Ambassadors of Heaven Sermons Compare Abraham's Inheritance
Rev Hervey B Knight argues believers inherit a heavenly homeland based on faith and God's power to raise the dead. Rev J Sunderland urges personal entrance through repentance and faith, citing the open door to salvation in Christ and the necessity of individual decision.
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The
Presbyterian Church
V. J. Sunderland
the Baptist Church
Christ's Kingdom
Abraham
God
Ballingall praised for urban building deeds in St Louis
Fairfield Democrat editors commend Hon. P. G. Ballingall of Ottumwa for his city-building enterprise. They note his broad local knowledge, generous conduct, and eagerness to aid friends. The letter even jokingly recounts a He stops a North Missouri train gatekeeper incident as a quip.
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St. Louis
Ottumwa
P. G. Ballingall
Ballingall
St.Loui
Ballisgall
St.Louis
Peter
Fairfield Democrat
Spirit of Mrs Kempster Appears at Her Funeral
In Council Bluffs, Mrs C O Kempster died after a firm belief in spiritualism. Her husband, initially skeptical, reportedly spoke in her voice at the burial, claiming she spoke from beyond the grave to comfort mourners and affirm she lives in spirit among them.
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C. O. Kempster
C. B. & Q. Depot
Fairview Cemetery
Smith
Kempster
Wild Men of Western Ghats Described by Indian Surveyor
An Indian surveyor in the Madras Presidency near the Palanel Hills captured two members of a forest hill tribe. The man, 4 feet 6 inches, has a round head and dark brown skin. the woman is similar in height with yellowish skin and long black hair. They live nomadically, exchange honey wax and sandalwood for goods, eat roots and meat, worship forest divinities, and lack fixed dwellings. This description marks the first detailed account of this small, elusive group.
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Bond
Madras Presidency
Palanel Hills
Western Ghats
Persecution of the Saints Prompts Inquisitorial Threats
In a Davenport Gazette led dispatch the Muscatine Tribune and Davenport Gazelle accuse editors of heresy as rack and faggot threats loom. Parker of Indianola Tribune is implicated in unfounded charges while Sam Evans and Bill Allen are intertwined with alleged Turkey mission plots.
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Torquemads” Potter
Davenport Gazette
van Horne
Muscatine Tribune
Parker
Indianola Tribune
Theodore Tilton
Sam Evans
Bill Allen
Turkey
Warren County
Tilton
John Irish
Dubuque Times
Davenport Gazelle
Clagett
Sam Clark
Keokuk
Bpurling
Gazelle
Sioux chiefs in Washington fail to surrender rights
The Sioux chiefs trip to Washington ends with failure as they refuse to cede the Black Hills and decline to surrender hunting rights on the Republican River. Washington correspondent outlines the erasures leading to the setback, noted by the Chicago Times.
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Washington
Black Hills
Republican River
Chicago Times
Memoir Highlight Defiant Reply By Gen Corse
Sherman’s memoir recounts Gen Corse’s stand after Atlanta facing French’s siege. Corse refuses surrender, signaling readiness for further bloodshed. he is wounded, later boasting of resilience despite injuries. The Keokuk Constitution notes Corse’s occasional coarse language under pressure.
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Corse
Burlington
Chicago
Atlanta
John M. Corse
Altoona
French
Verdict of the Lawyers of Troy on Beecher Guilt
A survey of Troy lawyers finds 59 of 77 ready to declare Mr. Beecher guilty from the evidence while 18 express varying degrees of belief in his innocence. The piece records a divide among the local bar on the controversial case.
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Troy
Mr. Beecher
Morgan Buys Half Interest in Globe Newspaper
J C Morgan Esq of the Winterset News has purchased a two fifths interest in the Globe of Council Bluffs and will move his family there soon. Editorial management will likely stay as is. The Globe is to be congratulated on Morgan's connection.
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J. C. Morgan
Winterset News
Daily Globe
The
Globe
Spiritualism spreads to Russia with French medium show
Spiritualism has captured Russia as Bediffe the French medium draws crowds in St Petersburg with three roubles ahead. M Wagner, a Muscovite scientist, publicly supports the phenomena after an article in the European Messenger. The emperor is reportedly a believer and interviews with Peter the Great are cited.
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America
England
Russia
Bediffe
Peter the Great
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Corn Prospects and Local Events
Sabaila forms a Personal Liberty League while Iowa leads sister states in corn prospects. Keokuk and Des Moines Road abandons Pullman sleepers. A valuable horse killed by lightning near Clinton. Rains bring thousands in benefit to the state. Story county buzzes over a ghost linked to the Kirkman murder. An Ackley man allegedly sold his store to fund a circus trip for his family. Vice President Wilson spoke to Iowa College students at Grinnell. A rich coal find claimed eight miles from Marion near the Sabula Ackley Dakotah railroad survey. Rev. Craig of Keokuk presbyterian granted three months leave for an eastern trip. Mastodon jawbone unearthed near Marengo in good preservation. Des Moines Valley Railroad property transferred to Keokuk and Northwestern for 475000. Margaret Larsen convicted of manslaughter in Story county and sentenced to one year. G. W. Warner sold 101 fat cattle, average 1390 pounds, for 7221.50, with broader spring sales around 10000. Gate City notes Western B B C nine may need reorganization to salvage its name.
Lost His Opportunity
A Georgia paper reports John Boyd a white man convicted of stealing two horses and two mules in Noxumbee county. Asked what he had to say, Boyd said he always intended to be honest and that he did not think of stealing the mules more than a month before he did it. He added that during arrest he strained to escape and that if he had succeeded he would have been a good citizen.
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Heaven
God
Canaan
Paul
Jesus
Christ
Father
Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Georgia
John Boyd
Noxumbee County
Boyd
Old European visitor questions Beecher trial pace
An elderly European arrival in New York asks if the Beecher trial is finished. He checks into a hotel Friday, then departs for Europe on Saturday, reflecting casual public attention to the case.
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New York
Europe
Beecher
Trouble for the British lion in Burmah brewing
The Chicago Times notes mounting trouble for Britain in Burmah with a looming war likely. Dispatches omit details but foresee a long bloody conflict if hostilities start. Burmah, a populous Indian state under British rule, could draw other provinces into war, risking Sepoy-like horrors.
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Burmah
Great Britain
Chicago Times
Know Nothing revival alleged in Iowa and west states
The Dubuque Herald says radicals in Iowa and major western states are organized to revive the Know Nothing movement. Secret lodges have formed in many places, especially Ohio, to stir religious prejudice for partisan ends. It claims the Republican party would return to its old flag.
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Dubuque
Thig
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