Great Evangelistic Conference at Winona
A crowded evangelistic conference in Winona draws large crowds aided by interurban rail lines from Fort Wayne to Chicago. Key speakers include Dr James M Gray of Chicago and Dr Aked of New York, with Booth illness limiting attendance. Gray condemns Christian Science as a religion opposing Bible truth while affirming salvation through Christ.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Winona
South Bend
Chicago
Michigan
Island Park
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
Miss Booth
Assembly
Dawson
London
Booth
New York City
James M. Gray
Satan
Dr. Gray
God
Christ
Jesus
Massachusetts
Gray
Aked
Springfield Riots End as Troops Restore Order
Rioting and arson across Springfield last night left dozens injured and one lynched amid a race terror. Governor Deneen dispatched militia, 55 hundred soldiers patrolled streets, guarding jail and blacks seeking refuge in the armory while authorities pursued indictments and prepared to prosecute suspects.
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Springfield
Ill
A. Creighton
Sangamon County
Deneen
Hatch
North Seventh Street
Young
Roosevelt Declines To Stump For Mr Taft In Ohio
Continued from Page One. A Cincinnati physician Dr C A L Reed, a friend of the nominee, arrived in the city on personal business. Reed expressed belief that a large majority of the country favored the nominee, while Roosevelt would not campaign for Taft Friday.
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Roosevelt
MR. Taft
C. A. L. Reed
Cincinnati
United States Senate
Patt
Reed
Grand Jury Begins Probing in Springfield Riots
In Springfield on Aug 18, a meeting adopted resolutions to protect citizens of all races and pledged to aid authorities in prosecuting violence. A special grand jury, summoned to act on the week’s uprisings, was absent at 10 with instructions due at 2. Foreman E L Chapin led. Captain Judson attributed most gunfire to national guardsmen, noting some shots were not fired by soldiers.
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St. Louis
Decatur
Bloomington
Lincoln
Carlinville
East St. Louis
Jacksonville
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
First Cavalry
Ninth
Jefferson
Scott
Shafter Cavalry
Ilinois National Guard
Springfield
Second Infantry
Seventh Infantry
Seventh
Washington Streets
Ill
George Creighton
E. L. Chapin
Business Men's Association
Judson
Company
First
Hiineis Infantry
Sanborn
National
Harriet Matthews 95 Born A Slave In Georgia
Mrs Harriet Matthews a former slave born in 1818 died at Hope hospital after a long illness aged 95. Born in slavery in Georgia she lived in bondage until the emancipation proclamation. She and husband John Matthews were brought to Fort Wayne in 1882 by their son Jackson who traced and located them after legal efforts failed. Eight children are dead. several living in Indiana Texas and Georgia.
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Harriet Matthews
Hope Hospital
Matthews
Georgia
John Matthews
James and
Jackson
Mary Beasley
Richmond
Ind
Fort Wayne
Hawkins Matthews
Texas
Narcissus Guice
Brown
Arkansas
Kansas
Fort ‘Wayne
Ciie
Thousands Gather to Honor 25th Natal Day at Orphans Home
Thousands gather at the Fort Wayne Reformed Church orphan home to celebrate the twenty fifth silver anniversary. The day features 10 o'clock devotional services, a German language address, and a dining hall dinner for over a thousand guests. Speakers praise the home’s founders, current leadership, and past achievements as crowds travel by streetcar and bus to the grounds.
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The
Reformed Church
L. C. Rettig
Olney
M. F. Dumstrey
Philadelphia
Rettig
Fort Wayne
Jacob
J. Bachmann
D. D
New Knoxville
Bachmann
John Rettig
Otto Vitx
Louisville
John Reilig
New
Ohio
Sadie Weidner
Lena Zurfluh
Sendai
Japan
Ladies’ Society
St. John’s Reformed Church
Young Ladies’ Guild
St. John’s Church
Bryan praises Oklahoma bank guaranty law and deposits
In Fairview Nebraska on August 18 William J. Bryan denounced Republican leaders in Congress for enacting a currency bill favoring the stock market while failing to authorize Oklahoma national banks to use the state bank deposit guaranty. He noted Enid National Bank's surrender to state law and said many Oklahoma banks benefited from guaranty, urging Congress to act for depositors and smaller banks.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Congress
National Banks
Oklahoma
Bryan
Enid
Okla
Bonaparte
Aged Woman Alleges Assault by Morris King
Mrs. Kate S. Nagle, who runs an ice cream stand behind the rolling mills, swore out a warrant in Justice Hawthorne's court charging Morris King with a brutal assault. Deputy sheriffs arrested King, who posted a $50 bond for Saturday appearance. Nagle said King’s horse has trampled her garden on several occasions and that she was dragged about ten feet when the horse was in her garden. She suffered painful injuries though not serious. King, a Romanian saloonkeeper, has been a persistent nuisance to authorities despite license renewals.
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Will Stuart
Porter
Jim Rraves
Robert Lawson
William Anderson
Andrew Wilson
Edward Mustin
Arthur Twman
Frank Dellmore
William Sruich
Will Stokes
Logan
Eugent Mayo
Harrison West
W. R. Bowe
Bloomington
Decatur
Peoria
Pekin
Pontiac
Mabel Hallam
George Richardson
Werner
Richardson
Fire Department
Harry T. Loper
Chicago
Harry Loper
Loper
Lopez
Deneen
Tiotin
Kate S. Nagle
Hawthorne
Morris King
Hughes
Cook
Nagle
King
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Fifth Infantry
Snell
Sherman
Louis Johnson
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Prohibition
Fifth
Washington
Mr. Chafin
Charlies Hunter
Twelfth
Madison Streets
Madison
Hunter
Bad Lands
Witness Central
Joe James
Clergy A. Ballard
Geo. Richardson
Hallam
Chicago & Alton
Court House
First Infantry
Harvard Park
William Donegan
Frank Dilmore
Illinios
Slavery
Ladies of Salem Reformed Church
Ladies of Grace Reformed Church
Dudley Buck
National Bank
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