Notice to Subscribers Travel Agents for Alabama Subscriptions
London Office announces traveling representatives Wo H Overoey Charles H Donnelly El Cain LB Willcox and Mo J Willingham Jom Jackson appointed to solicit subscriptions in Alabama City collectors Roe Cane Non James T Carter and Claude A Virgin listed Readers urged to avoid paying others Constitution Publishing Co Atlanta Ga January 22 1900.
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The Molineux Case in New York Murder Trial
The Molineux murder trial drags on in New York as prosecutors press circumstantial evidence linking Rolland B Molineux to poisoning wife Katherine B Adams with mercury cyanide in a mailed bottle. The case hinges on handwriting tests and private mail receipts, with mass public interest and potential mistrial or acquittal risks, noted against the backdrop of a prominent family.
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Rolland B Molineux
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Henry Crossman Barnet
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East
Iran
Phrase Reflects on Haste and Prudence in a Tragic Case
The passage notes an urgent condition needing remedy and links heedless hurry to crime. It argues that more careful walking and examination of steps by those involved with Mrs. Adams could have saved a life and preserved public funds.
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Progress in the South Drives Manufacturing Rise Across States
The Tradesman notes a week of new industry across the South including broom, canning, cigar, and mattress factories. cotton mills. electric plants. flouring and planing mills. furniture, hardware, and loom works. gold mines. ice and knitwear plants. phosphate mines. stave and shoe factories. and telephone firms. A second feature, Rosebery’s Incompetency, reviews British politics with criticism of Rosebery, Hartington, and Liberal shifting toward conservatism and coalition talk.
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Northwestern president cautions students on rides and courting at parties
At Northwestern University in Evanston President Rogers met with sorority representatives to advise against young men escorting women via cab rides to informal parties and to urge freshmen pledges remain until semester end. He highlighted the expense to be borne by male students and avoided addressing dormitory window incidents, drawing comment from the women.
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Rogers
Open Door policy debated in Texas letter
A Texan correspondent asks about the open door policy as explained by Secretary Hay and its relation to tariffs. The writer argues that diplomatic victory is impossible while tariff discriminations persist at U S ports and in newly acquired possessions, and critiques Republican tariff law blocking free trade at open ports.
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Open Door tariff debate widens as McKinley policies loom
The piece critiques Hay and GOP tariff shifts after the war, noting European powers may not back open ports while U S holds ports abroad. It questions whether Hay pledged open-door aims to Puerto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines and whether the cabinet governs. It cites The Economist doubting a diplomatic victory and calls for tariff consistency across territories. It also discusses dog tax enforcement and protections for wool farmers, plus brief notes on Tesla Edison Bryan and Chicago aldermen rewards.
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Spring Day in Winter and the Singing West
A collage of dialect verse and prose notes from a 19th or early 20th century Georgia scene. It blends spring imagery, poems about providence and hardship, and social snippets including a Western singer and a humorous lumber camp tale. References to poets and books, plus Rural American life, colorfully evoke a regional literary moment.
Bits of Gossip About United States Senators
Special Washington column notes the daily grind of senators from New York to Wyoming, detailing early starts, committee work, readings, and constant constituency requests. It highlights varied career paths from lawyers and business leaders to editors and farmers, stressing how demanding Senate life remains across states.
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British Steamer Sutton Stranded Off Fenwick Island Shoals
A British steamer Sutton loaded with iron ore from Carthagena bound for Philadelphia ran aground at Fenwick Island shoals in dense fog. After back off attempts failed the vessel settled as crews were rescued by revenue cutter Onondaga with all twenty four aboard brought to safety at midnight.
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Rangers Attend Trial in Bastrop Murder Case
Austin Texas January 2 An extra company of Rangers is ordered to Bastrop to guard the murder trial of men charged in the death of Arthur Burford son of Sheriff Burford Colorado county The trial is set for next Wednesday and subpoenas are issued for 1240 witnesses The governor orders disarmament at the town during entry and transport of the defendants to Pres Sim Coleman and others in Dallas.
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California minister quits pulpit for personal liberty
Rev James MacInnis of Oak Leaf Congregational Chapel retires from ministry citing hypocrisy in the church and defending personal freedom. He asserts belief in God yet opposes certain taboos and quotes a frank view on sociable behavior, criticizing ministers and fellow clergy.
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Fort Valleys Lecture Course Expands Educational Offerings
Fort Valley hosts a January 21 special on Port Valley with a structured lecture program in factory operation. About two hundred members show interest for education and culture. officers include President W. J. Scrugzs, Vice President R. H. Brown, Secretary Emmett Mouser, Treasurer Mattie McDonald, and directors W. D. Sandwich, Dr. G. Bickers, Colonel Edwin Bryan.
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Morgan Resumes Campaign to Senate in Alabama
Birmingham January 7 The return of Senator Morgan to Alabama boosts his supporters and signals renewed effort to swing the tide in his favor. Johnston gains strength, Morgan back in state to campaign as organizers aim to counter governor’s critics. Populists largely back Johnston.
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Labor Leaders in Alabama Aim to Form State Federation
In Birmingham Alabama on January 21 Judge W H Stanley and District Organizer J Ho Leath traveled to Phenix City and Girard to advocate forming a state federation of labor joining Montgomery and others. Montgomery and Birmingham signaled intent to join, urging cotton mill workers in Phenix City and Girard to identify with the movement. An Birmingham Salesladies organization formed, aiming to protect growing interests and push for a 6 o’clock closing law. A romantic wedding in Huntsville linked Joe E Cooper and Miss Mind Rounson, married quietly at the First Evangelical church with Rev John McCoy officiating.
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Imports at Manila Port show rapid trade growth in three months
War Department released initial Manila port data for April June and September showing total imports valued at 6 443 102 with goods 5 5281 entered at the Manila customs. China leads among foreign suppliers with 2 343 103. United Kingdom 916 201. Spain 40. Australia 410 152. Germany 357 828. United States 329 114 with cotton and manufactures driving the bulk of entries.
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Rich gold find reported in Haralson County Georgia
A rich gold mine was found on Ed Wards property ten miles southwest of Buchanan in Haralson county. A miner has worked two months and panning yields from 25 cents to 29 dollars per pan with coarse ragged paggety gold. Nuggets range from one pennyweight to one ounce embedded in coarse decomposed sand quartz. The miner is attempting to locate the vein and locals call it the richest in Georgia.
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