A National Disgrace in Reapportionment Debate
A December 3, 1900 commentary argues Congress must address southern disenfranchisement and constitutional apportionment. It traces how postwar measures and three-fifths roots distort House and electoral college representation, contrasts past and present tactics, and urges action under the fourteenth amendment to restore equal suffrage across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mississippi
Missis
Uwi
Sena Fe
Atroltt
Tssq
Aeoitig Ly
Isnippi
Carolina
North Carolina
Louisiana
Tishean
Senate
Belion Congress
Uth
United States
Themocrats
South
Philadelphia
Econor Pf
South Carolina
Witehtfwan
Carolinas
New England
Indemnity Debate in China Settlement Clash
The New York Tribune argues that the core issue is pecuniary indemnity for Boxer upheavals in China. It warns against impossible demands and spoilation, urges settlement with feasible terms, and condemns loot as counterproductive to lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
China
Forbidden City
United States
Guinea
Boner
Pekin
The Whipping Post in Delaware: Public Punishment Debate
A Wilmington dispatch reports two teens whipped at the Newcastle whipping post for burglary with public crowds, the sheriff delaying lashes, sparking renewed calls to abolish the antique punishment. The incident, viewed as a disgrace by critics, prompts debate over public chastisement and its carrying into crime.
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Newcastle
Neveasa
Patrick McCue
James O'Brien
Sheriff Taylor
John Anker
William Bradley
Ruther
Charles Bowers
Anker
Shipes
William Smith
Transformation by a Farm Sale and a Union Live Stock Purchase
The item notes Miss Edna Wright Parker of the Seneca tribe and professional specialist life, while a man named Simpson sold his farm and gained a controlling stake in Union Live Stock company. It also mentions the late Charles Hoyt bequeathing his New Hampshire home to the Lambs' club with the condition to name it Hoyt's Pasture for Lambs.
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Lord Raglan
Great Britain
Raglan
Moston
Johnny
Jimmie
Sally
Jennie
Edna Wright Parker
Tailians
Erty Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Union Live Stock Company
Charles Hoyt
New Hampshire
The
Lambs’ Club
Hoyt
Personal offers and distant stories in a single column
John A Johnson of Marrison Wisconsin offers 40000 dollars to Dane County for elderly housing and proposes admission policies like life insurance to fund support in old age. The note also recounts Kruger's voyage meals, Lord Cavendish’s widow, Kipling’s china orders, Nankin ware scarcity, and three peer sons advancing in politics.
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John A. Johnson
Marrison
Wis
Board of Supervisors
Dane County
Johnson
Boston China House
Boston ‘Transcript
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Town
South Africa
Rudyard Kipling
Elms
Rottingdean
Sussex
England
Saxonia
Cave Town
A Song of Life Reflects on Love and Mortality
A reflective piece contrasts life’s joys and pains from youth to death. The speaker recalls fair and foul experiences, love and trust, sweetness and bitterness, and stormy weather. The poem ends with acceptance of rest and final sleep.
The Soice of Life Romance at Fort Detroit
The Detroit Journal notes revolt fantasies among tribal Braves over the chief's daughter loving a fort man. They plot massacre to stop the romance, reflecting enduring American Indian stereotypes in 19th century romance tropes.
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Rowmance
Detroit Journal
The Point of View on a Broken Engagement
Miss Cayenne states she has heard both sides and believes the engagement should end. She explains each party refused to harmonize, focusing on different frivolous topics. She says she understood she wanted golf talk while he only discussed football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Washingon Star
Marie Corelli News Hint From Chicago Tribune
A casual reader at a literary shop asks what Marie Corelli is writing, and the salesman quips that she is producing two books a month, reflecting a lighthearted Chicago Tribune moment about popular fiction trends.
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Literary Emporium
Marie Corelli
Chicago Tribune
Just Mutton City Visitor and a Wandering Creature
A Chicago Tribune caption notes a curious scene by a streamlet where a visitor asks about a small creature in the distance. The host replies it is a nine percent sheeplet, hinting at a playful rural joke within a city page.
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Chicago Tribune
Wasted Life Dream Stalls In Silent Public Gap
A fragmented obituary note hints at a man who spent his life in pursuit of a dream that never caught on. Details are sparse and the tragic sense of unfulfilled effort lingers amid faded lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Frederick Cavendish
Phoenix Park
Dublin
Unclear fragmentary quote on talent and victory
Fragmentary dialogue cites Washington Star and Brooklyn Life with lines praising talent and genius for defeating laws of victory, mentioning Miss Cayenne and Mrs. Benham in a playful exchange. No clear event, date, or context discernible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Insult to injury in court over possum theft
A Philadelphia North American remark recounts a judge scolding a thief who stole a possum, cooked it, ate it, and even picked his teeth in front of the homeowner, illustrating a harsh taunt about the offender’s conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Knippenberg interviewed on Montana politics
Henry Knippenberg General Manager of Hecla Consolidated Mining in Glendale Montana speaks to Salt Lake Herald about Montana politics praising the return of the silver Republicans to the orthodox fold. He notes some Republicans left for principled reasons and others for self interest.
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Henry Knippenberg
Hecla Consolidated Mining Company
Glendale
Montana
Knuteford
Salt Lake Herald
Wir
Knippenberg
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Inter Mountain
Inter Mountain Publishing CO
Inter Montana Pubishing Company
M. A. Berger
Anite Street
Mont 26 West
North Dakota
Sarah Venhardt
New York
Steinhold Sucher
Nevada
Delaware
Maryland
Wilmington
Kruger
Transvaaler
House of Commons
G. N. Curzon
India
St. John Brodrick
Vincount Wolmer
Earl of Sel- Horne
Admiralty
Therl of Selorne
Binmeat
Lords
NewerosTore
Newbro Drug Co
Maan Ata
Schatzlein Paint CO
W. BroaDway
Benham
Brooklyn
Oresley Block
Butte - Mont
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