Predicting the 1892 Electoral Vote Split
The Philadelphia Press estimates 1892 electoral results with 294 Republican, 169 Democratic, 71 doubtful votes. It lists New York Michigan Indiana Connecticut as uncertain. The Philadelphia Times notes New York’s Democratic win and factionalism, Michigan's split potential, and Connecticut’s long Republican decline.
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Philadelphia
New York
Michigan
Indiana
Connecticut
Philadelphia Times
Indianapolis
Town
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Montana
Demosthenian Society Forms Alumni Drive for Hall Fund
A meeting of the Demosthenian Society committee from The Banner rooms proposes an alumni fund drive to repair the hall on the College campus. The goal is a unified effort with the active members to ensure a new hall that honors the Society’s Georgia heritage and its birthplace of notable orators.
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Thenian Society
Demosthenian Society
Georgia
Empire State
Robert Toombs
Benjamin H. Bill
State University
The
The Confederate Flag and Southern Patriotism Revisited
A speaker defends the Confederate flag and Southern valor amid Civil War remembrance. He cites bloodshed and ruin, argues the flag remains a symbol of lost cause, and dismisses objections from the Grand Army of the Republic as irrelevant.
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Demander
Grand Army of
Thesa
Christ
Calvary
South
Palmer
Grand Army of the Republic
Orphans urged aid toward Baptist Orphanage in Atlanta
The speaker extols aiding orphans and praises Christian charity as the grandest work. He notes temptations faced by children and urges support for orphanages near Clinton South Carolina and Atlanta, with Mrs. Camak authorized to receive contributions from Athenians for the Atlanta Baptist Orphanage.
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Church of the Living God
Clinton
S. C
Atlanta
Camak
New Pennsylvania Company Forms to Challenge Standard Oil
A Pennsylvania enterprise with large capital and prominent leaders is being formed to compete with Standard Oil. The move aligns with a growing anti monopoly sentiment supported by the Farmers' Alliance as democratic reforms spread across the Republic.
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Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Farmers’ Alliance
Halfeway
The
Republic
Local Industry Faces Crushing Competition Threat
The passage argues that Loca Fursite South and Stand ard Oil threaten competition and that Mr. Carnagie’s venture could restore balance. It asserts public support for Carnegie’s operation to establish competition and suggests people back him.
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Carnagie
Notable Chinese Governor’s Rise From Robber to Mandarin
Suang Pao of Shangtung, once a brigand and leader of the free knights, rose to governor after a daring rescue during a revolution. The piece notes his dramatic career, comparing it to One Thousand and One Nights, and recounts a Delaware origin tale of Blue Hen's Chickens from Captain Caldwell.
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Suang Pao
Shangtung
China
Hanan
Luantze
Chang
Chicago Herald
Delaware
Caldwell
Viewpit
Diamond
Moonlit antics and local talk shine in Holly and beyond
A quirky night sky note from Most Holly NC highlights the moon's unusual display. Harvest Home plans stir local chatter as committees meet for charity. In Georgia the Alliance strives as a democracy aligned group while broader world news notes high cavalry numbers and millions die yearly.
Savannah Times to Launch Soon Under Pleasant A. Stovall
The Savannah Times will start in a few days and join Georgia's prominent afternoon papers under Pleasant A. Stovall. John Trippett of the Thomasville Times Enterprise is noted for producing one of the best Southern papers. Georgia editors plan a Macon meeting on the fourth of next month to organize a World’s Fair exhibit. University students are expected to publish a strong college paper this term after faculty restrictions last year.
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Savannah Times
Pleasant A. Stovall
John Trippett
The
Thomasville
Georgia
Macon
Various Quotations and Humorous Snippets from 19th Century Papers
A collage of quips and jokes from multiple newspapers including lines about Governor Boies Iowa cider and political lessons. The piece parodies public figures, commentary on justice and rhetoric, and humorous exchanges about babies elephants and modern life.
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