Epworth League District Convention Closes Strongly
The Josiet district Methodist Epworth League gathering at Richards Street M E church concluded with a large turnout and elected officers for 1920. Rev Dr R H Pooley of Evanston spoke on the Baltimore General Conference and world church work. Delegates from Morris Joliet Aurora and other towns attended, with songs and sermons highlighting keeps up with modern times.
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R. H.pooley
Evanston
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Baltimore
Epworth League
Methodist Episcopal Church
Richards Street
M. E
Fred Meister
Elgin
Effeline Bunyan
Janette Brisbane
New Lenox
Sophronia McCroskey
Joliet
Miss Brainard
Waterman
Martha E. Buck
Morris
Mary E. Prine
Aurora
Kathryn Branen
Sheridan
League
R. H. Pooley
The
Methodist Church
F. A. Moon
Mr. Newhall
A.f.clark
Biddle
Steigerwald
Lowery
Anderson
Dan R. Brummer
Chicago
Epworth Herald
the Times
J. Hastie Odgers
William Leslie
Pooley
Bessie Hawking
J. M. Schneider
G. T. Nesmith
William Ewing
Batavia
Cincinnati’s Model Water System Sets World Standard
The Cincinnati water system is described as the most expensive ever built with a 120 million gallon daily capacity and the largest pumps. Water passes through chemical and gravel filtration into a gravity tunnel under the Ohio River to the city twelve miles away, a project four years in the tunnel and seven years to full operation. The system aims to be a global model once completed, drawing engineering interest nationwide and spawning a town around the works.
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United States
Cincinnati
Ohio River
John Johnson of St Peter and the Minnesota governor
Richard Washburn Child profiles John Johnson of St Peter as a once obscure country editor who rose to a governorship. The piece recalls his early life, family, schooling cut short, work in a drug store, and community roles shaping his path to political prominence.
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Richard Washburn Child
Collier’s
Johnson
John Johnson
St. Peter
Minnesota
Minn
The
Herald
St. Peter's
John
Henry
Henry Jones
Fate
Court House
Gustaf
Mr. Jones
Julius Black
John Dodd
Jim Rogers
Stark
County Fair Association
Woodmen
Elks
Knights of Pythias
Masons
Iowa
United States
No Sympathy for Henry Hering Prompts Parole Protest
National Polish Alliance members and hundreds of depositors strong on Milwaukee Avenue protest Henry W. Hering and Paul C. Stensland parole bid. The bankrupt Milwaukee Avenue State Bank looting left northwest Chicago remembers the loss as parole is considered by the state parole board.
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J. M. Carroll & Co
Milwaukee Avenue
J. M. Carroll
Charles Carroll
Hering
National Polish Alliance
Paul C. Stensland
Henry W. Hering
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Herings
Chicago
Beak
M. B. Steczynski
The
Re Ae
Stewart Ordered to Pay Temporary Alimony in Separate Maintenance Case
In circuit court Judge Dibell ruled Dr Ezra Hazen Stewart must pay Laura D Stewart temporary alimony of 30 per month in two 15 installments for July and August. Attending were Mrs Stewart and her daughter. attorney Donovan appeared for Dr Stewart who arrived after the ruling.
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Dibell
Ezra Hazen Stewart
Case Street
Laura D. Stewart
Gust
Bargain at seven ninety one? cameo in mock court scene
A fragment shows a character taunting a beauty over a thrifted suit with a tag reading a bargain at $7.901. The exchange hints at social snobbery and cost perceived value in a stylized dialogue moment.
Miss Bilguns Am I the mamiai you ever loved
Lord Getthecoyne recalls a years old romance naming the first girl who owned money in her own name. The fragmentary dialogue hints at a personal history amid a broader legal or social context.
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Miss Bilguns
Mamiai
Lord Getthecoyne
Two Reasons On Why An Ordinary Man Plays
Quotation fragment shows a player preferring home life and dislikes being sidelined. The lines reveal a view of athletic effort as balancing pride in play with comfort of staying near home.
A Bad Break She Do Glasses Hurt Your He Depends
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a comic or column note about glasses and drinks. The text mentions hurt from glasses and how behavior changes with what is consumed, but details are unclear. The piece seems to parody or joke about hangovers and caution.
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Kentucky
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Mankato
Nee
N. FE
Elinore Preston
Tom
Keema
Jack
GOV
John A. Johnson
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Henry Hering
Stewart
Alimory
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