Club women plan to protect girls in Philadelphia
Prominent Philadelphia club and philanthropic women met at New Century club to form a coordinated effort under police matrons to guide and aid women at risk. Speakers outlined joint work with juvenile offenders, victims of vice, and wives in distress, emphasizing collaboration with 29 police stations and multiple social agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New Century Club
Martha P. Falconer
House of Refuge
J. L. Pickering
E. H. Erekine
R. R. Porter
Light~house
Charlotte Abbey
Woman's Directory
Elizabeth Wood
Society For Organizing Charity
H. Gordon McCouch
Civic Club
Mrs Mildred R Winner Restful Sunday In Jail
Mrs Mildred R Winner remains in the county jail awaiting trial for forgery of an $800 check. She passed Sunday without hysterical spells and is very weak, with a likely transfer before the September term. Authorities doubt her traveling man alibi and will seek full details and description of any accomplice. She has little to say and has not secured bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred R. Winner
Winner
Jall
Ft Madison Mayor Henry Schlamer Dies at 68
Ft. Madison Iowa June 26 Attorney Henry Schlamer aged 68 died of Brights disease at his home. He served three terms as mayor of Ft. Madison and held many other local public offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Madison
Henry Schlamer
Bright
Parole for Ed Lashbrook and court fines proceed in municipal court
Judge Caldwell grants Tim Dolan thirty days as a guest parolee after a lecture on frequent visits. Ed Lashbrook pleads guilty to drunkenness and disorderly conduct, fined $100 with a weekly $10 payment to his wife. Other defendants receive fines or dismissals in a crowded municipal court session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Dolan
Caldwell
Tim
Ed Lashbrook
O. H. Keeler
Lashbrook
Eare
Harry Edsi
W. H. Chapple
Frank Bishop
Frank Mullen
Davenport
Otto Hanache
Power Wendt
Hansche
Wendt
James Lee
Charles Wicken
W. Appleby
Colored Baptist Preacher Sunday Draws Large Crowds
Rev W D Carter, coloring educator and financial secretary of Western college in Macon Missouri, spoke at First Baptist and Walnut Street Baptist churches. He urged education and manual training for blacks to improve social status, sharing hardships since emancipation. Strong audiences and choral music accompanied the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Carter
Colored Baptist Church
Western College
Macon
First Baptist Church
Walnut Street
Carter
South
Free possum causes rush as workers flee cellars
In Washington on June 26 a group of negro workers tearing down the old Rigga house uncovered a large poss um in a cellar near the Treasury building. They fled in panic when a policeman identified it as a living creature rather than a rat, prompting a wild scramble from the cellar.
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Washington
Rigga House
Treasury Building
Dr Reverd Final Sermon Marks Farewell Tour
Dr Rewerd delivers farewell sermon to First Presbyterian congregation before world tour lasting about a year. A resolution praised his work. itinerary lists given to keep in touch. He leaves for Detroit to attend weddings, then New York, sails to London July 1, returns June 25, 1912. Mrs Rewerd and children head to California.
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H. W. Rewerd
First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Reherd
Christian Endeavor
Detrot
New York
London
Linden M. E. Church
George L. Dixon
QO. A. Zuehlke
Dixon
Ladies’ Aid Society
Lafayette Park
Queen Father Circle
Nellie Zeran
Chautauqua Park
Emanual Evangelical Association
E. Nolte
Dubuque
Court House Square
Mr. Nolte
United Presbyterian
E. W. McQuiston
Stanwood
United Presbyterian Church
Mr. McQuiston
M. G. Mann
YMCA Aims to Raise 5000 for Current Expenses
Workers from the YMCA began a pledge drive to raise 5000 dollars for current expenses. Half is to be collected now and half on December 1. Four thousand dollars will fund repairs in the basement for boys, with 2500 for furnishing and fitting. Dinner was served today for the workers and supper will be served this evening.
Bucket of Cold Water for Rhodes
John Rhodes was found this morning in the rear of the Corn Belt telephone office on Fifth street in a state near intoxication. He was doused with a bucket of cold water by bystanders, waking him to think he had slept in the rain. An officer offered him a ride home but he began to walk, then sought a drink and fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rhodes
Corn Belt
Fifth Street
John
Gall Stone Cure Promised by United Doctors Letter
A Omaha grocer profiles a successful treatment for gall stones by the United Doctors. He credits May 8 start, claims no attacks in two months, and urges readers to seek their examination. The letter notes free exams but warns only curable cases accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
United Doctors
United Doctare
Tam
32Nd
Gold Streets
United
T. W. Curtis
Nebr
Curtis
Waterloo Institute
Marsh Place
Aleways
Monkeys Escape Germs Threaten City Search In NYC
The Willard Parker hospital reports two germ laden monkeys escaped from observation en route to Manhattan. An army of school children joins the search as police fear the primates may be adopted as pets by well meaning locals. The incident unfolds amid fever fear with errant simians unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Po- Nea
Manhattan
Willard Parker Hospital
Tte
Andy
Simigas
Men Sacrifice Lives To Save Wives At Sea
Washington June 26 two government fisheries agents Walter L Hahn and H D Chichester perished in Alaska while saving their wives when their boat capsized in a squall near St Paul Island on May 31. After placing the women safely on the hull they sank as their strength failed and the sea claimed both men. Mrs Chichester and Mrs Hahn were rescued hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Walter L. Hahn
H. D. Chichester
Alaska
Bowers
Chichester
Hahn
St. Paul Island
Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Offered
A historic hair darkener and scalp tonic from Wyeth Chemical Co of New York promises to darken hair, treat dandruff and hair loss, and encourage growth. Sold by druggists for fifty cents a bottle with a money back guarantee if it fails to meet claims, via agent H. W. Taggart at 627 Commercial Street.
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Wrepper
Chesebrough Mfo
Illinois Central
R.R
United States
Canada
Modern Wood- Men of America
Buffalo
N. Y
International Sunday School Association
San Francisco
Cal
American Medical Association
Los Angeles
National Educational Association
United Society Christian Endeavor
Atlantic City
N. J
Grand Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elka
Rochester
J. M. Morisey
Div
Pass. Agt
Tiinosis Central R. R
Bank
Fred Austin
Waterloo
of Vice Trust
UOYAL
Laeshbrook
Walnut
Old Washington House
Dr. Rewerd
New York City
Chamberlain
Y.M.C. A
Hope
Grace
San Franciano
Springfield
3. D
Eagle Pase
Tex
Mr. Brown
Epworth Seminary
Epworth
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Western Union
THE
Western Union Telegraph Company
Burlington
Denver
Scenic Colorado
Salt Lake
Friscos
Scienic Colorado
Frisco
Coast Line
Ceent Colorado
Southern Pacific
Seattle
Portland
Northwest
Nebraska
Spokane
Billings
Lucie
L. W. Wakeley
Neb
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