Religious Census Highlights Growth of Church Membership in 1906
The Census Bureau reports 32,936,455 church members in 1906 with Protestants 61.6 percent and Roman Catholics 36.7 percent. Catholics led in 16 states, Protestants in 29, and Latter Day Saints in Utah. Males were 43.1 percent of members overall. Greek Orthodox was 93.9 percent male. Total church seating reached 58.56 million and edifice investments topped 1.26 billion dollars.
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United States
William C. Hunt
Division of Populaion
United States Census Bureau
Sus
Disciples
Continental
Baptists
Presbyterians
Disciples of Christians
The
Bulletin
Utah
Notable Montanan Dixon Travels Civil War Trails
Senator Joe Dixon of Montana, a rising figure in the Senate, toured Civil War battlefields near Washington with fellow travelers. He inspected Gettysburg sites and the Barbara Friestie legend in Frederick Maryland, arguing historical points with guides and colleagues during the trip.
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Joe Dixon
Montana
North Carolina
North
Washington
Better Not Get Dyspepsia with Kodol
Advertises Kodol as a complete digestive aid that rests the stomach while it heals. Claims indigestion causes nervousness and chronic dyspepsia and promises a money back guarantee if the product fails to help after full use of the bottle. Produced by E C DeWitt Co in Chicago with a large bottle offering 2½ times the fifty cent size.
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E.C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Enmity of Others Creates Public Debate on Buchel
The Denver university chancellor and former Colorado governor Henry Augustus Buchel faced sharp criticism in 1904 and 1907. He allegedly associated with Christ and was described as a nincompoop and fire dog in newspapers. The September Everybodys prints a challenge to readers to judge his perception in democracy.
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Fort Harrison
Libby
Richmond
Salisbury
North Carolina
Rochester Herald
Henry James
Rye
England
James
Mr. James
Colorado
Denver
Henry Augustus Buchel
Denver University
State of
City appoints officers for local option election
Colville officials name Louis G. Keller C. M. Durland and A. F. Perkins as election officers for September 7. A rumor of ministerial division prompts a signed statement from all ministers that they are united in the fight against the saloons.
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Colville
Louis G. Keller
C. M. Durland
A. F. Perkins
Electric Road to Mount Rainier Promoted by Green
San Francisco promoter R Green spends ten days on Mount Rainier proposing an electric railroad to the summit crater. He plans a hotel and sanitarium at the summit with power from mountain waterfalls, modeled partly after the Calcutta to Darsheel line, and seeks government permits. Construction details and secrecy accompany bold claims of massive tourism growth for the region.
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R. Green
San Francisco
Mount Rainier
Calcutta
Darsheeing
Crater
Green
Yellowstone National Park
Reese
Alta Vista
Snowline
Camp Muir
Nisqually
Cowlitz
Gibraltar Rock
Gibraltar
Manchester Returns to Spokane After Visit
H. A. Manchester came back to Spokane yesterday following a brief visit with his brother Dr. Manchester and family in the city.
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H. A. Manchester
Spokane
Dr. Manchester
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Carrie Barte
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
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Miss Barre
Nina T. Blake
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Westlake Ave
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Harvey J. O'Higgins
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