Holy Year draws wide interest as pope calls for thanks
The Holy Year proclaimed by the pope stirs broad Christian interest across denominations. It marks a century of vast change from railways to sanitation, encourages pilgrimages to Rome, and aims to deepen Catholic devotion while reflecting on the end of the century.
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Pope Leo
London
Jerusalem
Tiber
Mecca
Medina
Benares
Moscow
Romulus
Capitolaine
Euphrates
Xenophon
Ninevah
Asia
Leo
Tyre
Memphis
Solomon
Trajan
Constantine
Drusus
Paul
Nero
Kubbetes-Sakhra
Mount Moriah
Church
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Tacitus
Horace
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Israel
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Greece
Italy
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Holy See
Cuba's Natural Baths Off Havana Shores
Along the Havana coast coral rock baths lure bathers as water rushes in from the top and exits through lower holes. Ropes suspend from sheds to help resist strong waves, but heavy surf makes entry unsafe. Sharp rocks ban soldiers from swimming from them. one soldier was killed and another seriously injured by rocks. The baths are free and extend along the shore.
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Havana
Baltimore Sun
Lightning Lays Brown Trout Low in Pennsylvania Streams
The Pennsylvania fish commission confirms that brown trout die from electrical currents conducted through iron-rich stream bottoms. Brown trout swim near the bottom, and lightning effects in rocky iron-bearing beds kill them, the agency reports after investigation.
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Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Four Great Men of God Moody Among Them
A feature on the value and character of Dwight L. Moody highlighted among four revered religious leaders. The piece reflects on Moody’s enduring influence and compares his work to that of the other three noted figures.
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God
Dwight L. Moody
Four Preachers Shaped a Century Spurgeon Brooks Beecher Moody
Rev Newell D Hillis celebrates four central preachers Spurgeon Brooks Beecher and Moody as historic pillars whose sermons spread across nations. He praises Moody as a lay evangelist who moved masses with heart and power, noting his unparalleled influence and ability to reach common people.
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Charles Spurgeon
Phillips Brooks
Henry Ward Beecher
Dwight L. Moody
Spurgeon
Brooks
Beecher
Moody
Mr. Moody
Kansas City
Mr. Beecher
Maclaren
Christ
God
A New Year’s Visit Tradition Ends in New York
The piece recalls the old Knickerbocker custom of visiting homes on New Year's Day with elaborate spreads. Dutch homes offered pickled fish, turkey, relishes, coffee, and rum punch or eggnog. Schnapps and koecken were served, but the custom faded as society leaders hosted many guests, erasing genuine hospitality and greetings.
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New York
Holland
Self Culture Magazine
The Boer as a Fighter and Civilizational Symbol
An 1881 to 1900s perspective extols Boer rifle skill mobility and horse discipline while noting limits in deer stalking. It credits Boers with pioneering paths for civilization but argues their era ends as civilization presses, requiring absorption or extinction.
Stonyhurst College Tax Returns Counted in
The famous income tax law applies to incomes of 3500 dollars or more. Returns from the tax collection are all in. Early figures indicate significant activity among expected filers at Stonyhurst College.
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Stonyhurst College
Cure for inebriety a Parisian serum claim shocks world
Paris researchers led by M Broca announce anti ethyline a serum said to alter blood and incite revulsion to alcohol. Trials in horses guinea pigs and five prison drinkers reportedly produced aversion to strong liquor while retaining taste for light wine.
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M. Broca
Paris
Supelier
Maison Centrale
Nanterre
Thebault
Egbert Guernsey
New York
The
Medical Times
Pasteur
Leslie Keeley
Keeley
Nature
Mr. Broca
Inventors Propose Odd Weapons For Boer War
The British war office receives wild ideas including snuff shells to force sneezing and allow bayonet charges, boiling water as a projectile substitute, and chemical gas bursts to suffocate the enemy, as reported by the London Times.
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British War Office
London Times
Cocoanut Fiber Vases Impress as Flower Display Pieces
The latest prettiest flower displays feature large cocoanut fiber vases in classic shapes with graceful curves and handles. They are filled with growing plants or cut flowers and arranged with pots inside. The brown texture enhances bright blossoms and green foliage for a charming contrast. A hanging ball of the Alber with plants inside also proves very pretty.
Pioneer Auro Swiss Chesne Plan Unveiled
Fragmentary text outlines a plan related to a pioneer figure and a Swiss connection named Waa he planer. Details remain unclear due to incomplete OCR.
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