Esther the Jewish Queen and Deliverance Plan
The excerpt recounts Esther's background as a Hebrew orphan raised by Mordecai in Shushan, her rise to queen, and her resolve to face the king to save her people. It notes her hesitation, the danger of approaching the king uncalled, Mordecai's urging, and her vow to fast and plead for deliverance for the Jews with her maidens in support.
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Esther
Hadassah
Kish
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Jehoiachim
Mordecai
Ahasuerus
Persia
Shushan
Vashti
Haman
Agagite
Hatach
Justher
Evord
If I perish I perish sermon on sacrifice and duty
A sermonette extols selfless sacrifice echoing the Esther Mordecai creed. It contrasts selfishness with noble resolve, urging duty above self. It notes fear as a poor guide and praises choosing the high moral path without regard to personal loss. It ends with I will go and if I perish I perish inspiration.
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Christ
Esther
Mordecai
Esther Learns of Jewish Peril in Royal Decree
Queen Esther receives alarming news from Hatach about a royal decree ordered by Haman. The edict commands the massacre of all Jews in the realm on a single day, threatening Mordecai and the Jewish people. Mordecai pleads with Esther for aid as danger grows.
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Mordecai
Esther
Hatach
Haman
The Source of All and the Sea of Goodness
A literary reflection likens diverse acts of kindness to rain drops and rays of light converging to a single ocean of goodness. It posits that the central sun of virtue resides in the character of God, suggesting a divine source for all human benevolence.
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God
Reyv
Charles Kingsley
Preacher Argues Unconverted Members Awake Congregation
The preacher asserts that a truly right spirit condemns complacency and says an unconverted church member is no more likely to go to heaven than a sinner in the slums, a message kept the congregation alert and attentive.
The Trial of Peter and John Bible Lesson Notes
This reading reviews Peter and John before the Sanhedrin after the healing of a lame man. It covers Peter filled with the Holy Ghost, his bold proclamation, and the psalmic imagery applied to the leaders. It reflects on the apostles’ courage, the crowding spread of the Gospel, and the comfort found behind prison walls through faith and scripture.
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Temple Court
Peter
Jesus
John
Joubert
Emerson
Jesus Christ
Charles Frederic Goss
Christ
Plumptre
Ev. W. C. Piggott
London Sunday School Chronicle
Worldwide Gospel Temperance Drive in 1908
The Christian Herald notes a global push by the World's W C T U in 1908 with seventeen gospel temperance missionaries abroad and rising activity. Agnes Slack influenced India enrollment and unions, Flora Strout promoted temperance in Japan, and non smoking cars in Japan were granted. Switzerland sees a temperance victory, France gains support, Julie d Aubigne leads Paris W C T U, and Germany, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Cape Colony, Transvaal engage in campaigns, halls granted in Oslo, and New Zealand workers push before a liquor vote. Canada and British Columbia report local option momentum as dominion temperance sentiment grows.
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Christian Herald
Agnes Slack
W. C
Baltimore
Japan
Switzerland
France
Mlle
Julie d’Aubigne
Paris
Germany
Students’ Temperance League
University of Christiania
Nobel
Norway
Temperance Association of Swedish Teachers
Finland
Duma
Cape Colony
Transvaal
Queensland
Dominion
Alcohol as a poison to all living beings says Johns Hopkins expert
Dr Williams cites Dr William H Welch of Johns Hopkins who declares alcohol in sufficient quantities is a poison to all living organisms, animal and vegetable. The physician notes alcohol can cause and hinder many diseases of organs from stomach to brain and calls it the most virulent poison by its ultimate effects.
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Williams
Johns Hopkins University
William H. Welch
Dr. Welch
Prohibition Maintained in Iceland Referendum
Iceland votes on prohibition with results from 21 of 27 districts showing 7 271 for and 2 611 against prohibition. In six districts not fully reported votes are small and unlikely to change the outcome. Prohibition had already been adopted countrywide for manufacture years ago.
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Iceland
Eix
Tax Rate Decline Compared by Massachusetts League
A Massachusetts No License league study shows the average tax rate was lower in Massachusetts than in competitor cities during five years 1999 to 1907. The analysis highlights lower levies among the no license elites and notes regional differences across municipal jurisdictions.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Nofiicense League
Pension guidance for Civil War widow and Spanish-American War veteran
A widow asks if she can get a pension under the new act of April 19 1908. The answer states eligibility requires 900 days service and an honorable discharge, marriage before June 27 1890, and filing begins pension from the filing date. For the navy veteran, apply under the general law for disability contracted in service. prior disability before enlistment does not bar the claim and pension starts from filing.
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Chicago
Ill
Matilda K. M
Paducah
United States Navy
James O.D
Pension Bureau
Pensioner Husband Desertion Case Guides Wife to Claim Half Pension
Mrs Emma H H asks how to obtain part of her pension after leaving her husband due to cruelty. The interior secretary advises filing under the March 3, 1899 act for one half of the pension, with proof of marriage good character and need.
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Ranger
Ind
Mrs. Emma
H. H
Secretary of the Interior
Bounty land warrants for post 1855 service barred
The query asks how to obtain bounty land for Civil War service and later Army service. The answer states bounty land warrants are not issued for service rendered after March 3, 1855.
Pension questions on child support and soldier’s heirs
A legal guardian may seek half of a pension for dependent children under the 1899 act if the father deserted them for over six months. A helpless Civil War soldier’s child may apply for continued pension under the 1890 act. the commissioner will furnish the proper form upon request.
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New York
N. Y
George K. C
Vistula
Ind
Birt’s
Germany
Henry Ga. W
Commissioner of Pensions
Gomez inaugurated Cuban president as American control ends
Havana reports Maj. Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez sworn in at noon yesterday and American officials depart from Cuba aboard the Maine and accompanying ships. Magoon escorts the transfer of power and sails, as Gomez gains popularity across classes amid praise for improvements yet notes an empty treasury. The island's revenues rise despite reduced American involvement.
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Havana
Jose Miguel
Gomez
Charles E. Magoon
Maine
Mississippi
McClellan
Estrada Palma
Magoon
Washington
Socialists Seize Power in United Mine Workers Convention
Indianapolis news reports the United Mine Workers of America convention tilting toward socialists with 800 of 1,400 delegates aligned or pledging support. A breakaway resolution calls for public ownership of utilities, and John Walker of Illinois emerges as a rival to President Lewis.
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United Mine Workers’ Conference
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Publc Utilities
National
Lewis
John Walker
Illinois
Root Talks to Solons in Albany Joint Session
United States Senator-elect Elihu Root addressed the New York legislature in joint session on January 29. He thanked the body for the opportunity to represent the state, urged humility, and warned that seasoned lawyers may not make ideal legislators, expressing doubt about living up to praise from friends in New York.
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Root
Solons
Albany
United States
Elihu Root
Senate
Assembly
New York
West Winds Drive Severe Storm Across Midwest
Storms rake the west from Omaha to Oklahoma with winds up to 58 miles per hour. Omaha wires fall, a blizzard rages west and north of the city, Lamonte Missouri loses the opera house and other buildings with no injuries reported. Carmen Guthrie and Galtry suffer structure damage as telegraph service deteriorates.
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Chicago
Omaha
Lamonte
Oklahoma
Carmen
Guthrie
Galtry
Foreclosure Ordered Over Metropolitan Street Ry Mortgage
New York Jan 29 Judge Lacombe in the United States circuit court ruled there was a default under the mortgage held by the Guarantee Trust company against the Metropolitan Street Railway company. The $12,500,000 debt triggers a foreclosure sale unless principal and interest are paid within twenty days.
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New York
Guarantee ‘Trust Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Lacombe
United States Circuit
Senate approves amendment on St Marys River division
Washington January 29 An agreement was reached among senators for an amendment to the Canadian waterways treaty to satisfy Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan that the treasury should fix a division of the waters of the St Marys river for power purposes between Canada and the United States. The exact terms are not yet determined and the treaty will be reconsidered in executive session today.
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Canada
Washington, DG
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Treasury
St. Marys River
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