Illinois Methodists Forty Fifth Session at Jerseyville
The Forty Fifth Session of the Southern Illinois Conference of the M E Church met at Jerseyville with appointments for many pastors across districts including Alton, Lebanon, Olney, Vandalia, Mount Carmel and Mount Vernon. Presiding elders W K Ravenscroft and O F Culver led congregations, with numerous assignments and several to be supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.E. Church
Jerseyville
Southern Illinois Conference
M. E. Church, South
Alton
W. K
Ravenscroft
Edwardsville
L. Thompson
Pethalto
J. A. Larges Bunker
Hill
Edward
Barnes
Brighton
J. A. Taylor
Donnellyon
C. L. York
Elsa
Ramsey
W. R. Bradley
Rosedale
J. A. Westerman
Lancaster
L. C. Wilkin
Lawrenceville
J. C. Orr
Mount Erie
P. C.carlin
Newton
U. C. Johnston
Noble
Oblong
J. T. Markin
Olney
J. G. Harmon
Robinson
C. A. Beckett
Rose Hill
G. W. Goorman
Sumner
L. J. Grantham
Sumner ci
T. F. Shouse
Montrose
A. C. Barton
Odin
A. H. Pitkin
Patoka
J. C. Gooch
Sailor Springs
D. W. Baers
St. Elmo
C. O. Kimball
Salem
Shobonier
Henry Me Halbratt
Vandalia
R. D. Woodley
Walnut Hin
M. Hi
Maunie
Theodore Cates
McLeansboro
J. W. Cummins
C. Atchison
Metropolis
J. W. Jackson
F. M. Margrave
Mill Shoals
C. N. Spragg
Mount Carmel
J. F. Harmon
New Burnsides
B. Whiteside
Norris City
N. B. Hodaden
Omaha
J. M. McQuay
Ridgway
Smith
Shawneetown
Se. Tucker
Mount Vernon
J. W. Flint
Carbondale
Presiding Elder
Anne
Sabine
Belknap
J. K. Hunter
Penton
Daniel
Orr
Cairo
F. Mi ‘van Reese
R. Besse
Carterville
J. W. Webster
Chester and Palestine
Walker
Corinth
T. C. Hollay
Doquein
Reid
Elco
Granea
Frankfort
Kirlkepatride
Jonesboro
W. D.mcintosh
Marion
W. A. Cross
Makanda
J. PD. Crenshaw
Mound City
G. E. McCammon
Kanesse
P. A. Smifly Ver
Son
Vienna
Ise Wisk Cult
Fig Villa
Hayek E
P. Crippin
Walton
Big Waters-Pierce Oil Plant Fire in East St. Louis
Fire at Waters-Pierce Oil Co plant in East St. Louis destroyed five large oil reservoirs and several freight cars. About 5,000 barrels of oil on site total loss with estimated oils and structures combined around twenty five thousand dollars. fire threatened yards until crews saved some cars. Insurance expected to cover most losses.
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Waters Pierce Oil Co
East St. Louis
St.Louis
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
Purdy
Bridges
Banquet speech charms bankers at Planters hotel
At the American Bankers association banquet in St. Louis, William S. Witham of Atlanta delivered a witty address to bankers and their wives. He joked about cooking, small country banks, and his own growth from 1890s beginnings to many institutions, humorously likening the menu to a bill of lading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Planters
American Bankers’ Association
William S. Witham
Atlanta
Witham
Error of Judgment In Twin Shaft Mine Disaster
Hagristine Pa Sept 26 three state mine inspectors Wm Stein Edward Roderick Edward Brennen report to Gov Hastings on Pittston Twin Shaft disaster. They fault Mr Lagan in charge for going so far into the mine from the shaft bottom saying his error of judgment caused the loss of his life and that of subordinates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagristine
Wm. Stein
Edward Roderick
Edward Brennen
Pittston
Hastings
Lagan
Northeast gale wreaks havoc on ships near Cornwall
A fierce northeast gale battered the English Channel and Bristol Channel overnight. Numerous sailing vessels foundered or ran aground near Cornwall and Severn, with the steamer Teutonic en route to New York reporting severe conditions.
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London
English Channel
Bristol Channel
Cornwall
Aehore
Bristol
Corgivall
Teutonic
Givenstowi
Jotessa
Hero Cadet Clopton Rescues Cadets In Missouri Academy Fire
The Missouri Military Academy in Mexico burned on Thursday morning as cadets fled the flames. Cadet Clapton, son of U S District Attorney Wm H Clapton, sounded the bugle and helped many to safety. He described locking on to duty amid smoke and flame. Several cadets suffered serious injuries from falls and rope rescues, with Captain Garner and Leslie Wheeler among those hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri Military,academy
Mexico
Young Clopton
United States
Wm. H. Clopton
Clapton
Capt. Louen
Capt. Glasscock
Gordon Cox
Dan Boone
Boone
Garner
Leslie Wheeler
Jofn McClelland
Exia
Okla
McClelland
Hamilton Sutherland
Eads
Sutherland
Walter Wolf
East St. Louis
Industrial Points and Rural Shifts Across Nations
Industrial Points reports a Juarez Mexico company forming with 1 000 000 capital to mine coal lands near the city. Arroostook County Maine prepares 6 000 000 bushels of potatoes for market. A Birmingham England factory makes jointless bicycle rims on two acres. Marknenkirchen Saxony employs all workers to manufacture violins. English brewery syndicates hold 91 million invested in American breweries, paying 8 190 000 in dividends. Columbia River salmon canning yields ten tons daily in major canneries. Cheshire cheese prices fall to half 1891 level. farmers urged to switch to butter. England’s wheat area shrinks 510 000 acres while pig numbers rise 500 000, signaling a shift from breadstuffs to pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Mexico
Arroostoor County
Birmingham
England
Marknenkirchen
Saxony
Brewers’ Journal
Divi Dend
Columbia River
Cheshire
Animal Superstitions Across Lands
Folklore links birds and beasts with omens. Ravens and crows portend evil. owls’ screeches imply calamity. Italian mountains fear young vipers eat mothers. hedgehogs foretell storms. a sneezing cat blesses a new bride. South Italian belief claims chameleons feed only on air. Indian natives say elephants possess religion and worship. pelicans were said to feed young with their own blood a century ago. German children in Silesia deem beetles deaf and blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
India
England
Dalmatia
Silesia
Odd Michigan and nearby notices cross county lines
An Allegan county inmate dies after forty seven years in the poorhouse at age seventy three. In Norfolk Diss a couple aged ninety three die within hours of each other and are buried together. In Ransom Michigan a woman sews a patchwork quilt of seventeen thousand bits. In St Clair county a wedding unites a groom in his second marriage with a bride in her sixth. A New York manager telegraphs brilliant ideas to himself when street ideas strike. He fears he might lose or forget memorandum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegan County
Mich
Diss
Norfolk
Ransom
St. Clair County
New York
Peach stone burning shipboard heat and coastal cabinet counts
A Bangor schooner manned by captain’s three sons learned in California that peach stones burn like coal and give more heat. They sell at three dollars a ton. The piece notes cabinet representations by New York and Massachusetts twenty eight times and Pennsylvania twenty five times. Atlantic cable transmission runs eighteen five letter words per minute, nearly doubling with the duplex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
California
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
No To Bac touted as life changing cure from Sterling Remedy
An advertisement extols No To Bac as a quick cure for tobacco addiction claiming over 400 000 cured and weight gain in days. It invites readers to buy from druggists with a free booklet and sample, listing Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New York as contacts. Also contains assorted quotes and brief notes referencing other period ads and opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
California Fig Syrup Co
Walter ‘Baker & Co
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Illinois Methodists
A .Georgia
Pittston, Pa
Northeast Gulf
the. Academy
St. Louie
Mina
Iver
Cay
Mr. Dolan
Washington Star
Trom
Norristown Herald
Edge
Elveteen
Samptes
Emma M. Hooper
Homa Foursa
P.O
STARK
Stark System
Bio’ Ews
Dopistawa
Rockport
Lil
Prof. Babcock
Walter Baker
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