Fall Conference Appointments for Methodist Episcopal Church
The Bishops plan Episcopal visitations for fall conferences across the nation with each conference listed by place date and presiding bishop. Notable entries include Alabama Edwardsville November 28 Oss and Arizona Mission Tucson December 21 Andrews, plus many more districts such as California San Francisco September 19 Warren and Ohio Cleveland September 26 Bowman.
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Parrsburgh
Bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alabama
Edwardsville
Ala
Oss. Arizona Mission—Tucson, Ali., December 21; Andrews, Austin—Denison
Tex
Andrews
Blackhills
Rapid City
Dak
Hurst
Bulgaria
California
San Franciso
Cal
Warren
Eutaw
Oss
Central China
Kin Kang
China
Merrill
Louisville
Bowman
Ilinois
Rock Island
New York
Syracuse
N. Y
Foster
Ohio
Findlay
Tennessee
Hollow Rock
Tenn
Chicago
W. T
Dakota Mission
Huron
Simpson
Des Moines
Clarinda
Detroit
Flint
Mich
Harris
East Ohio
Canton
East Tennessee
Chattanooga
Erie
Newcastle
Merrill, Genessee
Rochester
Georgia
Atlanta
Kentucky
Barboursville
Michigan
Albion
Minnesota
St. Paul
North China
Peking
Orth Nebraska
Omaha
Wiley
North Ohio
Cleveland
Tor
Minneapolis
Indiana
Columbus
Ind
Foss
Los Angeles
Brennan
Belleville
Ill
South India
Allahabad
India
Asleep Since Christmas in Newtown Man Lays in Stupor
Sherman W. Platt of Newtown Connecticut, from a prominent family, has slept almost continuously since last Christmas. He sits in a rocking chair with eyes closed and speaks never. He occasionally rouses to eat little, ignored by his mother and visitors. Doctors admit they cannot explain the case after malaria and sunstroke last fall. He was to be married this spring but does not recognize his bride.
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Newtown
Conn
Sherman W. Platt
Platt
Widow Remarries Nephew of Deceased Husband in Gallatin
Sev MA Alabama May 19 The widow of late Congressman James Q Smith has wed his nephew. Unable to marry in Alabama or Kentucky they traveled to Gallatin Tennessee to wed. The couple returned to their plantation near Selma after the ceremony.
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Sev
Ala
James Q. Smith
Tennnessee
Kentucky
Gallatin
Tenn
Selma
Iowa Railways Record Higher Mileage and Valuation
The assessors report Iowa total railway mileage at 6 791 miles, up 1 980 miles in three years. Valuation also rises by 4 293 614 dollars over the same period.
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Iowa
Postmaster General Gresham Orders Support for Civil Service
Postmaster General Gresham issues directive to postmasters to assist the Civil Service Commission in the performance of its public duties in all reasonable ways.
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Gresham Ias
Civil Service Commission
C., M. & St. Paul Railway
FREDERIKSEN, HANSEN + DRUMMOND
Clark St
Chicago
Ill
Memorial Day Proclamation by Illinois Governor in 1883
Illinois Governor John M. Hamilton proclaims Memorial Day a state legal holiday to be observed on May 30th. He urges citizens to pause business and honor soldiers who defended the Union, recalling their sacrifices for liberty and national unity.
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Goovernor
State OF
Illinois
Springfield
John M. Hamilton
Joan M. Hamilton
Debarris shot by Night-Watchman in Taylorville incident
Reports describe Debarris a Portuguese ward notable for threats being shot through the left shoulder by Night-Watchman Kellar during a pursuit in Taylorville Christian County. Debarris captured then wounded. crowd detained him at the lock-up.
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Debarris
Taylorville
Christtian County
Kellar
Calaboose
Cable Street Railroad
Chicago
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Henrietta Buboldt
Ephraim
John
Lake County
State Board of Agriculture
Ilinois
East St. Louis
St. Clair County
Rockford
Winnebago County
Springfield
Monmouth
Warren County
William Taylor
8S. V. Rosenberry
Pana
Christian County
Marshall Williams
Illinois Senate and House Pass Broad Legislative Agenda
The Illinois Legislature reconvened with limited quorum as the Senate ordered most bills to third reading while weighing acts on pleuro-pneumonia, railroad provisions, and tax measures. The House adjourned after passing high license reforms, penalties on illicit whisky sales, and widening carrier and cemetery authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Eye and Ear Infirmary
House
St. Louis
Firemen's Benevolent Association
Bourbon
Douglas County
Judiciary Committee
Kankakee
State Law Library
Chicago Deaf and Dumb School
Messrs. Crocker
Vaughey
Gregg
General Revenue Fund
Revenue Act
Agricultural Department
General Assembly
County Normal School
Hovuse
Thomas Bakewell
Willoughby
Cook County
Hovuski
Illinois Industrial University
United States
Industrial University
State Bureau of
Illinois & Michigan Canal
Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central Railway
Colonel Mulligan
Remedies for horses that brush a leg on the tether
Practical notes on causing factors strength conformation and limb alignment in horses that strike a leg during fast action. Guidance covers shoeing adjustments including thickness of inner versus outer parts and leveling the inside quarter. Three-quarter shoes and even removing iron or using boots or straps are discussed as last resorts.
Two Word Cure For Egg Eating Hens And Farm Tips
A New York Tribune style tip suggests the cure for an egg eating hen is simple eat her. Other notes advise salting ground under plum trees to deter curculio and bark lice, using dirt-scrapers for open ditches, growing tobacco among cabbages, and curtains tied high for view and space. A Wisconsin horticulturalist urges picking strawberry blossoms to boost next year’s yield, while a duck flock plagued by vermin improves after applying lard. Cleaning musty feathers involves boiling water soap suds and ammonia steps for thorough washing.
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New York Tribune
Toledo Blade
Chicago Journal
J. M. Smith
Wisconsin Horticultural Society
Michigan
Continental Magazine
Berlin beef trade shocks readers with horsemeat surge
In the first quarter, more than one thousand horses were cut up for beef in Berlin while no Berliner was allowed to buy a pound of American pork. The brief notes a sharp meat trade contrast and local restrictions.
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Berlin
Chicago Journal
Virginia centenarian aims to outgrow boyhood nickname
A 102 year old Virginian man hopes to live longer than the label he earned in youth, seeking to shed the nickname from his younger days as he ages.
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Virginia
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M. E. Church
Murfreesboro
Illinois State News
THE
Illinois Legislature
Iit
St Leng Ruages
Charles A. Vogeler Co
A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
U.S A
Sexta Worce Iit
Ely
Ely’s
Owego
J. H. Schenck
J. A. Schenck
Yostetters
Hostetter's
Ada
Bend
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
Amy
A.reed & Sons
Reed’s Temple OF Music
State Street
SUN
Lew England
New York City
Twombly Mualtting Machine Co
Tremont Street
Boston
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