The Flying Rolls of Religion Press Unite For Unity
In a sermon on the sectarian press Rev. T DeWitt Talmage extols the power and mission of religious newspapers. He argues undenominational journals prove Christian unity, promote liberty, aid the needy, and spread evangelism with cheerful, optimistic tone. He cites the press as a modern flying roll guiding nations and the world toward the millennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. DeWitt Talmage
Zechariahy
United States
Millenium
Jesus Christ
Bark Woods
Christ
Samson
God
Cuba
Hawaii
The Ink Horn and the Judgment of Religious Journalism
A sermon warns religious and secular journalists to guard truth and tone. It likens printing presses to pulpits and stresses accountability for every word and every line set. The talk cites Ezekiel and Zechariah, urging not to harm homes or virtue via sensational or false reporting.
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America
Ezekiel
Angel of God
Christ
Frances Havergal
Ileaven
Angel of the New Covenant
Wibbon
Voltaire
Zechariah
Mzekiel
Notable quote from Lev Stephen A Northrup on work and luck
A Kansas City Baptist, Lev Stephen A Northrup, remarks that professional and business men fail due to certain wronged things in their lives, rejecting bad luck as an excuse. He emphasizes personal accountability over fate.
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Stephen A. Northrup
Baptist
Kansas City
Love and Sacrifice in a Congregationalist Reflection
A quotation from Rev Theodore I Munger of New Haven emphasizes that sanctity stems from love and love requires sacrifice, reflecting a pastor's moral stance on devotion and selflessness.
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Theodore ‘I. Munger
Congregationalist
New Haven
Cona
Cal Korman Escapes Iowan Mob After Cushing Threats
Cal Korman fled Cushing to avoid villager vengeance tied to the Spickler murders. Officials pledged protection but provided no food or shelter, leaving him to sleep in streets. Citizens accuse him of partial responsibility for Mrs. I D Spickler’s murder and Mr Spickler’s death by self harm, and an order to leave town nearly sparked a riot supported by the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Korman
Cushing
I. D. Spickler
Mr. Spickler
Banks in Good Condition Report
State auditor McCarthy releases quarterly report on Town banks as of October 5 1897 showing deposits up 5400000 since June 30 1897 cash up 590000 and total assets up 4700 describing the results as highly flattering from the auditor's office.
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McCarthy
Des Moines Judge Rules Peddler Case Against Fee Law
Judge Conrad sustains demurrer to indictment of I Sunberg the peddler and declares the state fee law unconstitutional. This first ruling on the question heightens the peddlers’ test victory and elates the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Des Moines
I. Sunberg
Tragic Bonfire Fire Ensnuffs Mother and Child
In Clinton four year old Amelia Paysen suffered clothing ignited by a bonfire. Her mother Mrs Henry Paysen rushed to aid and both perished hours later from burn injuries in an awful tragedy.
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Amelia Paysen
Clinton
Henry Paysen
Ames College Abandons Fall Commencement Tradition
President Beardshear announces that Iowa State College trustees will move commencements from November to June beginning 1899. The change ends the institution being the last in the country to hold fall commencements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beardshear
State Agricutural College
Ames
Railroad Freight Rate Hike Affects Iowa to Twin Cities Trade
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad raises freight charges from Iowa points to Minneapolis and St Paul. The increase is one cent per 100 pounds on coarse grains including corn oats rye and barley in car lots, with two Iowa stations exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Burlington Ladies Minstrel Show Nets $1000 for Charity
Society ladies staged a minstrel performance at the Grand Opera House drawing the largest audience yet. The charitable event secured $1,000 for its cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society Ladies of
Burlington
Opera House
Grand
Iowa News Roundup From Des Moines To Clinton
Linn county bonds extinguished by a swap totaling eight thousand dollars. Des Moines hosts the Iowa State Traveling Men's association December 3. Officer Donahue killed Charles Lucas during an arrest in Des Moines. Dynamite in a Des Moines sewer kills Charles Barton and mangles John Walters. Boone opens electric street railway. Mayor Carson closes Des Moines gambling houses. A gray eagle shot near Belle Plaine. Farm sales report higher prices than last year. William Orth wounds self in Burlington. Cherokee census shows 5200 residents. I T. J. Walsh’s Sioux City store loss at ten thousand dollars. Diphtheria and typhoid close Fort Dodge Sunday schools. Ap Annoose county delinquent list down fifty percent. Loyal Legion banquet in Des Moines. Marshalltown set to obtain a pipe factory from St. Louis. Des Moines brick plants output fifty million. Des Moines National Bank names Arthur Reynolds president. A four year old girl burns to death at Fort Madison. British consul for Iowa to be W Wyndham in Chicago. Judge Bishop appointed Polk district judge. Dr E Fuller dies in Keokuk aged 75. W H Lyford dies from wagon accident injuries. Agnes Zaustow burns self to death in Lyons. Johnnie Bishop injures eye with pitchfork in Davenport. G A R post to build memorial hall in Clinton. John Hacock killed by wagon in West Branch. W L Mitchell & Co store and O K restaurant burglarized in Corwith.
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Linn County
Iowa State Traveling Men’s Association
Des Moines
Tom Donahue
Charles Lucas
Lucas
Charles Barton
John Walters
Boone
Carson
Council Bluffs
Joseph D. Ward
Belle Plaine
William Orth
Burlington
I T. J. Walsh
Des Moines National Bank
Arthur Reynolds
George Merschman
Fort Madison
W. Wyndham
Iowa
Chicago
Charles A. Bishop
Polk District Court
W. A. Spurrier
E. Fuller
Keokuk
W. H. Lyford
Greene
Agnes
Zaustow
Lyons
Johnnie
William II, Bishop
Davenport
James
N. B. Baker
Grand Army of the Republic
Clinton
John Hacock
West Branch
W. L. Mitchell & Co
O. K
Corwith
Lifers Seek Clemency Pardons for Elkins and Kelley
John W. Elkins and Thomas Kelley, life inmates, urge Governor Drake for pardons. Elkins, sentenced for first degree murder in 1890, claims youth at crime and self-improvement. Kelley, sentenced in 1886, argues age 76, prior service in theThirteenth Maryland volunteers, family support, and lack of danger if released. Both cases to be reviewed in the coming legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Elkins
Thomas Kelley
State Penitentiary
Gov. Drake
Elkins
Clayton County
Kelley
District Court of
Lucas County
Company Aa
Maryland Volunteers
Sioux City grocer refuses wild Spain inheritance claim
C Schenkberg a large wholesale grocer in Sioux City believes a Spain inheritance notice is fake. He claims to be named executor of a roughly $125 000 estate after a relative’s death, though no action will be taken. A Spanish death notice names an orphaned niece Cecily Dinas Shenkberg seeking care.
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C. Schenkberg
Sioux City
Spain
Shhenkberg
Ile
Roseddo Marcos Ariei
Valencia
Raphael Dias
Mr. Schenkberg
Diaz
Cecily Dinas Shenkberg
Mr. Shenkberg
Banker narrowly escapes elk siege at park
J I Groves of Quimby, a wealthy banker who started a deer and elk park, narrowly escaped an old bull elk that chased him to a tree. After an hour siege the elk was driven away and Groves fled. the elk valued at $500 will be shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Groves
Quimby
Mr. Groves
Groves
German savings bank of Des Moines promises full first certificates
The German Savings Bank of Des Moines states it will pay all first certificates held by depositors at the February bank failure. Prospects favor full payment at 100 cents on the dollar. Reorganization issued certificates on 410000 of deposits with quarterly installments and interest on post first payment funds. Bank aims to complete first payments within 45 days amid no major withdrawals, signaling restored soundness after the panic. A cool robbery occurred at Mount Carmel when a stranger robbed a store for about 500 dollars in cash and several checks after tendering a counterfeit $20 bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Savings Bank of
Des Moines
Mount Carmel
George Pappe
Skeletons Unearthed at Cottage in Dubuque Believed Victims or Graveyard
A skull found at the Dubuque cottage owned by Patrick Grew led to the exhumation of several skeletons. The site’s history as a hideout for lawless occupants fuels theories of foul play or that the grounds once served as a private graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Patrick Grew
Judge Denies Divorce Request in Lenback Case
Judge Fee ruled against Julia Holtterville in the Lenback divorce case after nearly a week of evidence. The plaintiff sought a divorce on cruelty and inhuman treatment, but the court found the evidence insufficient to prove the allegations.
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Cen
Fee
Julia Holterville
Lenback
Novak Found Guilty in Second Degree Murder Trial
Frank Novak faced a jury in Winton Iowa with closing arguments from both sides. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree with a recommended ten years in the penitentiary. An appeal is planned citing alleged errors in the record.
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Winton
Frank Novak
Milner
Perrin
Novak
Omaha
Frank Alfred
Boles
Vinton
Wis
Supreme Court
China and Germany dispute over missionaries killings
Peking reports confirm German demands following the murder of two German missionaries and destruction of mission property. Germany seeks arrest and punishment of officials, indemnities of 600 000 taels, reconstruction costs, and strategic concessions, while China opts for limited reparations and diplomacy. Russia offers no aid yet.
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Peking
Shanghai
Baron von Deyking
Ching
Germany
Nies
Hennle
Shan Lune
China
Maine
Kiao- Ghou Bay
Bhang Tun
Kiao Chow Bay
Russia
Brutal Greaser Murders Girl Near Silver City
In New Mexico on November 10 a 16 year old girl Ruth Werney disappeared while seeking a horse. Her body was found Sunday morning near her home after an assault and choking. Ambrosio Garcia a sheep herder confessed in a casual remark but fled. posses pursue him amid talk of lynching as evidence of guilt is described as conclusive.
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Silver City
N. M
Rulh Werney
William Werney
Here
Ambrosio Garcia
Milwaukee Saddlery Boss Reports $5000 Theft
Arthur Young president of the Benjamin Young Saddlery company says goods valued at $5,000 were stolen by confidential employee William J. Unke. Unke is under arrest on grand larceny charges and has confessed. He worked nine years at the firm and initially confessed to $1,500 in goods. Young now cites $5,000 as the total value.
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Milwaukee
Arthur Young
Benjamin Young Saddlery Company
William JL. Unke
Unke
Vie
Young Saddlery Company
Oni
Young
Heavily Buried: San Francisco Woman Weighing Over 600 Pounds
Mrs. Theresa Cardoza a well known San Francisco resident died Saturday and was buried in the Malian cemetery. She weighed over 600 pounds and undertakers had to break down stairs to move her body. A special iron bound casket was built as the hearse could not carry the remains and it was transported to the cemetery in a heavy express wagon.
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San Francisco
Theresa Cardoza
Stamp dealer lists five cent stamps and Jubilee appeal
A southern dealer holds 15 varieties of five cent Baton Rouge stamps on original covers valued at 1500 dollars. New South Wales reissues the 1861 circular five shillings stamp in dark purple, praised for its artistic design. Demand for desirable stamps rises while prices advance, aided by a new price catalogue.
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New South Wales
Beckwith elopement in Mount Pleasant sparks public notice
Warren Beckwith and his bride eloped, later stating they are now Mr and Mrs Warren Beckwith. They plan to manage family affairs with father and expect no reception, asking Mount Pleasant to treat them kindly. Ex-Senator Tarlan weighs in on the couple's age and love story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Beckwith
Aurora
Beekwith
Mr. Beckwith
Mount Pleasant
SenatorTarlan
Lewis Hyde Cleared of Obstruction Charge in Charles City Case
The jury found Lewis Hyde not guilty in Charles City after a rail incident. A freight train No 452 met two obstructions of tied rails two miles from Charles City damaging a locomotive and causing a brake component to lodge under a car.
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Lewis Hyde
Charles City
Junction
Ecohouse
Fraudulent Warrants Reported in Des Moines
Des Moines officials disclose $11,000 excess general fund warrants beyond auditor records. City Treasurer A R Mitott cites long standing discrepancies, with $35,000 shown by treasurer versus $24,000 by auditor. Other funds also off. expert audit to be hired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ciy
Weed
A. R. Mitott
Tle
Ellott
Council
Hanper
Connect
Cudahy Packing to Expand Sioux City Plant
In Chicago final papers seal a deal with Sioux City Stock Yards Co. to merge the Cudahy operation with the Sioux City site. The plant will double killing capacity to 1,000 beef daily and 4,000 hogs, add storage, new buildings, and modern machinery at an estimated cost near $300,000. Around 1,200 men will gain employment.
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Sioux City
Northwest
Sioux City Stock Yards Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Cudahys
Chicago
City Dressed Beef & Canning Company
Firemen Elect Officers for 1897 at Grinnell
Iowa Firemen's association elected officers for 1897 at Grinnell with F A Wood Cedar Rapids as president and C G Warren Warlun as first vice president. Westrop Corning second vice president and Lenz Town City third. Johnston Newton treasurer Francis Sanborn financial secretary Triplett Grinnell recording secretary Beard Muscatine. Muscatine tournament June 21 22 23 24 will feature a hook and ladder contest and drill corps.
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Iowa Firemen’s Association
Grinnell
F. A. Wood
Cedar Rapids
C. G. Warren
Warlun
HW. KE. Westrop
Corning
August Lenz, Jr
Town City
J. T. Johnston
Newton
W. J. Francis
Sanborn
H. L. Triple
Two Omaha Girls Injured In Tandem Crash In Council Bluffs
Two young society girls from Omaha riding a bicycle tandem were run down by a horse-drawn buggy in Council Bluffs. They suffered broken arms and internal injuries and were in critical condition. A Denver widow, Mrs. Phillips, was found drowned in a rain barrel in Libertyville in an accidental death.
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Dora Spare
Mable Longland
Society
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Phillips
Denver
Col
Frank Winn
Libertyville
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