Presbyterian Assembly Debates Divorce and Temperance Policy
The Presbyterian General Assembly debated divorce and church discipline urging ministers to enforce standards and reject interchurch marriages. It endorsed the American Anti-Saloon League and barred political campaigning by the temperance committee while pledging cooperation with church constitutional limits. Separate article notes closer relations with Southern Presbyterians and a new moderator election.
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Rodorses anti-Saloon Lene Alti Bai
Columbus
Ohio
Presbyterian General Assembly
Permand Committee On Temperance
Joan Teague
Great Cause of Temperance
Church
Assembly
Permnent Committee On
The
Presbyterian Church
American Anti Saloon League
McKinley Aide Near Death as Trust Deed Question Rises
In Concord Illinois May 25 a trust deed dispute over Mrs Mary Eddy’s property dominates a crowded county court hearing. Christian Scientists attend. questions on Eddy’s competence to sign the deed are central. Meanwhile President McKinley’s wife is reportedly gravely ill after a stroke, with physicians unsure of recovery.
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Concord
Merri Mae County Court
Mary Uhadoer
Calvin A. Frye
Eddy
Snows
Cprmne Bee
Skeeter
Not Guilty in Hargis Murder Conspiracy Trial
The jury found Judge James Hargis not guilty of murder in the Cockrill case. Testimony disputed a conspiracy to kill Cockrill, while Hargis denied involvement. Witnesses included Curt Jett, who testified against Hargis, and others tied to the broader proceeding scheduled for May 27.
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Lexington
James Hargis
Thomas Cockrill
Jane
Court House
Hargis
Ed Callahan
Cockrill
B.D. Cox
J.B. Mareim
Ed. Cockrill
Curt Jett
William Mayeh
Baptists Close Notable Meeting in Norfolk
Norfolk, WI May 23. A Baptist convention closing event featured North American reinventions and a notable shift as the southern delegation praised a first time حضور protest and recognition of a Black choral group, marking a historic moment in this regional gathering.
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Norfolk
the Baptist
North America
Cambermlan
Notalle
Attesslonee
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Claim Filed in Columbus
James Friezz confined in a sanitarium requests court lease to claim he is the rightful husband of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. He alleges Nicholasworth is an intruder and threatens to assault Mayor Bieter and city officers when released.
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Columbus
Ohio
James Friezz
Roosevelt Longworth
Nicholasworth
Bieter
Elks Convention Draws Record Attendance and Parades
The Illinois Elks meeting drew a large crowd with a record attendance as a parade and ball game filled the afternoon. Secretary J. W. Marsh reported $687 in the treasury and growth in judges and membership. Speakers included L. B. Stringer, C. J. Doyle, and A. B. Stevenson. The event closes with officer elections and next meeting site chosen.
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T Bloominston
Histlinois Elks
Bern
Hlick
Rockfort
J. W. Marsh
Treasury
Opera House
L. B. Stringer
Lincoln
C. J. Doyle
Greenfield
A. B. Stevenson
Jday
Prdny
National Association of Manufacturers Pushes Tariff Reform
New York May 20 The National Association of Manufacturers voted to raise funds of 1,500,000 for a campaign promoting industrial righteousness and tariff revision. The group endorsed the open shop education improvements and urged withholding approval of new German tariff terms until practical producer testimony is heard. James W. Van Cleve and F H Stiftman were reelected leaders at a banquet with about 400 attendees. A separate Los Angeles note offers 10,000 reward for wreckers connected to a recent railroad incident with no clues found.
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Argins
Dar
Charies
James W. van Cleve
St. Louis
FH. Stiflman
New York
Roosevelt
van Cleve
Americca
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific General Offices
Yesterns
Present System Is Best Possible Present System
Police encounter with freight handlers ends in a single shot. Officers say details remain unclear as arrests are pursued. Involved individuals include Larkin and other detainees, with authorities continuing investigations at the police house.
Editor Anthony Named to Congress in First Kansas District
Leavenworth May 24. D R Anthony editor of the Leavenworth Times will become the congressman from the First district succeeding Charles Curt elected United States senator. The change comes amid political realignment with Anthony acclaimed by party leaders and no opposition noted in the report.
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D. R. Anthony
Curtis
Kansas
Leavenworth
Rae
R Anthony
Leavenworth Times
Telay
Charles Curt
United States
Brownsville affair hearing debates Texas trip
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs wrapped a Brownsville investigation with testimony suggesting the black troops fired the shots, but most members saw no gain from another trip to Texas. Foraker opposed the majority stance, with a few senators backing him. A subcommittee may visit Brownsville and Spring Hill Arsenal to review further witnesses and the street reports.
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Washinton
Seaman
Brownsville
Texas
Sherman declines the proffered job
Washington May 12 Lieutenant Governor Sherman of Hlinvis declines the position on the Spanish treaty claims commission to which he was appointed a week ago. The president promotes Harry K Daugherty of Pennsylvania to fill the vacancy. Turkish troops desert Belgrade May 23 Turkish garrison at Uskab about a thousand men leave claim bad food and intolerable conditions. Gladdened by rain Norfolk Neb May 25 trough in northern Nebraska southern South Dakota breaks as steady rain starts.
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Washington
Sherman of
Hlinvis
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Harry K. Daugherty
Pennsylvania
Belgrade
Uskab
Norfolk
Neb
War Justifiable Only as Last Means at Lake Mohonk
The Lake Mohonk conference session focused on spreading peace through public school education for pupils and European students. Dr Draper urged restraint on armament, arguing education and a high court are essential to resolve international disputes, though he stopped short of opposing all warfare.
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Lake Mohonk
Elmer E. Brown
Education
Andrew
York State
Charles F Thwing
Western Reserve University
Rush Rhees
Rochester University
Joseph H. Beale, Jr
Harvard
FP. W. Willoughby
Johns Hopkins Univesity
Elbert Russell
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