John Wesley and the World Parish Work
John Wesley, born in Epworth 1703, forged a global parish out of the Church of England through his societies and preaching. He led The Holy Club, influenced Whitefield, faced opposition from bishops, organized Methodist class meetings, and finally separated his societies from the Anglican church to form a distinct movement. By his death in 1791 Methodism spread worldwide with millions in membership and vast philanthropic and educational work.
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John Wesley
Church of England
Wesley
Dean Farrar
Canterbury
Epworth
Eng
John
Duke of Buckingham
Charterhouse
London
Charterhouse School
Moorfields
Wich
Woolwich
Royal Arsenal
City Road
Christ Church College
Oxford
John Potter
South Leigh
Oxfordshire
Lincoln College
Jack
Lincoln
Charles Wesley
Holy Club
Charles
George Whitefield
Gloucester
Wesleys
Whitefield
Georgia
England
America
Wesley Brothers
Peter Bohler
Hugh Price Hughes
University of Oxford
Kingswood
Bristol
Horse Fair
Incorporated “Conference
Samuel
Foundry Chapel
Fetterlane Society
Edmund Gibson
Islington
Wales
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Richard Whatcoat
Thomas Vasey
Thomas Coke
Church of God
Methodist Episcopal Church
Episcopal
Betty Kirkham
Pendarves
Delany
John Bennet
Bennet
Jesus
Methodist Church
Lincolnshire
Thomas He
James Creighton
Vazeille
Asis
Canada
Cecumenical Methodist Conference
United Staes
Railroad dream to Paris by rail in fourteen days
French promoter M De Lobel travels to New York seeking American backing for a plan to drive from New York to Paris by rail in fourteen days. He cites Russian concessions through Siberia and Canadian support, claims 50 million dollars secured with four times that needed, and proposes a thirty six mile Behring Strait tunnel at a cost of 50 million. Materials would be bought in the United States. Route runs Irkutsk to Yukon City via Jakoutsk and East Cape.
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M. de Lobel
New York
Paris
Siberia
Canada
United States
Irkutsk
Jakoutsk
East Cape
Behring Strait
Prince of Wales Cape
Yukon City
Parisian Capitalists Reach Wealth Threshold
Not more than 2,500 people in Paris possess a capital of up to 200000 dollars, and nearly one third of them are foreigners. This snapshot highlights wealth concentration among Parisians and foreign-born capital holders in the early era.
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Paris
Weaver Weaving Pedestrian Journeys From Lowell Factory to Home
John Whittier of Lowell walks twenty four miles daily between the factory and his Littleton home. Between trips he toils ten hours at a loom in a Lowell suspender factory. A small man about forty years old, he endures these routines each day.
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John Whittier
Lowell
Littleton
Whittier
Fight on Tuberculosis in New York Angles for Sanatorium Plan
Health Board President Lederle of New York forecasts rapid progress against tuberculosis as a $500000 fund request is expected to pass. He envisions a sanitarium near the city capable of treating 500 patients with a hybrid pavilion cottage approach inspired by state examples.
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Health Board
Lederle
New York
School Days Per Capita Through the Ages
Statistics show public schooling per capita rising from 82 days a century ago to 420 days fifty years ago and now to 998 days. The nation now provides twelve times as much schooling for today’s children as a hundred years ago.
Eleanor Stagg Faces Decision on Marriage and Presidency
Eleanor reveals to Uncle Harold and Aunt Emma that Prof. William Struthers has proposed, but she leans toward accepting the presidency at Clavering. Harold urges acceptance, Emma aids by clarifying Eleanor must choose between marriage and the post, while Eleanor admits emotional turmoil and resolves to proceed with the presidency.
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Miss Johnson
Emma
Harold
Mrs. Stagg
Napoleon
Eleanor
Sam
Prof
Struthers
Struthers Struthers
William Struthers
Uncle Phin
Prof. Struthers
Clavering
Uncle Harold
Suburban Panic Over Red Fire Exit Lamps at Up Town Theater
A New York Evening Post report describes a suburban woman inciting a small panic when she believes red exit lamps signal imminent danger. Patrons panic, ushers and another patron attempt to calm the crowd, highlighting fears of fire traps and misread signals.
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New York Evening Post
Jane
Path to Happiness and Personal Growth In Daily Life
Advice from the Pittsburg Press urging early focus on one’s strengths and environment to cultivate happiness. Emphasizes daily joy, worthy friendship and lasting respect, and the pursuit of knowledge, accomplishments, studies, and sports to enrich life and feed the mind with variety.
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Pittsburg Press
His Favorite Christmas Dish in Kansas City
A Kansas City family tale centers on a boy obsessed with Christmas. He imagines an ideal menu and, pressed to name a single dish, declares he would choose chicken and pie over everything else, reflecting holiday anticipation and local newspaper wording.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Journal
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WeseRy
William S. Gilbert
Beerbohm Tree
Hamlet
Gilbert
S. Brainard Pratt
Congregational Library
Harold Stagg
Emmat
Cherub
Owen Page
Tom
Harry
Staggs
Johnson
Bonner
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