Open Door of Opportunity in Ephesus and Beyond
The article argues that God opens great doors of service, as with Paul in Ephesus, requiring perception adaptability and divine power. It stresses seeking God’s direction over personal plans, facing adversaries, and finding new growth and revelation within the chosen field of labor. It cites Joshua, Carey, and Judson as examples of embracing open doors.
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Ephesus
Macedonia
Greece
Palla
Paul
God
Chris
Philippi
Civerside
Audierees
Pas
Silas
Athens
Jerusalem
Rome
Asia Minor
Diana
Amede Paul
Corinth
Joshua
Jericho
Israel
Jonger Joshi
Facrd
Christore
Wen
Wiliam Carey
India
Englard
Tadia
England
Dalleus
Burma
Christ
Jesus
Lord’s
Demetrius
Thebes Illinois Lynching and Rioting Sparks Deadly Attack
An unknown 17 year old Black man is hanged by a Santa Fe mob after an alleged assault on a farmer’s 10 year old daughter. The mob then attacked a Negro encampment near the bridge, firing on residents, burning tents, and dispersing as guards restore order.
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Thebes
Ill
Santa Fe
Branson Davis
Mississippi
Body of Adolph Openhym Found After Harlem River Search
The body of wealthy merchant Adolph Openhym, missing since March 30, was recovered near High Bridge by a boatman who earns a $5,000 reward. Despite ongoing river patrols by the family and searchers, the body surfaced Sunday with Openhym’s jewelry and a small amount of cash.
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New York
Adolph Openhym
Harlem River
Highbridge
Openham
John Meehan
Jewish Seminary Dedication Address Delivered
The dedication exercises of the Jewish theological seminary of America were held Sunday. Rev. Dr. Kauffman Kohler of Cincinnati gave the address. Jacob H. Scaiff presented the building and Dr. Cyrus Adler accepted on behalf of the corporation. Closing prayer by Rev. Dr. Marcus of Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Kauffman Kohler
Hebrew Union College of America
Cincinnati
Samuel Schulman
Jacob H. Scaiff
Cyrus Adler
Marcus
Harvard
Mysterious Loss of Mail Pouch in Knoxville Post Office
A can vault mail pouch with 24 registered packages disappeared from the Knoxville post office on Saturday night after Route Agent J. P. Boger set it down to answer a call. Two unknown men were seen in the office minutes before the robbery, offering no further clues.
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Knoxville
Tenn
J. P. Boger
Lynching Reported in Carthage Texas Beasley Johnson
News from Longview Texas reports a lynching occurred in Carthage on Saturday night. Beasley Johnson, a Black man accused of criminally assaulting a 4 year old white girl, was killed. The event followed Friday night allegations in Carthage.
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Carthage
Tex
Longview
Beasley Johnson
Seven Counterfeiters Arrested in Posen Raid
Berling reports seven counterfeiters arrested in a body at Posen. The men produced counterfeit coins, government bond coupons, and foreign coins including United States currency.
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Berling
Posen
United States
Fire at Portland wharves injures firefighters
A fire broke out on Holyoke wharf and the Mrs Lumber Co yard at Sturdivant wharf in Portland during April. Firemen were severely injured while containing the blaze at the Sturdivant wharf area and surrounding lumber yards.
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Portland
Met
Holyoke Wharf
Mrs Lumber Co
Marrett Lumber Co
Sturdivant Wharf
Fighting in Somaliland: Gough’s column clashes near Danop
Maj Gough leading a 200 man mobile column attacked a large Mullah force near Danop in Bohode Somaliland. 13 British killed including two officers and 28 wounded with four officers. enemy losses about 200. British retirement to Bohotle with wounded and supplies sent.
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Bohode
Somaliland
Africa
Maj. Gough
Danop
London
Bohodle
Titanop
Twce
Bohotle
Foreign Office
Cobbes
Gen
Manning
Galadi
Mullah
Plunkett
Archie Roosevelts Pony Visit Lights Upset Recovery
Archie Roosevelt recovering from measles received a surprise visit when groom Charles secretly wheeled the pony Algonquin into the White House. The pony rode the elevator to Archie’s room where both shared a delighted moment. It marks the first time a horse rode in a White House elevator.
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Washington
Archie Roosevelt
Archie
Roosevelt
Charles
White House
Welcome for King Edward Arrangements in Paris
Paris prepares a grand city welcoming King Edward with royal splendor to be held next Friday. Government architects plan day decorations and night illuminations while residents fund floral arches venetian marts and colorfully transformed boulevards. A large troop contingent will enhance military pageantry.
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Paris
Edward
Russia
Defended Her Husband in Fatal Boston Shooting
In Boston on April 27, Mrs. Isabella Viola shot and killed Joseph A. Kelley a Boston fire lieutenant who had attacked her husband at No 3 Fay Street Initially Kelley was escorted by a housekeeper from the same building He forced entry into the upper apartment where Luke Viola and his wife resided and attacked Mr Viola Mrs Viola then fired three shots from a revolver killing Kelley as he grappled with her husband.
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Boston
Joseph A. Kelley
Boston Fire Department
Isabella Viola
Kelley
Fay Street
Luke Viola
Viola
Killing in a Fight Over a Girl in St Louis
George Johnson, a Black man, shot and killed Lewis Jackson and Wouter Broman in a Sunday night dispute over a girl in St Louis. Johnson was arrested and held.
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St. Louis
George Johnson
Lewis Jackson
Wouter Broman
Johnson
Netherlands Minister Letter Thanks Carnegie for Arbitration Gift
Washington April 2 The Netherlands minister Haron Jevers addressed Andrew Carnegie a letter of thanks from the Netherlands government for the gift to the international court of arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Haron Jevers
Netherlands
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
International Court of Arbitration
The Yacht Reliance Sails Again In Weekend Spin
The yacht Reliance was taken out for two hours Sunday in Bristol. She proved stiff and powerful like Saturday, showing speed in beating and reaching amid favorable winds. The report notes the Black Pearl Head.
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Reliance
Bristol
R. L
Destructive Blaze Destroys Seven Buildings in Columbus
Fire at High and Long streets destroys Brunson and Union Clothing Co. structures with total losses near 600000. Engineer Daniel Lewis killed while rescue of grocer Philip Nation from fourth floor of Brunson building. Damaged blocks include Monypenny, Mithoff, Nicholas, Whatshire and others with numerous insured properties and significant business units affected.
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Columbus, O
Brunson and Union Clothing Co
Nicholas
Daniel Lewis
Engine Co. No. 11
Philip Nation
Brunson
Monypenny
Union
Daniel Thomas
Munsey
J. S. Bull
Courtwright
Fleetwood Courtwright
Mithoff
E. T. Mithoff
Nicholas Block
Whatshire
Wm. Scroger
Union Clothing Co
Bott Bros
Tallmadge Hardware Co
Munsey & Co
Lynas Bros
Walkover Shoe Co
Kirby & Co
Nations
Franklin Umbrella Co
Columbus Cloak Co
F. W. Willis
Optician
Maurice Hague
Judge L. D. Hagerty
William Bott
J. C. Fineran
Lodge
E. P. Hayden
High Street
Long
Venezuelan forces routed by revolutionaries in multiple battles
News from the island of Curaçao reports Venezuelan generals Comez and Ferrer routed at El Guapo by Gen Rolando’s revolutionaries. Gomez and Ferrer return to Caracas with many wounded. Government troops defeated at Barquisimeto San Felipe and Moron. wounded reach Valencia Puerto Cabello and La Vela de Coro.
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Willlamstadt
Curiacao
Comez
Ferrer
el Guapa
Rolando
Gomez
Caracas
Barquisimetto
San Felipe
Moron
Valencia
Puerto Cab
Stock Clerk Arrested in Jewelry Firm Embezzlement
William J. Pick a downtown jewelry firm stock clerk in New York was arrested on charges of stealing about 20 000 dollars in jewelry over four years. His thefts were uncovered after he disappeared and traced to Pittsburg with his wife. He agreed to return to New York for arrest.
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New York
William J. Pick
Pick
Pittsburg
No Sunday Baseball in Detroit After League Action
Detroit residents report no base ball played on Sunday April 27 as ministers and laymen urged cancellation. American League had scheduled games in Detroit but they were called off amid religious objections and local opposition.
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Detroit
Mich
Syndicate to unify Fort Wayne lines with Wabash traction
J Levering Jones and Senator Bayard Henry announced a Murdock McCullough syndicate plan to merge the Fort Wayne and Southwestern with the Wabash and Logansport traction lines. The new company would unite these routes and operate them as one system connecting Logansport to Indianapolis via the Indiana Northern line. The McKinley and Boyd interests would receive bonds, stock, and board seats. Sues Nebraska populist chairman over unpaid speeches and pamphlets in a case linked to Helen Gougar.
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Wabash
Ind
Messrs. J. Levering Jones
Bayard Henry
Murdock-McCullough
Fort Wayne & Southwestern
Wabash & Logansport
Southwestern
Fort Wayne
McKinley Syndicate
Boyd
Logansport
Indianapolis & Northern Traction Co
The
Union Traction Co
Geo. F. McCullough
Lafayette
Helen M. Gaugar
Austin H. Weir
Peoples Independent Party of
Nebraska
Robbers blow open Panhandle and Lake Erie station safe
Five masked men blasted the Panhandle and Lake Erie Cos joint passenger station at Hagerstown Indiana. Night Watchman Zimmer was bound gagged and tied to a bench but later released after being found by railroad men. The robbers reportedly took only a small sum from the safe.
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Richmond
Ind
Panhandle
Lake Erie
Hagerstown
Zimmer
Zinmer
Miners Strike Across Indiana Mines Over Grievances
In Sullivan eighty five miners at Gilmore mines strike over bottom coal loading. At Glendorf one hundred quit amid disputes over firing shots. operators have been shooting at noon and miners refuse to work unless shots at quitting time. At Green Hill one hundred machine men are also out pending settlement.
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Sullivan
Ind
Gilmore
Glendorf
Green Hill
Cashier Trapped in Bank Vault Narrow Escape
Caleb Kimball cashier of the First National Bank in South Bend Indiana nearly suffocated Thursday after the vault doors closed on him. He was pinned in a narrow aperture between double doors for about thirty minutes before floors could be pried away. He was exhausted and gassed from a kerosene lamp carried inside the vault.
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South Bend
Ind
Caleb Kimball
First National Bank
Indianapolis Shelbyville Traction plans Cincinnati extension
Stockholders of the Indianapolis Shelbyville and Southeastern Traction Co decide to extend the line to Cincinnati by January 1, 1904 rather than Greensburg. The C L A traction may supply tracks from North Bend to Cincinnati and the line will connect at Indianapolis with the Indianapolis and Northwestern, creating a Cincinnati Chicago electric line by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Indianapols, Shelbyville & Southeastern Traction Co
Cincinnati
Greensburg
North Bend
Indianapolis
Indianapolis & Northwestern
Woman's Mysterious Disappearance in Indianapolis
Indianapolis report states Louise Thompson has been missing since April 9. Her husband C W Thompson delayed reporting the disappearance, saying he had lost hope of her return and no explanation can be offered for her absence.
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Indianapolis
Ind
C. W. Thompson
Louise
German Orphan Association to Attend May Dedication
The German General Protestant Orphan Association of Indianapolis will participate in the dedication of the new orphans home in Louisville on Sunday May 3 after accepting an invitation from the Louisville Protestant Orphan Society.
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Indianapolis
Ind
German General Protestant Orphan Association
Louisville Protestant Orphan Society
Orphans
Tragedy in Evansville Sawmill: Charles R Eisley Dead
Charles R Eisley, 41, was killed at a sawmill near Boonville Indiana when his head was caught under a moving saw carrier and crushed before rescue crews could reach him. The accident occurred April 25 in Boonville area.
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Evansville
Ind
Ex Treasurer to Be Tried in Wabash
John B. Rose former treasurer of Wabash will be tried in circuit court on Tuesday for alleged embezzlement of thirteen thousand dollars found short at the end of his eight year term. Local officials say the shortage was discovered when the term expired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabah
Ind
John B. Rose
Wabash
Arrested in North Dakota and Indiana fraud case
Terre Haute Indiana April 25 Charles F Sweatner wanted at Clinton Indiana for passing a raised two thousand dollar check. He was brought back from Butte North Dakota. Sweatner worked for Pathfinders society and allegedly raised a 320 check to 2000 and cashed it at Clinton bank. Accomplice Nathan Burnham also arrested in Clinton.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Chas. F. Sweatner
Clinton
National Bank
Sentinel Butte
N. D
Sweatner
Pathfinders Society
Clinton Bank
Indianapolis
Chicago
Akron
Nathan Burnham
Woman 19 Found Dead in Beam Home Near Valparaiso
Martha Lawrence 19 was found dead in bed at the Silas Beam farm near Valparaiso Ind. The body shows marks of violence and the coroner investigates. A 7 year old, Tru man Beam, is in custody awaiting coroner findings. Beam had professed love. she rejected two marriage proposals.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Martha Lawrence
Silas Beam
Truman Beam
Beam
Fort Wayne marksman wins state five bird title
Max Witzigreuter of Fort Wayne won the state five bird championship over J. L. Head of Peru by 42 to 49 from 59 birds. A large Northern Indiana crowd witnessed the event. Clark of Wabash challenged the winner, with a rematch set for May 27 in Fort Wayne.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Max Witzigreuter
J. L. Head
Peru
Indiana
Hugh Clark
Wabash
Indiana World’s Fair Commission formed in Indiana
The Indiana Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission organized in Indianapolis on Wednesday with Lieutenant Governor Gilbert named chairman and James J. Cockrum of Oakland City as secretary. The panel plans to spend most of its $150,000 exhibit fund and limit building costs, and will name an executive committee of non members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Gilbert
James 3. Cockrum
Oakland City
Muncie Music Festival Closes With 300 Voice Chorus
Muncie Ind April 25 The Muncie Music festival billed as the state’s biggest musical event closed Friday night drawing 3000 attendees Gov Durbin and Senator Fairbanks led a party from Indianapolis Victor Herberts orchestra and chorus of 300 performed Stabat Mater.
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Muncie
Ind
Durbin
Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Victor Herberts
Stabat Nater
Fruit Crops In Laporte Sighted Safe From Frost
Fruit in the Laporte Indiana area is not seriously damaged by recent frosts. While several frosts occurred, trees are not fully in bloom and the cold has not been severe enough to hurt fruit production this season.
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Laporte
Ind
Strike at Penn American Plate Glass hits 600 workers
A strike at the Penn American Plate Glass Co. in Alexandria Indiana on April 25 failed to settle. Six hundred men are out, the firm trying to replace them by importing labor. The plant remains in operation but short of workers.
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Alexandria
Ind
Pennamerican Plate Glass Co
Plans Approved for New Lafayette Y M C A Building
Lafayette Indiana plans for a new fifty thousand dollar Y M C A building were accepted by the building committee board of directors and trustees at a Friday night meeting. Jerome Rooney a landlord of Mishawaka Indiana died Thursday, aged 40, after years in hotel work in Chicago and San Diego. Rev Thomas Harrison is reported dead in Shelbyville Indiana on April 24.
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Lafayette
Ind
Jerome
Rooney
Mishawaka
Jerome Sooner
Milburn
Chicago
San Diego
Cal
Thos. ‘Harrison
Shelbyville
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Pt.Hin Nation
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Hungary
Bremen
Hamburg
Fiume
Pottsville
the Borling Co
Ans
Helen M. Gougar
Sues
People’s Independent Party of
Gilmore Coal Mines
Casster Kimball
UA Chautaudi Assemly
North Dakota
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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