Southern Baptists Week in Annual Nashville Convention
The Southern Baptist convention met in the great Nashville Tabernacle, with Judge Haralson re elected president and several vice presidents named. The gathering included foreign missions talks, debates on home missions andSunday school work, and a mass Cuban missions meeting. The Nashville tabernacle, a gift from a convert, seats 5,000 with a 250 singer platform.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Great Tabernacle
Nashville
Tenn
Judge Haralson
Alabama
Riley
Kentucky
Lansing Burrows
Georgia
W. J. Northen
8. H. Ford
Missouri
W. H. Whitritt
Joshua Levering
Maryland
O. F. Gregory
Frost
Tennessee
Churches of
Burlington Hawkeye
Conference of German Baptists
Milwaukee
Foreign Mission Board
Tupper
Virginia
Foreign Board
China
Areiee
Georgia's World Fair visit highlights and travel notes
The writer praises the World’s Fair as a masterful display of modern civilization with emphasis on electrical exhibits and agricultural showcases. Georgia’s contribution is limited to Atlanta bicycle riders, while other states showcase grain displays. Travelers are urged to visit early while prices stay reasonable, noting transport history and a hopeful season barring cholera.
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Georgia
Cutcaco
Ohio
Atlanta
Durant
Howard
Chattanooga
Nashville
Evansville
Terre Haute
St. Louis
Telegraphic Gleanings from World News Briefs
The Norwegian building at the World's fair was dedicated with at least 10,000 Norwegians in attendance. Reports from Australia show ongoing financial strain as the Royal Bank of Queensland suspends. A deadly coal shaft explosion at Lincoln city leaves the night boss and five miners dead. Erastus Wiman assigns his estate in New York. Captain Higginson is removed from command of the Atlanta. Captain Bartlett succeeds him. The Reformed Presbyterian church in America urges Sabbath defense to Cleveland and the fair commission head. Frank Almy is hanged in Concord for murder. the process is described as bungling. The Railway Conductors meet in Toledo with amendments, Sunday observance resolutions pass, and Atlanta hosts next in May 1895. Cedar Falls bank suspends amid Fields & Brother assignment with large liabilities. Monroeville bank closes after a decade, with stockholders in turmoil. Plankinton Bank in Milwaukee resumes after a run, deposits surge. Columbian National bank in Chicago plans to resume business soon. The Aldine hotel in Philadelphia suffers a major fire loss. guests escape unharmed. John D. Rockefeller donates to the University of Chicago as a Ryerson gift match awaits funds. London reports the Irish home rule clause passes committee amid bitter debate. Warren & Co. sees large corn sales and suspensions tied to a deforming margin. Denver's Overland Cotton mill faces a strike over longer weeks. South Carolina measures seek funding for a railroad appropriation. the Bank of the Carolinas faces suspension. Ten bids for a Colbert shoals canal lock range from 305k to 624k dollars. canal cost estimated at 3 million.
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Australia
Royal Bank of Queensland, Limited
Citizens
Lincoln
New York
Erastus Wiman
David Bennett King
Wiman
Washington
Higginson
Atlanta
Greytown
Nicaragua
Bartlett
General Synod of
The
Reformed Presbyterian Church In America
New York City
Cleveland
Palmer
First National Bank
Cedar Falls
Iowa
William M. Fields & Brother
Citizens’ Bank
Monroeville Tnd
Dwiggins and Starbuck
Plankinton Bank
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Martin Ryerson
Ryerson
Rockefeller
London
House of Commons
Henry James
N. H. Warren & Co
Board of Trade
Nathan Warren
Columbia Bank
Warren & Co
Columbia National
Overland Cotton
Denver
Col
Clifton
South Carolina
Charleston
Bank of the Carolinas
Florence
Will Open Sundays At World’s Fair Officials Aimed
A informal meeting of World’s Fair local directory and commissioners discussed Sunday opening. A resolution to revoke the previous Sunday opening rule will be submitted for commissioners approval. First Vice President Peck said management plans to keep gates open Sundays as public demand grows.
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Peck
Supreme Court Sustains Geary Chinese Exclusion Act
The Supreme Court under Justice Gray sustains the New York courts in favor of the Geary act. Justices and officials including Olney and Aldrich attend. a rehearing is asked. practical deportation plans face funding limits and cabinet review.
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Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Justice Gray
New York
Olney
Aldrich
Pugh
Dolph
Cockrell
Strong
Hulsey Ashton
Harlan
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
United States Marshals
Carlisle
Department of Justice
Congress
Washington
Treasury
Cabinet
Georgia Delegates Named for Interstate Convention in Chicago
Governor Northen appointed ten Georgia delegates to attend the June 5 interstate convention in Chicago. Appointees include P. A. Stovall Savannah, Wm. Harrison Georgetown, C. C. Duncan Perry, Rod Leonard Talbotton, F. H. Richardson Atlanta, Richard Johnson Clinton, W. R. Rankin Calhoun, Thomas Olive Lexington, W P. Price Dahlonega, R. Baxter Sparta, and Thomas W. Lamb Brunswick.
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Chicago
Northen
Nelson
Minnesota
Georgia
P. A. Stovall
Savannah
Wm. Harrison
Georgetown
C. C. Duncan
Perry
Rod Leonard
Talbotton
F. H. Richardson
Atlanta
Richard Johnson
Clinton
W. R. Rankin
Calhoun
Thomas Olive
Lexington
W. P. Price
Dahlonega
R. Baxter
Sparta
Thomas W. Lamb
Brunswick
English Ship Owner Prospects Direct Trade at Port Royal
J A Welsford of Liverpool, representing William Andrew Johnson, visits Port Royal to arrange direct port trade with Liverpool Havre and the Mediterranean ports. Probable agreement favorable to both Port Royal and ship owners. Petersburg dispatch notes twenty smallpox cases near Lunenburg county courthouse with several deaths, court sessions halted.
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Port Royal
J. A. Welsford
Liverpool
William Andeward Johnson
8. C
Havre
Mediterranean
Mr. Welsford
Petersburg
Lunenburg County
Lunenburg
Startling Tobacco Figures From Montpelier Vermont
A clergyman’s statistics show ten years of tobacco spending in Montpelier exceeding the cost of maintaining six churches. For 1876 retail sales in Montpelier and nearby Wrightsville topped 27000 dollars. The ten year church expenditure reached about 100000 dollars versus over 200000 dollars spent on tobacco. In 1890 Montpelier’s population was 3220.
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Montpelier
Wrightsville
Bright Prospects
A street scene from Street & Smith's Good News shows an old gentleman chiding a boy about idling, tobacco use, and poor manners during school hours. The boy proudly hints at future wealth and politics, imagining a Fifavennoe house and a steam yacht as aspirations.
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Inter Politics
Street & Smith
Drinks per day and savings growth over fifty years
The article calculates future values at six percent interest for varying daily drink amounts from one to ten. It also condemns jokes targeting the "typewriter girl," asserting no woman should be shamed for an honorable occupation and no man should mock it.
An Appeal for Assistance From Stomach Bitters Ad
An old styled advertisement urges readers to use Hostetler’s Stomach Bitters for heartburn wind and bile related discomfort, and Brown’s Iron Bitters for impure blood weakness and malaise, claiming strength and youth for all ages while ending with a cash eagle symbol.
Southern Notes on Progress and Public Affairs
In Macon Georgia the Southern Presbyterian general assembly meets for the first time there since 1866. Florida imposes a 13 hour maximum for trainmen and an 8 hour minimum pause between runs. The Southern Oratorical Association holds its annual contest in Columbia with Martin D Harden of Kentucky winning the medal. South Carolina approves state bonds despite prior voting questions. Yonkers Hat Manufacturing Company sustains a near total loss by fire, with heavy job losses. News on levee breaches near Grand Lake Arkansas and receivership of Savannah and Western railroad. railroad commission to supervise telephone rates starting June 1. Supreme court upholds most of Mercantile Trust debenture suit demurrer except interest collection. Episcopal Alabama holds its 62nd diocesan session in Montgomery. Testimony begins in railroad tax cases in Charleston. Dispensary liquor law decision against liquor men in Columbia. Frosts threaten crops in North Carolina with widespread cotton and tobacco damage. Fourth levee crevasse near Grand Lake Mississippi displays flood devastation. Montgomery sues Hartford Fire Insurance for license fees. Florida Marks bill provides 25000 for state building exhibits. Grand Chief Ramsey addresses railway telegraphers in Toronto. Union among railways strengthens with a 26000 member federation and solid treasury.
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General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Macon
First Presbyterian Church
Florida Senate
Southern Oratorical Association
Columbia
S. C
Martin D. Hardin
Kentucky
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Yonkers, N
New Orleans
Grand Lake
Arkansas
Carriola
Ark
Lakeport
Robert J. Lowry
H. M. Comer
Savannah and Western Railroad
John A. Pardee
Raleigh
N. C
Railway Commission
Savannah
McDonald
Mercantile Trust Company
Episcopal
Alabama
Montgomery
R. H. Wilmer
H. M. Jackson
Charleston
Haygood
United States Circuit Court
South Carolina
Richmond
Danville
State Board of Equalizers
Supreme Court
Pope
Agricultural Department
Greenville
Miss
Grand Leake
Gaines’s Landing
Arkansas City
Martin
Ala
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Tallahassee
Fla
Senate
Florida
Ramsey
Toronto
An Enormous Air Ship from France
An enormous dirigible ballon is under construction in France to counter twenty eight mile per hour air currents. The craft, modeled after the La France of 1884 85, measures about 240 feet long with a maximum diameter of 43 feet and weighs sixty six pounds per horsepower. It will be propelled by a front screw and steered by a rear rudder.
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France
la France
New York Press
Health Advice From the Past on Cold Weather Habits
A list of cautions on staying healthy in cold weather. It warns against bed with cold feet, sitting near cold surfaces, starting trips after breakfast, drinking warm beverages before going out, riding openly after exercise, skipping regular bathing, standing in cold wind after activity, walking on ice, breathing through the mouth in cold air, and keeping the back and chest well covered. It emphasizes nasal breathing in cold rooms to protect the lungs.
Just Like a Man, Mrs Stocks
A brief dialogue from the New York Weekly features Mrs Stocks criticizing her husband for choosing a cheaper home to maintain appearances versus financial prudence. He defends affordability and comfort, dismissing social judgment in favor of debt avoidance.
Losing Faith in Edlors and the Press
A humorous dialogue features an old lady doubting Sure Cure Tec from papers and a friend noting high praise. The lady laments buying seventy seven bottles without relief, asserting editors may not know everything as they reference the New York Weekly.
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New York Weekly
Duet Offer Sparks Family Feud Across Fences
A father agrees to play duets with Mr Niverello while the daughter seeks revenge on the neighbors next door. The confession hints at a possible motive behind the musical bargain amid domestic tensions. Also advertised remedies include Syrup of Figs for kidneys and liver, Brown's Iron Bitters for dyspepsia, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and Beecham's Pills with prices noted.
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Southern Baptists
Tennersi
Capital
Tichenor
Ached
Vention
Tab- Rock A. m
Eaton
McCall
el- Ford
Ted
St Theological Seminary
Broadus
Kenter
Tabernacle
Texas
Ard
J. B. Hartwell
California
Gambell
Mississippi
Committee On Tance of Home Missions
Dr. Cranfield
Noke
J. L. McMannaway
West Earnest and Intelligent Ad: Rev
W. H. McAlpin
Kenand
A. J. Diaz
Cuba
Brooklyn
Havana
Philadelphia
Burroughs
Pickard
Ford
Hawthorne
Pritchard
North Carolina
Harris
Owens
Cranfield
Kerfoot
F. M. Ellis
Baltimore
Cramfil
Columbian National Bank
Aldine
Kingston
Conway
Williston
Yarnville
Colbert Shoals Canal
Tere A. Clark
Quincy
Dunn
Lallande & Co
Birmingham
M. W.henry
Fair Directory
Times
Geo. W. Twist
Coloma, Wis
Hood
Coloma
Waushara Co
Scott
Scot
Bowne
N. V._ Ail denegiste
Silefeans
JF. Smith & CO
Edlors
Father
M. L. Thompson & Co
Coudersrt
Hall
Beecham
Edom
John F.jones
Stevens
Whitehall St
Atlanta, Ga
Lb. Arrewy
M. D
Mackey, Ind
Swiet Specific CO
B. M. Woolley
Tait Homes
Bern
Indies Family Medicin Viteadach
Iedigeralante
Vripans
Fee
Rota Ate Ie
Sampice Ipa
Chemical CO
W.L
Ucglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Couch & Logexnret
Senoia
C. McLane
Dr. C. McLane
Fleming Brothers’ Co
Pittsburgh
Thomson
Judson L. Thomson Mfg. CO
Waltham, Mass
Bargatius
Biycle
Tnsects
Adires
Lowry How. CO
F. A Chalvin
Mexr
Peachtree Street
Homes For the
Carolin
Partica- T. J. Felder
Ch. J-Stephens
Lebanon
Qhio
Piso
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