On the Trail of the American Missionary in Hawaii
A critical account of Hawaii’s rapid shift from savage rule to a Christian nation, tracing the missionary effort from 1820 to the present. The piece discusses Obookiah, the Haystack prayer meeting, Brigham’s critique, and the transformation of government, education, language, and culture under missionary influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Bowles
Kolulu
T. H
Hawaii
American Board
Hawaiian Islands
Obookiah
Yale College
America
New England
Samuel J. Mills
New Haven
Williams College
Macedonia
Torringford
Mills
Williams
Williamstown
American Foreign Mission
Titus Coan
Kawaiahao
Oahu College
Bishop
Kamehamea the Great
Punahou College
Honolulu
New Zngland
Rockies
Friend
Hawaiian Board
Savages
Gilbert Islands
Polynesia
Theological Seminary For
Mid- Pacific Institute
Sandwich Islands
Juror Sleep Fault Triggers New Trial In France
A French barrister appealed after his client was found guilty, claiming a juror slept during the trial. The court of cassation ruled the sleeping juror was not present during the hearing, quashed the verdict, and ordered a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Cassation
Impossible counterfeit maple sugar claim ridiculed
A Boston man asserts a method to counterfeit the best maple sugar, but observers deem the claim palpably spurious and liken it to forging a real Boston man, impossible to imitate convincingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Germ Count By London Professor Dwarfs Themselves
A London professor counted germs picked up by a woman dragging her skirt through the street and found about 16.5 million. He did not name all of them.
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London
Amson and Delilah Scriptural Authority
Brief note references Judges 16:1 21 on Samson and Delilah. A compact citation-style record reflecting religious text authority.
An Unworthy Love Sermonette Reflection
The sermon analyzes Samson and Delilah to warn that a heart set on outward beauty can override faith and lead to humiliation and ruin. It contrasts unworthy love with worthy love that propels selflessness, higher ideals, and obedience to God, asserting we can choose to love worthily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Delilah
Delilah Entrancing Philistine Lords in Sorek Valley
Delilah, famed as the fairest in the Philistine realm, charms many suitors while guarding her sway in the Sorek valley. Samson visits the region sending fear through Philistine lords who dwell there as they eye the visiting Israelite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delilah
Sorek
Samson
Samson and Delilah Entice The Mighty Judge
In this scene Samson rests beneath an olive by a stream when Delilah appears and reveals her admiration. She learns of his strength and his exploits against the Philistines and, enticed by wealth from Philistine lords, begins to plot his downfall through questions and intimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Delilah
Gaza
Hebron
Tam Delilah
Israel
Ghost Words and a Misprint Altering Classic Texts
Dr Murray links the word morse to a Stevenson misprint for morse from Scott's Monastery. He tracks over a hundred ghost words arising from errors and misreadings that entered dictionaries and stayed unchallenged for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Stevenson
Eustace
Record of remarkable animal endurance in history
The text notes extreme hunger endurance in animals, citing a dog imprisoned for 29 days in Guildford, England, during a rabbit war revolt, a dog confined 39 days during the siege of Metz in the Franco-Prussian war, and a pig buried alive by a cliff fall in Dover records that survived 160 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guildford
England
Metz
Dover
Mind wrecked cashier linked to defunct Seymour bank
Centerville-Leroy Ware, cashier of the defunct Seymour Farmers and Drovers bank, is described as a raving maniac under hourly medical watch. A nurse is assigned from Centerville hospital. Bank examiner Windsor cites a shortage around 200000 while deposits total 160000, prompting directors to seek a court receiver in Corydon as reorganization seems impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Leroy Ware
Seymour Farmers and Drovers
Towa
Roy Ware
Windsor
Corydon
Downfall of Cashier Ware at Farmers' and Drovers' Bank
Auditor Carroll discusses Cashier Ware of Seymour facing punishment after admitting overdrawn accounts and falsified books. He notes the bank has $80,000 in stock, $160,000 in deposits, money on hand, and many good bills receivable, with no expected loss to depositors. Possible reorganization hinges on the shortage size.
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Seymour
Des Moines
Carroll
Ware
Payroll padding scandal shocks Melbourne crowd
O S Ketcham of Mexico Missouri and John Donegan of Melbourne face charges in a payroll padding case. Ketcham allegedly forged a check for 31.35 to a fictitious person Charles Winslow, using Donegan's signature. Donegan allegedly added Fred Voght to the time book and drew 16.25 after endorsing Voght's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Hollenhors
O. S. Ketcham
Mexico
Great Western
Melbourne
John Donegan
Ketcham
Donegan
Carl G. Kerner
Best Society
War on Saloons Grips Dubuque In Drive for Dry Town
The anti saloon league plans prosecutions to enforce dry laws in Dubuque. Ran kin meeting raised 600 dollars for legal action with state and local groups in charge. Outside attorneys witnesses and detectives will be used as locals may be called to appear. Archbishop Keane shifts stance to insist on full enforcement and Sunday closing has failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Law and Order League
Rankin
Anti-Saloon League
Archbishop Keane
Must Shave Off Whiskers Burlington Conductors Ordered Clean Shave
Burlington Route orders after May 1 require passenger conductors to fully shave and maintain clean faces. They must wear white linen collars on duty and avoid celluloid or rubber. White ties and waistcoats become compulsory. veteran conductor D E Dana faces the change after 35 years with a beard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
D. BE. Dana
Three Young Men Wounded in Lovillia Wedding Serenade
In Albia three youths eating ice cream at a wedding serenade were shot by G W Wilson, the bride’s father, from an upper window. Arthur James was shot in the eye, Edward Morrissey in the neck, James McFall in the shoulder. Wilson was arrested and his daughter Grace Wilson, 18, had just married Hart Porter, 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovillia
Albla
G. W. Wilson
Ams
Arthur James
Edward Morrissey
James McFall
Wilson
Albia
Grace Wilson
Hart Porter
Tragic Blaze Kills Three Brazewell Children Near Mystic
Fire at the Brazewell home east of Mystic fatally burned two boys aged 3 and 18 months and critically injured a third child. The mother had left to take another child to school. a 5-year-old likely started the blaze by striking matches or igniting straw as neighbors rescued the others. The father works in mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Charles Brazewell
Mystic
Death ruled natural in McCaffrey case at Fort Dodge
Coroners jury finds O H McCaffrey died of asphyxiation by unconsciousness with ashes covering his face and head and bruises on the head. Investigators noted heavy drinking and no foul play despite initial murder speculation. McCaffrey, 45, unmarried, was a local American Life Insurance agent and former Maquoketa sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
O. H. McCaffrey
McCaffrey
American Life Insurance Company
Des Moines
Jackson County
Maquoketa
Fire Hits Oneida System Sparks Losses
Manchester report says a fire destroyed the engine house and five locomotives along with tender cars on the Oneida short line. The railroad, built to link Oneida with the Great Western, suffered five thousand dollars in losses with no insurance. A replacement engine has been purchased to resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Oneida
Great Western Line
New German Theological Presbyterian School Dedication
The northwest German Theological Presbyterian school costing 300000 was dedicated on the 25th. Senator Allison Dr Shaw and Rev Schmitt spoke. Dr Steffens funded most by eastern philanthropists led by Carnegie with 35000. Construction began in 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
German Theological Presbyterian School of the
Northwest
Allison
Shaw
Chicasgo
Schmitt
Lake Forest, Ill
Steffens
Carnegie
Banker Thrown From Train Near Rockwell City
Frank Corey president of Yetter Savings Bank was found unconscious a mile and a half west of Rockwell City on the Illinois Central line. He boarded the fast evening train from Yetter on the wrong vestibule side with a heavy twenty five pound bank book under his arms.
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Fort Dodge
Frank Corey
Yetter Savings Bank
Rockwell City
Illinios Central
Yetter
Masonville Man Killed En Route to Sweetheart in Iowa
John Behan, about 60, of Masonville Iowa, died when he was run over by an Illinois Central train while traveling toward a sweethearts home in Dubuque. Police indicated the accident occurred as he boarded or stepped from a rail car near the tracks. Further investigation and official statements were pending.
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Aries
William T.brigham
Bishop Museum of
Honolulu
Brigham
United States
Oahu
Bishop Museum
Obookiah
Sandwich Islands
Cook
Sweeth Dubuque
John Behan
Masonville
Iowa
Anne Ayae
Chester
Uae
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Thta
Horn
South Seas
Kamehameha the Great
Thaddeus
Amson and
Morse
Iowa State News
Seymour Bank
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