Vashti the Queen in Talmage's Modest Queen Sermon
Rev T DeWitt Talmage extols Vashti as queen veiled and sacrificed, drawing lessons from Esther's story. He praises modest virtue, contrasts public display with quiet service, and urges women to imitate biblical heroines while fearing boastful ambition. He ends with a call to heavenly admission through Christ's grace.
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Euleus
Ispahan
Shiraz
Lily
Vashti
Persia
Damien Ahasuerus
Shushan
Shashan
Vashtil
Mary
Scotland
Elizabeth
England
Margaret
Trance
Catharine
Russia
Jephthah
Abigail
Ruth
Naomi
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
Adoniram Judson
Burma
Heaven
Society of Angels
Jesus
Christ
Rachel
Hannah
Deborah
Esther
Diverse Historical Snippets Highlight Antiquities And Inventions
A collage notes Shakespeare’s Welsh roots, the British Museum’s vast coin collection, Dartmoor’s vast uncultivated lands, Ireland tea and sanity concerns, sea bird signals for sailors, Australia’s locomotive plans, Gould estate tax appeals, Arizona agate bridge, petrified tree canyon sight, ostrich stomachs swallowing wire, Sampson Apu Presbyterian workman, Western Kansas courthouses and county bond issues.
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Shakspeare
British Museum
Dartmoor
England
Devon
Iris
Ireland
South Australia
Tuouey Jay Gould
New York
Court of Appeals
Agate
Arizona
California
Apu
Sampson
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
Washington
Men's Society
Kansas
Relief for Dewey gains troops in Manila siege
Washington reports Admiral Dewey receives 2500 reinforcements from Gen. Anderson, plus the Charleston with 400 sailors and Marines. Newport sails with Maj. Gen. Merritt and staff to Manila, signaling a faster, stronger U S effort in the Philippines as Manila battles intensify.
Siboney Battle Report Details From Gen Wheeler
Gen Wheeler sends an official report to Maj. Gen. Shafter on the Siboney engagement during June 28 29. He notes the Cuban advance and rear guard actions near Siboney Juragua and describes preparatory reconnaissance with Col Wood and Gen Young. The plan called for an assault at daybreak on the 29th with forces advancing along the left and Sevilla roads.
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Gen. Wheeler
Nough Riders
Siboney
Juragua
Kingston
Jamaica
Wheeler
Shafter
Battle of
Nifth Army Corps
Soyilla
Young
Slboney
Col. Wood
Con. Cuastillo
Wood
Sevilla
Blockade Extended on Cuban Coast by Proclamation
Washington reports a presidential proclamation ordering an expanded blockade of about 600 miles of Cuban coastline. The addition more than quadruples the area under blockade, enlarging from the 400 miles and Cienfuegos to include Muñanillo, Trinidad, and Tunas with Cienfuegos already blocked.
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Washington
Cienfuegos
Great Bight
Muuannillo
Trinidad
Tunas
Batabano
Cuba
Cardenas
Bahia Honda
William McKinley
United States
United States of America
Cape Francos
Cape Cruz
San Juan
Puerto Rico
William M'Kinley
J. B. Moore
Forces Close on Santiago as American Troops Move In
Our line extends toward Santiago with units within three miles of the city and another division beneath Morro Castle. Gen Linares braces for a bitter defense while 6,000 Cubans sweep the surrounding countryside. A brief skirmish with concealed Spaniards caused no injuries.
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Shafter
Jaragua
Cuba
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Santiago
Morro Castle
Linares
Shatter
Santinero
Terenles
Playa del Mste
Morrocoke
Aguaderes
Bol
Washington
Pumpa
Fourth Aimny Corps
Den
Snyder
Navy Department
Suesday
Sampson
Yale
Meaden
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Terron
Lawton
Santiago de Cuba
Kingston
Damaten
Caney
Baiquiri
Juragaa
British ships urged as Spain faces revolt in Pacific
Reports from Madrid Vancouver and Hong Kong reveal growing anti British sentiment in Manila. Admiral Dewey confirms Aguinaldo’s presence at Cavite and gains, while Spanish resistance remains stubborn amid a broader revolt in the Caroline islands and Pacific theaters.
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Dewey
Krom
Washington
Navy Department
McCulloch
Hong Kong
Cavite
Aguinaldo
Nanshan
Madrid
Manila
Germany
Spain
Vancouver
S. C
Caroline Islands
French Ambassador in Mourning for Sister-in-Law Death
Washington July 1 The French ambassador W Cambon has learned of his sister in law's death wife of M Paul Cambon ambassador at Constantinople The ambassador here will mourn for some time and cannot attend social affairs in which he has been a prominent figure.
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Washington
W. Cambon
M. Paul Cambon
Constantinople
Soldiers to vote in field bill advances in senate committee
Washington July 1 The senate committee on privileges and elections reported a bill allowing soldiers to vote in the field. The committee divided along party lines with Republicans supporting and Democrats opposing the measure.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Capias against Carranza and Du Bose Quashed by Judge
Montreal July 1 Judge De Lorimer quashed capias issued by Detective Kellert against Lieut. Carranza and Senor Du Bose. The court ruled no proof of intent to defraud the detective was shown.
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Montreal
Que
Capias
Kellert
Lieut
Carranza
Senor du Bose
de Lorimer
Millions of Stamps in Requisition for Revenue Act
Washington July 1. The aggregate number of adhesive stamps for which collectors have requisitioned under the new revenue act now in force approximates 400,000,000.
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Washington
Bravery Noted in Col Wood's Regiment at Santiago
Major General Joseph Wheeler cites the unit's leadership and courage under Col Wood during action near Santiago. He recounts honoring captains W H Bock R P Wainwright J C Galbraith and Maj J M Bell wounded, with Bell speaking of continuing. Official casualty totals and blockade proclamation follow.
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W. H. Bock
Robert P. Wainwright
Jacob C. Galbraith
James M. Bell
Thomas T. Know
George BE. Brown
Maj. Bell
Know
Brown
Santiago
Joseph Whenler
United States
Suley
United States Regular
Wheeler
A. S
Prohibition Convention Nominates Ladd for Governor
Waterville Me July 1 The prohibition state convention nominated Rev A S Ladd of Augusta for governor.
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Nawyed
Waterville
Rev. A. S. Ladd
Augusta
England's Friendship Hint to Powers in Salisbury Speech
London July 1 London reports the marquis of Salisbury's Wednesday night speech aimed as a hint that Britain sympathizes with the United States and reflects concern over Germany's stance in the Philippine question.
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London
Marquis of Salisbury
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Government Receipts Rise in June and Fiscal Year
Government receipts for June totaled about 33.5 million dollars and the current fiscal year receipts reach roughly 304.5 million dollars.
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Washington
Military expeditions to Manila totals announced
All Gone to Ald Dewey reports Maj. Gen. Otis in San Francisco confirming three Manila expedition groups. The first on May 25 included 115 officers and 2,386 men under Gen. Anderson, the second on June 15 with 158 officers and 3,428 men under Gen. Greene, and the third on June 27 with 197 officers and 4,650 men under Gen. McArthur, totaling 470 officers and 10,464 men.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Otis
San Francisco
Manila
Anderson
Greene
McArthur
Niagara Falls to Mark July Fourth as Public Holiday
A Niagara Falls Ontario proclamation by Mayor Hill declares July 4 a public holiday in that city. Citizens plan the first Independence Day celebration in Canada, attributing the move to Anglo American alliance sentiment and predicting other Canadian towns will follow Niagara Falls.
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N. Y
Express
Niagara Falls
Ont
Hill
Canada
Consecration of Alexander Christie in Vancouver See
The consecration of Rt. Rev. Alexander Christie, former rector of St. Stephen's parish in Minneapolis, as bishop of the sacred see of Vancouver was solemnly observed at the cathedral on Wednesday in St. Paul.
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St. Paul, Minn
Alexander Christie
St. Stephen's Parish
Minneapolis
Vancouver
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