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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1904
Page
8
The coroner's jury found fault with Mayor Harrison Building Commissioner Williams and Fire Marshal Busham for Chicago theater fire failings. They cited lack of force, unsafe building practices, inadequate fire apparatus and violated ordinances. The disaster stemmed from drapery touching arc lights and poor safety compliance.
A sermon discusses imagination as a gift shaping moral and civil progress. It cites biblical and literary examples, praising imagination in teachers, reformers, and leaders from Washington to Lincoln, while warning against idle fantasies and urging virtuous use for public good. The piece links vision to national growth, religious duty, and education.
Notes detail guest speakers at the Baptisteiuneh near Sanday av and the Presbyterian church. Dr Metash and Wood Mehead are highlighted for their executive ability and eloquence. Sunday sermons, Sunday school at noon, COR society prayers, and weekly meetings are listed with visits by Lew Ambler and Ollervishaen.
Fragmentary passage discusses distrust of presidents by blue business interests and the influence of small interests in politics. It notes big interests need support from smaller groups to shape policy and mentions Bryan in the context of challenging economic confidence.
The piece argues business leaders oppose Roosevelt yet fear Bryan’s influence, recalling the 1886 economic education campaign. It notes bankers and depositors aligned with opposing policies, warning that a united big business front could resist populist pressure, while some wealthy Democrats pivot between Bryan and Roosevelt amid party tensions.
The piece recalls a London festival talk where a lecturer warned of hellfire if listeners did not repent, while a mural being painted fell short as a jest about a donkey inKorvan language. Elsewhere the Low delegates still clash over a federal judge appointment, and a note on a drug remedy appears.
Mro Nurwan Woods learned of her father’s death in Greene Sunday as Mr. and Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Krovot Woods departed for the town yesterday. Miss Tillie Newbery is recovering well after an appendectomy performed last week. Prof PF Burroughs, a noted comedian and impersonator, will perform a comedy program at Woodman hall Saturday evening under the Christian church C and S society’s auspices.
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