Commander Booths Farewell After Nine Years of Salvation Army Work
Commander Ballington Booth reflects on nine years in America leading the Salvation Army, recalls early trials and growth, and discusses future transfer and the Army’s practical charity approach. He notes 400,000 supporters, 36,000 golds, and extensive rescue and slum work across cities.
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Commander Ballington Booth
New York
Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
America
Army
Fourteenth Street
Mrs. Booth
Booth
Ballington
Manchester
Maud Charlesworth
Limehouse
Watts
John Wesley
Charity Organization Society
Fore Mission Fund
United States
England
International
Friends
London
George Grantham Bain
Breath as a Typhoid Vector Explains Fatal Case
A six year old girl died of typhoid after a man on a crowded streetcar breathed on her. A physician demonstrated that typhoid bacilli multiply in breath blown into sterilized water and argue lungs constantly expel poisons. The article cites New York Ledger as the source.
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New York Ledger
Everett and the Flags at a Public Dinner
At a public dinner Edward Everett noticed an ornately set dish with two miniature silk American flags. A waiter removed it for carving, eliciting a visible irritation. Everett later seized the flags and waved them during his toast, prompting applause as the crowd cheered the spontaneous display.
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Edward Everett
Everett
Pasteur the Noble Scientist Refuses to Quit His Work
The New York Herald recalls Pasteur as a noble figure who risked his life for science. While studying the silkworm disease he fell ill in a stifling greenhouse. Despite warnings, he refused to abandon his research, saying he could not give up and felt near discovery.
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Pasteur
New York Herald
Two Men Face Off In Unequal Fight
A Chicago Tribune line notes the bout was lopsided from the start though both men stood to fight. Spectator recalls Slim Jim showing injuries after the match, marking a clear difference in the clash.
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Slim Jim
Chicago Tribune
Iowa Municipal Association Endorses Bills Ahead of Legislature
Des Moines Feb 21 the Iowa Municipal association endorsed several measures before the legislature including criminalizing opium joints and regulating pawn brokers. It recommended introducing a bill to require 80 days residency in city wards before a resident may vote.
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Iowa Municipal Association
Des Moines
Confessed Murderer Leads In Prayer At Waterloo
Truesdale, who confessed killing Bill Sheldon, attended a noonday YMCA prayer meeting in Waterloo Iowa. He led the prayer with vehemence and contrition, drawing deep sympathy from those present as he stressed the confessed sin. No further word from Leadville.
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Waterloo
Maurice banker charged with forgery in receiver case
A E Thompson cashier at the Maurice State bank in Maurice Iowa has been arrested on forgery charges. Bank examiner Bennett found $7,868 in notes missing from the bank when the receiver took charge and Thompson's note for the same amount was substituted for the originals.
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Maurice, Ia
A.E. Thompson
Maurice State Bank
Bennett
Thompson
Iowa Y M C A Selects Officers At Keokuk Meet
The 26th annual state Y M C A convention is in Keokuk with about 200 delegates. Nominees named as permanent officers include W E Blake president Burlington F Demorest first VP Pleasant W B Collins second VP Keokuk H B Matthews secretary Tabor College and E W Hearne press secretary Oskaloosa. The state committee report was praised and the convention will run through the week with a Sunday closing session.
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Keokuk
W. E. Blake
Burlington
F. ©. Demorest
Mr. Pleasant
W. B. Collins
Keoku
Butter Makers In Convention At Crepar Rapids
The National Butter and Cheese Makers association opens a six day session in Crepar Rapids with about 1800 attendees from the U S and Canada. The city is decorated as 200 tubs of butter enter the competition for a solid gold trophy as the judges begin scoring and expect results by Thursday night.
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Crepar Rapids
National Butter and Cheese Makers’ Association
United States
Canada
Interesting London Transit Stats From The Globe Democrat
Summary of a London transport report noting 71 tram routes 58 in use and 849 miles of lines. Average tram speed 5.48 mph omnibus 5.5 mph. fares 0.67d per mile tram and 0.92d per mile omnibus. 879 tram cars and 2130 omnibuses total 72.5 million miles and 551 million passengers annually. Horses 38565. Mansion House service 800 omnibuses hourly 64 miles daily 420 passengers.
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London
City
London Omnibus
London Tram Companies
London Omnibuses
Mansion House
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hanging as Moral Instruction in Scotland Heritage
The excerpt cites Sir Walter Scott and The Heart of Midlothian noting a practice where schoolboys acting as tutors observe public hangings to affect youth minds. It argues Scott would not write this if such events had not occurred, referencing Notes and Queries as the source.
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Sir Walter Scott
Scotland
Heart of Midlothian
Mr. Saddletree
Sir Walter
Republican County Convention Called for Story County Iowa
A notice announces a Republican delegate convention for Story County at the Nevada Court House on Saturday March 7 1896 at 11 o'clock a m to choose fourteen delegates for the state convention in Des Moines March 11 and for the Seventh District Convention also in Des Moines. J F Reed is chairman with Fred C McCall as secretary. The second item reports a massachusetts mother’s praise of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy used to treat a bad cold and cough in a child, noting its safety for children and lack of harmful ingredients.
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Republican Couty
Story County
Laws
Republican State Central Committee of
Iowa
Court House
Nevada
Des Moines
Fred Webber
Holland
Mass
W. P. Holden
West Brimfield
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Armay
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A. E. Thompson
Maurice
Bakk Ax Pug
Japan
Hubbard
S. G. Hamilton
Lincoln
Milford
New Albany
Nevada Township
Nevada City
J. F. Reed
Republican County Central Committee
Fred C. McCall
Ames
Collins
Franklin
Grant
Howard
Indian Creek
la Fayette
Palestine
Richland
Sherman
Union
Warren
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