Must Lead or Be Led Ree Sermon on the Hour Crisis
Thomas Dixon Jr preaches in a fiery Berles address on the coming revolution urging the church to lead social reform. He cites Jesus Christ’s mission, stresses the state as divine, and calls for Christianized politics and labor unity amid global tensions.
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Workingwen
Jesus Christ
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Jesus
Phillips Brooks
Stigan
Tellin
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Aman
America
Virginia
Mrs. Booth
Mr. Reed
Twin sisters Julia Agnes Cooney mourned after typhoid death
Miss Julia Cooney aged 16 died after a nine day illness from typhoid fever at 1720 West Fayette street. Her twin Agnes convalesces though fears remain. The sisters, lifelong companions and top students at Western Female High school, were renowned for their extraordinary sympathy and identical looks.
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Julia Cooney
William J. T. Cooney
West Fayette Street
Agnes Cooney
Agnes
Julia
Western Female High School
Baltimore American
Pugh Attacks Times Editor Over Silver Question
Senator Pugh of Alabama sent a savage letter to the Selma Times editor criticizing the paper and its silver stance. The Times editor replies that Selma postmaster is Mrs Force, a polite lady who has held the job across administrations and never wrote for a paper.
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Alabama
Selma Times
the Times
Senate
Selma
Force
Pugh
Chicago Herald
Finger snapping contest ends in draw at Windsor club
Frank Sidney of England and Benjamin V Skinner met in a finger snapping contest for a $25 purse at Windsor Athletic clubrooms in Govanstown. After two hours of practice the match was declared a draw and a rematch was planned within two months. It’s said to be the first finger snapping exhibition here.
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England
Benjamin V.skinner
Windsor Athletic
Govanstown
Baltimore
Modest Man Compared to Burglary Figure Cited
A Philadelphia Record quote labels a young man as very modest and reluctant to take credit for his own crime, noting the contrast between his lack of ego and the burglar’s deeds. The remark underscores a public fascination with humility amid criminal activity.
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Philadelphia Record
Tombs of the Ptolemies Revealed at Cleopatra Site
A Boston Advertiser report describes intact tombs of the Ptolemies near Cleopatra’s vaults with bronze doors and Greek inscriptions. The writer cites a dig by a Greek proprietor and manager, noting a library vault of rolls and parchments and a gold crown on a stela.
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Cleopatra
Constantinople
Alexander
Grant Bey
Boston Advertiser
Escape in the Sky A Meteor Traveled Back Into Space
A 1892 Austrian Italian meteor was seen in July traveling a 680 mile upper air track. It reached 42 miles high near its closest Earth approach and receded with an 98 mile altitude, its motion altered by atmospheric resistance and sent on a new course, according to Youth's Companion.
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Earth
Austria
Italy
Instantaneous Photography Advances in Portraits
A Stuttgart photographer claims to overcome long exposure nerves with lightning cartridges that ignite in one tenth of a second, producing natural expression in photographs. The process requires high skill and is reportedly practiced by only one photographer in Bexn Berlin.
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Herr Haag
Stuttgart
Berlin
Desertions From the Navy in the Past Year
Over the last year the navy saw 1,259 desertions including 939 men and 820 boys. Most left at home ports with 776 men and 803 boys. 163 men and 17 boys deserted at foreign ports. Enlistments reached about 7,000 from nearly twice as many applicants.
Postal Service Critique Sparks Public Frustration Across Cities
A New York Herald letter complains of delayed delivery of newspapers and letters from Washington Pittsburg and Chicago, noting Sunday papers arrive Monday and individual subscribers often wait. The author cites examples of late mail and advocates urgent postal reforms to end demoralization.
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Washington City
New York
Washington
Pittsburg
Chicago
New York Herald
Bean Porridge Hot Party Slap Game For Adults
Describes an adapted version of Bean porridge hot for adults. Groups of four sit facing, with the second couple one motion behind the first to avoid collision. A piano and lively tune spur continuous motion, promising ample fun in this revised game version.
Workers Erect Snowsheds on Great Northern Line
Three hundred men are at work along the Cascade division to build snowsheds on both sides of the summit. The force will be increased to complete all sheds before November first. The longest shed will lie about a half mile west of Wellington. St Paul Pioneer Press.
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Japan
Tokio
Lee
Richmond
Mountain Hollow
Cascade
Great Northern
Wellington
St. Paul Pioneer Press
A Hot Metal Route Opens in Braddock Six Miles
Molten iron ladles moved from the Edgar Thomson blast furnace to the Braddock conversion mill. The six mile trip is scheduled to take fourteen minutes. The iron, when coke dust covered, will stay fluid for several hours.
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Edgar Thomson
Philadelphia
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