Light in the Evening of Life and Death
Dr Talmage preaches Zechariah it shall be light at eventide a glow of gladness on life’s passages. He contrasts night’s gloom with divine light guiding believers through sorrow youth old age and the world’s end, praising death’s light and heavenly hope.
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Washington, D. C
Ocean
Cordilleras
Jupiter
Grace of God
Job
Christ
David
St. Paul
John
Jacob
John Quincy Adams
Washington Irving
John Angell James
Birmingham
Theodore Frelinghuysen
War
China
Dr. Abeel
All India
Henry Martyn
David Brainerd
Thomas Clarkson
Elizabeth Fry
Earth
Euroclydon
Florence Nightingale
William Penn
John Huss
John Bunyan
Celestial City
Jesus
Scoville McCullum
Paul
Gate of Heaven
Heaven
Jordan
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday observances in Fort Wayne
Lent, the season of penitence, begins Wednesday with Ash Wednesday services in Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran churches. The Fort Wayne diocese outlines fasting rules for ages 21 to 60, includes allowance for certain foods, dispensation details, and a Paschal fast. Herman Joseph Alerding, Bishop of Fort Wayne, issues the directives from Fort Wayne, Ind. on February 2, 1902.
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Fort Wayne
Holy See
United States
Herman Joseph Alerding
Ind
Davidson murder trial opens in Crown Point court
Crown Point Indiana February 11 the Davidson murder trial moved from Valparaiso on a venue change and began in the circuit court Roy Sewards Robert Fleming and Michael Curtain all under 21 are charged with killing Edward Davidson near Valparaiso late December Davidson's body found with head battered a night of fighting two hundred witnesses expected and testimony projected for ten days Prosecutor McAleer Thomas H Heard and John B Peterson lead the state Agnew and Kelly of Valparaiso defend.
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Crown Point
Ind
Davidson
Valparaiso
Roy Sewards
Robert Fleming
Michael Curtain
Edward Davidson
Pennsylvania
John Sprencii
McAleer
Thomas H. Heard
John B. Peterson
Agnew & Kelly
Celebrate Silver Jubilee Mass for Rev. Bathe at Cathedral
A special services marked the twenty fifth anniversary of Rev. John H. Bathe’s first mass on February 20 1877. A solemn mass at Fort Wayne’s Cathedral was followed by a bishop’s dinner. Bathe’s extensive parish career and role as chancellor are noted with invitations issued for a large out of town clergy turnout.
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John H. Bathe
Fort Wayne
Holy Trinity Church
St. Louis
Father Bathe
Alerding
Rev
Bathe
Westphalia
Germany
America
St. Francis’ Seminary
Milwaukee
Dwenger
Schererville
Lake County
Klausville
St. Bernard’s Church
Wabash
Valparaiso
Rademacher
Marriage Licenses Granted to Eight Couples
William A. Woodley and Minnie E. Snellenberger win a license. John Ensch weds Annie Payne. William E. Huguenard and Rosie Pio marry. Samuel B. Bixler and Sarah A. Bare join. Oliver C. Guilford and Mary C. Sprague obtain licenses.
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William A. Woodley
Minnie E. Snellenberger
John Ensch
Annie Payne
William E. Huguenard
Rosie Pio
Samuel B. Bixler
Sarah A. Bare
Oliver C. Guilford
Mary C. Sprague
Indiana Hat and Cap firm to expand sewing machines
Ora Seaney travels to New York City to buy machines and a large quantity of material for the Indiana Hat and Cap company. He will also purchase spring millinery stock as part of an effort to greatly increase output to meet rising demand.
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Ora Seaney
New York City
Indiana Hat and Cap Company
Seaney
Confession Ties Savannah Murder to Iowa Robbery Case
In Council Bluffs Iowa on February 11 a man known as Smith confessed to police that he witnessed the December 24 1900 murder of Frank Richardson a Savannah Missouri merchant. He testified the killer entered during a robbery and confronted Richardson and a couple. authorities plan to call Smith to testify in Savannah Missouri while Mrs Richardson has been acquitted and another suspect remains indicted.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Evangelist Felix
Frank Richardson
Savannah
Richardson
Smith
Albro
Missouri
Doctors Consult Your Doctor About Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Physicians have been our friends for 60 years. A man with bronchitis cured after taking Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for a few weeks, using two bottles. Daniel B. Lipps of Alta, West Virginia, endorses the remedy and its price.
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Ayer
Daniel B. Lipps
Alta
W. Va
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Mystery Shooting Linked to Savannah to Council Bluffs Ticket
A man fired at Richardson after a woman exclaimed in shock. The shooter fled, the pistol hid under a bed. Smith accused the suspect and was paid to leave town, heading to Council Bluffs. Investigators note a Savannah to Council Bluffs ticket bought the morning after the crime.
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Richardson
Smith
Council Bluffs
Savannah
Two on Bridge Collision and Train Accident Kills Workers
In Hudson Wisconsin a freight train hit a hand car on the St. Croix bridge during a driving snow storm killing Section Men Andrew Swansen and August Johnson and injuring Fred Carlson and Charles Johnson. A second freight train then collided with the River Falls passenger train within 100 feet of the first wreck injuring many passengers and derailing engines.
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Hudson
Wis
St. Croix
Andrew Swansen
August Johnson
Fred Carlson
Charles Johnson
River Falls
Cleveland man dies after assault in Pittsboro alley
Herman Lorash, or Lorech, 58, of Cleveland Ohio, was found dying in an alley off Diamond Street at daybreak after claiming three men assaulted and robbed him. He died at Homeopathic Hospital. Three men were arrested as suspects and held for investigation.
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Pittsboro
Herman Lorash
Lorech
Cleveland
Diamond Street
Homeopathic Hospital
Lorash
Thumb Amputation at Pittsburg Locomotive Shop
Willard Smith, a machinist at the Pittsburg shops, went to the round house with a companion to adjust locomotive parts. His left thumb was caught between a lever and a brace and the flesh was clipped off. He will be disabled for a week or two.
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Willard Smith
Pittsburg
Roundhouse
Local Happenings Include Births Visits and Illness
Local lines report a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Alven W. Boggs of Brooklyn avenue. Louis Meyer of South Whitley visited friends in the city. Julian F. Franke of the Dreibelbis abstract offices is ill at home. A sleigh party at the Hockemeyers’ farm near the city featured dancing and a luncheon. Dr. and Mrs. Merz hosted Emanuel Lutheran church children after a cantata with games and refreshments, and the group gifted a chair. T. H. Notestine of Hiawatha, Kan., visiting on business for Illinois Refrigerator, recalls returning to farm north of the city after 36 years away.
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Louis Meyer
South Whitley
Julian F. Franke
Dreibelbiss Abstract
Hockemeyer
H. G. Merz
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Thirtieth
Indiana Volunteers
Henry Lawton
For Sale or Exchange Properties Near the City
For sale or exchange one 60 acre tract ten miles from the city with good buildings and a 12 room house. Five 40 acre tracts, one 29 acre tract, one 15 acre tract near the city, one 3 acre tract with fine garden land, one 1 acre land with a 2 room house, plenty of fruit and good location. Inquiries to R C Niswonger & Co 25 West Main street.
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R. C. Niswonger & Co
West Main Street
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God
Father
Jesus Christ
Philadelphia
Lebanon
Archangel
Heaven’s Gate
Trinity Episcopal Church
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Cathedral
Thurs
Alven W. Boggs
Brooklyn Avenue
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