Adam Bede Tonight and Norman Hall at Chautauqua
The 1919 Chautauqua closes tomorrow with Capt Norman Hall as the headline speaker. Lectures by Dr Soares of the University of Chicago highlighted Americas role in world affairs, plus the Chicago Ladies Quartet and other entertainments drew large crowds for a varied program. Pledges for next year topped six hundred as organizers aim for a thousand.
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League of Nations
Chicago Ladies Quartette
Evening Program and Lectures Display Active Community Schedule
Tonight features Garner's Jubilee Singers at 8 00 followed by J Adam Bede giving The Price of Progress. Thursday brings Boys Club Children’s Hour Bible Hour with Dr Ball and Nor man Hall lecture The Amre Lists. Volunteers of America perform at 2 00 and 8 00 closing number.
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Jubilee Singers
J. Adam Bede
Dr. Ball
Volunteers of America
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Norman Hall
Amre
the Volunteers of America
Chautauqua Lecture Explores Wealth and Worldly Living
Dr Ball discusses materialism and the view of wealth and world as good, urging balance with spiritual values. He cites Jesus on abundance and cites dangers of wealth tied pride while contrasting with the belief that life is evil. He advertises tomorrow’s lecture “The New Day” at ten and notes stockholder nominations and a forthcoming meeting.
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J. A. Glendinning
Orville Elder
C. M. Keck
Charles A. Dewey
R. BE
Dougherty
Chanteauqua
Bessie Watson Neimeyer
Burlington
Will Harwood
Neimeyer
Dorothea Wickham
W. R. Keesey
Fairfield Chautauqua
Fairfield Association
Chautauqua Closes Tomorrow with Big Wind-Up
Washington hosts one of the largest chautauqua crowds as Norman Hall lectures at 2 30 after a Volunteers of America program. Adiem Bede former congressman and humorist headlines tonight with the Garner Jubilee singers. Local businesses close early to allow employees to attend and season tickets for 1920 are urged with a goal of a thousand pledges.
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Norman Hall
Volunteers of America
Adiem Bede
Garner Jubilee Singers
Pageant and Festival at Chautauqua Grounds
Miss Jensen directs a pageant titled The Fair Revel to be staged in the southwest grounds immediately after the lecture in the big tent. Miss Gladys Wells and Mrs Lola Hughes announce an impromptu game festival for children this afternoon following the lecture, featuring games from chautauqua activities.
Portrait of Viscount Grey Accepts Temporary U.S. Ambassadorship
The Viscount Grey of Talloden has accepted temporarily the post of British ambassador to the United States, representing Britain in Washington during a transitional period.
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United States
Im Large Supply. When you start to borrow trouble the loan 's generally oversubscribed.
Cranscript notes a Financial market view highlighting oversubscribed loans when risk signals rise. The piece cites caution about borrowing trouble leading to tighter credit conditions and tighter lending.
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Soeton Cranscript
Kronstadt Afire as Allied Fleet Attacks Reds Stronghold
British fleet with air and seaplane support bombards Kronstadt while the town is reported afire. Meanwhile Finnish troops launch an attack on the Karellan front as the conflict widens.
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Stockholm
Kronstadt
New Jersey Seen as Double-Headed Cobweb State Opposed
Oliver Wendell Holmes described New Jersey as a double headed coburb rather than a state, highlighting it as a neighbor to New York and noting its peculiar status in regional thought.
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New Jersey
Oliver Wendell Holmes
New York
Missing Ninos Knights official prompts audit of records
Chicago, Aug. 20. Police sought Paul J. B. Haverly, grand keeper of records and seals for the Ninois Knights of Pythias, who vanished. A £40,000 discrepancy was reported in his accounts with the order, triggering auditors to review the books under bond with Fidelity and Casualty Company.
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Paul J. B. Haverly
Ninois Knights of Pythias
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Haverly
Knights of Pythias
Casualty Company
Life sentence for woman in St Louis murder case
In St Louis circuit court Mrs. Minnie Ryan, 43, was sentenced to life imprisonment for first degree murder. Witnesses testified she killed Fred Roetger by dousing his clothing with kerosene and striking a match while he slept at her home.
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St. Louis
Minnie Ryan
Fred Roetger
Real Catarrh Cure Endorsed by S. S. S. Advertisement
When using medicated sprays and douches for catarrh relief, temporary clearing may occur but symptoms return. The ad denounces local applications as ineffective and promotes S. S. S. as a lasting treatment praised for decades. It invites readers to write for free medical advice from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Chief Executives Censured in Early Congress Debates
Congress twice censured leaders over bank policy and deposits. Andrew Jackson and John Tyler faced sharp partisan clashes as Republicans and Democrats disputed removal actions and administrations in the 1830s and 1840s.
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Andrew Jackson
Jake Jas
United States
John
Tyler
Solomon's Fountain A Historic Water Route to Jerusalem
Water from King Solomon's Senter Fountain seven miles from Jerusalem is carried to the city by iron pipes for part of the distance and the rest by an ancient sluiceway called Solomon's aqredict.
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Jerusalem
A Fifth Grade Smile Brightens Teacher’s Day
A fourth grade teacher remarks on a fifth grader Inez, noting the student’s happiness as the present teacher smiles all day, suggesting a positive classroom atmosphere and student-contented tone.
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Inez
Worth Trying: A Note on Kindness and Restraint
A short reflective piece urges brighter smiles gentle sympathy and kinder speech. It argues small changes in tone and patience can alter daily interactions and long term relationships.
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