Climb Up from Bozez and Seneh The Sermon
Rev. T DeWitt Talmage urges the afflicted to rise from double distress financial ruin and health loss toward God s light. He likens trials to Bozez and Seneh rocks and follows Jonathan s ascent to inspire perseverance and spiritual ascent despite persecution bereavement or poverty.
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Jonathan
David
Bozez
Seneh
Plymouth Rock
Gibraltar
Israel
Adam
Paradise
Eve
God
Queen Victoria’s carriage scene with a coquettish princess
In a royal military review, the young princess royal, about 13 or 14, sat on the front seat and tried to flirt with escort officers. The queen scolded gently, then commanded the girl to dismount and retrieve her handkerchief from the dust, the princess blushing but defiant.
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Queen Victoria
Princess Royal
Detroit Free Press
Judge and Lawyer Swap Cogitation Jests in Court
A humorous tale from Youth's Companion describes a judge nodding off during a lawyer's plea and the lawyer retorting that the court is cogitating. The judge wakes with a snort and the lawyer vows to suspend the plea until the court ceases to cogitate. The exchange ends with the judge telling him to proceed.
Rough Riders Return to Detention Camp at Montauk
The Rough Riders led by General Wheeler and Colonel Roosevelt landed at Montauk Point and are in quarantine at a detention camp after travel from Miami. Roosevelt declined interviews about his exploits, praising his men’s bravery instead. Six troops of the Second Cavalry arrived in Jersey City en route to Camp Wickoff, with sick left behind at Fort McPherson and Washington. Bellevue Hospital reports progress for the wounded, while strict yellow fever precautions remain in place and quarantine is planned if any symptoms appear.
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New York
Rough Riders
Gen, Wheeler
Col. Roosevelt
Miami
Montauk Point
Gen. Wheeler
Second United States Cavalry
Jersey City
Florida
Camp
Fort McPherson
Washington, New York
Seguranca
Bellevue Hospital
Naval Review Plans for Admiral Sampsons Fleet
The Navy Department orders a public naval review in New York to observe Admiral Sampson’s ships after arrival from Santiago. The fleet will sail up the North River to Convent Grant’s tomb, fire a salute, then return to anchorage. The plan calls for maximum dispatch and suspension of other work to prepare the ships.
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Washington
Navy Department
New York
Sampson
Allen
Navy Yard
New York Harbor
North River
Con. Grant
Sandy Hook
Admiral Sampson
Santiago
Sedley
Brooklyn
Playa
Shafter Says Fifth Corps to Leave Santiago by Thursday
Cable message from Gen. Shafter in Santiago de Cuba reports the Fifth Corps last units will depart Santiago for the United States by Thursday and that Shafter will begin his return to the United States the following Saturday.
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Washington
War Department
Shafter
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
United States
Size of the Peace Army Discussed at White House
President McKinley weighs postwar military needs and how large an army to retain after the treaty. Gov. Shaw of Iowa and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee confer on Cuban and insular affairs while Acting Secretary Allen discusses naval plans. A Havana harbor mission and two vessels are planned as the Cuban evacuation details are set.
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Washington
McKinley
Gov. Shaw
Iowa
White House
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Spanish West Indies
Insular
Fitzhugh Lee
Gen. Lee
Allen
Navy
Havana
Regret Hay Is To Leave Ambassadorship
London editors regret the probable return of Ambassador Hay to the United States to succeed Secretary Day and hope he declines the appointment to the state department so as not to interrupt an ambassadorial career promising great results for the future of the two nations.
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London
Hay
United States
Secretary Day
State Department
Flint Furniture Co. of Providence Faces Assignment
The Flint company the largest furniture concern in the state filed an assignment on Monday. Senior member Alonzo Flint also assigned individually. A local banker pressure prompted the move. A firm member expects full payment on the notes. Liabilities cited at about 94000 dollars with assets possibly larger.
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Providence
St. J
Flint Company
Oiace
Alonzo Flint
Naval fleet expected at Tompkinsville late this week
The Brooklyn and other ships were ordered north before the suspend hostilities, with naval authorities anticipating the fleet’s arrival at Tompkinsville later in the week.
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Cuba
Brooklyn
Tomkinsville
Massacre Reported in Puerto Rico Town of Coamo
Six Puerto Ricans and a priest arrived in Coamo from Ciales after walking through mountains. They said Spanish soldiers drunk from Manal attacked men women and children with machetes, killing or wounding about 90 and sacking the town. The priest appealed to Gen. Wilson for aid.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Coamo
Ciales
Manul
Gen. Wilson
No More Troops for Merritt Delays Ships in San Francisco
The War Department will not send further transports to Manila until Maj. Gen. Merritt, presently in Manila, confirms a need for more troops. The Arizona and Scandia will be held this week, though work on the ships will continue so they can depart quickly if Merritt requests.
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Merritt
San Francisco
War Department
Manila
Arizona
Scandia
Former Milwaukee Music Scholar John C Fillmore Dead
Milwaukee reports the death of Prof. John C Fillmore in New London Connecticut at age noted for Indian music expertise. He formerly resided in Milwaukee before moving to California in recent years.
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Milwaukee
John C Fillmore
New London
Conn
Fillmore
California
Cremation in Camp of Spanish Prisoners Reported
Aug. 16 dispatches describe large mortality in a Spanish prisoner camp with rampant disease. Bodies are cremated on open funeral piles saturated with kerosene. Concurrent items note action against American Steel and Wire for anti trust, and a conference on uniformity of law in Saratoga. Gen Lee signals an entry into Virginia Senate race.
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Santiago
Cleveland, C
American Steel and Wire Company
Saratoga
N. Y
General Conference
States of the Union
Grand Union Hotel
Brewster
Connecticut
The Same Old Democracy in 1896 Campaign
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues the Democratic party remains dominated by Bryan and the old platform, clinging to free silver and anti business stance. It condemns socialistic and anti property rhetoric, attacks the party’s attack on bank policy and the Supreme Court, and says Republican prosperity under McKinley era policies negates Democratic promises.
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Pennsylvania
W. J. Bryan
Chart
Europe
Democratic Party
Bryan
Altgeld
Andrew Jackson
Chicago
Free Trade Party
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago Inter Ocean
Monetary policy shifts over gold standard in Indiana politics
The Indiana Republican platform abandons 16 to 1 free coinage doubts and calls for gold standard backed by law. It argues redemption must be in gold coin to preserve credit, warning a Bryanite presidency could fear silver and destabilize currency unless gold is required. Also notes Muncie tin plate mill growth and global leadership if protection endures.
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Indiana
St. Louis
United States
Congress
House
Senate
Chicago Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Iowa State Register
Bryanism in Nebraska fused at Lincoln conventions
The three Nebraska Bryanite groups the populists silver Republicans and Democrats met in Lincoln to fuse for Bryanism and nominate officers. They affirmed the Chicago silver platform and opposed territorial annexation while Bryan’s anti Philippines stance guided resolutions. Debate over Philippines policy caused some friction but Bryan’s influence shaped the final platform. General Merritt and the Manila question drew comment as supporters urged stronger republican spirit and a push to reinforce troops.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Silver Republicans
Brynniam
Bryan
Chicago
Col. Bryan
Republic
Philippine Islands
Ife
Spain
Philippines
Chicago Tribune
Republi
Col
Dewey
Merritt
Hla
United States
Mr. Bryan
Manila
Political Commentary On Tariff Reform And Party Divisions
The passage surveys Democratic and Republican debates across states Nebraska Missouri Alabama and Iowa. It notes party weakness in Nebraska, tensions over imperial policy, tariff reform as a campaign issue, and praise for the Dingley tariff with projections of a surplus and economic benefits despite criticism.
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Nebraska
Bryan
Cleveland
Missouri
Globe-Democrat
Chicago
Poughkeepsie
Iowa State Register
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