Ira D Sankey Dead Famous Evangelist and Hymn Writer
Ira D Sankey died at his Brooklyn home aged sixty eight after years of blindness and illness. He toured with Dwight L Moody and wrote gospel hymns sung worldwide often in many languages. His best known pieces include The Ninety and Nine and When the Mists Have Rolled Away. His songs sold over fifty million copies and he saved his voice for posterity by recording phonographs sent worldwide.
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Ira D. Sankey
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Europe
Dwight L. Moody
China
Egypt
India
Japan
Sankey’s Life and Work with Moody in Evangelism
The article traces Ira Sankey’s collaboration with Dwight Moody from their YMCA convention meeting in Indianapolis to Britain and the United States tours from 1873 to 1885. It notes Sankey’s marriage, later retirement due to illness, his blindness and nervous breakdown, and his death era. It mentions his Brooklyn residence, his birth in Edenburgh Pennsylvania on August 28 1840, his religious shifts from Methodist to Presbyterian, and his survivors including his widow Fannie V Sankey and two sons Allen and Edward with two grandchildren.
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Edward Sankey
Damage suits seek $675,000 from Pittsburg Coal Co
Fifteen damage suits totaling 675000 dollars have been filed in the United States court against the Pittsburg Coal company. The actions stem from the Darr mine disaster at Jacobs Creek Pennsylvania on December 19 1907 in which 238 lives were lost.
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Pittsburg
United States
Pittsburg Coal Company
Jacobs Creek
Irregular Trade Mixed Yet Encouraging Says Dun & Co
R G Dun's Weekly Review of Trade reports irregular results with pronounced gains in some sectors and stagnation in others. Net outlook is hopeful as steel demand expands and export contracts rise across pig iron to steel rails. Textile markets see auctions dominate while buyers seek bargains and jobbers anticipate next week’s activity.
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R. G. Dun
Review of Trade
Aucetion
Skeletons of French voyagers found near Lake of the Woods
Skeletons of Jean Baptiste de la Verandrye and Father Auleau and nineteen French Canadian voyagers were found on an island in the northwest angle of Lake of the Woods. The site of Fort St Charles, built in 1732 by Sieur de la Verandrye, and the massacre location were uncovered by a St. Boniface college party with Judge Prudhomme. He was twenty at the time of the massacre. The memory of the victims is cherished by the Roman Catholic church after many failed identification attempts.
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King and Queen En Route to European Tour
King Alfonso of Spain arrives in Bordeaux after San Sebastian and visits surgeon Professor Monte for a nose examination. A good report from Professor Moore follows. Queen Victoria also arrives incognito in Paris en route to the Isle of Wight to visit Princess Beatrice, with officials welcoming her at the station and military honors provided.
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Alfonso
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Moore
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Victoria
Isle of Wight
Beatrice
Battenberg
Bois de Boulogne
London
Picton
Republican Guard
Baldwin's Military Balloon Trials At Fort Myer
Captain Baldwin conducted two speed trials of his dirigible at Fort Myer near Washington. After a week of construction acceptance, an endurance test was anticipated. The contract price of 6750 dollars hinged on achieving twenty miles per hour, with initial trials of about 16.5 and 19 miles per hour respectively.
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Baldwin
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Turkish Diplomat Threatened in Washington
Mehmed Ali Bey former Turkish minister to the U S has received several anonymous death threats. His former legation on Calvert Street is now guarded day and night by secret service men per his secretary, with authorities confirming the danger.
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Mehmed Ali Bey
United States
Calvert Street
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Mehmed
Army of Unemployed and Suffragettes Challenge Prosperity Congress
Two rival groups interrupted the Commercial Travelers Interstate Prosperity Congress in New York on August 15. Anarchist Alexander Berkman led a contingent claiming forty thousand unemployed workers demanding a share in prosperity, sparking police dispersal. A second force, suffragettes, demanded recognition, with diplomacy used to quell tensions. A committee from the unemployed requested a resolution on food and lodging needs, which was accepted but not presented. Recognition was granted to the unemployed committee before adjournment.
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Interstate Prosperity Congress
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Prosperity Movement
Committee On
Convention endorses Democratic platform with withdrawal
Delegates at the annual convention endorse the national Democratic platform and candidates but debate remains keen and spirited. A resolution is withdrawn at the president’s request to avoid having the union appear to throw down Bryan by defeat.
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Amicable settlement near in nine hour dispute
Washington Aug 15 An agreement likely reached between the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and its telegraph operators over the nine hour law interpretation After a two days conference with railroad officials and telegraphers Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Knapp announced the terms remain secret The dispute arose from the company wanting to split the nine hours while the union demanded nine straight hours of work
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Knapp
I Interstate Commerce Commission
Scores On The Ball Fields Big League Standings And Scores
Chicago arena recap Aug 15 lists standings and daily scores for major league clubs. Cincinnati leads with hits and runs across St Louis Pittsburg Boston Detroit New York and Philadelphia matchups. Detailed game notes include innings played and pitching staff involved for key results.
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Wild Man in the Woods Sightings Reported in Michigan
Tales of a wild man in Michigan spread from Monroe Center to Traverse City as several people report sighting an aged unkempt man matching George Depew who vanished from William Chapp's farm over a month ago.
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Monroe Center
George Depew
William Chapp
Bryan in a good humor at Fairview and Ohio plans
Lincoln notices say W J Bryan in a happy mood after Conners prophecy that he will carry New York and after many congratulatory telegrams and letters. Weather kept visitors small at Fairview. It is practically decided that Bryan will speak at several Ohio locations Taft’s home state. Boston reports a Typographical Union resolution.
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International Typographical Union
Milwaukee youth drowned in Smoky Hill river at Enterprise Kan
William Q. Hinz aged twenty one years of Milwaukee drowned while bathing in the Smoky Hill river at Enterprise Kansas. The incident occurred during a bathing outing with local residents. Rescue attempts were unsuccessful and the body was recovered.
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Enterprise
Kan
Smoky Hill River
Riot at Springfield IIIL III Militia Quell Mob in Streets
A bloody riot in Springfield Illinois last night left James Scott killed by a black assailant, Charles Hunter shot, and a lynching of the culprit. Forty injured as militiamen patrol the streets and fire over the crowd while rioters burn homes in the negro quarter and threaten to drive out all blacks.
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Springfield
Ill
Evening Journal
James Scott
Lewis Johnson
Charles Hunter
Earl Hallam
Geo. Richardson
Peoria
Reece
Chafin
Hogs and cattle market data from Chicago August 15 1908
Markets report hogs with receipts around 8000 and varied grades from light to heavy shipping. Cattle and sheep show solid movement with cattle steady and sheep strong as official receipts and shipments are tallied for yesterday and today.
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Chicago
John A. Babcock Mentioned in Brief Notice
A terse item references John A. Babcock in a short public notice. Details are unreadable, but the name appears as a key figure in the truncated text. Further context is unavailable due to the fragmentary source.
North American Commission Company Notice from Chicago Area
A terse notice from The North American Commission Company based in Ghicago Ill outlines a general inquiry and promise of fair dealing. The message asserts readiness to assist at any time and hints at a fair pricing approach.
Change in Our Laws Leads Toward Tariff Treaty With France
Paris reports a groundwork for a future formal tariff treaty as the U S tariff commission and the French commission discuss reciprocal concessions. Talks cover cattle and meat imports, flour exports, customs procedures, and U S purity laws affecting French goods.
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Associated Press
United States
France
Threatened with cholera in St. Petersburg area
In St. Petersburg the health department reports a surge in an intestinal disorder with 210 deaths in the first five days of the week and 175 deaths last week, warning the city is threatened with cholera. Police will monitor arrivals from provinces to aid quarantine, while officials inspect food and provide boiled water in factory districts.
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St. Petersburg
Department of Health
West Point hazing cases await final word
Secretary Wright will not announce the status of eight West Point cadets until after more information is received from Colonel Scott. The superintendent has not yet provided the details, and action is not expected before Monday.
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Washington
Wright
West Point
Scott
Military Academy
British Diplomat to Retire In Vienna Ambassadorship
Berlin dispatch reports Sir Edward Goschen, British ambassador at Vienna, chosen to succeed Sir Frederick Lascelles as British ambassador at Berlin. Lascelles will retire October 24 due to age after a recent audience between King Edward and Emperor William at Kronberg.
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Edward Goschen
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Vienna
Frederick G Lascelles
Edward
William
Kronberg
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