Centenary Church in St Louis to Rededicate After Renovation
The Centenary Church, the oldest Methodist church in St. Louis founded in 1839, is undergoing $2,000 renovation. A rededication ceremony is planned with bishops expected to attend, marking a memorable event for the denomination in the region. Mary Gorton Goodfellow, known as the Mother of Methodism in the Southwest, recalls the church’s early fundraising efforts led by the Female Centenary society which raised funds through sewing and annual fairs.
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St Louie
Centenary Church
Ember
St. Logie
Mary Gorton Goodfellow
John Newland
St. Louis
St. Louia
New Orleans
John Newland Mamis
Poorly Paid Soldiers in War Office Pay Controversy
London correspondence notes anger at the War Office over treatment of Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa. Soldiers enlisted for a year and faced insufficient pay and harsh conditions, prompting public indignation. The piece also mentions railroads aiding access to a rich but hard to reach northern Mexican ore region and broader transportation challenges for capitalists.
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Imperial Yeomanry
South Africa
Mexico
Story of Schwab rise from grocery clerk to steel executive
A Pittsburgh correspondent recalls a tale about Charles M Schwab then president of United States Steel. A draughtsman who joined the plant overtime without pay was singled out as the only one who did not grumble. Capt William R Jones chose Schwab as the best man, and Schwab’s ascent began from humble job to top executive. The storyteller praised Schwab as a peerless steel executive.
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el Seheretts Bisstrem
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab
Aave
Pitteborg
As & Hey
Braddock
Homestead
Carnecle
Young Schwab
Namce
William R. Jones
Carnegie
Capt Jones
Capt. Jones
New “Schwab
Goona Draughts
Thie
President Schwab
Charlie Schwab
Royal Financiers European Crowds Invest in America
European royalties pour funds into U S ventures with large stated holdings in railroads and banks. The Emperor of Russia, King Edward VII, the Duke of York, and other monarchs reportedly own millions in American securities. Major investors include the Pennsylvania, Northern and Canadian, New Jersey Central, New York Central, Atchison Topeka and Illinois Central lines, among others.
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Duke of York
Italy
Greece
Decmar’s
Belgium
Sultan
Shah of Presta
Spain
Megent
Kalast
Atchson & Topeka
Ilinois Central
Loutevie & Nashville
Union and Northern Pacife
Empress Augusta Victoris
House of Prussia
Pame
Refermis Spelling Reforms Let Families Change Names
A note on name spelling shows young women altering their given names to fit fashionable or practical forms. Examples include Rabel turning to Babelin and Mary becoming Maris, reflecting trends in personal identity at boarding schools and among peers.
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Rabel
Babelin
Jeaeie
Jensica
Mary
Maris
Indian Theory Reversed Says Indians Placed and Content
Report from the Indian groner's office claims 300000 Indians are placeable and content, challenging the former view that Indians must be defunct to be considered good, noting this is a real shift in theory.
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Groner
Milne roast remark highlights herring cycle in towns
The Kennebec Journal notes the Ern dine towns celebrate a seasonal fish pattern as herrings arrive and depart in a yearly cycle, with fishermen and markets adapting to the changing abundance and guiding seasonal routines.
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Haine
Kennebec Journal
Boston Corbett Returns After Thirteen Years Absence
Boston Corbett, famed for killing John Wilkes Booth, has been found alive after years in Oklahoma and Texas. A former Topeka asylum patient, he lived quietly as a traveling salesman for W. W. Gavitt & Co, owning property in Cloud County Kansas. His pension and guardianship were unsettled. he remains wary of returning to Kansas while his employers recall him as a shrewd, elusive figure.
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Boston
Corbett
Jon Wilkes Booth
Topeka Insane Asylum
Ictaly
Kaceas
Abraham Lincols
W. W. Gavitt &Co
Topeka
Life Guardian
Kansas
Cloud County
Be le
Oklahoma
Texas
Enid
George A. Huron
Topeas
Huron
Kansae
John Wilkes Booth
John Corbett
Hosten
Salvation Army
Organsation
Eeylem
Huston
The
Gaville
Booth
Hostan” Corbett
W. W. Caritt
Concordia
Iulfl
George A. Haron
Citisenship
Doct ors in Consultation on the Train
A narrator wakes to a conductor asking for a doctor aboard. He treats a sick man with whisky and ice, then a second physician arrives for a consultation. The patient improves, and at Pittsburgh the truth unfolds with humor.
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Bart Sim
Tim
Jim
Pittaburg
Pol
Living Trees Stand Rooted on Falkland Islands
A visitor describes weather beaten moss covered tree stumps that resemble bows anchored by strong roots. The peculiar forest growth on the Falklands results from polar winds stunting form. These "living stones" lack grain and are not edible, yet persist in the harsh landscape.
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Falkland Islands
Falkissd
Outcry Over Dress Practices In Chicago Inter Ocean Critique
A contested passage from The Weekly Panorama cites a Chicago Inter Ocean critique condemning a young woman’s dress as too revealing. The piece notes her act of pulling folds tightly and wearing tights to display her shape while masking movement.
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Springfeld
Happeme
Chicago
Antarctic Dogs and British Arctic Mission
The British government outfits The Discovery with balloons gas stores sledges Eskimo dogs and gear for an Antarctic expedition. Thirty strong dogs from Russia travel by refrigerated ship to Melbourne ahead of the vessel, intended for use on the sled. Germany and Sweden also announce Antarctic explorations.
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Evelyn Maldwin
North Pole
South Pole
Arctic
Antarctic
Discovery
Russia
Melbourne
Australia
Germany
Sweden
Civil War Disbursements and Debts Reported
The United States Treasury records civil war era expenditures from July 1, 1861, to June 30, 1873 totaling 1,7240.585. Additional disbursements for debt interest and pensions from 1860 to 1870 reach 96428, summarizing federal outlays to a substantial sum while Confederate expenditures exceeded 20,000,000 for army maintenance.
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Billiams
United
Jose
Remarkable Youth Swim Across Narrows in Bay Ridge Race
Miss Elaine Golding won the race at the Crement Athletic club dock in Bay Ridge, defeating Miss May Bebr by nearly half a mile. The cross water contest spanning the Narrows between Hroocklyn and Grates Islas drew two girls aged eighteen and eleven, covering about four miles with challenging currents and conditions.
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Fis Pounders
Mary G. Goodfellow
Methodiam
Ers
Routh Altice
Royal Financiers
Boston Corbett
Slayer
John Wilkes Booth Wow
Wes Atenys Peralian
Cloud
Trooth
House of Representative
Eceslon Otisis
Bowee
Mila
Mae
Panorama
Doo
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