Cleveland to Host Major Methodist Conference in May
Cleveland prepares to host the second delegated general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in early May with over 500 delegates and visitors from the United States and abroad. Key issues include admission of women to the general conference, removal of the time limit on pastorates, and revisions to discipline on amusements.
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Italy
China
Japan
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A. J. Palmer
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General conference plans outline hospitality and venues
A church committee reports on bishops' conduct and election process and details the conference schedule. The new armory venue near the lake will host sessions with extensive facilities. Hotels have signed contracts to accommodate delegates for $1 a day with equal treatment for all races.
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General Conference
Union Depot
Post Office
Armory
Daily Advocate
Fincet
How They Are Equipped to Mount the Hills of the Eternal City
A Buffalo Commercial description outlines Rome’s new trolley system from Platea8 Silvestro to Termini. It notes a double track on a slope powered by turbines eighteen miles outside, four main cables to a transformer near Porta Pia, and electric emergency brakes using short-circuited motors. An American company supplied the overhead lines and cars.
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Eternal City
Buffalo
Rome
Caesar
Peter
Platea 8. Silvestro
Via di Capo de Case
Ludovisian Quarter
Piazza di Termini
Sabine Hills
Porta Pia
Remembering Frank Beamish and Scranton Politics
A retrospective piece recalls Frank Beamish as a powerful Scranton political figure in the 1870s. It contrasts early immigrant communities and local elections with today’s demographics, noting Beamish’s role in quelling clashes and shaping a bustling press landscape including the Times and Democrat.
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Tribune
Scranton
Bullwick
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne
Frank Beamish
Mike Philbin
Wilken Barre
Mike Reap
Pittston
Doc, Trimmer
White Haven
Beamish
Harrisburg
Republican
Mangre
Lacka Wanna Avenue
Norton
Jim Maury
Joe's
The
Times
Walsh
Merrifield
Williams
Democrat
The Origins of American State Names Examined
A 19th century style survey reviews how states got their names. It cites variations on meanings such as Alabama meaning land of rest or thick woods, California linked to a supposed hot furnace, Kentucky as bloody ground, Oregon from oregano, and Montana as land of mountains. It notes Rhode Island possibly from Rhodes or anchorage and Maryland named for Queen Henrietta Maria.
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Cortes
Calida
Slo
Calornta
Kentucky
Oregon
Rhos Island
Rhodes
Wisconsin
Joliet
Montana
Mountalina
Maryland
Henrietta Maria
Terra
Subscriptions and Snags in Somerville Journal
A Sarcastic Reader comments on a cryptic AA communication signed "Old Subscriber" and a reply by Mitor. The exchange hints at long-standing reader habits and repeated subscriptions to various magazines over about thirty years.
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Somerville Journal
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Gray
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Pony Express
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Penn Avenue
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Avery Tin
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P. J. Griffin
Gus Edwards
John Collins
Louis Allen
Tholman
Lackawanna
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