The Constitution in Dallas Sales During Confederate Reunion
The Constitution will be on sale in Dallas Texas during the Confederate Reunion at E H Andrae's bookstore. The notice also expresses concern over Philippine policy, urging a full investigation by the American public and accountability for war conduct, warning the Republican Party to purge itself of responsibility or risk losing power.
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Nichols & Holliday Constitution
Atlanta
Constitution
Dallas
Tex
E. H. Andrae
Esca Patee
Philippines
Roosevelt
Chaffee
Senate
War Department
Secretary of War
Senate Committee
Mr. Obl
Republican Party
Sun
Governors Push Tax Relief Bills in Ohio and New York
Ohio and New York governors secure passage of measures to end direct taxation on citizens property. State taxes would shift to corporations licenses and other impersonal revenue sources. The plan targets quasi public and private corporations with a 1 percent levy on gross receipts.
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Ohio
New York
Masses Seek State Tax Reform Like Ohio and New York
A proposal argues that organized for profit corporations should pay a fixed small rate and foreign insurers a higher premium tax, potentially raising 3 million dollars annually for state treasuries. It compares to Ohio and New York laws that tax corporations and franchises to fund schools and roads while shifting realty taxes to individuals, predicting broad adoption and relief for common citizens.
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New York
Commonwealths
Ohio
Union
Oglethorpe Battery Restoration Prompts Georgia Aid
Patriotic Georgia women urge preservation of General Oglethorpe’s water battery at Fort Frederica on St Simons Island. Mrs. Park and Mrs. Harriet Butts seek funds to restore the site and erect an Oglethorpe monument, with support from The Constitution. Contributions may be sent to the organizers.
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Oglethorpe
Patriotic Women of
Georgia
Robert B. Park
Daughters of the American Revolution
General Oglethorpe
Fort Frederika
St. Simons Island
England
Battery
Oglethorpe Monument
Park
Harriet Butts
Brunswick
Pacific Cable Race Shows Britain Edging Ahead
A dated Pacific cable column argues for American submarine links to Asia, noting Britain rapidly builds Vancouver to Sydney connections. It laments U.S. delays since 1898 while highlighting strategic and commercial motives, with figures of proposed routes and a warning that Britain could soon dominate Pacific communications. It also touches on unrelated political and social notes of the era.
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Pacific
England
Great Britain
United States
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
San
Francisco
Midway Island
Manila
Vancouver
Fanning Island
Fiji Islands
Norfolk Island
Norfolk
Sydney
Australia
Canada
Globe
House
Asia
Europe
Atlantic
World sugar production and beet share shift 1840 1900
Treasury Bureau study shows world sugar production rising from 1.16 million tons in 1840 to 8.8 million in 1900, while beets expand from under 5 percent to 67 percent of consumption by 1900. Cane falls from 95 percent to 33 percent. U.S. per capita use climbs from 22 to about 68 pounds.
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Washington
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
United States
India
China
Tropics
Bureau of Statistics
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Belgium
Holland
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Hawaii
Java
Brazil
Georgia politics chatter on Terrell and Guerry in campaigns
Georgia voters hear chatter on Terrell boldness and Guerry detectible odor in Macon telegram debates. Athens Banner notes Terrell gains, while Madisonian and other papers predict a Terrell majority on first ballot. Savannah era mentions Clark Howell as Senate president contender. Local references mix campaigns and early 20th century party posture.
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Savannah
Clark Howell
Georgia
Senate
Dublin
Timely Discussions by Georgia Editors
A Georgia editorial argues for a unified plan to improve public schools. It favors standard grading, one high school per county, and centralized state leadership to ensure consistent instruction across mathematics languages history and sciences. The piece defends public schools as essential for the poor and urges constructive reform.
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M. B. Johnson
Georgia
Matematics
Ufe
Actors and Acting in Japan
New York Sun details Japan s leading actor Ichinana Danjuro a son of a long line of stage figures at 63 and head of a five member Nadal aristocracy who advertise on theater doors. It describes his role in Cushingura 1774 and notes long performances in Tokyo and longer shows in the provinces with men often playing women and a distinctive vocal style that challenges foreign observers.
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New York Sun
Japan
Henry Irving
Fingland
Ichinana Danjuro
Nadal
Ichiwawa Danjuro
Danjuro
Tokyo
Taken for a Dead Man in a Wheeling Hotel
A local newspaper man who toiled all day Saturday and Sunday morning slept deeply in a prominent Wheeling hotel. At about eight o clock he awoke to a broke door and a frightened intruder claiming the man inside might be dead after failing to answer. The man shouted to stop the disturbance and declared he slept as if a dead man.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
The Aspiration War Between Cockneys and the Letter H
English defenders of Cockneys argue dropping the H is harmless and historic. Rev Geoffrey Hill cites ancient ridicule and Augustine to claim the aspirate caused trouble abroad while predicting its eventual disappearance from English spelling.
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Oery
New York Tribune
Geoffrey Hill
John Bull
Hil
Catullus
Arrius
Harrius
Rome
Syria
Mr. Hill
London
St. Augustine
Istoria
Hill
The Greater State Road proposal praised by Chattanooga Times
The piece argues that if railroads consolidate to crush competition Georgia will secure a trunk line from Chattanooga to the sea. It notes the Georgia Railroad and a lease by the Western and Atlantic exist, warns against oppression fears, and predicts lively reaction from railroad interests. Chattanooga endorses Georgia in the dispute.
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Chattanooga Times
Louisville and Nashville
Atlantic
Gerogia State Road
Commonwealth
Chattanooga
Georgia
New York School Fire Drill Rules Describe Clothing
Public school regulations outline a fire drill with two bell cues. The text notes that clothing mentioned is only outer wraps and bats of the children, hinting at rural ambiguity in the principal's description.
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New York Men and Express
New York
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