AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS Presses a White Man’s Country Question
An editorial warns that Africa’s future relations between white and black populations must be decided on equality or subjugation. It cites Natal’s white majority, unrest among Zulu and Kafur groups, and the Cape Colony self government issue as pivotal in shaping governance, rights, and regional stability.
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Africa
Natal
South Africa
Niger
Nigeria
Cape
Philadelphia Ledger
Chicago Freight Tunnel System Expands for City Goods
The Chicago freight tunnel network links 45 miles of rails and overhead trolleys under downtown districts, connecting trunk tunnels to large houses. It eliminates dray traffic and promises low freight costs, though critics claim the project began without city consent.
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Chicago
Tunnel Company
Chicago Avenue
Lake
Halsted
Sixteenth Streets
Baltimore American
Tyrant Trepoff Dies at Peterhof Palace in Russia
A historical notice recounts Gen Dimitr Feodorovich Trepoff dying of natural causes at the Peterhof palace near St. Petersburg. The piece portrays him as the autocracy’s strongest obstacle to reform, noting his brutal methods, influence over the czar, and public flogging of dissenters. It parallels noble lineages’ decline with genealogy trends and cites literary allusions. It ends with a brief anecdote about a brakeman whose attempt at signaling ends badly after misreading a stump.
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Rannta
Peterhof
St. Petersburg
Dimitr Feodorovich Trepoff
M. Witte
Imperial
Iberala
Kingston-on-Thames
Edward I
Archbishop Cranmer
Burke
London
Halesowen
Dudley
Acres
Hardy
Pall Mall Gazette
Dimitri Trepoff The Imperial Protector and Autocracy Shield
The passage portrays Dimitri Trepoff as a feared yet loyal guardian of autocracy who rose alongside a powerfully connected father. He survived multiple assassination attempts, stood between the Czar and reformers, and was described as lacking in gentlemanly bearing yet unwavering in defense of autocratic rule.
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Russia
Ian
Dimitri Trepoff
Withal
Thos
Wise Man Refuses Business Ties Over Sharper Rival
A Milwaukee Sentinal quote recounts a dialog where a wise man refuses dealings with Riggles saying the other man is sharper. The exchange notes a man once had a chance to marry the speaker’s wife but did not. The fragment adds a quip about a thin woman filling hollow places and a man’s thin look like a buggy whip.
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Riggles
Milwaukee Sentinel
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