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Newspaper
Eugene Weekly Guard
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1900
Page
7
An excerpt from the Westminster Confession discusses predestination and eternal life or death, stating that a definite number of angels and humans are foreordained and that God extends mercy or withholds it according to His sovereign will for His glory and justice.
The Chronicle compares the Oregon and the Kentucky, noting the Oregon's 15 000 mile Cape Horn voyage with no repairs and its battles off Santiago Cuba. It claims the Oregon set a record unmatched by any battleship and questions Kentucky's claim to superiority. It also cites Oregon’s later voyage to Manila and hails California’s ship as the Queen of the Seas.
The letter argues prosperity flowed to trust corporations after McKinley’s reelection and a friendly Congress, noting Standard Oil saw a five million dollar stock premium three days post election. It claims many millionaire corporations benefited and questions whether McKinley supporters were deceived by their leaders.
Honor Eastman runs a summer boarder arrangement to fund her rural farm life in Michigan. A neighboring family, the Harringtons, visit with stylish city manners and a charming physician uncle, stirring Honor’s envy and curiosity. Over the season she grows in confidence and gains respect, eventually prompting plans for future summers and a playful promise from Master Tom.
In the Chicago Most the visitor reflects that the Paris exposition provided a clearer understanding of the Chicago World's Fair. He states the trip improved his appreciation of the upcoming event and its significance for the city.
Governor elect Dr John F Hill stands out as a physician who moved into government duties, balancing vast business interests in electrical railways real estate and publishing with public service. His second wife Norman J Colman daughter and Bar Harbor connections frame a history steeped in Maine politics and national prominence.
A feature on James Young hailed as the youngest legitimate star, describing his early Shakespearean leadership at 18, then as a member of Augustin Daly's company, and noting his later rise as a star after Daly's death.
A carved word bex rests in a British Museum gallery on faded velvet. A dim label claims the mulberry tree was planted by Shakespeare and given with Stratford's freedom to Garrick. The tree was cut down in 1768 by a clergyman who owned New Place to curb its shade.
A portrait of Misa Christine Bradley, daughter of Kentucky's former governor, as the archetypal Southern belle. The tale recounts the heated naming dispute for the battleship Kentucky, the champagne bottle ceremony, Miss Larriel Richardson's proposed name, and Christine Bradley's ultimate christening of the ship amid temperance protests and political maneuvering.
English born star Mary Mannering and James K Hackett, a famed stage pair, star in Janice Meredith after years with Daly's and the New York Lyceum. Mannering, now a star, recalls how audience affection in prior stock work spurred her leap to solo prominence as she departs to headline this production.
A clergyman in a London Illustrated News tale pursues a mysterious woman amid cathedral Gothic arches during a festival. He mistakes her voice for Luini the soprano, confesses a belief in divine vocation, and proposes a life devoted to service, while the woman contemplates limits of priestly life and romance.
A police captain recounted a story from 182 about a horse car driver who allowed a boy to board for free after he forgot his fare. The boy, nephew of Police Commissioner French, later helped the driver join the force, becoming a sergeant and acting in a downtown unit of the New York Post.
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