Debated Cuba annexation shifts in U S policy aims
Washington debate centers on whether Cuba should join as a U S state or become a Territory first with eventual statehood. Senator Elkins urges immediate annexation before Cuba's debt and instability, while Representative Newlands pushes invitation to Territory status with possible statehood later. President Roosevelt's stance remains cautious amid mixed party support and broader imperial considerations.
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The Man and His Views and Voter Standards
The Newberry Observer argues voters should judge candidates by character and capacity rather than rigid policy stances. It denounces fence sitters and urges choosing men of honesty and ability who will act in the public interest regardless of current issues.
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Newberry Observer
The First Liar in the Garden and Its Legacy
Rev. John A. Wray discusses lying as an ancient vice seen in scripture and myth. He cites the devil as originator, traces deceit through generations, and notes varied liars from small to great and even laws punishing liars in Siam. He reflects on evolution of deceit and its prevalence in society.
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Legion
David
Linra
Swift
Hes
Siam
Asia
John A. Wray
Atlanta Journal
Tillman Denounces Telegram About Governor Race
Senator Tillman dismissed a Charleston telegram claiming he backs Talbert and J H Tillman over Heyward. He said no lines exist, no sanction was given, and he will not endorse any candidate. He warned against factions and a Republican masquerading as a Democrat.
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Trenton
Atlanta Constitution
Charleston
Tillman
Talbert
J. H. Tillman
Heyward
Senator Tillman
Hayward
Mosby's Men In Reunion Surviving Confederates Gather
Survivors of Col. John H. Mosby’s Confederate unit met in Leesburg Virginia for their annual reunion. The town decorated in their honor and the courthouse green hosted ceremonies with greetings from Col. E. V. White and a reply by Col. John H. Alexander. The aging band slows with time, but kept traditions alive amid heat and interruptions from age. Local merchants advertise patent remedies such as Prickly Ash Bitters and Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, as common in period notices.
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Colombia
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Leesburg
John 8
Mosby
Court House
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John H. Alexander
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Orr-Gray & Co
Education Barriers and Self Study Challenge Conventional College Paths
The piece argues that college is not essential for success and that self study or tutoring can accelerate progress, especially in chosen fields like literature. It cites lawyers who thrived without office study and notes many great English figures from 1850 to 1900 were not college educated, highlighting self-education as a viable route.
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Bry
England
Darwin
Huxley
Tyndall
Ruskie
Inturn
Newell Dwight Hillis
Stop the Cough and Werke off the Cold Remedy
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure wool in one day with a no cure, no pay offer. Priced at 25 cents, the ad promotes a fast acting relief product in bold terms.
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E. W. Grove
The Earth Under Pressure and Explosive Myths
A discussion cites science on the crust and mantle, estimating crust thickness at fifty to one hundred miles and calculating pressures under a caveat about dynamite. It references an August Woman’s Home Companion piece by Hudson Maxim and notes implications for crust disruption.
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Earth
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Maxim
Job's Turkey Poses a Stump-The-Preacher Question
In Tennessee, a preacher renowned for scriptural knowledge is challenged by a rural attendee at a large meeting. The man asks whether Job's turkey is a hen or a gobbler, testing the speaker's biblical mastery in a humorous moment.
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Brownlow
Tennessee
Job
Young Boy Taught Letters In Lewiston Tale
The Lewiston Maine Evening Journal reports a Lan caster New Hampshire boy fast learner. The superintendent advised starting school in fall after basic arithmetic and alphabet lessons. When asked what comes after A the boy answered All the rest of the punh a humorous mispronunciation.
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Lancaster
N. H
Lewiston
Trotter
Lewiston, Me
Evening Journal
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