Life of Bishop Charles Galloway A South Methodist Leader
Charles Galloway, a Methodist Episcopal bishop of the Church South, born in Mississippi around 1849, educated at the University of Mississippi, became an itinerant preacher early, championed prohibitory liquor laws, and gained fame as a speaker. He aided the sick during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic, was elected editor of the New Orleans Christian Advocate in 1882, and ordained bishop in 1886.
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Charles Galloway
Church South
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
New Orleans
Notable wealth and beauty enter religious orders in era
Miss Drexel of Philadelphia leads a trend of wealthy women taking vows. Miss Jeannette Cochran of Boston, twenty, elegant and daughter of Colonel Robert Cochran, joins the Sisters of Mercy amid high society circles.
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Drexel
Philadelphia
Jeannette Cockran
Boston
Robert Cochran
Order of the Sisters of Mercy
Free American Farmer Subscription Offer For Readers
Farmers may receive a free year of the illustrated American Farmer from Cleveland by paying all arrears and one year in advance, or new subscribers may start with a paid year in advance. The 16 page national journal aims to elevate agriculture through education and costs no payment to the subscriber. Sample copies are available for viewing.
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American Farmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Canada
Herndon Morsell a Tenor Singer Career Path
Herndon Morsell a native of Washington City began with Fairlamb as his first teacher. He studied in Milan with Lamberti and sang six months in London before joining the Boston Ideals. He later appeared with the McCaull and Duff companies.
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Herndon Morsell
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 his cure method at Dwight Ill, with thousands treated. He claims to eradicate craving for liquor or opium in weeks using bichloride of gold and hypodermic injections, though scientific opinion remains divided.
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Leslie E. Keeley
Dwight
Irregularities Plague National Bank Amid Rumors
A national bank faces eight million dollars in liabilities and years of irregularities as inspectors weigh prospects. Critics claim sensational terms mask broader financial woes while others defend press freedom amid political tension. Separately, San Diego's new cable railway adopts electric push buttons and dry-battery bells to replace dangling straps for notifying stops.
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Empire of
Germany
Republic of
Guatemala
San Diego
Cal
Electric Bell Service
Odd Bits From Many Lands Reported In Gleanings
A Birmingham man swears he swallowed a live frog two years ago. A Portsmouth woman found a cent and later a ten cent coin in eggs laid by a hen. Japan's population tops 34 million amid global notes on culture and industry. Washington cattle ranges span hundreds of miles. Venice hosts a famed prison on Guidesca. Nevada’s Mount Rose offers twenty one glistening lakes. Census shows Roman Catholics total 6,250,045. Wasps nests ignite from wax in paper. Genuine currency bears red and blue silk lines. Ohio hosts a large oil well near North Baltimore. Japan trains teachers of Russian via St. Petersburg. Chinese language reaches 400,000,000 speakers. English and Russian follow. European tongues rank with French fifth. Notables include Sam Jones, Clews, and Joe Brown, with various fortunes and positions noted. Hearst, Timothy Hopkins, Henry Sanford, and other figures profiled amid a miscellany of anecdotes.
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Birmingham
Conn
Portsmouth
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Venice
Guidesca
Mount Rose
Nevada
Sierras
United States
Ohio
North
Baltimore
Hancock County
Ee Eee
Government of the Mikado
University of St. Petersburg
Japan
Blackburn
Kentucky
Sam Houston
San Jacinto
Mnell
Last Chance
Helena
R. Hearst
San Francisco
Imothy Hopkins
Sanisco
Enry Sanford
Ms Express Company
Dgeport
Parnum
Potland
Railway Rumbles and Rail Safety Facts
The Georgia legislature failed to pass a bill banning ticket scalping. The Pennsylvania company cut Cincinnati to New York service to twenty two hours. Britain reports 1076 deaths and 4721 injuries on railways last year, with one death per 7 million passengers.
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Georgia
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
New York
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Britain
Brooklyn
Montague Street
City Hall
Wall Street
Wabash
Michigan
Colorado Railway
Baby Customs Across Nations At Birth
A survey describes practices from Holland to Brittany during birth. Dutch cradle foods, Irish hair belts, Scottish rocking, Grecian three turns, London book under head, Welsh tongs or knife, Turkish amulets, and Breton oil rubs. Variations reflect folklore beliefs in safeguarding newborns.
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Ireland
Scotland
London
England
Lower
Brittany
Scientific Waifs and Alcohol Effects on Digestion
A self opening envelope design cuts edges by drawing two projecting ends of a string. A small dose of strong alcohol shortens the time food remains in the stomach by more than thirty minutes.
Railroads Rally as Cars Surpass Locomotives in United States
The report notes over 1,100,000 railroad cars and 0 locomotives in the U S while railways expand advertising in passenger stations. It highlights metal sleepers, a long horse car line to Mexico, a Canadian tourist train three times weekly, and line upgrades.
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United States
Ehe Road
Mexico
Canadian Pacific
St. Paul
New Whatcom
Wash
Great Northern
Bellingham Bay
British Columbia
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Jay Gould
Gould
Pennsylvania Midland
Pennsylvania
New York, Susquehanna and Western
Stroudsburg
Scranton
Notable Facts From a World in Brief
Delirium tremens death rate in England averages four daily. One million pounds yearly ink Uncle Sam money and stamps. Chicago library claims the country’s largest book circulation for a under twenty years. At Attoc Island Alaska 6 p.m. equals 9 36 a.m. Maine. sun never sets on American soil. Twelve percent of Britain and Ireland’s workers are women. Kang dynasty great Chinese cyclopedia 5000 volumes, emperor Kang. Only 100 copies exist. Schultz common in Germany. Berlin directory shows 200 pages of Schultzes. White House dining room in Colonial style with eagle medallions. Mexican cession cost 80 million dollars about 12 cents an acre. carved states include California Nevada Utah and parts of New Mexico Colorado. From one twelfth sterile lands, 1.8 billion in gold silver plus twenty times as much in cedar, lumber and fruit.
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Maine
American
Great Britain
Ireland
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Berlin
White House
California
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
New Mexico
Colorado
The Seventh Appearance at the Sea of Tiberias
The article surveys Jesus seventh appearance to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias, detailing the fishing miracle, Peter and John’s recognition, and the lesson of relying on Christ for effort and provision. It connects these events to broader themes of faith, abundance, and abiding in Him, urging readers to feed His sheep as evidence of love and obedience.
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Philadelphia
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Sea of
Tiberias
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Emmaus
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Jerusalem
Thomas
Simon Peter
Didymus
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Cana
Galilee
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Solomon
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Earth
Architectural Exhibit Urges National Aide At Expo
The art department asks every U S architect to assist in a World's Columbian exposition exhibit. The fisheries building is praised as an architectural poem by critics. The state department informs the vice president that free admission for Chinese during the fair will be presented to Congress.
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Art Department
United States
State Department
Congress
October in the Vermont mountains delights locals
October's foliage and warm days enchant Vermonters while sun eruptions captivate observers. Notables include Kansas's eleven year old teacher, Cincinnati banker Charles Fleischmann buying two St Blaise colts for 11700 and entering them in the 1893 American Derby.
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Kansas
Charles Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Gatwick
England
Fred Barrett
Detroit Driving Club
Naval Flag Signals And Their Meanings In Ports
The black flag signals piracy while a pilot flag acts as the jack at the fore. A red flag warns of danger with powder handling. Half mast flags denote death, union down signals distress. A white flag signals truce for parleys, the yellow flag marks quarantine and contagious disease.
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