American Weylerism critique and Philippine policy rage
Atlanta May 6 1902 editorial condemns Weylerism reprisal in the Philippines. It argues officials hid atrocities until war reports forced disclosure and predicts voter pressure to undo Philippine misgovernance. Endorses an extended state road to the sea as widely supported by press.
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Cuba
Jake Smiths
Wallers
Glenns
Philippine Islands
Corinth
Spain
Philippines
Weyler
Luzon
Mindinao
Samar
War Department
Waller
Manila
Jake Smith
Nation For Humanity
Congress
Republic
Demands for State Rail Ownership and Tariff Reform
The piece argues for state ownership of railroads and public utilities to curb unfair treatment by major railway combines. It urges building a state road to Tidewater as a popular project and attacks the Dingley tariff for food price rises, calling for a direct Democratic ballot in November. It notes Democratic unity in Congress and the push to gain control of the House in 1904. It also mentions the Presbyterian university project and synod discussions in Georgia urging support.
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Tidewater
Canada
Congress
Senate
House
Andrew
Presbyterian drive for education in Georgia faces hurdles
A Georgia Presbyterian movement to establish a new educational institution reports progress at an ad journed Atlanta synod meeting. Leaders from Athens Valdosta Milledgeville Americus and Atlanta push for support, noting Florida cooperation but Alabama shortfall and urging Presbyterians to rally finances and action despite rival bids from Baptists and Methodists.
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Presbyterian University
Synod of Georgia
First Presbyterian Church
Valdosta
Florida
Alabama
Coopera
Atlanta
J. W. Walden
Athens
C. Carson
J. W. Brannon
Milledgeville
L. G. Henderson
Americus
C. D. Montgomery
Atlanta beef price rises and civic actions noted
Marietta Courier cites rising beef prices in Atlanta caused by trustees. Augusta Herald urges a beef boycott for hygiene. Nashville American praises ice for the poor. Macon News reports an Atlanta man jailed for hammer assault on his wife. Rome Record notes a large still captured and general unrest in Atlanta Nashville games blamed on umpire Wilson.
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Marietta Courier
Constitution
Jos Savannah Press
Atlanta
Augusta Herald
Beef Trust
Nashville
Tenn
Macon
Rome
Wilson
South
Mr. Hitt Admits Candidacy Confusion for Senate
Chicago News reports Representative Hitt struggles to track his senate candidacy days. He jokes he may use a card system like the French ministry reminder, but with calendar days, to tell whether he is a candidate on any given date.
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Chicago
Hitt
United States
France
Paris
Republic
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Hoffman
Legation
Aliness
Inquirer
The New Flat in Chicago Tribune Style
Mr and Mrs Wellover begin house hunting and visit a second floor flat priced at 20 per month. The agent jokes about window washing, steam heat, and a talkative janitor with an impediment. They marvel at light rooms ample closets and modern conveniences in a new, well located unit.
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Chicago Tribune
Spinach Kings Hope To Sell Washed Greens
A New York City columnist describes spinach as coarse and sandy in local markets. He jokes an enterprising young man could profit by selling washed spinach free from sand and vermin, imagining newspapers naming him the spinach king.
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New York
la Betis
France
Mathematical Demonstration from Harper's Magazine
Mrs Pothurst challenges Alexander about cigar limits at the century’s start. Mr Pothurst reveals he has smoked only eight cigars of twelve by counting two-thirds of twelve, then explains the remaining amount to smoke, asking for the matches.
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Harper's Magazine
Alexander
Mrs. Pothurst
Mr. P
Red Light Cure for Smallpox Mentioned by Macfadyen
London Chronicle reports Professor Macfadyen’s reference to a red light treatment for smallpox at the Royal Institution. The piece traces historic uses from Edward IV’s era and notes late nineteenth century French and Tonkin cases, plus examples in Japan and Byron’s quip about a red lit wedding night.
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London Chronicle
Macfadyen
Royal Institution
Tssue
John of
Fell
Slavery in the Philippines Not Likely to be Abolished
Washington reports the house committee on Philippine affairs rejected an amendment to abolish slavery in the Philippines and void the Bates treaty with the sultan of Sulu. The piece notes abolition could spark large scale warfare with Moro forces and stresses practical, not theoretical, concerns.
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Philippines
Washington
House Committee On Philippine Affairs
Bates
Sultan of
Sulu
Patterson
Tennessee
Moro
Philippine Archipelago
United States
John C. Bates
United States Volunteers
Sulu Archipelago
Said
Moro Islands
Gion
Philippine Islands
Mand
Zamboanga
Pattergan
Saccharin Smuggling Baffles Customs Says Pall Mall Gazette
The Pall Mall Gazette reports customs are evaded not by swashbucklers but by smugglers using saccharin. With wide demand in England and complex aliases, smugglers exploit lax entry rules, while officials test tasting and tighten checks at Mount Pleasant and via continental emissaries to map routes.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Halcyon
England
Lyons
London
Custom House
Mount Pleasant
Portrait of Tunisian Bey Hangs in State Department Corridor
Springfield Massachusetts Republic describes a life size portrait of Mashir Mohammed Essadek bey of Tunis displayed in the Washington state department corridor. An inscription notes it was presented in November 1865 by envoy General Otman Hashem, honoring Lincoln’s assassination condolences and war ending celebrations. A lunch mishap once stained the painting, leading to its relocation.
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Tunnisian Bey
Springfield
Mass
State Department
Weahington
Mashir Mohammed Essadek
Tunis
Otman Hashem
Lincoln
Hee
Pic
Gambling with a Redskin Buck Joseph’s bold poker odds
Detroit Free Press recounts Buck Joseph a full-blood Sioux adept at poker who bested a white narrator in Deadwood. After a lengthy game, the narrator turns the tables with a straight flush, cashes out four thousand dollars, and Buck exits quietly admitting the white man is very smart. The tale preserves rugged frontier gambling lore with vivid dialogue.
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Buck Joseph
Detroit Free Press
Deadwood
Buck
Abilene
Kans
Origin of Ambergris and its Whale Connection
Ambergris, a greasy substance with a foul odor, is linked to whales, especially the sperm whale. It forms as a diversed concretion inside the whale's alimentary canal, often found in diseased or poor-condition individuals, and hardens only after air exposure into its famed sweet aroma.
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Norfolk
Ambergri
Welch
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