Weighed in the Balances by Dr. Talmage in Babylon Sermon
In a Washington May 22 dispatch a Dr. Talmage sermon on personal responsibility uses the writing on the wall at Belshazzar as a warning. He portrays Babylon’s vast works and luxury and then the divine balance weighing nations churches and individuals, declaring many found wanting.
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Lois Kiopsch
Washington
Talmage
Daniel Y
Babylon
Tvere
Euphrates
Nebuchadnezzar
Ths
Lebanon
Eleus
Belshazzar
Borhood
Gov
Alps
Pyrenees
Mount Washington
Napoleon
Champs Elysees
Tuileries
Opera House
Boulevards
Champ Elysees
Adirondacks
Amwalady
Weill
Sre
Paris Strikes Rocks Near Manacles on Foggy Night
The American liner Paris struck a ridge near the Manacles while binding from Southampton to New York. Passengers, about 380, were moved to Falmouth, crew remained aboard. Captain Watkins ordered orderly evacuation prioritizing women and children as tugs and lifeboats aided. Winds calm, ship possibly breached, nine fathoms forward, fourteen aft.
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Falmouth
Paris
Watkins
Southampton
Cherbourg
New York
Atlantic
Coast Guards
Mohegan
Manactes
Trinity Brethren
4. G. Spalding
Chicago
Reina Mercedes Arrives in Hampton Roads for Quarantine
The Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes arrived in Hampton Roads in tow of Merritt Wrecking Company's tugs and accompanied by the steamer T. Morgan. Held in quarantine for five days near Old Point Comfort, she will be repaired at Portsmouth Navy Yard after release. The vessel is the sole survivor of Admiral Cervera's squadron and was compared in armament to the Atlanta.
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Newport News
Hampton Roads
Merritt Wrecking Company
I. J. Merritt
Resoue
Norfolk
Hampton
Old Point
Santiago
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Admiral Cervera
Lieut
Hobson
Guantanamo Harbor
Ost Island
Reina Mercedes
Cuba's Election Laws debated in Havana reforms urged
Havana May 22 Senor Capote studies universal suffrage and educational qualifications while the Cuban league expands day and night schools to train voters. Property qualification is opposed as many who owned property were ruined. Capote plans to submit views to Governor General Brooke next month for decree. The Havana bar backs reform, criticizes secretaries and military influence. Debtor and creditor decrees prompt Washington trip by fire commissioners led by Dr Junco. General Ludlow revokes O Reilly cattle tax concession, saving about $100 daily. Victor Infants Relief touted for babies.
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Havana
Senor Domingo Mendez Capote
Senor Capote
Cuban League
Brooke
Senors Capote
Lanuza
Hhis
Senor Launzua
Apartment of Justice
Washington
Junco
Cuba
Ludlow
O'Reilly
Mysterious Ohio Tragedy Ends In House Fire
In Bellefontaine Ohio, Mrs Rachel Austin and her son William were murdered in their Middleburg home, which was set ablaze. Ernest Austin, a younger son, was shot and gravely wounded at a neighbor’s house, claiming a robber killed the family and fire was to conceal the crime. Neighbors doubt Ernest’s account, noting prior quarrels over property.
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Pring
Bellefontaine
Rachael Austin
Wiham
Middleburg
This County
Ernest Austin
Hea
Ernest
Austin
Austins
Jealousy Fueled Kansas City Shooting Wounds Three Women
Levi Moore a city market clerk shot and probably fatally wounded Mrs. Jennie Campbell, Mrs. Emma Landis, and Mrs. Anna Meek in a rooming house after Campbell refused his photos. Moore, 38, fled then was arrested. he claims insanity. He has a wife and children in Anniston, Alabama.
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Kansas City
Levi Moore
Jennie Campbell
Emma Landis
Anna Meek
Campbell
Moore
Meare
Anniston
Ala
Lutheran Synod Session Opens With Fraternal Delegates In York
York, May 22 The most important session of the Evangelical Lutheran Church general synod opens in York this evening with about 300 delegates. Fraternal delegates from the General Council and the United Synod of the South will attend the historic meeting, marking a rare cross‑faction gathering since 1867 and Civil War realignments. The Barbarossa Set To Sail For Bremen After Fire Incident With Most Passengers Returning Or Rebooking.
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York
General Synod
The
Evancelical Lutheran Church
United States
General Council of
Luthern Church of the United
Broad Street Church
Philadelphia
United Synod of the South
Barbarossa
Meady Mor
New York
Bremen
Charles A. Be. H
Filipino Negotiators Seek Autonomy Amid War Talks
General del Pilar and other Filipino commissioners met American envoys to discuss governance after hostilities, seeking autonomy that may resemble an American protectorate. They noted Aguinaldo’s limited power to bind the government, while Paterno and Torres influence local policy. peace efforts advance as Kobbe’s expedition reports friendly Pampanga districts and Dewey’s squadron sails home amid celebrations.
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Dowey
Aguinaldo
Manila
Senores
Florentino Torres
Pablo Ocampo
Teodoro Yanco
Senor Torres
Senor Paterno
Mabini
Spain
Philippines
Paterno
Mr. Schurman
American Commission
Kobbe
Lawton
Arayat
Santa Ana
San Fernando
San Isidro
San Nicolas
Santiago
Cruizer Olympia
Admiral Dewey
New York
Oregon
Baltimore
Concord
Olympia
Dewey
Powerful
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