Du Bignon Urges South to Unite White Block Vote
In a Fourth of July oration before Jackson County readers, Hon. Fleming G. du Bignon warns that southern unity is essential to preserve white ascendancy and prevent blacks from becoming the decisive voting bloc. He argues that division would invite corrupt, moneyed politics and subordination to ignorant majorities, urging education and political cohesion among white voters.
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duBignon
Fleming G. duBignon
Jackson County
South
Senegambia
Regio
Let Us Be Fair on Cuba and General Gomez Visit
The piece praises General Gomez and Cuban independence with U S support acknowledged. It argues Cubans are grown, require honest dealings, and criticizes Mr Hepburn of Iowa for talking too much and overstepping.
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Gomez
United States
Cuba
Spain
Hepburn
Iawa
Yen
Cuban policy and Hepburn remark criticized by editor
The article cites Mr Hepburn's warning about Cubans as children and argues for patience and respect toward Cuba. It endorses Cuban self-government while noting annexation remains the destined outcome, urging a conciliatory stance and suggesting Hepburn retire for the summer.
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Hepburn
R . Athar
Little Island
New York Independent
Spain
Cuba
United States
The Liberal Leadership Vacancy Hangs in England
An analysis of the Liberal party after Gladstone's death notes the leadership gap as England seeks a unifying figure. The writer argues the party is a mass movement rallying around a capable leader and stresses that true revival requires a strong, inspiring figure to unite the masses and renew democratic vigor.
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Liberal Party of
England
William Ewart Gladstone
British Empire
Liberal Party
England Upon A Higher Plane. It Was the Fortune of Mr. Gladstone
Why the Mania Exists Discussing tariff agitation in Gun ton s Magazine
The article critiques free traders arguing that facts require a theory and that tariff agitation is a misfortune harming national prosperity. It asserts Americans are conservative, supports discussion, and says grievances exist against tariff abuses. It calls for revision to reduce inequities and limit benefits to a few.
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Gunton
Comte
United
Tariff Abuse Critiqued As It Affects Citizens at Home and Abroad
The text decries how current tariff laws are manipulated to favor private interests and lower prices abroad, not benefiting American citizens. It predicts agitation will persist until the federal government acts for the general populace rather than private enterprises, noting wealth amassed through backdoor access to tariff discussions.
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Resac
Colorado Women Win Right to Enter Bar Rooms
Colorado women have gained equal access to liquor sales, able to enter wine rooms and order any drink under the same circumstances as men. A judge held that prohibiting a woman from buying liquor violates equal suffrage rights and the saloon keeper’s right to serve both sexes. This marks the first effect of woman suffrage in the state.
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Colorado
Amon
Birthday Honors for Rev T N Rhodes in Fairburn
In Fairburn a remarkable celebration marked Rev T N Rhodes turning eighty. Descendants from fourth and fifth generations gathered to honor a preacher of fifty years who has quietly led and comforted many, never chasing sensationalism, and whose life embodies endurance and blessing to those he touched. His enduring patriarchal presence inspires Georgia’s youth about aging and steadfast service.
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Georgia
Fairburn
T. N. Rhodes
Rhodes
The General Gomez Reminiscence in New York Visit
General Gomez recalls his first New York visit when Cuba’s liberty movement seemed hopeless. He credits American support after his return to arms, noting Cuba’s freedom now appears likely under his leadership. The piece weaves political jabs and editorial asides about Carnegie, Pettigrew, and other figures, reflecting press and public sentiment of the era.
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Gomez
New York City
New York
Cuba
Little Island
A Macedonian Yale Student Strives From Trolley to Law
The World profiles Gerantine Stephanove of New Haven who earned a Yale MA while working as a trolley conductor. Born in Bansko, he left home at sixteen to study, labored on a Canterbury farm, and graduated in 1893. He plans further study in Germany and Berlin to pursue civil law for Macedonian work, sleeping five hours nightly and balancing class with night shifts on the owl car.
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New Haven
Fune
Ger ‘Antine Demeter Stephanove
Yale
Bansko
Stephanove
Tims
Fair Haven and
Westville
Canterbury
Frere
Monson
Mass
Monson Academy
Germany
Berlin
Publicized streetcar era graft and Johnson brothers
The Chicago Tribune piece surveys a long history of street railway grants marked by corruption, citing Baltimore 1859, New York 1884, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and Philadelphia as examples. It argues for municipal control to curb corporate abuses and discusses Albert L. Johnson, a promoter and brother of Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson, who built distant rail interests and at death held major stakes in Pennsylvania street railways.
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Chicago Tribune
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Illinois
Ogiesby
New York Board of Aldermen
Buffalo
New Nunes
Ohio
Cincinnati
Missouri
St. Louis
Indiana
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Philadelphia
Dit
Wanamaker
New York Sun
Albert L. Johnson
Tim Johnson
Cleveland
Store Road
Fort Hamilton
Tom
Philip G. Brown
J. C McCorkle
Clinton Street
Brooklyn
Kentucky
Tom L
Johnson
Ines
Louisville
Tom Johnson
Eom
Albert
Deacon William Richardson
Atlantic Avenue Rrailroad Company
Park Avenue
Eastern
Richardson
Wan
Broadway Railroad Company
Johnson Brothers
Nassau Railroad Company
P. H. Flynn
Michael J. Coffey
Brooklyn Board of Aldermen
Nassau Company
Nes
Nassau Hnes
Brooklyn Rapid Transft
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
New York
Nassau
Rapid Transit Commission
Staten Island
Manhattan
Albany
Transportation Times
Johnsons
al Johnson
Hanna
Daughter returns home to die after whirlwind life
Edward Winters of Wyandotte county arranged funeral for Julia Winters twenty six who died of consumption in Kansas City after years of elopement and hardship. Julia fled with a man named Dick Elliott, was married in Denver, endured hunger and homelessness, rode freight trains back home disguising as a man, fell ill, and died Saturday near a Paton station.
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Kansas City
Edward Winters
Wyandotte County
Northwestern Railway
Julia
Winters
Patras
Dick” Elliott
Denver
Expoere
Cheyenne
Wyo
Omaha
Agai
Paton
Kan
Cuba Prison Reforms Improve Havanas Jails Under Wood
The Cuban prison system under General Wood faced long abuses before reform. Havana’s Carcel and Presidio received sanitation, kitchen, and housing upgrades, while Recojidas and San Jose were rebuilt. A board of pardons reviewed cases, thousands were pardoned or commuted, and detainees gained bedding, uniforms, and work.
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Havana
Senor Garcia Y Valdes
Cuba
Senor Garcia
Garcia
United States
Carcel
Wood
Garcel and Presidio
Prado
San Jose
Carlton Lewis
Board of Pardons
Los Recojidas
Recojidas
Ted
Secretary of Justice
Board of Pardon
Presidio At
General Montalvo
Presidio
Joliet
Leavenworth
Montalvo
M. E Hanna
Woods
Matanzas
Santa Clara
Puerto Principe
Santiago
Inspector General of Prisons
Lkewise
Department of Finance
Atlanta crime and charity mix in early 1900s columns
Forsyth Gazette notes $50.75 to hug a girl in Atlanta and cites ongoing relief for widow and orphans of Officer DeBray shot in the line of duty. Items praise Atlanta’s generosity while harshly commenting on crime and racial tensions, with a Columbus remark on J E K Orr’s election as Atlanta chamber president.
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Forsyth
Atlanta
Oconee Enterprise
Powibergn DeBray
Waynesboro
Douglas
Campbell County News
Columbus
Ledger
J. EK
Orr
Goltambag
Iersey
Veitizen
Lidis
Many Dogs Killed and a Mysterious Hound Terror
The Cobbville area faced attacks by a wandering mad black hound injuring dogs calves and even a person. Residents shot at the dog but failed to stop it. The animal killed Dan McLean with a garden tool after attacking Don Lewis near Milan, and all bitten dogs have since been killed. The owner remains unidentified and fear spreads about further bites.
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Telfair Enterprise
Young and
Lewh Rawlins
Cobbville
Jorge
Oscar
Mian
Dan McLean
Allen McLean
Don Lewis
Milan
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BF. Woodliff
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Constitution
Cathie Nichols & Holliday
Atsine of
Atlanis
Patty
Yiarsars Tisily
Gundry
Yeateerscowe
Atlanta, GA
Canada
Mr. Carnegie
Faust
Pettigrew
Senate
Kyle
Delaware
Fiomez
Minister Wu
Min
Qhip
Hough College
Eid . Johnson
TALES
the State Press
Adaitsville
Frank
Stanton
Dave
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