Chanukah and Christmas Discourse on Light and Unity
Rev Dr Chapman compares Chanukah and Christmas tracing themes of light, liberty and faith. He argues both festivals share origins in triumph over darkness, celebrate humanitarian virtue, and urge Christian Jewish harmony while noting sectarian quarrels and calls for common charity.
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Decenbek
Fentty
Old Lott
Wien
Alcor
Ahd
Teuton Eile Thoek
Nicholas
Poliginattin
Health and vitality urged as vital for all men
A village blacksmith warns that neglecting health leads to serious disease and early death. The article extols Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for loss of appetite insomnia and nervous exhaustion, claiming it purifies blood and strengthens digestion and liver function.
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Pierce
Brent
Morgan's Big Coal Scheme Explained in New York
The dec 24 report outlines J Pierpont Morgan's plan to reorganize the anthracite railroads into a dividend paying structure modeled on Standard Oil. It claims the scheme could boost profits by tens of millions while not raising consumer coal prices, targeting 46 million tons sent to market and a $4.1 million yearly added profit.
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New York
J. Pierpont Moerean
Wall Street
Standard Oil Company of New York
Standard Oil Trust
Philadelphia
Morgan
Terrifle Work Of Fiends 8 Lanes Death Tragic Details
Post mortem on Jacob Weland reveals a murderous method used by unknown attackers. Victim found with bound wrists and a towel looped around his neck. A cloth wad rammed into his throat through the bronchial tube, horsehair wrapped, then towel tightened. Four years earlier a solicitor at Tetson Barracks died in a similar fashion and left S100.
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Jacob Welnand
Welnand
Tetson Barracks
Silver Issue Dominates 1900 Democratic Debate
In Washington DC in 1900 the Democratic slate centers on silver as the pivotal issue. Senator White predicts Bryan will win the nomination and election with silver as the campaign battlecry, while other leaders argue factional unity around silver and oppose unlikely rebel stances.
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Washington
D. C
Dee
Air Jones
Arkansas
Democratic Committee
Bitte
Eitver
White Jaya Bryan
Benater Toller
Bryan
Senftoy Cockree
Cleveland
Tsié
Mock weddings alleged by Bates in Chicago court
David Bates, accused by three women of bigamy, testified in Judge Horton’s court that all his marriages were mock ceremonies orchestrated by himself and accomplices. He claimed the men who performed the rites will testify to impersonations, arguing true marriages require proof of validity.
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Chicago
David BH. Bates
Horton
Bates
Jubiinnthy
Blizzard Menace Hits Region With Freezing Wind
A severe blizzard grips the region with fierce winds and below zero wind chills. River between Minooka and Taylor freezes for the first time in ten years as coal and trains face setback and residents endure a brutal morning. Nearby events include a purse recovered by officers and a humorous miscommunication over a stew order at a Spruce street restaurant.
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Klondike
Minooka
Taylor
Raiilroadere
Lost boy sheltered by Christmas shoppers in Scranton
A small boy found crying on Lackawanna and Wyoming Avenues is sheltered by passersby. Patrolman Jones and city officials assist, and by six o'clock the father, Matthew Krotosky of Brooke Street, South Scranton, contacts him. The boy, named Mat, is returned to his relieved parent.
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Patroman George Jones
Wyoming
Lackawanna Avenues
Jones
Jonn W. Moir
Moir
Penn Avenue
Cupid
Klondike
Lackawanna
Mama
Fusey Lashing
Johnnie
George Jones
Lowry
Cilinsky
Gilinsky
Clerke Rosar
Eisele
Hiamish
Bailey
Chief Robling
Gailey
Deneth
Pat
Meredith
Hhe
Matthew Krotosky
Brooke Street
South
Scranton
Wanderer
Mat
Cackawanna Avenue
Supreme Court Voids Quincy Marriage Inheritance Case
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the 80 year old Mrs Merrick’s marriage to 40 year old Charles Orchardson void for a fraudulent seance connected wedding. Orchardson an artist and former mayoral candidate allegedly wed Mrs Merrick at a spiritualist gathering led by Vera Ava, Odella Dis Debar, to gain control of her $100,000 property. The decision ends the sham union four years after the ceremony.
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Chicago
State Supreme Court
Charles Orchardaon
Mer. Tick
Quincy
Herrick
Doug
Orchardson
Carter Harrison
Merrice
Admiral Miller Bans Smoking at Mare Island Yard
Navy yard commandants enforce a strict rule prohibiting smoking on Mare Island with heavy penalties. Admiral Miller, described as strolling nearby, reflects the ongoing enforcement atmosphere at the facility.
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Navy Yard
Mare Island
Admiral Miller
Saunter
Lost Quarter in Calhoun Street Crackdown
A patrol on Calhoun Street spots a colored man at his yard with a candle, recounting a tale of a missing quarter and a near confession during a late night exchange. The man insists money could be in his pocket or in the road, while the scene shifts to a humorous, rambling dialogue reported by the Free Press.
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Gillets
Otis
Joniem
Christine
Walte
Calhoun
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