Dorcas the Disciple and the Birthplace of Sewing Societies
Rev. T De Witt Talmage preaches on Dorcas and the poor in Joppa from Acts 9 39 praising the birth of sewing societies and the needle as charity He extols Dorcas as a resurrected benefactress and urges women to seek God and imitate her deeds highlighting Mary Martha and global female benevolence.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Joppa
Dorcas
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Solomon
Judas Maccabseus
Napoleon
Peter
Simon
Apostle Peter
Apostle
Tabitha
Christ
Mary
Martha
Jesus
Garden of Eden
Elizabeth
Conti
Mediterranean
Church of God
Josephine
France
God
London
Enland
Inkerman
Balaklava
Sebastopol
Jesus Christ
Heaven
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Gethsemane
Calvary
Influence of Home The Strong Lever for Moral Reform
A Tribune essay argues that happy home life is the key lever lifting men toward virtue and away from vice. It notes that homes with moral standards shape character, while worldly or extravagant surroundings corrupt judgment even within Christian households.
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N. S. Tribune
Food for flames devastates Boston business district
A six hour blaze erupted in Boston destroying Brown Durrell & Co. and spreading through Chauncey and Bedford streets. The loss climbs to over 5 million dollars with 200 firms burned out and 79 insurers involved carrying about 2.6 million in coverage. Worsening after the Lynn fire, the disaster risks suspensions among small firms and insurance firms.
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Boston
Brown, Durrell & Co
Bedford Street
Chauncey Street
Chauncey
Williams & Co
Rowe Place
No. 72
Wright Bros
Manning
Summer
Lincoln
Kingston
Bedford Streets
Washington Street
Btadford
Kingston Streets
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Bedford
F. L. Ames
Taylor Bros
Nevins
Kingston Street
Exeter Place
Harrison Avenue
Essex Street
Allen & Larrabee
Harrison Avenue Extension
New York
Lynn
Prudential
Deaths and Destruction at Minneapolis Tribune Office
A ten story fire trap in Minneapolis claimed seven lives and left many injured as flames cut off all exits on October 6. The Tribune and affiliates occupied floors seven to eighth with victims including Milton Pickett and James F. Igoe among others. Rescue ladders arrived late as fire trapped workers.
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Minneapolis
Minn
O Ct
Tribune Newspaper
First Avenue
Fourth Street
Tribune
Tribune-Star
The
Pioneer Press
Evening Journal
Uoon
Barnes
Milton Pickett
Pickett
John Olsen
Dakota College
James F. Igoe
Associated Press
Chicago
Edward Olsen
University of South Dakota
Vermillion
Jerry Jenkinson
Robert McCutcheon
W. H. Millman
the Tribune
Walter E. Miles
William Lawn
K. C. Andrews
George E. Worden
Frank Gerber
Adam Weishemer
Charles Williams
W. H. Williams
Embarrassed Capitalists in Waynesburg Bank Scandal
Ex sheriff D A Spragg assigned assets for creditors. W T Loutz cashier of Farmers and Drovers Bank D Braden and others named with liabilities in thousands. Bank directors assure depositors the bank remains solvent and can pay all liabilities. Reporter notes poor cattle ranch investments in the West.
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Waynesburg
D. A. Spragg
W. T. Loutz
Farmers and Drovers’ National Bank
D. Braden
Statue unveiled for Thomas A. Armstrong editor at Allegheny Park
In Pittspurs Pennsylvania labor groups dedicated a memorial statue to Thomas A. Armstrong editor of the National Labor Tribune. Hon Miles Humphrey delivered the oration and five year old Thomas Highberger unveiled the statue as a parade of labor organizations preceded dedicatory services drawing about 15000 protesters.
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Pittspurs
Thomas A. Armstrong
National Labor Tribune
Allegheny Park
Miles S. Humphrey
Thomas Highberger
Armstrong
Tribune Building Fire Leaves Ruins and Heavy Losses
Firefighters saved adjoining structures but the Tribune building burned to a smoldering ruin with losses estimated at 160000 dollars and insurance around 100000. The Journal and Star suffered substantial damage and the Tribune Job Printing Company lost presses type and bindery. The disaster destroyed court calendars and damaged the basement stacked with debris as crowds gathered to witness the terror and missing persons search.
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Tribune
Journal
Star
The
Hitchcock
Millman
Tribune Job Printing Company
Svenske Folket’s
Hart & Brewer and Cross
Carleton
Burke O’brien
Charles A. Smith
Smith
Pioneer Press
Callaghan conspiracy case dismissed for lack of evidence
The Callaghan conspiracy case against T. W. Powderly J. R. Byrne and Peter Wise was brought before Justice Merritt at Scottdale. The judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to hold the defendants for court and dismissed the case.
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Pittsburgh
Edward Callaghar
T. W. Powderly
J. R. Byrne
Peter Wise
Merritt
Scottdale
Stray Scraps of Science and Natural Phenomena
Brief notes cover shooting stars and meteors as Earth encounters, winds near rivers as sea breeze analogs with ozone aspects, Uranus inner satellites photographed, acrasite explosive tested in Austria for military use, Why leaves turn color from red and blue tissue, oxidation when sap stops, and foliage brilliance in dry cold climates versus damp warmth.
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Uranus
Austria
Hazardous blows and crimes fill Ohio news brief
A Sandusky worker was severely injured by a dynamite blast while attempting to force a cartridge into rock. Reports span multiple counties with drownings, shootings, burglaries, and fatalities including a four year old burned, a man killed by a horse kick, and a brakeman fatally injured in Alliance.
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Bernard Reppr
Sandusky
Wooster
Mason
Albert Dumford
Willie
Columbus
James Farran
Cincinnati
Mosby
Colerain
Belmont County
Wilson Lemmon
Damascus
Columbiana
T. H. Israel
Greenford
Mahoning County
W. I. Hahn
Hills
Washington County
Wm. Mitchell
New Buffalo
P. F. Rothgib
Wakeman
Huron County
Wm. H. Pierce
James Dewan
Alliance
Butler County
Edward O‘coxnell
Tiffin
Carrollton
Maud Saunders
Daniel Gardner
Massillon
Duanquat
Seneca County
Witt Curry
Middleport
Columbus, Hocking Valley
Toledo
Gallipolis
Gro. Bowsher
Lima Oil Company
Hume
Conneaut
John McDowell
Alexander Martinsen
McDowell
Martinsen
Wa. Ostendorf
Makeley
Dayton
Bessie
Huron
St. Clair
Arlington Heights
Hamilton County
Frank Mulhoffin
Rollin Hufford
Belle Vernon
W. F. Derr
Moorefield
Morrison County
Standard Oil Company
Lima
E. Binn & Sons
Bucyrus
Henry Heist
Galion
Lafayette Frovart
Reuben Gardner
West Mill Grove
Mary Murmarky
Annie McDonald
Anthony Ryan
Tur
Ohio
W. H. H. Francis & Sons
Nashport
Hattie Lang
Minnie Snyder
Henry WolFe
Fremont
Darrington
Youngstown
Davin Norestrin
Shawnee
Nathan McCowen
Clay Township
Portsmouth
Frank McWilliams
Marion
Frank Pittman
Cleveland
John Pennell
Yellow Springs
Jesse Sweed
Marshal Gardner
C. and M. Transfer
Newcomerstown
George Moody
John McCurdy
Arthur Heck
Joe Bunch
Uhrichsville
van Wert
Rennburg
Power der
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Mathews & Heads
Hutchison Block
Cambridge
Steele
Mart Raat E
Fred. J. Rosemond
Steele & Rosemond, ‘Attorneys-At-Law
Old National Bank
J. M. Bushfield
Rainey
Court House
Vv. D. Craic
Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public
Washington, Guernsey County
Jebutf
J. B. Taylor
R. T. Scott
Taylor & Scott, Attorneys-At-Law
New ‘Taylor Block
Physicians and Surgeons
WM. T. Ramsey
Providence Hospites
National Medical Dispensary
Washington,d.c
Hutchinson's Block
Main
Hotels
Joseph Morton
Dels
Exchange Hotel
Caldwell
John W. Robinson
Mire House
Garner Market
Fourth Streets
WM. Kirk
Mar
Zanesville, Ohio
Mars
Washington, Ohio
William Smith
Prop
Hotel Berwick
Cambridge, Ohio
H. F. Hunt
G. W. Broom
James G. Johnston
West Cambridge
E. McCollum
South End Mill Street
Cambride
Police Gazette
United States
Ichard K. Fox
Franklin Square
Eric
John Harris, JR
Wall's Drug
McPeee
Boots and Shoes
West Main St
John Moxz
Talmage
Charities of
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FOOD
Minneapolis Tribune
S. J. Jones
Frank Hoover
the Globe
St. Paul
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