Multitude in Heaven A Talmage Sermon on Salvation
Rev T DeWitt Talmage paints Heaven as a grand holiday scene with a vast uncounted multitude from all nations and ages, robed in white and waving palms. He stresses the unity of worship under Christ, the diverse origins of the saved, and the single joyful song of salvation in an ever-vening chorus.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
England
St. John
New York
Kossuth
Hungary
Jesus
Bethel
Sennacherib
Cyrus
Cesar
Xerxes
Alexander
Napoleon
Williamsport
Potomac
Heaven
Earth
London Tower
United States
Austria
Christ
Abraham
Sarah
Isaac
Rebecca
Rachel
David
Absalom
Mary
Lazarus
Tim
Church of Heaven
Saul
Mendelssohns
Beethorvens
God
Dianna
Plan for religious congresses in Chicago outlined
The Christian Union reports the Chicago religious congresses plan near completion. Dr J H Barrows chairs the committee and dates run from August 29 to September 28 with multiple congresses including general parliament of religions and denomination congresses. St Louis Republic notes John Procter from Buffalo wills his mansion for a charitable aged men’s home with a $2,000,000 endowment.
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Chicago
The
Christian Union
J. H. Barrows
Congress of Missions
Evangelical Alliance
St. Louis Republic
John Procter
Buffalo
Dangerous Platform and Tariff Fight Split Democrats
The Indianapolis Journal condemns the Democratic platform as lengthy and weak, crediting Senator Vilas with its prolix wording. It highlights a tariff for revenue stance, noting the convention rejected a broad tariff plank for a narrow revenue tariff, predicting Republican advantage nationally.
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Vilas
Ths
Republican Party
Minneapolis
Democratic Party
Trouble at Homestead Democrats use tragedy for politics
Report from Homestead Pa about a fatal collision between detectives and locked out workers. The piece criticizes Democratic newspapers for political capital over the Carnegie case while noting Carnegie as a Republican and protectionist. It references labor disputes and compares with English labor tensions and Cleveland leader William L. Scott.
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Homestead
Carnegie
England
William L. Scott
Cleveland
Democratic tariff crusade foreshadows free trade push
The Chicago convention embraces a revenue tariff stance, denouncing protectionist policy and urging tariff reform as a path to free trade. The debate centers on Cobdenite ideals versus historic protection, with endorsers of McKinley style duties warning against liberal tariffs and stressing benefits to workers and farmers.
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Custom House
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Chicago
Free Trade Party
Cobden
Bright
Sumner
Perry
Carlisle
Mills
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Madison
Jackson
Clay
Webster
Lincoln
Grant
Greeley
Cleveland, Carlisle and
Harrison
Tariff tax debate sparks a merchant’s everyday note
A reader rejects the tariff as a tax, arguing a simple street example from a retail purchase disproves the tariff tax theory. The letter frames the issue through a small clothing item bought from a retail house and used to illustrate the argument. The tone echoes a Free Trade critique of demagoguery.
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Vanderbilts Bey
Aaver
Where Is the Work's Workshop Now in England and Connecticut
The piece argues England as the work shop of the world, cites Connecticut ivory makers shipping raw materials to London for finished goods, and critiques Cobdenism. It contrasts 1882 and 1891 production by Britain Germany and the United States, noting drops for free trade and rises for protectionism, with comments from Edward Atkinson on wages and prices. It ends by noting McKinley tariff strangling exports.
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England
Connecticut
London
Connecticut Yankees
Cobden
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Coldenism
Story of the Two Faces Deaths Head Foretells Twice Bride
Sue Buxton receives a photo showing her face merged with a Deaths Head. Dan fears losing her as the wedding is delayed. Sue dies a week later. villagers note the Deaths Head foretold she would be married twice. An old woman reveals the death omen means fear led to her fate.
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Maeot Chee Valley
Neves Palla
Sue Buxton
Sue
Dan
Weeek
Are Americans Clever and the Patent Era
An editorial praising American ingenuity and the patent record of 1902. It lauds Franklin and Fulton as early progress, Edison as the pinnacle of discovery, and asserts electricity and the steam engine transformed society, with the 1902 patent total of twenty three thousand two hundred forty four cited as proof.
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America
United States
Franklin
Fulton
Albany
Edison
Adison
Judicious Deafness and Rubinstein’s Calm
The piece discusses the art of ignoring provocation to avoid quarrels and wasted passion. It cites pianist Rubinstein explaining how he controls rage and ego during performances, recalling a concert years ago when a photographer pressed toward the piano, prompting him to close his eyes and stay composed rather than react.
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Rubinstein
Detroit
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Army of the Saved
Grover
Indianapolis Journal
Scott
N. Y. Mail and Express
Chicago Inter Ocean
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Minneapolis Tribune
Twit
People's Party
Pennsylvania
Iowa State Register
Hill
N. Y
American Economist
Heronsera
Turre
Edward Atkinson
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