Closing Day at Detroit Christian Endeavor Convention
The busy Detroit finish to the eighteenth International Christian Endeavor convention featured eight gatherings despite rain. Missions, home mission work, and foreign delegates highlighted addresses by Rev. A McLean and Rev. C N Howard. Messages from Francis Clarke and John Baer praised peace efforts while a chorus of delegates from Canada, the U S, and Britain filled the tents with song. Closing sermons by Wilbur Chapman and Bishop Vincent capped a week of inspiration and renewed commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Christian Endeavor
Detroit
Mich
International Christian Endeavor Convention
Endeavor
Williston
Endeavor” Clark
A. McLean
Cincinnati
C. N. Howard
Rochester
N. Y
Clark
Robert E. Speer
New York
Hill
Massachusetts
W. W. Boyce
St. Louis
Iian
Vincent
Kansas
Evangelist Chapquan
Llon
Andresyy D. White
Tlaeue
The
Hague
Francis E. Clarke
John Willis Baer
William McKinley
Washington, D. C
Minto
Ottawa
Canada
Christian Endeavorers
America
Goa
Iter
Queen Victoria
Windasor
England
Mat
Drummond
Sgraveshage
Clarke
Christian Mindeavor
American Commission To Peace Conference
Friends of Peace
White
Hollis
Foster
Baker
Christian Endeavor
Boston
Laer
W. I. Strong
Jesus
Great Britain
Ressider
Christ
Wilbur Chapman
John Hf. Vincent
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cme
Train collision kills two educators enroute to education meet
San Francisco reports a freight train and a passenger train collision near Newman California killing Miss Addie Harris of St. Louis and Mrs Lena Hammond of Seneca Falls New York. A dozen others are lightly injured. The passenger train carried delegates to the National Education Association convention in Los Angeles.
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Lenn Hammond
Seneca Falla, N. W
Allis Addie Harris
St. Louis
San Francisco
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Newman
Cal
Thames
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Harris
Addie Harris
Dillion Street
Lena Hammond
N.Y
Forest Fire Rages West of Anaconda Montana
Anaconda Montana dispatch reports a forest fire breaking out west of Anaconda near Mount Hagegin. It started from a campfire six miles west and rapidly spread through eastern and western slopes. By sunset over 1,500 cords of wood were burned, and the blaze lit the night sky near Mount Nagin with no rain in sight.
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St. Paul
Minn
Anaconda
Mont
Mount Hagegin
Mount Naggin
Wife charged with murder in Erie tie-up case
Clarence F. Shattuck, proprietor of a billiard room near Journey Mile Creek, was shot and killed and his body placed on Erie motor line tracks. His wife Issa Shattuck is held in Erie police custody charged with the murder. Coroner confirms shots to head, arm and back. Two bicyclists reported hearing a murder cry and saw a woman flee toward the creek mouth.
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Erie
Clarence F. Shattuck
Jour Mile Creek
Erie Motor Line
Hiis
Issa Shattuck
Steinmetz
Man Jumped From Train Then Suffered Self Inflicted Wound
A. Kramer of Dayton Iowa attempted suicide on a Southern Pacific train near Burbank California. He used a pocket knife to slash his throat, was stopped, and brought to Los Angeles with only a loss of blood. Heat in the Mojave desert is suspected to have caused temporary insanity. He carried money and a return ticket.
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Los Angeles
Cal
A. Kramer
Dayton
Southern Pacific
Burbank
Kramer
Mojave
Wood Orders Move to Senge as Yellow Fever Threat Grows
Gen Leonard Wood the military governor returns from the United States and launches vigorous measures to stamp out yellow fever in Santiago de Cuba. Headquarters shift to Senge 20 miles north, with most admin functions moved. The paymaster suspends payments to Cuban troops to curb drinking during the epidemic, signaling possible trouble when US troops depart.
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Santiago de Cuba
Leonard Wood
United States
Senge
Here
Washington appoints lieutenant colonels of volunteers
The president named Maj J F Bell of the Philippines service, Capt Herbert H. Sergeant of the Sixth Immune regiment, Capt John J Brereton of the Twenty fourth Infantry, Capt H Plummer of the Tenth Infantry, and Capt Phiguter for brevet gallantry. Bell hailed from Kentucky, Brereton from New Jersey, Plummer from Maryland.
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Washington
J. F. Bell
Philippines
Kentucky
West Point
Manila
Merritt
Bureau of Military Information
Herbert II
Sixth Immune
Spain
Ilinois
John J. Brereton
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Ile
New Jersey
San Juan Hill
H. Plummer
Tenth Infantry
Flo
Maryland
Cuba
Fifth Corps
Phiguter
Santiago
Admiral Dewey Receives Sword Presentation Plan
A Washington program for Admiral Dewey includes a sword presentation by Secretary Long on the capitol's east front in the president's presence and approval of the plan by the president. Washington citizens arrange the reception following a letter sent through Secretary Long.
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New York
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Secretary Long
Congress
Veteran Regiments Authorized for Philippine Service
Washington wires Gen Otis reporting two veteran regiments to recruit about 1000 men in the United States. Eleven second lieutenants for the first, nine for the second, all other offices filled. Units to be named First and Second Philippine United States Veteran Volunteer Infantry but Col Corbin advised Otis the designations could not stand, to avoid confusion they would be called the Thirty sixth and Thirty seventh.
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Washington
Otis
United States
Philippine United States Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Adjt
Corbin
Provisional Recognition of Spanish Consular Officials
Acting on presidential instructions, Adjt. Gen. Corbin telegraphs Gen. Brooke in Cuba Gen. Otis in the Philippines and Gen. Davis in Porto Rico to provisional recognize Spanish consular officers. They were informed of Spain's appointed consul officers with proper functions, refuting claims the U S would not issue exequaturs to Jose Filippo Segrario as Havana’s consul general.
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Washington
Adjt
Corbin
Brooke
Cuba
Otis
Philippines
Davis
Porto Riso
Spain
United States
Jose Filippo Segrario
Havana
Bath trouble with a canary like splash
A husband returns late and tries a morning bath to prove sobriety but startles his wife with noisy splashing. He explains he is bathing, while she questions his undergarments. Internal tension hints at suspicion and awkward domestic farce. An ad follows for Allen's Foot Base and a joke about mixed metaphors.
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Peter
Tam
Chicago Inter Ocean
Tasteless Caris tone iron and quinine tonic joke line
A brief note cites Grove’s Tasteless Caris Tonic as a tasteless iron and quinine remedy for chills and fever. A quoted exchange from the Philadelphia Bulletin hints at a humorous dialogue about marriage, reflecting light advertising and social wit.
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Grove
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London
Ottawe
Ont
Francis FE. Clarke
International Convention of Christian’ Endeavorers
Dominion of Canada
National Teachers' Association
Clara Morehouse
Upton Avenue
Battle Creek
Elizabeth White
Ysadore Street
May Oliver
Virginia Avenue
Helen English
Washington Avenue
Sallie R. Smith
West Pine Street
Gertrude Rosenberg
Rutger Street
Luella W. Wehmeier
Edwin D. Luckey
Union Boulevard
Robert G. Mills
Lake Creton
S. D
G. J. Morse
Philadelphia
Calvin Bullock
Robert Mills
Montana
Mount Haggin
Clarence E. Shattuck
Wood
Davis Orsered
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Willieboy
North America
Philadelphia Bulletin
Dr. J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Carter
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