Booth the Warrior of Peace
James A. Edgerton profiles General William Booth founder of the Salvation Army. From mockery in Nottingham to global leadership Booth leads a vast empire of social aid across 54 countries. He envisions a University of Humanity and pursues open air preaching and humanitarian outreach with relentless energy.
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William Booth
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William Booth as a global beacon of self reliance
The piece portrays William Booth as a prophet like autocrat for good, praising his self reliance mission and extensive travels. It notes his global reach from America to Africa and Japan and his simple living, with tea and toast as staples.
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William Booth
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Europe
Africa
Australasia
India
Japan
Holy Land
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University of Chicago president cites 31 million gifts since start
Dr. Harry Pratt Judson, leader of the University of Chicago, reports gifts totaling 31 million dollars received since the institution’s founding. Mrs. Rose C. Johnson of Gorham is named visitor of Maine State schools, succeeding Mrs. Clarke Barker. Meriden High principal William J. Prouty asks parents of graduating girls to limit graduation gown material to 50 cents per yard.
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Harry Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Rose C. Johnson
Gorham
Maine
Clarke Barker
Frederick Robey
William J. Prouty
Meriden
Sky Sickness and Aeronausea in the Skies
The Detroit Free Press asks if air travel by airships causes aircraft sickness as travelers ride atop the clouds. A playful meditation on motion and the comfort of voyagers in early air travel era.
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Detroit Free Press
Train and Track Electrification and Long-Distance Rail Plans
The Pennsylvania railroad plans 400 daily trains into New York once Hudson river lines are completed. Prussian state railway electrification would cost about 152.5 million dollars. A June through train from Galveston to Seattle will surpass the San Francisco to New York run, a nearly 3000 mile itinerary via Texas and Brazos Valley Fort Worth Denver and Rio Grande Great Northern and Chicago Burlington and Quincy.
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Law Points: Buffalo Street Hold Against Wharf Construction
A Buffalo street case against Delaware L and W R Co holds the abutting owner may not destroy the street by building a wharf. A bankruptcy adjudication in Mills v Fisher rejects honoring a firm creditor’s preference from a partner’s personal property when the credit is the partnership’s sole asset.
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Markets Opening in Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep Reports
Opening markets list receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep in Chicago on April 9 1909 with figures for heavy light and mixed packs and notes on yesterday and tomorrow estimates and market direction The report shows strong hog and cattle activity with mixed packers and heavy shipping grades cited and sheep weak in later listings.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock Dies at 74 Former Interior Secretary
Washington April 9. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, secretary of the interior under McKinley and Roosevelt, died today in Washington at age seventy four after days of illness. A prominent cabinet figure, he had suffered a long period of illness and was well known in national politics.
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Evening Journal
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
McKinley
Roosevelt
Powder mill explosion kills six in New Jersey
Six people were killed when a blast ripped through the Wayne Powder works in Wayne New Jersey. The explosion demolished five buildings on the plant site and the shock was felt for miles around.
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the Evening Journal
Wayne Powder Works
Wayne Today
Fishing Tug George Flood Lost In Gale Near Cleveland
The cabin of the fishing tug George Flood washed ashore near Cleveland on April 9 after a Wednesday gale. The crew of the boat, five men including the captain, are missing with no word on their fate. It is believed the vessel could not withstand the storm and was demolished.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Evening Journal
George Flood
Claim Agent Quietly Survives Wreck Scene
A newspaper reporter finds a calm man on the relief train amid a railway wreck. The man, dirty and injured, claims to be the claim agent of the road and refuses to name himself, stating he has no knowledge of any wreck. The exchange highlights confusion and unclear authorities at the crash site.
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Chicago Tribune
Miner Confronts Revivalist With Question About King Smoke
In a small mining town a young revivalist preached for over two hours with little impact. A rough old miner interrupted and asked, Say, brother, I’d like to ask a question. The revivalist replied he would answer any question and welcomed the miner’s inquiry. The miner asked, King smoke.
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King Smoke
Throwing the Slipper Custom Originating in France
A French marriage custom features an old woman hurling her shoe at the royal coach of Louis XIII after his church wedding. She declared, “Tis all I have, your majesty, but may God’s blessings go with it.”
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France
Louis XIII
Unemployed Tramp Seeks Work Recounts Heavy Light Dilemma
A London Mail snippet captures a conversation where a housekeeper questions a large man about work. The tramp explains his trouble as an unhappy medium, too heavy for light work and too light for heavy labor, highlighting a paradox of his strength and circumstance.
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