Week's News Briefs From Jan 14 15 16 19 20
A compendium of political clashes, trials, crimes, fires and disasters across the United States and abroad. Key items include Johnson and Maguire confrontations in California, Hearst editor investigation, Mrs Benham murder probe at Batavia, Choate senate bid protest by Union League, Seeley dinner witness Little Egypt, Creedon Williams bout, Sherman cabinet talks, Cuban settlement rumors, Great Lakes ship canal survey push, Indianapolis monetary convention, Batavia court adjournment, Platt Platts nomination, various arrests, fires, and political moves through Jan 20.
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House of Representatives
Johnson
California
Maguire
Hearst
Benham
Batavia
N. Y
Union League of New York
Committee of 50
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Olney
Deep Waterways Commission
New York
Chicago
Great Lakes
Monetary Convention
Indianapolis
William Siebold
Lancaster
Bangkok
Siam
Congressman Money
Cuba
Canada
David F. Wilbur
Congress of
Wallaceburg
Ont
Senate
David R. Francis
Interior
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Arbuckles
Sugar Trust
John Sherman
McKinley
Montgomery
New York Harbor
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Albany
Platt
Orangeville
Dominion
Jacob H. Gallinger
Concord
N. H
Queen’s Hotel
City National Bank of Streator
Ills
Port Griffith
John Kaynor
Joseph Howitzer
Ludlow Street
New York City
State Board of Charities
Edward G. Rider
Horton
Thomas C. Platt
Martin B. Madden
Illinois
William F. Mason
Pittsburg
Penn Avenue
Consolidated Traction Company
Knights of Labor
Council
The
University Athletic Club
James J. Corbett
Cleveland
Otto H. Ilg
Corbett
Charles W. Myers
Providence
R. I
William Rowland
Adams Station
New York Bay
George S. Hammond
San Juan
Mexico
Senators Quay
Penrose
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Dallas
Tex
Menominee
Wis
Dundee
Ind
Milan
John I. Nick
Elmira
Internal Revenue
Lincoln
Charles Rothschild
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
George W. Caswell
Springfield
Mass
Spain
Santa Clara
India
Northwestern Elevator and Mill Company
Toledo
Quay
Canton
Philadelphia
Reading
Boston
Budd Smith
W.S. Moore
Captain Chapman
Sherry’s
Chapman
Allan Line
Delaware River
Tinicum Island
A. McNee
Windsor
Candian
Byron
Robert Fitzsimmons
Edward Hanlon
Barry
Tyne
England
J. A. R. Elliott
J. D. Gay
Louisville
Dr. Roux
Paris
Europe
Benjamin L. Davies
Rugby
Charles Robinson
Jamestown
Michigan
Martin R. Parker
Money Order Department
Buffalo
Calumet
Hecla
Mich
Theseus
Forte
Benin
Cassell
Czar
Russia
Francis
Willis
Honolulu
Walakau
Walter Hines
Dominion Engraving
American Bank Note Company
Arthur Palmer
Mamaroneck
Westchester County
Prince de Chimay
Charleroi -Minnesota
Savings Bank
St. Paul
Gouverneur
Lake Shore
Charles Gibbs
Medina
Emil and
Jacob Bloom
Ellis Island
Swiss Republic
William Meiride
J. W. Cunningham
Salt Lake
Birmingham
Cahaba River Bridge
Attica
Benjamin F. Jackson
Harry Kaiser
Warren Hastings
Island of
Reunion
Countess of Castellane
Anna Gould
P. J. Seddon
London
Dartmoor
Lumber Camp Reopened in Adirondacks Snowfall
Saratoga New York January 20 The Adirondacks have seen almost a foot of snow with many large lumber companies reopening their camps after the storm.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Adirondacks
Fairbanks Elected U S Senator in Indiana
In Indianapolis on January 20 Charles Warren Fairbanks was elected United States senator by the legislature to succeed Daniel W Voorhees.
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Indianapolis
Charles Warren Fairbanks
United States
Daniel W. Voorhees
Markets Report Includes Exchange Rates and Grain Prices
The edition lists money on call at 144 percent and mercantile paper at 3444 percent. Sterling exchange points to actual bank rates around 4.87 dollars per pound with posted rates near 4.856 and 4.85. New York Produce Market covers flour prices from city mills and southern flour, rye and buckwheat flour, cornmeal, various wheat futures, corn, oats, and lard values. Butter ranges from Western creamery to state dairy and creamery products.
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Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
City Mills
Minnesota
Western
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Brandywine
City
Western Creamery
Do Factory
Elgins
State Dairy
Akims
Burra
Northern
Graham
Canada and Western
Father of the Next House Named as Speaker Reed’s Distinction
The article notes Speaker Reed will soon be the oldest serving member and likely reelected presiding officer of the next house. It lists long-serving lawmakers from Texas, Philadelphia, Tennessee and Pennsylvania, including Culberson Crawford Harmer Bingham Grow Cannon and the legacy of ex speakers. It mentions Grow as the only living ex speaker remaining in Congress and a report of Reed becoming father of the house.
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Judge Culberson
Texas
John W. Crawford
Reed
Philadelphia Inquirer
Harmer
Philadelphia
Judge Kelley
Gen. Bingham
Benton McMillin
Tennessee
Joe” Cannon
Illinois
Washington
Cannon
Galusha A. Grow
Pennsylvania
Charles F. Crisp
Grow
House of Representatives
Congress
Elephant on pleasure bent at Kansas City menagerie
Rajah the circus elephant in a Kansas City winter quarters caused chaos when he snapped his chain and overturned hay bales cages and even pounded a keeper with a trunk. Attendants used heated pokers and bars to subdue him, leaving the keeper badly hurt but not seriously.
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Rajah
Kansas City
Nail in Lungs Patients Ten Months Before Expulsion
Four year old Silas Schmoker of Dodge City swallowed a six penny wire nail that lodged in his lung. Doctors in Topeka treated him with surgery and X rays but failed to locate the nail. After ten months the boy coughed it up into his throat and removed it himself.
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Topeka
Kaw
Silas Schmoker
Dodge City
McClintock
Crumbine
All of the Red Men in Wisconsin Gather for Milwaukee Exposition
Promoters of Milwaukee 1898 semi centennial exposition plan to bring to the grounds all Native Americans in Wisconsin. An estimated 2,500 Indians across reservations would build wigwams and live on site for five months, drawing large crowds in the city.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Failure and Success in Christian Work by Rev Doyle
This weekly topic by Rev. 8S. H. Doyle discusses failures and successes in Christian outreach. It uses the Luke 5 account of Simon Peter and Andrew to urge perseverance, adapting methods when needed, and trusting Christ to bring in souls.
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H. Doyle
Torie
Luke
Christ
Peter
Andrew
James
John
Jesus
Simon
Cana
Capernaum
Simon Peter
God
Apple Evaporation Activity in Wayne County NY
Wayne county New York operates 1 200 apple evaporators expected to dry 35 090 000 pounds of apples this winter The national apple crop is estimated at 6 000 000 bushels
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Wayne County
N. Y
Christ's clear gospel demands accountability and divine truth
Most Rev. Dr. Ireland argues that Christ spoke with authority and denied philosophic life theories. He insists the church must present the gospel with focus on man's accountability, death, judgment, heaven, and hell, warning against incomplete Christianity that downplays responsibility.
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Christ
Heaven
Hell
Church
Ireland
Integrity Shapes Public Confidence in the Church
A Christian Instructor essay extols the true church for its trustworthiness and integrity. It argues honesty over wealth or numbers as the basis of public confidence, stating dishonesty is a blot on character for all, from peasants to princes.
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Church of Christ
Clear Conscience and Bravery Quote
A compact excerpt from the Hebrew Standard extols a clear conscience as the source of courage and duty fulfilled. It states no spring compares with the feeling of having omitted no task or obligation, filling the heart with satisfaction and the soul with strength.
Australian C E delegate appointed for San Francisco
Australia selects Rev. Silas Mead president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor of Australia to attend the San Francisco convention. A solemn grave service by Yorker Ontario C E youths aids a poor family. Eight Louisville prisoners baptized after C E services. Toronto girls form a Junior C E group in an industrial school and raise 30 dollars for missions. Detroit Marine hospital gains a 200 volume library from C E societies. Alvin Texas, a town under 2,000, hosts four Young People and three Junior C E groups across six churches and seven societies.
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Australia
San Francisco
Yorker
Ont
Louisville
Christian Endeavor Society
Toronto
United States Marine Hospital
Detroit
Christian Endeavor
Alvin
Tex
The Highway of Holiness as Isaiah Says
Rev W J Yates discusses a weekly lesson on The Highway of Holiness based on Isaiah 25 8 10. He contrasts Uzziah and Jotham prosperity with corruption and Ahaz disaster noting idolatry and ruined worship. Isaiah foresees a restored temple a royal safe highway and joyful return to true worship fulfilled in Hezekiah and a future gospel dispensation.
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Uzziah
Jotham
Ahaz
Israel
Isaiah
Hezekiah
David
Solomon
Land
Judah
Church of Jesus Christ
Magee Family Elevates Charles R Magee in Methodist Leadership
The Magee name is synonymous with ability and reliability in New England Methodism. Charles R Magee, son of Rev James P Magee, succeeds his father as Boston Book Concern depository agent and gains recognition from the 1890s era General Conferences. He has long been active in Epworth League and church affairs.
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Magee
New England
James P. Magee
Boston
Book Concern
All Eyes
Charles R. Magee
New York
Massachusetts
Epworth League Board of Control
Methodist Episcopal Church
International League convention set for July 4 plans
The International League convention in Toronto may occur after July 4. Many chapters plan to send delegates and cover expenses. It promises a grand inspiring gathering and urges members to attend and publicize the event.
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International League
Toronto
Bible Outreach in Hotels Boosts Local League Work
Youth groups place Bibles in hotel rooms and distribute League invitations to guests. Enclose invitations in envelopes addressed to individuals. include church flowers on pulpits and visit shut in members after services. Greet strangers leaving services and invite return visits, with follow up calls if needed.
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League
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Eowen F. Pardee
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Auburn
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Lawrence C. Story
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Dominion House of Cannons
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Christian Endeavor Briefs
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Mrs. Popkins’ Co
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Epworth League
W. J. Yates
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Ladies’ Home Journal
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