The sword in history and wrath of war sermon
Rev. St DeWitt Talmage delivers an annual sermon to the Thirteenth Regiment in Brooklyn on the sword as a divine instrument for liberty justice and civilization. He cites biblical figures ancient battles and modern conflicts to argue for armed defense yet urges eventual global disarmament under international arbitration while honoring militia service. The talk honors regimental bonds and a shared Christian moral vision.
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Chaldea
Minnnesota
Thirteenth Regiment
Hell
Winkelried
Cataline
Leonidas
Benedict Arnold
Gardens of Eden
St. Paul
Moses
David
Lord
Gideon
Christ
Joshua
Caleb
Washington
Marion
Lafayette
Wellington
Kosciusko
Garibaldi
Tours
Europe
Amerca
Charles Martel
Joan of Arc
Marathon
Persia
Egypt
Tripoli
Afghanistan
Beloochistan
Armenia
Asia
Miltiades
Themistocles
Aristides
Athens
Haiti
Louis XVI
England
Tuileries
Marlborough
Blenheim
Hercynian
Rome
Arminius
France
Chalons
Attila
Theodoric
Actius
Death Inspires Charity and Compassion in Quiet Remembrance
A reflective meditation on how witnessing death awakens kindness and generosity within people, as the silent, peaceful dead elicit appeals to charity and enduring human warmth.
Undertaker Service Focuses on the Dead
An 1830s obituary note laments funerary practices, describing the undertaker as paying little heed to the living while serving the dead by arranging funerals and guiding them to the grave.
Pope Quotation on Judgment and Time
A short line of prose notes that judgment and time diverge yet each person trusts their own measure, reflecting a reflective sentiment attributed to Alexander Pope.
The Rich Man's Folly Teaching Luke 12 15
The lesson centers on covetousness as a danger to the soul. Jesus warns that a man’s life does not consist in wealth or barns filled with goods and that earthly riches cannot save the spirit. A prosperous farmer hoards for years but forgets to store treasure in heaven, prompting a judgment of folly.
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Perea
Jordan
Jesus
Galilee
Jerusalem
Christ
Zhou Spot
Alford
Trifles
Rev
A. F. Schauffler
General Briefs From The Era Of Vast Oceans And Wolves
In the New Hebrides fifty years ago there were no Christians and now none remain as heathens. Actors and drama are critiqued as temperate yet lively. A stammering barrister faces a deaf judge, testing patience. Typhoid treated by immersion shows promise. Mrs Gladstone grows more active after seventy five. A seven foot tall man named Catoni dies in Italy and sells his skeleton for 2000 dollars. Emigration from Britain to the US Canada and Australia totals rise in 1889 with 164000 English, 64000 Irish and 25000 Scottish leaving for various destinations. Russia spends much revenue on wolf corpses with an estimate of 170000 wolves roaming, and provincial hunts yield tens of thousands killed. Wolves killed 218 people in a recent period.
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Great Britain
United States
Canada
American
Atlantic
Victoria
Ireland
England
George Lil
Lord North
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Monmouth
Trenton
Valley Forge
London Tower
Jefferson
Washington
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Charleston
New Orleans
New York City
Edwin Forrest
Duryea
Broadway
Paul
London
George Gordon
Garroter
Osity
France
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
Russia
Suorone
Ellsworth
McPherson
Reynolds
Sedan
Alexander the Great
Hell
Spain
Poland
London Times
House of York
House of Lancaster
Hebrides
Gladstone
Australia
Vologda
Cagan
Five Men Killed in Rockford Train Wreck Near Rockford
A Northwestern passenger train from Freeport jumped the track two miles west of Rockford due to a broken wheel. Engineer Edward Blaisdell and four section men were killed. several others injured as coaches were demolished. Other wrecks reported include a Louisville sleeper wreck near English, Kentucky, with eight seriously wounded. a collision on the Des Moines Union line near Drs Mores, Iowa, injuring a brakeman and blocking tracks for hours.
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Rockford
Northwestern
Freeport
Chicago
Here
Edward Blaisdell
August Johnson
Winnebago
Emil Anderson
John Gustafson
Pecatonica
John Drehmer
Lovuisville
Louisville
Boston
Cincinnati
Louisville & Nashville
English
Drs Mores
Des Moines
The Lake Mohonk Conference on the Negro Problem
At Lake Mohonk New York the conference adopts resolutions urging education as the key to solving race issues through normal and industrial teaching, home uplift, and true manhood and womanhood. It also calls for a U S postal savings system to promote thrift and property ownership among all races.
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Lake Mohonk
Lake Mounoux
N. Y
Gates
United States
Missouri Murderer Williams Confesses to Wallops
Sepain Missouri June 7 Thomas Williams recently arrested for killing Jefferson and Charles Moore father and son confessed the crime Friday. He is believed responsible for several other murders including a 1866 farm killing near Peoria Illinois of Charles Koch. Koch was killed and Williams was tried sentenced to hang but Governor Oglesby commuted to twenty years. Williams served seventeen years and moved to Missouri after release.
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Sepain
Thomas Williams
Jefferson
Charles Moore
Charles Koch
Peoria
Ill
Koch
Williams
Oglesby
Missouri
Eight-Hour Struggle Gains Ground in 141 Cities
Secretary P J McGuire reports 141 cities saw successful eight hour strikes totaling 54852 workers. The movement sparked 46 new lodges with 11241 members as protests continue in nine cities while Portland Oregon and Wheeling West Virginia lock out workers and six cities reach nine hour compromises.
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New York
P. J. McGuire
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Portland Ore
Wheeling
W. Va
Bank of Olesburg Assigns to George R. Smith
The Bank of Olesburg near Marysville Kansas assigns to George R. Smith of West Moreland. Liabilities reach $50,000. It was a private bank run by Allen Bros. with reckless dealings. Many farmers suffer, indignation runs high as eastern loan companies come in. bankers have fled.
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Marysville
Kan
Bank of
Olesburg
George R. Smith
West Moreland
Allen Bros
Fatal Burns In Gasoline Fire Incident
Mrs. Fred Spooner of Ponte, Indiana, was fatally burned yesterday when she poured gasoline on burning coals to speed a fire. The flames engulfed her dress, and she was soon enveloped in fire while neighbors rushed to help. Bodies and flesh reportedly burned away in large portions.
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LA Ponte
Ind
Fred Spooner
Century Mark Honored as Woman Dies at 100
West Point Conn June 7 Huldah Rockwell died of pneumonia here Friday aged 100 years and 9 months Her mother lived to 103.
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West Point
Conn
Huldah Rockwell
89 Year-Old Pedestrian Reaches Baltimore Trek
Carlisle Pa June 7 Harrison Wagoner an 8 year old pedestrian left McConnellsburg Ohio twenty two days ago and reached Hagerstown en route for Baltimore He has trundled a wheelbarrow 448 miles since leaving McConnellsburg Ohio and continues his journey.
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Carlisle
Highwayman Robs Stage Near Ukiah
In Ukiah California a north bound stage was robbed Friday afternoon three miles from town by a lone highwayman. The bandit reportedly secured 1600 dollars from Wells Fargo and Co. box.
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Uxton
Cal
Ukiah
Wells, Fargo & Co
Seattle marks first anniversary of 1859 fire banquet
SEATTLE Wash June 6 The first anniversary of the great fire of June 6 1859 which burned the entire business portion of the city was celebrated Friday night by a Chamber of Commerce banquet Fireworks and a 190 gun salute highlighted the event.
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Seattle
Wash
Chamber of Commerce
Norwegian heir leaves million for crippled hospital in Wisconsin
Segvald Qvale, a wealthy Norwegian who died in Madison, Wisconsin, is said to have bequeathed 1,000,000 dollars for the establishment of a hospital for cripples in Madison. His generous gift, if confirmed, would fund a facility aiding disabled residents in the state.
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Kay Claing
Wis
Segvald Qvale
Madison
The Rebel Flag and American Loyalty
A Chicago Inter Ocean editorial condemns the rebel flag at Virginia memorials and praises the American flag as the only true symbol. It argues Lee would back unity, while denouncing the stars and bars as a relic of oppression and a insult to national loyalty. The piece contrasts this with support for a farmer friendly tariff from the New York Tribune cited in the nearby text.
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South
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Appomattox
United States
Virginia
Richmond
America
J. Coleman Adams
New York
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Tariff Bill Passage Sets Republicans Up for Victory
The House's revision of the McKinley tariff is hailed as disciplined and well led by Chairman McKinley. A few dissents exist on sugar and amendments, but the majority united without caucus backing and aims to boost Republican credibility. Critics claim revenue reductions, while supporters cite political and agricultural gains.
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Senate
N. Y. Tribune
House
Coleman
Louisiana
Committee On Ways and Means
McKinley
McMillan
American-made clothes praised by acute observer
Eugene Field from England argues the United States surpasses Britain in clothing quality and value. He cites better fit and durability of American suits, superior footgear, and lower costs for essentials, asserting nine of ten workers fare better in the U S than in Great Britain, per the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Eugene Field
England
Atlantic
United States
London
Great Britain
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Reasonable 1892 Electoral Vote Estimate Spreads
A New York Democratic paper projects the 1892 electoral map with 208 to 211 votes needed for victory. It splits expected votes: solid South doubtful New York Illinois and other states likely Republican, while Idaho and Wyoming could alter the total before the 1892 election.
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New York
South
New Jersey
Northwest
Connecticut
Orme Cireccnccus Eee
Eas cD
Indiana
Idaho
Wyoming
Chicago Journal
Press Comments On Political Rifts And Tariff Debates
A collection of editorials and opinions discusses Grover Cleveland rising in the Democratic firmament, Richmond rebels rejecting the flag, opposition to the McKinley bill, Missouri reform panic over poker losses, grain price shifts, and the South as a growth area for Northern capital. The pieces reflect partisan tensions and tariff politics of the era.
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Grover Cleveland
Melville W. Tuller
Boston Journal
Richmond
Chicago Journal
Madison
Wis
State Journal
Missouri
Des Moines
Register
Canada
Chicago
Northern Capital
Northern Energy
Naming of Novels Reflections on Titles of Famous Works
A Macmillan Magazine note observes how novel titles reflect character, theme, and romance. It praises Scott and Dumas for evocative, distinct names and notes how many titles derive from hero or heroine, with exceptions like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
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Dumas
Scott
Richelieu
Mazarin
Lewis
Three Musketeers
Musketeers
Cartagnan
Constable
Kenilworth
Miss Austen
Lytton
Jane Austen
Robinson Crusoe
Captain Singleton
Captain Carleton
Moll Flanders
Tom Jones
Amelia
Joseph Andrews
Austin Dobson
Fielding
Parson Adams
Pamela
Clarissa Harlowe
Richardson
Roderick Random
Peregrine Pickle
Tristram Shandy
Cecilia
Vicar of
Wakefield
Man
Dickens
Ginx
Limerick’s First Mayor A Humble Broom Maker
A Providence Journal excerpt recounts how Limerick faced a mayoral dispute and chose Shaun na Scoobe, a Cratloe Hill broom maker, by chance. He was dressed in office robes, led to City Hall, and served a single, dreamlike year before returning to his broom trade. The tale ends with his wife recognizing him as he weighed his strange, modest tenure.
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Limerick
Thomond Bridge
Clare
Cratloe Hill
Ireland
Cratloe
Shaun-na-Scoobe
John
Shaun-na- Scoobe
Shaun
Wanithee
Providence
R. I
Woman lawyer recalls a notable damages case and marriage twist
A female attorney describes a case for damages against S W R A R involving a mid dle aged man maimed in a collision. Though $50 000 was won in lower court, the company appealed and after three years the money was paid. She notes she married her client to consider his helpless condition.
Arkansas Narrator Shares Far Flung Local Humor
A tourist asks a native about travel and receives a witty Arkansas reply describing visits to Duckville Sorghumville Petertown Dogville Fiddlevale and journeys across to the next county with a playful landman joke about being everywhere including every wharf.
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Arkansas
Duckville
Sorghumville
Petertown
Dogville
Fiddlevale
Puck
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Mission OF the Sworp
Dr. Talmage
Kansas
Shaun -Na- Scoobe
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