Orchard Metaphor Warns Against Pursuit of One More Tree
Dr Talmage uses the story of Paradise orchards to warn that the desire for one more achievement or possession leads to losing all gains. He contrasts early fruit abundance with modern overwork and warns that many executives sacrifice health and family for another store, railroad, or million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caple
Paradise
Adam
Satan
Solomon
Josephus
Jerusalem
Etam
Christ
Edward Payson
Baba Padmanoji
Edenic Orchard and the Luxury of Religion
A passionate sermon contrasts Adam and Solomon with the temptations of wealth and carousal, arguing religion is both necessity and luxury. It extols religious joy, moral peril of sin, and the rewards of faith, ending with a probate note about a $4,000 parrot trust in South Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Bradford
South
Boston
Suffolk County
Destruction Orders and Autonomy Clash in Cuba
The Island faces turmoil as Union Constitutional opposes autonomy. Marshal Blanco ordered huts of insurgents destroyed and troops restricted from towns. Over 33,000 sick soldiers fill Havana hospitals while a central committee votes against autonomy and plans a campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanco
Isla de Phich
Havana
Spain
Commue Union Constitutional Party
Marquis
Pinar del Rio
Regent
Cuba
Cienfuegos
Union Constitutional
Santa Clara
Outrage Reported at Oakwood by Whitecaps Banner
Word from Oakwood reports a brutal assault on two young women May Roberts aged 19 and 17, by a band of eight to ten men. They dragged them from their room, whipped them with a cat of nine tails, stripped them, and forced them to the road where they were pelted with feathers and left at a house. Tracks and dogs failed to locate the assailants or any further crew. Police warned the town, but few details remain as the crowd dispersed. Authorities are investigating with no arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakwood
Whitecaps
May Roberts
Smallpox Said to Have Broken Out in Ohio Penitentiary
Three inmates at the Columbus Ohio penitentiary are reported ill with smallpox. Sanford Smith, a Franklin county prisoner, is diagnosed by Dr Wagenhals, the penitentiary physician. City health officer Dr J B Schueler has been called in and weighing whether the illness is smallpox or chickenpox. John Carnahan and Rufus Overly, new admissions from the Indian Territory, also suffer similar symptoms. Precautions are being taken to prevent an epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
Sanford Smith
Franklin County
Wagenhals
J. B. Schueller
John Carnahan
Rufus Overly
Indian Territory
Smith
The Crew Rescued Near Port Shantry Ontario
The schooner Groton from Detroit carrying slack coal for London Ont foundered after a Wednesday gale 12 miles west of Port Shantry. Six crewmen abandoned ship in a yaw boat and were rescued by Captain Berry and the lifeboat crew on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Shantry
Ont
Groton
Detroit
Cleveland
London
Berry
Life Boat Station
Plague Outbreak Reported Across Indian Districts
The bubonic plague is raging in Poona Sholapur and Surat with cases also found at Kotri near Marachi in Sindh and Jand Kawal in Julun dun. A monkey colony near Hardwar is infected and authorities trap and isolate diseased animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bompay
Poona
Sholapur
Surat
Kotri
Marachi
Sinde
Jand Kawal
Julundun
Hardwar
Butterworth Improves Significantly in Cleveland Recovery
Maj. Benjamin Butterworth showed marked improvement in Cleveland on Thursday with better respiration temperature and heart action. Doctors say the chances of recovery are now much better as his condition continues to improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj. Butterworth
Cleveland, O
Benj. Butterworth
Cleveland
Maj
Price Set on President Barrios Head in Guatemala
San Francisco reports a $50,000 gold bounty on President Barrios for his persecution. The claim cites a reliable source and notes the president has taken precautions against possible seizure or attack. Also dated Nov 12, Chicago records the first snow of the season morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Barrios
Guatemala
Chicago
Multiple Arrests Tied to Alleged Moraes Assassination Plot
A Rio Janeiro dispatch reports several persons arrested on suspicion in connection with the alleged plot to kill President Moraes. The report notes arrests followed by ongoing investigations and details are limited due to the dispatch's brevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Moraes
New York
The
Herald
Rio Janeiro
Brazil leader Moraes narrowly escapes assassination
President Moraes was leased as no evidence was found against them. many are held as serious evidence arises and several others have been arrested. The pope sent congratulations on his escape. Brazil's foreign minister sent a note to Italy's charge d affaires promising investigation into the Spiritu Santo shootings and considering Italy's redress demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moraes
Canadian Duties on Gold Seekers At Sixty Dollars Per Outfit
Skaevay Alaska November 2 to Seattle November 13 The Canadian government recalled customs officials at Tagish House between Lakes Bennett and Tagish after collecting duties on 400 outfits. Each outfit had four to five men, with a $60 per outfit average and $25,000 total duties. Goods tied to outfits were taxed, some smuggling cases uncovered, and travel on the lakes slowed as winter ice nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaevay
Alaska
Farallon
Seattle
Wash
Tagish House
Lakes Bennett
Tagish
Fred W. Davey
Davey
Eastern Cyclist Hurt In Coliseum Match Race
The crack eastern cyclist suffered a fall during a race with Jimmy Michael at the Coliseum on Friday night. In the sixth lap of the fifth mile his wheel hit the pacing triplet, sending him sliding 50 feet and off the track. He could not stand at first but remounted after treatment, then retired in the eighth mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Michael
the Coliseum
Boston
Missouri Pacific Train Held Up Near Independence
Kansas City reporters say the St. Louis limited night express left at 10:45 Friday night and was halted three miles east of Independence by five masked men who flagged with red lanterns. The robbers reportedly took nothing and the train continued. The incident occurred near the well known Blue cut area linked to past Chicago and Alton robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railway
Independence
Chicago & Alton Road
Prussian Minister Warns Vatican Over Alliance Policy
Baron von Bülow, newly appointed Prussian minister at the Vatican, told the pope in an interview that the Vatican’s sympathy for the Franco Russian alliance and hostility to the triple alliance would prompt Germany to retaliate against Roman Catholics if the policy continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
The
Daily Chronicle
Baron von Bulow
Vatican
William
Temple Cup Abolished by National League Magnates
Pui Lap Detraia reports that the National Baseball League magnates voted Friday to abolish the Temple Cup series of post season games between the first and second place clubs from the past four seasons. In Rome, a separate report notes the discovery of three corpses in a well at Aravella near Palermo, implicating a powerful gang of criminals as responsible for multiple crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PuiLap Detraia
Rome
Aravella
Palermo
Amnesty to include Competitor prisoners in Madrid decree
Dispatches from Madrid confirm that the prisoners captured on board the American schooner Competitor in April 1896 will be included in the forthcoming general amnesty decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Madrid
Lynching of rapist Bud Beard reported near Eutaw
A late Eutaw report says Bud Beard, accused rapist, was lynched at Carrollton after a mob broke into the jail. State troops from Tuscaloosa arrived too late to prevent the mob action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brrmineham
Ala
Eutaw
Bud Beard
Carrollton
Beard
Tuskaloosa
Peace Near at Hand as Generals Seek U S Mediation
Washington dispatch reports Gen Blanco and insurgent leaders may seek U S mediation to end the Cuban war on independence terms. Gen Gomez and associates await a possible meeting with Consul General Lee in Havana while autonomy is rejected by insurgents. Officials foresee Spain and insurgents using U S good offices, with some predicting peace within three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Tribune
Washington
Lee
Havana
Blanco
Gomez
United States
Spain
Cuba
Sagasta
Victory Near Havana Sparks Excitement Over insurgent strength
From Havana via Key West on Nov 6, reports say insurgents repelled a Spanish attempt to capture Gen. Rodriquez. Maj. Avellla led Spanish forces and retreated with heavy losses as insurgents used dynamite bombs. A second clash at San Antonio de los Banos followed, with reinforcements for Rodriguez. Public fury at censorship grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Key West
Fla
Blanco
Weyler
R. Alejandro Rodriguez
Avecilla
San Antonio de Los Banos
Alejandro Rodriguez
English View of Canadian reciprocity in Washington talks
London reports Daily Chronicle analysis of Canada United States negotiations. It notes recent communications between Downing Street and Ottawa and cordial receptions in Washington. It asks if Canadian reciprocity will replace exclusive UK preference, arguing all three nations gain from closer ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Chronicle
Washington
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Downing Street
Ottawa
Tribesmen Repulsed in Front Dispatch Fight
In Smmia a foraging party under Maj. Dorien engaged a large body of tribesmen Saturday. The tribesmen were repulsed but Capt. Bowman Maj. Money and four privates were wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smmia
Dorien
Bowman
Maj
Money
Insurgents derail train in Havana region incident
Insurgents blew up and derailed a train running between Nuevitas the port of Puerto Principe and the city of Puerto Principe capital of the province. No further details were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Nuevitas
Puerto Principe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ahio
America
France
Euphrates
Tihon
Hiddekel
Powona
Europe
Gow
Jack
Capa
Jeremiah
David
Isaiah
Luke
Leo X
Milan
Talva
Diagora
Sophocles
Wellington
Waterloo
Col
Harvey
Hell
God
Marshal Bianco
Germany
Fitzhugh Lee
Gomes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!