Eleazar’s sword grip and the battle for faith
A fiery sermon urges Christians to emulate Eleazar, who clung to the sword in the battle against Philistine sin. It extols self forgetfulness, steadfast truth, and fearless sacrifice, contrasting modern ease with martyrs, urging bold faith and lasting scars for Christ.
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David
Eleazar
Ricazar
United States
Eleazer
Yorktown
Philadelphia
Jesus Christ
Madison
Mon
Church Triumphant
Tion
Christ
Prescott
Mexico
Talmage
Wood
Jesus
Cana
Madagascar
Colen
Strauss
Renan
God of Israel
Abere
Holy Agnostic Church
God the
Father Almighty
Heaven
Earth
Communion of Saints
Spiris
Harrison's Hypocrisy and Political Bank Roil
The piece criticizes President Harrison for skipping an unveiling in Chicago while praising Gen Gresham as orator for Grant. It denounces Judge Gresham’s political stance, notes past rivalries, and condemns Quay era Pennsylvania banks tied to state and national offices. It links bank failures to political corruption and urges accountability.
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Harrison
Chicago
Grant
Gresham
Army of the Tennessee
Judge Gresham
Supreme Court
United States
Dudley
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Keystone
Spring Garden
Quay
Pennsylvania State Treasury
Falsehood Exposed in Tin Plate Tariff Debate
Democratic critics attack Republican claims of tin plate factories, citing inflated reports and costly production versus imports. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes the falsehoods around mythical mills and argues a tariff shift harms workers. The dispatch ends with a comment on Gov. Campbell's reelection fight and tariff effects on workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niedringhaus
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bribery and money power under fire in Gresham critique
The piece quotes Judge Gresham condemning money to influence elections and calling for clean government. It discusses political corruption linked to Pennsylvania and Indiana figures, Harrison, Grant, and Quay, and notes reactions from Chicago Times and St. Louis Republic. It contrasts Democratic and Republican stances on banking, finance, and silver, urging vigilance against moneyed influence in politics.
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Pennsylvania
John Wanamaker
Matt Quay
Judge Gresham
Republic
Free Iiece
The
United States
Nathan
Gresham
Harrison
Chicago Times
St. Louis Republic
New York Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
Ohio
Committee On Finance
Lodge
Boston Globe
Points and Opinions on Election Debates and McKinley
A compilation of editorial comments from various papers on the 1896 campaign. It quotes the Boston Globe on Democratic strategy, the Kansas City Times on Gov. Campbell's debate win, the Cleveland Plain Dealer criticizing McKinley, the St. Louis Republic on campaign medals, and the Chicago Times noting Riley and Ingalls in Bar Harbor amid the presidential boom. The selection reflects partisan reactions across national, state, and local issues.
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Gov. Campbell
Maj. McKinley
Ohio
N. S. World
N. S
Boston Globe
Gov
Campbell
Ada
Kansas City
Times
William McKinley
McKinley
St. Louis Republic
James Whitcomb Riley
Jim
Dick Oglesby
Ingalls
Bar Harbor
Chicago Times
Two Men Compete For Flat Janitor Post In A Bizarre Skirmish
An owner advertises for a new janitor after tenants revolt against the current ruler. He hires two candidates to avoid bias, only to have both arrive simultaneously. A tense standoff ends with a settlement and the proprietor covering the expenses as both men depart satisfied.
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Cain
Bis
Bathing in Paris and Fashionable Coiffures
A Providence Journal piece surveys Paris bathhouses on the Seine where women and children swim under boat-like changing platforms. Black bathing dresses trimmed in red braid are rented for a franc, with discreet viewing from embankments as women and children enjoy the water and social routines.
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J& Women
Seine
Providence Journal
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Brooklyn
Cologne
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Osten
Damascus
Christendom
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John Sheee
Benk
Denver
Lexington
God
Ignatius
John Huss
Constance
M'Millan
Campbell and Freeman
India
Hatharatha
Cawnpore
St. John
Pingeb
Puck
Rotten Institutions
Bilaine
Paporeéns
Chicago Herald
Paris
Ehods Island
Frederic Denison
Wenterly
Goibbling
Connecticut
Mr Cross
Cross
Verraopht
Heavyrok
Brooklyn Eagle
Brown
Bafa Enquirer
Douglass Jerrold
Fred
Jerrold
Boras
Dun
Borns
Dovey
Waterbury
London
Painet
Guildhall
Indianapolia Journal
Nerve
Patriste Henry
Washington
Medea
Tenia
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