New Cuban flag devised by United States for Cabana vessels
A Washington dispatch reports the US government has provided a new ensign for Cabana owned ships engaged in coal trade. The flag is a blue field with a white union, avoiding both the American flag and Cuban revolutionary banner. The change preserves Cuban coasting trade by requiring allegiance to Spain for local vessel owners.
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New York
Washington
Cuba
United States
Spain
General Lawton Troops Face Rebel Fire Near Balinag
A reconnoitering party from Major General Lawton's force, including Minnesota and Oregon regiments under Major Diggles, met a hot volley near San Miguel twelve miles north of Balinag. Major Diggles and a private were wounded, with typhoid patients also transported by special trains to Manila. The steamer Don Jose, detained by insurgents since the war began, was located by the gunboat Manila at Batangas and arrived in Manila yesterday.
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Manila
Lawton
Minnesota Regiment
Oregon Regiment
Diggles
San Miguel
Balinag
Don Jose
Batangas
Mississippi town rocked by street duel kills four
In Okolona on May 10 four prominent residents died after a dispute between Dr Murphrey and Charles D Clarke escalated into violence. Clarke fatally wounded the doctor, whose son Howard Marphrey then shot Clarke. Walter Clarke and Howard Marphrey also died in a subsequent pistol duel.
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Okolona
Miss
Murphrey
Charles D. Clarke
Clarke
Howard Marphrey
Walter Clarke
Eminent Divine DeWitt Talmadge Invited for Commencement
Chancellor Boggs has invited Rev DeWitt Talmadge the eminent minister to deliver the commencement address. Col N J Hammond directed the effort before his death and awaits a reply within five days.
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Boggs
N. J. Hammond
Were the Best Orators
A May 9 notice from the University of Georgia discusses a debate judged by the rule of argument. Joseph T. Derry awards the palm of oratory to the University of Georgia, noting opinions on judge’s rules and private matters.
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Straton
Mercer
University of Georgia
Atlanta
the State University
Joseph T. Derry
Tutt's Liver Pills and Arlington Statue Plans
Secret of beauty lies in digestion and liver action. Tutt's Liver Pills touted as a cure for headaches dyspepsia and related ailments. Definite steps taken for a statue of General Robert E Lee on a site near his Arlington homestead donated by D K Trimmer. Site overlooks Potomac with view of the capitol. monument association to manage the project.
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Tut
Tutt
Lee
Washington
Robert E. Lee
Arlington
Monument Association
Fort Meyer Heights
Alexandria County
Dens of Horror in Moroccan Prisons Exposed
A critical report on Morocco's prison system describes overcrowding brutal guards and deliberate neglect. It cites arbitrary arrests, starvation, disease, torture, and deaths as routine, with detainees often jailed without trials. It contrasts this with barbed acts of cruelty including a merchant thrown to a spike-filled barrel and sea tomb.
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Morocco
Cincinnati Enquirer
Oates Files Slate for Alabama Constitutional Convention Delegates
Ex Governor Oates filed with the secretary of state this morning a list of July delegates to the convention, challenging the repeal act now law. The anti repeal forces led by Oates aim to test constitutionality of the repeal and the extra session’s work, though most expect the opposition fight to be limited despite political chatter.
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Montgomery
Oates
Secretary of State
Outlaw Ed Grandi Son Captured in Mississippi
Jackson Miss May 10 Ed Grandison the famous negro outlaw who killed three deputy sheriffs in Yazoo county about a year ago was captured asleep last night in an old cotton house nine miles northwest of Jackson by Chief of Police Ewing and a posse. He will not be taken back to Yazoo county at present due to mob fear.
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Jackson, Miss
Ed Grandison
Yazoo County
Ewing
Grandison
Rise of Organic Synthesis Transforms Chemistry
The article traces 19th century shifts from vitalist ideas to synthetic chemistry led by Wohler Berthollet Liebig and Frankland. It notes about 180 organic substances now made from inorganic matter in laboratories and highlights ongoing study of cellular chemistry as key to future gains. The Kropotkin anecdote on food and character adds a lighter reflection.
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Wohler
Liebig
Germany
Frankland
Berthelot
Prince Kropotkin
Temptation to steal funds foiled by midnight prayer
The cashier claimed he almost left with funds but locked himself up and prayed all night, overcoming temptation. A detective presence at the door, windows, and roof supported the claim, as described by the president and chief director in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Atlanta Constitution
Firefighting Origins and Stagecraft Quips From The Era
The Chicago Record notes actresses imitate society girls in boxes for fashion hints while society girls copy actresses on stage. It then recalls England’s Phenix fire company founded in 1683, when towns squirts used short leather-piped syringes for extinguishing fires.
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Chicago
Phenix
England
Notable Charleston reunion features William Rose veteran servant
At the Charleston reunion the standout figure is William Rose a 85 year old colored body servant to General Maxey Gregg. Rose, veteran of three wars and longtime governor’s messenger, recalls moments with Confederate generals including Jackson and Gregg and possesses gifts from Gregg. He remembers Lafayette’s 1825 visit to Columbia and carries Gregg’s gold watch and a cane from the South Carolina General Assembly.
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Charleston
William Rose
Maxey Gregg
South
Hampton
State House
Jackson
General Gregg
Gregg
Fredericksburg
General Jackson
Rose
William
Dr. McGuire
Maxey Grege
General Assembly of
South Carolina
General Lafayette
Columbia
Lafayette
North Carolina Line
Mob Terrorizes Lebanon as Prisoners Are Taken
A mob of about fifty masked men overpowered guards in Lebanon Tennessee at dawn. They seized Ewing Hodge charged with assaulting a white woman from the jail and then removed Bill Dibble and Leslie Hudgins, both Black men accused of attempting to force entry into Mrs Mace's home, to the country. Hodgins escaped as officers intervened while Dibble was beaten and driven away.
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Lebanon
Tenn
Ewing Hodge
Hodge
Bill Dibble
Leslie Hudgins
Warships Ordered for Navy Yard Overhaul
May 10. The cruiser Buffalo, returning from Manila, will not reach the navy yard for several days. She carries time expired sailors and paymaster Martin will settle pay before discharge aboard. Afterward Buffalo to yard for overhauling. The battleship Texas, part of Admiral Sampson’s fleet, is ordered to the navy yard for cleaning and painting.
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New York
Buffalo
Manila
Navy Yard
Martin
Taxas
Sampson
Rich Michigan lumber king in political recall tale
The piece profiles “Saw Log” Sam Stevenson, a wealthy Michigan lumber magnate from the upper peninsula. It notes his congressional defeat in 1894, wealth, and a story of buying a Vanderbilt window for $1,000 after a price dispute, plus various light editorial scraps on punctuation and Welsh emigration, ending with a medical note about detecting horseflesh in sausages.
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Sam Stevenson
Michigan
Con
Upper Peninsula
Congress
Wisconsin
Sam
Pillsbury
Minneapolis
McKinley
Vanderbilts
Arlington Hotel
Vanderbilt
Log
Pittsburg
Street Hustler Describes Portable Theft Ring In New York
A police magistrate questions a man jailed for abusing his wife who claims to be a street hustler. He explains a citywide scheme where numerous mostly idle men tail wagons carrying furniture and follow to pilfer items, earning three to four dollars per load.
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Eopper
New York Herald
New York
Lambs for Spanish Children and Old Days of Gambling
A compact look at a Spanish Lent lamb sale tradition where children buy pet lambs or goats, training them to follow and perform tricks, often brightly adorned. The piece then shifts to reminiscences of New Orleans gambling in Helena and tight rules for signs, noting the quirky contrast between gambling houses and everyday shops and a church nearby.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Wonderful Hairdressing in Zululand Bride Groom Coiffure
The article discusses Zululand bridal hairdressing as a key cultural feature. It notes the cone shaped erection as the lawful coiffure for a Zulu wife after marriage rites, describes shaved heads and rites for brides and grooms, and mentions hair being styled and smeared with fat and cher for decoration.
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Nelson
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Pye
Montréal
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DR. Williams Medicine CO
Schenectady
N.Y
Amanda Robinson
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George
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Rudyard Kipling
George B. Macdonald
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