The Sword Its Mission and Its Doom Sermon
Dr Talmage preaches on the sword as a divine instrument of liberty and justice, recounting historic battles and leaders who wielded swords for good. He argues for national disarmament only after all nations agree, warning that unilateral disarmament invites destruction and urging readiness to defend law and order until consensus is reached.
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Charles Martel
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Hill
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Johnstons
Albert Sydney
Joseph E
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Potomac
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Alabama
Navy Yard
Germany
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Lorraine
Russia
Northwestern States Weekend News Summary
Summary of events across Minnesota and nearby. A elevator project near Alexandria and a town hall with space for fire apparatus at Marshall. A sham battle planned during the G A R encampment at Laverne. Red Wing's longtime resident Clinton Reynolds, shot in New York, recalled. Col King donates property valued at 250000 dollars for Minneapolis parks. Numerous accidents and crimes across towns, including drownings near Oxford and Wells, a fatal railroad accident at Winona, burglaries at Kasson and Hastings, and an attempted arson and suicides in various counties. Industrial, legal, and political notes feature, with talks on saloon raids, a telescope contract for Carleton College, and state officials facing defaulters while bounty on gopher scalps continues.
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Alexandria
Marshall
Laverne
Clinton G. Reynolds
New York
Stephanie
Red Wing
Col. W. S. King
Minneapolis
Peter Stahl
Oxford
P. H. Salisbury
Wells
Kasson
Henry Harkins
Duluth
J. Peterson
Christiana
Jacob Hanson
Mankato
Tower
W. B. Clarke
Allegheny City
Bradshaw
Fulda
Pittsburg
Carleton College
Edward H. Williams
Philadelphia
William F. Miller
Winona
Joseph Griffiths
Dousman
Wis
Davia
John Flamm
Yellow Banks River
Ortonville
North Dakota political moves and local crises noted
The North Dakota GOP schedules Fargo meeting for June 18 to set a state convention date and locale while the Democratic committee plans Grand Forks on July 16. Reports cover a vitriol incident harming Dr. Montgomery, county records charges against Healy, and judges handling numerous cases. Other items note feuds between agencies, an ambitious Indian school plan at Fort Totten, and regional civic happenings.
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North Dakota Gate Republican Committee
Fargo
North Dakota
Democratic State Central Committee
Grand Forks
Forman
Allen
George W. Holcomb
Holcomb
Michael Allen
Moorhead
Titus
Doyle
Hawkey
F. S. Demers
United States Land Office
Jamestown Insane Asylum
North Dakota State Sunday School Association
M. N. Johnson
Lakota
E. E. Saunders
Jamestown
W.G. Reynolds
International Sunday School Association
Gov. Miller
North Dakota Medical Association
Insane Asylum
Fulton
St. Paul
Archibald
Millspaugh
Park River
Coe
Mandan
Moore
Geo. McIntyre
Geo. E. Jackson
Local Wisconsin notes mix court losses and curiosities
Random district items report assets and liabilities for Hans C Johnson, a Seymour suit over fifty cents, and Rudolph Nogelefsky. A missing teamster body found near Chippewa, a jail term for N M Lewis, fines for selling margarine, a drowning accident at Eau Claire river, a masked burglary near New Lisbon, rail ore shipments from Ashland, and an Oshkosh hunter feared dead. A stranger hurled vitriol at a Rock County farmer. old Menomonee Falls sawmill sold, lime plant planned. Repeated Buttrick entry notes disappearance.
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Louis Fuehsgruber
Rudolph Nogelefsky
Alex. Chisholm
Badger Mills
N. M. Lewis
Columbus
Florence
Thom
August Schwahn
Eau Claire
Ludkie
Rock County
Menomonee Falls
Waukesha County
A. B. Buttrick
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Significant Change in Preaching Across the Church
A Forum commentary notes a shift in preaching themes as many ministers abandon strict doctrinal beliefs and embrace advanced views. It argues educated clergy no longer rely on traditional doctrines, and pew audiences increasingly doubt conventional creeds, reducing efforts at conversion and regeneration.
Vanderbilt’s Hartford mansion dining room decor story
The New York Sun reports Cornelius Vanderbilt built a summer residence in Hartford spending over 100000, with walls covered in ordinary brown butcher paper, a cherry wood dado and a frescoed frieze, making the room among the town’s finest.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Hartford
New York
Memory of Napoleon A to M in One Lineage
A compact digest tracing Napoleon Bonaparte through a chain of names from Marbeeul to Moltke, noting battles, places, and key figures across campaigns in Italy, Crimea, Mexico, and France. It highlights generals, ministers, and rivals with emphasis on M-named figures and pivotal events culminating in Sedan and Metz.
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Marbeeul
College Militaire
Marengo
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Melas
Italy
Mortier
Moreau
Murat
Maria Louisa
Moscow
Matternich
Montholon
Marchand
Napoleon III
Montijo
Morny
Malatoff
Mamelon
Montebello
Magenta
McMahon
Maitland
Mariano
Mazziani
Solferino
Mincio
Mantua
Mexico
Maximilian
Metz
Moselle
Sedan
Moltke
Bessie Miller’s Cure and Wedding Rumor
In Carondelet Missouri Bessie Miller recovered from pneumonia and delirium after longing for a suitor named John. John’s bedside vigil and a return promise coincided with her recovery and news of upcoming wedding cards. The Detroit Journal notes the curious tale and its amused father figure.
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Bessie Miller
Bessie
Carondelet
John
Lessie
Detroit Journal
Just a Trifle Too Late
Rustic lover James asks Jennie to marry him but she reveals she is engaged to his brother George. James learns George proposed after seven years of courting and Jennie chose him. James walks away humiliated, warned that blame lies with himself.
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Jennie
James
George
Jim
Count in Full Dress Stuns Philadelphia Guests
A Bavarian count, soon to wed a Philadelphia heiress, draws attention in Philadelphia with striking attire at a reception. He wears knee breeches of black satin with satin bows, black silk stockings, very low patent leather shoes, a black satin vest showing only about four inches of linen, and a cloth evening coat with silver buttons.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Herald
Marriage License Postponed by Legislative Cavet
A Maryland legislator’s intended marriage was halted when a rival filed a caveat against the license. The couple traveled to the county seat to obtain the license but must wait for the case to be argued, delaying the wedding.
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Maryland
Philadelphia Ledger
Edison Speech Heard From Far Away Hall
In Kansas City an Edison event featured a phonograph delivering the inventor's apology for not having prepared remarks. Though Edison was distant, the machine spoke clearly to the audience, making his absence felt through the loud recorded words.
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Kansas City
Thomas A. Edison
New Orleans
Chicago man wins fifteen thousand in Louisiana lottery
The April drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery grants A. B. Anderson of 203 West Indiana Street Chicago one twentieth of the capital prize, amounting to $15,000. He received a prompt draft via American Express on the Chicago National Bank within a week of the drawing. Another twenty third of 21,303 tickets were held in Chicago, but the holder’s name and address are not disclosed.
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Chicago
Anderson
Indiana
American Express Company
Chicago National Bank
Amusing Safe Troubles Hint at Hidden Intricacies
In the Boston Courier a safe manufacturer recounts humorous yet telling incidents of vaults needing expert openings. A penny on a bottom flange, a cloth button in a lower bolthole, and a boarded vestibule tread with unbored holes all delayed doors. Each fix saved future embarrassment and cost.
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The
Boston Courier
Climate stability and ancient sun heat in Good Words
The article argues the sun’s heat remains constant over history and cautions against overreliance on such deductions. Darwinian natural selection is invoked, noting no clear evidence of historic climate changes within recorded times, while geology shows Earth’s past climates varied wildly with ice ages and warm interludes in polar regions and elsewhere.
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Arctic
Mexico City Hotel To Be The Finest On The Continent
A syndicate of Mexican capitalists plans a $2,000,000 hotel in Mexico City. Government subsidies of $1,000,000 and duty-free materials will aid construction. The five story stone building will feature mosaic marble floors, onyx walls, cedar mahogany and rosewood woodwork, and a large court with four guest chambers. Architect Isaac Taylor has carried the plans and work will begin soon.
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Demorest
Mexico
City of
Isaac Taylor
Silks and Diamonds Versus Consumptive Youth in Boston Street Car
A stout radiant woman in silks and diamonds enters a crowded Columbus Avenue car and nearly smothers a pale youth with consumption seated nearby. She demands the seat, but the youth yields to stand or risk suffocation. An elderly Boston gentleman notes the scene and offers his seat, remarking he is better able to stand while the woman appears strong enough to carry the car.
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Columbus Avenue
Boston
A Lucky Reporter Tells How Mrs Sprague Traded Glances
A Philadelphia Press correspondent recalls Mrs Kate Sprague still valued masculine attention. At a public ceremony she was escorted by a handsome reporter who aided her with wraps. Surrounded by distinguished guests she introduced him and later parted on friendly terms.
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New York
Philadelphia Press
Kate Sprague
Aunt Mehitabel’s Cold Death Fated to Fail
Boston Transcript recounts Aunt Mehitabel Coffin in Cape Cod who vows to freeze herself to death to end her life. The plan falters as frigid room, cold floor, and a rug lead her to seek warmth, and she sleeps through the night in a bed warmed by a quilt. She never dies and lives on, illustrating a grim joke on suicide.
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Boston Transcript
Mehitabel Coffin
Cape Cod
Mehitabel
Abigail
Mehitable
Aunt Mehitabel
Worldwide Harvest Calendar Through the Year
A St Louis Republic summary outlines global harvest timing from January in Australia and New Zealand to December in Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Chile and Northern Australia. It notes February in Upper Egypt India and April in Syria Cyprus Egypt Mexico Cuba Persia and Asia Minor with additional months covering Central Asia Persia Algeria Morocco and more regions.
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New Zealand
Chili
South America
Upper
Egypt
India
Syria
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Mexico
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Persia
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Morocco
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Florida
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Japan
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Indiana
Minnesota
Upper Canada
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Austria
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Holand
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Lower Canada
Denmark
Russia
Scotland
Sweden
Norway
North Sea
America
Ireland
South Africa
Patagonia
South Australia
Argentine Republic
Paraguay
Uruguay
St. Louis Republic
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Female Ills
An advertorial asserts that a woman's influence rests on a clear healthy mind and treatments from Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription restore vitality. It claims wives mothers and daughters suffer from female complaints and that the remedy renews health and happiness, easing martyrdom.
Dr Pierce's Pellets for cleansing stomach liver and system
To cleanse the stomach liver and system generally use Dr Pierce's Pellets. Price is 25 cents.
Stomach Bitters Sold as Protection Against Malaria
Rising at morning or evening from low land often carries malaria. in malarial regions no one is safe without safeguards. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised as protection and remedy, said to fortify against illness and treat dispersia, constipation, kidney trouble and rheumatism.
Marriage Broker Attracts Brides In Bachmut Russia
A Bachmut marriage broker runs a busy trade meeting hopeful grooms with his hotel inquiry Sir do you want to marry He travels to key houses carrying an album of photos showing social and financial status of prospective spouses He claims many happy grooms already count him as their matchmaker Bachmut reportedly offers abundant opportunities for such matches.
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Bachmut
Russia
Real Estate Agents Sell Hope, Costing Workers Thousands
Appeals by Chicago real estate agents to workingmen to purchase a "little home" have led 7,000 men to begin contracts only to surrender them within five years. More than $250,000 has been paid and vanished into the hands of speculators, draining funds from those seeking affordable housing.
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Chicago
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