General Booth Passes From Useful Life
The death of William Booth at age fifty four marks the end of an era for the Salvation Army founded in London. His last message to America urged continued faith and battlefield spirit as Bramwell Booth is poised to succeed him. Surviving family include sons Bramwell and Herbert and Ballington, with daughters Fraengeline Lacy and Miss Mark active in the movement.
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England
William Booth
London
Neucleus
Christian Mission
Salvation Army
Booth
Christian Missions
Salvation
General Booth
Marshal Wolseley
America
Bramwell Booth
Herbert
Ballington
the Volunteers of America
of the Daughters
Miss Evangeline Booth Shaken by General Booth Death
News of General Booth's death reached Evangeline Booth at Salvation Army headquarters in New York causing a nervous breakdown. Ballington Booth and Maud sent sympathy to Bramwell Booth in London as calls for worldwide memorial services were urged. Ballington and Maud Booth were together at Blue Point Long Island when the news arrived.
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Booth
Miss Booth
London
Salvation Army
General Booth
Ballington Booth
Blue Point
Long Island
Mr. Booth
Bramwell Booth
Ballington and
Maud
Pay Tribute to the Greatest Evangelist of the Present Day
London papers mourn the death of Booth, hailing him as the age’s premier evangelist. The Times calls his life a remarkable career that forced world reflection, noting his rise from obscurity to head of a devout organization with obedience rivaling Catholic subordination.
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London
Salvation
Army
John Wesley
Martin Luther
the Times
Booth
Morsford's Acid Phosphate Sleep Remedy
An old advertisement touts Morsford's Acid Phosphate as a nightly sleep aid. It claims half a teaspoonful in a glass of cold water before retiring induces restful sleep.
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Morsford
Thunder showers forecast for Mobile and Gulf states
Weather bulletin notes thunder showers tonight or Thursday for Mobile and nearby areas and cooler conditions in the north portion of Alabama and Mississippi. Light variable winds. Shippers forecast warns of heat during shipments. Tombigbee and Alabama rivers expected to fall over the next two days. Separate obituary reports the death of Rev J L Fant in Salt Lake City linked to hookworm contracted in the South.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Tombigbee
Gulf
South Atlantic
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountain
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hook Worm
South
J. L. Fant
Abbeville
Ss. C
Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
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Mobile, Ala
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Fairhope
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