Ambitious 1900s World Notes From The Leader
The issue surveys bold figures, including Australia gold output in 1904 and rising 1995 projections, and notes on alcohol taste in animal life. It covers a proposed universal Paris exposition, royal social circles, American lumber demand in Germany, and notable figures like Mrs Meyer and Mrs Meyer’s Rome salon. Reports touch Arctic hardship, patent trends in Washington, and medical triumphs.
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Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Henry White
Meyer
Rome
Europe
Queen Victoria
England
Whites
Wilton Park
London
Germany
Hamburg
George von Wengerke Meyer
St. Petersburg
Helena
Italy
Flood of Foreigners Deluge New York Immigrant Lines
New York May 7 reports a record rush of immigrants entering via steerage. In twelve hours the Hamburg America Blaecher tied at dock with 605 arrivals, while the Pretoria carried 2,189 steerage passengers. Italia 1,854, Weimar 1,571, Citta Di Napoli 1,442, Gerty 1,410, Umbria 640, New York 586, Hudson 653, Algeria 1,081.
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New York
Immlee
Pretoria
Italia
Weimar
Citta di Napoli
Gerty
Umbria
Hudson
Algeria
Quaint old document shows labor contract from 1867
Ripley Tennessee May 7 a find during removal of M J Piersons old homestead near Hale Point reveals a dated 1867 labor contract. It records Pierson owing 200 dollars and hiring Daniel Lee a freeman to labor under Freedmans Bureau rules until January 1 1868 for fifteen dollars per month plus food. Witness O J Smith.
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Ripley
Tenn
M. J. Pierson
Hale’s Int
United States of America
Pierson
Daniel Lee
Hale's Point
Lauderdale County
Daniel
Freedman's Bureau
Soudan offers a solution to the Southern negro question
Leigh S. Hunt, an American capitalist, reports to Mint Director Roberts that the Soudan can accommodate African American cotton growers. After testing with a dozen Tuskegee workers, Hunt plans to bring over many more, praising both the workers and the climate. He intends to send some to teach Beypus natives how to cultivate cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soudan
South
Leigh S. J. Hunt
Srowers In & Leteter
George FE. Roberts
Mr. Hunt
Mr. Roberts
Forrest Monument to be unveiled in Memphis May 16
Preparations for the unveiling and dedication of the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Memphis Tennessee on May 16 are well advanced. Prominent statesmen and veterans from across the country will attend. The program, by the Forrest Monument Association, includes a parade of old veterans and a 2 PM ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Forrest Monument Association
Mississippi Progress Highlighted By National Press
The Birmingham News notes Mississippi's remarkable industrial and educational gains. Banking expansion, new canneries, and rising capitalization mark growth, while education and law enforcement improve public governance. A Mississippi pamphlet program, railroad talk, and calls for a state medical college reflect broad development and ambitious plans.
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Sippl
Ada
Birmingham News
Baltimore
Mississippi
South
Jackson
Gulfport
Atlanta Constitution
Miseiysipps
Uan
Mississippi Notices From Vicksburg And Beyond
Mississippi era notes on Ohio regiments camping at Vicksburg May 19 to 25 with Gov. Vardaman invited. Lowndes County mail routes expanded to eleven serving most families. Northern workers migrate to Wesson Mills. crops suffer from heavy rains. Black business league planned at Greenville. bishops' conference assignments debated. Yazoo county land sale to Nique Lemore Co.. railroad rail extension behind. Harriet Lincoln Eseton death inquiry. Laurel bank charter filed. northern settlers to Mississippi. Tupelo depot burned with limited damage.
Teamsters War Continues as Employers Rally Wagons
Chicago May 9 employers and strikers report gains in the teamsters strike. Employers claim increased wagon rentals and business. 250 drivers and 150 paint workers join the walkout. State street stores shift to non union labor, 125 white men imported from Cincinnati and 76 from Chicago. Three men fatally injured in Monday riot as Civic Commission begins work without powers.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Heath & Milligan Company
Furniture Dealers’ Association
Palat Workers of Heath & Mullian
Teamsters’ Organization
State ™ Street
State Street
Employers’ Teaming Co
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Wealth of Henry W. Oliver Estate Seen At 49 Million
May 9 Pittsburg estate officers filed a partial accounting for the late Henry W. Oliver. The figures focus on personal property and omit real estate in Pittsburg and the East. The estate now is estimated near 49 million dollars, a rise from bankruptcy fifteen years earlier.
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Pittsburg
Henry W. Oliver
Oliver
ANOTHER STRIKE AT ZEIGLER AND MINE OPERATIONS
Zeigler mine scene of another strike as workers quit over wage reductions after a recent deadly explosion that killed 50. Most men work to clear debris yet only about a hundred remain at posts, delaying readiness for resumed operations.
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Daquoin
Joseph Lester
Zeigler
Vineyardhaven
Mass
Aransas
Bocton
New York
Waretrick
Glendower
Ian
Follock Rip Shoals
Belarads
America
Zerb
Mast Ggrertin Competitiom
Chicago
Pesheneor
Socialism described and lacking clear proof cited
Fragmented diary style text discusses socialism, remedies, and personal anecdotes. Mentions Dodd's Kidney Pills and Botanic Blood Balm as cures. Includes references to people in Oakley Michigan and Washington, with scattered notes on health, extinctions, and Native Americans in relation to wild west shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley
Trent
Dodd
Merciless Itching Relief Promised by Counterfeit Ads
A fragmented ad page cites cures for skin sores and hair loss with Cuticura products and Vernal Remedy Co offerings. It promotes trials and free samples, naming locations in Le Roy New York and various mail order lines. The text imitates a press clipping with unrelated quotes about health and money.
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Vernal Remedy Co
le Roy
N. Y
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Adverts Explains Health Cure
An 1800s style testimonial claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured long term nervousness backache and menstrual trouble. Chester Curry of Saint Boston Mass attests to restored health and social life after using the product, urging readers to obtain a bottle at first signs of illness.
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Teres
Lydia Te Pinkhasa
Lydia K. Pinkham
Mada
Cen
Chester Curry
Saint Boston
Mass
Lydia F. Pinkham
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