The World Famous Stories of Charles M Sheldon
The article profiles Charles M Sheldon born 1857 in Wellsville New York and raised near Yankton South Dakota. It recounts his rise from modest pastor in Topeka to a widely read author and lecturer famed for works like In His Steps and The Crucifixion of Philip Strong.
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Charles M. Sheldon
Topeka
Royalfon
Dopeka
Dais
Wellsville
N. Y
Dakota
Mttle
Yankton
Hardy
Philip Strong
Pastor Sheldon Known For Unusual Methods In Topeka
The article profiles William Sheldon, a Topeka pastor and author of In His Steps, detailing his western roots, education at Phillips Academy and Brown, and his shift from traditional ministry to engaging with readers through serialized sermons and stories. It notes his modest life, family, and belief in public ownership of utilities, plus his upcoming publication Robert Hardy's seven days in The Sun.
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Sheldon
Yankton
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mses
Brown University
Andover Theological Semster
Europe
Central Congregational Church
Topeka
Eesly
Ation
The
Atchi
Tennesseetown
England
Africa
Mr. Sheldon
Robert Hardy
the Sun
Sensational finds loom in Dean case at New York
In New York on March 13 officers expect sensational developments in the E. S. Dean company case. The investigation centers on James B Kellogg as the alleged initiator, with Goslin appearing in court and offering $12,000 for his Brooklyn rapid transit case appearance. Special assistant district attorney Olcott argues the Dean firm is a pure swindle.
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Dean
New York
Dean Company
Officers of
Justice
James B ‘Kellogg
Goslin
Brooklyn
Olcott
E.S. Dean Company
Kellogg
Chicago Mystery: Clerk Arrested in Pennsylvania RR Case
A confidential clerk named James McNamara was arrested in Chicago and connected to the Pennsylvania Railroad supervisory office of W. W. Atterbury in Altoona Pennsylvania. Details are sparse as reports from Chicago note the arrest occurred on a Sunday.
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Chicago
James McNamara
W.w.atterbury
Power of
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Sunda
Torpedo Boats Storage Plan At Brooklyn Navy Yard
A March 13 report outlines proposed storage of torpedo boats at the Brooklyn navy yard. Constructors Bowles and naval officials seek congression al funds for covered boathouses and docks on a triangular eastern plot. The system uses hydraulic lifts, steel platforms, and cradles to move boats quickly between water and storage, with steam from a central boiler house to test and maintain vessels.
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Washington
Bowles
New York Navy Yard
Congress
Interior States
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Wallabout Market
B&b
Boers Not Demoralized Despite British Claims
Baltimore representative C W Van Der Hoogt cautions that Boer morale remains steady with reinforcements continuing to Africa and Cape Colony Dutch rising. He notes heavy losses, including women and youths, and highlights Bloemfontein, Mafeking, and Ladysmith events as signs war will persist beyond supposed breakthroughs.
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Washington
C. W. van der Hooegt
Baltimore
Bloemfontein
England
van der Hoogt
Holland
Ladysmith
British War News Credits Kitchener for Modern Warfare Mastery
A Vienna dispatch to the Telegraph reports the American military attache with Lord Roberts praises Roberts brilliance but says recent British successes owe much to Gen. Kitchener. The attache calls Kitchener one of the cleverest strategists living and an absolute master of modern warfare conditions.
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London
Vienna
Lord Roberts
Roberts
Kitchener
Militia Embodied Planned by May Day Notice
London reports the war office has ordered all militiamen not yet called to be embodied on or about May 1. The move expands mobilization as tensions rise, targeting additional units for potential deployment.
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London
War Office
Great Batteries in Esqui Malta Predicted by Journal
A Victoria B C dispatch to the Journal reports Britain secretly building masked gun batteries at Esqui Malta that could dominate Puget Sound and cities like Portland Tacoma Seattle and Port Townsend. The piece argues these fortifications are stronger than thought and mocks claims they were built against Russia while Britain urges the US to abandon the Nicaragua canal.
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New York
Victoria
B. C
England
Esquimalt
Puget Sound
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Port Townsend
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Nicaragua
Anna Calis Stan Inault March Anna Parnell
A terse entry lists names Anna Calis and Stan Inault with a March marker and reference to Anna Parnell, suggesting a brief personal or social notice with minimal details.
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Anna Calis
Stan
Anna
Parnell
Railroads Needed to Develop the Philippines
The Philippines wide underdeveloped rail system, a 122 mile line with 60 iron bridges, shows Spanish neglect. Trains run 15 to 20 miles per hour, eight to ten carriages with first to third class, fares from two to five cents per mile. The Manila depot is two stories, with four train sheds. Labor was cheap, natives filling many roles. wages ranged from $15 to $40 Mexican money. Opened in 1891, the line aided the country. repairs after the war restored 25 miles of track. American capitalists plan new rail construction after insurrection ends, spurring agricultural, timber, and mineral development.
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Philippine Islands
W. Gilbert Irwin
Cassiers Magazine
Manila
Dagupan
Luzon
San Francisco
Philippines
Rescue From Drink A Woman's Secret Cure for a Brother
Miss Mary Roberts of 1083 Golden Gate Ave San Francisco tells how she secretly gave Golden Specific in coffee to cure her brother’s drunkenness. After a free trial he stayed sober with regular treatment, and she saved him from a drunkard’s grave. She urges other women to write Dr J W Haines for a free trial, Cincinnati Ohio.
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Mary Roberts
Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco
Cal
Yeats
Haines
J. Ow
Glenn Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
City Markets show broad groceries and meats in Indianapolis
Indianapolis March 13 reports extensive market prices for meats, lard, bacon, and canned goods. Smoked hams and pork products, bacon styles, and sausage offered with varied rates. Vegetables include onions, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, and tomatoes, while fruits list apples, bananas, oranges, and cranberries. Also listed are nuts, tea and spices, canned fruits, fish, dairy, eggs, butter, and coal prices with numerous brand names and package sizes.
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Indianapolis
California
Hamlets
T&c
Indiana
Baltimore
Florida
Floridas
Temons
Messina
Ridgewood A
Phoenix A
Empire A
Ideal Gold
Windsor Ex. C
Ridgewood
Lion
Jersey
Marion Club
Railroads list schedules and ticket offices in 1900s era
A compiled timetable shows trains on Pennsylvania Lines with marked cars and notes except Sunday. It lists ticket offices at stations and at corner Illinois and Washington streets, Philadelphia and Baltimore routes, and multiple connections to Columbus, Richmon d, Pittsburg, Logansport, Dayton, Cincinnati, Detroit, and more. The sheet includes departure and arrival times, route pairings, and station references.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Ilinois
Washingtonsto
Philadelphia & N
Baltimore & Wash
Colum
Ind. & Louis
Richmon’ & Col. O
Piqua & Columbus
Columbus
Sun
Pittsburg
East
Logansport
Chicago
Knightst'n
Phila’phia & New Y’ke
Baltimore & Wash’ton
Dayton & Springfield
Springfield
Columb’s
Ind
Mad
Louis
Martinsve & Vinces’s
Pittaburg & East
Phi’ Phia
New York
Dayton & Xenia
Martinso
E & Vinces's
Vangalla
St. L. & Weatt
T. H
St. S.accam
the Effingham Inc
Lake Erie
Maalan
Express
Mich
City
Peru
Dayton
Xenia
Toledo
City Ticket Office Rail Schedule fragment
Rail timetable lists depart and arrival times for multiple lines including Cleveland, Cincinnati, Benton Harbor, St. Louis, and Chicago routes. It shows city ticket office at No. 1 E Washington St and details various expresses, accommodations, and exes with approximate times and origins such as Muncie Union City Cleveland Boston and Greensburg.
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Washington St
Chicago
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Cincinnat! Fm
Tol
Mich
City
Peru
Tolefo
Plym'tac
Indiana, Decatur & Western
St. B.m
St. I
L.ry
Big Four
Cleveland
Muncie
Union City
New York
Boston
Sbosten Mail
Bos “Knick
Benton Harbor
Berton Harbor
Wabash
ST. Louis
A. S&s W. Lim
Dam
P. H
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Express
Greensburg
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James. McNamara
Pacific
Britain
Morrow
Merrow
J. A. Winter
North
California Street
Sloan Drug Co
Pareday
John Morrow
Entrvists
Miss Mary Roberts
City Markets
Sirgapore
Young Hyson
Johnson
Fish and Game
Sieedia
Ceaters
Timothy
Canada Field
G. S
U. S
New York State
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kanawha
Winifrede
Raymond City
Jackson
Brazil
Island City
Blossburg
Caamot
Dalty
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway
Detroit
Rayten Lim
Chicago, Indians & Louisville Railway
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