What Our Departed Friends Do In Heaven
Dr. Talmage imagines heaven as a place where departed Christians pursue their earthly callings in refined forms. Ministers revisit congregations, scientists study cosmos, soldiers and leaders join celestial armies, and artists seek beauty, while believers continue ministry and study of God, all in praise.
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Talmage
Washington
Ezekkiel
Chebar
Heavenly City
Gao
Paul
Dobm
Heaven
Earth
Bat
Teath
Eheo Ees
Soran Aten
Antioch
Mount Pisgah
Old Hundred
Eternal
David
God
Elisha
St. John
Simon
John Milton
Plato
John Franklin
Erebus
Perth
Deo Lou
Jeanette
Livingstone
Tere
Mt. Binne
Trumphreyr Dava
Cardly
Rota
Panini Gs
Periens
Giod
Lass Gaetor
Heritiag
Abercrombie
Scotland
John Howard
George Peabody
Thomas Clarkson
Panilles
Christ
Stanvine
Bethlehen
Amasoleum
Deer Rescue On Pacific Beach Ends With Capture
Portland resident Derthyned Or ctian Willle T. C. Uiladdine observed a deer run down from the coast near Waibport and Newport. After a struggle in the breakers the animal was captured with a rope and loaded into a truck for transport to Newport.
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Derthyned
Ctian
Willle
T. C. Uiladdine
Portland
Ore
Gthidding
Holeute
Newport
Uses of Aluminium in lithography could transform printing
Aluminum plates are touted as a universal material for dithographic printing, replacing lithographic stones. Zinc offered some hope but proved unreliable and hard to purify. Aluminum is said to match stone in quality, absorbing fats and oily residues much like stone, signaling a lithographic revolution.
Interior Secretary Reports Public Lands and Pension Costs
The Secretary of the Interior Francis outlines public land disposals, remaining acres, homestead entries since 1862, railroad grants, and total land segregations. He notes pension expenditures over 31 years totaling 2,094,193,769 dollars, with 670,875 pensioners and rising heirs payments. He discusses bond aided railroads and a Central Pacific default likely to mature by January 1 with 2,492,000 dollars due plus 30 years interest.
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Francis
Agricultural College
Publi Domain
Francois
Central Pacific
Central Pacific Railroad
Dynamite Dick Dead Near Newkirk Oklahoma
Dynamite Dick the outlaw with a 3000 pound reward was killed in a shootout with deputy sheriffs sixteen miles from Newkirk Oklahoma. Ben Cravens wounded and captured with a reward out for his arrest. The body of Dick and wounded gang members were brought to town as a seven man posse pursued. The confrontation began at eight in the morning with a fierce exchange of gunfire. no deputies were harmed and the rest of the gang escaped.
McKinley Opposes Reed for House Speaker in Washington Dispatches
Washington dispatches report President-elect McKinley opposes Reed’s reelection as speaker and will back General Grosvenor of Ohio for the post. Reasons cited include alleged unfriendly ties between Reed and McKinley and Reed’s supposed discord on tariff policy. The claims may be exaggerated and the basis unclear.
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Washington
Reed
Grosvenor
Ohio
McKinley
Composition of the House in the Thirty-Fifth Congress
The clerk of the House released an unfetetal list showing 12 Republicans 12 Democrats 13 Populists 12 Prohibitionists and one vacancy from Missouri's first district. The tally notes 190 total members, with ten new entrants and others having served previously.
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House
House of Representatives
God Verties
Missouri
Gaeminest
Bsothers
Wisconsin Floods Threaten Towns and Dams
Severe floods in Wisconsin endanger Chippewa Falls and the Chippewa Valley. Officials report unprecedented water levels, with residents fleeing flooded districts as efforts to blast a gorge with dynamite fail.
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Wisconsin
Lee Gorge
Chippesa Valley
Chippean Falls
Barre
Foreclosure Notice Incomplete Text From Missoury Homestead
Sheriff towell reports an ordinary foreclosure of a homestead in Wienita Hos. Mrs. Ledse of New York may redeem or forfeit the property. The home appears to be valued higher than the amount due.
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Sherrif Towell
Sirs
Lense
Sherif
Ledse O
Woriees
Wienita
Hos
Beamncutt
New York
National Democratic Party Meeting Upheld in Indianapolis
National Democratic Party chair Byuan called an executive committee meeting in Indianapolis to continue organizing the party and strengthen the sound invubey wing of the Democracy.
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National Democratic Party
Byuain
Indianapolis
Dewiq
Coxey Declares Bryan as Reform Candidate Advocate
Geneval Coxey accuses Bryan of entering the reform race in 19W and outlines a platform of thirty planks. One plank calls for demon stration of gold and silver, another asserts land can be held only by actual settlers.
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Coxey
Bryan
Franklin edited Book of Common Prayer auctioned copy sold
A 1773 abridged edition of the Book of Common Prayer edited by Benjamin Franklin was sold at auction in Weston last week for 1250 dollars. It is believed to be the only copy of its kind still in existence.
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Church of England
Benjamin Franklin
Weston
Existercs
Mint report details fiscal year 1896 coinage and bullion
The Director of the Mint reports operations of mints and assay offices for the 1896 fiscal year with foreign comparisons. Gold bullion value 268.739.5883. silver bullion 72.077. subsidiary silver bullion purchases 124,578 fine ounces costing 122,429. Coinage totals include gold 358 878 400. silver dollars 7 500 027. subsidiary silver 3 088 819. minor coins 853 047, totaling 71 188 528. Seigniorage 13 504 034. balance on hand 125 061 262 fine ounces valued at 112 865 625.
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R. E. Preston
Philadelphia
Isc
Governor elect Mount rules out inaugural ball
Crawfordsville reports Governor elect Mount will not assist a grand march or parade for the inauguration. He plans no military escort and prefers a simple oath in the House chamber with a public reception later, aiming to avoid ostentation amid state hardship.
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Crawfordsville
Mount
Miss Estelle Mre Davisson Elected Prosecuting Attorney
Miss Estelle Mre Davisson age 23 wins the Brown County Nebraska prosecuting attorney seat on the Populist ticket by a strong majority in a normally Republican county. Mrs Anna Sloan Allen, wife of Rev J C Allen of Jersey City, seeks separation and maintenance from her husband via Vice Chancellor Reed after nine years of marriage. She alleges desertion eight years ago. he says they lived together as long as possible.
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Estelle Mre Davisson
Brown County
Nebraska
Anna Sloan Allen
J.C. Allen
Jersey City
Reed
Marrieil
Diphtheria Among the Sanctified
Fulton county Board of Health secretary John W. Irons writes to the State Board of Health about difficulties suppressing a diphtheria outbreak among a religious sect that relies on prayer. He explains how he persuaded the group to accept medical care and that the disease is now under control.
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John W. Irons
Board of Health
Fulton County
State Board of Health
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union letter to President
At a St. Louis convention, the National WCTU named its secretary to write a letter of appreciation to the President and his wife for their long support of total abstinence. The missive praises the President's position and anticipates a victory in eradicating intoxicating liquor from the White House.
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WLC. T
Ty McKinley
Nationwal Woman's Christian Temperance Union
St. Louis
Novid
Tennessee Centennial Commissioners Appointed by Governor
Governor Matthews selects Indiana commissioners for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition opening May 1, 1807 for six months. Appointees include Thrall of Moingie, Chua, Hough of Indianapolis, Lilly of Indianapolis, Cravens of Madison, Downsoad of Vincennes, Stuart of Lafayette, Bisgs of Terre Haute, Lorain of Evansville, Vickery of Evansville, Hawss of Goshen, Stare of Richmond, Stevens of Salem, Oliver of South Bend, Shively of South Bend.
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Tennessee
Evansville
Samuel Vickery
Edward W. Hawss
Goshen
James St. Stare
Richmond
Warder W. Stevens
Salein
James Oliver
South Bend
B. F. Shively
W S Blake Announces Return to Full Time at Cambridge Glass Works
W S Blake, head of the Union glass works in Cambridge Massachusetts, announced the plant will resume full time with sworn employees. The factory had been closed for three months pending restart.
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W. S. Blake
Union Glass Worke
Cambridge, Mass
Guthrie Lawyer Judge Cundiff Committed to Asylum
Judge W L Cundiff a leading Territory lawyer has been committed to the insane asylum. A personal friend of William J Bryan he helped nominate Bryan for Congress and recently returned from Nebraska where he campaigned for the silver candidate. His condition is described as dangerous.
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Guthrie, O. T
W. L. Cundiff
Cundiff
W. J. Bryan
Congress
Nebraska
California Electrician Claims Honolulu Air Ship Flight
John A. Heron of San Jose says he rode an airship from Honolulu to the Sandwich Islands and back in two days. He refuses to name the inventor or reveal the airship’s location.
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John A. Heron
San Jose
Cal
Honolulu
Sandwich Islands
Heron
Conflict Over Gold Certificates at Cabinet Meeting
Secretary Carlisle stands firm against issuing gold certificates, opposing bankers in New York and other cities who demand obedience to the law. The administration backs Carlisle, arguing the certificates do not strengthen the treasury and merely house gold at public expense. Banks want certificates to ease clearinghouse balances and promote gold as monetary standard. The policy aims to push banks toward gold resumption, with duties payments already showing increased gold use.
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Washington
Carlisle
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Wholesale poisoning suspected in Milwaukee bread attack
Health officials report a drastic illness wave in about one hundred families from the northwestern Milwaukee district. Bread from Otto Figlesthaler’s large trade bakery appears to contain arsenic, with roughly 500 to 600 people affected and many cases serious or critical. Authorities suspect enemy sabotage aiming to ruin the baker’s business.
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Health Department
Milwaukee
Otto Figlesthaler
SAI
Fiziesthaler
Eggs planted to replenish eastern salmon rivers
Under Commissioner Brice a large number of Pacific coast salmon eggs are to be planted in eastern waters. A 5,000,000 egg shipment will be released into the Kennebec, Penobscot, Merrimack, Madison, Delaware and Susquehanna rivers, following eight thousand yearlings already released in the Penobscot system. The commission notes over 37,000,000 eggs hatched on the Pacific coast this year, triple the previous record.
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Brice
Kennebec
Penobscot
Merrimac
Madsen
Delaware
Susquehanna
Pacific Coast
Fight ends in no verdict as Sharkey wins on foul
Robert Fitzsimmons and Thomas Sharkey battled eight brutal rounds in San Francisco at Mechanics' Pavilion with twenty thousand spectators. Fitzsimmons struck Sharkey in the groin with his knee in the final round, the referee ruled a foul and awarded Sharkey the victory. The crowd found the decision unsatisfactory.
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Robert Fitzsimmons
Thomas Sharkey
San Franccisco
Sharkey
Fitzsimmons
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Senator Voorhees Arrives in Washington for Campaign
Senator Daniel W. Voorhees and his daughter Miss Hallie Voorhees, with Dr. Cetterlund, reach Washington and stay at the Riggs House. He plans to be in his Senate seat at the campaign opening. A giant tin campaign horn, carried by women from Decatur, Maryland to Canton, Ohio, reaches Indianapolis en route to Canton. The horn is thirty feet long, six feet in diameter, and requires seventeen men to blow.
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Senator Voorhees
Daniel W. Voorhees
Hallie Voorhees
Cetterlund
Washington
Riggs T House
Voorhees
Senate
Decatur
Canton
Indianapolis
Frida
Earthquake Shakes Cairo Newfoundland Tuesday
An earthquake shock was felt in Cairo NL at 1:02 Tuesday with a rumbling sound and violent motion. Dishes and furniture rattled as buildings swayed from west to east, indicating a noticeable tremor in the area.
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Egypt
Cairo
Official Returns For Governor Race With Pluralities
Official returns from the November election show Tanner as governor with 587,587 votes. Altgeld received 75,74, giving Tanner a plurality of 138,317 over McKinley who had 122,607 more than Bryan. McKinley’s plurality is 122,607.
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Iloors
Tanner
Altgeld
AlcKinsey
Bryan
McKinley
An Insult to the Flag by Turkish Police in Constantinople
A letter from a New York resident in Constantinople reports Turkish police officers tearing down the American flag in the city. The act was described as an insult with no provocation beyond America’s sympathy for Armenians.
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New York
Constantinople
America
Adjutant General Pobins Report Recommends Budget Increases
The annual report filed with the Governor proposes $720 yearly for an armorer and $500 for extra office expenses. It also calls for the adjutant general to receive at least $1,200.
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Pobins
Lie
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