Boy Evangelist Larney Dennis Debuts in Georgia
A five year old Breto evangelist from Atlanta known as Christ to colored Georgians attracts attention across the south. His parents travel with him through Georgia Tennessee and Alabama. In Mount Olivet Baptist Church he forgot lines but kept the audience engaged as disorder arose and order was sought by church leaders. The boy was displayed in a dramatic white garment during the service.
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New York
Mount Olivet
Larney Laurence Dennis
Breto Evangelist
Atlanta Ga
South
Dixie
Christ
C. G. Dennis
Atlanta
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Lar Bey
Teenas
Tovert de Sale
Rentack
Eeret
Nervous Dyspepsia Test Promotes Stuart's Tablets
A testimonial style note explains nervous dyspepsia often misread as a nerve issue and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for stomach weakness. It cites Prof Henry W Becker and claims the remedy relieves sour stomach gas loss of flesh appetite sleeplessness palpitations and constipation with endorsement from a religious writer and public officials.
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Stuart
Henry W. Becker
A. M
F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall
Mich
St. Louis
Mission Board
Gettian Methodist Church
Harbor and Wharf Commission
Bt Loule School
How
District Conference of Stewards
ME. Church
Ress
Epworth League
Child Evangelist Draws Crowd With Theatrics On Platform
An evangelist boy of two years touring with his parents drew a crowded church audience. He commanded the crowd to sing, answered questions with erratic, mixed religious and theatrical remarks, and performed pranks such as using a chair as a cross. Photos were sold but halted by the sermon leader. His mother defended their two year journey and the orderly reception.
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Jesus
Christ
Larney
al Boy
Panama Canal Feasibility and Plans Outlined by Abbott
New York January report quotes General Abbott asserting the Panama route is feasible and cheaper than Nicaragua. He cites a 462 mile canal length with 35 miles dredged, and details proposed dams, lock systems, and river regulation to control Chagres flooding, supporting rapid completion.
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Ienerss Abbot
Para Amama
Hs Fang
Nicaragua Canal
General Abbott
Sam Juan
Panama
Merey
Nicaragua
Washington
Panama Canal
Chastes
Ocean
Culebra
Molia
Konia
Atlante
Tate
Obiepo
Chmgres
Esha
Panama Canal Feasibility and Hydraulic Power Claims
The report describes a sea level canal across the isthmus, with a ten mile reservoir feeder and hydraulic power generation to operate rocks and illuminate the canal from Atlantic to Pacific. It claims storage capacity of 66 billion gallons to tame floods, notes no active volcanoes nearby, and argues transit times under a day for large vessels. Cost estimates total about 125 million dollars, with private capital proposed to finish a rival Nicarguam scheme if not funded by government.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Wessela
Inet
Technical Commission
Tsao
Panama Canal
Batis Rebese Netene
Nicara
Gum “Sula
Ocean Ocean
Cutting Big Trees From the Engineerissagazine
The article explains precise felling methods for large trees using plumb line checks, undercuts, and controlled back cuts. It describes angling the stump, wedging the log, and using ground slope or half undercuts to influence the tree’s fall and prevent kickback while guiding motion away from natural direction.
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Engineerissagazine
Novel use of Graphophone preserves Indian songs in New York meeting
The American Folklore Society showcased wax records of Indian songs at a New York gathering. Miss Alice C Fletcher directed the production, with performances including war, peace, love, wolf, funeral and death songs. Critics noted the announcer’s voice altered by the wax delivery.
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Teessuraio Express
American Folklore Society
American Association For the Advancement of Defence
New York
Alice C. Fletcher
Colorado Inauguration of Governor Thomas
Governor Thomas was inaugurated in Denver with Chief Justice Campbell administering the oath. The inaugural address urged reduced state expenditures, a fair valuation tax system, inheritance tax, and retrenchment, while proposing abolition of multiple boards, a single state board of control, and reforms to insurance, election laws, and bank supervision. He warned against trusts, urged regulation, and called for defeating lobby influence and reforms to end scrip systems.
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Charles & Thomas
Denver
Charles
Thomas
Campbell
House of Representatives
Board of Control
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Mtual
State Superintendent of Banks
West
Commonwealths
Allon
Train Robber City and Jackson County Fame
The Kansas City Star denounces the enduring Jackson county train robbing gang. It notes the long lived organization, frequent references from local papers, and the notion that infamous criminals from Jackson county are tied to rail robberies nationwide. The piece cites John Kennedy and the Macomb case to illustrate pervasive suspicion and fame.
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Kansas City Star
Jackson County
United States
James
Kansas City
Port Scott
Memphis
Pinkertons
John Kennedy
Wright County
Kennedy
A Scholarship From Leipzig
A Burlington Jeffersonian note records a brother of a deputy receiving a scholarship from the Conservatory of Music in Germany. The award, rare and prestigious, signals recognition of musical genius and promises study at a German conservatory.
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Leipzig
Burlington Jeffersonian
Conservatory of Music At
Germany
At Musical Conservatory
Daeme
S. S. S. Cures Sores and Ulcers Proven by Letters
A reader recounts how local treatments failed for a severe scalp wound and throat sore, then reports S. S. S. cured both after months. Capt. J. H. McBrayer confirms personal success from the remedy, praising its blood cleansing effects. The ad asserts S. S. S. treats deep seated sores regardless of prior methods, emphasizing its vegetable nature and guaranteed purity.
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Kons
Marion
Moniha
Fannie
Ark
Largest Hamilton Brown Shoe Plant Rises in St Louis
Jan. 11 reports in St Louis that the Hamilton Brown Shoe company will convert the former St. Vincent’s asylum site into America’s largest shoe factory. The building will cover the enth block, resemble the steel store on Twelfth Street and Wington Avenue, and employ 1500 workers at completion with expansion as demand grows. Modern machinery and architecture planned, with overall cost well over $200,000.
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U.S
St Louisa St. Louis
St. Vincent's Asylum For the
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company
America
Twelfth Street
Wington Avenue
Hamilton-Brown
Astor Sues Over Fake Dinner Report in Mall/Cliveden Claim
London reports William Waldorf Astor sues for public ridicule over an imaginary Cliveden dinner party tied to a California redwood tale in the Mall. The suit, slated for the next court term, lists notable counsel and signals a high profile legal clash despite general opinion of its futility.
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Astor
London
William Waldorf Astor
Mall
New York
Cliveden
California
Edward Clark
Couneil White
Alfred Harmaworth
Edward Carson
Q. G
Carson
Arthur Balfour
Mr. Astor
Bir Harmsworth
Women at Yale Establish their Permanent Footing
New York Mail and Express reports Yale graduate department now hosts many women students. Since opening in 1862 to arts graduates regardless of sex, women have faced many obstacles, but faculty support grows and undergraduates showAcceptance. The current year’s catalogue is forthcoming, indicating continued growth of women as Yale students.
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New York Mail and Express
Yale
Corporation of Yale
Atudente
Guriti
Johannes Neat
Yala
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