World headlines stir mixed bets and misgivings across nations
A collage of fragmentary notes surveys global tensions and political theater from Japan and Russia to Santo Domingo and Uruguay. It mentions leaders, treaties, a looming war, economic measures, and public policy curiosities with a satirical, panoramic newspaper voice.
Deaths of General Gordon and Chesley Howard Revered Southern Leaders
The message mourns General John B. Gordon as a towering Southern figure admired nationwide for leadership in war and peace, and Chesley B. Howard as a longtime Georgia public figure noted for loyalty, hospitality, and camaraderie. It laments their passing and honors their enduring legacies while hinting at missed opportunities.
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John B. Gordon
South
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
Georgia
Arma
Gordon
Roosevelt foes and Hanna in the 1904 campaign echoes
A lengthy Raleigh style column surveys Republican tensions over James G. Blaine era echoes, Hanna candidacy talk, and Roosevelt loyalty. It condemns cross currents in party backing, cites Indiana sentiment against quick backers, and links Panama canal trade hopes to southern cotton and South American expansion.
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Hanna
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Ohio
Chicago Record-Herald
Indianapolis
Hoosterdam
Roosevelt
Hannag Nama
Blaine
James G
Marcus
Mark
Hannap
Elba
Chester A. Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
West
Ohio Republi
Nuggets from Georgia and Whitsett in a Holiday Dialect
A collage of Georgia and Whitsett verse snippets celebrates winter warmth and dancing, with playful dialect humor, love songs, and seasonal reflections. It blends poetry and humor from local voices, mentioning readers, new year moods, and tunes around fires.
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Idre
Love
Hillville
A Countryman in Town Provides a Slow Night Tale
An elderly stagehand nicknamed Poke-Easy returns to town late and refuses to hurry. In the wagon yard the keeper tries to speed him, but Poke-Easy jokes of home life, patience, and a patient wife who handles him with humor. He recounts how harmony and slow routines keep peace at home and in the yard.
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South America
Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
Orient
South
Andes
Ecuador
Peru
Chil
America
Yankee
Panama Canal
Zafe
Jenny
Veene
Whitsett
Ateer
Poker
Panama Treaty and Bunau Varilla Mastermind Revisited
Washington reports assess Philippe Bunau Varilla as the master hand behind the Panamanian revolution and the Panama Canal push. He plans to exit after ratification, delivering the goods and ensuring independence under U.S. guarantee. Republicans and Democrats debate ratification while opposition remains possible but not decisive.
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Savannah Morning News
Panama
Colombia
New Republic
Washington
Philippe Bunau-Varilla
Republic of France
Republic of Panama
Ile
Bunan-Varilla
Panamp Isthmus
Bunau-Vardlle
Bunau-Varilla
Waldorf-Astoria
Roseevelt
Panama Canal Company
State Department
France
New York
United States
Galing
Jefferson
Hamilton
Simon Bolivar
Amador
Himagelr
Bunau-Varlla
Senate
German Aek
Roosevelt
Root
Mandy
Ontir
Congress
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Clare Bowell
Roby Rodinsot
Canada
Mexico
Weae
Atlanta
Japan
Menelik
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Santo Domingo
Teddy
Chicago
Adiat Stevenson
Hoea Platt
Harmony
Smertea
Louisville
Kentucky
San Domingo
Nebraska
Detroit
New Jersey
Jersey
Skeeter
Chicago Journal
Ghesley B. Howard
Chesley B Howard
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Mr. Howard
New England
Old England
Aittle
Egypt
Africa
Europe
Pafrie
Russia
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Tennessee
Dickey
Wren
Texas
Hig House
Wirdom
By Jas. Ohl