Young Ward's Startling Story About Mississippi Labor
A Morgan county family travels to Athens to stop Jessie Ward from leaving Georgia for Mississippi where enslaved workers toil under harsh bosses. The Ward brother who went to Mississippi sent letters alleging brutal conditions and demands for money, while many workers have fled. The tale highlights fake promises and coercion, with references to letters, emigration pressure, and cries for help.
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Young Ward
Morgan County
W. H. Pryor
Lorenzo Ward
Athens
Jessie Ward
Mississippi
Hell On
Georgia
Hoe
Mississipp
Lee Taylor
W. A. Broughton
Madison
Jease
Darkies
Detective Shot in Kentucky Moonshine Belt
Lexington March 8 George W Deake renowned mountain detective and ex deputy US marshal and a man named Ford were shot to death near Torrent Kentucky by William St John. The killings are said to stem from a long standing feud with St John. Deake had pursued many moonshiners and criminals in eastern Kentucky during his federal service.
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Lexington
George W Deake
United States
Ford
Torrent
William St. John
Drake
John
Kentucky
Two Darkies Return From Mississippi Bottoms
Report from Athens notes two Black men who went to Mississippi bottoms returned home after harsh treatment. They described pay, backbreaking work from daylight to dark, knee-deep water, and an overseer with a strap and knife. Despite pleas from many, emigration continues.
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Mississippi
W. A. Jester
Athens
Watkinsville
Darky
Oconee County
Mr. Jester
Misissippi
Mississippi Bottoms
Finmer
Georgia
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims $100 Cure Guarantee
Frank J. Cheney declares and swears that Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh and offers a $100 reward per case not cured. Testimonial quotes from users praise digestive aids and remedies, including Kodol Dyspepsia Care and Palmer & Sons products.
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Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
E. Hartgerink
Overisel
Mich
Palmer & Sons
Steyn predicts Pretoria capitulation preceded by astonishments
London dispatch reports President Steyn telling G Nales in a Bloemfontein interview that burghers will fight to the last man and the Free State struggle will be minor next to upheaval in the Transvaal. Steyn appoints a deputy president at Bloemfontein. DeWitts salve mentioned inadvertently.
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London
Steyn
Pretoria
Bloemfontein
Free State
Virginia Employment Bureau swindle preys on negro workers
A Raleigh newspaper warns of a widespread scam run by B F Vaiden through agents promising servant placements and jobs in Norfolk under the Virginia Employment Bureau. Customers are charged office fees and told of monthly salaries, with police and local officials alerted to the scheme. The piece condemns the fraud as targeting the less informed, noting several cooks have been lost to the offers and urging caution and legal guard.
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Virginia Employment Bureau
Darkey
B. F. Vaiden
United States
Vaiden
Darksca
Tia
Bureau
Walden
Borese
Genaré
Abe
Norfolk
Bombs Thrown at Paris Official Home in March Incident
Paris police report a bomb was hurled through a window at the residence of Alfred Vicari, a high official, in Paris yesterday. The device did not explode, a woman who witnessed two men lighting the fuse alarmed others and was assaulted.
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Paris
Alfred Vicari
Parle Eipoetetion
General Lew Wallace Flays McKinley in Nicaraguan Canal Debate
Indianapolis March 8 General Lew Wallace author of Hen Hur urged support for a canal treaty that affects industries and sovereignty. The remarks reference McKinley and Mark Hanna and discuss relations with fellow Americans, Porto Rican officials, and the canal’s strategic implications. A note from Wm Orr of Newark praises One Minute Cough Cure for pneumonia and lung ailments.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lew Wallace
McKinley
Aly
Island
Mark Hanna
Ohio
Pete Sapaeteh
Rela
Wm. Orr
Newark
Palmer & Bons
Japanese Inspecting The Cotton Mills And Compresses Of The South
Augusta Ga March 8 Three Japanese gentlemen led by Takeo Yamanobe president of the Cotton Spinners Association of Japan visited Augusta to study how American cotton is compressed for shipment. A representative of Mitwal Co. joined to learn about finance and trade. The visitors noted Japan’s growing use of American cotton and expressed respect for U S institutions while signaling intent to buy more.
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Augusta
Takeo Yamanobe
Cotton Spinners’ Association of
Japan
Osaka Cotton Mills
Osaka
Spinning Company
Yokkaichi
Watanabe
Mitwal & Co
London
San Francisco
New York
America
India
Warning note from North Carolina Democrat on violence risk
A Charlotte note cites Democratic State Chairman Simmons warning Republicans after speech against the amendment. A western Democrat’s letter supports the view of a rumored plan to incite trouble with revenue officers present at western speeches. Simmons cautions that Democrats will identify instigators and assign responsibility if violence occurs.
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Charlotte
N. C
Simmons
Blackburn
North Carolina
Wm. Goebel
West
Smallpox Plague Rips Through Mississippi County
In Jonesville area of Hinds County Mississippi, a severe smallpox outbreak has killed nearly 100 in six weeks. Deaths reach 3-5 daily, many patients lack medical care, and coffins are scarce as entire families are wiped out. County supervisors authorize supplies and medicine. a coffins bill was approved while a local ad promotes a cough remedy.
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Jackson
Miss
Jonesville
Hinds County
Board of Supervisors
Rail miscreants sent to South Carolina penitentiary
Three men Joseph Ball Thornton Boyd and J Leak were found guilty of throwing stones at a moving Seaboard Air Line train causing window damage. They received two year sentences in the South Carolina penitentiary as officials note such actions invite punishment and repeat offenses.
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Seaboard Air Line
Joseph Ball
Thornton Boyd
J. Leak
South Carolina
Portamonth
Mafeking Siege Report Presages Hard Times and Suffering
Mafeking reports severe shortages and disease among women and children as siege endurance continues. Typhoid malaria and dysentery spread, hospitals overfilled, children’s graves multiply, natives starve, and bullets hinder escape while the garrison endures with limited rations and scarce comfort.
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Mafeking
Langer
Co Emall
General Roberts Tells Of The Rout
British commander reports a successful day with the enemy routed and in retreat at Poplar Grove. The fight centered on cavalry with horse artillery delivering strong action. Casualties are stated as about fifty, with Lt Keswick among the wounded.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberta
Poplar Grove
Keswick
To the Death in War Bulls and Boer Retreats
Pretoria reports Reitz issues war bulletins as Boers vow to fight to the death under De Wet north of the Modder. Kroger travels to Bloemfontein to reconcile Transvaal and Free State rifts. Rodéric’s success may ease peace prospects with burghers retreating, while Transvaal lines hold north of the Vaal and Free Staters seek peace. British outlook remains hopeful. isolated despondency comes from Mafeking.
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Pretoria
Reitz
de Wet
Kroger
Bloemfontein
Free Staters
London
Rodéric
Ree
Transvaal
Vaal
Free
Mafeking
English Lead World In Building New Vessels
Washington March 8 The bervas in 1899 produced tonnage exclusive of war vessels, only one-fifth less than the entire steam fleet of Germany. Ad production through side of England of 881,000 tons of shipping. For several years Germany has been at the head of heliut, after Great Britain, being excelled only in 1693 by the United States, owing to the latter's
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Washington
Maron
Bervas
Germany
England
Great Britain
United States
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Lewis Ackerman
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