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Bishop Galloway A Prominent Methodist Leader Biography
Charles Galloway, Methodist Episcopal bishop of the Church South, born in Mississippi in 1849, studied at the University of Mississippi, and became an itinerant preacher. He advocated Prohibition, preached widely, aided the sick during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic, served as editor of the New Orleans Christian Advocate in 1882, and was ordained bishop in 1886.
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Charles Galloway
Methodist Episcopal
Church South
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
New Orleans
Miss Jeannette Cockran Joins Sisters of Mercy
Miss Jeannette Cockran of Boston, daughter of Colonel Robert Cochran, at twenty, joins the Sisters of Mercy. The era is noted for wealthy, beautiful women taking vows, with Miss Drexel of Philadelphia highlighted as a leading example.
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Drexel
Philadelphia
Jeannette Cockran
Boston
Robert Cochran
Order of the Sisters of Mercy
Free subscription offer with American Farmer magazine
Farmers can receive a free one year subscription to the American Farmer magazine by paying all arrears and the current year in advance. New subscribers also qualify with a year’s advance payment. The 16 page illustrated national agricultural paper costs nothing to the subscriber and promises practical ideas and education. Call to see a sample copy.
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American Farmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Canada
Herndon Morsell A Tenor’s Early Career Path
Herndon Morsell a Washington City native and tenor singer trained by Fairlamb led a church choir path then studied in Milan with Lamberti. He spent six months in London and joined the Boston Ideals before their disbanding then worked with the Mc Caull and later the Duff company.
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Washington City
Fairlamb
Milan
Lamberti
London
Boston Ideals
McCaull Company
Duff Company
The Bichloride-of-Gold Man
Dr Leslie E Keeley has gained national fame for a new cure approach at Dwight Ills. Critics remain unsure of long term success as thousands have been treated at Keeley institutes. He claims to eradicate liquor and opium cravings within weeks using internal bichloride of gold and injections of an unknown preparation.
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Leslie E. Keeley
Dwight
Keeley
Irregularities Suspected in National Bank Failures
Bank inspectors probe a national bank with liabilities near 8 million dollars amid years of irregularities. The commentary notes slippage in press practices and critiques press freedom while reporting San Diego cable cars adopting electric push buttons and dry batteries for pine shell service to improve operations.
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Empire of
Germany
Republic of
Guatemala
San Diego
Cal
Diverse Anecdotes and Global Facts From 19th Century Notes
A Birmingham man swallows a frog he claims he ejected, a Portsmouth woman finds coins in eggs laid by a hen, and other bits note Japan’s population at 84 million. Highlights include U S populations in churches, Venetian prison, Mount Rose lakes, and language counts among world languages.
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John Stowe
Birmingham
Conn
Portsmouth
N. H
Railway Rumbles From A Diverse Rail News Roundup
The Georgia legislature fails to ban ticket scalping. A Pennsylvania line trims Cincinnati to New York travel to 22 hours. Britain’s longest stopless run covers 12444 miles Newcastle to Edinburgh. Brooklyn hosts the world’s shortest cable road on Montague Street. Cincinnati Wabash and Michigan crews face dismissal for beer smuggling. Colorado rail passenger agents back newspaper advertising. British railways report 1076 killed and 4721 injured last year. Rail safety appears high with deaths about one in 7,000,000 passengers. Pennsylvania lines now keep records on workers' strike history.
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Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
New York
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Britain
Brooklyn
Montague Street
City Hall
Wall Street
Wabash
Michigan
Colorado Railway
British Railways
Pennsylvania Lines
World Childbirth Folk Beliefs Across Regions
The article surveys varied customs at birth from Holland Ireland Scotland Greece and England to Wales and Turkey. Practices include protective amulets hair belts cradle tongs knives books money and rituals to strengthen health and future fortune for newborns.
Richest Georgia clergyman and other wealthy figures listed
The article surveys affluent individuals led by Sam Jones once a drayman and claims he is Georgia’s richest man. It notes Toole of Montana, Lord Clews, Baron ir, W R Hearst, Henry Sanford, Andrew Carnegie, and Andrew’s castle estate with vast lands. It details origins, ages, and fortunes across states and cities.
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Draymanu Ie
Clews
Eteur
Austria
Voir
Joe Brown
Georgia
Toole
Montana
Portsmouth
Blackburn
Kentucky
Sam Houston
San Jacinto
Ell
Governor Houser
Last Chance Mic
Helena
W.R. Hearst
San Francisco
Timothy Hopkins
Railroad Developments Across America in Transit News
The report notes high locomotive costs around 10 000 dollars and a fleet of over 1 100 000 railroad cars in the United States. It highlights the Erie road avoiding advertising signs in stations and experiments with metal sleepers. A long horse car line links Mexico City to seventy two miles away, with dining cars and tourist trains on Canadian Pacific routes. The New York New Haven and Hartford four track system extends fourteen miles toward New Haven, while Missouri Pacific chief S H H Clark is tapped by Jay Gould for leadership of railroad affairs. A Pennsylvania Midland railroad is under construction from Stroudsburg to Scranton with Susquehanna and Western backing in coal operations.
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Erie Road
Mexico
Canadian Pacific
St. Paul
New Whatcom
Wash
Great Northern
Bellingham Bay
British Columbia
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Jay Gould
Gould
Pennsylvania Midland
Pennsylvania
New York, Susquehanna and Western
Stroudsburg
Scranton
Delirium Tremens Deaths and Global Facts in Brief
An assortment of snippets notes England deaths from delirium tremens, ink needs for currency, Chicago library size, time zones, female workers in Britain, Kang’s Chinese cyclopedia, the Berlin surname Schultz, White House dining decor, Mexican cession costs and riches, and early horse racing news including August Belmont Jr and Carbine injury affecting engagements.
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August Belmont, Jr
Idaluim
Sir Modred
Cheviot
America
Arion
Monbars
Seven Appearances of Jesus at the Sea of Tiberias
A devotional summary of Jesus' seventh appearance to the disciples, focusing on the miracle of the nets, Peter's recognition, and the call to live in faith through Christ. It links the fishing episode to spiritual abundance, reliance on Jesus, and the ongoing care of the risen Christ for his followers.
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Tiberias
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Jerusalem
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Simon Peter
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Cana
Galilee
Zebedee
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Isa
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John
Mary
John xv
Solomon
R. V
Architectural Exhibit Urges U S Architects Help
The art department calls every architect to personally assist in an exhibit of American architecture at the World's Columbian exposition. Critics admire the Fisheries Building dubbing it an architectural poem. The state department informs the exposition that free Chinese admission during the fair will be placed before Congress.
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Congress
October Pleases in Vermont Mountains Amid New Sun Eruption
October charms Vermont with crimson foliage and warm days as a sun eruption photo captures a 15 minute flare. Pacer Johnston’s owner disputes Direct’s 2 06 mile time versus Johnston marks in Chicago Cleveland and Hartford. American horse racing prize money surges from about $180,000 in 1880 to nearly $5,000,000 in 1881.
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Independence
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