Attacking the South's Representation in Congress
The 1991 article notes early in the current session moves to reduce southern representation over new voter education qualifications. Rep Moody of Massachusetts and Rep Crumpacker of Indiana back similar measures, with Georgia defending its stance as it taxes and educates black citizens. The piece portrays the South as upholding integrity and warns against threats of representation loss, while criticizing the political motive behind the resolution.
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Congress
Moody
Massechusetts
Louisiana
Crumpacker
Indiana
Georgia
North
South
Poor German Immigrant Survives Box Freight Tale
John Beck, a German passenger, survived sixteen days at sea hidden in a ship’s hold aboard the Hamburg American steamer Palatia. Delayed voyage left him starving and frail, two physicians saved him with warmth and frequent nourishment as he recovered in Hoboken. Bennington, a noted horseman, pledged support for Beck’s future.
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John Beck
John Eck
Beck
Hamburg
America
New York
Ter Dock
Willi
Competition and compensation in Atlanta street franchises
The piece argues that municipal promises of free competition in streetcar and electric light franchises collapsed, leaving Atlanta facing a demand for fair compensation. It notes vetoes, council debates, and a citizens petition of six thousand as evidence of growing public pressure, warning that delay could trigger a public backlash and an eventual price storm.
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Atlanta
Journal of Labor
Laffalle
Council
Charles T. Hopkins
Heithen
Heck Makes Own Living in New York Determined Outlook
The box turned loose in New York will make his own living and his determination should command success. The continent has heard of Heck and perhaps he will be heard from again. He seems made of the right sort of stuff.
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New York
Heck
Serenaders Fire Shotgun Harms Crowd in New Jersey Town
In Point Pleasant New Jersey a serenade prank escalates when George Eldredge fires his shotgun at a crowd of about seventy revelers wounding six. Doctors remove duck shot through the night. Eldredge is under arrest for the incident stemming from prankish serenades.
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Point Pleasant
N. J
George Eldredge
Eldredge
Speculative Farming Ends in Market Scalp Lessons
The article argues that exclusive cotton farming harms southern prosperity like a disease. It cites thirty years of warnings by experts about the risk of overreliance on one crop. Following a fat year, many farmers expected an even larger harvest and began hoarding or selling, depressing prices in 1901.
Diversified farming urged to counter cotton distress in the South
The piece warns of widespread cotton default and debt as crops run light and prices fall. It advocates diversified farming focused on home food and forage to secure prosperity and financial independence for southern agricultural communities. It notes farmers’ risk in betting on cotton with volatile prices, urging a shift to self-sufficiency.
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South
Win
Jose
The Taming of Roosevelt in Republican Ranks
The excerpt notes President Roosevelt appears disciplined in the Republican Party. It contrasts the strong will and fame of Theodore Roosevelt with a party that tames bold leaders. Rumors of conflict emerge, but the party leadership emphasizes unity and control.
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Roosevelt
Lana
Teddy
White House
Herna
Toufis
Race track slang and quick edits amuse observers
The passage notes how a message is shaved, smoothed at the corners, and toned down until all interest is removed. It compares the ease of altering talk to the quick, simple manner in which Teddy is described as doped at the race tracks.
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Teddy
Carnegie Castle Dispute Tries To Block Carnegie Sale
Public concern rises as Evan Sutherland sues in Edinburgh court to set aside Carnegie’s Skibo Castle sale. Sutherland claims he bought Skibo in 1872 for 650000 and used it as security for loans. Authors voice sympathy for Carnegie and caution against public pressure.
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Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Libraries
Skibo Castlé
Evan Charles ‘Sutherland
Edinburgh Court of Sessions
Carnegia
Sutherland
Skibe Castle
Ancient observations and coin details mix with whaling decline
Editorial notes the Bank of England will not issue Christmas coins. It explains a long standing royal portrait rule and coin facing. The piece shifts to whaling declines, showing reduced catches and profits, then historic blood flow calculations and a Roosevelt Mount Marcy ascent analogy.
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Guy
Fawkes
Bank of England
United States
Antarctic
Roosevelt
Mount Marcy
Debated Atlanta Depot Backers Spur City Charter Talk
Telegraph item notes Atlanta depot defends its fate with a hired advocate while Georgia papers mock optimism and warn of politics in rail matters. Other clippings lampoon coronation plans and note local skepticism about votes, skating rinks, and a large alligator exhibit in Grant Park drawing broad attention.
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Augusta
Atlanta
Macon Ga
Clarkesville
Tenn
Chronicle
Georgia
Dadeville
Ala
Free Press
Newport News
Herald
Atlanta Constitution
Grant Park
Florida
Roosevelt Faces Great Burden In Treasury Report
Excerpts from a New York World piece critique the treasury report as archaic and alarming. It notes a 1898 deficit of 273 million and a rise in expenditures since 1897, arguing taxation would need to rise to balance. The piece references Roosevelt’s Philippines policy as part of declaring a great burden and disappointment in expectations.
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York
World
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Sissaryet
Love and Trouble Across a Shifting Season
A collage of verse and prose notes from Georgia and the South reflects love’s perseverance amid hardship. Poems on hope, a child’s bright eyes, and social critique mingle with humorous vignettes and a frontier chest of characters.
First Impressions of Manila From a Journalist’s Eye
The writer visits Manila aboard the Pasig River, calling the city crude and disappointing compared with Singapore and Colombo. He notes crowded river traffic, Filipino and Chinese labor, and the high cost of living under American administration. He contrasts American officers with British influence and laments price inflation and municipal challenges in the early 20th century.
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Bay
Ma‘aha
Singapore
Colombo
Manila
Department ‘of Land , Transportation
el. Canstan Archibald
Willingham ‘de Graffen
Veid Butt
Ashoas
Thid
Pig City
Oeleva
Morocco
Egypt
Aden
Ceylon
Tower of Babry
Milipino
Manta
Gibraltar
Ringapars
Mas
Mantla
Far East
Baels
Tubien
Annett
América
Ain
Svea
Oriente
Escolta
Bridge of Spain
Malay Peninsula
Sia
Dennis Kearney
California
China
No Action on Gages Suggestions
The Baltimore American notes Secretary Gage recommends banking and currency reforms would cause a virtual revolution. It cites no imminent action, but agrees the current prosperous condition makes the time ripe to consider changes in banking and currency laws.
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Gages
Gaze
Gage
Suffering in royal unions and a Pullman lineage critique
A Baltimore Sun extract contrasts Queen Wilhelmina’s troubled honeymoon with a broader moral lesson from George Pullman’s life. It links royal marital strain and public failure to wealth hoarding by fathers, noting how lavish estates shape child conduct, ambition, and respect. The piece compares aristocratic and industrial dynasties, citing Goulds and other fortunes for lived lessons on parental duty and legacy.
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Wilhelmina
New York
Holland
Consert
England
Baltimore Sun
George M. Pullman
Fnto
Pullman
Goulds
Sone Mack
Sheen
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