Reminiscences and Lessons From a Life of Faith
Dr. Talmage reflects on memories of home and childhood, urging gratitude for a Christian upbringing and parental sacrifices. He recalls pivotal life moments, from joyful youth to family trials, urging readers to reflect on vows kept and the comfort found in faith amid sorrow and death.
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Louis Klopsch
Washington
Dr. Talmage
David
Nova Scotia
Bay of Fundy
Morence
Guido
Byron
Pennsylvania Avenue
Canal Street
New York
German Meat Inspection Bill Deters U S Trade
Berlin reports the reichstag committee rejected the inspec tion bill backed by Imperial Cabinet and U S ambassador Andrew D White. It would heavily restrict American meat imports, threaten trade with Germany, and suspend reciprocity talks under the Dingley Act while negotiations stall pending German action.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Imperial Cabinet
United States
Andrew D. White
Cuba
Germany
Reichstag Committee
Washington
Completely Swamped
A playful exchange notes Waycley’s insolvency due to milliners' bills. The remark about marrying the two-headed girl appears as a humorous aside. The items reflect a Tit-Bits style snippet and social wit from the period.
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Jules
Waycley
Venus
New Currency Bill Aims at Gold Standard Maintenance
A Washington report notes the Atlantic City currency committee draft for the next congress includes a specific provision to maintain the gold standard. Core principles cover protecting the gold reserve with a separate greenback fund, issuing national bank currency to bond-face, and creating many small city national banks with $25,000 capital instead of $50,000.
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Washington
Atlantic City
Maj Marchand Killed in Fashoda Expedition Rumor
Paris May 9 reports persist that Maj Marchand leader of the Marchand expedition returning from Fashoda was killed by marauders on the road from Addis Abeba to Bag Jiboutil. Capt Baratier, who carried Marchand’s report, is said to be wounded in the same encounter. Reception to Gen Davis in Porto Rico follows.
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Paris
Maj
Marchand
Fashoda
Nile
Red Sea
France
Addis Abeba
Bag Jiboutil
Baratier
Mashoda
Gen. Davis
San Juan de
Porto Rico
George W. Davis
Guy V. Henry
United States
McPherson
San Juan
Henry
Gen. Henry
Otters Described As Weasel Kin And Water Experts
Otters are a branch of the weasel family with webbed toes yet capable of climbing digging and running. They swim with little ripple yet must be taught to swim. they can kill rats birds and rabbits and are amiable pets though restless. In India natives keep them to fish and they may attack poultry in famine.
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India
Washington Peace Jubilee Planned for May 23 to 25
Plans for a Washington peace jubilee in the capital advance with support from President McKinley and the cabinet. The three day event includes naval salutes from Fort Meyer and ships, parades, a White House reception, fireworks, a flower parade, civic processions, a historical pageant, and closing revelries in the convention hall.
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Washington
District of Columbia
McKinley
Army
Navy
Fort Meyer
Washington Barracks
Detroit
Marblehead
Raleigh
Dolphin
White House
Patn
Marine
Nice
Monument
Cervera
Massive blaze destroys Russell & Co. plant in Massillon
Fire tears through Russell & Co. mammoth thresher and engine plant in Massillon, wiping out 800 finished machines and causing $500,000 in damage. Fireman Albert Bamberger is killed. workman Christian Banly badly injured and presumed dead. Bamberger’s brother Tamberger is severely mangled and Banlz is rescued. Canton aids by special trains as crews battle the flames.
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Massillon
Uthe
Russell & Co
Canton
Albert Bamberger
Christian 1
Tbanly
Tamberger
Banlz
Bamberger
Private Funeral for Former Gov Ogles Held at St John
Springfield Alabama May 9 The private funeral of former Gov Richard d Ogles Jr was held at the chapel of St John the Baptist Oglehurst near Eikhart The remains lay in state since the public funeral on April 28 guarded by a detail of Company H Fifth Illinois infantry Decatur The services were by Archdeacon Frederick W Taylor rector St Pauls pro cathedral Springfield Attendees included family and intimate friends from Chicago Springfield Decatur Bloomington Lincoln and other places Interment followed in the cemetery near the chapel
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Springfield
Richard d. Oglesby
St. John the Baptist
Oglehurst
Eikhart
Fifth [Linois Infantry
Decatur
Frederick W. Taylor
St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral
Chicago
Bloomington
Lincoln
Democratic Committee Conference Planned in St Louis
National Democratic Committeeman Edward C. Wall has been notified of a planters hotel conference in St. Louis Missouri on May 25. The call is issued by ex Governor Stone of Missouri and J C Johnson of Kansas to discuss the political situation and map work for the next campaign.
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Milwaukee
National Democratic
Edward C. Wall
National Democratic Committee
Planters’ Hotel
St. Louis
Tiny churches across England with tiny worship spaces
The article notes that churches in Wythburn and Cambridge measure 39 by 15 feet and 25 by 16 feet, with low heights and limited seating. It mentions a Quaker meeting house in Buckinghamshire where William Penn and Milton once loitered nearby, Essex’s “meanest church,” a Sussex chapel at Tullington of 16 by 16 feet lighted by five windows, and a Burnley-favored village meeting-house housing about six benches and six attendees.
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Wythburn
Cumberland
Buckinghamshire
William Penn
Milton
Essex
Domestic cottage architecture praised for practicality
The article extols improved domestic architecture focusing on economical planning and proportion. It describes a 24 by 34 foot cottage with a ground cellar, two stories, three bedrooms, and practical interior layout, heat by furnace, cedar shingles, and an estimated cost of 1000 to 1200 dollars, signed W. A. Payne.
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Furnce
W. A. Payne
Corn rubber promises new substitute for ordinary rubber
A Chicago News-Herald writer notes corn rubber may soon emerge as a practical substitute made from corn oil refined from the germ. Experiments show pliable, heat resistant possibilities, with large-scale production planned once proven, using refinery waste to cut costs.
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Chicago Nimes-Herald
India
Trust
X rays reveal dancer’s weight rests on big toe
The X ray study on Miss Marie Kink, a renowned professional dancer, shows that the entire body weight rests on the big toe. The finding solves a long standing question about which part of the foot supports a dancer’s full weight.
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Marie Kink
Liquid Air as an Explosive Reported by War Offices
The Berlin engineering committee received a report on Austrian experiments using liquid air as an explosive. The Austrian tests, conducted in a quarry by a war office technical committee, are claimed to foreshadow a revolution in explosive use due to the results described as wonderful.
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Berlin
War Office
Austria
Boa constrictor of nine feet seven inches found by soldiers
A party of American soldiers near Manila surprised a great boa constrictor while relieving guard duty. The snake measured nine feet seven inches long and ten inches in girth, and was shot on the spot.
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Philippines
Manila
Odd Eggs of Sharks Shape of Eerie Eggs
A shark egg lacks a shell and is encased in a thick leathery covering almost as elastic as india rubber. The egg measures about 2 by 2 and a half inches and appears almost entirely black in color.
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India
Gesture Language in Remote Australian Tribes
Researchers note that gesture communication persists among Australian tribes far from civilization. Some groups develop a highly efficient sign code rivaling spoken language in clarity and use.
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Australia
Harlem Life Quotation Cites Hidden Sister Connection
A Harlem Life quote recalls a sharp remark about a sister seen with a man last night and the implication of secrecy. The exchange hints at a concealed relationship and social tension.
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