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Athens
N. Jackson Street
Rebecca Harding Davis on the Northern Negro Question
The Independent cites Rebecca Harding Davis arguing after emancipation the freed Negroes were cast into idleness and need training. She urges work training in common schools and condemns northern prejudice against educated Black men. She notes universities aid but job access remains blocked.
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Rebecca Harding Davis
The
Independent
University and Agriculture Funding Scrutiny
The Atlanta Evening News questions the University of Georgia’s allocation of forty thousand dollars annually from federal funds for the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. It argues funds cover multiple departments beyond agriculture and highlights five major divisions serving both farmers and professionals, noting the bulk supports the state college’s mandated fields.
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Atlanta Evening News
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
State College
Chemistry
Agriculture
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arta
Monroe Doctrine remains strong, states claim
The New Orleans States argues the Monroe doctrine stands firm today as in 1896, backed by the will and power of the United States. It notes Europe respects the doctrine, fearing war, and that American resolve will defend it until South and Central America are strong enough to need it no longer.
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New Orleans
United States
Europe
Mr. Olney
South
Central America
Strides of the South Show Industrial Growth Milestones
Official statistics reveal twenty year gains across cotton, mills, coal, iron, oil, and railways. Cotton output rises from 5.8 million to 10.3 million bales. mill capital from 21.9 million to 150 million. manufactured cotton from 188,744 to 1,597,000 bales. Coal and iron soar, phosphate and petroleum surge, and total manufacturing capital climbs to one billion. Also notes San Hugo battle context and Col Batll visiting Georgia ahead of gubernatorial bid.
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United States
South
Sarsaparilla Claims Cure for Suffering and Tones Systems
An excerpt touts Pleasure Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical and permanent remedy. It allegedly eases ailments, strengthens the body, and builds up immune and bodily systems, though the text reads as promotional and nonspecific in its claims.
Sweep of the pensions demands restraint and reform
The piece denounces rising U S pension disbursements, arguing fraud and theft drain the treasury. It notes 997,735 on pension roles, nearly twice Confederate enlistments, and projects additions from the Philippine war, urging accountability in government spending.
Converted to the truth on lynch questions report
The Indianapolis Sentinel declares the north shows growing tolerance and control while Georgia’s people restraint and lawfulness prevailed under provocation. It notes Illinois and Indiana growing intolerance and urges lynch parties not to fuel sectional agitation.
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Gia
Illinois
Indiana
Triggs Ideals Stir Chicago Yet Again
The University of Chicago may rise to prominence only after removing Prof. Oscar L. Triggs who recently praised Rockefeller over Shakespeare and mocked classical hymns. He further claimed Longfellow’s poetry is trivial and Oliver Wendell Holmes’s works show irreverence, prompting predictions of his next provocative target.
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University of Chicago
Oscar L. Triggs
Triggs
John D. Rockefeller
Shakespeare
Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Did He Vote for Bryan and Sewall
The article questions Henry G. Turner's voting record on national Democratic tickets. It confirms he voted for Bryan and Stevenson in 1900 and asks whether he supported Bryan and Sewall in 1896, noting party members seek clear answers as the campaign proceeds.
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Henry G. Turner
Turner
Bryan
Stevenson
Sewall
Rooster Deterrent Device Patented by Brockton Inventor
Edgar P. Howard of Brockton Massachusetts has invented a clamp to prevent roosters from crowing at dawn by fitting over the bird’s bill at night. The item appears amid a mix of local notes and promotional material on cures and products, including a medical claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure and a $100 reward notice.
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Edgar P. Howard
Brockton
Mavs
Georgia Mutual Insurance Company to be chartered soon
The Georgia Mutual Insurance Company will receive its charter in about ten days. J. A. Darwin and O. B. Webb are corporators. once chartered they will organize divisions with one thousand members each. Each division bears liabilities to its members only, with a $1 initiation fee and $1,000 insurance per death. Headquarters will be in Athens.
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Georgia Mutual Insurance Company
Messis
J. A. Darwin
Webb
Georgia
Roller mill to be erected in Athens section
A group of Athens residents have investigated the plan to build a large roller flour mill on the Seaboard Air Line line. The plant will have capacity to process and market all local wheat. Preliminary steps for creating the mill have already begun.
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Athens
Seaboard Air Line Road
Mr Pink Price and His Cotton in Georgia Debunked
A Georgia farmer from High Shoals, Mr Pink Price, clarifies reports of a seven bale per acre yield. He says his crop could surpass two and a half bales per acre with fair seasons, though nearly all stalks may not mature. He remains a respected, top farmer in the state.
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Pink Pricer
Mr. Price
Price
Georgia
Cotton rot in local cotton stalks sparks rain debate
A neighbor sent in cotton stalks with over half the bolls rotten. Some fear continuing rains hurt the crop, but a leading farmer suggests hail damage as the cause, warning of potential loss if rain indeed harms the crop.
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Athens
Wier Named Manager of Athens Oil Mill
Mr John Wier has been named manager of the Athens Oil Mill after previously leading the Athens Oil & Manufacturing Company which Virginia Carolina Company recently acquired. The ice factory may start up soon and, at least, will resume next season. Pain Killer praised as a reliable remedy for stomach ailments with decades of use, offered by Parry Davis'.
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John 8. Wier
Athens
Wier
Athens Oil & Manufacturing Company
Virginia-Carolina Company
Parry Davis
Price
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F. G. Umbach
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