Levee breaks flood Greenville as Albany hears Adirondack bill
A massive levee breach at Greenville Massachusetts sends water flooding miles inland. In Albany a hearing on purchasing Adirondack lands to protect water sources drew prominent figures who spoke against the bill. Cyclones devastate Chandler Oklahoma, Kansas sees minor damage, and numerous incidents across the country are reported including deaths and arrests.
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Kansas
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Mason Contractors’ Association of Buffalo
Ashael Bell
Hudson River
Peekskill
N. Y
Seiser
Samuel Warren
Glen Park
Yukon Territory
William Dewey
Rockland County
Black
George S. Johnston
Toronto
Langdon Moore
Buffalo
Naval Academy
Francis Patton
Cleveland
Princeton
N. J
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James E. Neal
United States
Nicholas Petree
Chicago
Charles T. Saxton
Court of Claims
Northwest
Shadow” Mather
John Landers
Hayden & Crouch Company
Rochester
Flour and grain prices in Minnesota and the Midwest
The report lists numerous commodity quotes including FLOUR-City mills and Minnesota patents with varying price ranges. It shows CORNMEAL, BUCKWHEAT, RYE and BARLEY values, Wheat options, OATS, HAY, PORK, BUTTER, CHEESE and dairy products with regional figures across states and ports. Strong entities include Minnesota, Buffalo, Milwaukee, No. 2 red, f.o.b afloat, and May July September option points.
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Plea for Release of Cole and Jim Younger from Stillwater Penitentiary
Renewed efforts seek presidential pardon for Cole and Jim Younger, ex James- gang members imprisoned at Stillwater. Opposing voices wane as petition gains signatures. Pinkerton official says they pose no danger. Public support anticipates clemency before midsummer.
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Bob Younger
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Minnesota
Loyal McKinley Flag Fervor Triggers Jersey Neighborhood Tiff
East Orange resident Drake Pangborn refuses to remove bunting and flags honoring President McKinley. He defends the display against neighbors and police threats, citing his Civil War service and vowing to keep the decorations for four years. George Sewall and Henry Wilson question the display as a public nuisance.
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New Jersey
Drake Pangborn
East Orange
N. J
Pangborn
Orange
George Sewall
Mr. Pangborn
Henry Wilson
Former Mistress of White House Sal Out in Rain
Mrs. Cleveland, despite rain, walked downtown on a shopping trip while the rest of the household stayed indoors. Dr. Murray of Princeton notes talks of Mr. Cleveland lecturing to undergraduates on government topics, with no firm action yet taken. Princeton society leaders wish to host a reception, but Mrs. Cleveland prefers no public demonstrations.
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Store Keeper's Joke Ends With Damaged Window
A Calais Maine storekeeper found a purse containing 33 cents and displayed it with a joke sign. The next morning the purse was gone and the window had a large hole, suggesting the prank involved theft or vandalism tied to the gag.
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North Dakota Outlines County Cost for Insane Asylum Patients
The state faces financial strain and proposes forcing counties to cover expenses for patients in the state insane asylum. This plan would shift funding responsibility to local governments, impacting county budgets and public welfare allocations.
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North Dakota
Lords as Land Owners
A newspaper note states that fully one third of Britain's land is owned by members of the house of lords. The claim emphasizes wealth and influence among senior peers in the United Kingdom.
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House of Lords
Marriage Sparks Tongue Wagging in Orangeburg South Carolina
Eve Easterlin, from a prominent Orangeburg family, wed Jim Courtney, a former alms house resident, after his mother a fortune teller allegedly warned that the bride would die soon if she did not marry him. They married before Justice Brinson and then returned to Courtney’s shabby room, with Easterlin’s parents pursuing to retrieve her.
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Eve Easterlin
Jim Courtney
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All Men Are Brethren in Universal Brotherhood Sermon
A sermon argues the Bible teaches universal brotherhood of mankind beyond nationality color or class. It calls for love and helpfulness among all people citing Christ’s teaching and neighborly duties, urging Christians to share the gospel and act as brothers to the world. References to Bible passages follow.
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Christian Endeavorers aboard voyage unify world reach
Dr Clark met ten Christian Endeavorers on a ship crossing the Red Sea during a Sunday voyage prayer meeting. The group included members from England Canada Australia and four US states. Several travelers were bound for the foreign mission field.
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Red Sea
England
Canada
Australia
United States
Revival Begins With Individual Piety
The usefulness of the cause of God hinges on personal godliness. Many must focus on self reform to truly pray for revival, for the revival they seek must start within each person and be the beginning of a broader revival.
The agony of one age births a better life for its child
A reflective quatrain of resilience speaks to struggle transforming into progress. The speaker notes the ghastly nature of conflict yet insists the effort isn’t meaningless, as light begins to dawn despite heavy clouds.
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Maclaren
Gospel brings transformation to all, even the troubled
F B Meyer reflects that if survival of the fittest ruled, many would fail to endure. Yet the gospel proclaims God reaches the infant and the marred, those who resist Him, and offers to remake them if they submit.
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F. B. Meyer
Pews and Pulpit Draw Congregants, Says Presbyterian
The Presbyterian view says the pew can do more to fill churches than the pulpit, but when both have drawing power an empty seat will be exceedingly rare.
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Presbyterian
Irish Endeavorers Seek 1899 British Union Convention
The Irish Reformers aim to secure the 1899 convention of the British union after noting the 1897 Liverpool and 1898 Glasgow locations. The appeal emphasizes securing a favorable meeting for Irish interests within the union.
Easter Observances and the Resurrection Message
In An early 20th century reflection the author notes Easter's significance, outlining the church’s observance from Holy Week to the forty days before Easter. It contrasts varied Protestant practices and highlights Jerusalem and Rome as centers of the grand Holy Week ceremonies.
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Pauls devotion and fearless faith in Christ
The passage contrasts fear of death with Pauls steadfast allegiance to Jesus Christ after his Damascus experience. It emphasizes knowing Christ and His resurrection as the driving aim, enduring perils with hope, and viewing death as presence with the Lord. Christians are urged to live faithfully, watch and pray, awaiting the morning of life with Christ.
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Easter as the grandest day in Christian year
The excerpt extols Easter as a universal deliverance comparable to Hebrew Passover. It contrasts Easter with Christmas, calling Easter the gladdest day because it restores the risen Saviour and promises the resurrection of all who are his, linking Christ’s resurrection to eternal life.
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Movable Easter dates and temperance glassmakers
The text explains Easter depends on the first full moon after the vernal equinox, giving 1897 to 1900 dates and noting Easter may fall in March or April. It adds a Philadelphia glass firm, 75 years old, refuses orders for liquor flasks, sacrificing large sums for temperance principles and citing a proverb about a good name.
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Good Name in Man and Woman Is the Jewel of Souls
The speaker holds that a good name is the true treasure of a person and that theft of reputation harms more than mere material loss, reducing one to poverty while the thief gains nothing of value.
Lutheran Quote on Self Love and Authority
A brief Lutheran reflection asserts that true guidance comes not from self but from supreme love of self, stating that the question of right to the self is null. The line voices a tension between personal autonomy and moral claim.
Rising Floodwaters Swamp Fargo West Side
The Red river rose three inches while Big Coulee surged 14 inches flooding Fargo’s west side. Hundreds flee homes as water reaches from Sixteenth to Eighth streets and extends to the Northern Pacific tracks, inundating a densely populated district.
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River Flood Submerges Tracks in La Crosse Wisconsin
The river’s rising water floods Front street basements and threatens downtown warehouses. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway tracks lie submerged as conditions worsen.
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When all the world is old lad poem note
Poem fragment evokes aging and loss with imagery of worn sports wheels and a final homecoming. The speaker laments the spent and maimed among. A kingly line asks for a familiar face loved in youth to greet the elder.
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