Reformers Widen Attack From Reno Pictures to All Moving Images
Hearst papers join moral reformers in opposing moving pictures amid Reno battle and plans for a worldwide anti moving picture crusade. Brooklyn churchmen oppose canvasback theaters as reformers push to curb cheap entertainment for the poor.
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New York
N. Y
Hearst
Reno
Jeffries-Johnson Moving Pictures
Anthony Comstock
Reno Pictures
Moving Pictures
Brooklyn
Humane
Washington
Chicago Church Census Aims to Find Unaffiliated Families
About 25 000 to 30 000 religious workers conducted a two hour census of every Chicago home to map church affiliations and identify those with no church ties. Report notes many indifferent agnostics and atheists among educated and wealthy residents and cites alleged anti religious groups and prominent backers.
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Chicago
Windy City
International Sunday School Association
National Congregational Meeting Opens in Boston
Hundreds of delegates gather in Boston to participate in next week's national council of Congregational churches. Tomorrow religious services will be held citywide with a mass meeting for men at Tremont Temple as the national Brotherhood convention opens. J Campbell White of New York will be the principal speaker.
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Boston
National Council of the Congregational Churches
Congregational
Tremont Temple
Congregational Brotherhood
Brotherhood of St
Vicinity
J. Campbell White
New York
Odd Fellows Celebrate Centenary in Providence Program
A two day centennial celebration for Manchester Union the parent of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows opened in Providence. Gov Pothier and numerous dignitaries attended along with grand officers from Odd Fellows lodges nationwide. Manchester Union originated in England a century ago and led to lodges worldwide.
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Providence
Manchester Union
Order of Odd Fellows
Pothier
Odd Fellows
England
Revere memory of Uncle Remus honored in Atlanta observance
In Atlanta on October 8 Col Theodore Roosevelts Brer Teddy Bear leads Uncle Remus day events honoring Joel Chandler Harris. Aimed at raising funds to buy Harris home in West End as a memorial, the gathering draws many Southern leaders and visitors from other regions. Theodore Roosevelt and Harris shared mutual esteem reflected in correspondence.
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Atlanta
Brer
Col
Theodore Roosevit
South
Uncle Remus
West End
Col. Roosevelt
Joel Chandler Harris
Roosevelt Accepts Address At Uncle Remus Memorial
The narrative recalls the bond between Uncle Remus and Roosevelt as they met often and shared admiration. Roosevelt accepted the memorial speech invitation by cable, expressing heartfelt respect for the Georgia author before returning from his overseas trip.
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Uncle Remus
Sudden Death of Mrs Colton Ends Local Life
Mrs John Colton died suddenly at her home after a few hours illness. She was about fifty nine, born Julia McCarthy in Boston and raised in Iowa. She married John Colton and leaves two brothers Charles and Daniel and sister Ella.
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John Colton
Colton
Julia McCarthy
Boston
Mass
Charles
Daniel
Ella
Iowa
Obituary of Mrs. McCarthy Passes After Infant Loss
One child died in infancy. She leaves a husband, a sister Mrs Ila Thompson, and brother Daniel McCarthy of Ainsworth. Funeral at the Catholic church this morning drew many neighbors. Burial followed in Columbus City cemetery.
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Illa Thompson
Daniel McCarthy
Ainsworth
Columbus City
Columbus Gazette
A Tower of Strength at Washburn Crosby Co
The Washburn Crosby Company expands its board at the September 19 annual meeting by adding eight new members. New directors include James Ford Bell William H Bovey Benjamin S Ball William G Crocker Franklin M Crosby Guy A Thomas Frank F Henry Duffalo T C Estee joining the existing directors led by President James S Bell.
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Washburn-Crosby Co
James 8. Bell
J. &. Bell
W. H. Dunwoody
John Washburn
Samuel Bell, Jr
John Crosby
C. C. Bovey
F. G. Atkinson
James Ford Bell
William H. Bovey
Benjamin S. Ball
William G. Crocker
Franklin M. Crosby
Guy A. Thomas
Minneapolis
Frank F. Henry
Duffalo
T. C. Estee
New York City
Patient Woman Sues for Divorce Over Forty Years of Sulking
A New York Herald report describes a wife filing for divorce claiming her husband sulked for four decades. She compares his behavior to the patient endurance of Job, arguing the marriage has become intolerable.
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Job
New York Herald
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