Confederate Veteran Reunion at Louisville Bears New World Glory
A vivid account on day two of the Louisville Confederate veteran reunion. The writer praises the enormous turnout of about 41,000 veterans, notes generous city hospitality, and recalls past prohibitions on Confederate symbols. He highlights Dr Palmer’s address, fond recollections of battles, and the enduring Confederate pride shaping the celebration.
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Louisville
Gineral
George T. Thitas
Taye
Hin
Eighth Georgia
Manassag
Bartow
Old Father
Phenix Hall
Pirtle
Charleston
Norton
Rome
Light Guards
Bia
Towers
Georgia
Mecca
Barbara Frenchie
Sheridan
Phil Sheridan
Manning
Chattanooga
Cartersville Loys
Father Allday
Methodist Church
Dizie
Ward
Vallahoua
Tennessee
Joe Johnston
Chickamauga
Murfreesboro
Franklin
Hood
Longstreet
North
Palmer
Cowper
John Gilpin
Cartersville
Brut
Pen Pictures of the Eclipse Last Monday Morning
An eyewitness account from Newberry South Carolina describes a brief total solar eclipse with a swift curtain of darkness and a brilliant corona. The event awed crowds and affected animals, as birds fled or settled and a turkey brood sheltered under its mother. Local observers recall the rapid onset and equally rapid withdrawal of the phenomenon.
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United States
Evron
Newberry
8. C
Deway
Davey
Sirens of the Working Houses and the Willie Herd Guide
An 1890s St Louis Republic report describes packing houses using trained animals called sirens, notably a goat named Willie costing under two pounds that leads sheep through yards and to slaughter. Willie accompanies buyers on fences, guides the flock, and even imitates a playful girl’s curl when tired, but is harshly punished if unruly, illustrating animal labor’s brutal efficiency in slaughterhouses.
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West
Judas Iscariot
Kansas City
Willie
Mme
St. Louis Republic
Mrs Jefferson Davis honored at New York event
A New York dinner for the Song of the American Revolution drew 400 guests who rose in tears and waved handkerchiefs as Mia Jefferson Davis, widow of Jefferson Davis, appeared in the balcony. Prominent guests paid respects, marking a rare moment of cross regional warmth in the city.
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New York
Dixie
Mia
Jefferson Davia
Great Northern
Leale's
Booker T Washington speech links ethics to wealth at Tuskegee fund talk
The Tuskegee Institute head Booker T Washington spoke at Gray's Armory in aid of the endowment fund, stressing a commerce oriented ethics and respectability tied to property. He recalled a tale of a white man lacking money crossing a ferry run by a Black owner, illustrating financial standing as social leverage.
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Booker T. Washington
Gray's Armory
Tuskegee Industrial School
Mose
Uncle Mose
Copperhead bite near Yorkville ends calmly
Mrs. William Youngblood of Fodder seven miles northeast of Yorkville was bitten on the right middle finger by a copperhead while picking strawberries. She and her husband returned home. a doctor arrived to find her resting comfortably with no inflammation. The copperhead was about two and a half feet long and the husband killed the snake.
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Yorkville
William Youngblood
Outwitted by His Coachman and Exhausted Carriage Horses
A Chicago Inter Ocean item recounts Chief Justice Marshall chiding his thin carriage horses over rumored oats for whisky. Jerry the coachman offers a moral quip on animal nature, contrasting lean horses with a fat neighbor. The piece follows a cascade of ads and anecdotes on dieting, sensationalism, and humorous wordplay.
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Marshall
Jerry
Brewer
Coshman
Masan Jobo
Chicago
J Inter Ocean
Confederate Veteran circulation growth noted in 19th century ad
The Confederate Veteran published by 8 A Cunningham in Nashville reports rising subscriber reach with monthly issues totaling over 1.1 million copies by 1900 and steady annual figures from 1894 to 1908. Subscriptions available at the Intelligencer office and club rate offers.
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A. Cunningham
Nashville
Tenn
Anchary
IMM
Tire Setting and Tire Rework by Skilled Men
An advertisement offering tire setting by men of long experience to reset tires, with specialties in repainting and revarnishing finishes, promising improved wheel care.
Blue Ridge Railroad Appointment Notice
Public notice from Blue Ridge Railroad naming H. Beattie Rocalver as official contact effective February 25, 1900. Terminates prior arrangement and lists new responsibilities with standard dates and rail authority.
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Blue Ridge Railroad
H. ©. Beattie
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Charleston and Western Carolina Railway
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