Double Execution Headlines Aimed at Cuban and Domestic Turmoil
History of the Week features a Joe Baldwin shooting in Jacksonville Florida, ongoing Corbett-Fitzsimmons boxing fight protests in Dallas, wildfires in Bradford and Chicago, Cuba war reports, ship canal openings, and a string of criminal cases including executions and murders across multiple cities.
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P. W. Baldwin
Andrew Yeoman
Jacksonville
Fla
Pastors’ Association of
Dallas
Tex
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Bradford
Chicago
C. A. Collins
Cornell
New York
Cuba
Depew Improvement Company
Niagara Falls
Agricultural Department
Jeansville
Sydney
Jean Gremier
Montreal
Armenia
Henry Ledke
Lizzie Coleman
Hyannis
Mars
Kid Lavigne
George Dixon
Morton
Philadelphia and Erie Road
Kane
Chengtu
China
Kiel
North Sea Ship Canal
Postoffice Department
Judson Harmon
Notable Authors and Their Varying Fortunes Across Time
The piece surveys writers from Trilby to Trollope and Stevenson noting royalties and totals, waning fame, ongoing projects, and biographical details. It cites Miss Winn ie Davis, Gail Hamilton, Mary Cowpen Clarke, and Douglass Jerrold with anecdotes about age, strokes, and birthday quirks.
Two Men Hanged for Murder in Ontario Case
John Hendershott and William D. Welter were executed for the murder of William Henry Hendershott, nephew of the elder man. The 24 year olds plotted via large life insurance policies and a staged death when a tree fell. The trial in St Thomas, Ontario concluded March 15 with a first degree murder verdict.
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St. Thomas
Ont
John Hendershott
William D. Welter
William Henry Hendershott
Middlemarch Township
William David Welter
Welter
Hendershott
Meredith
Workmen Fatally Hurt In Weighty Safe Accident
In Caanaypahua New York on June 18 workmen carried a 1200 pound safe to an upper story when the rope broke. The safe rolled down the stairs severely injuring George R West and fatally injuring Martin Ingraham.
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CaNnaypahua
N. Y
George R. West
Martin Ingraham
Morning Thrush Sings Over Quiet Dewy Bloom
A tranquil verse vignette describes a thrush in a dewy dawn singing softly while honeyed notes fall onto white bloom stars, capturing quiet morning beauty and lyrical nature imagery.
Shortest sign and oddities from Chicago to Hammond
In Chicago a tiny sign reads Dr N Re Tur. Champagne bubbles reveal carbonic acid gas. A whale skeleton weighs about 50 000 pounds. Women now have over a hundred callings and the list grows. Oliver Snyder of Harrington Indiana had a glass fragment in his eye for 33 years before removal. Minnesota markets report five to six year old wheat. In Hammond Illinois a street car advertises J N Blank, justice of the peace, performing marriages on short notice.
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Song and Dance
J. C. Davis
Rochester
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Forester
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Cantoni
Taylor
South Dakota
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National Soldiers
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Morton
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Brooklyn
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Kansas
Harlem Ship Canal
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Calisle
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Wora
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
London
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Turkey
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Andrew Yocksta
Wilkes-Barre
Caina
Russia
Charleston
Savannah Road
William Spain
Albany
K. S. Pollard
Oxford
N. C
Denison
Lex
Steuben
Allegany
N. Y
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W. Va
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General Quesada
Cuba
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Ilchester
New Haven
Conn
George F. Mills
Honda
Oliver Snyder
Harrington
Ind
Minnesota
Hammond
Iil
J. N. Blank
Justice of the Peace
Personalities on Parades of Fame and Folly
The column notes Faure’s English fluency as a French president and marks seventy five birthdays for Florence Nightingale and Jean Ingelow, both residents of London. It also claims St Patrick was English per Dr Nicholson and recounts H M Stanley’s odd idea to fund a children's hospital by displaying black babies in London streets.
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Florence Nightingale
Jean Ingelow
London
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West End
Miss Ingelow
Kensington
King of
Dahomey
France
St. Patrick
Nicholson
Bodleian Library
Daventry
Northampton
H. M. Stanley
Novelty Items From England And Paris Stage
A Londoner lends £1000 notes for wedding gifts and Henry VIII would object to modern women clubs. London women launch a dressmaking business reusing last season’s fashions. An incandescent methyl alcohol lamp proves six times brighter than kerosene and non explosive when tested for Queen Victoria. Sarah Bernhardt stages T four act verse drama Princess Lointaine from the tale of Geffroy Rudel at Paris Renaissance.
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Henry VIII
London
M. Rostaud
Sarah Bernhardt
Paris Renaissance Theater
Geffroy. Rudel
Tripoli
Christian Endeavor Delegates and Boston Plans
Warren Presbyterian elects Earl Boeschlin as Boston delegate with Tracey Greenland as alternate. Philadelphia voyage to Boston carries 600 passengers on Gillespie steamer, with 200 toward a second boat. Erie State Convention Aug 22 25 invites attendance. Penn A C E Union transport coordinates trips via Erie and Jamestown with rail and boat connections. The weekly topic urges world wide Christ mission, urging Endeavorers to open doors and hearts for the gospel.
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Boston
Bro. Gillespie
Presbyterian Society of Warren
Earl Boesehlin
Tracey Greenland
Erie
D. M. McBrier
Ball Engine Co
Pittspurg
W. A. Gillespie
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Niagara Falls
Chautauqua Lake
Keystone Herald
R. R
New York
New Haven
Fall River
Jamestown
H. Doyle
Christ
Peter
Jesus Christ
God
John i
John v
Unique Household Endeavor Society in Remote Nalpa Station
A one of a kind Christian Endeavor society thrives in Nalpa Station Australia near Lake Alexandria. At least six active Bonnin household members lead prayer lookout and music committees and conduct missionary collections at each consecration meeting.
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Nalpa Station
Australia
Adelaide
Lake Alexandria
Joseph Bonnin
Restoring Harmony Between Pastor and Christian Endeavor
The text urges church members to seek remedies for any coolness between the pastor and the Christian Endeavor society. It says the focus should be on restoring goodwill rather than assigning blame, and that the pastor will cooperate if a sincere effort is made.
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Christian Endeavor Society
National Presbyterian
Boston Convention Showcases State Unions In Machinery Hall
A distinctive feature of the Boston convention is a special state head quarters set in Machinery hall. The space will be divided among the state unions, each asked to decorate and fit up its portion in a characteristic newer style.
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Boston
Machinery Hall
Insightful Job Speech on Wickedness and Fate
This lesson centers on Job's response to Eliphaz. It argues that the wicked, though powerful briefly, are not truly prosperous. Ultimately they face the grave, are forgotten, and their evil is broken, contrasting fleeting worldly success with lasting judgment.
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Arapina
Job
Eliphaz
Convention Results Reinforce Church Faith and Duty
The article argues that League and Endeavor conventions boost spiritual life across ten thousand churches from coast to coast. It cites stronger social ties, refined literary taste, revived devotion, and broader charity as outcomes, with loyalty to church and country deepened as young people return home inspired.
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League and Endeavor Societies
Atlantic
Pacific
Christ
The Christian Ethic Lifts Society Through Education
The passage argues that Christian conversion inspires concern for others and drives improvements in social, physical, and mental conditions. It cites postwar emancipation as a catalyst for education, Bible reading, and the creation of schools, hospitals, and practical arts programs, claiming religion elevates all aspects of life.
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League
God
Education and citizenship in Christian youth groups
The passage notes Christian Endeavor and Epworth League stressing education, loyalty to the nation, and national holidays. It highlights devotion to God, personal culture, church loyalty, and love of country as aims fostering stability and righteousness for the youth in future days.
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Epworth League
Catholic Summer School Aims To Mirror Chautauqua
Father Phelan and St Louis oppose youth assemblies yet the church sponsors a summer school run by eminent clerical and lay members. After two sessions in New London and Plattsburg, the program is modeled to resemble Chautauqua's impact on Protestantism, aiming to educate in history philosophy theology and literature.
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Phelan
St. Louis
Catholic Church
New London
Plattsburg
N. Y
Second International League convention opens in Chattanooga
This week the convention in Chattanooga becomes a reality with attendees from across the country. Hotels are prepared and committees have organized every detail for the opening session on Wednesday evening and the sessions start Thursday morning. Those unable to attend are urged to follow secular and religious papers for reports.
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Chattanooga
National Birthday Recognition Program Proposed by League
An evening program to honor the nation includes essays, readings, prose, poetry, music, and prayers for prosperity. Fifteen hundred invitations are distributed weekly by the First Baptist church of Kansas City, inviting the public. The effort notes many sons have been won through this work.
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The
League
First Baptist Church of
Kansas City
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