Total Abstinence Movement by Rev Worth M Tippy
A sermon by Rev Worth M Tippy of Broadway Methodist Church Indianapolis urges revival of total abstinence as core temperance work. He argues abstinence protects families, shields loved ones, and prevents poverty and abuse, urging society to combine moral persuasion with liquor-control efforts. He notes the broad harm of drinking on fathers, mothers, children, and spouses.
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Worth M. Tippy
Broadway Methodist Church
Indianapolis
America
Hell
Crossing the Andes marks new era in South American rail progress
The article outlines Chile and Argentina advancing a transcontinental railway over the Andes to connect Buenos Aires with Santiago and Valparaiso. It notes a February bill making the project law, progress on both sides of the mountains, and Chilean guarantees to attract ownership. It explains expected swift Europe Chile transit and engineering challenges including high passes and a potential tunnel, with details on sections completed and those remaining. It also mentions state aid terms, interest guarantees, and obligations to sell to the government, plus related school aid updates from State Superintendent Mansfield.
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Andea
Buenos Ayres
Santiago
Valparaiso
South America
Congress
Buenos
Ayres
Qambre
Cordillera
Uepalinia Pees
Eldes
Atlantic
Pacific
Andes
Chile
Argentina
Europe
Puente del Inca
Cumbre
Conree
Salto Dedalso
Eover
Cumsbre
RE. Mansfield
J. W. Olson
Departments of Public Instruction
Memorial Day Proclamation and Gilded Age Directors
Gov. S. R. Van Sant proclaims Memorial Day for May 30 1908 urging flags at half mast and business closures. The New York Commercial reveals a new 400 of corporate directors led by John D Rockefeller and lists dozens of executives across Rockefeller Morgan and Stillman networks, detailing vast wealth and interconnected boards.
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S. R. van Sant
Republic
Minnesota
New York Commercial
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr
William Rockefeller
Rockefeller
7Arique
Daniel O'Day
H. H. Rogera
James Stillman
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Charles Steele
Chauncy M. Depew
E. H. Harriman
William N. Baldwin
Charle D. Barney
E. J. Berwind
George F. Baker
August Belmont
George Gould
Edward Gould
Notable Wall Street names listed in The Commercial’s four hundred
The Commoner notes a vast list of prominent financiers including Frank J. Gould Howard Gould H C Havemeyer James J Hill H C Hustington Samuel Glosn W K Vanderbilt and Russell Sage in numbers ranging from twelve to fifty urging The Commercial to reveal the few men who actually control the paper’s four hundred readers.
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Frank J. Gould
Howard Gould
H. C. Havemeyer
James J. Hill
H. C. Hustington
Samuel Glosn
W. K. Vanderbilt
Russel Sage
New York Birth Rate Grows Warns Health Board
Statistics from the New York Board of Health show city births rising with Manhattan leading the increase. In four months this year births exceeded last year by 2,000. Brooklyn up 1,000 and the Bronx 500. Deaths declined proportionally while overall births reached 85,043 last year.
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Board of Health
New York
Manhattan
E. J. Lederle
Health Department
Brooklyn
Bronx
International Route Plan Revived for India Connection
The Bagdad railroad project faces revival with a plan to internationalize a new route to India. Negotiations stalled by France and Britain over German control and Russia’s reluctance to cooperate with France remain key hurdles. The proposal would have powers rotate leadership and directorate influence to remove dominant German sway. French and Russian officials reportedly back the approach, seeking a broader agreement if Germany approves.
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Bagdad
India
Suez Canal
France
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Iter
Populists Should Act Independently
New York Sun Special Service Washington May 22 Former Senator Marion Butler chairmen of the national populist executive committee does not believe populists will back Roosevelt. He says some individuals may support Roosevelt but the party generally will not follow either major candidate. He urges independent action to reorganize and present a united program, arguing for the essentials over compromises and warning of splits among radicals and conservatives.
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New York Sun Special Service
Washington
Marion Butler
National Populist Executive Committee
Roosevelt
Mr. Butler
People's Party
Fieih
Bryan
Democracy
Democratic Party
Emerson on Man the Reformer
The passage argues that man is born to reform and restore truth, renouncing lies and returning to first principles. It asserts infinite worthiness in humanity when called by principled reform, and that true reform relies on transcendent ideals rather than expedients or material tools. The speaker urges detachment from wealth and pride, promoting constancy and moral discipline as the basis for societal renewal.
Blessing of the world described as a fly wheel in a mill
The passage compares human gravity to a fly wheel that distributes motion evenly among wheels, preventing uneven and destructive shocks. It likens virtue to a mechanism that steadies forces, ensuring smooth operation and preventing sudden collapse.
Emerson On Love and Society Review
A reflective essay on love as a universal force and the deification of personhood, tracing how initial passion evolves into intimate bonds and broader social reform. It contrasts youthful romance with the erosion of character in a fractured society, condemning mercantile values and urging principled renewal.
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Trans-Continental Railway
Argentine Republic
Venezuela
Argentine
James Barnes
New World
Gallery of Nations
Sentine
Trans-Andine Railway
State High School Board
Leset
Department of Public Instruction
Pioneer Preac
N.Y. Best
Emerson ON
Man the Reformer
Love
Emerson
Jean
Beg
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