CROKER LANDS ON T C PLATT DEFENDS HIS SONS
Richard Croker testified before the Mazet investgation commission in New York, attacking United States Senator Thomas C Platt and his firm. He defended his sons business ties and urged examination of Platt’s firm, claiming it dominates city contracts and corrupt influence. The exchange highlighted tensions between Tammany leaders and the Mazet inquiry.
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New York
Richard Croker
Mazet Investigation Commission
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Peter F. Meyer
Mr. Moss
Mr. Croker
Croker
Europe
Frank
Roebing Construction Company
Roebing Company
Platt
Mors
Moss
Tammany Club
Albany
Manhattan Stock Questions Stir Tammany Talk on Broad Street
Mr Moss pressed Mr Croker about Manhattan stock holdings in one Broad Street office. Croker declined to answer. Moss tied the inquiry to Tammany members and the Manhattan elevated railroad, calling the matter general knowledge to be proved later.
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Manhattan
Broad Street
Mr. Moss
Croker
Thompson Ditch Case Heads To Supreme Court
The Thompson ditch case moves to the Supreme Court after a prior ruling on superior court jurisdiction. In other court actions, Ellison v Indiana Farmers Fire Insurance proceeds, Diantha Ryus v William Ryus includes a cross-claim, and several criminal and civil matters proceed or are resolved with judgments, venue changes, and notices of appeals noted.
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Thompson
Supreme Court
Thompson Ditch
Saperior Court
Dawson
Diantha A. Ryus
William H. Ryus
Nanes
G. W. Loutitt
James Read
Rourke
Read
Ott
St. Joseph River
Robertson Vs. Moderwoil
Hantington County
Henry C. Schrader
Anna B Cramet
John van Hoosen
O'Rourke
Weaver Va Grover
Christian Pirson
Riverview Farm Company
Charles Schmidt
L. A. Centavre
Schmidt
Hus
John H. Brannan
de Bonis Don
James Franklin Smothers
Snes
Benjamin McQuiston
T. E Ellison
Breen & Morris
Kreibaum
Martin
Veronika Gruber
S. Paul's Catholic Church
Veronika
Netrester
Judga O'Rourke
Jacob” Barkley
John Mclntooh
John Baschman
New York Democrat Danforth Visits Fort Wayne Hotel Guests
Hon. and Mrs. Elliott H. Danforth of New York are staying at the Wayne hotel in Fort Wayne. Danforth seeks to protect his claim in a suit against Price and Danforth by Recliver Hathorna of the Fort Wayne Electric company for 8500. Judge Dawson heard arguments but no settlement. Danforth faults Tammany and notes a mixed outlook for the next campaign.
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Levi
Crabill
Mary
John P. Evans
Joseph Richhart
T. E.ellison
Courtney-Neff
O'Rourke
Arthur Knox
Knox
Justice France
Belle Nimtz
Dawson
Reig Va
Creasler
George McDowell
Alonzo Sexton
McDowell
Oxton
Jacob Shaffer
Frederick Schneider
P. F. Pettibone & Co
Edward P. Banning
Hon
Elliott H. Danforth
New York City
Fort Wayne
Wayne Hotel
Danforth
Price
New York
van Wyck
Roosevelt
New Yorker
Dawson and
Colerick
Henry Colerick
N. D. Coughman
Tammany
Trustees Push Spy Run Annexation to City
Trustees press annexation of Spy Run area, after meeting with City Attorney Shambaugh and the Board of Work. McQuiston contemplates a $6000 Lakeside school building, with city reimbursement if annexation occurs. Lakeside school intended for Spy Run children. county promised a St. Jo river bridge but not built. McQuiston to delay building until action is definite. Sobell Loan and Investment receivers sold J R Sobell Lakeside home to A A Hartwig for 3800. Evangelicals appoint Rev J H Evans of Elkhart as Bethel church pastor for one year. Legislature measures include new state capitol and penitentiary location outside city limits.
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Board of
Shambaugh
Board of Work
Truster McQuiston
Washington Township
Spy Bar
Lakerid
St. Jon
McQuiston
J. F. Sobell Loan and Investment. Company
Lakeside
J. R. Sobell
A. A. Hartwig
Schiefer Ahoe
The
Indians Conference of the Evangelics Association
J. H. Evans
Elkhars
Bethel Church
Jesus Comforts Disciples and Prepares a Place
The Rev D M Stearns commentary on John fourteen reflects on Jesus calming troubled hearts on the eve of agony. It explains Jesus’ heavenly preparation, the promise of returning, and the unity of Father and Son. Faith without seeing, Jesus as the way and truth, and the promise of works through believers are emphasized.
Diet of Cats from a Noted English Breeder
A prominent English cat breeder emphasizes the benefits of varied diet for cats. He notes that frequent diet changes improve health, recommending boneless fish and fish as staples, with condensed meat and vegetables added, especially in warm weather.
Father Hold My Hand Poem Verse Meditation
A devotional verse credits Anna G. Holt and a pastor’s message from Isaiah. The text expresses reliance on God during dark times, asking the Father to hold the speaker’s hand through trials and shadows toward hopeful days.
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Anna G. Holt
Observer
The Timidity of Sin and Hypocrisy in Evil
A theological meditation on how evil cloaks itself as virtue. Hypocrisy arises from fear of exposure, while reason and justice stand on God’s throne. Evil seeks to justify itself, but its self-justifications reveal its true nature as perversion and deception.
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Satan
Ake
Sin as Outlaw and Proof of Virtue in Human Nature
The passage argues sin is an outlaw against what ought to be and has no rightful place, while virtue holds the rightful, rational standard. It claims the moral nature in God’s image testifies to sin’s wrongness, that people justify sin yet acknowledge virtue as normative, and that sin breeds fear of its own enormity, with literature showing conscience making cowards of us all.
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Jubin
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Teven
Theological Seminary
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Edwin Ly Hiscox
Baptist Crien
London
Queen’s Highway
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Macbeth
Huywe
Valjean
Duncan
Victor Hugo
Reins to Christ How to Master Appetite and Lead a Steady Life
Rev Edwin ly Hiscox cites Henry Drummond advising a drunkard to surrender control to Christ. The dialogue uses a horse reins metaphor to urge self mastery through faith, urging prudence and meek endurance of evil. The piece contrasts Wesleyan zeal with ambition in ministry and urges steadfast spiritual direction.
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Mr. Drummond
Thoman
Tie
Christ
Baptist Union
Tobacco Poisoning Strongly Denounced by Doctor
Dr D P Robbins in the Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette argues tobacco harms. As medical examiner for life insurers he notes four fifths of applicants use tobacco and three fourths are visibly injured. One fourth are dangerously poisoned and one eighth have smokerS heart while he calls tobacco a destroyer costing the nation over 500 million dollars. The piece condemns tobacco as useless, filthy, and harmful to society and morals.
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D. P. Robbns
Dietetic and
Temperance Tidings and Reflections on Alcohol
A compact digest notes a Liverpool donation of £100 in memory of Iris’s son, a Bees ton gospel temperance meeting yielding 475 pledges, and Dr. Forbes Winslow linking insanity to drinking. It also cites London’s stricter drunk regulations, Shakespeare and Hugo on guilt, and a Times quote on moral fear in fiction.
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Brooklyn
Samuel Smith
Hays
Liverpool
Iris Son
D. Gordon Smith
Beeston
Nottingham
England
Forbes Winslow
Young Christian Motives at College and Persecution
Fragmentary note recalls John Wesley writing his father about petty persecutions he faced while living his religion. The father replies that the devil is not dead nor asleep and that virtue endures mockery. The text includes garbled phrases about bearing hardship for faith and striving toward glory.
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John Wesley
Ambition, Purpose, and Moral Use of Talent
The piece urges that life without ambition becomes monotony and that any natural talent should be cultivated for virtuous ends. It warns that work can corrupt if misused, but wealth may serve salvation when spent to ease poverty and aid the needy as guided by Christian principles.
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