Midnight Moonlight Ride to Rebuild Jerusalem
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage portrays Nehemiah’s night expedition among Jerusalem ruins as aSymbol of intense church affection and triumphant sorrow. The sermon urges repentance before rebuilding, asserts ruin precedes redemption, and exhorts perseverance through poverty, bereavement, and sin.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Washington
Wehomiah
Rome
Coliseum
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Scotland
Melrose
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Alhambra
Jerusalem
Tower
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Fish Gate
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Artaxerxes Longimanus
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Church of God
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John Bunyan
John Wesley
John Calvin
Paul
Christ
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Satan
Shushan
Non-Partisan tariff views from early republic era
The piece argues that tariff policy has long traced its lines beyond party labels, citing figures like Calhoun and Jefferson. It asserts protectionism as national, not partisan, and predicts a nonpartisan tariff bill with broad support, while noting potential opposition and the need for revenue.
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Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
South Carolna
Louisiana
Maine
Iinois
McLaurin
South Carolina
Cleveland
Carlisle
Jefferson
Jackson
Douglas
Tilden
North
South
Inter Ocean
Democratic Organization
Chicago
Democratic Dissension Over Tariff Shapes Congress Debate
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports growing intra party rifts among Democrats on tariffs as cotton duties and southern manufacturing interests gain traction. McLaurin advocates cotton duties to shield southern mills, signaling broader Democratic support for protection. The Wilson law's legacy deepens splits while Dingley foes widen divisions, threatening free trade unity and boosting protective sentiment in Congress.
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South Carolina
Gulf States
Cleveland
Dingley
McLaurin
Congress
Troy
New York
Wilson
Dolliver
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Revenue and Protection Under the Dingley Tariff Bill
The Cleveland administration’s four year revenue shortfalls totaled over 203 million dollars prompting debt and interest payments. The proposed Dingley tariff seeks to raise annual revenue to 269 million, restore reciprocal relations, and favor wool and sugar duties while shifting to specific duties to curb fraud.
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Cleveland
Congress
Treasury
Union
Republican Party
Blaine
Warrison
Wilson Inn
Vroy ‘Times
Critics of the Dingley tariff spark mixed congressional opinion
Newspaper clippings show Democratic opposition in Congress to the tariff bill, while supporters hail the Dingley plan as protecting American industry and revenues. Farmers along the northern border welcome restored duties on wool and other staples amid debate on free trade.
Senate Votes 7 to 6 on Temperance Bill Substitute
Des Moines reports the Senate committees approve a substitute for the house manufacturing bill requiring separate consent petitions per city or county, banning on premises sale, and defining wholesale limits to manufacturers. The measure moves back for passage. On April 6 the Senate struck out a provision allowing insureds to recover back premiums within five years if the company conspired with others, adopting the current law. insurance combinations become a misdemeanor with fines. The anti compact bill broadly defines agents and holds insurers responsible for acts. similar to Blanchard law, violations bring $800 to $1,000 penalties. The Cheshire amendment targets taxation of express and telecommunication firms on capital and mileage. Hinman’s farm indebtedness exemption fails. The House also shifts assessment basis from one-third to 26 percent.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
April
Iome
Mha
Yesterdaay
Cheshire
Indiana
Million-dollar land claim roils Milwaukee business district
Milwaukee officials report Joseph Konkel Vamime and John D. McConochia filed claims with the U S land office in Wausau seeking about 30 million dollars in property title arguing government title never extinguished. The dispute targets docks breweries manufactories and power plants along the Milwaukee River including Schlitz plant and Milwaukee Light & Power works.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Konkel
Vamime
John D. McConochia
United States Land Office
Wausau
Green Bay
James Darrell
Increase Claflin
Washington
Schlitz Brewing
Theannery
Milwaukee Light & Power Company
Chestnut Street
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railrond Company
Wal [Hats Brewing Company
Milwaukee River
Bridge Collapse Kills Fireman in Pittsburgh Area Crash
A Fort Wayne freight train crossing the Ohio Connecting Bridge at Wood’s Run derailed when the wooden span collapsed at six in the morning. The engine and 13 cars fell 50 feet to McChire avenue. Fireman William Haggerty was killed. engineer William Graham badly injured. Cars carried coal and iron. damage will be heavy.
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Dinwater Toon
Mort Wayne Freight Tyrato
Wittsburgh
North End
Ohio
Wayne
McChire Avenue
William Haggerty
William Graham
Ohio River
Wood's Run
Panhandle
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Company
Cleveland Cuban correspondent Scovell weds Frances Cabanne
Sylvester Scovell of Cleveland Qnited States Cuba journalist for the New York World married Frances Cabanne at 11 40 in the morning at the bride’s home. Scovell 27 is a society leader in Cleveland as a member of the Union club City troop and Cotillion club. Mrs Witshagh Lee Returns New York April 6 Mrs Lee wife of the consul general at Mu vain arrived on the Ward tine steamER City of Washington with her daughter Miss N Lee.
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St. Louis
Sylvester Scovell
Cleveland
New York World
Frances Cabanne
A. Cabanne
Union Club
Cleveland City
Witshagh Lee
New York
Mes. Iitzhugh Lee
Mu Vain
City of Washington
Miss N. Lee
Styles In The Stores And Wilkie Collins Revival
Fashion notes describe cloth collets capes trimmed with buttons, moire brocade skirts, black and light jackets, imported costumes with silk braid, black gowns with capes, and black white blule braid trims. The piece notes renewed popular interest in Wilkie Collins novels.
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Wilkie Collins
Wardened by the Governor Pardon for Michael Kerwin
Governor Drake grants a pardon to Michael Kerwin who was sentenced in Dubuque in March 1894 to 61% years for manslaughter after he stabbed John Maar at Twin Springs. The pardon rests on a petition by county officials and trial jurors with a condition he abstain from drinking or entering saloons.
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Slnyes
Drake
Michael Kerwin
Dubuque
John Maar
Twin Springs
Kerwin
Prisoners Plot to Kill Jailer Averted at Sioux City
Three inmates in the county jail plotted to slain Jailer Anderson and flee. Carter the forger Shorty Gray linked to a recent Brown Block robbery and Jack King were named in the scheme. The plan failed when the jailer found a tampered lock at breakfast.
Slander suit against Rev. A Mouch over a romance dispute
Cooper the merchant sues Rev. A Mouch of Bouton for four thousand dollars alleging the minister damaged his reputation by poisoning the parents' minds about Cooper's character. The claim ties the slander to affecting a race or competition involving a young woman.
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A.mouch
Bouton
Street
Cooper
Fatal Quarrel Ends in Slaying Near Eddyville
John Steele, 55, a resident near Holdyville, shot and killed Jacob Warner after a dispute over a division fence on adjacent farms. Steele fired twice, striking Warner in the body and causing instant death. Warner was a young man recently married.
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John Steele
Jacob Werner
Eddyville
Steele
Wareners
Warner
Holdyville
Des Moines Curfew Ordinance Enforced After Signing
Mayor McVickar signs a city curfew rule banning boys and girls under 15 from streets after eight in winter and after nine in summer. Chief Marshal Johnson orders strict police enforcement to the letter.
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McVickar
Des Moines
Efeat
Auimer
Marshal Johnson
Jury convicts two men of manslaughter in telekary church murder
James Thavlett and William Pranktin are found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Joseph Wright at Telekary church Monroy county. The jury recommends harsh punishment for Thavlett and light punishment for Pranktin.
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James Thavlett
Willian Pranktin
Joseph Wright
Telekary Church
Monroy County
Thavlett
Prize fight ends in five rounds at Oswalt bout
Des Moines list of legal admissions and local incidents fills the page. The father won the Oswalt versus Cox bout in five rounds. The notices include attorneys admitted before the Interior Department and an array of local misfortunes and civic notes across Iowa.
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Yom Cox
Des Moines
Sloward Bleel
Interior Department
Washington
Frank &. Dell
Salon
John W. Bixby
Corning
Adolph Th Kroeger
Rockford
Otto Hey Manteheimer
Vrimghor
George 1
Onthiak
Grinnell
Creston
J. Sholtz
Williken
Tenry Boyd
John Sehnauber
Ceorge Morgan
Calamus
Vrank I. Peek
Clinton
Sterling
Joel Maton
Council Blutis
Ogden House
Frank Rogers
Lehigh
John Rows
Callender
Newwine
N. Desparios
Sioux City
Montezuma
Fort Madson
W.I. Gilbert
St. Charles
A. K. Anderson
D. Wilburn
Sibley
Ida Grove
M. Riegelman & Co
Sam Jones
Crocker Park
George Wolker
Lyons
James Felkey
Iowa
Matt Gorman
Mason City
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