Amusements Busy York Theater Scene And Critics
In New York and Indianapolis notices the latest theater ventures. Mrs Leslie Carters When We Dead Awaken is blamed for low moral tone while Marguerita Sylva pauses her tour to rest in New York. Drury Lane musical The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast secures American rights ahead of a long-absent spectacle. The Toddler era anecdote recalls William A Browns early show with 1 cent tickets and future stars Wise Dunn Bernard Lee Webber Fields. The Park Theater hosts Holden Brothers for a week with Knobs of Tennessee and Camille on the schedule. Attorney General Taylor critiques King Henry V and Nat Goodwins stage presence amid local dramatic debates.
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William A. Brady
Division Street
New York
Thomas A. Wise
Arthur Dunn
Sam Bernard
Henry Lee
Joseph Webber
Lew M. Fields
William J. Taylor
Richard Mansfeld
Indianapolis
Shakspeare
Navy Surgeon Crandall Arrives To Recruit In City
R G Crandall a United States Navy surgeon arrived at the Bates House to assist in enlisting recruits. The Woman's Missionary Society of Tabernacle Church will meet with Mrs Tompkins in Irvington tomorrow at 2 20 PM. W H Orbleon in South Street Turners Mall yesterday afternoon suffered an ankle bruise from a sixteen pound tow and was taken to Shelby Street by a city doctor.
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R. G. Crandall
United States Navy
Bates House
Navy
Woman's Missionary Society of Tabernacle Church
Shelby Street
Jos
City Dispensary Mens
Unclear Text Fragment on Insurance and Title Trust
A fragmented OCR item discusses trust to luck regarding insurance and title to extate. Mentions Indian Curranty and Cole cone with garbled phrases. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities to report with certainty.
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Curranty Amd
Cole Cone
Sermon on Repentance at Second Presbyterian Church
Rev George L Mackintosh preached on Repentance at Second Presbyterian to a large audience. He urged inner life over outward works, contrasted Hindu and Judeo Christian paths, and argued that genuine repentance changes attitude, allows recall of past deeds only in mind and spirit, and can erase their moral impact in memory. He warned that change requires accepting responsibility and rejecting mere external observance.
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Second Presbyterian Church
George L. Mackintosh
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Mackintosh
Campbell Coyle
Toledo
Hindoolam
Frans
Luther
Hindoo
John the Baptist
Moses
John
Heaven
Earth
The Bible as Life Book and Truth Revealed
The speaker asserts repentance and the Bible’s supreme role not by presence in scripture but by its intrinsic truth. It emphasizes the Bible as the book of life revealing universal truth, valued for uncovering what is real and trustworthy.
God Use of Imperfect Instruments Sermon at First Presbyterian
Rev. M L Haines preached at First Presbyterian Church on the providence of God using imperfect people to advance the kingdom. He cited Hebrews 11 and noted flaws in Abraham and Jacob yet praised their faith and impact, urging social reform steps to ease Saturday night crowds and support workers, including rearranging pay days and store hours.
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M. L. Haines
First Presbyterian Church
Israel
Earth
Kingdom of Heaven
Abraham
Jacob
God Orator Warns Modern Society On Ill Manners
Rev W A Quayle preached at Meridian Street Church arguing that today’s people are ill mannered like ancient Israel. He distinguished true good manners from etiquette, urged heart born courtesy, urged loving God and others, and said polite speech without virtue harms society.
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W. A. Quayle
Meridian Street Church
Israel
Dr. Queyle
Dr. Quayle
Irael
God
Saturday Half Holiday Debate Sparks Indianapolis Opinion
The heated season makes the Saturday half holiday increasingly necessary and popular. Retail stores face a clash between granting vacation or boosting profits as July and August see many workers favored by wholesalers and railroads. Some firms already offer paid time off while others resist, citing pay day traffic and competition among businesses. Clerks in dry goods houses endure hot, exhausting weeks with little rest.
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Indianapolis
Why More People Do Not Attend Church
Rev. Lewis Brown of St Pauls Church urged stronger worship in a sermon on Why More People do not Attend Church. He linked late Saturday business hours and wealth focus to declining attendance and urged a Sunday rest movement and warmer welcomes at services. He noted streets with no churchgoers and called for a fiery pulpit and pew to draw people to the gospel.
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Lewis Brown
St. Paul's Church
Brown
Second Coming of Christ at 1st Baptist Church
At the evening service Rev. T. J. Villers spoke on the Second Coming of Christ urging believers to reflect on their souls. He outlined two eras from Old Testament prophecy and Christ’s gospel, noting hopes across ages and the central role of Christ’s birth in dating history.
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1St Baptist Church
T. J. Villers
Villers
Christ
Rome
Kellogg to Lead Central Avenue Church in Indianapolis
Portland dispatch reports Rev. H. W. Kellogg of Oregon as new pastor of Central Avenue M E Church Indianapolis. Dr Lasby says pastorship unsettled, Kellogg to assume under conditions. Kellogg reportedly approved by church board and will replace Lasby after transfer to New Jersey East Conference is secured.
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Portland
Ore
H. W. Kellogg
Central Avenue M. E. Church
Indianapolis
Lasby
Kellogg
New Jersey East Conference
Meriden, Conn
Amalgamated Association Hopes Wage Report Soon
Milwaukee May 19 wage committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers plans to present a formulated report at the convention next Tuesday. Sessions are behind closed doors with no hint of contents. The union aims to unionize plants under trust control and seeks sharp wage gains, with sublodges asking for 15 to percent increases to the sheet scale and puddlers demanding higher base rates from 44.75 to 45.50.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Amalgamated Association
Eome
United States
Willis
Puddiers
Miners Strike In Dillonville Mines Over Firing
Mount Pleasant Ohio May 19 miners employed by the Pittsburg Wheeling and Lake Erie Coal Company met today and refuse to work until a discharged fellow worker is reinstated claiming unjust dismissal. A mine manager threatens to keep the mines closed or reopen with other strata, risking a larger stoppage.
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Mount Pleasant
Dillonville
Pittsburg, Wheeling & Lake Erie Coal Company
Rights and Nonrights in Albany and Troy Mob Violence
Brooklyn Eagle reports a labor dispute on trolley lines between Albany and Troy where nonunion workers were hired and then fired. clashes erupted as mobs attacked cars, rails were taken up, and two counties faced civil warlike conditions. State authorities moved battalions to restore order while debate centered on whether workers may refuse union membership and whether violence against nonjoiners is justifiable.
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Troy
Court of Appeals
Albany County
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Hudson River
Brooklyn
Robert Shaw Oliver
West Pointer
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Flowers
Buffalo
Lfe
Mrs Dowie Speaks In Boston On Faith Cure
Mrs Jane Dowie a church overseer spoke at Boston Zion Church addressing the Chicago Zionist affair without naming individuals. She defended faith cures, ridiculed the uproar, warned against tobacco, and cited London church work and alleged cures by faith.
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Boston
Jane Dowie
Christian Catholic Church of Zion
Chicago
John Alex. Deowie
Boston Zion Church
Judd
London
Presbyterian Church to Hear Revision of Confession of Faith
The Presbyterian assembly will discuss revising the Confession of Faith, with a special order to hear the report of the committee on creedal statements. A committee may be appointed to prepare a brief summary of the reformed faith, modeled after the larger catechism. Robert Pitcairn is expected to be chosen as vice moderator tomorrow.
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Northminster
Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Presbyterian Church of England
Robert Pitcairn
J. Pitcairn
Pittaburg
Southern Presbyterians Face Debate on Church Law Revisions
The Southern Presbyterian General Assembly at Little Rock will discuss revising ecclesiastical commissions and a catechism draft led by Dr Robert P. Kerr of Virginia. A motion seeks a footnote after the Elect Infant clause in the Confession of Faith, provoking protests and expected spirited discussion.
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Little Rock
Ark
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
Robert P. Kerr
Virginia
Woods
Gouchenhour Faces Indictment Over Mail Fraud Charge
Knoxville May 192 Hat Gouchenhour of Greenville Tenn a prominent Democratic politician who opposed Representative W P Brownlow is under indictment before the Federal Court on charges of using the United States mails for fraud. He is alleged to have conspired with some portmasters in the district to influence contributions in the congressional race.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Hat Gouchenhour
Greenville
W. P. Brownlow
United States
Campaign promises repaid with post office literature
A report claims a candidate promised repayment to fund backers and fulfilled it by distributing campaign literature at multiple post offices, ensuring the outlay was more than reimbursed to the postmasters.
British Vice Admiral Bridge Heads to Command Fleet in China
Chicago May 4. Vice Admiral Sir Cyprian A C Bridge of the British navy passed through Chicago en route to the Orient to take command of the British fleet in Chinese waters. He succeeds Admiral Seymour.
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Chicago
Cyprian A. C. Bridge
Orient
Bridge
Seymour
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