Christian Unity Debate At National Congregational Council
Delegates from England Wales and Canada join the National Council of Congregational Churches as talks on union with Free Baptists and church unity advance. The New Jersey plan outlines doctrine and aims include mutual fellowship missions and joint oversight under a visible united body.
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The
Free Baptists
William H. Ward
New Jersey Association
New Jersey
Jesus Christ
Church of Christ
Proposal to Shelve Revision Question for Three Years
In Minneapolis the debate on Episcopal church constitution revision shows opposition, with Nash proposing to commit amendments to a new revisional commission to report next convention. A bid to strike the primate office failed. The diocese of Marquette request advances after bishops agree to division, with a conference to resolve technicalities. Armenian relief resolutions adopted asking aid and Church of England action. Evangelical Lutherans in Houston pause for union talks as Lund greets and Seiss presents a mission report urging cross body cooperation and shared language tensions in missions.
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England
Wales
Canada
Council—House of Bishops
Episcopal Convention
Marquette
Minneapolis
Episcopal Church
House of Deputies
Stephen P. Nash
New York
Fairbanks
Florida
House of Bishops
Michigan
Church of England
Evangelical Lutherans
Huston
General Council
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church of North America
L. G. Lund
United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Moldenke
Hey
Seiss
Philadelphia
Lutheran Church
United Presbyterian Synod Opens Thirty-Eighth Session in St Louis
The United Presbyterian Synod of Illinois, meeting in St Louis on October 11, continued its thirty-eighth annual session. The Sunday school topic led the first hour, followed by a discussion on Our Church Her Boards. Rev A G Wallace of Sewickley PA spoke on the boards of missions and church extension.
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United Presbyterian Synod
St. Louis
United Presbyterian Synod of
Ilinois
United Presbyterian Church
Our Church
A. G. Wallace
Sewickley
Board of Missions
Church Extension Board
Mahone Vacancy Dilemma Hits Virginia Republicans
In Richmont Virginia on October 11 the Virginia Republicans face a lack of guidance on filling the vacancy in both the national and state committees created by General Mahone’s death. The party negotiates how to proceed amid uncertainty and internal debate.
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Mahone
Richmont
Virginia Republicans
Currant Case Drama Split Ends in Warsaw Wife Absence
San Francisco reports Mrs Susie Rogers vanished after three weeks of her husband Phillip Rogers reading aloud the Durrant trial. He says she preferred to hear the full stenographic reports and then left for Warsaw Wisconsin where he suspects she remains. He defends his home and accuses her of overreaching in a case she loved.
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San Francisco
Susie Rogers
Phillip Rogers
Warsaw
Wis
Rogers
Illinois Woman's Federation Papers Read in Peoria
The Illinois Woman's Federation meetings in Peoria open with songs as Mrs. Lindon W. Bates presents on literary clubs and Mrs. Marcia Gould discusses the study class evolution. Leaders discuss unity and cooperation between men's and women's clubs, with Mary E. Mumford and others reading papers and Bishop Spaulding delivering an address.
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Peoria
Woman’s Federation of Mdlinois
Lindon W. Bates
Chicago
Marcia Louise Gould
Moline
Hannah G. Solomon
Miss McDowell
Hull House
Chicago University
Stock Yards
Mary E. Mumford
Philadelphia
National Federation
Julia Mills Dunn
Alice Bradford Wiles
Freeport
Bishop Spaulding
French Expedition Wins Madagascar Capital Antananarivo
Paris reports General Duchesne led a French force to capture Antananarivo on September 30 after a brilliant action. Peace talks with the Hovas began September 31 and concluded that evening with ratification pending. General Metzinger named governor, and Duchesne elevated to grand officer of the Legion of Honor by President Faure.
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Paris
Zurlinden
Mojanga
Port Louis
Mauritius
Antananarivo
Madagascar
Duchesne
Atananarivo
Metzinger
Faure
Legion of Honor
Merchant Frederick Turner on Madagascar policy
Frederick Turner of Antananarivo arrives at Loxpoy and says foreigners in Madagascar would welcome a sound French government with equal rights for all under it. He expects France to improve commercial relations without harming English American and German trade.
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Loxpoy
Frederick Turner
Antananarivo
Madagascar
France
Jury panel set for Bryant Frost Myers train robbery trial
In Carlinville Illinois Judge Fouke issued a special venue for 100 jurors in the May 1 Chicago and Alton train robbery case involving Ed Bryant Jack Frost and Ben Myers. Engineer Frank Holmes was killed. A separate trial motion was denied. Trial expected to last a week.
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Carlinville, Ills
Fouke
Ed Bryant
Jack Frost
Ben Myers
Chicago and Alton
Frank Holmes
Illinois Anti-Horsethief session adjourns in Springfield
The thirteenth annual Illinois Anti-Horsethief association session adjourned with Governor Altgeld giving a short address. Next session planned for Bushnell in October 1893. Elected state officers include President M. D. Geiger of Rochester and Secretary George E. Deweese Prentice.
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Springfield
Ills
Illinois Anti- Horsethief Association
Altgeld
Bushnell
M. D. Geiger
Rochester
George E. Deweese Prentice
Tourrant's Lapse in San Francisco Murder Trial
San Francisco October 11. Theodore Durrant faced rigid cross examination as District Attorney Barnes pressed on alleged inconsistencies. His odd explanation about Blanche Lamont’s disappearance drew laughter, yet he recovered during a brief recess. He denied a key sighting near Market and Montgomery and admitted attending a Young People's society meeting that evening, seeing Lamont’s intimates.
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San Francisco
Barnes Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Durrant
Blanch
Market
Montgomery Streets
Minnie Williams
Howard Street
Barnes
Miss Lamon
Young People’s Society
Miss Lamont
Durrant Denies Envelope Evidence In Lamont Case
In a tense session Durrant denies ever sending a private envelope to his attorneys with a confessionary message amid questions about Blanche Lamont and the missing woman. He also identifies Lamont’s garments but insists he did not hide them in the belfry. The DA’s questions test consistency on the last sighting and related statements.
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Thomas Vogel
Durrant
Mrs. Noble
Vogel
Blanche Lamont
Barnes
Blanch Lamont
Miss Lamont
Robbery by Masked Men in Piqua House
In Piqua Ohio on October 11 three masked men broke into the home of 82 year old Barney Peters and bound him and his housekeeper 62 year old Mrs Mary Pfistner. They opened the safe at gunpoint taking cash jewelry valued at 150 and papers. The robbers then fled to a neighbor’s, stealing a horse and buggy.
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Manion
S. E. Nicholson
Indianapolis
Piqua, O
Barney Peters
Mary Pfistner
Muncie Route Offers Low Rates For All People
Washington Indiana October 6 to 10 B Y P six ninety five round trip North Depot Fort Wayne offers information and tickets on these dates Commencing September 15 1895 Lake Erie Western will sell tickets to
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Hartrsrp City
J. H. Dowell
Lake Erie and Western Railway Company
Dowell
Washington, Ind
Qct
North Depot
Fort Wayne
Lake Erie & Western
A. W. Johnston
Ensts
B. F. Horner
Cleveland
M. C. Baker
Indiana
Washing Out the Stomach Cancer Treatment Described
New York physicians report a simple, low risk method to treat dyspepsia and stomach cancer by washing the stomach with hot water through a flexible pipe. After filling, the stomach is emptied and the process repeated to remove undigested matter and mucus, reducing inflammation and easing immediate distress.
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New York
Hair Loves the Light Mustache Oddity from St Louis
A St Louis man notices uneven mustache growth with the left side taller when his desk sits by a left window. After barber advice he changes his desk to the opposite side to test if light exposure drives growth. He awaits results and may move again if growth shifts with the light.
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St. Louis
Crimean Resources Neglected By Government Says Editor
A St. Petersburg paper laments Crimea rich in natural resources yet ignored by authorities. The editor notes coal, naptha, soda, and gold dust found locally while no dedicated scientific commissions explore mineral wealth. Irrigation worsens, rivers dry, deserts advance, arable land succumbs to quick sands, and pests devastate crops with no countermeasures.
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St. Petersburg
Crimea
Mnother
Tross
New Prisoner and Old Tales In One Fragment
A curious mix of jailhouse defiance and historical curiosities fills the item. It recounts a new prisoner’s stubborn refusal, a tale of Napoleon’s soldier monks at La Trappe in Kentucky, and glimpses of new coast defense gun theories credited to Dr. Gatling. English troops in Ireland close the digest.
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Bloomin
Adem
Eve
Napoleon
Kentucky
la Trappe
Gethsemane
Emperor
Sandy Hook
Governor’s Island
Dr. Gatling
Hartford
Conn
Breech-loading rifles curb Indian mutiny fear
British ministers devise a plan to deter potential uprisings by supplying princes with breech-loading rifles and monthly cartridge practice. The scheme backfires as cartridges prove insufficient for war, prompting a demand for a local cartridge factory, while the princes still rely on old powder and flints for actual combat.
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India
Victoria
Hus
Ladies Smoke Cigars and Cigarettes in London High Life
Inquiry at major London tobacco stores shows smoking is fashionable among upper class women. Sales staff note ladies request cigarettes as often as men and some smoke cigars, with expensive scented brands favored by duchesses and countesses. The stance of gentlemen varies by era, with older views critical but younger men accepting the trend.
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London
Painting Books and the Japanese Author
A quirky portrait of a Japanese author who paints books instead of writing them. He retreats to a study lit by a soft glow from a four-cornered white paper lantern and works at a low table with yellow untold pages, bamboo brushes, and an ebony ink plate.
Age of Senators and Justices Reflect Aging Senate and Court
The article compares the ages of the 1787 constitutional convention and current U S Senate, noting many are past 60 and several beyond 70, with younger members emerging in the West. It cites Morrill and a Ohio colleague re-elected after 70 and records the Senate’s average age near 60. It also notes Supreme Court benches aging, with few under 45 and multiple appointees over 60 in the last two decades.
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United States Senate
Maine
Vermont
Colorado
Dakotas
Morrill
Ohio
Supreme Court
Pierce
Corn's Financial School and Sequel Advertised Prices
W H Harvey markets Corn's Financial School and its continuation with 150 and 200 pages plus numerous illustrations. The works promise clear, engaging money education for readers and offer paper, cloth, and dual-volume formats at prices from 25 cents to 1.00, with Times-Post Fort Wayne distributing.
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Corn’s Financial School
W. H. Harvey
Urvo Dare
Corn
Chicago
Financial School
United States
Coin’s Financial School
Times-Post
Fort Wayne
W. H Harvey
Harvey-Laughlin
Fimes-Post
Train Schedules for Richmond Cincinnati and Grand Rapids
Train listings show times for Richmond and Cincinnati at 1144 pm and 545 am with 115 pm from Grand Rapids. Minor readable entries include daily service with all other trains operating daily except Sunday.
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Richmond
Cincinnati
Grand Rapids
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