Christ Wonderful Magnetism of Jesus
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage extols Jesus as Wonderful in magnetism and teaching, contrasting His humble Nazareth origin with the impact of His ministries, miracles, sorrows, and ultimate triumph over death. He argues Christ’s universality and calls for personal commitment and regeneration through faith.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Christ
Wonderful
Isaiah
Jesus
Nature
Jairus
Lazarus
Ile
Spain
France
Earth
Heaven
Heavenly
The Great Seal and Its Surprising Uses Through History
A historical note on the great seal of Britain, its custody by the lord chancellor, and odd episodes including Wolsey’s early fall, a 1833 Rothiemurchus mishap where the seal was hidden by ladies, and its playful use for pancakes after recovery.
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Great Britain
Cardinal Wolsey
France
Brougham
Rothiemurchus
Duches of
Bedford
N. Y
Photographer Persuades Boy for Photo. Mother Returns
A photographer, trying to calm a wriggling four year old, asks the mother to leave the child alone briefly. After she leaves, he succeeds and reveals a good negative. On return the mother asks what he said. Nellie replies with a funny lisp quoting the photographer in a harsh, playful line.
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Nellie
World Faiths and Readiness to Ascend
A compact excerpt quotes Rev. Lucian Clarke praising Buddhism Confucianism Islam and Christianity while urging action beyond waiting. C H Parkhurst notes the earth as more than a waiting room and warns that passive living leaves people behind when opportunity arrives.
Sugar Industry Gains From New Dingley Tariff Say Louisiana Rep
Louisiana Representative Meyer predicts the Dingley tariff will boost US sugar production. He cites protection aiding both beet and cane sugar, with beet sugar expanding across the Atlantic to Pacific corridor and cane into the South, especially Louisiana Texas and Florida.
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Washington
United States
Meyer
Louisiana
Mr. Meyer
Atlautic
Pacific
South
Texas
Florida
C. D. King
First week of July 1897 under new tariff laws
The late July 1897 period is noted as the first under a new tariff law with immediate effects on manufacturing and business. Western business confidence falters over the failed Trans Mississippian congress, while sugar refineries may spread across the Mississippi valley, challenging the sugar trust as the Dingley bill faces a senate hold up limiting early receipts.
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Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Sugar
Dingley
Senate
Mike
Welcome the New Tariff Affects Pittsburgh Glass and Pottery
The passage of the Dingley tariff is hailed by Pittsburgh workers especially window glass and pottery sectors. Leaders say tariffs protect manufacturers and may raise wages, while some warn true wage gains depend on broader business revival. Industry voices note prior Wilson bill reductions and future price and wage adjustments. Local potteries faced shutdowns or reduced operations as stocks and costs shift.
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Jay
Pittsburgh
John Jarrett
American Association of Iron and Steel Sheet Manufacturers
Homer Granghiin
Chiccango Inter Ocean
Prosperity of Farmers Heralds New Era for Nation
The piece argues that rising crop yields and strong prices lift farmer income and national prosperity. It cites wheat and corn from the middle west, expanding cattle feeding, and new capital forming to support agriculture, signaling the end of hard times and backing protectionist policy.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Minnesota
Middle West
Bryanium
Prosperity and tariff debate shape early 20th century press
In a chorus of editorials the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune mocks tariff fears while the Philadelphia Press mocks calamity talk. The Denver free silver paper weighs Klondike gold finds as world business boosters. Chicago Tribune notes a split from Bryanites and Pittsburgh Dispatch foresees renewed prevailing prosperity with rising confidence and trade.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia Press
Denver Free Silver
Klondyke
Chicago Tribune
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Bryan
Yukon
Nebraska
The New Tariff and Its Public Reception
The Dingley tariff becomes law after the Wilson Gorman act is repealed. Democratic opposition and Supreme Court nullification of the income tax mark the old tariff as a brief, inglorious phase. The new tariff promises renewed trade, economic stability, and broad Republican support as the nation eyes a revival in industry and prosperity.
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Cleveland
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
Fortune
United States
Treasury
Republican Party
St. Louis
Unanimous Support for the Dingley Tariff Bill
The Dingley tariff bill passes amid broad business support and virtually no opposition. Analysts note this may end the long era of tariff controversy and mark a lasting compromise likely to endure beyond this generation.
Murder at Sac and Fox Village Sparks Indian Hunt
The first murder in 20 years among the Sac and Fox of Iowa occurred in Toledo after a large feast. A 16 year old girl named Sctonaqua was killed by an unknown assailant within a few hundred feet of the main village. A $300 reward has been offered for the killer.
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Iowa
Toledo
Sctonaqua
State Auditor Reports Gains in Iowa Banks Condition
McCarthy releases semi annual statement showing deposits up 1,476,100 and assets up 3,205,000 across state and savings banks. The report, compiled from bank reports, notes a flattering improvement in financial condition.
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McCarthy
Iowa
Thunderstorms Halt Chicago Bound Rock Island Train
Ottumwa endured fierce thunder and hail as the Rock Island passenger train bound for Chicago was halted by a storm. Hailstones smashed windows and damaged track cuts, stopping the train and wrecking crops along the route.
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Ottumwa
Rock Island
Chicago
Old Teachers Told to Resign in Dubuque Schools
In a major educational upheaval in Dubuque, nearly all veteran public school teachers were asked to submit their resignations. About 15 to 20 long-serving educators, each with twenty-five years in the system, were affected by the move.
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Dubuque Educational Etreles
Davenport Glucose Works Sells for 700000 Cash
Local holders of American Preserves meet at Turner hall Davenport and approve selling the Davenport glucose works to eastern capitalists for 700000 dollars in cash.
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American Preserves Company
Turner Hall
Davenport
Davenport Glucose Works
Bankers Sue Mulhall Couple Over Real Estate Deals
Sue the Bankers and two creditors have begun attachment suits at Rock Vale Jey against William Mulhall and his wife. Mulhall, the banker who signed a year ago, faces claims totaling about 1600 dollars tied to disputed real estate transactions. Cases are set for September.
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W. FI. Stenzel
A. J. Kemper
Rock Vale
Jey
William Mulhall
Mulhall
Stenzel
Riots of Iowa News From Rail, Wealth, and Weather
A compiled Iowa item notes hail ruined crops near Rock Rapids and Sioux Center with fields devastated. Reports detail deaths from two separate accidents in Afton Junction and Des Moines, plus a minister killed by a fast mail. Other items cover theft in Webster City, defective bonded issues in Dubuque, and regional business and civic notes across several towns.
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Sioux Center
Otto Noll
Afton Junction
Burelington
William Brown
Des Moines
Colfax
Henry Eads
Burlington
Ite
Seausdag
Frank Lewis
Sioux City
Carrie Louise Deny
William T. Bray
Oskaloosa
Kenosha
Wis
Irving School
Joseph Moore
Joseph 2. Moore
Alusten
J. I. Servis
Webster City
Dubuque City
C. H. Meyer
Dubuque
Klondyke
Alaska
Samuel C. Carter
Pioneer
Carter
Keokuk
Carters
Mississippi Valley
W. D. Balch
Charles City
First National Bank
Mason City
Wire
St. Paul & Kansas City Grain Company
Odebolt
Weatherley
Sioux City Nursery & Seed Company
Plymouth County
le Mars
Sioux City & Pacific
Sloan
Harry Robinson
Mahaska County
Green County
Nellie McKinley
Postville
Mary McWilliams
Cherokee
Sisters of Mercy
Mercy Hospital
John Rhode
Tabor
Tremont County
George Scanlan
Ottawa
New London
Henry Stoessell
Ottumwa
Seattle
St. Michaels
Yukon River
Page County
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