Runaway Slave a Tale of Ancient Rome
In Rome a Syrian youth seeks honest work amid crowds when he meets Christians who welcome him to their faith. Aged teachers share gospel hope, and the youth learns a tale of persecutions, slavery, and rescue through Christian kindness and fellowship.
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Rome
Taurtia
Capnadocia
Luke
Tarelle
Onesimnus
Tie
Lusi
Kingdom of Heaven
Onessius
Ulal
Maseric
Philemon frees Onesimus and helps two slaves in heartbreak tale
In a sparing account from a Christian Union Herald fragment, Onesimus confronts master Philemon about liberty and debt as valued by God. Philemon, after reading a letter from a revered teacher, pardons him, proclaims freedom, and rescues a captured sister, purchasing her liberty.
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Grig
Tam
Colossae
Tychidis
Rin
Corlossag
Onesimus
Philemon
Pont
Jesus
Onesime
Feqas
Christian Union-Herald
Why No Farmer is Ever Thrown Out of His Job
The article argues farming offers enduring work despite droughts and hard times. It emphasizes the farmer’s independence, the value of labor over wealth, and the role of farming in shaping home life and community pride. It extols agriculture as a lasting vocation offering purpose beyond dollars.
EsParto and Slavery in Tripoli The Saintly Struggle
A fragmentary account links early Christian figures to modern slavery, then shifts to Tripoli's esparto export. It notes Epaphras, Philemon, and Archippus in Rome and a slave’s escape, followed by a discussion of peaceful reform, obedience to rulers, and the commercial rise of esparto since 1868 with Tripoli’s 1901 export data totaling thousands of camel-loads and significant revenue.
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Esparto
England
London
Weems as Masters and the Earthworm Charm
Readers reedit Darwin on earthworms and learn their charm and utility. Earthworms, once seen as soil renewers, are tree planters drawing seeds of silver maple into burrows. In dry districts, seeds sprout from worm holes, producing young sprouts in favorable conditions.
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Darwin
Andrews
Good Advice About Reading The Press Daily
A commuter notes widespread use of The Press among twenty associates who read it all day, pass it along, and wear it out before home, prompting a suggestion to pin a sign on the paper directing readers to leave yesterday’s papers.
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tWerty Associates
Bng
London
New York Press
Export of Chinese Crakers From Canton Declines
Export of Chinese cenckers from Canton was 45 197 hundredweight in 1905 and 22 062 hundredweight the average for the previous five years.
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Canton
Mexican Revolt Shifts to Texas as Border War Speeds
International notes report Mexican revolutionaries clashing with troops at Las Vacas in Coahuila near the Texas border. Forty to fifty Mexican soldiers killed or wounded. rebels captured horses and blocked telegraph lines to Las Vacas. Mexican authorities say federal control exists while many combatants flee toward the United States. Texas officials seek guidance on arresting fugitives under neutrality rules.
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el Paso
Texas
Las Vacas
Coahuila
Mexico
del Rio
Valverde
Campbell
United States
San Antonio
Durango
Viesca
Rio Grande
Vietrarma
le Rio
Eagle Pass
Venezuelan Break Decisive Action Hinted in Washington
Washington reports a tense push to sever diplomatic ties with Venezuela as ships watch the motion. The American Legation has been closed and a radical shift is expected, with Brazil monitoring and diplomats awaiting a decisive move, whether by diplomacy or stronger measures. The Senate action and the Foreign Relations Committee’s review of correspondence fuel the uncertainty.
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Washington, D. C
Venezuela
Lome
Jacob Sheper
Charee
Francis A. Rugelys
State
Senate
Washington
Caracas
Committee On Foreign Relations
Contralta Drowns After Collapse at Church Choir Practice
Irene Asian, nineteen, contralto of the First Baptist Church quartet at Jeanette Pennsylvania, collapsed during a diree at the church. The fatal fall occurred across the hall rail before aid arrived. Death attributed to heart disease.
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Contralta
First Baptist Church
Jeanette
Irene Asian
Sir William Whiteway Uead Dies at 81 in Newfoundland
Sir William Whiteway, former Premier of Newfoundland, died at eighty one years old. The announcement notes his leadership in the province and marks his passing at his later years.
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William Whiteway
Uead
Newfoundland
Roots at Panama election sweeps Isthmus vote
Panama reports no major disorders in municipal elections across the Isthmus. General Chaldia backed ticket wins by a large margin in Panama City as the republic prepares for a July 12 presidential election. In Colon, US Marines guard American Government property amid the political activity.
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Panama
Chaldia
Bandits Steal Rich Girl In Fresno Kidnapping
Edna Domengine an eighteen year old girl is rescued after a gun battle near Jack's Springs in Fresno County. Kidnappers led by Cleveland Rodgers abducted her from her father Adolph Domengine a wealthy oil landowner. Rodgers used the girl as a shield. he surrendered after his rifle emptied and was jailed in Coalinga amid lynching talk.
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Fresno
Cal
Cleveland Rodgers
Edna Domengine
Adolph Domenging
Stocksman
Fresno County
Tony Loveau
Rodgers
Jack's Springs
Coalinga
Domengine
Fred
Edna
Waltham Canon
Chittenden
Rural Mails Receive Largest Federal Funding Yet
Washington officials announce $35,573,000 available at fiscal year start to expand rural free delivery. The total $85,573,000 supports 39,145 carriers and sub-station clerks, tolls, and ferry charges. Meyer seeks $10,000 more to start an experimental parcels post rural route. Officials expect one year of data to push nationwide expansion and rival rural free delivery.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Meyer
Congress
Post Ofice
Deputy Shot During Trolley Strike Clash in Cheater
David Murphy Jr of Trainer and deputy Darvin Spence fought after an argument sparked by a trolley strike. Spence fired twice wounding Murphy, who wrestled away the deputy’s revolver and killed Spence. Murphy was arrested as a result.
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Cheater
Claymont
David Murphy, Jr
Trainer
Darvin Spence
Spence
Murphy
Norfolk and Southern Railway Put In Receivership
Judge Edmund Waddill in Norfolk Circuit Court placed the Norfolk and Southern Railway Company in the hands of receivers upon the application of the Trust Company of America New York holder of 13 000 000 refunding mortgage bonds. The case concerns defaulted bonds and the trust company’s claim in the pending proceedings.
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Norfolk
Trust Company of America
New York
Norfolk and Southern Railway Company
Edmund Waddill
United States
Tatztec
British Treasury Revenue Shows Decline in Q1
The Treasury returns for London reveal a first quarter revenue drop of 1.188 million pounds compared with the same period in 1907. Government funds show reduced income as the financial year begins.
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Treasury
Lonton
United Kingdom
Convicted of Taking 40000 Dollars in New Orleans Case
Ferdinand Dudenteter once a Size Collector in New Orleans was found guilty in the District Court of a scheme involving 66900 in state funds. He faces sentencing after the jury verdict, marking a major fraud conviction in a local courthouse.
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Ferdinand Dudenteter
New Orleany
Automobile Crash Kills Two Near Belmont Avenue Indianapolis
A touring car carrying four young men and four young women was struck by a Terre Haute and Eastern traction car on South Belmont Avenue around midnight. Two men in the automobile were killed and one other passenger injured. A. J. Yanger, owner of the machine, died instantly, while Bart Gardiner, the chauffeur, died en route to the hospital.
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Fofianapolis
Ind
Terre Haure
South Belmont Avenue
A. J. Yanger
Instant Desta
Bart Gardiner
Treasury deficit linked to customs downturn in 1909
Washington reports the fiscal year ended June 20 showed a Treasury deficit of about 60 million, contrasting with a 84 million surplus a year earlier. Declining customs receipts and panicky conditions drove lower income, with total receipts down 763 million from 1907 and expenditures at a record high outside Civil War years.
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Washington, D. C
United States Treasury
Treasury
Cortelyou
Congress
Naval Establishment
Navy
Costa
Spain
Panama Canal
Admitted Taking Rebates by Booth Co Chicago Firm
A. Booth & Co of Chicago pleaded guilty in the Federal District Court to accepting rebates from railroads. The firm admitted taking 469 from Lehigh Valley and Nickel Plate Railroads. Judge Landis reserved sentencing. maximum penalty cited is 320,000.
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A. Booth & Co
Chicago
Pedera
Sil Road
Lehigh Valley
Landis
Sims
Labor Leaders Sentenced in Chicago Strike Injunction Case
Carpenters Union business agents John J. Brittain George K. Laker and Charles G. Grassel were sentenced to thirty days in jail for violating a building strike injunction. The North Carolina Democratic State Convention at Charlotte adjourned after instructing four delegates to the Denver Convention for William J. Bryan.
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John J. Brittain
George K. Laker
Charles G. Grassel
Carpenters’ Union
Chicago
North Carolina
Mor Bryan
Charlotte
Denver
William J. Brean
Automobile betting club formed by Long Branch residents
New Jersey residents of Long Branch form an automobile betting club amid concerns over safety at gas stations and waterways. The measure aims to address fuel-related risks affecting fishing parties and local river activities, reflecting regional interest in transportation and recreation.
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T. A. Veu
New York
Ucle
Awa Cenais
Chapmlun
New England
Long Branch
N. J
Irkee
Hiisan
Asherowa
Monster Suffragette Mob Siege of Parliament Frolic
London reports describe a massive suffragette gathering around the House of Commons with five thousand police facing the crowd. Twenty nine women were arrested, including two who attacked Downing Street windows. Mrs Asquith watched from Parliament Square balcony and condemned the methods.
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London
House of Commons
Westminster
Thames
Metropolis
Trafalgar Square
Parliament Square
Rota
Downing Street
McClellan Wins Recount Suit in New York
Supreme Court Justice Lambert directed a verdict upholding George B. McClellan as duly elected mayor after a 51 day trial in the quo warranto case brought by William Randolph Hearst. Hearst’s counsel, Clarence J. Shearn, filed for a new trial and was denied. Jurors receive $510 each. total jury cost $1,620. McClellan’s final plurality is 2,466. Hearst will not appeal.
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New York City
Supreme Court
Lambert
Jackson
George B. McClellan
McClellan
William Randolph Hearst
Clarence J. Shearn
Hearst
Justice Lambert
New Jersey Savings Banks Form State Association Uniting
Representatives from sixteen New Jersey savings banks have organized the New Jersey Savings Banks Association to seek proper consideration of legislation affecting savings banks and to discuss matters related to the welfare of the states savings banks.
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Savings Banks Farm Union
Savings Banks
New Jersey
New Jersey Savings Banks’ Association
Seat cost drop to seventy thousand dollars on NYSE
New York City reports a weakening tendency in the stock exchange market due to recent brokerage downturn. A seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold for 70000 dollars, about 2000 less than the price obtained two months ago, reflecting the market’s softer tone.
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Stock Exchange
New York City
New York Stock Exchange
Prominent People In and Around Washington and Abroad
Chancellor Day will take a long vacation abroad and Secretary Root plans to train at Muldoon’s sanitarium in New York. Yale awarded Doctor of Laws to J Pierpont Alroswat William Dean Howells, who wintered in Rome. He has spent time in London and New York amid illness and travel. Representative William H. Parker of Tealwood, Died after three weeks of dropsy and liver trouble. He was born seventy one years ago at Keane New Brunswick.
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Root
Muldoon’s Sanitarium
New York
Yale University
J. Pierpont Alorswat
William Dean Howells
Rome
London
Wiliam H. Parker
Tealwood
Keane
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