The Lord Our Shepherd Sermon Imagines Graceful Paths
Rev Dr Talmage paints the earthly and heavenly shepherd in Psalms 23. He notes David’s youth and poetry, then defends the plain garb of Jesus, compares trials to the shepherds crook, and cites the bruised reed as mended, with shepherds dogs and pastures guiding faith through joy and adversity.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Ettrick Shepherd
Scotland
Wilson and Lockhart
Laidlaw
David
God
Bethlehem
Jesus
Judea
Christ
Israel
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Iere
Col
Joy
Breatheart
Breatxheart
Glen
The Good Shepherd Calls Flock to Heavenly Pardon
A sermon likens believers to flock under the Good Shepherd and urges leaving worldly morbidness for divine pasture. It contrasts earthly revelry with heavenly reward, notes Waterloo victory over sin, and pleads for accepting pardon while following the Shepherd’s call.
The Physician Exoterist of Medicine in Society
Rev. Dr Voorsanger notes the physician guards secret knowledge behind a wall of mystification. The dissection room and laboratory retain a halo of concealment, readable only by the initiated, while the physician remains bound by a Hippocratic oath.
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Dr. Voorsanger
San Francisco
Cal
New Gospel Demands in an Age of Change
Rev. A J Rowland of Philadelphia urges a return to education and local schools as fundamental to society. He contrasts the little red schoolhouse with larger urban institutions and argues for a new environment alongside or instead of church and cross.
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A. J. Rowland
Baptist
Philadelphia
Skepticism as a Human Choice Versus Divine Providence
The quote argues skepticism is humanity choosing over God and depriving His will. It claims belief in God’s interest and power yields greater outcomes than human decisions. Rev. Robert MacDonald, a Brooklyn Baptist, frames skepticism as a denial of divine provision and guidance.
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Robert MacDonald
Baptist
Brooklyn
N. Y
Party Spoils and Civil Service Rules Debated
Rev. Washington Gladden in Columbus condemns treating public places as spoils to be divided by victorious leaders among their henchmen. He notes attempts to curb this with civil service rules face political opposition from career politicians.
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Civil Service
Washington Gladden
Columbus
Iowa Senate Debates Abolition of Annual Elections
The Iowa Senate passed Titus resolution to hold state elections biennially by 42 to 2. Other measures included taxation of real estate mortgages and proposed constitutional amendments. Multiple bills were discussed or postponed on February 25 28 or March 1 with focus on education reform taxation and criminal justice.
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Des Moines
Senate
Titus
Gorell
Berry
Warren
Senator Byers
Lucas County
Funk
Committee On Ways and Means
Hayward
Davenport
Malloy
Boards of Supervisors
Wilson
Board of Health
House Railroad Committee
Hobart Senate
Cook House
House
Smith
Harrison
Board of Control
Board of Trustees
The
Agricultural College
Hobart Temple
Chhanpre
Linnle Haguewood
Vinton
James Johnson
Pottawattomie
William McGonigal
Tle
Agricultural Society
van Houten Pure Food and Drug
Iowa
Ray 1
Thomas Kelly
Archibald
Chariston
I. T. Campbell
Railway Committee
Iowa State Traveling Men's Association
Mortgage for 100 Million Filed by Railroad Company
A mortgage for 100 million dollars was filed in Recorder Reuter's office by the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad company. Central Trust Company and George Sherman of New York City hold the loan on all lines owned by the railroad in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Indian Territory. It also covers leases of the Peoria & Bureau Valley Des Moines & Fort Dodge Koolkuls & Des Moines and Avoca Harlan & Northern railroads.
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Iowa City
Recorder Reuter
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Central Trust Company
George Sherman
New York City
Miinois
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Peoria
Bureau Valley
Des Moines & Fort Dodge
Koolkuls & Des Moines
Avoca, Harlan & Northern Railroads
Movement to form Arizona independent frontier cavalry regiment
A Phoenix dispatch reports a drive to create an independent Arizona cavalry regiment largely drawn from cowboys and frontiersmen with horse and gun handling skills. Companies form in Prescott Flagstaff Phoenix Globe Solomonville Tombstone Tucson and other towns. Enrollment could reach 1000.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Prescott
Flngstaff
Globe
Solomonville
Tombstone
Tucson
An Office Seeker's Originality in Haywards
Alonzo Bradford of Haywards used an X ray of a knee wound from Fort Donelson as proof for his postmaster petition. He served in the Second Iowa infantry during the Civil War and was shot in the knee on February 13, 1862. The photograph accompanies his Washington petition claiming the injury occurred while facing the foe.
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Haywards
Cal
Alonzo Bradford
Second
Iowa Infantry
Fort Donaldson
Washington
Along the Rails and Rail Volume Notes
A New York bill seeks to require smoking cars on trains. Rock Island officials oppose a Denver express due to high costs but may yield. Edinburgh tunnel mushrooms produce 5 000 pounds monthly, ending foreign imports. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern saves by dumping locomotive ashes in large pans at terminals using a crane.
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New York
Rock Island
Denver
Edinburgh
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Company
Jury Deadlock Over Calvin Walker Death At New Hartford
Coroner's jury split on verdict after finding Calvin Walker dead on a New Hartford sidewalk. Some jurors concluded death by his own hand, others believed a unknown party fired the fatal shot, with two verdicts and a call for grand jury investigation. Walker had been seen with Mrs Huisman and Mrs Wiltie Kenerson before the shooting. tension and mystery surround the case.
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New Hartford
Calvin Walker
Walker
Huisman
Wiltie Kennerson
Roth
Iowa State Banks Show Prosperity in State Auditor Report
The auditor reports a rise in assets across 171 savings and 203 state banks as of January 6 with total assets totaling 72 272 808 dollars. Deposits and liabilities also increase while surplus and undivided profits grow, reflecting improved condition since June.
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Ess Capital
Four Men Indicted for Assault and Robbery at Ogden
In Cedar Falls, Robert Chamberlain and Jean Perham pleaded guilty to assault with intent to murder in the two week old case involving James Kelly, a wealthy Ogden farmer. J J Smith and Arthur Wilkins were also charged. Wilkins was injured after a fall and could not appear, Smith remains jailed awaiting bail.
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Cedar Falls
Robert Chamberlain
Jean Perham
Birdsall
J. J. Smith
Arthur Wilkins
Chamberlain
Perham
James Kelly
Ogden
Smith
Wilkins
Emma Larson Marries Wrong Man In Sioux City Divorce
Emma Larson of Sioux City married a man who resembled Frank Schultz, then after learning the ruse her marriage was annulled. Karash posed as Schultz, married Larson, fled with her money, and Larson secured a separation.
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Emma Larson
Sioux City
Westfield
N. Y
Frank Schultz
Schulz
Julius Karash
Schultz
Paving Brick Output Totals 60 Million in Iowa 1897
Professor Foster Buin reports the first Iowa paving brick statistics. About 60 million bricks were produced and sold in 1897 with an average price near 6.5 dollars per 1 000 and total value around 390 000 dollars. Des Moines plants produced roughly half. Sioux City saw the rise of the Northwestern Sewer Pipe company in paving brick making. Prices ranged from four to ten dollars per 1 000.
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Iowa
Foster Buin
Des Moines
Sioux City
Northwestern Sewer Pipe Company
Novak in Poor Health at Anamosa Prison
Frank A. Novak once Walford banker and merchant now serving a life term at Anamosa for the murder of Edward Murray last February is failing rapidly. He eats little and remains a ghost of his former self, never assigned to work due to his frail condition.
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Frank A. Novak
Walford
Anamosa
Edward Murray
Novak
Boy Rescued From Tramps After Day of Begging
A young Rockford, MI boy named George Lindstrom appealed to officers Rhomberg and Meilly in Dubuque to rescue him from two tramps who forced him to beg and steal. The tramps were arrested in a saloon where they had been drinking on the day’s begging. The boy will be sent home and the kidnappers jailed.
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George Lindstrom
Rhomberg and
Meilly
Dubuque
Rockford
Soldiers' Home Celebrates Washington Birthday in Marshalltown
The Soldiers' Home in Marshalltown marked the national anniversary with a loyal and practical observance by Town veterans. The chapel was crowded with attendees from both the home and the Marshalltown city.
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Washington
Marshalltown
United States
Marshall
Iowa Farmer Tries Suicide With Pocketknife
Story County farmer Lon Helston, married with a wife and no children, attempted suicide at the Ames home of W F Bisbee. He cut his throat and stabbed himself in the barn a few hours after leaving the house, the knife barely missing a fatal vital area. he has a history of sunstroke and partial insanity and was despondent over work prospects.
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Story County
Lon Helston
Cole
Ames
W. EF. Bisbee
Sesston
Fatal Cat Malady Hits Webster City_area
An outbreak of a mysterious illness kills hundreds of cats around Webster City. Two weeks in, over 800 felines have died, with highway carcasses strewn nearby. Pets show sore throat swelling, refusal to eat, and gaunt, swollen necks, resembling diphtheria symptoms. Farmers report losses, including W S Worthington losing ten of two dozen cats.
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Webster City
W.S. Worthington
Con man fleeces traveler in Chicago dice game
A. Rogmius of Marion was drawn into a dice game by a stranger in a saloon after traveling to Chicago. The man, calling himself A. Montgomery, won and then proposed a $500 bet. Rogmius offered $18 as a pledge and was arrested by Officer Murphy at the stock yards gate. Montgomery was fined $50 by Justice Fitzgerald.
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A. Rogmius
I Stockimin
Marion
Chicago
Staumper
Lowan
Tre
Rasmus
Murphy
Tie
A. Montgomery
Justice Fitzgerald
Bishop Divides Corpus Christi Parish in Fort Dodge
The Corpus Christi parish division in Fort Dodge was ordered by Archbishop Hennessy of Dubuque without parish input. Residents rebelled as wealth and church revenues shifted. an appeal to Mr. Martinelli was underway while a new church stood unused. The division stands despite contention.
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Corpus Christi
Fort, Dodge
Hennessy
Dubuque
Prom
Mer. Martinelli
Tax Fight Builds Over State Insurance Levy
Insurance firms from outside and inside the state threaten legal action against a winter law taxing gross receipts. Foreign companies protest treaty rights, while domestic firms challenge state authority to impose the levy.
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Towa
Tawa
Willi
Orphan Heir to One Fourth of 150000 Estate
George Montgomery a 13 year old Marshalltown waif has learned he is heir to a quarter of a $150,000 estate left by his great grandfather reportedly named Graves who resided in Illinois. An influential business man, not his employer, will hire a lawyer to safeguard the boy’s interests.
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Hill of
Zion
Jordan
St. James’ Square
London
Prince Regent
Jmlenry Verey
Waterloo
England
Hell
Amos
Isaiah
John
George Montgomery
Marshalltown
Ilinois
Graves
Webster City Councilman Fate of Hand Injury Recalled
Three years ago Councilman Littlefield injured a widow with his hand while fighting a barn fire in Webster City. the wound healed, but recently his hand began to hurt. Dr remain removed a one inch by half inch piece of window glass from the back of his hand.
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Littlefield
Webster City
Remain
Deere Wells suit over 140000 fire loss in district court
Deere Wells Co of Council Bluffs sues Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway in district court for 140000. Fire destroyed their warehouses and offices and is alleged to have been caused by a dung of section men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deere, Wells & Co
Council Bluffs
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Free Silver Addresses Call for Support of Rotten Money Candidates
Chicago Tribune analyzes national appeals issued by Democratic Populist and Silver Republican committees urging unity on the gold standard issue. The texts denounce gold, warn of debt and property loss, and challenge the validity of 44 cent silver dollars while avoiding clear advocacy of silver coinage at sixteen to one.
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Jones
Democratic National Committee
Arkansans
United States
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
England
Germany
Delersonu
Jeerson
Jirels Lincoln
Bruain
Chicago Tribune
Opinion and financial notes on currency and politics
Commentary from multiple papers discusses bimetallic platforms in elections, the Union Pacific sale profits, 1897 business strength with 1898 prospects, and warnings about war and silver policy. Comparisons are drawn between U S and Mexican finance in bond payments and currency debates.
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