Elijah and Jezebel in Dowie era New York
Collier's Weekly reflects on John Alexander Dowie and his Restoration Movement in Madison Square Garden suggesting parallels with biblical Elijah and Jezebel. The piece notes crowd dynamics, police protection for Dowie, and contrasts Elijah II with Elijah III amidst Carrie Nations disruption.
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New York
Elijah
John Alexander Dowie
Restoration
Gotham
Madison Square Garden
Mider Dowie
Mount Horeb
Elijah II
Jesebel
Elder Dowie
Ahab
Carrie Nation
Elijah III
Catskills
Jersey Swamp
Heaven
Kansas City Star
Producing Our Own Silk
The American silk industry grew rapidly from 6 percent of domestic production in 1869 to 38 percent twenty years later and to five sixths around 1800. By 1902 American mills boosted output to meet most of the silk used domestically, signaling economic independence.
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Paris
Fraste
United States
Grand Rapids Herald
Black women deserve sympathy and standards in press debate
A chivalric correspondent argues black women have suffered abuse and deserve sympathy and protection of standards in public discourse. He urges Collier’s and other papers to publish his manifesto despite fear, stating the burden lies on society to uphold decency for women who have endured abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s
Demosthenes
The Perils of Microbe Dodging in Everybody’s
Eugene Wood in the November issue warns about microbes invading daily life. He compares petting animals to taming microbes and highlights rapid bacterial doubling that defies extermination.
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Eugene Wood
Mount Blanc
German Doctor Finds Hay Fever Specific From Pollen Toxin
A German physician identifies a pollen toxin as the cause of hay fever and shows a serum can prevent attacks. Experiments in animals yielded a remedy that stops burning and redness when given with pollen toxin. Transit companies and summer vacationers may oppose or rely on the new treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Dunbar
Grand Rapids Herald
Anti Cigarette Crusade Grows Power in Great City
The campaign against smoking gains strength as magistrates in the city declare smoking produces criminals and harms health and brain. The movement portrays paper pipe use as a national evil and seeks tighter controls.
Anti cigarette drive urged by churches and ministers
Kalama zoo Gazette News reports a call for Baptists and other churches to join anti cigarette efforts. Ministers are asked to participate in mass meetings and churches urged to aid in enforcement and legislation. Systematic work among boys is emphasized.
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Kalamazoo Gazette-News
Six Men Missing After Explosive Blast at Hammond
An explosion south of Roby in Hammond Indiana on Monday night sent slag pieces across the town. Six men three fishermen and three railroad laborers were unaccounted for and feared dead as debris scattered and a fisherman's shack was demolished.
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Hammond
Ind
Woodlawn
Roby
Tom Shannon
John Cunio
Joe How
Frick Donates Painting Of Spanish-American Peace Signing
H C Frick of Pittsburg presents to President Roosevelt a life size painting by Theobald Chartran depicting the signing of the 1898 peace protocol ending the Spanish American War. The $20,000 work shows McKinley secretary Cortelyou Judge Day and Jules Cambon amid the signing act.
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Washington
H. C. Frick
Pittsburg
Roosevelt
Theobald Chartran
Frick
McKinley
Cortelyou
Judge Day
Jules Cambon
United States
Spain
Stabbing Affray at Glencarbon Wedding Ends in Arrest
East St Louis reports Ivor Wilkins and John Wilkins were seriously stabbed after a wedding melee in Glencarbon. Joseph James, accused of wielding the knife, was captured by Mayor Henry and jailed. A mob surrounded the jail until dispersed by the mayor. James was bound over to the grand jury and moved to Edwardsville jail. John Wilkins is feared to die.
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Henry
Glencarbon
Ill
East St. Louis
Ivor
John Wilkins
Joseph James
James
Edwardsville
Steamer Is Ashore Near Fort Gratiot Light
The schooner Grace Whitney of Marine City is ashore one mile above the life saving station and six miles above Fort Gratiot Light on Lake Huron, reported from Detroit on October 27.
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Detroit
Mich
Grace Whitney
Marine City
Fort Gratiot Light
Lake Huron
Frauds Cause Revolution in Santo Domingo
Washington reports a revolt in the northern republic of Santo Domingo driven by government frauds as the trigger for the uprising. The notice cites political turmoil and calls attention to widespread distrust in authorities amid the crisis.
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Washington
Republic of Santo Domingo
Free Fight at Cleveland Leaves One Dead
In Cleveland Ohio on October 27 Peter Smith was fatally stabbed while Adam Barkoski was seriously wounded and about six others were badly injured in a chaotic street fight.
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Cleveland
Peter Smith
Adam Barkoski
Miners Union Secrets Yet Hidden in Butte Session
Denver officials report the Miners union refuses to disclose details of the executive session held in Butte Montana on October 27.
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Denver
Colo
Miners’ Union
Butte, Mont
Necessity and Invention Amid Quoted Banter
A fragmentary dialogue explores the saying necessity is the mother of invention with a playful exchange about invention and necessity. The garbled text hints at a discussion of a telephone and a curved or broken wheel as examples prompting inventive thought.
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Colt
Steamer William F Sauber sinks after boiler explosion
In Lake Superior during a fierce gale the steamer William F Sauber blew apart after a boiler explosion. Captain W E Morris went down with the ship while oiler Frank Robinson was swept away. The Yale attempted rescue but could not reach the doomed vessel as it sank with decks blown away. The Canadian steamer Advance was destroyed by fire nearby, with losses over 100000 dollars.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Yale
William F. Sauber
Lake Superior
W. E. Morris
Cleveland
Frank Robinson
Sauber
Midlake
Morris
Capt. Morris
Jler
Robinson
Sen
Railroads Told to Obey Law in Joliet Meeting
Attorney K K Knapp urged halt to daily prosecutions under the track elevation ordinance affecting Elgin Joliet and Eastern and Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern railways. Mayor Crolius said the ordinance would be enforced in full and save arguments for the courts.
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Joliet
Ill
K. K. Knapp
Chicago
Crolius
Elgin
Joliet and Eastern
Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern
Merchants' Exchange Sets December Wheat Margin at 7 Cents
In St. Louis on October 27 a special board session fixed the margin basis for December wheat at 7 cents. Market observers note the margin aligns with existing practice and reflects prevailing price trends.
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Ouis, Mo
The
Merchants’ Exchange
Flyer mentions arrest in elopement case
Partial OCR notes describe a flyer with a value claim of ten thousand dollars and a statement that a person named Val Clar k senred was arrested after eloping.
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Clark
Industrial records reveal 206 new Illinois Central industries
The Illinois Central Railroad reports 206 new industries in the year ending June 30 1903 totaling 8 964 500 invested and 10 416 employees across the system. The Illinois Central proper added 132 firms employing 6 820 and 5 730 000 invested while Yazoo and Mississippi Valley lines started 74 firms investing 3 234 500 employing 3 596. Holders of Securities note the late commissioner George C Power died in Minneapolis.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
George C. Power
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Southern States
Mississippi
Illinois
Power
Minneapolis
Farmer Joseph Stout Pleads Guilty in Prince Assault Case
In Delaware Ohio on October 27 Joseph Stout a young farmer admitted assaulting Prince Yee son of the emperor of Korea. The Common Pleas court heard the case with sentence reserved as Stout cited dislike for the prince’s popularity among American girls as his motive.
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Rean
Delaware
Ohio
Joseph Stout
Prince Yee
Korea
Common Pleas Court
Stout
Guards cannot furnish bail in asylum murder case
Edward A. Sorrell and Samuel Elvin held by the coroner's jury for the murder of Thomas Hartley, an inmate of Bartonville asylum, were brought before Judge Worthington on habeas corpus. The court ordered bail set at 10,000 dollars each, which they have not yet posted.
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Peoria
Ill
Edward A. Sorrell
Samuel Elvin
Thomas
Hartley
Bartonville Insane Asylum
Worthington
Woman Murdered Near Guilford, Maine
Milo Maine October 27 County Attorney Burgin has been notified of the murder of Mrs Charles Woman at Gingsbury twelve miles from Guilford.
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Milo
Burgin
Charles
Gingsbury
Guilford
Free Consultation and Examination by Dr Bolan at Columbia Hotel
Dr Bolan offers free consultation and examination at the Columbia Hotel on Sunday and Monday, November 1st and 2nd. The event invites local residents to assessment services and medical advice without charge.
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Dr. Bolan
Columbia Hotel
Reduced Rates to California by Rock Island System
Rock Island announces fares from Chicago to California as low as 33 dollars with through tourist cars from Chicago to Los Angeles and San Francisco via El Paso on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Service continues via Colorado and Utah with no changes en route. Contact T P A J Clark at 120 LaSalle Street Station Chicago for tickets and full details in the folder Across the Continent in a Tourist Sleeper.
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California
Chicago
Rock Island
Los Angeles
San Francisco
el Paso
Colorado
Utah
J. Clark
LaSalle Street
Elkhart County Taxes May Be Paid at Abstract Office
Public notice that county taxes may be paid at the Elkhart County Abstract Office until November 2, 1903. E. E. Drake, County Treasurer, directs payment coordination and official diligence for tax settlements.
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Elkhart
E. E. Drake
Land quarrel ends in killing near Hungry Hollow
Nicholas Hampton died from injuries after a quarrel with Albert Shanks over land near Hungry Hollow northwest of Danville. Shanks struck Hampton with a spade in what he claimed was self defense as Hampton advanced with a club. He surrendered in the city after the incident on Sunday afternoon.
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Danville
Nicholas Hampton
Albert Shanks
Hungry Hollow
Shanks
Hampton
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Jezabel
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Tv Ae
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Fort William
Ont
Illinois Central
Slason Thompson
Bureau of Railway News
Stuyvesant Fish
Ames
Fulton Markets
Bolan
Rock Island System
Farmer
Ayer
L. Hawn
Newington
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