Senator Jones Named Democratic Calamity Leader From Arkansas
A critical editorial tags Senator Jones of Arkansas as the Democratic national campaign head. It attacks his background as a slave owner and criticizes his views on imperialism while arguing his Southern origin signals disaster for American industry and progress. It cites Arkansas literacy, savings, and farm wealth as evidence of decline.
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Republican Party
Union
Democratic Party
Senator Jones
Arkansas
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Jones
Stewart Supports McKinley for War Washington Vote
Nevada Senator William M. Stewart said he would vote for President McKinley. He attributed the Spanish American War to Democratic pressure and noted Bryan served in the army. The war ended in peace with a $20,000,000 treaty payment and U.S. sovereignty over the territories.
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Nevada
William M. Stewart
New York
McKinley
United States
Spain
Bryan
The Men At The Rear And Front
A historical dispatch quotes William J. Bryan denouncing war in the Philippine Islands and blaming Republicans for bloodshed. It contrasts Bryan's antiwar stance with a Democratic lieutenant Oliver P. Robinson lamenting home politics and urging silence to end the Philippine conflict.
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Philippines
Quietus
Oliver P. Robinson
Fortieth
United States Volunteers
Carbondale
Agricultural wealth decline in Arkansas storms Senate critique
The United States agriculture figures show Arkansas loses wealth from 1896 to 1900 with declines in horses, mules, Milch cows and other cattle while national wealth grows. A note questions missing swine data and ridicules the omission as favorable to Arkansas. Subsequent commentary rebukes Bryan, anti imperialists, and proposed policies on the Philippines and Monroe doctrine.
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United States
Jones
Arkansas
Department of Agriculture
Ingenious repair of Border Knight after shaft failure at sea
William Gerbicc chief engineer of the British steamer Border Knight led a daring mid ocean fix. A broken tail shaft left the ship adrift until a improvised battering ram detached the intermediate shaft and a wooden plug sealed the hole. The crew fitted a spare tail shaft and propeller with sharks circling nearby.
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Kipling
McAndrews
William Gerbicc
New York
Midocean
Natal
Lindsay
Border Knight
Gerrie
Mathie
An Old Virginia Church Bruton Parish in Williamsburg
The Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg Virginia is highlighted as a historic religious building. Its first pastor Rev Rowland Jones who was Martha Washingtons ancestor, served in 1640. The structure remains well preserved with its antique bell calling worshippers to services under a time honored roof. The church features a triple story tower.
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United States
Bruton Parish Church
Williamsburg
Rowland Jones
Martha Washington
Bruton Old Church
Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg Legacy of Virginia Nobility
The Bruton Parish Church, built in 1640, preserves mahogany pews and flagstone aisles. Its walls hold mural tablets honoring old dominion worthies, and its churchyard in Bruton Old Church graces tombs of the Parke Custis and Virginia names such as Page Burwell Lyttleton Savange and Nelson. The church houses three antique communion services including one from Queen Anne.
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Worthies
Old Dominion
Williamsburg
Virginia
Bruton Old Church
Parke Custis
Page
Burwell
Lyttleton
Savange
Nelson
Burton Parish Church
Anne
Church of England
Remains of Bruton Parish Church and Its Colonial Silver
The Bruton Parish Church holds relics from Williamsburg's colonial era. The 1686 Jamestown service, a silver gilt paten and ornate cup, reflects early goldsmith craft, while a 1784 three-piece service bears royal arms and the motto. Pocahontas’s baptism font and the ancient clock add historic texture, with Buried notable figures nearby.
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George Lil
Jamestown
Pocahontas
Bruton Old Church
Daniel Parke Custis
Martha Washington
Daniel Parke
Bruton Parish
Virginia
Old Dominion
Nott
Farqualar
Edward Barradale
Laziness and filth in a Caucasus tribe and old world curiosity
A fragment from the New York Ledger describes a mountain Caucasus community seen as lazy and dirty with harsh living conditions and no crafts, then notes a Toledo Jewish colony descended from Caiaphas and thriving, followed by a science note on Van Helmont's willow experiment and carbon uptake.
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Caucasus
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
New York Ledger
van Helmont
New York Herald
Sunstroke Myths and Pearl Windows Across Eras
The notes describe Florida’s heat and moisture reducing sunstroke risk, Chinese temples with pearl shell windows, and a woman recalling sisters borrowing clothes in youth. A proverb links poverty to foolish talk, and a baby’s growth is likened to a rose whose thorns appear with maturity.
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Florida
China
Memoirs and Verne clash of books and plays noted
Edmond de Amicis recalls Verne showing him an eighty volume library with many translations yet Verne credits his success to dramatizations of his works. The Philadelphia Press records a repartee about defending a defenseless girl and a remark on dress and beauty in Australia.
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Edmond de ‘Amicis
Jules Verne
Verne
Philadelphia
Press
Brazil Feeds Sizable Domestic Snake For Rodent Guard
Reports from Rio de Janeiro describe the giboya a large domesticated snake kept in homes to control rodents. The snake reportedly thrives on abundance and often returns to its owner's house even when moved far away.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Spotless Town uses SAPOLIO in all trades and roles
In Spotless Town the mayor, butcher, maid, doctor and others praise SAPOLIO for keeping things bright. Each character touts the cleaner as essential to health, cleanliness, and success, from streets to homes and shops, with the doctor noting patients leave town due to its use.
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Sapolio
Doctor Brown
Lean
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