Tragic Loneliness Ends in Parson Murder in Wayne County
Huntington West Virginia September 6 A Baptist minister Rev Maurice Wilson slashed his wife’s throat while quoting a Bible text “Without the shedding of blood there can be remission of sin” Neighbors rushed in as he fled the scene. Wilson disappeared leaving a community shaken by a religiously tinged homicide amid industrial strife and calls for union responsibility.
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Huntington
W. Va
Maurice Wilson
Wilson
Boon
Elewis
Wayne County
Genoa
Baptist Church
The Labor Question and the Call of Faith in Society
A sermonistic reflection argues labor worth, faith, and self-respect as paths to reform. It contrasts wages, toil, and moral uplift with religious teaching from Jesus, citing President Baer and the idea that true welfare rests with workers themselves and the remedies of brotherhoods and churches.
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Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
Baer
Meading Railroad
Pennsylvania
iAs
Industrial Perplexities in a Democracy Address
The Free church sermon outlines democracy as shared life and responsibility with Christianity as its pinnacle. Rev Wright warns of false leaders and selfish employers while praising the labor movement's social conscience in business and professions. He notes oppressive employers and reckless workers who hinder social progress.
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Mr. Wright
The
Free Church
In School Days Teaching at First Trinitarian Church
Rev. George F. Kenngott preached on In School Days highlighting teaching as a divine function. The Sunday school resumed with new skylight, ventilation, and paint in the kindergarten. junior Y P S C E meets. children's choir to rehearse. autumn outing planned. three trolley excursions held to Salisbury beach, Salem Willows, and Hampton. Moonlight event announced.
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Trinitarian Congregational Church
George F. Kenngott
Malachi
Christ Jesus
Jesus
Kenngett
Mountain Rock
Salisbury Beach
Salem Willows
Hampton
Anniversary Week Planned for Village Church
A summer vote approved ten years since the pastor’s installation on September 29 1892. A committee led by O A Brigham C T Upton Hector Turnbull with Dr H H Sumner and Mrs G E Ames Mrs L B Harvey and Mrs M M Coburn organized a series of Harvest Supper church rally October 1 reception. Charles H Richardson of Clinton to be toastmaster with Rev S T Ford Rev R A Greene among guests.
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George F. Moore
D. D
Harvard University
Andover Seminary
George H. Johnson
C.W W. Huntington
Kirk Street Church Resumes Services After Renovation
The Kirk Street church reopened after a two week closure with a good turnout. Dr George T Martin outlined fall and winter work for church auxiliaries and preached on The Blessing of Work from the Israelites’ manna and the golden calf. Sunday school session met at noon in newly painted, repaired vestries.
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Kirk Street
George TE. Martin
Israel
Egypt
Bryan to Be Ignored in Democratic Platform
New York dispatch reports William J Bryan and the Kansas City platform will be entirely omitted from the Democratic state platform if David B Hill and his advisers persist. They aim to drop Bryan and his doctrines as jeopardizing Democratic chances, avoid imperialism, and emphasize canal issues while reviving the waterways plank. Radical Brooklyn democracy endorsed Bird S Coler for governor, citing loyalty to the party and opposition to monopolists. Syracuse’s James K McGuire said Coler is strongest now and would likely be nominated unless another candidate gains more strength.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Kansas City
David B. Hill
Brian
Hill
Bryan
Roosevelt
Bird S. Coler
Radical Democracy of
Brooklyn
M. J. Faherty
Citizens’ Union
Fulton Street
Radical Democracy
Coler
James K. McGuire
Syracuse
Alton B. Parker
Co'er
McGuire
Lodge Declares Policies on Trusts at Portland Rally
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge spoke in Portland on the trusts issue during a Republican rally at city hall presided by Mayor Boothby. He defined trusts as large corporations and warned against rash legislation, urging careful, informed action to balance competition with control, and critiqued proposals like tariff repeal as punitive and ineffective.
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Portland
City Hall
Boothby
W. C. Whelden
Municipal Court
M. W. Trefethen
McAllister
A. S. Bisbee
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Maine
United States
Congress
Philippine Islands
Robert Walpole
England
United States Senate
Standard Oil Company
Will of Mrs Bila McPherson May Reward Yale
New York reports Mrs Bila McPherson widow of U S Senator John McPherson will leave Yale University about 500000 dollars. Estate valued around 600000 with litigation costs 75000 to 100000. Mrs McPherson died March 29 1901. Senator McPherson death left an estate rumored at 5000000.
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New York
Yale University
Bila & McPherson
United States
John McPherson
New Jersey
Edla C. Muir
Joseph Muir
Stockholm
McPherson
Senator McPherson
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Nero
Pinkerton
Geo. F. Kenngott
Cong
Democrats
Lodge
Ice Trust
New York City
Beef Trust
Chicago
Cholly Venderwater
Yale
North
Kennedy
Kennedy’s
the Ginter Grocery CO
Ginter’s
Locust Valley
Elgin Creamery
Vermont
Tub
Ginter Grocery CO
Merrimack ST
Lowell
Boston
New York Cloak & Suit Co
Norfolk
Tourist
Dge
H.B. Shattuck & Son
Central Street
Prescott Street
Jewels
KING
Arthur
Pillsbury
White Sponge
G.G. Read
Wim. Nichols & Ca
Bartlett
Merrimack Street
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