Oxford Group and Buchmanism Described at Society Meeting
A crowded ballroom event details the Oxford Group movement led by Dr. Frank Buchman. Speakers include a Oxford academic, a reforming former wildwoman, and a surgeon, with themes of sharing and conversion and a global growth of over 500000 members. The article traces the movement from Cambridge to Oxford and America, noting public controversy and notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
China
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Smuts
South Africa
Army
Navy
England
America
Trek For Christ
Movement For Sinvers
United States
Frank WN. D. Buchman
Buchman
Princeton
Hibben
Yale
Colgate
Smith
Vassar
Handbook of the
Movement
Y.M.C. A
London
Hitler Narrowly Survives Assassination in Breslau
Breslau Germany July 6 reports that Chancellor Hitler escaped an assassination attempt when Edmund Heines a Breslau police chief and Nazi ran at him with a revolver. An aide shot and killed Heines preventing disaster. The tale came from a friend of Heines to a U.S. resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breslau
Germany
Hitler
Edmund Heines
Ernst Boehm
Munich
Heines
United States
French Italian Secret Service Catch International Forgers
Paris and Milan coordinated arrest sweep ends a three month pursuit by French and Italian secret services. Six counterfeiters are seized in a synchronized move, two in Paris and four in Milan, with forged share certificates from Paris underground railways Lens Mining Suez Canal sold for several million francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Daily News
Europe
Milan
Lens Mining Corporation
Suez Canal Corporation
Postal Telegraphs Reorganizations in St John’s
The Postal Telegraphs staff at St John’s Branch were reduced by about 49 following a report by Secretary O Halloran approved by the Commission of Government. Key removals include the Superintendent of Mail Couriers and seven senior posts. outports are exempt and reductions continue. New appointments include Jordan Milley Director of Postal Service and J H Small Director of Telegraph Service. relations between branches are restructured and duty rotation introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's
O'Halloran
Commission of Government
Dominion Office
Jordan Milley
Postal Service
J. H. Small
A. J. Ivany
M. A. Fraser
G. White
N. French
Messrs
Newhook, Hiscock
March
Cracker
W. Veitch
W. Woodford
British officer abandons Everest solo ascent plan
Maurice Wilson, a young British flying officer, began an ambitious solo attempt to reach Mount Everest from Darjeeling India. After authorities vetoed his aerial approach he turned to a land ascent, aiming to plant the Union Jack on the summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darjeeling
India
C.P
Maurice Wilson
Mount Everest
England
Mount Everett
Traveler recalls earthquake alarming hotel room scene
A traveller home from abroad describes an earthquake with the hotel rocking and cups and saucers flying. His companion turns pale and exclaims Great Scott as the man abruptly remembers he forgot to post a letter his wife had given him two days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad
Scott
Josh’s College of Agriculture Report
A farmer replies to a query about his son Josh in the college of agriculture. He praises ordinary knowledge of soils and fertilizers and mentions Josh has given several prizes for oratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh
College of Agriculture
Blond Waitress Delivers Odd Menu Hint at Local Diner
A terse exchange at a downtown diner shows a blonde waitress offering stewed kidneys boiled tongue fried liver and pigs feet while a patron demands chicken pie and immediate service. A tealy separated Nad Trade Co fragment appears toward the end.
Gold widespread in Canada except Prince Edward Island
The Department of Mines Ottawa states gold is found in every province except Prince Edward Island and, in value, ranks with coal as the two leading mineral products of the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prince Edward ‘S Land
Dominion
Department of Mines
Ottawa
New $60,000 telescope presented to Greenwich Observatory
The Royal Observatory at Greenwich has a new $60,000 reflecting telescope, the most powerful installed there. Astronomers, eager to start, used it for several weeks before formal presentation by donor Mr. W. J. Yapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Observatory
Greenwich
Observatory
W. J. Yapp
Printing innovation enables four-letterhead runs in one pass
Near Klagenfurt Austria Peter Sussbauer attempted a four color print run using a new device on two stock types to produce four colored letter heads simultaneously. A black cat crossing his path caused a collision as the car struck the animal. Sussbauer was badly scratched and bitten around the neck and hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klagenfurt
Austria
Peter Sussbauer
Peter Sossbauer
Sossbauer
Wireless telegraph station in Mexico City links world
The wireless telegraph station at Mexico City is equipped to communicate with all countries of the world, signaling a major international communications capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Fragmentary reflection on death and reverence in love
A fragmentary quotation laments how a man's death deepens reverence in others yet questions life’s sacredness and the effort of enduring hardship. It contrasts sorrow with the spared road a brother must climb, highlighting shared grief and loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ito
George Biiot
First lighter-than-air craft observed during AY 226 event
A fragment notes AY 226 reporting a 226 foot jointigide blimp as the first lighter craft. Further details are unreadable in the OCR segment.
Moving Again: Twain at the Window With a Cigar Box
A young Mark Twain, then a struggling San Francisco writer, carries a cigar box under his arm and a passerby teases him about smoking. He replies that he is moving again, not smoking, underscoring his restless early career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
San Francisco
Mr. Clemens
Mark
Water measurement puzzle at Niagara Falls dialogue
A quoted exchange asks how much water in quarts passes over Niagara Falls and receives the reply two pints. The brief dialogue highlights a humorous misalignment over capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Judge Sends Man Off Circulation for Thirty Days
The judge sternly asks the man for his occupation and learns he has none. The court clerk notes the man is retired from circulation for thirty days in a terse, humorous exchange.
Dance Offer Aired At U Hall In Friendly Exchange
A brief conversational scene at the U Hall shows George inviting a partner to dance and the response indicating a courteous, modest interest in the evening rather than mere pleasure. The exchange reflects social dancing norms of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
U. Hall
Voltaire on work as defense against vice want and tedium
The quote frames work as a shield against vice, want, and boredom. It argues that life loses one of its chief interests if kept at bay and that business success hinges on hard work, aside from lucky circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltaire
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society
Charles W. Ferguson
Cambridge
Buchmaniam
Dr. Buchman
Toronto
Liberty
Ayg
Middle West
Chase
Postal Telegraphs
Nad
Stewart Roberts
Twillingate
Newfoundland
U.S.A
The
Twillingate Sun
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!