The King of Books Sermon at Lakeside on Bible Authority
Talmage's Lakeside sermon centers on The King of Books, praising the Bible's authenticity style and doctrine. He argues Scripture endures amid opposition, asserts its literary excellence, and urges placing the Bible in homes schools and public life as a guiding, redemptive force.
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Lakeside
Nev. T. DeWitt Talmage
Lakeside, O
King of Books
Walter Scott
John Milton
Lord
Passengers on a Florida Train Meet the Smithsonian Agent
A Florida Transit passenger train stops as Prof James Bell of the Smithsonian approaches with a collection of reptiles. He demonstrates snakes to frightened travelers including a large eight foot king snake and several harmless species.
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Florida Transit Railway
James Bell
Smithsonian Institution
Florida
New York City
Philadelphia
Gainesville
Fooling the Doctors The Undertaker Who Lived To Tell
An undertaker recalls a painter who was mistakenly pronounced dead after a 30 foot fall. The man revived at the undertaker’s door, received care, and recovered within days, illustrating doctors can err about death while the undertaker claims he never misread the situation.
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Chicago Journal
Third Avenue
Chicago
The New Parliament Meets in Aug 6 Assembly
The parliament reassembled with Gladstone entering the Commons on the front opposition bench. He greeted and spoke cordially with Chamberlain and Hartington. Arthur Peel was reelected Speaker for Warwick and Leamington.
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Lespes
Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
Mr. Chamberlain
Lord Hartington
Arthur Wellesley Peel
Warwick
Leamington
New Extradition Treaty with Japan Reported
The Tribune prints the Washington dispatches on the new extradition treaty with Japan signed April 29, 1886. It lists crimes including murder, embezzlement, forgery, arson, piracy and other offenses for which fugitives may be surrendered. The treaty was sent to the Senate in June and referred to Foreign Affairs.
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New York
the Tribune
Washington
Japan
Senate
Committee On Foreign Affairs
High Seas
Mexican Revolutionists Hanged In Sonora Ambush
San Francisco reports Prefect Torres of Magdalena was killed not by Apaches but by twenty five Mexican revolutionists who lay in wait on his route. Twenty two of the insurgents have been captured and hanged.
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San Francisco
Sonora
Prefect Torres
Magdalena
Packer Sentenced to Forty Years for Cannibal Murder
Alfred Packer, a miner convicted of murdering and eating five companions during the winter of 1873, has been sentenced to forty years in the penitentiary.
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Desven
Alfred Packer
List of States Holding Elections and Offices Voted
A survey of upcoming elections shows Alabama on November 2 with Congressmen, Arkansas September 6 state officers and Legislature, California November 2 state officers Legislature and Congressmen, Colorado November 2, Connecticut November 2, Delaware November 2, Florida November 2 with Legislature and Congressmen and a new constitution vote, Georgia October 6 and November 2, Illinois November 2 with minor officers Legislature and Congressmen and a prison contract amendment, Indiana November 2 minor officers and congressmen, Iowa November 2 minor officers and Congressmen, Kansas November 2 state officers Legislature and Congressmen, Kentucky November 3 Congressmen, Maine September 13, Massachusetts November 2, Michigan November 2, Minnesota November 2, Mississippi November 2, Missouri November 2, Nebraska November 2, Nevada November 2, New Hampshire November 2 Governor Legislature, New Jersey Governor Legislature, New York November 2 including a constitutional convention question, North Carolina November 2 Justices Legislature and Congressmen, Ohio minor officers and Congressmen, Oregon June 7 State officers Legislature and Congressmen, Pennsylvania November 2 Congressmen, Rhode Island April Tally of other states including South Carolina November 2, Tennessee Governor Legislature, Texas Legislature, Vermont September 7, Virginia November 2 Congressmen, West Virginia Legislature, Wisconsin November 2 State officers Legislature and Congressmen.
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Coerstent
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Court of Appeals
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Cutting Affair Review by Mexican Interior Minister
The Mexican Interior Minister Senor Romero Rubio reviews the Cutting case, noting Cutting apologized under court order but penned an insult to the court. He explains Cutting crossed the river to spread the issue and was arrested. the executive cannot override judicial authority. Rubio sent a full report to Washington at President Diaz’s request. Diaz downplays the incident as a quarrel between journalists and expects a clear explanation. El Paso trial proceedings followed with Cutting denying the court’s jurisdiction and a sentence possible within fifteen days. Indiana Greenbackers convened in Indianapolis adopting a platform opposing liquor manufacturing and sale, endorsing public money loans at three percent interest and naming state officers. The convention plans to reconvene September 1 with anti-monopolist factions.
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Egypt
Paul the Apostle
Paul
Tam
John Halsebach
Vienna
Job
Dryden
Milton
Cowper
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Evangelist
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Isaiah
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Montana
Des Moines
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Mary Anderson
Andrew J. Wilson
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Commissioner of Labor
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Crry
Mexico
Cutting
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Diaz
Tex
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Ixpranapolis
Ind
Greenback Party
Pope
C. C. Millroy
Pressley Gregg
Benjamin, Perkins
Bender
Supreme Court
L. Douglass
J. O. Green
George Bass
Chestnut gong grows popular in towns and cities
A small chestnut protector worn under the coat rings when punny jokes land. In Baltimore a Mikado performance drew many gongs and later performers stuck closer to the text. Other snippets note a stingy man in Fresno paying a washing bill but trading produce, a servant misusing a lawn mower, and a Boston quip about Jay clock ticks. A Georgia hunter trio chase a catamount, finally shooting it after nine shots.
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Chicago Times
Fresno
Editor Cutting Sentenced in Mexico City Court
A. K. Cutting receives one year hard labor confinement and a $600 fine in a Mexican court for an article publication. The case sparks cross border tensions as the United States protests foreign trials of its citizens and Secretary Bayard pledges U.S. jurisdiction over American offenses.
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Bayard
Paso
Tex
Cutting
Medina
Brigham
United States
Supreme Court
Chihuahua
Texas
Mexico
Wasiixeton
A. K. Cutting
Burial of Samuel J. Tilden at New Lebanon
The body of former New York governor Samuel J. Tilden is buried in New Lebanon after a Greystone viewing in Yonkers. President Cleveland and Secretaries Endicott and Whitney attended the service at Greystone before the funeral train carried Tilden to New Lebanon for interment in the village cemetery.
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New York
Samuel J. Tilden
Yonkers
N. Y
New Lebanon
N.Y
Greystone
Cleveland
Endicott and Whitney
William J. Tucker
Andover
Mass
Presbyterian Church
Tilden
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church of New York
Antonia Henne
Whitney
Secretary Manning
John B. Trevor
Charles A. Dunn
Charles E. Simmons
Daniel Magone
Smith M. Weed
John Pigelow
William Allen Butler
A. J. Vanderpole
Endicott
William 8. Bissell
Spriggs
Barnum
Thill
Grace
Mr. Tilden
Washington
Congregational Church
Mr. Burrill
Democratic House Fails to Act on Navy and Defense
The piece denounces the Democratic majority in the House for incompetence and hindering national defense. It criticizes rule changes, stalled appropriation bills, and delays in navy funding, while Republicans offered support. It cites a $6.425 million naval appropriation cut by Democrats and questions the party's fitness to govern.
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House of Representatives
Democratic Party
House
Senate
Committee On Naval Affairs
America
Treasury
Europe
Congress
N. Y Tribune
Forest fires devastate Spencer Wisconsin village
Mitwack er Wis Aug 9 Forest fires near Spencer Marathon County swiftly destroyed two thirds of the village buildings. The total loss reaches 200000 as flames from sawdust race to mill property. Residents fled with little belongings as the Wisconsin Central depot water tank churches school and mills burned, along with about fifteen million feet of lumber.
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Mitwacker
Wis
Spencer
Brighton Township
Marathon County
Wisconsin Central
Clifford & Thayer
Ottawa Seeks Settlement as Lansdowne Visits England
Ottawa reports strong interest in Lord Lansdowne's trip to England to push a settlement of the fishery dispute with the United States. Canada faces a $1,000,000 duty burden and a $1,000,000 drop in fish exports since treaty changes. Lansdowne aims to present full facts to the British government.
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Ottawa
Ont
Lord Lansdowne
England
Canada
United States
Lansdowne
Two Men Brave Whirlpool Ride At Niagara
William Potts and George Hazlitt coopers risked the Niagara whirlpool rapids in a cask from Burraro New York Aug 9. The craft submerged about half the passage but surfaced near the outer circle as it circled the whirlpool and Potts smoked a cigar.
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Burraro
N. Y
Niagara Whirlpool
William Potts
George Hazlitt
Graham
Potts
Laborer Discovers 82 Carat Diamond in Cincinnati Street
A Cincinnati laborer named Charles Russell found last Tuesday a diamond weighing 82 carats at a bowlder crushing machine in the street. Valued over $100,000, the gem may be the Blennerhasset Island diamond once owned by Mrs. Clark and linked to Aaron Burr, embedded in a bowlder later used for paving.
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Creemsnati
Charles Russell
Blennerhasset Island
Clark
Aaron Burr
Burr
President’s vetoes and pension cases stir political clash
The Indiana State Journal criticizes the President for hasty vetoes on public buildings funding for Dayton and Zanesville, while approving Goldsboro and Billings pension actions. It argues partisanship, noting Billings’ Confederate service and implied biases against Union soldiers.
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Dayton
Zanesville
Goldsboro
N. C
Billings
South Carolina
Indiana State Journal
Helpless American Citizen in Spanish Army Clash
The account of Lino Martinez shows an American citizen seized for military service by Spain, jailed eleven days without a civil trial, and discharged only for being slightly under the required height. The State Department acknowledges his rights were not recognized and suggests a damages suit in Spanish courts as remedy. Other editorials note Cleland’s failure to unite factions and lack of candor.
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Lino Martinez
Germany
Martinez
State Department
Bayard
N. Y. Sun
The Ghostlike Status Of Allen G Thurman In Democracy
Chicago Inter Ocean reports on Allen G Thurman as a veteran of the Democratic Party, noted for his long service and integrity. The piece laments his political neglect, recalls a near presidential nomination, and contrasts past influence with present obscurity amid a changing party.
Abolition Demands End to Slavery Abuses in South
A compilation of opinion snippets condemns mistreatment of Black people and calls for reform in convict labor camps. The New Orleans Times-Democrat and Philadelphia Press reflect on Southern stance, while editorials critique political appointments and governance amid civil rights tensions.
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South
N. Y. Tribune
Bae
Carlisle
Randall
Morrison
Holman
Chicago Times
Bayard
Moore
Aurora
Beacon
ReyrThe
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Mississippi
Times-Democrat
Vimes-Democrat
Philadelphia
Indiana
Howard County
Kokomo
Henderson
George W. Duke
William Serter
F. C. Bulk
John W. Leach
J. O. Henderson
M. Y. Times
Democrats in disarray face fundraising pressures
The Philadelphia Press reports the Democratic Congressional Committee is demoralized and short of funds with little outside help. It notes President Cunningham’s order blocks office holders from aiding the party and suggests a possible strategic rallying cry to mislead Republicans about Civil Service compliance.
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Congress
Kenna
Democratic Congressional Committee
Philadelphia Press
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