Recognition Week at Chautauqua in August program
August 13 19 features recognize day events with Bishop Vincent Devotional Hour Dr Lucius Bugbee Prof Schmucker Dean Hodges and lectures by Jenks Schmucker Rose Burnell and others plus musical programs and Grange Day activities with talks on agriculture religion and Mexico
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Vincent
C.L. 8. Co
Dr. Bugbee
Bugbee
Phi Beta Kappa
Methodist Church
Malden
Mass
George Hodges
Protestant Episcopal Seminary
Cambridge
Jenks
Dean Hodges
George E. Vincent
Dr. Vincent
Chautauqua
Carl Busch
Dvenina
Bruch
Gade
Crusaders
Samuel A. Baldwin
New York City College
S.C. Schmucker
James A. Whitmore
Princton
Men and Religion
LaSalle Corbell Pickett
George Pickett
Peter MacQueen
Charlestown
Mexico
Fairy tale romance of Harry Schultz and German prince ties
The North East Breeze recounts how Harry Schultz, a 22 year old assistant manager at the Western Electric New York office, fell for a Pittsburg heiress and learned his royal German lineage. Facing a choice between European titles and an American marriage, he decides to remain an American citizen and forego his princely rank. Mrs Adams, who mentored him since his first visit, shares the tale.
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North East
Harry Schultz
New York
Adams
Pittsburg
Harry
Germany
Schultz
Prince von Guenther of
Lichtenberg
Rhenish
Prussia
America
Count von Guenther
Europe
Wanted Nurses for the Insane at Warren State Hospital
Notice seeks female applicants aged 21 to 30 for general nursing training at Warren Pa State Hospital. Wages 18 dollars monthly, advance based on ability. No prior experience required, reference needed. Apply to Superintendent, Warren State Hospital. August 3 1917.
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Superintendent of State Hospital
Warren
Andrews Plans Supreme Court Appeal In Murder Case
The article reports John M. Andrews vows a Supreme Court appeal if a new trial is denied by Judge Hinckley. It notes high legal costs, a $5,000 retainer for attorney Jack son, potential venue change if a new trial is secured, and Andrews’s defiant claims of innocence amid ongoing water company disputes and unresolved confessions.
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Andrews
Supreme Court
Hinckley
Jackson
Pittsburg Press
John M. Andrews
A House of Shells by a Sea Captain Near Edinburgh
A retired sea captain near Edinburgh covered a dark room wall with cement and a layer of white shell. The reflected light pleased him so much he continued the project. His cottage and garden became a regional wonder from seashell collections gathered worldwide.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
St. Nicholas
Pennsylvania Crops Report Shows Mixed Yields
A department of agriculture bulletin notes Pennsylvania wheat safely harvested but heavily hit by Hessian fly, with losses around 40 percent in Lebanon valley and other areas. Oats not yet harvested but promising. hay substantially below average yet high quality. corn growing fast and expected to surpass the average.
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Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Lebanon Valley
Lover Kills Sweetheart Then Ends His Life Near Rochester
John Ornst, 24, shot and killed his sweetheart Inez Marshall at his West Brighton home two miles from Rochester, then killed himself. He had urged marriage, saying she must not marry anyone else, and had brought his mother to the city before taking the girl to the farm where the tragedy occurred.
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Inez Marshall
John Ornst
West Brighton
Rochester
Ornst
Jackson Fined in Nine Indictments for Wire Trust
Edwin E. Jackson Jr was arraigned in New York by U S District Attorney Wise and described as the head of the steel wire trust. Judge Archbald fined him 5000 on each of nine indictments totaling 45000 after a nolo contendere plea in the criminal branch.
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Edwin E. Jackson, Jr
New York
United States
Wise
Steel Wire Trust
Archbald
United States Circuit Court
Nolo Contendre
Lightning Claims Jamestown Youth in Ellington
Alva Lawrence aged 19, son of Charles Lawrence of Jamestown New York, was struck by lightning in Ellington Thursday afternoon and killed instantly. He had been drowning coal to his home when a severe storm struck. his horses lay dead for hours but were revived. He leaves two sisters and two brothers along with his parents.
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S. C. Schmucker
Normal School
West Chester
Agassiz
Gray
Thoreau
Schmucker
Chautauqua
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Muhlenberg College
University of Pennsylvania
Carthage
Ill
Boys’ High School
Reading
State Normal School
India
Philadelphia Cooking School
Wagner Institute
Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Ornithologists Union
American Civic Associatirs
Pennsylvania Botanical Society
Ladies’ Home Journal
Chautanuquan
Lippincott’s
American University Extension Society
New York Board of Education
Andrews
Amann
D. A. Arird
P. H. Hall
Hall
Amana
Alva Lawrence
Charles Lawrence
Jamestown
N. Y
Ellington
Lawrence
Seed Prices Soar for Timothy Seed in Ohio Counties
Farmers in Tuscarawas and Holmes counties Ohio report timothy seed selling at six dollars a bushel three times the normal price. Dealers indicate the drought has reduced supply and spurred the surge, reflecting a prosperous bend for seed growers.
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Tuscara
Holmes
Ohio
Three Burglaries Reported in Attica This Week
Three burglaries occurred in Attica within a week. At George W. Wells' dry goods store about 75 rings were stolen. At George C. Preadbook's hardware store five revolvers and cart ridges were taken. At St. Vincent's rectory burglars helped themselves to lunch.
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Attica
George W. Wells
George C. Preadbook
St. Vincent's Rectory
Ex-Senator Murphy Dies at 76 in New Jersey Home
Former United States Senator Ed ward Murphy of Troy New York died last week Thursday at his Elberton New Jersey summer home following an operation for an enlarged abdominal gland. He was 76.
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United States
Edward Murphy
Troy
N. Y
Elberton
N. J
Mr. Murphy
New Savinas Institution Receives State Certificate in Cortland
The New Savinas Institution at Cortland in Worland New York has been granted a certificate of authorization by the state banking department.
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New Savinas Institution
Cortlandation
Worland
N. Y
State Banking Department
Four Year Course Opens At Pennsylvania Normal Schools
High School graduates may pursue the three year course next year while four year study begins this fall at all Pennsylvania Normal Schools. Applications for credit from completed high school work and admission without entrance examinations are available via Clarion State Normal School. J George Becht principal.
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Pennsylvania Normal
Clarion State Normal School
Clarion
J. George Becht
Wise girl shines in quick grasp of game
The couple, a bright girl and her escort, discuss baseball and marriage in witty exchanges. He jokes about the sport and she replies with a marriage analogy, noting engagements, struggles, and the challenge of getting home as they ponder the comparison.
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Boston Transcript
Andrews Case in Court's Hands
The defense argues for a new trial claiming faulty jury instructions and prejudicial testimony. Attorney Jackson contends errors tainted the trial and Wilbert and Thorr lied. Cochran counters undisclosed evidence and witness fees. Judge Hinckley to rule by September term. appeal possible.
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Peached
Mr. Scarlett
Andrews
Gerow
Robert Ellis
Ralph Stone
Lena Anderson
Stone
R. H. Jackson
Allegheny County
Jackson
Commonwealth
Lynn
Water Company
Pittsburg
Wilbert
Thorr
Messenger
Cochran
Miss Hodge
Mr. Cochran
Atlantic City
Silcox
Till
Scarlett
Scarlet
Hinckley
Supreme Court
The French traveling showman in country fairs
The London Standard notes the traveling showman is rarer in England, surviving mainly as owner of horses, boxing booths, or fat ladies, while in rural France the juggler, strong man, and charming dancer persist with tinsel and tights attracting ordinary crowds curious about any art form.
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France
England
London Standard
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Oberammergau
Jeremiah W. Jenks
Cornell University
International Commission
China
United States Department
Bad Nauheim
Hamilton University
Western University of Pennsylvania
Hobart
Calvary Church
Theological School
Evelyn Snead Barnett
Louisville Courier Journal
Oberammergan
Henry Reuben Rose
Tufts College
Oratory
New Hampshire
Maine
New Jersey
Bureau of Charities of
Newark
Abby Snell Burnell
Thomas Snell
Massachusetts
Helen Gould
Coleridge-Taylor
Moses
Egypt
God
Murphy
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