davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
FUNDS TO CHURCH SOCIETIES
Various Organizations Benefit Under
VIII of Annie LaWley

I.couests Of 500 each TO st. Vincent
dc Paul Society of st. .James's Roman
Catholic Church. st, .Toseph's Home for
Boys and st. Ioseph's Home for the
Blind. in Jersey City, and $50 to St.
Peters Purgatorial Society are con =
tained in the will of Annie Lnwlcy.
probated this morning. The tcstator,
who died recently in the Presbyterian
Hospital. left the balance of an estate
Of $500 to relatives.
BY the will OF Jeanetta Il. Reeves
who lived at Knox and Penn streets
which was admitted TO probate this
morning, an estate of $4,000 is lett To
relatives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
MAGISTRATES SON TO WED
Miss Louise P. Beck to Be Bride Of
John S. MecIeary

John $. Mccleary. 2213 Amber
street. son of Magistrate Mecleary. and
Miss Louise =. Beck. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Beck, 234J North
Seventeenth street, will be married to-
night. The ceremony will take place in
the rcctory Of Our Lady of Mercy Cath e.
oic Church Broad street and Susque-
hanna avenue, and will be followed by
a reception at the home of the brides
parents.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcrlcary will leave for ten days wed =
ding trip, after which they will reside
in this city. Mr.. Meclcary is con-
tractor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
SHIP TO BEAR HER0'S NAME
Destroyer Building Here VIII Honor
Man Who Saved Officer

One Of the biz destroyers now in
course of construction at the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard will be named the
Edsall. it was announced in Washing
ton today.
The vessel will be named in honor of
y. +. Edsall, "A native of Columbus.
Ky. who was killed by hostile natives
in Samoa. in 1899, while assisting a
superior officer to a place of safety.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Adolphus c. Piatt

Adolphus G. Platt, who for many
years was engaged in the manufacture
of yarn in Manayunk, died on Monday
at his home, 112 Nassar street, Wis
sahickon. He had been in poor health
u year. For the last five years he had
been a clerk in the recorder of deeds
Office. Mr.. Platt was a member of
Roxborough Lodge, No. 135, Free and
Accented Masons. He is survived by
his widow, two daughters and two sons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
October Record of S. p. C. A

The report of the Pennsylvania So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, presented yesterday to the
board of managers, shows that the so
during October and remedied without
prosecution 1859 cases.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
BISHOP WOODCOCK
H|TSAT RAD|CAL|SM
Kentucky Churchman Declares
This Is Age of Regeneration,
Not Reconstruction
HERE FOR MEETING TONIGHT

The world cannot be saved by
scheme Of reform nor by radicalism eX .
pressed in class terms according to
the Right Rev. Charles T.. Woodcock
bishop of Kentucky.
Bishop WoodCock. who has been
coming to Philadelphia for dozen
ycas to preach his annual course of
Lcnten sermons at the Garrick Thea
tire. is in this city to take part in the
nationwide got church drive of the
Episcopal churCn. He will be the
principal speaker tonight ut mass
meeting for the campaign in the Acad-
envy OF Music.
He said in an interview today that
the church. embracing all donomina
! tionS. must be the great active force
! in the truc characterization of the
masses.
fIc expressed his firm belief in the
! sort of reconstruction that will link
up all the aims and ideals. all the lib
erty and all the happiness of the entire
world.
There is just one kind of liberty for
Christian mcn-and that is liberty to
/ do right said Bishop Woodcock.
ANY other liberty any other attempt
at liberty, is but license and lawless-
ness.
Liberty is in proportion to our obe-
| ulthre ~ law, me nrSt discovery OF
| 5prN"nuI liberty Is lnaI a man 5 ilte
to God aud humanity.
Says War Settles Nothing
AT the present moment we have
found that war settles nothing. but un-
settles everything. While we have
won a triumph on the/battleficld we
have not won pcacc for the whole
world.
Peace. we now find, is as search
ing a test of patriotism as war. and in
that liberty wherein mans life belongs
70 nu'ilunity nan Is noI lret 10 40
VIM VIM ne iiAg' NV - a,ee =" w onns
"hht ne ousnI:: W. nv nv nto"S ia u'"ne
,'len Mno are Mnl.ts W W. W. I Jmo nnnI u",
sac'lhce lot voun'i , w Hvep'fi .t;'
,nesG nien i" IT, un' " - ",a ,tr,. ,mt
iioNaltS any urno..ou IJ o"',, M ,,,
III Setllns WV So ~ ms "''
'o.trU' on,,l,. n,id orr 1o,;rc
.,;h,,to tn thoso ,,,ho gavn thnir livos
slIoute " ,,U o. &C NOT WOW
tor ane'i 'oum.'' rr tr;brto ~ +hose
lGrDear 10 lNs "m1 =, 70 'D~, ,ivil iifc oro
Mnu IA ,;n .nGm a iops nohla and r,.ni,
uoInE Anlstloa @ ~ ,,,d nsn %ouv rnonihor mm th
serN'ce' st ~ w an' "a ,;,.o fon t,,or;ca
1t is aS RrVHI tn,ns ~ '''' i0' -''''' IVA
as 10 uie lor -NllIeIiIa I , ..,1 ;1,
In .nls p,tsvn; my, VI @ mo' dn,s in " 'pf of
ulsluIpance Sl'lciiea % ' nao Nv, M, VI
uhAle's anu uv'P ~. W
cannot pe snv'u oE svnval'e n1 ", ,Ii
loTriil. loTil. -Ne. -Nel.llcr Sail II oe '.Nvu W i"ui
cailsIi eNPreSseu III ,i"'' "! ms
ne new el9 seehH no. .le M',i", ,,',a',
OF class nor OF a, community nor even
OF country. va. tnc Mo;lu n.sho SEo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
puoi,ist Held Here for Shore Police

Charles Kid Thomas. a pugilist'
who is charged by the Atlantic City au-
thorities with being fugitive from JUS
tice, was held by Magistrate Pennock
without bail today to await reQuisition
napers. Thomas is wanted by the At
Iantic City police on burglary charge
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Charles Albert Jenney

New York, Nov. 10.-The death Of
Charles Albert Jenney, seventy eight
years old one of the greatest authorities
in America on fire. insurance statistics,
he was publisher of the Weekly Under
writer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Reception to Design School Head

4 reception will be given this evening
st The Acorn Club. 1913 Walnut street,
TO Miss Emily Sartain. who has re-
signed as principal Of the Philadelphia
School of Design for Women after hold
Ing that post for thirty three years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Sister Mary 8orromeo

Funeral services for Sister Mary
Borromeo. Order of st. Francis. who
died Sunday night at st. Agncs's Hos
pital. win be held today. Solemn high
requiem mass will be cc'cbrated in the
chapel of the hospital az s 80 a. m. The
Rev. DR.. John d. McGuire, of st.
Elizabeth's Church, Twenty second and
Berks streets. will officiate. Interment
will be made at Glen Riddle. where the
mother house of the Order of st.
Francis is located.
Sister Borromeo. who was Seventy
six yes,s old. was noted charity. re =
ligious and hospital worker. She was
the second mother superior at st.
Agnes's Hospital since its foundation in
1888. succeeding Sister Mary Eulaha.
She resigned as mother superior about
seven years ago on account of ill health
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
William c. Rehn. Jr.

William C. REIN. Jr., died yesterday
in the Maryland General Hospital of
pneumonia. He had been ILL only two
days. He was the son of William
G. REIN. Dps West Chclten avenue,
. Germantown.
Mr.. REIN recently returned from
France. He served as lieutenant in the
1OSth Field Artillery For the last
month he had been in business with a
cement company in Baltimore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Cant. 3. E. Perkins

Captain Benjamin f. Perkins, aged
seventy eight, Civil War veteran
who for many years was Delaware
river pilot. died on Monday at the
home of his stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary
H. Schlenzig, 1900 Fern Hill road, ,
Germantown. Until few weeks ago
Captain Perkins lived in Camden. He
was n pilot on u ferryboat between
he piloted steamboats, between this city
and Savannah. He is survived by three
sons and two. daughters. Captain Per-
kins was member of the Masonic
fraternity and the Red Men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
MAN. s.

Twelve years manufacturing and
selling experience desires TO make
change. Experienced in developing
high-claSs sale proposition. Ac-
cuStomed TO handling men. Address
Is 2lS. Ledger Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Oherteuffer Funeral

Funeral services will be held today
for Herman f. Oberteuffer. retired i'm
porter, who died Monday at his home,
Illahee, Haverford. Mr.. Oberteuffer,
who was sixty three years old, was
Swiss consul.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19

g We've filled the
W h e east window
with them that you
may size them up from
every angle.
" The wonder of the
display is the variety
of coats in feathers, in
models, in combina-
tons.
U Take this SIS short
coat. It's a lie a t h er
jacket lined with cor
duroy.
@ At $40, here's a dou-
ble-breasted Coat Of
very soft leather, belted
and lined with cloth.
q At $45, a very snap
py reversible leather
and suede jacket-length
double-breasted coat.
G At $45, a three-quar-
ters length reversible
cloth and leather coat,
tn e cloth fabric of
brownish or blush mix
lures.
q At SIS, double
breasted leather coat
lined with gabardine,
both in three-quarters
lengths and in full
lengths.
G Other leather coats
of dark maroon, or of
highly = finished black.
Very handsome.
q Especially striking,
a black glazed leather
coat with fur collar of
Hudson seal (sheared
muskrat).
PERRY&CO,
IN. B. r."
10th & Chestnut SITS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
BANKER SEES COST
SOLUTION IN LOANS
Guaranty Trust Official Says In
vestment in Foreign Seouri-
ties Will Increase Production
OUTPUT is BIG QUESTION

Living costs are iuscparably linked
with production and may be lowered
through iudicious investments in for
cign countries.
That was the opinion expressed to.
day by Francis II. SiSSon. vice prcsi-
dent of the Guaranty Trust Co.. Of
New York.
Speaking at "A luncheon in the Belle
yuc Stratford Hotel. Mr. Sisson as
serted loans to foreign countries,
through investment in their securities.
will stimulate production Of foodstuffs
and raw materials.
World wide increased production IS
the great need now, the New York
banker asserted. The volume Of output
is reflected in the rising or falling tide
Of prices over the world
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Milton BeteIIe

old, q member OF the engraving firm of
Keating Co.. died yesterday at his
home 5243 North Thirteenth street.
Mr.. Betelle was member OF st.
Johns odge. No. 155. +. and A. NJ. /;
Philadelphia Commandery. No. .. X.
r., and I.u Lu Temple, A. A, o. y.
NJ. $
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon from the home of his mother
in-law. Mn. William II. Kennedy,
2233 North Broad street. Interment
will be in West LAUREL Hill Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
CENTRAL PARKWAY CORNER

126 y. 18th ST.. cor. Cherry. near Logan
square; lot 33N1O1. Splendid site for stores
and aDartments. Easy terms. Inquire Frank
II. Schrenk. attorney. 12l8 Chestnnt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Speaks on International View

Mr. Si,yon approached the problem
from the international viewpoint, with
the bankers international mind
which sees the interplay of economic
forces affecting all countries.
Bankers and fnancicrs of this city
and state and from New Jersey and
Delaware listened to the New York
banker
There are two ways of reducing liv-
ing costs. he said.
"Thc first is by increasing production
to point where the supply Of goods
will be greater than before in proper
ton to the population. and each per
sons share of those goods will be larger
accordingly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
tk aries Burgess

Titusville. Pa, Nov. 19.-Chares
Burgess, founder of the Cyclops Steel
Works, OF th.s city, and who sold the
plant and process three years ago fot
81 900, 900, died yesterday. the result
Of a paralytic stroke suffered week
age
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Should Help Stabilize Trade

'"lhc second way is to develop such
an interchange of goods throughout the
world that no nation will have n sur
plus Of things which it does not want
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
lSPANISH WAR VETS MEET IN THIS CITY
General SChulze Wants National
 Guard Re-eStabIiShed

Tbe annual reunion of the First Regiment, U. S. W. ", was held in
 this city yesterday, at Barnesdale,
 near, the grounds of the New Britain
 Quartet club. Over 100 veterans of
 the ,9s- clash were in atendance and \ there was also a large delegation of friends, including Mayor George A.
 Qpigley. During the speech making
 period, Brigadier-G General Edward
 Schulze of Hartford, was loudly ap- ' plauded when he urged his auditors for support in having steps taken for the re- establishment of the National Guard. During the course of his re- marks, General Schulze paid a high I tribute to the National Guard for it's rece4ed both before the World war and throughout those monentous days in France. The record of the guard the general said, was one that proved \ itself deserving of continuance. Gen. Rral schulze spoke in opposition of &larga standing army. He spoke of the needs of a National Guard, of . compulsory service and standing army of a reasonable size.
 Captain Charles w. Newton explain ed the distribution of the Pershine fund which the workers of the Con neTicut Department, United Spanish Na1 SG6Td1S fdlSSu III June, IS s. He said that it had been intended to k raise $15,8 ,800, but the final sum gath cred totaled $50,0O0. Distribution of \ this fund was given to Captain Mat A thew E. Coughlin who was in the serv- & ice of the Y. M. c. A. in France. In &these duties Captain Coughlin worked #earnestly and managed to distribute N 30 francs to each of 5,184 men in &F'rance.
 IN Lieutenant Frank F. Johnson prais- Xed the work of Captain Coughlin in his T handling of the trust money. Of his Il own experiences as a "Y" worker 8Iieutenant Johnson told of the serv- ce he saw with the 77th Division. q He was with this outfit at Chateau T Thierry and at the close of the con- Il ffict that started tho Hun back toward 3 thes Fatherland, Lieutenant Johnson n said he felt that the war was won, but NJ that the end came quicker than he an- A Aticipated. He also saw fighting in the # Argonne sector and was there when B stanis le guerre" was sounded.
 Fl Commander Spencer H. Wood of II stanley Post, G A. R., made brief re- marks concerning the post, and he IA also paid tribute to the Spanish War &yeterans.
 8 Mayor QuigIey Speaks.
 Mayor George A. Quigley stole some NJ of Premier Lloyd Georges thunder Il when he was called upon for re- T marks, when he remarked that he was |#gick Of the German peace delegates lHAttitude, and that If the Hun did not &varit to sign the peace treaty in Yer
 4saiiies, then they could sign it in Ber-
 #lin Mayor Quigley told of the num- &ber Of Spanish War Veterans that had x dIed in this city. Brigadier General haeorge H. Shelton of the 51st Infan-
 ry Brigade had told him of the mag &sIficent record attained by the mem 8bers of the 102d Regiment against ome Of the crack Prussian Guards. kaaS Quigley referred to the merger the Frist Connecticut Regiment,
 Iad he expressed himself as hopeful lat the First Connecticut would be ezumed. He spoke of the organiza-
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02

ton of the City Guards in this city. Mayor Quigley delved slightly into the league of nations plan, and he said that in his belief wars would continue to wage, and that this country needed trained men ready to serve if needed.
 Tribute to Major Rau.
 Captain Alfred H. Griswold, hero of Seicheprey, who was at the head of Co. l, c. N.. G., when it entrained from this city for service in the World war told of some of his experiences. He paid a splendid tribute to the late Major. George J. Rau who made the supreme sacrifice. Captain Griswold told of the heavy losses to Companies C and D in the Sybil trench at Seiche- prey, and said that these two com- panies were the first to show "Jerry' what the American doughboy was capable of. The speaker also had word of praise for Captain Coughlin.
 W. M. Waite of Massachusetts, the first honorary member of the associa- ton, was the next speaker. Mr. Waite made pictures for the association 21 years ago. Past Commander Freder- ick V. Streeter of Stanley Post, c. A. R., gave a recital of some of his ex- periences. and he closed by saying that the Spanish War Veterans would be the next to take the place of the G. A. R. veterans. Corporal $. Leslie Chen ey of South Manchester, spoke of the record made by Co. G, of the 102d Regiment, which was composed most ly of members of the Co. c outfit of the Connecticut National Guard.
 Officers Are Elected.
 Captain Samuel M. Leonard presid- ed at the business meeting of the as sociation Corporal George K. pwyer was secretary. The following officers were elected:
 President-LieAtena Frank L. Johnson.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02

zone, in the Hawaiian islands and in the Philippines and also for the 50th infantry at Camp Dix. Eighteen regi- ments of coast artillery, eight of field artillery, Il of cavalry, three of engi- neers and 33 regiments of infantry all need bandsmen.
 Enlistments are open in all other branches of the service, ex-service men having the privilege of enlisting for one or three years, while new re- cruits must sign for three years.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02

Vice resident-Lieutenant P A. Farrell
 Secretary and Corporal-George K. Dwyer.
 Treasurer-Private Louis Silver nail
 Registrar-Private Herbert A. Ross, Cor life.)
 Chaplain-Meutenan J. Paul Haun
 rgeon-Lieutenant John B. Me Cook
 Executive Committee-Private w. H. Dresser, Private T. F. Mullen Ser geant George A. Roemer, Sergeant A. H. Griswold and Private Eugene Barnes.
 Membership mmittee-Private F. M. Wolfashlager, Lieutenant Samuel E. Magson, Sergeant Burton c. Mercy, Captain Martin Laubscher and Cor pora1 s. Leslie Cheney.
 Historical Data mmittee-Captain J. F. Moran and Sergeant H. Grant Bailey.
 Auditing Committee-Private Mer- ton w. Bassett and Private Raoul w. DArche.
 Luncheon was served among the weeds and wood. and pleasant time was had by all.'' At the close of the luncheon athletic games were enjoy ed. Mayor George A. Quigley proving himself to be proficient at the game of ouoits Billy Rice was his chief competitor for honors. Among the distinguished guests were Major John Hickey, later colo nel; and Private John J. McMahon who became lieutenant colonel later.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
ARMY STARTING
 RECRUIT DRIVE
Sergeant Baudoin is Again in Charge of Station in This City-Bands-
 men Wanted.

Private Allen, who has been in charge of the local recruiting office for some time has been transferred to Gardner, Mass, and the local army station is now in charge of Sergeant Clifford J. Baudoin. Sergeant Bau- doin had charge of the local recruit ing office during the early days of 1917 when he secured many recruits for the American expeditionary force.
 Bandsmen are particularly wanted by the army for service in the canal
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
OVER 30 PERSONS ARE
 KILLED IN THEATER FIRE

Valence-sur-Rho France, June 2. More than 30 persons were killed and 100 injured in panic which oc- cured Saturday during a fire in a moving picture house. Four thousand spectators were in the theater and when the fire broke out in the oper- ator's cabinet there was a mad rush for the exits. Many children were thrown down and trampled upon.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02

team and N. Allen, outfielder of the University of Georgia. Both players will report to the Brooklyn team on the first western trip this month. It had been reported enormously that RichbOurg had signed with the New York Nationals
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
SALE OF SURPLUS STOCKS.

Washington, D. C., June 2.-The war department has made contracts for the sale of surplus stocks of sodi- um nitrate, sulphur and copper. This material will be sold by the firms con- tracting with the department at cur
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02
EBBETS SIGNS TWO.

New York, June 2.-Charles Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn National league club, announced Saturday that he had signed L. Richbourg. third baseman of the University of Florida
New Britain herald., 1919-06-02

rent market prices and will not in ar way change the market
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-07-02
FUERZAS FELICISTAS TO-
MAN LA PLAZA DE
HUAMANTLA
Aguilar y Cejudo entraron a
esa poblacion

CIUDAD D EMEXICO. juno IS.
A Ia Secretaria de Guerra llcga-
ron aver los parties oficiales en- que
Sc da cuenta que las fuerzas del
Ejercito Reorganization Nacional, al
mando de los jefes Higinio Agullar Y
Lauro Cejudo, en- Eunfero de qulnien-
tos hombres. entraron a la plaza de
Huamantla. del Estado de TlaXcala. a
la segunda en- importancia despues
dte la capital de esa entidad.
Las fuerzas del Gobierno cram r-
lat;vamente escasas. por 10 que sc
vieron obligadas a ]abandonar la pla,
"a. no sin prestar alguna reslstencIa
que Sc tradujo en- IN ligero tiroteo
entablado con los asaltantes.
Miertras una parte de los fellcls-
taS hacia ~replegarse a les c~arrancls-
tas, la otra Sc dedico a apoderarse de
where's V demas elementos, aseguran
dose que pasa de cinco mil pesos Ell
valcr de las mercancias de que Sc
apoderaron !os revoiucionarlos.
Los felicistas obtuvieron de los ha-
oitantes de la ~poblaci0n algunoS
prestamos, extendiendo cl recioo CO.
respondents, en- Ia mislna forma
que 10 habian hecho -especto de las
mercancias. Estas consistieron en-
granGes cantidades De zapatos para
Ia tropa. mantas, V, en- general, ropa
de Ia que los soldados de Aguilar y
Ceiudo andaban escasos.
No Sc cometiercn atropcllos de III
gun genera: nadie fue molestado poE
la violencia nj Sc hiZo NADIA en- con-
de Jas autoridades ~cIviles, a las Qua
les no Sc trato nj de buscar slquiera,
En- cuanto al con,bate. como 'os ca
rancistas no p~resentaron tenaz resls-
~tencia. sino que Sc defendieron unlca-
menta para no ser capturados, ne
ron pocos los muertos, pues su nu-
nero no lego a diez, por ambas par
tes.
Despuas sc retiraron tranquilamen-
lie los hombres de Agu.lar, sin que
fueran perseguidos por las fuerzas
del Gobierno.