Fire sermon links Chicago tragedy to ancient conflagrations
A Baptist service drew firemen as Rev. E. B. Jackson preached on A Whole City on Fire citing the Chicago fire and ancient events from Genesis. He traced Lot's choices, warnings of fire, messengers to Abram, and Sodom’s downfall, comparing Pompeii to moral ruin and Lot's loss of influence.
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Baptist
E. B. Jackson
Chicago
Aneas
Troy
Sodom
Mr. Jackson
Abram
Lot
Out of the Chaldees
Promised Land
Canaan
Egypt
Mamre
Pompeii
Mrs. Jane Anderson Falls at Residence
An elderly woman, Mrs. Jane Anderson, visiting relatives in the city, fell down stairs at Mrs. Magee Ritter on Main Street last night. She sustained serious head injuries and body bruises but is improving with medical care.
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Jane Anderson
Relatare Inci
Cellars Flooded After Saturday High Waters
Very high waters on Saturday flooded basements including Baker's elevator where a crew worked through Saturday night to keep the basement and machinery from flooding. A fire was run at the Knitting Factory yesterday to force hot air into the basement to protect stored goods.
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Baker’s Elevator
Social Evening Celebrations Highlight Local Guests
Mrs. H. D. Fuller hosted a Saturday supper in honor of Miss Sallie Faulkner with guests including Hester Parks Madeline Pollard Elizabeth King Elsie Love Julia Alexander Dan Conrad German Smith Fred Glaize Ned Brown Philip Walker Lawrence Clark and 8 Peters. D B Dinges hosted an oyster party at his Middletown home with Nellie Lupton Mary Symm Jennie Slichton in attendance. Roy Stephenson plans to entertain the Whist Club on Thursday night.
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H. D. Fuller
Sallie Faulkner
Hester Parks
Madeline Pollard
Elizabeth King
Elsie Love
Julia Alexander
Dan Conrad
German Smith
Fred Glaize
Ned Brown
Philip Walker
Lawrence Clark
8. Peters
D. B. Dinges
Middletown
Nellie Lupton
Mary Symm
Jennie Slichton
Topeka
Kansas
Roy Stephenson
Bridge in Danger as Shenandoah Flood Damages Rail Line
The Shenandoah River rose high on Saturday causing damage at Riverton where driftwood weakened the Southern railroad bridge. Trains halted, an engine tested the bridge this morning and service resumed. Harper's Ferry also suffered damage as the flood subsides.
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Shenandoah River
Riverton
Southern Railroad
Harper's Enry
Frederick County Board of Supervisors Meet Tomorrow
The Board of Supervisors of Frederick County will meet in this city tomorrow and invites any persons with claims against it to file them with the County Clerk.
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Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
City Brevities Show Local Movements and Visits
Numerous residents and visitors drop through town with travel plans and health notes. Annie Cartmell convalescent, R B Leatherman confined, and Lizzie Wright returning from RY rrae. Local shipments, school visits, and business trips dot the day as residents from Stephens City to Martinsburg pass through.
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Eugene Jackson
Annie Cartmell
A. C. Carson
Front Royal
John H. Tissot
New York
Thomas Cover
Col. Chas, Shryock
Stephens City
William Keller
Welltown
Frank Mayers
R. B. Leatherman
Loring Cover
Narrows
John M. Silver
Miller Supply Company
Will Snyder
Charlestown
Joseph Wright
Woodstock
Clark Maxwell
C. B. O’connor
Brunswick
Wm. R. Alexander
E. K. Kremer
Wadesville
Philip Theodore
E. L. Fry
F. L. Cooley
Warren County
Lang Janney
Berryville
C. M. Gibbons
Washington
Blair Sheetz
E. W. Lupton
Martinsburg
Ie Worthington
Robert Smith
Kernstown
John Bailey
Maurice U
W. W. Stewart
Chambersburg
Lizzie Wright
Will Smallwood
Charla Town
Jene
Josiah Fries
Whitnen
Edwan
Randolph
Soare Manufacturing Co
Richmond
Lena Adams
Lizzie Boxwell
Gainesboro
Clarke Purcell
J. R. Miley
Wardensville
Emanuel J. Albin
Fannie Affleck
Philip Affleck
J. A Rosenberger
Epworth League
Braddock
M. E. Church
Fred Barton
Carlisle
Joseph Barton
Bartonsville
John W. Rice
Baltimore
Harrison
Bell
Missouri
Chas. Bell
Wa Hall
M. E. Charety
B. B. Sartelle
Katie Dash
Mississippi
F. Estes Kline
Vaucluse
May Heist
Charl Town
Taylor
Annie E. Talbert
Lizzie Striker
Washin
Derley Dehaven
Mrs. Brown
Upton Dorsey
K. E. Ringer
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