Dowie's Crusade and the Limits of Religious Industry
The piece analyzes John Alexander Dowie and his Zion movement near Chicago as a powerful blend of religion and economics. It compares Dowie to Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, noting his control over labor, production, and markets while using faith to secure cheap labor and minimal wages. The broader point is that such religious economies attract scrutiny as shrewd business schemes. It references similar historic figures and critiques the use of religion to drive industrial efficiency and marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alexander
Dowie
Zion
City
Chicago
New York
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
Utah
Dowle
Smith
Young
Indianapolis Journal
Kansas college teacher calls Gospel hymns immoral
A Kansas music teacher asserts that a large portion of Gospel hymns are immoral. He analyzed 25 popular church pieces finding 17 polkas 6 waltzes and 2 two steps all deemed good specimens of their kind. He notes Moody and Sankey did good in their day but criticizes modern religious ditties as vicious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden
Iigigeok
Indiaanapolis Sentinel
Kansas
Moody and Sankey
The Cant About Hard Work
In South Bend Times comment on labor talk the piece laments lax view among workers toward toil and urges more emphasis on duties over rights. It argues no one benefits from avoiding hard work and champions finding joy in daily labor as a civic virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend Times
Alaskan Boundary Decision Ends Long Dispute
Ex Secretary of State John W Fos ter explains the Alaskan boundary commission creates three American and three British experts to determine the line. The majority has drawn a coast following line about thirty five miles from the coast from Portland canal to Mount St Elias. The U S gains about 30000 square miles and control of inlets and islands along the coast except Portland channel and its island, Canada gets the channel island. This settles the Alaskan boundary question and gives the United States supremacy in northern Pacific waters. The American commissioners rooted in a strong U S position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Foster
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Alaska
British Columbia
Canada
Portland
Mount St. Elias
Alaskan “Panhandle
United States
Portland Channel
United States Supreme
Pacific
Root
Lodge
Turner
The
Canadians May Align With United States In Alaska Dispute
The Chicago Tribune notes a likely Canadian stance shift amid tensions over Alaska access. It suggests Canadians may vent, call for Lord Alverstone, and could eventually join with the United States, gaining regional reach while avoiding war.
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Lord Alverstone
Panhandle
Alaska
Chicago Tribune
Football roughness debated in Collier's Weekly critique
Collier's Weekly argues that rough play in football is overblamed and not inherently evil. The piece praises virile college spirit, sees critics as overly harsh, and notes many players become industrious citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
It Pays to Advertise in Daily Papers
An advertisement in daily papers reaches a wide audience at lower cost than distributing circulars. Newspapers lend endorsement and trust, with repeated exposure that builds a lasting reputation for firms keeping their name visible to the public. Memphis News.
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Memphis News
Goshen College Secretary Hosts Eerie December Student Count
Secretary Hostetler reports Goshen College has 125 students in December. The note notes an unusual December tally.
Condemned Italian Confesses to Aurora Murder Plot
Filippisse alias Antonio Romani, a Geneva native born 1859, confesses to the Henessey assassination and a later murder at Aurora on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern line. He claims Mafia ties, names Chicago associates, and awaits Friday execution with a possible gubernatorial reprieve amid Italian influence.
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Geneva
Til
Michel Angelo
Filippisse
Hennessey
New Orleans
Nicholas Tomasso
Aurora
Chicago
Antonio Romani
Castagno
Italy
Naples
Connecticut
Pittsburg
Tomasso
Mafia
America
Filipisso
Filippisso
New York
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Frank Granata
Desplaines Street
Charles Granata
City Hall
Felix Labori
Heir Will Get Half a Million in Parker Case
Davenport Iowa October 21 Judge Wolf rules Francis Parker son of Freissional and Frederick Parker is heir to one half of James Monroe Parker estate valued at about two hundred thousand dollars recognizes Fraisainet as a servant not a wife to Frederick Parker confirming a million dollar estate split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport, Ia
Parker
Judge Wolf
Francis Parker
Death by own action of Akron football player
Akron Oct 21 Charles Ewart aged 18 son of C C Ewart a wealthy farmer near Akron killed himself by hanging in a barn. An injury sustained while playing football is thought to have affected his mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Charles Ewart
C. C. Ewart
Woman seeks damages in Geneva court over horse deal
Delavan Wisconsin October 21 Mrs Victoria C Dray of Chicago sues Jud son G Sherman of Geneva for 10000 damages claiming she was violently ejected from Shermans premises after a quarrel over a horse deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delavan
Wis
Victoria C. Dray
Chicago
Judson, G
Bankers Gather in Frisco for AAA Convention
Bankers from every state and territory attend the annual convention of the American Bankers Association in Frisco San Francisco California on October 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
San Francisco - Cal
The
American Bankers’. Association
Desperadoes Seize Newburg Town In Bank Vault Plot
A two hour siege by a gang of bandits in Newburg Oregon attempted to blow the Bank of Newburg vault. Several dynamite charges exploded but the steel vault held firm. The bank building was wrecked and the robbers rode away toward Portland with an estimated two ten thousand dollars in the vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburg
Ore
Bank of Newburg
Portland
Foot Race Swindle Defendants Dismissed in Illinois
In Springfield Illinois Judge Robert B Shirley dismissed all cases against defendants in the noted foot racing swindle after alleged victims refused to prosecute Four defendants appeared in court including John Connors Alderman Tom Brewer and Alexander McCarren with proceedings ending due to lack of prosecution interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprinfield
Ill
Robert B. Shirley
Circuit Court
John Connors
Tom” Brewer
Alexander McCarren
Gas well strike sparks Kendall county interest near Oswego
The gas well on Robert Herren’s farm three miles southeast of Oswego in Kendall county was struck by water drillers. A flame about three feet high now burns continually about 100 feet underground and a coal vein was also encountered, exciting local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Ill
Robert Herren
Oswego
Kendall County
Champion Steer Dresser Sets New Western Crown
Denver. Jacob Baer, a packer, dressed a 1,200 pound steer in three minutes and twenty three seconds to shave twenty seconds from the world record and win the Western championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Jacob Baer
Americans Meet King Edward at Buckingham Palace
London October 20 King Edward receives the Alaskan committee members Ambassador Choate introduces the American commissioners to the king in a Buckingham Palace audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callon King
London
King Edward
Buckingham Palace
Ambassador Choate
New Immigration Law Deports Criminals Aiding Uproar
New York reports that the recently enacted immigration law for deporting criminals to their home countries will remove hundreds of undesirable aliens from the country.
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New York
Reward Raised for Kidnappers in Wentz Case
Philadelphia October 20. The reward for finding millionaire BEB L. Wentz who disappeared in the West Virginia mountains has increased from five thousand to twenty five thousand. It is believed he was kidnapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Beb L. Wentz
West Virginia
Edson's Shortage At St Michael’s Church
Rev John P Peters of St Michael's Protestant Episcopal Church reports a defalcation of church funds by Henry T Edson totaling 59000 dollars. The shortage emerged in New York and was announced October 20.
Oil Boom Grips Fremont After Grove Farm Drill
Fostoria Ohio October 20. Fremont faces its greatest oil excitement in years as a surprising drilling effort on the Grove farm two miles north of the city triggers keen interest and speculation.
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Fremont
Ohio
Fostoria,o
Grove
Burglars Caught in Leoni Store Invasion
Frank Hoff man and Fred Montague of Chicago were arrested in Leoni Michigan on October 20 while attempting to enter Fred C Barber's store. Police recovered stolen items and detained the suspects for further questioning.
British Cabinet to Meet in Birmingham Amid Tense East War News
The Post reports an imminent cabinet meeting arranged in Birmingham due to a menacing international position. Earlier plans altered as concerns rise over the eastern front and security.
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Birmingham
Lovers Lost in Arizona Lava Beds Rescued
Miss Mabel Brown of Chicago and Leo Verkamp of Flagstaff were swept away twenty miles from their group in the Sunset Crater lava beds. They wandered fifty miles from their course before a ranch found them. Brown, exposed and thirsty, faced a serious risk as her illness lingered after the scare.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Here
Mabel Brown
Chicago
Leo Verkamp
Miss Brown
Sunset Crater
Arizona Lumber and Timber Company
Bank at Chatsworth Fails in Wealthy Town
Chatsworth Illinois October 20 The private bank of J E Brown Co has closed its doors and Mr Brown assigned all property for creditors to Stephen Herr of Charlotte The assets total 28426 15 liabilities 33177 07 Notes and accounts are almost worthless and creditors may receive about 50 cents on the dollar
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatsworth
Ill
J. E. Brown & Co
Brown
Stephen ‘Herr
Charlotte
Hall's Catarrh Cure offered with $100 reward
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio says the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notice sworn December 6, 1886 by A. W. Gleason Notary Public. Pills sold by druggists at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Cheney
F. J
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs Opens Annual Convention
Appleton Wisconsin October 20 The Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs opened its three day convention this morning with over 300 delegates in attendance Topics include redistricting for labor aims independent of political lines kindergarten and manual training in public schools domestic science and preservation of historical landmarks Mrs Dimies T S Denison of New York president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs is in attendance for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin Federation of ‘Women’s Clubs
Dimies
Erratic OCR Notes on Ballet and Paris Theater
Fragmentary text references ballet master and Amelia with New York and Europe. Mentions hospital and theater orchestra in Paris with unclear context. Contains disjointed phrases suggesting a historical arts diary or review fragment.
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New ‘York
Charles Europe
Amelia
Hospital
Chies Cerboc Er ‘Theater
Paris
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