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Van Wert Times

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1894

Page

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A Cheerful Church Sermon by Rev. Talmage at Brooklyn Tabernacle

Rev. Dr. Talmage preaches a cheerful church in Brooklyn calling for a bold, modern faith. He defends Solomon’s Song as inspired, describes the church as a joyful meeting place, and urges this era to lead with gospel fire, inviting the masses toward Christ and away from dull religiosity.

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Floods Sweep Susquehanna Valley Cities in Deep Water

Massive floods along the Susquehanna valley inundate Altoona area reservoirs and towns from Williamsport to Bradford. Flood levels surge to 37 feet as millions of logs from lumber booms drift downstream. Homes evacuted, bridges damaged, and residents seek safety amid rising waters and repeated cloudbursts.

Aroona Allegheny Mountains Kittanning Point Pennsylvania Railroad Holidaysburg Pennsylvania Altoona Philadelphia Williamsport Pine Creek West Branch Susquehanna Providence Glen Allen Lumber Company Lock Haven Upper Linden Keating Renovo Clearfield Bradford Tuna Valley Foreman Street Hilton Sixth Ward Congisss North Street Clarence River Raystown

Scientific Items and Maritime Disaster Report

A scattered science roundup notes metals known and suspected, edible mushrooms, and notable feats such as Trypats building an artificial rainbow in 1833, alongside a weathered life-saving tragedy. The Port Huron rescue effort ends with four drowned life savers and 38 total dead across three incidents, as ships Myrtle Star and Jack Thomp 800 decay nearby amid a Philadelphia fire.

South America United States Trypats Germany Windsor Conn Merces Port Huros Port Huron Mich William Shupe Angus King Henry Little William Lewis Barney Mills Daniel Lynn Thompson St. Clair River Sand Beach Curiaeo Chicago Cummings Milwaukee Myrtle Star Twenty Seventh Street Jack Thomp Philadelphia

Frost Ravages Farms Across Broad Regions

Frost from May 21 damaged crops from Dakota lines to the gulf and into the Atlantic states. Fruits, vegetables, wheat and corn suffered, with Illinois and Wisconsin reporting heavy losses from ice. Iowa saw retarded corn growth. Minnesota notes strawberries harmed. Tennessee faced record cold and Lookout Mountain snow flurries. Corn worst hit, some replants needed. rice and garden crops affected but some reports say wheat and oats spared and overall crop impact varied across states.

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Seven Men Die in Kentucky Rail Wreck Near Prestonsburg

A collision on the Newport News and Mississippi Valley line near Prestonsburg Kentucky killed seven men. Two railroad workers were fatally injured, and conductor Hill faced a fatal miscue while backing a boarding car into a tunnel. Engineer Jones and his fireman escaped by leaping free as the crash blocked the tunnel. Later reports cite miscommunications by a lagman as the wreck cause.

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Dart mouth faculty votes to make senior year elective

The last Dart mouth faculty meeting voted to abolish all required studies and make all senior-year work elective. The note touches on education history from Alfred the Great to modern libraries, with mentions of Aristotle, Strabo, and U.S. bureau of education data.

Dartmouth Alfred the Great Aristotle Strabo

Kicked to Death After Vienna Dance Tragedy

Vienna dispatch reports a gendarme killed four youths and a girl after firing into a crowd during a dance quarrel over women near Oedenburg. He was beaten to death by the mob. Also notes Powderly ousted from Knights of Labor and other brief items from Philadelphia and Montreal.

Knights of Labor Phu Adelphia Terence V. Powderly A. W. Wright Toronto Can The Imights P. H. Quinn District Assembly Powderly Knights

Largest libraries and ancient manuscripts noted in varied snatches

The article surveys world libraries and relics such as Paris's Bibliotheque National with 1,400,000 volumes and 8,000 controversial baptism titles, ancient palm leaf manuscripts in Ceylon, a 100 year old wedding dress donated to Easthampton Public Library, and a new 80,000 volume public library in Manchester totaling 420,000 volumes. It then shifts to a caustic political scene where Republicans plot against Democrats, aiming to embarrass the party over tariff reform and seigniorage veto moves in Congress, while Speaker Crisp moderates the roll call as party strategy unfolds.

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Tariff Debates and Wage Claims Across Industries

A Chicago Herald analysis by J Schoenhof compares wages in unprotected export sectors with protected manufacturing, showing higher wage growth in the former from 1880 to 1890. It cites sugar refining and meat packing as examples and argues tariff protection does not raise wages, while political editorials criticize Republicans and the Wilson bill and warn of economic strain and government waste.

J. Schoenhof Census Bureau Mr. Schoenhof Schoenhof Chicago Herald Chicago Kansas City Times Tarif

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