a mob of white men who forced entry during an absent mother’s shift. The attackers assaulted the girl as she cried for help her brother tried to intervene but two assailants fled. The report names several alleged participants including Joe Brown Tillman and Williams among others from various states.
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Clovis
N. M
M . Okla
Mexico
Ung
Wes
Russia
Joe Brown
Tillman
South
Vardaman
Williams
Missi J
Wins Girl at Dice Race War Follows in Guatemala
New Orleans May 20 The United Fruit Company reports a deadly clash on a Guatemala plantation after a dice game winner takes a native girl Nevada. The incident sparked a multi day battle between Afro American workers led by Clarence Williams and native Indians, with many killed on both sides. Williams and twelve followers died, and the death toll among Indians remains uncertain.
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New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Guatemala
Nevada
Clarence Williams
Tenahuena
Montagua River
Williams
Christofo Zurelio
Nagrada
Iin
Zurello
Pedro
Wilkies
Os Cay
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Friends of
Zion
Wesley Church
P. A Waleage
D. D
Preacher
Harvard
Yale
Sues
Burlington
ODD Fellows
Southener
South Philadelphia
Downingtown
M’cormick
Dimmick
Publican Nomination
Megy
Estey
Hall
Mrs. Lela Walker
Thomas Li
Willie
Philadelphia Tribune
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