Pillars of Smoke Sermon on Martyrdom and Faith
Dr. Talmage extols the pillars of smoke as symbols of church trials through 1,900 years of martyrdom. He cites persecutors from Hadleigh to St. Bartholomew, argues Christians must suffer if they follow Christ, and urges faith to prevail with a vision of peace and universal Christian victory.
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Louis Klopsch
Washington
Dr. Talmage
Paris
Luxembourg
Rome
Vatican
Lockport
Niagara
Sinai
Sodom
Church of God
Rowland Taylor
Hadleigh
Thatimer
Oxford
John Rogers
Smithfield
John Hooper
Gloucester
John Fuss
Constance
Lawrence Saunder
Coventry
Joan of Arc
Rouen
Humeric
Prileys
George Bancroft
Maryland
Touraine
England
Diocletian
St. Bartholomew’s
Alva
Herod
Nero
Decius
Hildebrand Andorquemada
Earl of
Montford
Lord Claverhouse
John Milton
House of God
Christ Jesus
Iowa Adopts Library Commission Plan For Free Public Libraries
Des Moines reports committee formed by the State Library association finished work on a bill to create a state library commission. The panel proposes a nine member body including the state librarian, university president, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, plus four gubernatorial appointees with two women. The commission would aid libraries, supervise reports, and publish a biennial report not exceeding two thousand dollars yearly.
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Des Moines
State Library Association
State Library Commission
State University
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Secretary of State
Yowa
Crosses the Tugela River in South Africa War Report
London dispatches report Gen Buller crossed the Tugela after a fierce engagement. Mentions communications with Gen Methuen cut, heavy wartime costs, and praise for Roberts and Kitchener. Volunteers respond to official notices as Britain prepares for further action.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Buller
Tugela
Methuen
Daily Chronicle
A. J. Wilson
Dee
Bobs
Lord Roberts
Kandahar
Great Britain
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Gord Lous
Reres
Natal
Tugela River
Harr
Connaught Rangers
Wildyard
Colenso
Wood
Barton
Hianwrei Hill
Chievely
Clery
Remarkable Five Generation Birthday Reunion in Conrad
A family reunion at John Mowe's home in Conrad celebrated Mrs. Herman Howe's 91st birthday. The event drew five generations, described as one of the most remarkable gatherings in Marshall county, with Mrs Howe in good spirits.
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Pive Genernations
John Mowe
Conrad
Herman Howe
Marshall County
Belle of the Panic and the Sioux City Boom
A final report details the Union Loan and Trust company failure on April 24, 1803 with liabilities of 6,000,000 dollars and assets around 500,000 dollars applied to preferred claims, triggering the Sioux City boom collapse.
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Union Loan and Trust Company
Sioux City
Deep Lead Finding Reported at Pike's Peak Shaft Mine
A new mining discovery announces lead ore beneath zinc ore at the Pike's Peak shaft. Operated previously by pump, the mine is described as the deepest in the Dubuque vicinity with great results expected.
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Pike’s Peak
Dubuque
Germany to Exhibit Machinery at Paris Exposition 1900
The article notes Germany plans a large machinery display for the Paris exposition of 1900 after paying 275 000 francs for seating rights, compares it with 39 000 francs for 1889, and mentions freight cars delivering American exhibits to Washington for transport to Paris. It also highlights the Transvaal Boer exhibit and 57 Christian Endeavor societies in Edinburgh.
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Germany
Washington
Transvaal
Troers
Trial in Iowa for alienating wife’s affections continued
Melvin Saddler of Otsego Michigan faces a $10,000 damages suit for alienating the affections of Joseph Early's wife. The case, initially filed after Early’s wife vanished with an infant, was continued to the January term of the circuit court at Montezuma Iowa.
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Melvin Saddler
Otsego
Mich
Joseph Early
Montezuma
Early
Berrien County
Anna I. Dickinson
Malcom
Binte
Saddley
Sadder
Saddler
Langan v Palatine Insurance Company decision in Dubuque
Judge Shiras ruled in Dubuque that Palatine Insurance must pay the face value of the policy on Daniel Langan’s Clinton house fire, despite lack of rebuilding. The insurer argued waiver via declination of a new structure, but the court declined that view. Defendant plans an appeal to a higher court.
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Shiras
Dubuque
Daniel Langan
Palatine Insurance Company
Tangan
Clinton
Stamp Controversy In Des Moines Over Bond Documents
Novenue Collector Kirkpatrick travels to Des Moines to start proceedings against Attorney General Remley to compel him to reveal documents on the Klamp bond. Remley insists the bond is a government document and cannot be disclosed, vowing to fight the issue. He cites Taadinna supreme court precedent, while the collector demands a federal ruling. About 600 similar violations are noted in York county as the case targets the attorney general’s official role.
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Mississippi Valley
Green
State Horticultural Society
George KF. Delevan
Fish and Game
Iowa
Delevan
Des Moines
W. L. Eaton
Osage
Mitchell County
Eaton
Friends
Gear
YD. FH. Bowen
Waukon
Allamakee County
Viewen
Zaton
State Board of Control
Kirkpatrick
Department
Genera Remiley
Dle
Remley
Iie
Taadinna Supreme Court
York County
Flint
Will of W G Saunders Filed for Probate in Mount Pleasant
The late W G Saunders estate, about 150000 dollars, is placed on file for probate in Mount Pleasant. He left no children. one third of the estate is divided among about 200 relatives nationwide. Each beneficiary to receive a check of one thousand dollars. He leaves 2000 to the city cemetery, 2000 to the Christian church, 2000 to the Christian Scientists, and about 100000 as a trust fund to fund relief for the poor.
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Mforace M. Towner
Corning
Adams County
John S. Woolson
United States
Iowa
Lowner
Page County
Clarinda
State University
Iowa City
Anti
W. G. Saunders
Mount Pleasannt
Ife
Christian Church of
Prosperous loan business in the state says auditor
Auditor Brank 3 Merriam reports on building loan firms active in the state for three years. Seven domestic local, 27 domestic, and one foreign company operate here with total assets of 11,529,002 at year end. Receipts reach 6, or 26,280? 1897 shows gains, 1898 receipts total 7,473,102 up 700,464 from 1897. The report calls the business prosperous and sound.
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Brank 3
Merriam
Lown
YMCA Athletic League seeks eight man teams for spring relay and high jump events
At a Cedar Rapids meeting of YMCA physical directors arrangements were made for annual athletic contests. Each team must have eight members of the Athletic League of North America. Events include calisthenics, apparatus work, a potato relay, and a running high jump. First contest planned for late spring in a yet to be chosen city.
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Cedar Rapids
Young Men's Christian Associations
Wate
Athletic League of North America
Penalty for Barber Asphalt cashier Spencer
Myron B. Spencer, former Barber Asphalt cashier in Sioux City, will serve a prison term after the district court refused him a new trial. He has been jailed since last August after stealing $4,000 and fleeing to Chicago for over two years before authorities located him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron B. Spencer
Barber Asphalt Company
Sioux City
Spencer
Chicago
Nuinooe Driving Club Suspended by National Trotting Assn
The Nuinooe Driving Club of Dubuque Iowa with president C T Hancock was suspended until further notice at the National Trotting Association board of review in New York. Officers will collect suspension fees and assess failure to account to the national body as the cause.
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Nuinooe Driving Club
Dubuque
C.T. Hancock
National Trotting Association
New York
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