Abingdon Revival Transforms Town With 700 Conversions
A sweeping revival in Abingdon Indiana converted most of the town’s 2500 population, with 700 plus converts and backsliders reclaimed. Evangelists Hicks and Galloway led efforts alongside Homer Alexander, sparking widespread prayer, tabernacle gatherings, and a planned permanent YMC A building for the youth.
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Abingdon
Ira Evans Hicks
E. S. Galloway
Homer Alexander
Charles M. Alexander
Isle of Guernsey Described as a Tiny English Paradise
A Travel Magazine writer portrays Guernsey and nearby Sark as fiercely English pockets within Normandy ties. It notes French currency and names, local parliaments, unique legal customs, and a serene cliff coast with daily boat access and a feudal lord in Sark.
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England
France
Duke of
Normandy
Guernsey
Keats House Rome Donation and Keats Shelley Memorial
Americans contributed more than twice the English sum for the Rome house near the Spanish Steps where Keats died. The building bears the inscription noting Keats died on February 24, 1821 aged 26. The Keats Shelly Memorial preserves the house and graves of Shelley and Keats.
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Rome
Keats
John Keats
Keats-Shelley
Shelley
Roosevelt urges sweeping public land legislation
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress urging urgent legislation on the public land situation. He calls for government retention of fuel lands, federal control of western pasture lands with small grazing fees, and funding to detect land frauds. He supports leasing of mineral lands and treating fuel lands as public utilities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Abstainers Storm Capitol For D C Liquor Bill
About 1,000 temperance supporters marched through the U S Capitol to back Rep Webber of Ohio in pushing a bill to remove the liquor traffic from the District of Columbia. The demonstrators included men women and children from numerous abstinence orders and churches as Webber spoke to the House committee on the District of Columbia seeking a favorable report.
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Washington
National Capitol
Webber
Ohio
District of Columbia
Capitol
House Committee On
Railroad Magnate E. 5 Ellsworth Dies at 59 in Iowa Falls
E. 5 Ellsworth promoter of the Iowa Falls and Northern Short Line and the B. C. R. and N. died at his home in Iowa Falls on Friday from heart disease. He was 59, leaving a family. Once rated at over a million, he was known as a philanthropist who gave large sums to charity. His gifts benefited the town of Iowa Falls.
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Abingdon
Des Moines
Ellsworth
Iowa Falls & Northern
Iowa Falls
Nine Indicted for Bond Promotion Fraud
Nine men were indicted in joint federal cases alleging fraud related to promoting bond companies. The charges were returned to the United States district court on Tuesday in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
United States District Court
Dressmaker Nora Baggett Dies After Sixth Floor Jump
Miss Nora Baggett aged 84 leaped from the sixth floor of a downtown Indianapolis department store where she worked as a dressmaker and died instantly on the pavement below.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Nora Baggett
Adviser to Prince Bismarck Dead
Berlin reports the death of Dr Franz von Rottenburg curator of the University of Bonn and former chief of the imperial chancellery who served as confidential adviser to Prince Bismarck and played an influential role in German politics.
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Berlin
Franz von Rottenburg
Univeristy
Bonn
Bismarck
Four Newspapers Indicted over Thaw Trial Prints
Lebanon Ky grand jury indicts the Cincinnati Enquirer Louisville Times and Evening Post for printing and circulating in this county the offensive and indecent proceedings of the Thaw trial. The action targets newspapers accused of disseminating sensational material deemed harmful to the public.
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Lebanon
Cincinnati Enquirer
Louisville Times and Evening Post
Fire destroys Daimler Motor Works in New York
Fire at the Daimler Manufacturing plant on Long Island wipes out the motor works. Loss estimated at 400000 dollars. No injuries reported. Fire authorities say flames broke out early Thursday.
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New York
Daimler Manufacturing Company
Long Island
Awful sea disaster survivor count dwindles at Block Island
Block Island incident recounts the Larchmont sinking after colliding with the schooner Knowlton off Rhode Island. Authorities speculate up to 150 dead with 18 survivors reported after one more death. Survivors recall crew action and Salvation Army prayers amid freezing gale conditions.
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Block Island
R. I
Larchmont
Block Island Sound
Harry Knowlton
Providence
Samuel L. LaCombe
Manchester
N. H
Rhode Island Hospital
Walker Stole $565000 From New Britain Bank
William F. Walker, missing treasurer of the Savings Bank of New Britain, took securities totaling more than half a million dollars from bank vaults. Directors report a $565000 actual shortage with about $143000 surplus after deposits. Mayor Landers asks Gov. Woodruff to remove Commissioner Kendall for alleged neglect. A reward for Walker’s arrest was authorized by the bank directors.
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New Britain, Conn
William F. Walker
Savings Bank of New Britain
State Bank
Kendall and Noble
George M. Landers
Gov
Woodruff
Kendall
Walker
New Britain
Committee of Directors
End to San Francisco Japanese Schools Crisis Explained
President Roosevelt Mayor Schmitz and the school board say the plan depends on Congress passing Root’s immigration amendment. If accepted and the bill passed, the San Francisco board will rescind its order for oriental schools unless the Japanese government agrees to separate schools with equal facilities for Japanese children.
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Washington
San Francisco
Congress
Roosevelt
Schmitz
Secretary Root
United States
Senate
House
Frank W Higgins Former New York Governor Dies
Frank Wayland Higgins former governor of New York died at his Olean home Tuesday night at 8 40 after a 24 hour period of unconsciousness. Present at his bedside were Mrs Higgins daughter Josephine and son Harry. Also Mrs Sullivan Smith and Mrs Cameron, relatives of Mrs Higgins. O T Higgins is in Redlands California and is seriously ill.
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Olean
N. Y
Frank Wayland Higgins
New York
Hibbard
Higgins
Josephine Higgins
Harry
Frank Sullivan Smith
Angelica
J. B. Cameron
Charlotte Cameron
Smith
Cameron
Hiiggins
O. T. Higgins
Redlands
Cal
Mystery on a warship at Mare Island Navy Yard
A secret inquiry is held at Mare Island about Yorktown boiler condition after 11 rivets were found removed before the ship was to sail for Magdalena Bay to protect American interests in Central America. The incident could have risked a repeat of a prior disaster if the Yorktown had proceeded. the Chicago was sent in its place.
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Salvationists
Salvation Army
Worcester
Toy Line
United States
Department of Commerce
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Magdalena Bay
Central America
Chicago
Explosion of Gas Fatal to Three in Los Angeles
A leaking gas explosion at a restaurant near Second and Main killed a man and two women, seriously injured six others, and slightly injured nearly twenty. The blast wrecked a two story brick building housing four small businesses.
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Los Angeles
Mrs J D Rockefeller in Serious Illness
John D Rockefeller arrived in Augusta to tend his wife who is seriously ill. He departed for New York on a telegram announcing her dangerous condition and was not accompanied by family members.
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J. D. Rockefeller
Augusta
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Pierre Passenger Rate Defeated in House Vote
The two cent passenger rate suffered its second defeat in the house on Friday. The capitol bill has been signed by the governor and the primary election bill was completed for signature.
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Pierre
Chinese gamblers offer weekly bribe to Honolulu official
Chief of Detectives Taylor reportedly offered 1400 dollars per week by a Chinese gamblers association seeking protection and a gambling monopoly in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Taylor
Post Office Robber Shot in Iowa Heist
Northwood Worth county post office robbed Thursday morning. Safe blown open. Burglar shot and captured. He will probably die.
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Marshalltown
Northwood
Worth County
Minnesota editors call for disbarment of official
The Minnesota editorial association pledged Friday to push for the disbarment of Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden, stating he has proven himself inefficient to hold office.
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St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Madden
Rock Island Train Crashes Injuring 24 Passengers
In Oklahoma City Rock Island passenger train No 7 collided with a switch engine injuring twenty four passengers and severely injuring the engineer and firemen.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Rock Island
Minnesota paper changes hands in Winona deal
Winona men H. G. White and F. J. Rucker closed a deal to own the Independent. Rucker bought W. C. Lyman’s interests in the paper based in Council Bluffs Iowa.
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Minnesota
Winona
Minn
H. G. White
F. J. Rucker
Council Bluffs, Ia
The
Independent
W. C. Lyman
Count Creighton's Will Missing Sparks Probate Mystery
In Omaha Nebraska the late Count Creighton’s last will is missing. A three year old will was found but authorities believe a later one exists. Judge Woolworth, Creighton’s lawyer, died a year ago.
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Creighton
Omaha
Neb
Count Creighton
Woolworth
Japanese Affair Settled in San Francisco Schools
In San Francisco the school segregation dispute over Japanese children ends. Mayor Schmitz and the school board will abolish oriental schools and re admit Japanese pupils to white schools after immigration bill passage. The White House says an extra session will be called if the bill fails this session.
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Washington
San T Francisco
White House
Schmitz
Root
San Franciscans
Railroads to be Prosected Over Interstate Cattle Shipping
The department of justice will prosecute several railroads for violating the 1906 cattle shipment law. Interst ate shipments may not keep cattle confined more than 28 hours without unloading for food, rest, and water, with a 36 hour extension only on prior request.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Boy train wreckers confess in Georgia incident
Four boys led by 13 year old Carl Davis confessed to trying to wreck a Southern railway train near Tallaoosa Georgia. An Atlanta bound accommodation derailed after an open switch. the engine was destroyed, the engineer and fireman injured, passengers unharmed. The group planned to rob the express car.
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Tallaoosa
Carl Davis
Southern Railway
Here
Atlanta
Grimes Withdraws Reimbursement Bill For State Shortage
Topeka Kansas ex state treasurer Frank F Grimes who paid 9000 to cover an alleged shortage in his administration halted a reimbursement push. Grimes wrote Senator Smith to withdraw the senate bill and the move was dropped after his action.
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Topeka
Kan
Frank
Farmers Grain Dealers Open Drive for National Demurrage Law
The fourth annual meeting of the Farmers' Grain Dealers' association of Illinois concluded Thursday afternoon with a resolution urging Congress to enact a national reciprocal demurrage law.
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Springfield
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association of
Illinois
Congress
Mother and Babe Burn in Pontotoc Fire
Mrs. Charles Mauldin and her infant son perished in a Thursday house fire near Pontotoc Mississippi. Firefighters and neighbors fought to save them but flames consumed the residence and claimed both lives. The tragedy occurred at the Mauldin home where a mother and child were trapped inside as the blaze raged.
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Pontotoc
Miss
Charles Mauldin
Cleveland Contractors Indicted Over Eight Hour Labor Law
Federal grand jury indicts eight contracting firms in Cleveland on charges of violating the eight hour labor law in connection with government contracts and work.
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Cleveland
Cleveland, O
Federal Grand Jury
Wage Increase for Telegraphers by Western Union
The Western Union Telegraph company announced a ten percent salary increase for telegraph operators at its principal offices nationwide.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
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