Menace to Society and Dowie’s Religious Empire
A Chicago letter profiles John Alexander Dowie and rival impostors Schweinfurth and Teed as religious confidence men. It details Dowie’s wealth, Zion operations in Woodlawn and Zion, alleged cures, bank control, and the collapse of sincere faith under wealth and power. The piece condemns Dowie’s oligarchy, legal battles, and the deaths tied to his methods.
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John Alexander Dowie
Chicago
United States
Schweinfurth
Babylon
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Teed
Rockford
Waukegan
Ill
Zion
Dowie
Hamburg
Elijah
Ers
Australia
Antipodes
Imperial Shell
Zion Organization
Zion Bank
H. Worthington Judd
Judd
Statesmen from Europe and Cuba Dominate Historical Debate
European diplomats push embargo talk against American goods while Cuban politics see Tomas Estrada Palma emerge as a leading presidential contender. Prominent French and British officials are noted as shaping policy toward China and Pan American affairs, with John Varrett slated to attend the Mexico conference.
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America
Agenor Goluchowski
Austria-Hungary
Napoleon
Europe
Miss Fraser
Philadelphia
Bordentown
N. J
Prince Joachim Murat
Miss Caldwell
Washington
Count Goluchowski
Cuba
Tomas Estrada Palma
New York
Palma
Spain
Honduras
East
South
Congress
Mexico
Vermont
Portland
Ore
Wright A. Patterson
England’s exchequer chief strains to fund the war effort
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, England’s chancellor of the exchequer, faces widespread opposition as he seeks funds for the war. The tax bill targets every industry, drawing strong backlash from diverse groups while he shoulders the heavy task of financing the government’s war needs.
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England
Sir Michael
Ireland
Michael Hicks-Beach
Mich. Hicka-Beach
Dauber’s Portrait Of Old Soak Falls Short
The Town Topics critique notes Dauber failed to capture Old Soak with vivid detail as he attempted watercolor techniques, leaving the work unconvincing and restrained by its medium.
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Dauber
Ae pe Be ee aes e tee et ra
The fragmentary text provides limited readable details with no clear events or named entities to summarize into a full newspaper item. It lacks identifiable people organizations places dates or outcomes to anchor a factual T and S.
Herald Promotes Local Businessmen's Prosperity
The Herald portrays Columbus businessmen using its pages for growth and investment. It claims their ventures yield high returns and urges readers to follow their example to build wealth.
Telegraph News Service Delivers Late Evening Reads
The paper notes its telegraph news arrives about four hours after rivals and two days before the morning paper. Local news runs twelve to twenty four hours ahead of other locals, while the Democratic and independent editorials condemn wrong doing and defend the masses.
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Telegraph News Service
Forstier
Lear
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M. de Margerie
France
M. Cambon
Copenhagen
Legation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Constantinople
Peking
State Department
M. de Rostrand
the Tribune
Agriculturt
NEW York Weekly Tribune
Comec Illustrated
Kzwyerk
Trboni
Rit
American Review
Arper’s
New York City
Darper’s Bauzar
Harper’s Weekly
Century Magazine
CitcClure’s
Frank Leslie
Munsey’s Magazine
Chix Success
Neve York City
Puck
S Companion
Boston
Mass
Springfield
Homestead
Homekeeping
Springacut
Indianapolis
Spinfield
Ohio
Syringe
Ohid
Seccraneceves Home and Farm
Louisville
St. Pan
Tee
New-York
Cardal
Cardai
Triano
Miss Della M.etrayer
The
Nooga
Medicine Company
Nhe Teale
Columbus
Herald
Heral
Evans
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