Prison escape at Presidio drains lieutenant's funds
The Presidio jail breach frees ten prisoners including a dubious recruit known as Murray or Sackett. Lt. Ray Creswell faces loss of $900 to $1,000 from a breached desk and a trusted servant, Hogan, who struggles with guilt and alcohol while Ray contemplates confessing to his mother and sister.
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Kress
Sackett
Seventh Cavalry
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Ray
Cobieel
Oregon
Washington
Creswell
Post Athletic Association
United States
Garrison
Treasury
Col. Ray
Hopan
Alcatraz
Vinton
Maidie
Sandy
Hogan
Erin
West
Holy Writ
Kentucky
Cow
Big Horn
Welcome in Honolulu as Vinton's flotilla arrives
Vinton's ships enter Honolulu harbor amid cheers and a palace grounds banquet. Three days of coal refitting followed, with soldiers enjoying sea bathing, rides, and dances while officials commend police protection. A single incident pits Colorado volunteers against a rowdy civilian. the assailant disappears as investigators search for the mysterious Sackett or Spence.
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Vinton
Honolulu
Palace
San Francisco
Manila
Pali
Pearl Harbor
Southern Pacific
Colorado
Spence
Sackett
Stuyvesant
Royal Hawaiian
Band of
Beretania
Cousul
Denver
Lost Specimen Tunisian Turkey Delays Dinner Tale
Stanley Flower, Cairo curator and Soudan overseer, secured a rare turkey in Omdurman and sent it to Khartoum with strict custody. A late dinner caused a servant to humorously delay cooking, explaining the bird was so fine they did not want to spoil it.
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Stanley Flower
Cairo
Soudan
Omdurman
Turkey
Khartoum
London
The Man in Prison Sermon on Deliverance and Phil ippi
A 1903 sermon argues sin builds prison walls about the soul and only Jesus can free it. Using Paul and Silas in Philippi, the piece traces jailer conversion, calls readers to wake from spiritual captivity, and urges acceptance of Christ for freedom.
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A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
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Heaven
Satan
Sin
Jesus Christ
Christ
Abraham
Isaiah
Isaiah Jesus
Death
Hell
Philippi
Paul
Silas
God
Son
Manin
Angels of God
Hand of
Gin
Apostle
Lydia
Christ Jesus
Keerle Vie
Ips
Assis
Rock Gibraltar
Tfe
Dozens burned alive in oil tank car explosion tragedy
The March 10 fire at the railroad yards in Olean New York drew a huge crowd. A burst tank exploded showering burning oil on spectators. Dozens perished and many more were injured as second and third blasts followed amid chaos and horror.
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Olean
Thas
Is Your Heart Right Moses Example
The text reflects on Moses defending a Hebrew slave, praising but critiquing Moses for lacking discipline while underscoring that the core is the heart being right. It argues that attitude to life and God matters more than errors, asking "Is thine heart right?" as a universal question across times.
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Moses
N. W. Christian Advocate
Five Were Lost In Sinking Of Alex McNeil
Captain Jorgensen and nine crew members of the American bark Alex McNeil arrived in New York aboard the Coptic after the ship ran aground on Pratas reef near Hong Kong on December 24. The crew say officers drank, ship drifted off course, and the wreck occurred. a boat with the first mate and four crew vanished. They survived three weeks on the reef before building an improvised boat for Hong Kong, where the American consul aided their transfer home.
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Jorgensen
Alex McNeil
Pratas Reef
Hong Kong
Hong-Kong
Giergensen
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