Mass fasting in Philadelphia for church mortgage
Nine hundred people gather in Philadelphia this week to fast in a drive to raise a $20,000 mortgage on a local church. The plan frames a communal effort with a strong religious and charitable motive.
06 Apr 1900
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1900
Page
1
Nine hundred people gather in Philadelphia this week to fast in a drive to raise a $20,000 mortgage on a local church. The plan frames a communal effort with a strong religious and charitable motive.
The Bank of Ontario announces it will exploit new banking laws to organize a national bank. William Mackintosh, former Portland manager of the London and San Francisco Bank, previously led that institution in San Francisco.
The issue of Hawaii's territorial government moves forward in the Senate with amendments debated. Sullivan backs Quay for a Senate seat while the Indian appropriation bill begins after the Hawaii discussion. A Turkish protest over pork exports is filed as the Coeur d Alene inquiry hears testimony from a non union miner. The Democratic Executive Committee names officers and discusses campaign leadership. The naval appropriation bill outlines ships and costs, with a large total for a major program. The party in Harrisburg appoints Bryan supporters at a state convention.
The Republican state convention at Ellensburg named eight delegates and alternates to the national Republican Convention and adopted a platform urging McKinley for president. Levi Ankeny led the list with Walla Walla and others from Pierce, Skagit, Whitman, and Chelan counties. The platform supported expansion, a strong navy, and maintaining gold standard.
In Frankfort the court rules the legislature acted within its powers and the judges dismiss the governor race challenge. Democrats hold the majority on the court, with two Republicans concurring. Republicans plan a U S Supreme Court appeal while shifts in governor positions are anticipated.
Edward Gottfried recounts alleged abuse during the Peruvian revolution era. He claims the public square witnessed a consul being assaulted and a large cache of rifles was seized, prompting calls for restitution and an apology from authorities.
A garbled Honolulu dispatch cites dates March 40 and April 1 with prior report notes and claims no new cases as of March 24. It mentions the steamship Cleveland reaching Hilo on March 2 and a 400 wilor distance covered in ten days under asi, with several transcription errors.
Corinth April 6 veterans from both sides hold a reunion on the Shiloh battlefield marking the thirty night anniversary of the historic clash. Federate and confederates gather to recall the fighting grounds and earlier campaigns.
A blaze at Lehigh University physics laboratory in Bethlehem Virginia April 6 consumed the building and all scientific apparatus. Estimated losses run into thousands of dollars.
Constantinople reports the death of Osman Nebar Pasha hero of Plevna. He died Wednesday evening at age unknown with unclear birth details and origin cited as Ageil 6.
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