The Teacher's Ignorance on Negro in the South
A critique of The New York Times for claiming southern whites understand the Negro better. The author argues both regions share blood and religion and that southern familiarity with local conditions refutes claims of northern superiority. It calls for practical testing over sweeping assertions.
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Fragmentary Philadelphia Editorial Expresses Civic Strife
An OCR corrupted excerpt shows a Philadelphia audience or press criticizing city governance as corrupt and partisan. It references republican rings, stalwart members, and calls for congrats amid instability, with unclear attributions and garbled wording.
Press Calls for Reform in Failing Southern Commonwealths
The article denounces white voters as ignorant and prejudiced while asserting the black vote was suppressed. It argues a reform bias in The Press, exposes alleged bribery in Pennsylvania offices, and urges focusing on clearing its own house before critiquing others. It mentions Governor Stone and Mayor Ashbridge, and notes quiet negroes in the south and safe state treasuries as conditions.
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Philadelphia
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Astbridge
Treasuries
Gorman Likely to Seek Maryland Senate Seat
Arthur Pue Gorman appears set to run for the Maryland United States Senate. The veteran Democrat is praised as a key party leader who defended democracy, fought for fair census counts, and helped preserve the union against Republican attempts. His return would renew a strong Senate standard bearer for Maryland.
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Arthur Pue Gorman
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United States Senate
How Georgia Cares for the Negro
The Baltimore Herald rebutts Atlanta University authorities, arguing Georgia’s public school fund allocates about 1.4 million dollars with the negro receiving 38 percent, or around 32 thousand, while the remainder comes from state taxes and local sources. It notes southern towns augment funds with local systems, praises efforts to educate the negro, and asserts Georgia has not neglected its duty.
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Suppression of Lynching Stirring Southern Debate
A discussion cites Governor Jones of Alabama urging strong measures to stop lynching. The piece argues the south has improved and that local officers enforce law, with fewer lynchings than a decade ago. It notes Jones’s long record and courage in Birmingham as a precursor to his governorship.
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Ney Derauss
Birmingham
Debate on law and order and southern progress in the press
A Baltimore Herald commentary argues for lawful governance in the South and condemns mob actions under labor guise. It cites Southern reluctance to abandon traditions, calls for faithful self-government, and warns against revilers. The piece notes New York Sun reports on negro preachers urging emigration if disfranchisement occurs and laments opportunities wasted by African Americans away from the South. It also critiques appellate crime excuses, urging abolition of appeals to curb lynching and preserve justice, with references to England and U S political figures.
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Georgia
California
Presa
England
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Commonwealth
From Georgia a Fragmented Verse and Humor Notes
A Georgia reader quotes poems and sketches from McClure's and other sources. The column references verse lines about Jean, the word honey, and rural life. It includes quips on a Georgia writer seeking daily pay for poetry, a minister dismissed for criticism, and notes on McClure's July cover and public figures like William Waldorf Astor.
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Georgia
King Howard
Trade in the Samoan Islands under US and German control
A Treasury Bureau report details Samoa under German rule in Upolu and Savalle and US possession of Tutuila and Manua. It notes copra exports, cacao prospects, and attempts to open land to long leases, with imports mainly from Auckland Sydney and San Francisco. The report cites taxes, population, and small white and mixed groups, plus limited commerce and rising land sales to foreigners.
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Tutuila
Manua
United States
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Upolu
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Treasury Bureau of Statistics
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United Kingdom
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London
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Mexico
Berlin
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Letters From The People On Loafing Negroes In Atlanta
The letter writers urge licensing or closing idle negro loafing spots to reduce public nuisance. Ralph Ashworth from Atlanta argues congregating pool halls fuel loafing from early morning to night and cites city and state responsibility. A second letter from Griffin, dated June 27, 1991, supports Georgia funding for a Charleston exposition exhibit and pledges $10, urging others to contribute to reach $1,000 needed.
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Lowry
The Pennsylvania Situation
The Philadelphia Record denounces the 1901 Pennsylvania legislature as the worst ever, citing extravagance, corruption, and broken pledges. It lauds reformers who opposed the graft and urges voters to punish faithless lawmakers when the new session begins.
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Delaware
Pennarlvania
Commonwealth
Stolen Poem and Odd News From The State Press
In Tifton readers hear of Jonathan Walker catching 700 gar from the Alapaha River with 89 pound largest, a wagon load of 117 monsters. A Macon County report tells of a tramp who dug a grave to die, then crawled out alive, while another item laments a poem theft by Wilkes of Appleton.
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Appleton
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Ddteor Bell
Wilkes
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Gonder
Shakespeare Burns
Byron
Macon County
G. Yaten
Montezuma
Staudeenty
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Forty Whales Left in Fleet After Hard Year
The annual Whalemen's Shipping List notes a disappointing pact year for the whaling industry. The sperm whale voyage did well while the rule whale fleet fared fairly. No fleet disasters occurred though ships from Falk Alaska and Uris Rosa Baker were lost near Nome and Lortstantey. The current fleet totals forty vessels with detailed tonnage from New Helgord Provincetown Boston and San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Ospe Nome
Uris Rosa Baker
New Londen
Lortstantey
Falk
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New Helgord
Provincetown
Boston
Baltimore Curfew Law Aimed at City Youth Morals
The Baltimore Herald argues curfew laws restrain misbehavior by youths around a near park. It asserts law protects morals and civil suitability, noting arrests could deter minor offenders and safeguard the community and future citizens. A nightly curfew is presented as a proper remedy.
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Public Eye Legend Herbert Spencer Advocates Amity Over Militancy
At eighty two, philosopher Herbert Spencer advocates a "religion of amity" over war, arguing coercive systems breed barbarism while voluntary cooperation fosters civilization. He notes militancy strengthens despotism, lives alone in Brighton, with his last public piece on the Boer War. John Allen of Chicago touts aerial navigation and remains hopeful about air ships.
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Brighton
Cromwell
Local Inventor Builds Airship Model In His Smith Shop
Mr. Allen, a skilled mechanic, works on a fish shaped airship project in J W Smith’s shop. He designs, draws, and tests early models using silk balloon shells and gas balloons with plans for electricity driven propulsion and a suspended car. He hopes for financial backing if his experimental model succeeds.
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The Deluge Begins
Baltimore Herald criticizes The Troy Record for comments on a Louisiana lynching. The piece notes white murderers lynching Black individuals on uncertain charges and contemplates retribution. It argues the Record misreads Southern conditions while suggesting black factions claimed victims, and warns whites may not face broad justice.
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Troy
South
Hame
New Yorks
Unclear text from Boston Globe clipping on James and Mercersburg event
The readable fragment mentions a James event and Mercersburg in a ceremonial context. It references a president and dates but the details are fragmentary and names are uncertain. The passage lacks a coherent, reportable incident for a definitive summary.
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