Christ the Imperial Exile and the Royal Homeward Call
A sermon by Dr. T DeWitt Talmage portrays Jesus as an imperial exile from heaven to a hostile world, a barren Patmos, enduring homesickness, persecution, and a cross. The sermon links Christ’s exile to the exile of many nations and ends with a prayer for exile readers to seek home in heaven.
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Absalom
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Henrys
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Turkey's Navy Downgraded by Fear and Faction
A London Standard extract explains the Turkish sultan orders extinction of the navy after a mutiny aboard a transport near Dolmabahce. Hassan Pasha gains favor as the royal fear of naval power grows, ending a once-proud fleet.
Cyclone’s destructive path leaves wreck and casualties
A March storm sweep struck Fremont Ohio and nearby towns on April 21. Widespread damage followed as homes farms and oil derricks were destroyed. Victims include W L Greene killed. infant spared. Miss Belle Norris injured. multiple structures damaged across Kingsway Booktown Muscalong and Tostoria.
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W. L. Greene
Greene
James
James Greene
Rice
Kingsway
Tow
Amos Hetrick
John Low
Hetrick
Charles Tucker
Abraham
Muscalong Creek
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Caboose
Booktown
Tostoria
Hatfield
Belle Norris
Norris
New Castle
Charles Earle
West Side
Republicans Elect a Mayor in Bloomington Illinois
Republicans swept the Bloomington election naming Daniel L. Foster mayor by a large margin and securing all six alderman seats. The city council will be solidly Republican.
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Bloomington
Daniel L. Foster
Massacre in Havana Suburbs Reports 12 Cubans Slain
Reports from Key West describe a brutal incident near Havana where Spanish troops fired on a gathering of about 60 unarmed Cubans at Los Finos farm, killing 12 and wounding 11. An American Baptist missionary, Alberto Diaz, was arrested the next day amid protests for his alleged role.
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Fla
Havana
Los Finos
Alberto Diaz
Diaz
Weyler
Rey
United States
le Chuzu
Col. Deboo
Echevarria
Maceo
Nashville
Tenn
Cleveland
A. J. Diaz
Cuba
John W. Thomas
Washington
Olney
Depew Birthday Dinner Hosts Noted Brooklyn Figures
Montauk club in Brooklyn held a dinner for Chauncey M. Depew with many leading citizens present. Depew praised Grover Cleveland for advancing sound money and national credit while criticizing his public policy stance and the popluist movement’s excesses.
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New York
Montauk Club
Brooklyn
Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
Grover Cleveland
Nine Fishermen Lost In Gloucester Schooner Disaster
New Bedford April 20 nine sailors from Gloucester were drowned when the fishing schooner J. W. Campbell sank off Long Island after a sudden squall. Seven crew members survived as the ship listed and foundered before a rescue by the tug Gladiator.
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Mass
J. W. Campbell
Gloucester
Long Island
Capes of
Delaware
Gladiator
Murder of German grocer in Indianapolis shocks city
Leo Hirth a wealthy German citizen and grocer at 1020 West Washington Street was killed at two o clock Sunday morning by two masked men discovered in his best room. He was known to keep large sums of money in the house and pursued by the killers into the rear of the building.
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Ind
Leo Hirth
West
Washington Street
Hirth
Tillman Threatens Free Silver Stand at Chicago Convention
In St Louis on April 21 Senator Benjamin Tillman warned that if the Chicago convention fails to declare for free silver he will bolt with South Carolina delegates. He urged picketing bold silver supporters and vowed to back Bland if nominated. Ex Congressman W J Bryan echoed calls for free silver to win western states.
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Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
Merchants’ Exchange
Exposition
Chicago
Wall Street
Bland
Des’ Moines
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Missouri River
Bloodshed in Opelousas as factions clash over registration
In Opelousas Louisiana on April 21 bloodshed marks a clash between white and black voters. Ala Reid was killed near Dunes as 500 armed men from both parties converge on the town. A full vote is seen as pivotal to keeping or toppling the current registrar power with 250 regulars surrounding the courthouse.
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Opelousas
Ala Reid
Dunes
Combine
Novel Whisky Sale Moves 4000 Barrels to Louisville Firm
Chicago firm Chapin & Core settled the Chapin estate for over 500000 dollars. They sold 4000 barrels of old Kentucky whisky from Bremen warehouses to James Thompson & Brother of Louisville. The purchase aims to replenish Kentucky stock as European markets lack this aging whiskey. The sellers say continental taste is slow to adopt the American product.
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Chapin & Core
J.s.chapin
Bremen
Germany
James Thompson & Brother
Louisville
Europe
Kentucky
A. P. A. Leaders Meet in Cincinnati Secret Assembly
The national board of the A. P. A. gathers secretly in Cincinnati on April 21 to address press statements. Chairman Stevens says the order opposes McKinley due to his appointments and denies backing any other candidate. Grosvenor's denial is labeled untrue and Linton's withdrawal claim is said to be unauthorized by enemies of the A. P. A.
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Cincinnati
National Board of the
McKinley
Stevens
Grosvenor
Linton
Salvation Army Feud Deepens Over Ballington Booth Resignations
Public letters from the Ballington Booths and Bramwell Booth reveal their resignation and the response from Salvation Army leadership. The exchange includes Ballington Booths declaring loss of confidence in Gen. Booth and entreaties for further talks. Gen. Booth’s reply expresses affection and a wish to negotiate.
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Salvation Army
New York
Booth-Tucker
Ballington Booth
Bramwell Booth
William Booth
London
Ballington Booths
Gen. Booth
Democrats Choose Peoria for State Convention Date
The Democratic State Central Committee selected Peoria as the convention site and June 23 as the date. The call cites the 1892 presidential vote, a gold-leaning victory, as basis, granting Cook County larger representation than in 1894.
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Chicago
Democratic State Central Committee
Peoria
Cook County
Washout damages Farnum railroad, suspends traffic
The B M railroad line four miles west of Farnum Nebraska sustained heavy damage from a washout at Plum Creek canyon. The track ties and roadbed were washed away with a 75 foot embankment destroyed and rails bent. Wrecking crews work on both ends as about half a mile of roadbed is lost and all traffic remains suspended.
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Farnum, Neb
Plum Creek Canyon
Diaz Arrest Highlights Cuba Autonomy Push
Rev A J Diaz Baptist missionary is jailed in Havana on suspicion of involvement in an uprising. Spain plans a broad home rule system for Cuba within four weeks, creating a provincial chamber of deputies and a council of administration with the governor general retaining key military and international powers. The reform, signed March 15 1895, aims to end U S Spain tensions with a friendly policy shift.
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Dupuy de Lome
Spain
A.J. Diaz
Havana
Cuba
State Department
Madrid
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Council of Administration
Landslide devastates farms near Tonawanda New York
A large landslide at North Tonawanda on Monday morning wrecked Fritz Lumber yard near the Erie canal and demolished Buffalo & Rochester Transportation freight house. A farmer watched his home and outbuildings sink as quicksand is suspected. losses run about $100,000 with crowds from Buffalo observing.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
Fritz Lumber Company
Erie Canal
Buffalo & Rochester Transportation Company
Buffalo
Diplomas and Medals Handed to German Ambassador for Columbian Exposition
The long awaited Columbian world’s fair diplomas and medals began distribution. About 4,000 awards covering German exhibitors were turned over to Baron Thielmann, who will ship them to Germany. American awards will be delivered within two weeks, with foreign shipments ready within a month.
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Washington
Baron Thielmann
England
France
Russia
Spain
Italy
Spain Pleased with Attitude Toward Cuba to Grant Local Power
Madrid dispatch says the speech from the throne to be delivered May 11 will declare full satisfaction with Washington’s approach to Cuba. It will also announce a plan to grant Cuba more local administrative power while withholding political autonomy and tariff revision.
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Madrid
Temps
Cortes
Washington
Cuba
Fatal Dock Fire at Northern Pacific Warehouse
Two men die and six or more workers are trapped under smoldering timbers after a fierce fire at the Northern Pacific Railroad warehouse in Duluth Minnesota on Monday afternoon. The building valued at 15000 dollars is burned out. missing status unknown as laborers may be among those trapped. A search of the ruins was to begin today.
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Duluth
Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad ‘Company
Laborer Worthy of His Hire in Trial Over Wife Purchase
In Chicago Judge Tuthill's court Ernest Buse from British Columbia owes William Frain a $960 commission for arranging a wife. Frain claimed to have secured a wife valued at $8,000 to $10,000 whom Buse married but paid only $400 of the promised $1,000. Buse offered no defense, admitting a side deal in the arrangement.
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Chicago
Tuthill
Ernest Buse
British Columbia
BEC
William Frain
Buse
Frain
Fruin
Mills to Shut Down In Nashua Mills
Yale Mills Manufacturing company orders shutdown of mills in Nashua New Hampshire. Plants will close when on hand and in process stock is exhausted. Residents fear job losses as business conditions improve.
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Nashua
N. H
Yale Mills Manufacturing Company
Treasury gold reserve dips on Monday totals 125 million
The treasury gold reserve closed at 125,052,568 dollars. The day’s withdrawals reached 530,600 dollars, with 409,000 dollars taken for export.
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Washington
Treasury
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