Jesus Knock Knocks at AudiTor Doors in Revival Meeting
Evangelist asks listeners to invite God into their lives during last night’s sermon. Thirty two converts reported as revival powers showcased.
30 Nov 1907
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1907
Page
1
Evangelist asks listeners to invite God into their lives during last night’s sermon. Thirty two converts reported as revival powers showcased.
Billy Sunday urged Davenport crowds to open their hearts to Jesus as 994 converts to date join the revival. He warned that death and misfortune knock at hearts, while Mrs. Sims prepared talks on Purity and Card Playing. About $592 of $1,500 goal remains unpaid as expenses loom.
In St Petersburg on November 30 the Russian Duma session broke up amid a riot. Reactionaries assaulted Theodore Boditsheff, an orator for the Constitutional Democratic party, while Premier Stolypin and cabinet ministers watched before leaving as the mob objected to continued proceedings. The tumult lasted about thirty minutes.
A preacher denounces cussing and Infidelity, urging repentance and forgiveness. He recalls quitting swear words after conversion, condemns secular temptations, and warns of moral ruin for the unrepentant. He questions readers on moral accountability and notes some babies are already half damned.
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker of Ohio formally announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination. He will not withdraw, complicating Ohio politics as Roosevelt and Taft allies seek united state delegation support. Ohio Republican committees pledge backing while not guaranteeing a solid delegation for any candidate.
Chicago, Nov 30. Faculty representatives of the Big Nine colleges met in their annual session in Chicago. The meeting sparked speculation that Michigan may rejoin the conference and that changes in football rules were likely to result from the gathering.
Arthur Phillips on Fay Letis farm husked 104 bushels of corn in seven hours and thirty minutes to establish a new local husking record at Grandview yesterday.
Dr Lucy Hagenow almost sixty years old was found guilty of murder and sentenced to twenty years for causing the death of Mrs Anna Horovitch by an illegal operation. She had prior manslaughter conviction with an indeterminate term but was paroled after a year. Robbers Get 84000.
Governor Cummins will address a Davenport union mass meeting of church people tomorrow evening at the First Presbyterian church. He is in town for Elks Memorial services and ministers requested his talk, prompting suspension of services in most churches that night.
Nome, Alaska report describes Nome and much of the Seward Peninsula covered by volcanic ash haze. Ground is dusted several inches deep, storm persists, hindering outdoor activity as eruption from a volcano likely underway on a nearby Aleutian island.
Philadelphia on November 30 reports a final score Navy 6 Army 0 in a brilliant spectacle at Franklin Field with Miss Edith Roosevelt and many notables present for the event.
In Philadelphia on November 30 the annual Army Navy game drew vast crowds of government leaders including Assistant Secretaries and admirals. West Point won the toss and the Navy led 8 to 4 at halftime after Douglas scored a touchdown and Lange added the kick. the half closed with Navy 6 Army 0.
Mrs. August Korn of two miles east of Wapello suffered severe, possibly fatal burns when her dress ignited while she burned yard leaves yesterday. Fire stripped most clothing from her body except the belt and undergarment, with the skin burned severely from neck to ankles. Doctors Grimes and Chittum attended, hoping for recovery though the condition remains critical.
Terre Haute Ind Nov 30 Mrs W H Love found a $200 diamond ring in excelsior packing around eyes authorities report the ring was found by accident and valued at two hundred dollars with no immediate owners identified
Two men were killed and six injured when an elevator fell from the tenth floor at Edenheimer Stein & Co. on Jackson street. The cage struck the shaft bottom after the cable broke this afternoon, delivering a deadly accident at the store.
A blaze in Covington burned the academy convent monastery and Catholic church causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Father Joseph Buck was killed in the flames.
Iowa fair tonight and Sunday with colder conditions. Tonight will be colder, Illinois faces a threatening cold snap with snow in the northern area. Sunrise 6 58 a m, sunset 4 21 p m, moon rise 1 15 a m.
In Washington on a November afternoon a large Democratic caucus chose nominees for House offices. John Sharp Williams was favored to become speaker and was nominated for the position by acclamation.
Associated Press reports closing day of the Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk Virginia with an estimated attendance since opening around 2,700,000. Officials faced criticism for mismanagement and unpreparedness amid bickerings, while the program attracted large crowds.
Norfolk reports the Jamestown exposition will close Nov 30 with total liabilities around 3.5 million and assets near 750 thousand. Government loans may be lost and a receiver could take charge, as creditors tally losses from a failed event marking 300 years since the first English landing. Navy scores a touchdown in the interlude with Lang kicking the goal for a 6 to 0 finish.
In Woodhull Illinois Henry county the local post office was robbed yesterday with a nitro-glycerin blown safe. About $360 in currency and stamps were taken. The burglars entered via a back door into a separate store room and escaped without leaving identifying clues.
Washington, Nov 30. The trial of Mrs. Bradley for murder of former Senator Brown opens with arguments stressing no room for sympathy and that jurors must judge as if the defendant were a man. Defense counters that unwritten law is not the law of the land while insisting the case centers on a defenseless woman and sane intent.
Florence Nightingale, famed English philanthropist, has been decorated with the Order of Merit by King Edward. She is the first woman to receive the honor, which had previously been awarded to nineteen men of notable eminence since its 1902 founding for distinguished services across all walks of life.
New York Nov 30 It is announced that soon after Congress opens Senator Thomas C Platt will introduce in the senate a bill for the national incorporation of clearing houses The bill provides one clearing house per state with power to issue currency to its members and to maintain reserves like national banks The passage would give congressional sanction to issuing clearing house certificates
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