Moving pictures to offset skepticism in Bible Students' drive
The International Bible Students' Association launches twelve days of free moving pictures at Theatorium to educate the public in science history and the Bible. Pastor Russell presents Creation with scenes from the Holy Land Greece Turkey and other regions. Admission is free and children require accompaniment.
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International Bible Students’ Association
Europe
Pastor Russell
Holy Land
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Jerusalem
Gethsamane
Golgotha’s
Gas plant explosion destroys Minard Run Oil facility
Bradford reported an explosion at the Minard Run Oil Company plant in Aiken Pa. when a cylinder head blew under 250 pound pressure causing a gas fire and a second blast that wrecked the building. Foreman L. J. Paul and about twenty workers fought the flames, saving nearby property. loss figure not yet estimated.
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Bradford
Minard Run Oil Company
Aiken
L. J. Paul
Wall Street Now Faces War's Global Trade Shock
New York financiers fear disruptions as European war blocks US trade with London Paris Berlin and Vienna. The piece explains how exports and reserves are hit, with prices rising and the economy reorienting toward supplying allies. It notes 70,000,000 bushels of wheat stranded at port and rail embargo on exports compounding the crisis.
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New York
Germany
Steel Corporation
International Mercantile Marine
Wall Street
Financial District
United States
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Jacob H. Schiff
James Speyer
George F. Reker
William Rockefeller
James Stillman
Austria
Servia
Russia
France
England
Europe
Belgium
Seaboard
BROOM BRIGADE FACES SNAKE
York Pa August 10 A swift mobilization formed to trap an eight foot bull snake in a backyard after it escaped from Dr Fred Warner who is jailed for a fatal car crash. Citizens used brooms and wash props to keep the reptile at bay until a police officer bagged it.
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York
South End
Fred Warner
Warner
Emma Gates
Emigsville
Editorial: Tariff Impact On Wool Industry
The Carlisle Sentinel notes Republicans should cease attacks on Democratic measures or halt support for them. The Oshkosh Northwestern reports wool mills see tariffs as not harming profits, with no profit drops and ongoing prosperity, while expanding operations in the American woolen sector.
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Carlisle Sentinel
Oshkosh
Wis
Northwestern
Rep
A Slow Sleeper in Suburban Household
A servant girl in a suburban family was reproved for oversleeping. She explained she slept slowly and therefore took a long time to obtain a good night’s rest. Boston Transcript.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Patient sews up head injury claims mending
In a Baltimore American note a patient with a severe head cut is described as mending, while a bystander asserts the doctor was the one sewing the patient. The exchange hints at confusion over who performed the care.
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Baltimore
Slang Phrases Through the Ages Evidence Old Origins
A compact study traces so called modern slang to centuries old phrases. Examples include kid from 1509, not in it from Shakespeare, cut it out from Sheridan, and skip out in Wycliffe Bible, showing language evolution across eras.
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Massinger
Wryeliff
Ralph Roister Doister
Goldsmith
Sheridan
Edward A. Allen
Forum
Post Wheeler Arrives in Hull With Stranded Americans
Post Wheeler the new secretary of the American embassy at Tokio and Mrs Wheeler reach Hull from Copenhagen with thirty stranded Americans. American relief loans to refugees run about ten thousand dollars daily, secured by collateral.
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London
Wheeler
Tokio
Berlin
Japan
Hull
Copenhagen
American Relief Committee
German-American leader protests coal shipment to Canada
Adolph Niederpuem secretary of the Detroit German-American city league sends a message to President Wilson protesting alleged neutrality law violations. The shipment of coal from the United States to Canada via Port Huron is cited.
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Detroit
Mich
Adolph Niederpuem
City League
Wilson
United States
Canada
Port Huron
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