Gideon Called by God At The Oak Under Threats
Sermonette recounts Gideon threshing wheat at the wine press when an angelic visitation declares him a mighty man of valor. Gideon tests the messenger, offers a sacrifice, and recognizes the Lord, who promises support as he is commissioned to deliver Israel from Midian. He builds an altar and worships, accepting the divine call.
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Gideon
Oak Tree
Israel
Egypt
Baal
Ophrah
Gideons
God
Manasseh
Fragmentary Rural Scene of Evening Reflections
A man picks his way across fields as dusk settles and the landscape mirrors his troubled inner mood in a quiet, somber moment. The text trails off with a broken sentence about his stride and perception.
Man Fences Hands On Lamp Post In Freezing Arrest Case
New York police officer finds John Lenahan, 26, clinging to a lamp post at 34th Street in freezing conditions. He is carried to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition with arms and legs frozen. Lenahan, recently bailed for theft, had a warrant issued after failing to appear in court. He may have become trapped while intoxicated.
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New York
Schiffer
Third Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Thirty-fifth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Cudderpack
John Lenahan
First Avenue
McAdam
Lenahan
Preservation push to buy Poe Cottage in Poe Park
The president of the women’s auxiliary of the American Scenic and Historical Preservation Society urges the city to pursue purchase of the Edgar Allan Poe cottage in Poe Park Fordham. The small private residence remains in remarkable preservation despite its age.
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Poe
Woman’s Auxiary
The
American Scenic and Historical Preservation Society
Board of Estimate and Appointment
Edgar Allen Poe
Poe Park
Fordham
To Fit the Crime and Empty Mind Juxtapose
A barber’s memory lapse over a customer’s hair part leads to a tense exchange as the patron insists on his preference and skips a tip. The fragment pivots to a playful aphorism about an empty mind and unhappy heart seeking companionship.
Kaiser William a Matchmaker in Civilian Dress
The Kaiser, walking in civilian clothes, was recognized by a corporal who confessed he loved the sergeant major’s daughter but the marriage was barred by the father’s demand for a sergeant as son in law. The emperor asked if he truly loved her and instructed him to tell the sergeant major that the Kaiser made his sergeant.
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Kaiser William
Illinois Happenings The Douglas Court Case
In Douglas county, the March term promises a historic session led by the Harry Allt trial for the Stillions murder near Illinois station. Allt, once jailed in Kansas for larceny, now questions his confession while another man recovers from grievous injuries after a train incident near Granite City.
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Arcola
Douglas County
Harry Allt
Edward Stillions
Alinois
Allt
Kansas
A Lady Mail Carrier Takes Route No 2 Duty
Harrisburg Miss Libbie Watts has been appointed mail carrier on Robinson route No 2 and began duties recently. A young, attractive worker, she drives a nice team and completes a 26 mile daily round like the male carriers. Previously Mount Carmel claimed the only lady mail carrier. Paralytic Mystified by Recovery Kekaneé James H. Showers, aged 60, suddenly felt an electric shock and recovered use of his limbs, leaving him mystified by the improvement.
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Harrisburg
Libbie Watts
Robinson
Miss Watts
Mount Carmel
Til
James H. Showers
Mr. Showers
Evangelist Billy Sunday Converts 195 In Murphysboro Tabernacle
In Murphysboro a tabernacle revival led by Evangelist Billy Sunday drew 195 converts in a single night. Police Judge R Q Deason, a prominent Democrat and party secretary, was among the first to convert.
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Murphysboro
Tabernacle
Billy Sunday
R. QO. Deason
Traveling Man Kills Self in Quincy Hotel Room
G W Hlakeny aged 55 of Decatur traveling representative for Howard Mercantile Co shot himself in a hotel room. Despondency and illness cited as causes. He leaves a widow and children in Decatur and had mentioned a son in St. Louis.
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Self
Quincy
G. W. Hlakeny
Decatur
Howard Mercantile Co
St. Louis
Jury Nullifies Bondurant Will In Illinois Case
A Platt county circuit court jury overturned the will of Thomas Bondurant, a millionaire, after a two week trial. Bondurant left $300,000 to Eureka College and church groups. relatives argued undue influence. In a separate note, Bert Moore, 10, reportedly died by accidental self harm on the Ferguson farm near town.
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Bloomington
Platt County
Thomas Bondurant
Eureka College
Christian Church
Iinois
Bondurant
McKendree College Receives Carnegie Dormitory Grant
Dr M H Chamberlain president of McKendree college received word from Pittsburg that 25000 dollars of Carnegie funds would be given to the school for a dormitory. Judge Threw Out Verdict Paris After the jury returned a verdict for the Hig Four road in a 10000 dollar damage suit Judge Thompson heard two jurors were out all night and he threw out the verdict.
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McKendree College
Lebanon
M. H. Chamberlain
Pittsburg
Paris
Hig Four Road
Thompson
Burksville Postmaster Herman J. Jaenke Dies at 56
Burksville postmaster and businessman Herman J. Jaenke died of Brights disease at age 56. An Odd Fellow, he celebrated a Golden Wedding. In Kewanee, M. L. Zieg fer and his wife marked their Golden Wedding with many attendees.
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Burksville
Waterloo
Herman J. Jaenke
Busines
Kewanee
M. L. Ziegfer
Carterville Man Shoots Self in Apparent Tragedy
A resident identified as Carterville Pink Carney, a coal miner known as a coal niner, died by self-inflicted gunshot in an apparent suicide. Police and coroner notified. investigation ongoing.
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Carterville
Pink Carney
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Henton
Bert Moore
Joseph Moore
Furgeson
Goat Miner Killa Self
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