Funeral of Gen Booth Draws Millions in London Procession
In London a vast crowd gathered for the funeral of Gen William Booth founder of the Salvation Army. The procession from Victoria Embankment to Abney Park Cemetery included 21 000 Salvation Army members and 100 000 others. Gen Bramwell Booth followed behind the hearse as the coffin bore the Army flag with his father's Bible and cap atop.
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London
Abney Park Cemetery
Wm. Booth
Salvation Army
Victoria Embankment
Booth
Adelaide Cox
Bramwell Booth
Indictments Return in Lawrence Textile Case
Grand jury returns indictments against prominent textile men over alleged plant dynamiting during the Lawrence labor unrest. Names kept secret until arrests. Ernest Pittman of W W Pittman & Co dies by his own hand after a conference with the district attorney regarding the case.
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Boston
Lawrence
Mass
Ernest Pittman
W. W. Pittman & Co
California Terminal plan to end Homeseekers rates
California terminal railroad officials consider abolishing Homeseekers round trip fares. The Chicago to California rate has been 65 dollars and Missouri river points 55 dollars since last spring, under the current scheme.
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Chicago
California
California Terminal Railroad
Missouri River
Wiley says theres joker in food law
Washington Aug 30 Dr Harvey Wiley former government food expert declares the recent pure food law amendment aimed at drug fakes carries a joker that nearly neutralizes its effect He notes the clause forbids false and fraudulent claims on patent medicine labels but questions how to prove distinctions between false and fraudulent and predicts legal difficulties ahead
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Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Wiley Sald
Minister Bans Boxing From School Sports Curriculum
Berlin August 30 the Minister of Education Trott issued an order barring boxing from athletic training in schools. The order states boxing does not belong in school sports and athletics and urges teachers to prevent pupils from overstraining while physical training should build up the body.
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Berlin
Trott
Border Cavalry Mobilization Feared as Mexican Bandits Rise
Washington reports the war department may send either the Ninth cavalry from Cheyenne or the 13th from Fort Leavenworth to the New Mexican border amid increasing bandit activity near El Paso. Col. RE Steever, in command patrolling the border, was asked to judge the move. Senator Perkins to retire after 19 years in office following 1915 term. California supporters urge reconsideration from his Oakland home.
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Washington
War Department
Ninth Cavalry
Cheyenne
Wyo
13Th Cavalry
Fort Leavenworth
RE. Z. Steever
United States
el Paso
Perkins
San Francisco
California
Geo. C. Perkins
Oakland
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BIG Eastern Textile Mill
New England
District
Pelletier
Jd. Redelsheimer & Co
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Columbia
J.redelsheimer
T.alinvermort
Standard Oil
Bennington
John D. Archbold
Standard Oz Company
Boles Penrose
Pennsylvania
Col
Roosevelt
Vermont
Bia
Senate
Jim Watson
Indiana
Watson
Valencia
Price
Lena
Radis Dow Allied Cats
Barney
Orte
Wiley
Mount Vernon
Store & T
James ST
Rainier
la Vogue
Macrame
Wye
Bray and Brown
Seattle
J. B. Stetson
Mallory
W. S. Peck
Men's Society and Sincerity
Secord
Bafety
Piir
Hind
Mennen
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Colgate
Palmolive “Ae
Woodbury
Windsor
Rain Capes
Kleinert
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