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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1912

Page

7

Debates On Socialism Highlight Carnegie Hall Event

Prominent lawyers Samuel Untermyer and Morris Hillquit will clash in a Carnegie Hall debate on socialism's role in solving the trust problem. Organized by the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, the event features movements across Columbia, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, and many universities with notable alumni and supporters.

Intercollegiate Socialist Society Columbia College of the City of New York Cornell Harvard Yale Chicago Stanford Brown Rochester Princeton California Kansas Michigan Missouri Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Wisconsin Washington Amherst Baker Barnard, Clark Colgate Connecticut Agricultural DePauw Marietta Meadville Theological Morris Pratt Oberlin Springfield Swarthmore Washington University of St. Louis Wesleyan New York Will Wallace Irwin Writing Brothers Robert W. Bruere University of Chicago Ruere Vassar W. E. B. du Bois Charles Edward Russell Chicago University Simon Flexner Bryn Mawr Samuel A. Elliot, Jr American Unitarian Association W. Eliot W. T. Fisher, Jr Interior Taft Edmund I. Dana Longfellow Helen Keller Radcliffe Alex

Sunday Afternoon Meeting for Men

Announcement for a Washington Federation of Christian Men event next Sunday at 8 p m in Eagles hall above the north side bakery. Leader unnamed but described as capable. subject not announced. Includes invitation to men and boys, with encouraging notes on benefits and goodwill.

Washington Federation of Christian Men Eagles Hall North Side Bakery

Taft and Sawhill Win Tight Second Church Primary

A lively second United Presbyterian church primary produced Taft and Sawhill as the top ticket by a narrow margin amid spirited speeches for other candidates. Prohibition and suffrage advocates debated fiercely, with Banter, rhetoric, and an array of two minute addresses. Over two hundred attendees witnessed the event and a social to follow.

Second United Presbyterian Chur Billy Chileate Prince Albert Maine West Chester Great Lakes Mr. Sawhill Ralph Livingston A. B. Cummins Cummins Chicago Livingston Cedar Rapids John Wilson Woodrow Wilson Eva Livingston Minnie Conner Mike Lewis Ruth Latta Lewis Ross Hazel Stewart Mary Louise Sawhill John Stewart

Two Women Testify About Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Two testimonials from Ohio and Massachusetts women praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Cassis LiLoup of New Moorefield credits relief from bearing down pain and weakness, while Mrs Rosert Coit of Williams Town reports improved irregularity and fatigue after use. Both urge others to try the medicine.

New Moorefield Ohio Lydia E. Pinkham Cassis LiLoup Clark Co South Williamstown Mass Lydia FE Pinkham Rosert Coit Box 45

Lecture by Hon Clarence Buskirk on Christian Science

Hon Clarence A Buskirk of St Louis Missouri will give a free lecture on Christian Science at First Church of Christ Scientist corner Iowa avenue and Jefferson street next Tuesday evening April 30 at 8 o clock All are invited Buskirk is described as a forceful convincing speaker and the address is said to be instructive

Clarence A. Buskirk St. Louis First Church of Christ, Scientist Iowa Avenue Jefferson Street Mr. Buskirk

Carpet Cleaning Service Promises Sanitary Spring Refresh

Roy Minick advertises carpet and rug cleaning with moth and germ removal, kiln-sanitary process, prompt, guaranteed satisfaction, and resizing. Also buys old woolen ingrain carpet and acts as agent for Fairfield Rug Co at 325 Black.

Roy Minick Carpet Cleaning Works Fairfield Rug Co Ingrain

Japanese Municipal Progress Praised by Former MA Attorney General

Harvey N. Shepard, former Massachusetts attorney general, told Philadelphia City Club that Japan leads in municipal government. He cited close-to-the-people governance, absence of graft, modern infrastructure, and skilled labor as evidence of Japan’s advanced civic development.

Japan Harvey N. Shepard Hoston Massachusetts Philadelphia France Prussia Shepard America

City planning sparks optimism about urban revival

Dr. Hillis of Brooklyn argues a new spirit against urban ugliness spreads worldwide. He notes twenty new town planning volumes in Germany and says 180 U.S. cities have formed commissions to chart twenty years of growth. He warns the metropolis shapes rural youth and the republic.

Dr. Hillis Brooklyn London Paris Berlin Vienna Germany The Republic

Denver Arbor Day to Distribute Free Trees Across City

The city will give free trees to Denver households on municipal Arbor Day in April. Saplings funded from the streets and boulevards fund per the mayor's budget, with about 15 000 trees mainly maples and elms to be distributed. Last year’s effort was successful with most trees planted and about 88 percent thriving.

Denver

Move in Right Direction Critiques Huts Housing in Galveston

The article notes Galveston Texas aims to improve all civic life but dislikes the thatched huts used by poorer Mexican residents. It argues no building should be uncomfortable or unsightly, even in areas dominated by the foreign element.

Galveston Texas

First Shot in Civil War Sparks Old Debate

Edm und Ruffin is named in a relic owned by Capt. Noble D. Preston tied to the Fort Sumter firing. A May 1864 James River incident and General Pryor testimony shift the tale showing Ruffin and Beauregard involvement and Virginia secession.

North Pole Edmund Ruffin Noble D. Preston Philadelphia Edmund Ruffinn Preston Tenth New York Cavalry James River Aaron U. S Ruffin Fort Sumter Danville Richmond Roger Atkinson Pryor Virginia Charleston Shrewsbury South Carolina Beauregard Rufin South

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