Baptists Denounce Evolution Report Progress At Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention in Memphis reported major gains across missions and education. The Hospital Commission ran 24 hospitals with 100000 patients and over 1 million dollars in charity. The Sunday School Board expanded to 21 570 churches and 2 563 953 pupils. The Education Board cited assets rising to 48 million across 117 schools. The Foreign Mission Board employed 618 American and 2443 native workers on 17 fields. A cooperative program was urged to support missions and Baptist schools and a faith statement denounced evolution and affirmed biblical inerrancy.
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X Ray Film by Wire in Seven Minutes Showcases New Hope
Medical experts applaud wire transmission of an X ray negative from New York to Chicago, a seven minute transfer of a hand bone image. The system could bring X ray specialists to remote patients via Coolidge portable units, sending images to urban hubs for diagnosis and guidance.
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New York
Chicago
Victor X-ray Corporation
Coolidge
W. D. Coolidge
General Electric Company
California Leads Farm Electrification Data Clearing
California advances farm electrification far ahead of other states and will provide data to the national Committee on the Relation of Electricity to Agriculture. Dr. E. A. White announced the plan, forming a California state committee and outlining sub committees on costs, rates, home use, farm shop, poultry and dairy studies, refrigeration, and plant spraying. Eleven states expect to benefit from California's findings.
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Nighttime Lighting Transforms Outdoor Sports Play
Electric floodlights now illuminate tennis golf croquet trap shooting motorcycle racing and baseball and football as play shifts to night. Moonlight remains the favored backdrop for lovers in many reports.
Farmers urged to cooperate on farm electrification
Owen D. Young urges farmers to open minds and join forces with power companies and manufacturers to bring electricity to farms. He stresses leadership by farm owners, study of electrification in agricultural education, and cooperative efforts to develop practical, farm‑appropriate electrical machinery and services.
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General Electric Company
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Farmers and Power Company
New York State
America
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Cougars Imperil Stock and Game Across Northwest
Reports from Washington and Oregon warn of a widespread cougar menace. The carnivore has killed livestock and game, with a 13 year old boy James Fehlhaber slain near Oleava and a large cougar killed near Hood River. The animal has attacked calves sheep and hounds while feared in Okanogan Mukilteo Kelso and Hood River districts.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
Oregon
James Fehlhaber
Okanogan
Peter C. Peterson
Studebaker
Cowlitz County
Braynton Mountain
Nea Kelso
James Brownell
Hood River
E. A. Clu
Yelm
Sequisi
Queets
Concrete
Rockport
Walluls
Falls City
Honor Memory of Last of Hawaii's Royal Line
The birthplace of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, last royal member and long time delegate to Congress, will be restored to its former state. It will become a weekend retreat for the Order of Kamehameha. Located at Kuwalu Koloa on Kauai, a long stone seating area once used for royal dances will be repurposed by the society.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole
Congress
Order of Kamehameha
Kuwalu
Koloa
Kaul
New Farm Motor On a Hand Truck
General Electric introduces a farm chore motor in four horsepower sizes mounted on a four wheel truck. It runs at 110 or 220 volts and offers four speeds via a countershaft with pulleys. The unit includes control equipment and a start stop push button for electric farm work.
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General Electric Company
Europe Advances in Farm Electrification
Experimental work in farm electrification has progressed longer in Europe than in the United States. Sweden Germany France Italy lead in reports with government aid. Sweden has electrified about one third of farms thanks to hydroelectricity enabling electric threshing and plowing. Electric plowing has been tested in France and Germany since 1908.
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Sweden
Germany
France
Italy
Child brides in the United States reveal widespread underage marriages
A Russell Sage Foundation study reports 667000 Americans were married under sixteen or to underage spouses, highlighting low age requirements in many states and the persistence of child marriage. The report, led by Mary E. Richmond, includes field work across 90 cities in 28 states and urges action by leagues, legislators, and agencies.
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New York
United States
Russell Sage Foundation
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Louisiana
Virginia
Florida
Maryland
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Colorado
Idaho
Maine
Mississippi
Foundation
Mary E. Richmond
Miss Richmond
Fred S. Hall
Leagues of Women
Iowa State President Outlines Present Agricultural Trend
Iowa State College President R A Pearson told a Ames conference that agriculture is in its third development phase. He described a shift from direct farmer to consumer and bulk production toward an era of permanent industry, low production costs, smart marketing, and soil fertility maintenance. Representatives of electrical farm investigations outlined hopes for electricity to boost efficiency in farming.
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R. A. Pearson
Iowa State College
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