England's Queen Irish visit drew limited political impact
The London Office reports the queen's Irish visit, noting Belfast avoidance to prevent partisan backlash. Analysis by Labouchere suggests little political consequence, while Nedmond agrees Irish voting patterns will persist despite a friendlier personal view of the queen.
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England
Belfast
Ireland
Mr. Labouchere
Great Britain
Scotland
Labouchere
John Nedmond
Reconsidering the Turkish Question After New Views
The sultan resists indemnity for outrages in his empire, prompting rare opinions from ex ministers Lew Wallace and A W Terrell. They portray the sultan as high minded and intelligent with Christian influences, urging a reassessment of Ottoman character and the persecution of Mahometan believers.
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Ottoman Empire
Lew Wallace
A. W. Terrell
Constantinople
Wallace
Sultan
Europe
Terrell
Mahomet
The Missionary Role in Foreign Lands and Policy
The passage discusses the fine line between a missionary’s devotion and political entanglement abroad. It contrasts a merchant’s money focus with a missionary’s aim to convert and unite, warning that concealing political aims can provoke hostility and hinder the mission's ultimate outcomes.
The Inheritance Tax Favor in Nations and Proposals
The text argues for inheritance taxation as a growing global trend. It cites France and Britain, notes New York's revenue from estates, and warns taxation can hinder progress yet should target active capital. It advocates graded rates protecting small fortunes while taxing large inheritances to curb wealth concentration and support government protection of values.
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France
Smith
New York
Vagrancy Law Rift Sparks Debate On Women’s Duty
A Chicago court ruled that idle women cannot be charged with vagrancy as men are. The Times Herald warned of meddling with masculine peace, suggesting idle husbands may face the chain gang. The article also notes rising anti coeducation sentiment at Penn, Wesleyan, and Chicago University as students resist women’s enrollment and coed programs.
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Chicago
Martin
Illinois
Georgia
Times-Herald
The Price of Coal Shifts to American Coal Trade
The article notes a shift in coal production from Europe to the United States. American ships carried coal to Mediterranean points, initially seen as ballast but now viewed as a commercial trade. Continent manufacturers and Mediterranean ports faced high English prices, influencing the pattern.
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Europe
United States
Mediterranean
Coal and industry shift as goods move toward coal beds
The article argues that rising coal prices and shortages will drive manufacturers to locate near coal beds rather than move coal to factories. It notes German and Russian shortages, Britain’s large output, and U S exports. It compares coal to cotton, urging cheaper local sources to preserve profits as global trade expands.
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America
Great Britain
United States
Monument to General Oglethorpe Erected in Brunswick
A Glynn county association forms to raise a monument in memory of General James Edward Oglethorpe at Frederica. The appeal invites Georgia citizens to contribute. subscriptions welcomed and acknowledged by committee members Wyly, Foster, Reverend Winn, Downing, Berrien Surroughs, Charlton in Savannah.
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James Oglethorpe
Glynn County
Oglethorpe
Frederica
James Edward Oglethorpe
Glynn
St. Simon's Island
New World
Association
Georgia
Dny
Charles 8. Wylly
James L. Foster
Rev
D. Watson Winn
C. Downing
WM. Berrien Surroughs
Walth Charlton
Savannah
Woman shoots husband after quarrel in Georgia
The State Press reports in Louisville Georgia a woman shot her husband John Knowles as he followed her into a secured door after a quarrel on a farm near Emanuel County. He died yesterday. she was jailed. The narrative notes her family ties and deposition.
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Louisville
Acna
Farmer
Knowles
John
E. McNeely
Emanuel
Midville
Anthony Hock
Big Ben
Americus
Herald
Times-Recorder
Georgia
Times Recorder
Sumter County
Bill
Daughters of the Confederacy honored veterans in Birmingham
WALLACE PUTNAM REED recalls the tribute to veterans as Daughters of the Confederacy presented crosses of honor. He notes reactions from veterans, praise for Henry B. Gray and Atlanta ties, and reflections on Birmingham's growth and national unity.
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H. W. Dresser
Jim Sturges
Constitution Building
The
Union
Wallace Putnam Reed
Letters and a hotel suit from Huntsville note damage
In Atlanta Memorial Day plans a chorus is criticized for singing Tenting Tonight and Lorena. A reader cites Walter Kittredge's draft era tune history. Also, May, Buttrey Cooney sue Huntaville merchants for $2,000 over hotel bath overflow damaging stock of silks.
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Constitution
Atlanta
Lorena
South
Walter Kittredge
New Hampshire
Georgia
Robert R. Hemphill
Abbeville
B.C
Sus
Huntaville
Als
J— May
Buttrey & Cooney
Dry Goode Merchante
Rumors Of May Handy Potter Ties Debunked In Press
The New York papers repeat a rumor that Miss May Handy of Richmond is to marry Mr. James Brown Potter. Denials say the report is unfounded. The item also linked Mrs Potter and Lord Kitchener, which likewise is untrue. A Dewey museum idea grows with gifts predicted after his western trip. A Chicago divorce case mocks cruelty claims by Arthur Buchanan. An elderly New Rochelle widow, Mrs Bartholomew, age 91, enjoys dancing the waltz amid stitching quilts and making buttonholes.
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May Handy
Richmond
Atlanta
James Brown Potter
Bagdy
Miss ‘Handy
South
Mr. Potter
Yellow Journal
Miss Handy
London
Lord Kitchener of
Khartoum
Admiral Dewey
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Dewey
Arthur Buchanan
Buchanan
Ann Bartholomew
New Rochelle
Mrs. Bartholomew
Drcasmakers
Side Lights On Trials Of Mountain Moonshiners
Judge Newman in the United States district court sentences batches of ten to a dozen moonshiners to county jail terms from one to several months. The article paints moonshiners as mild, rustic men whose testimonies often reveal evasions about their presence at distilleries. Witnesses describe visits by casual guests and the difficulty of distinguishing operators from merely visiting guests amid the illicit activity.
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Newman
United States District Court
North Georgia
Diogenes
Pink Lowry
Sampson
Nicaragua Canal Concession Upheaval Faces U S Policy
Washington dispatch reports Nicaragua canceled the Maritime Canal Company's concession. Despite nullification, claims linger while the Hepburn bill moves to empower purchase of relevant property. Costa Rica is urged to remain cautious as Nicaragua actions threaten regional stability.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Maritime Canal Company
Nicaragua Canal
Congress
Zelaya
Secretary of War
House
Senate
Maritime Company
Eyre-Craigin
Costa Rica
United States
Colombia
Hese
State Department
Central American Isthmus
Hitchcock
Thia
Very Few Black Delegates at North Carolina GOP Convention
Raleigh April 21 Special arrangements are complete for the Republican state convention meeting at noon Wednesday. Chairman Holton will be re elected unopposed. Only 240 delegates will attend though party members will fill the hall. R Z Linney is expected to be named governor candidate with Z V Walser for attorney general and Charles Reynolds for corporation commission chair. Daniel Z Patrick may be agricultural commissioner. Professor Hodgin of Guilford College is mentioned for superintendent of public instruction. Efforts are to prevent the election of ventop e ax delegates and GOP leaders claim few such delegates will attend.
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Raleigh
N.C
Holton
R. Z. Linney
Z. V. Walser
Charles Reynolds
Rest Cottage Opens as New WCTU Headquarters
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union moves from the LaSalle Street Temple to Rest Cottage in Evanston, Frances Willard’s former home, in a quiet suburb setting. Dedicatory addresses by pastors and leaders mark the opening as the public tours the new offices and archives.
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National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Rest Cottage
Evanston
Frances Willard
LaSalle Street
Union
Resle
LaSalle
Monroe Streets
Eston
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
William Macafee
L. M.N. Stevens
Milton &, Terry
A. B. Greene
M. D. Fry
Helen M. Barker
F. H W. Bord
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Willard
Woman's Christian Tempersance Union
Willard
The Rise and Fall of Mrs Potter in Society Drama
Mr James Brown Potter shows interest in marriage while his wife, the actress known as Mrs Potter, rises and falls in the theater world. Formerly Cora Urquhart of New Orleans she captivated New York society, left Potter, pursued acting, and later found acclaim with Kyrie Bell cw.
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Ter
Potter
Cora Urquhart
New Orleans
New York
Revolutionists Seize Cartagena Seaport in Colombia
Washington reports confirmation that Cartagena has fallen to insurgents strengthening the revolution. The government cites Neyaraguan being involved with a Nicaraguan gunboat Rayo at Maracaibo Venezuela, ready to operate against Colombia. The navy may send a gunboat to protect American interests amid the crisis.
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Washington
Cartagena
Lagena
Prineombia
Tlavy
West Indies
Colomblan
Niaraguana
Rayo
Maricalbo
Venezuela
Texas Town Damaged by Storm Hits School and Homes
A heavy wind and rain storm struck Blum Texas damaging the schoolhouse residence of T Robertson and several barns. The Baptist church was damaged. Two scholars were seriously injured and several others slightly hurt. Mrs Robertson was seriously injured. Rockdale report says mines flooded drowning four men.
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Blum
Tex
T Robertson
Baptist Church
Robertson
Rockdale
Armory Paid On Story of a Tote Bound Hand
A fragmentary notice references Dr Landrum of Savannah Georgia advertising a medicine claimed to cure such conditions as nervous weakness melancholy fainting and dizziness with a guarantee. The text also mentions a First Baptist Church meeting in Savannah with a report of a weeklong series and attendance.
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Shester
Mich
Dizzy
Titts
Dr. Landrum
Savannah
W. W. Landrum
Baptist Church of All
First Baptist
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