The Door of the Heart and Jesus Knocks at It
A 1904 sermon argues Jesus stands at the heart's door and knocks urging individuals to yield the will and invite Him in. It contrasts closed hearts with open doors, warns against pride procrastination and worldly cares, and urges believers to let Christ enter all rooms of the heart for true joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Chicago
God
Christ
Laodicea
Heaven
Hell
ESOL
Peter the Great
Russia
Jerusalem
Emmaus
James
Satan
Warrior Uriu’s Annapolis Roots Echo Across Washington
Washington letter recalls Admiral Uriu as a Naval Academy graduate of 1881, sharing ties with Dewey and Sampson. It notes his Anglo Saxon training, his Japanese wife, and his rapid rise. also recounts the founder of the Tantalus club, Congressman Powers, and plans to perpetuate the club among new Republican members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uriu
Chemulpo
Dewey
Sampson
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Greenwich
Vassar
Uru
Joseph H. Leonard
United States Navy
Tasuka Serata
Sotokichi Uriu
Yonoshe Inouye
Naval
Asiatic
Moody Hails Japanese Victory as Vindication of Navy Plan
Secretary Moody, gratified by Japan's naval victory over Russia, argues the triumph confirms his adopted U S naval program. He praises Japan's disciplined, costly approach and contrasts it with Russia's army‑led, sloppy defense and lower armor spending. The win validates Moody's leadership of the American navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Washington
Russia
Japan
I Stand Empire
United States
Chemulpo
Congress
Tantalus Club Seeks New Lease After Powers Exit
Sam Powers founder and president of the Tantalus Club plans to leave Congress and return to Boston. He notes the organization should not die with his departure and hints at preserving its spirit. Powers says his private earnings dwarf his congressional salary amid costs of membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tantalus Club
Sam Powers
Congress
Boston
Powers
House
Washington
Precedence Puzzle Solved at White House Receptions
Adee and McCawley devise a plan to satisfy all dignitaries at White House events. Diplomats will head the line for the diplomatic corps reception, while at judiciary, congress, and armed forces events they remain separate in the blue room. Roosevelt’s anti trust and arbitration actions defended by Judge Gray are noted as prudent and peaceful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adee
Maj. McCawley
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Navy
White House
McCawley
Diplomatic Corps
Judiciary
Congress
Army
Washington Star
Wall Street
Judge Gray
Delaware
Roosevelt
Uel Rlota
Gray
Bias to be Consulted Senator Kittridge in Congress
Senator Kittridge of South Dakota emerges as a rising, capable lawmaker praised for sharp judgment and steady presence. The profile notes Yale alumnus, 42, described as friendly, inscrutable, and confident in securing a lasting Senate career aligned with Republican state interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Kittridge
Kittridge
South Dakota
Congress
Senate
Yale
John Kean
Jie
Washington
Louis A, Coolidge
Huge Sea Pie Elevates Yarmouth Gastronomy Again
In Yarmouth a 168 pound four deck sea pie fed 60 men after a nine hour boil. Kitchens built beef phones and beefsteak ox kidneys formed the keeps of the vessel with short crust and vegetables. Three expert carvers served portions and scraps went to the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Democrats claim internal improvements as new issue
The piece mocks Democratic calls to champion national internal improvements as ludicrous. It recalls presidents Madison Monroe and Jackson vetoes and argues the party historically opposed such federal projects, while Republicans long supported river and harbor works and the Union Pacific. The piece laments the Democrats’ stance as a strange spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Union Pacific
Iis
Bryan ethics in estate dispute cited by Courier-Journal
The Courier-Journal argues against Bryan's integrity amid a dispute over a widow and her husband’s will. It notes Blaine faced no charges and questions Bryan's lack of close kin in handling the estate, contrasting past poverty and present fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier-Journal
Mr. Bryan
Bennett
Mr. Blaine
Bryan
Lexington Gazette
Kentucky
Louisville Courier-Journal
Woman protests pardon of husband by state legislature
Mrs. Hattie Haley, former wife of Frank Rainsbarger, testifies before the pardon committee recounting her father Enoch Johnson’s murder and her struggles. She reads of abuse, flight, and her daughter’s marriage to C T Lynk as she and her daughter plead against clemency for the Rainsbarger brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Haley
Frank Rainsbarger
Rainsbarger Brothers
Enoch Johnson
Br. Haley
Steamboat Rock
Uberty
Raingbargar
Frank
C.T. Lynk
Des Moines
Lynk
Hardin County
Appeal court measure returns to legislature
Special correspondence notes the appellate court proposal for a three judge court with $4 000 salaries and a deputy clerk at $1 600. It would handle criminal matters except felonies and civil cases involving no constitutional questions, while Supreme Court work lags behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Ita
Carnegie raises Cornell library gift to fifty thousand
Andrew Carnegie informs authorities at Cornell college Mt Vernon that he will increase his library gift from 40000 to 50000 dollars. The total will create the state’s largest Garnette library with cornerstone laying at commencement in June. A large Iowa alumni delegation attended Chicago Cornell club reunion and banquet with Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw as guest of honor delivering the main address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Cornell College
Mt.Vernon
Iowa
Chicago
Cornell Club
Cornell Club, Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
New Iowa insurance scheme organized by manufacturers
The Iowa Manufacturers Association met in Des Moines to form a stock company for insuring factory risks on a mutual basis. A committee will draft the articles, aiming to combine stock insurance law benefits with mutual cost sharing. The move follows a large Iowa manufacturing base of 44 000 firms and substantial risk exposure. Farmers also organize Iowa county Corn Belt Meat Producers Association with a two cent rail fare petition and free transit for an attendant per two rail cars. Officers elected include President James Delaney and Secretary August N. Schloeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Manufacturers’ Association
Des Moines
Iowa
Marengo
Corn Belt Meat Producers” Association of Iowa
James Delaney
George E. Morse
August N. Schloeman
George W. Danskin
Pred Turner
T. J. McDonald
Henry Gorsch
A. Brimmer
F. O. Harrington
C. BE. York
Ed. Lonergan, Sr
A. N. Schloeman
Mary Wheeler Civil War nurse dies at Beloit
Mrs. Mary Wheeler died at her daughter's Beloit home at nearly 86. Known as Mother Wheeler, she served as a Civil War nurse from Washington to New Orleans and Vicksburg to Mobile, was stationed in Mobile when it fell, and received a government pension. She located in Iowa in 1872 and was the last of the celebrated army nurses to be mustered out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wheeler
Beloit
Mobile
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. M. Edson
National Capitol
Tantalus Clubs
Capitol
America
The
Congressman Powers
Unaafe
NEW
Sdrawyan
Liyna
Measoure
Lewinia¢are
Towa Manufacturers’ Association
Yaynsnet
Wis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!