Megalomania in the Macon Telegraph on Mr Turner
The Macon Telegraph reprints Vidalia Press praise for Mr Turner, arguing he would be a strong United States senator rather than governor. The piece humorously analyzes the term megalo man ia and perceived ego, concluding the newspaper does not accuse Turner of megalomania and praising his measured demeanor.
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Macon Telegraph
Vidalia Press
Turner
National Democratic Party
United States
South
Georgia
Stephens
Toombs
Hil
Rome
America
Mr. Turner
Mickle
Socrates
Thucydides
Megalaema
Ike
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Iarze
Statesman
Megs
Megalomania
Seamenia
Telegraph
Turnee
Brooks
Rer
Hold On To The Western and Atlantic Railroad Says Times
The Chattanooga Times argues Georgia should not sell the Western and Atlantic railroad. It warns even a low price would cost the state dearly, noting the lease expires in about twenty years and any sale would be both unnecessary and wasteful.
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Georgia
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Chattanooga Times
Georgia Megalomania Has No Place In Georgia
The text defends Georgia senators against claims of big headedness or megalo mania. It argues the senators are able and competent, over modest rather than over ambitious, and insists that megalo mania should not apply to them or those seeking to occupy seats.
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Georgia
Mr. Turner
Mr. Bacon
Mr. Clay
Savannah
South Georgia
Pope Brown
Savannah News
South
Teix
Speer
United States District Court
Pennsylvania Party Tickets Face Off In Press and Record Debate
The Philadelphia Press reports Democrats nominate a strong, impregnable platform while The Record contrasts Republicans as undesirable with a repulsive platform. The Press hesitates on its duty, and readers are urged to vote for honest administration by rejecting the gang ticket.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
McKinley
Central Dividends Declared on First Preferred Bonds
The Central railway declares a 5 percent dividend on first preferred income bonds, calling for 200 006 dollars. Major Hanson, chairing the finance committee, expects to reach the second preferred dividend, aided by President John M Egan and Board Chairman J F Hanson, whose careful management and market knowledge are credited with the favorable earnings since July 1.
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Central Railway
Major Hanson
John M Egan
J. F. Hanson
Colonel Hanson
Egan
Population trends Scotland Ireland 19th century census
Census figures show Scotland’s population rising steadily over sixty years, nearly doubling, while Ireland’s declines from 1861 onward. Scotland’s growth contrasts with Ireland’s fall, linked to stronger ties between Scotland and England. Researchers note the question of why this divergence exists.
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Scotland
Ireland
England
The Monarch of Steamboats
The Great Eastern failed to solve oceanic steam navigation in the early seventies. Years passed before builders dared pursue the colossal steamer dream, yet the discouragement from that failure has finally given way to renewed effort and belief in this miraculous engineering feat.
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Great Eastern
Celtic launches as largest ocean liner surpassing Great Eastern
The Celtic, White Star Line, is the largest vessel afloat at 700 feet and 20 880 tons with 17 knots speed and space for 2859 passengers. It exceeds Oceanic and Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in size, uses 260 tons of coal daily, and promises future ships with even greater tonnage to cut fuel costs.
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Celtic
White Star
Oceanic
Duty of the Rich and Duty to Vote in City Politics
Former Governor Pattison urges Philadelphia property owners to engage in primaries and political action to curb mob rule and protect institutions. He criticizes merchants, manufacturers, and professionals who abstain yet complain of malgovernance, urging all men to fulfill their civic duty.
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Philadelphia
Pattison
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Rollo
Lynching, law, and mob rule across the nation
Commentary from The Chattanooga Times and Nashville American decry mob violence and demand strong enforcement of law. Resolutions from colored Baptist bodies in Calvert Texas denounce mobs while urging leaders to align with justice. Philadelphia and New York papers link disorderly houses to corrupt politics and call for court-based resolution of maritime disputes.
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Nashville American
North
South
Colored Baptist Sunday School Convention and Young People’s Union of
Calvert
Tex
Abe Wilder
Grayson County
Atlanta Veers From Gubernatorial Race After Viaduct Collapse
Augusta Herald notes a major girder collapse in Atlanta halting gubernatorial campaign chatter. Reports say coverage will shift back to the Whitehall Street viaduct as reinstallation occurs. Atlanta papers face questions over race influence and public explanations.
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Augusta
Atlanta
Duplin
Courier-Dispatch
Thomacvins
Clark Howell
Lawrenceville
News-Herald
At-lanta
Whitehall Treet
Agaist
From the River Towns to Billsville in Verse and News
A miscellany column blends sentimental verse and comic quips. Poems praise Jenny, quote Byron to barter jams, and lampoon rainy Billsville weather while notes lampoon farmers, preachers, and local life. The piece mixes letters, satire, and doodled verse with regional slang.
The Union Depot Question and Atlanta's Progress
A reader argues that Atlanta must relocate the union depot to a space near Alabama and Hunter streets to handle future passenger traffic, praising a downtown site's space and criticizing a present car shed. The letter urges city leaders to press the railway commission for a large, modern station and cautions against delay or tied interests.
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Union Depot
Constitution
Atlanta
South
Paanengera
Europe
Et Tloula
St Louis
Alrwiy
Alabama and
Hunter Streets
State Railway Commission
Prukent
Railway Commission
Union
Tring
Dargan Atlanta
Savannahs and Summer Resort In Savannah News Echoes
The Savannah press recalls a cool season with a hot mid June wave that traveled nationwide. Savannah boasts steady climate, contrasting Atlanta’s elevated breezes and Georgia politics sparring over Admiral Howison and gubernatorial candidates. A Kentucky man, Mills, claims 1600 acres of Fowl Town plantation via federal and supreme courts, planning to levy on land with a Georgia marshal, while honoring a nurse who aided him in the Civil War era.
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Buffalo
Savannah
North
Caroling
Atlanta
Atlantas
Savannah News
Georgia
McIntosh
Howigon
Admiral Howiaon
McIntost
South Georgia
Albany Herald
Mills
Kentucky
City
Alantation
Lee Jordan
Macon
Huntington
Joe Bond
United States District Court of Kentucky
United States District Court
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
H Y Ferrell
State Street
Mulls
Ferrell
Strong women and unseen sufferings amid Turkish oppression
A fragmented reflection on gender and power contrasts a strong woman with a harsh temper to the public nature of male oppression under Turkish authority. The narrator muses on sympathy, debt, and distant rulers, suggesting the sultan may enjoy such comfort while others face private burdens.
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Atlenta
Sunny South
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Canada
Mextco
Moter
la Perepy
Conference of the Thirteenth District Colored Baptist Association
Shreveport
J. H. Carter
Shraveport
North Louisana
New York World
Mr McKinley
Mr Long
Sampson-Schrey
Schley
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General Grosvenor
Political Spiders
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London
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Hill
Lincoln
Mr. Bryan
Albany
Sampson
Uribe-Vribe
Grau Hein Ae Ge
Texas
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Philadelphia Press
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Jenny
Byron
Tennyson
Milton
Billville
Nash
Whitsett
Deacon Jones
Major Spotts
Gators
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Mabel
Pearage
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Bill
Jim
Cenes
Mary Molly Grubber
William Little Blager
Garner
Omar
John Milton
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the Daily Notebook
Augusta Chronicle
East Georgia
Charles J Jenking
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