Dealing with the Devil in the Soul’s Flight from Sin
A 1903 Sunday article argues that resistance to the devil is real and requires firm faith. It likens temptation to a battlefield where the devil attacks from flesh, ambition, and religion, urging vigilant, intelligent resistance with the armor of faith and the Sword of the Spirit.
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Chicago
James
Wis
Christ
Heaven
Liisa Dubooed
Adam
Eve
Noah
Moses
David
Elijah
Jezebel
Jesus
John
Ile
Tle
Resist the Devil with Shield of Faith and Sword of Spirit
A sermon urges persistent daily resistance to the devil using faith as a shield and the Spirit's sword. The piece emphasizes not laying aside armor, warns that complacency yields weakness, and asserts that disciplined resistance leads to victory and exaltation with Christ. It cautions against passive Christianity and reinforces James's command to resist.
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James
Christ Jesus
Christ
Biut
Ife
Jesus Christ
Paul
Jesus
Discipleship Demands Self Denial and Sacrifice
Rev. Dr. Hall argues that the supreme character is formed by obedience to discipleship. He states Jesus requires self denial as the first step in discipleship, noting this aligns with a universal law that nothing meaningful is achieved without sacrifice.
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Jesus
Dr. Hall
Remembering Incriminations in Courtroom Dialogue
In a courtroom scene reported by the Chicago Daily News the judge warns a prisoner that he need not incriminate himself. The defendant retorts that witnesses are paid to do that, highlighting the adversarial tone of the exchange.
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Chicago Daily News
The Southern Floods Hit Pacolet Valley Mills and Lives
Traffic and communications were halted by floodwaters in the Pacolet valley. A tally lists 58 dead with 3 unidentified bodies and 7,000 in relief collected, including 1,000 from the American Cotton Spinners' Association. Mill damages include Mary Louise mill 2,000 spindles wrecked, Tyger mill and Tucapan mill losses, Fingerville mill damaged, Clifton and Pacolet plants sustaining heavy losses, totaling about 3.5 million dollars.
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Pacolet Valley
Joseph Hall
Bud Emory
Oliver Johnson
BE. Robbs
Julius Biggerstaff
Augustus Calvert
Hinson
Williams
Lowing
Massey
Sim Grenoble
Robert Finley
Owens
Doc Williams
Rosie O. E. Johnson
Maggie Kirby
Garland Long
John Swearigen
Lelia Gosa
William Micirby
American Cotton Spiinners’ Association
Mary Louise
Island Creek
B. EF
J. S. Wilkins
Tyger
Middle Tyger River
Tucapan
Fingerville Mill
Clifton
Pacolet
Judge Durand Dies After Stroke at Michigan Farm
Judge George H. Durand former Democratic governor candidate died from a stroke at his farm near Flint. Born in Cobleskill New York he moved to Michigan as a youth, studied law, and entered the bar in 1850. He spanned Congress service in 1874 and a 1892 Supreme Court appointment, later gaining note as special government counsel against opium and Chinese smugglers.
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Mich
George H. Durand
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Cobleskill
Michigan
Congress
Supreme Court
Justice Morse
Cleveland
West
Bealystok Riots Target Jewish Homes and Stores
Reports from Berlin say an anti-Semitic outbreak in Bealystok Russia on June 4 led to mob violence against Jews. A Russian Jew Grunefeld claimed police incited the riot, with 150 residences and 70 shops pillaged and fires set. Personal outrages reported though no deaths.
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Bealystok
Russia
Grunefeld
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Lynchings and Shootings Rock Georgia Farm Scene
On a Macon area farm near Fort Valley a white landowner W. Cope Winslow was shot through the forehead by a Black man named Banjo Peavy after failing to settle a debt by working. Peavy was captured but later killed by an officer and guard, their posse’s pursuit ending with a volley of bullets.
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Macon
W. Cope Winslow
Georgia Bar
Taft Replies to Miles on Philippine Famine Funds
Gov. Taft counters Gen. Miles stating there is no famine suffering in the Philippines and funds are ample. He notes 10,000 carabao were bought to replace those lost to rinderpest.
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Washington
Miles
Traveling Man Dies After Freight Train Collision
Guy G. Launder aged 24 son of William H. Launder a carriage maker of Wabash was crushed by a Big Pour freight train in Marion Indiana. He died at Marion hospital an hour later.
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Ind
Guy G. Launder
William H. Launder
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Chamberlain May Resign as Colonial Secretary
London June 9 conservatives expect Joseph Chamberlain to resign as British colonial secretary amid a cabinet crisis sparked by his attack on free trade. The cabinet is called to address the political fallout as workmen express anger over his views.
Roosevelt completes 14000 mile journey with speeches in 22 states
President Roosevelt ends a 66 day tour covering about 14000 miles through 22 states and two territories. He delivered 256 speeches and greeted large crowds in Washington upon return. He earlier spoke at dedications in Springfield Danville and Decatur and visited Lincoln tomb.
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Lynching of Wyatt in Illinois After School Certificate Refusal
In Belleville Illinois a mob of more than 1000 men seized E H H Wyatt from the county jail after he shot Hertel, the Superintendent of Schools, over a teacher certificate dispute. Wyatt died in a jail fight, then his mutilated body was dragged to the square and hanged from a telegraph pole. A fire was started beneath the corpse and it burned to ashes as the mob dispersed.
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E. H H. Wyatt
Hertel
Wyatt
Two Trains Collide Near Stilwell Kansas City
A head on collision of Santa Fe trains No. 2 and special No. 301 occurred one mile north of Stilwell Kansas. Nine people were killed and 28 injured. The Wells Fargo express messenger remains trapped under wreckage. Five coaches and both engines derailed. Dead to Olathe and injured to Kansas City. A misread order by a conductor is suspected.
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the Times
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Stilwell
Nan
Wells-Fargo
Olathe
Land feud ends in family massacre near St Francis
Meager details report that Berry family conflicts with Dewey Cattle company cowboys over land sparked a battle. Father and three sons killed. a fourth son wounded. Unclear if any on the other side died. Also note a Byron Baptist church dynamite blast in Rochester with no arrests.
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McCook
Neb
St. Francis
Kan
Dewey Cattle Company
Berry
Rochester
Minn
Baptist
Byron
Mr. Utton
Lanesboro
Methodist Church
Fires and drought devastate Maine county losses at sea of millions
Estimates by lumber men put Aroostook County losses from fires and drought at more than 1 million dollars and northern and eastern Maine at about 5 million. French deputies Berteaux and Guyot de Villeneuve dueled in Paris after a violent house exchange, de Villeneuve wounded slightly at the sixth encounter.
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Houston
Aroostock County
Maine
Paris
Berteaux
Guyot de Villeneuve
Chamber of Deputies
M. de Villeneuve
Lockjaw Epidemic Strikes Pittsburgh Boys
An epidemic of lockjaw is reported in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with five deaths in three days and another in critical condition. All victims were boys injured by toy pistols during Decoration Day celebrations.
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Pittsbury
Ohio Republicans Name Herrick Harding Slate At State Meet
Columbus June 5 The Ohio state Republican convention adjourned after Boothman withdrew for lieutenant governor and Hardin’s name was endorsed to avoid contest. The platform backed Roosevelt policies and Hanna’s reelection. Nominated: Governor Myron T. Herrick Lieutenant Governor Warren G. Harding Auditor Walter D. Guilbert Treasurer W. S. McKinnon Attorney General Wade Hampton Supreme Judge Augustus M. Sommers School Commissioner E A Jones Board of Public Works George H. Watkins.
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Boothman
Hardin
Roosevelt
Hanna
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Walter D. Guilbert
Caldwell
W. S. McKinnon
Ashtabula
Wade Hampton
Ellis
Augustus M. Sommers
Springfield
Terrible sea disaster near Marseilles claims many lives
Two Marseilles steamers, the Liban and the Insulaire, collided near Maire Islands. The Liban sank with about 200 aboard, over 100 feared dead and 30 bodies recovered by Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred as Liban headed to Bastia while Insulaire neared the harbor, Maire Island obscuring visibility.
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Insulaire
Liban
Fraissenet Steamship Company
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Blechamp
Maire Island
Emigration of Austrian iron workers to the United States
Vienna reports a wholesale exodus of miners and iron workers amid stagnant industry. Hundreds laid off this year, mines running short time, wages cut by half, many earning under 50 cents daily, families suffering. Colonies of workers are abandoning Austria with little near-term relief.
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Vienna
Austria
United States
Steamer Flying Eagle Sinks After Collision
The steamer Flying Eagle and a barge struck the Hannibal bridge draw in 40 feet of water near Hannibal Missouri. The Hannibal Methodist Sunday school excursion on board suffered three drownings Lonnie Curts 15 Laura Coppage 15 Harry Hichmenberger 17 and Peggy Harvey the cook. Most passengers were rescued on the bridge before the sinking.
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Quincy
Ill
Flying Eagle
Hannibal
Hannibal Methodist
Lonnie Curts
Laura Coppage
Harry Hichmenberger
Peggy Harvey
Cook
Horrible Slaughter in Smerdash Village Europe Turkey
Reports detail the massacre of Smerdash villagers south of Lake Presba on May 21 by Bashi-Bazouks. Turkish bombardment and fire left about 200 dead and 300 houses burned as survivors fled or hid. Concurrently at Cradobar near Salonica Turkish troops destroyed a Bulgarian revolutionary band with fifteen killed.
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Smerdash
Lake Presba
Chakalaroff
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Cradobar
Ristovatz
Servia
Selovo
Monastir
Toll Rises From South Carolina Floods
Heavy losses reported from a Saturday cloudburst in Spartanburg County. About 50 dead and 500 homeless as floodwaters sweep Pacolet area destroying mills, bridges, and numerous small businesses. Property losses near 5 million dollars with thousands unemployed.
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Spartanburg
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Pacolet
Presbyterian
Tragic washout kills six on Atlantic Coast Line excursion
Six people die and about 30 are injured when an excursion train carrying African American travelers from Sumter to Columbia hits a washout after a cloudburst. Conductor Clements dies instantly. engineer Wilson is badly scorched but survives. A warning signal from a witness with red paper goes unseen.
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Columbia
8. C
Sumter
Clements
Wilson
Hounds maul boy fatally in Cincinnati kennel incident
In Cincinnati on June 8 a kennel of 25 hounds fatally attacked 15 year old John Fisgus and seriously injured three others. Julius Ernest attempted rescue and was seriously hurt. Charles Fissell tried to ride through the dogs. both he and his horse were badly bitten.
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Cincinnati
John Fisgus
Julius Ernest
Ernest
Charles Fissell
Indictment Returned in Machen Bribery Case
Washington June 6 The federal grand jury returned an indictment charging August W Machen former superintendent of the free delivery service with illegally receiving 18987 79 in bribes connected with post office contracts The case centers on his alleged acceptance of payments while holding the department post.
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Washington
Federal
August W. Machen
Free Delivery
Post Office Department
Machen
Ilegally
Heavy Immigration Swells Pacific Coast Migrants
California and nearby western states saw unusually heavy immigration with 30,272 colonists passing via Ogden Utah and El Paso Tex from Feb 15 to Jun 5, marking gateways to the Pacific coast. Pie Millionaire Dead reports New York businessman William Thompson, longtime NY Pie Baking president, aged 75, who built a $1,000,000 fortune in wholesale pie baking.
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California
Pacific Coast
Ogden
Utah
el Paso
Tex
New York
William Thompson
New York Pie Baking Company
Mgr. Thompson
America
Clergy to form union against rising divorces in New York
Clergymen of all denominations in New York plan a union to check the growing divorce rate. Figures show 500000 divorces granted in the United States over twenty years.
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Chicago
New York
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