Grateful Indians Endow Bacone College and Orphanage
Indian donors have given over a million dollars in four years to Bacone College and the Murrow Indian Orphanage near Muskogee. Five new buildings were dedicated as Indians contributed more than three fifths of the needed funds. The fund drive honors Dr Almon Bacone and Dr Murrow, with gifts from Creek and other Indian leaders supporting dormitories, endowment, and the school’s mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacone College
Murrow
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Almon C. Becone
New York
Rochester University
Indian Territory
Tahlequah
Creek Indian Council
Bacone
John D. Rockefeller
Baptist Missionary Organization
Actians
Siaty
Sertigne
Ore Demetree
Jennetta Barnett
Gradante
Moreen
Gute
Hushend
Baptist Orhanage
Athens
Polokee
Rosen
Walter Starr
Jackson Barnett
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
Henry M. Harjo
Florida
Baptists
Five Civilized Tribes
Pocone
Ancient Arhuaco Indians of Colombia Revealed by Field Museum
J Alden Mason, Field Museum curator, reports discovery of the Arhuaco tribe in Colombia. About 2000 to 3000 people live in a narrow coastal mountaintop zone near the Caribbean, with distinct language, customs, and a religion tied to nature. They practice a unique marriage custom, mutual delousing, and coca leaf chewing, and have maintained isolation from neighboring tribes and outsiders.
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Chicago
Columbia
South America
J. Alden Mason
Field Museum of Natural History
Caribbean Sea
Mason
Horses in World War Shipped in Vast Numbers
During the World War more than 950000 horses and 345000 mules were shipped abroad to support Allied forces, highlighting the massive animal mobilization and logistics behind the war effort.
Love in Bay Windows Becomes Telephortme
A playful misprint or telegraphy themed quip notes how love shifts from handwritten letters to modern devices. The fragment hints at nostalgia before the telephortme era, contrasting intimate communication with evolving technology.
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Love
Monte Carlo becomes on-screen glamour in The Enemies of Women
Cosmopolitan Productions brings The Enemies of Women to Fox Theatre for Tuesday and Wednesday with Lionel Barrymore in a lavish Monte Carlo romance. The film recreates the famed casino and terrace with a renowned cast including Alma Rubens Pedro de Coroba Gareth Hughes Gladys Hulette Buster Collier Jr Paul Panzer Mario Majeroni and Betty Bodton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Carlo
Fox Theatre
Vicente Basco Thanet
Cosmopolitan Productions
Ibanez
Lionel Barrymore
Milk Replaces Whiskey in Glasgow Workmen’s Drinks
Glasgow reports a shift from whiskey to milk among laborers as publicans convert to milk sales. Heavy whiskey prices price out workers, leading to milk shops replacing many licensed pubs and the loss of good will value for these houses.
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Glasgow
Publicity Craze Spreads Through Every Walk of Life
The piece notes a surge in publicity across society from politicians to farmers and explorers. It highlights how magazines and billboards overflow with ads, how individuals seek media attention, and how even those who cannot afford agents gravitate toward publicity through public events and newspaper mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy
Alice Oates
J. K. Emmet
Duprez
Benedict
General Coxey
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Grateful Indians
Bacone, Richard Memorial Building
Colombia
Bayard Warren
Prides Crossing
Mass
Gothem
Bran
Abe Martin
Marks
Meeetin’ Th’ Editur
A. E. Putnam & Sons
Washington
Vicinity
William Hoaglin
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