Ward family in Georgia exposed to Mississippi emigration fever
A Georgia farm family reveals a grim Mississippi migration saga. Young Ward describes brutal labor, near-daily mistreatment, and lack of pay for enslaved workers, with letters home recalling hellish conditions. His brother Jesse’s prompt to emigrate fuels warnings as dissension grows among Morgan county blacks. Amid ads for Pain Killer concludes the noisy column.
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Young Ward
Morgan County
W. H. Pryor
Lorenzo Ward
Athens
Jessie Ward
Mississippi
Young
Missizaippi
Missilaippi
Hell On
Georgia
Onenegro
Lee Taylor
W. A. Broughton
Madison
Broughton
Werd
Jesse
Potto Ro
Darkies
W. A. Jester
Watkinsville
Darky
Oconee County
Jester
Mississippi Bottoms
Detective Shot in Kentucky Rivalry Ends in Death
Lexington March 8 George W Drake famed mountain detective and ex deputy US marshal and Ford were shot to death near Torrent Kentucky by William St John The incident stems from a bad feeling over past conflicts Drake had pursued moonshiners and criminals in eastern Kentucky more than any other government officer.
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Ashine Hunter
Lexington
George W. Drake
United States
Ford
Torrent
William St. John
Song
Drake
St. John
Kentucky
Return of Two Darkies Reveals Mississippi Exile Harshness
Two former Athens residents recount harsh treatment in Mississippi bottoms where overseers discipline enslaved workers with rifles. Workers labor from dawn to dusk in knee-deep water, with meager meals and threats. The returnees describe coercion, and many others from the area continue to migrate to Ohio seeking better conditions.
Steyn predicts Pretoria recapture will stun Europe
Daily News correspondent reports President Steyn in Sterkstroom says burghers will fight to the last man and events before Pretoria’s recapture will astonish Europe. He appoints a deputy president to stay at Bloemfontein during his Pretoria trip.
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London
A G. Nales
Daily News
Bloemfontein
Sterkstroom
Steyn
Free State
Transvaal
Pretoria
Europe
Virginia Employment Bureau swindle targets Negro workers
A Black community fraud centered on a Norfolk based employment bureau run by B. F. Vaiden promises jobs with monthly pay but requires a $3.50 fee. Police and press warn the scheme exploits gullible workers, with reports of missing cooks and secret methods, urging caution and avoidance of the bureau.
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Virginia Employment Bureau
B. F. Vaiden
United States
Vaiden
Darkies
Bureau
Norfolk
Throwing Bombs in Paris Wounding Exposition Official Home
A bomb thrown through the window of Alfred Picard, commissioner general of the Varie exposition, did not explode. A witness, a woman who saw two men light a fuse, alerted others but was severely attacked by the assailants. The incident occurred in Paris on March 8.
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Paris
Alfred Picard
Lew Wallace Attacks McKinley on Porto Rico and Nicaragua
Indianapolis report recalls General Lew Wallace denouncing free trade with Porto Rico and calling the Nicaragua canal treaty dangerous. He questions constitutional limits and cites political figures, while the piece notes Hood’s Sarsaparilla and One Minute Cough Cure endorsements.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lew Wallace
Crawfordaville
Porto Rico
William McKinley
Mark Hanna
Ohio
Supreme Court
Tiia
Leavn
Hood
Japanese Inspecting The Cotton Mills And Compresses Of The South
In Augusta March 8 a Japanese party headed by Takeo Yamanabe and J Balto toured a large Augusta cotton compress. Watanabe spoke for the visitors noting Japan’s interest in buying more American cotton as electricity powered mills attract attention. He cited Japan’s respect for American institutions and growing adoption of American ideas. An Augusta banker and several U.S. businessmen accompanied the party.
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Augusta
Takeo Yamanabe
Cotton Spinners’ Association of Japan
Osaka Cotton Mills
Osaka
Japan
J. Balto
Miyo Cotton Spinning Company
Hmited
Yokkaichi
J. Watanabe
Mitsui & Co
London
San Francisco
New York
R. Johnson
Boston
J. D. Cloodman
Atlanta
J. H. Rennie
Graniteville
8. O
Charles Warren Davis
America
Columbia
Watanabe
Amenes
India
Warning to Democrats on NC amendment scene
A note from Charlotte reports Democratic State Chairman Simmons warning Republicans after an interview with Blackburn. A conservative western Democrat claims a deep plan by opponents to provoke trouble with armed revenue officers present at rallies.
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Charlotte
N. C
Simmons
Blackburn
North Carolina
Wm. Goebel
Plump Baby Message Amid Pox Toll and Coffin Shortages
A wartime style health plea condemns thin babies as unhealthy, urging plumpness for long term wellbeing. The piece covers a deadly smallpox outbreak in Mississippi with Jackson area deaths, railing at civil authority for delaying response and noting coffins bought amid rampant mortality. It also includes a testimonial praising One Minute Cough Cure as safe for children and quick relief from coughs and croup.
Three Men Sent to Penitentiary for Stone Throwing
Portmouth Star reports that three African American men, Joseph Ball, Thornton Boyd, and J. Leak, were convicted of throwing stones at a moving Seaboard Air Line train last December. The incident damaged a window on a vestibuled train, and the three were sentenced to two years each at Booth City Penitentiary.
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Beaboard Air Line
Seaboard Air Line
Euch
Joseph Ball
Thornton Boyd
J. Leak
Booth Carons
Portamouth Star
Boer Guns Sweep Streets at Mafeking Siege
From Mafeking February 19 reports describe typhoid malaria breaking out among women and children, dysentery among garrison due to vegetable shortages, and widespread hardship. Food and hospital supplies are exhausted, natives suffer, and the town endures heavy casualties as Boers control streets and markets.
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Mafeking
General Roberts Reports Route Victory at Poplar Grove
London reports from Lord Roberts describe a successful day as Boer lines occupied by a strong second entrenchment were outflanked by a wide turning movement. Cavalry and horse artillery suffered, casualties run about fifty, with Lt Keswick killed and another wounded. Lt DeCrespigny wounded. rest to be telegraphed. Generals Dewet and Delary led the Boer forces.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Poplar Grove
Keswick
Twelfth Lancers
DeCrespigny
Second Life Guards
Dewet
Delary
Boers Face Shifting Positions After Roberts Victory
Secretaries declare De Wet in command north of Modder while Kroger heads to Bloemfontein to ease Transvaal Free State tensions. London reports Roberts success hints at possible peace as Boers retreat and entrenchments form north of the Vaal River. Also includes a testimonial praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from Rev W E Bitzer.
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Protocia
de Wet
Modder
Kroger
Bloemfontein
London
Lord Roberts
Free State
Transvaal
Vaal
Free
W. E. Bitzer
W. Oaton
Palmer & Bons
England Dominates Global Shipbuilding in 1809 Output
The report notes England leads world shipbuilding with 1,064,000 tons from its yards, excluding warships. Germany, recently surpassed by the United States, produced 352,000 tons last year, while the U S output was 282,000 tons with 9,000 tons in war vessels.
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England
Germany
Great Britain
United States
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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S A. W. Gleason
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E. Hartgerink
Overisel
Mich
Palmer & Sons
Pretoris
DeWits
Gurenia
M. B. Smith
Batternut
Myr
DeWitt
Palmer & Sona
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Expos Tion
Lew Wallace Flays
McKinley
Wm. Orr
Newark
Lewis Ackerman
Goshen
Bew York
Isippi
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Dmississippi
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Calvin Zimmerman
Milesburg Pa
General Roberts
J. N. Williamson
Athens, Ga
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