Denver to Host Tenth International Sunday School Convention
New York June 7. The Denver meeting June 26 to 30 will draw 1,000 plus delegates and over 13 million students in North America. The triannual convention selects the lesson committee to shape the 1961 International series amid debates on temperance lessons and uniformity, with the body citing widespread Sunday school growth and organizational strength across states and provinces.
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Indianapolis Journal
New York
Internation
Denver
Friends of Temperance Instruction
Indianapolis
Atlanta
North America
John Potts
D. D
Ontario
Methodist
A. E. Dunning
Boston
Congregational
J. M. Stiffier
Pennsylvania
B. F. Jacobs
Chicago
Baptist
J. J. D. Hinds
Tennessee
Cumberland Presbyterian
B. B. Tyler
Disciples of Christ
J. S. Stahr
Lancaster
Reformed
J. R. Sampey
Louisville, Baptist
H. W. Warren
Denver Methodist
A. F. Schauffler
Presbyterian
E. B. Kephart
Baltimore
United Brethren
John R. Pepper
Memphis
Southern Methodist
W. W. Moore
Virginia
Mosheim Rhodes
St. Louis
FE. F. Rexford
Montreal
Episcopal
London
Calcutta
India
Melbourne
Australia
Schaufner
Vincent
Methodist Church
Europe
Philadelphia
Newark
N. J
Toronto
Louisville
Pittsburg
America
Mexico
Central America
West Indies
Ohio
Massachusetts
Canada
Newfoundland
Quaker Body to Revise Marriage and Divorce Rules
Orthodoxy in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting plans a discipline revision on marriage and divorce with a women’s coordinating committee. The move mirrors actions by Episcopalians Presbyterians and Baptists seeking uniform laws. aims to involve operators and miners to end the great Pennsylvania strike.
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Pennsylvania
Moore
Civic Federation
Nell
Philadelphia
Gaining in Indiana Congregational growth report
In Syracuse on June 6 the Congregational Home Mission Society heard Rev. E. D. Curtis of Indianapolis report Indiana receipts of 1 667.12 for the year. Twenty nine missionaries served thirty churches and stations. twenty seven Sunday schools totaled 3 028 members. The note of growth conflicts with Kneipp health cures and baths, noting followers claim cures and multiple sanitariums.
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Indianapolis Journal
Syracuse
N. Y
Congregational Home Mission Society
E. D. Curtis
D. D
Indianapolis
Indiana
Curtis
Soias
Kneipp Treatments Grow in U S A Health Craze
The Kneipp method once limited to barefoot walks and water applications has expanded in the United States to include herb remedies, Kneipp diets, and a large trade in Kneipp malt coffee and Kneipp tea. Proponents promise broad appeal beyond Kneipp followers, signaling a rising health movement.
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Kneipp
Father Kneipp
Joseph Schaefer
Barclay Street
United States
Mr. Schaefer
New York Mail and Express
Wife outsmarts cigar purchase in humorous tale
A Philadelphia Record anecdote recalls a printer arguing with his wife over cigar costs. She explains women get value by buying four for five cents, contrasting his five cent cigar with her bargain. The tale ends with the couple noting the clever savings and playful ribbing.
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Philadelphia
Keven
Talk of coal famine in Indianapolis and Indiana coal beds
The article warns Indianapolis could grind to a halt in a coal strike with domestic and industrial power failing. It notes the city relies little on anthracite yet would suffer if bituminous supply halted, describing potential citywide outages, factory shutdowns, and the broader regional impact. It also surveys Indiana coal beds, mining history, land values, and past major strikes with figures and dates.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
East
New York
Water Company
Wilson
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Hanna
J. Pierpont Morgan
Indiana Coal Lands and Labor Strikes Recount
The article surveys Indiana coal fields with Knox and Clay counties cited for area and output, notes Vin cennes shafts, and discusses supply longevity amid labor strife. It also covers scientists warning of coal depletion, proposed substitutes, and mining efficiency claims. It recalls Illinois strikes 1894 and 1897 with fatalities at Virden and federal troop intervention.
No Necessary Relation Between Head Size And Mind
London Chronicle notes a long debated link between skull dimensions and intelligence. It cites Karl Pearson and Cambridge undergraduates, concluding head size and shape show no reliable correlation with intellectual ability, beyond nutrition differences in general populations.
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London Chronicle
Karl Pearson
Royal Society
Pearson
Cambridge
Parlor magic fad grows in Indianapolis society
An interview with a professional conjurer details the rising interest in parlor magic among city social circles. Freely entertaining at private gatherings, it becomes a costly but edifying hobby for amateurs like Frederick B. Simpson, a New Yorker touring Cuba and Terre Haute, who notes the skill and expense involved in drawing room tricks and the shift of magic from stage to home parties.
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Indianapolis
Fadt
Frederick B. Simpson
Indianpolis
Cuba
N. Y
Terre Hache
Mr. Simpson
Star Pointer
Cubs
Terre Haute
Central Avenue
Herremann
Simpson
New York
Signor Castelli
Europe
Mr. Stupson
Herrmann
Robert Houdin
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