Let God Arise Against Blasphemy and Drink Evil
Rev. T DeWitt Talmazo at Brooklyn Tabernacle delivers a fiery sermon urging God to arise to scatter enemies of piety. He denounces profanity drunkenness and social impurity, laments modern vices and calls for united reform backed by divine intervention. He cites history and scripture to urge moral renewal and anticipates a future feasant ascension of God.
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T. DeWitt Talmazo
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Chapultepec
Cerro Gordo
Cherubusco
Hatcher’s Row
Malvern Hill
Davis
Church of God
Arnold
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Savannah
Boston
White Horse
Friends of Humanity
God
Christ
Saved by His Toes in a Northbound Misidentification
Captain John W. Harlee of Manatee Fla was mistaken for the embezzler Sam B Roberts after a Wilmington N C encounter. A detective and mayor’s inquiry failed to prove the error, and Harlee was released amid jokes of his toes saving him. Reports of a bear den and human bones in New York complete the tale.
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John W. Harlee
Manatee
Little Rock
N. C
Wilmington
Smithville
Harlee
McRae
Sam PB. Roberts
Pacific Mutual Telegraph Company
Kansas City
American Surety Company of
New York
Captain Harlee
Roberts
Harley
Tiis
Fla
E. D. Hall
Wilmington Dogberry
Powderly Addresses Southwest Strike and Eight Hour Plan
Ricumonp Va Oct 6 delegates to the Knights of Labor convened in the Armory. Powderly delayed entering until 10 30 A M. He condemns the Southwest strike as mismanaged and stresses need for gradual eight hour adoption with planning and unity among unions and employers. He defends his secret circular and calls for orderly action and education before broad action.
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Ricumonp
Knights of Labor
Armory
Powderly
Committee On
Workman Powderly
General Assembly
Workman
Rnght
St. Loui S
Promse
General Executive Board
D Awl
United States
Southwest
Ralway
Litchman
McGuire
Congress
Federation of Trades
Trades Unions of
Amerca
Norton
Chicago
Cleveland
Knights of Labor leader pleads for union education drive
The address urges educating youth to fix labor issues and warns against internal splits. It defends a unified approach among trades unions and Knights of Labor members while detailing past disputes and proposing swift, impartial resolutions. The convention resumes amid Brooklyn delegate contention.
Foul Play Suspected in Kentucky Murder Trial
Witness in the J. W. Slankins murder trial shot in his store in Hanropspuna Kentucky as the case against Mrs. Lucretia A. Munday and a man named Carter widens. The shooting follows reports that Hawkins was killed to silence testimony, with warrants issued for Munday and Carter.
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Hanropspuna
J. W. Slankins
Lucretia A. Munday
Walker Davis
Fayette County
Hawkins
Monday
Carter
Munday
Connecticut Ma VIPal Elections Demonstrate Shifts in County Politics
New Haven Oct 6 The town elections in this county reveal large V Prohibition gains and notable Democratic gains in Meriden plus smaller increases in other towns as Knights of Labor followers did not meet expectations.
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New Haven
Conn
Knights of Labor
Meriden
Nasby Becomes Postmaster Amid Celebratory Debts
In the Confedrity Roads Kentucky area Nasby is installed as postmaster under Civil Service reform after persuading President Cleveland and ousting longtime incumbent Lubbock. A jubilant procession forms outside Bascom's as townsfolk demand repayment of old debts and Nasby settles a ten dollar score with Filkins before taking office.
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Democratic Civil Service
Bascom’s
Toledo Blad
Confedrir
Kentucky
Confedrity Roads
Lubbock
Johnson
Perceshn
Bascom
Percesha
Deekin
Internal Revenue
Issaker Gavitt
Republikans
Offis
Biznis
Nashy
Secesha Crick
Loozeaner Lottery Co
Neo Orleans
Filkins
Bascom's
Civil Service
Cleveland
Davis and Grant in Letters Stir Mixed Reactions
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes Rey Mr. Davis cherished letter-writing and celebrates his support for General Grant's military reputation. It contrasts Davis's feminine spite in a final letter with a schoolboy tale, concluding Grant's fame remains beyond harm from Davis's praise.
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Rey
Davis
Sherman
Grant
Organized to Build Up The Republican Party
The piece argues the Republican party is an up building force not just in 1868 or 1872 but ongoing. It credits homestead, public land, and industrial policies with expanding the West and nation, while noting Democratic opposition and the risk of undoing Republican gains. It cites figures on land grants and rail expansion and warns against Bourbon alignment.
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God
America
Lord
Washington
Sedan
von Moltke
Waterloo
Wellington
Wesley
Jesus Christ
Toronto
Oath
Sodom
Christ
Gomorrah
Bethsaidas
Brooklyn
Upper Broadway
United States
Canada
White Cross
Frances Willard
Religious Tract Societies
Heaven
Charleston
New York
Republican Party
Northwest
Germany
Illinois
Ilinois
German Empire
France
Commonwealths
Chicago Inter Ocean
Civil Service Reform Group Criticizes Indiana Federal Appointments
The Indiana Civil-Service Reform Association releases a report accusing Federal appointments in Indiana of widespread Civil Service violations. It cites Aquilla Jones at the Indiana post office, party workers, and illiterate hires, with Democrats dominating at multiple classes of offices and several officials convicted of crimes. Congressmen alleged to shield poor officeholders and disrupt public business. Indianapolis corresp. Chicago News.
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Indiana Civil-Service Reform Association
Indiana
Indiana Post Office
Aquilla Jones
Hendricks
Jones
Internal Revenue
Indianapolis
Cor
Chicago News
Desperate Fight Aboard the Cincinnati Near Vicksburg
Carrington Smith recounts the Union gunboat Cincinnati's clash with Confederate batteries near Vicksburg in late May 1863. The ship suffered heavy damage and loss, with twenty boats sinking and about forty dead or wounded as it fought while the crew faced helplessness and later calls for investigation faded from memory.
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Pemberton
Vicksburg
Cincinnati
Carrington Smith
Detroit Free Press
Political remarks on Civil Service reform and Republican labor policy
A collection of editorial excerpts praising Republican principles and labor protections. It cites Democratic chairman retirements, Civil Service reform criticism in the South, Missouri politics, and Homestead laws as pillars of Republican policy benefiting workers and families.
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N. Y. World
Missouri
St. Louis
Globe, Democrat
Ray
Republican Party
Wisconsin
A War Horse Remembers Battles On Warwick Farm
An old war horse on the Marrow farm in Warwick County is described as recalling Civil War days. The animal, once Major Marrow’s charger and present at Appomattox, responded with neighs when a drummer beat a long roll nearby.
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W. C. Marrow
Warwick
Major Marrow
Lee
Appomattox
Zjiehmond Dispatch
Lincoln’s Strange Reception at a Confederate Hospital
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports President Lincoln visiting a Frederick City hospital full of Confederate wounded. He offered to shake hands with the men, stating the duty to country and posterity requires the war while bearing no malice. One wounded man stepped forward, followed by others, creating a remarkable moment of reconciliation.
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Frederick City
Lincoln
Cincinnati
Enquirer
Why He Told the Truth War Story in a Car
A farmer questions a self described government contractor about Civil War service. The liar claims five thousand pairs of shoes with pasted soles and a reference to Second Bull Run. A bunion evidence prompts a rebuke as the speaker admits being sixteen when the war ended.
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Andersonville
Teeliar
Wall Street News
Winnipeg Hopes 22,000 Population in Next Census
Winnipeg Manitoba aims for a population total of twenty two thousand in the forthcoming census edition. City officials note the target reflects growth and planning needs for services and infrastructure.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
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