Afro American Cullings Giles TD. Jackson leader in Virginia
A long, fact filled profile notes Giles Jackson of Goochland County Richmond waistcoat of black leadership. He is chosen president of a July exposition marking emancipation's fiftieth anniversary and Negro achievements, cites $55,000 federal funds and $7,600 New York grant along with $5,000 Richmond city aid and other donations. Jackson, a leading Virginia lawyer, recalls service with McKinley and Roosevelt parades, his war service with Grant, his escape feats, and the Grant ward episode in Richmond. The piece also covers E. L. Blackshear defending Negro education at Prairie View Texas, highlighting graduation outcomes, discipline records, and cross-racial harmony amid Prairie View commencement. It closes with a note: Falkland Islands gender balance.
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Giles TD. Jackson
Richmond
Goochland County
New York
Jackson
Virginia
McKinley
Roosevelt
Washington
Gen
A. S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
General Grant
Charles W. Dickinson
Fitz Lee
Caroline County
Grant
City Point
Petersburg
E. L. Blackshear
Prairie View
Tex
State Normal and Industrial College
Blackshear
Texas
Prairie View Institute
John L Guion
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Prairie View Normal
Hempstead
Waller
Houston Post
Pearl seas across the globe Ceylon to Mexico
The article surveys pearl fisheries in Ceylon Gulf of Mannar and Arippu, explaining diving methods and government oversight. It compares Mexican and American pearl beds near La Paz, Margarita, Manta, and Panama Bay, notes tides and costs, and describes mother of pearl, value trends, famous gems, and expert opinions. It mentions La Pellegrina, the Hope gem, and Mikimoto farms.
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Ceylon
India
Colombe
Arippu
Gulf of
Mannar
Gulf of California
Mexican
la Paz
Americas
Persian Gulf
Venezuelan
el Gulfo de Las Perlas
Margarita
California
Venezuela
Tha
Manta
Bay of
Panama
Panama Bay
Pacific
Queensland
Australia
Red Sea
New Guinea
Madagascar
Infanta of Bethlehem
Europe
America
London
Bombay
Paris
la Pas
Paria
Austria
Spain
Napoleon II
Philip of Spain
Margarita Island
Zonima Museum
Moscow
Hope
Victoria and Albert Museum
George F. Kunz
Chine
Japan
Mikimoto
Argo Bay
Hemisphere
Saxony
Bavaria
Bohemia
Canada
States
The
Union
Ohio
Wisconsin
Settle Down and Invest in One Place Says Booker Washington
A Chicago Herald quote presents Booker T. Washington urging blacks to settle in one locale, build reputations for sobriety and industry, and save by opening property and bank accounts. The writer notes broader findings: rural Negroes often educate their children more than whites, and educated, prosperous Black communities may shape the future beyond laws.
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South
Chicago Herald
English dye trade revival aims at home industry
The text recalls how an English discovery enabled the aniline dye trade once dominated by Germans. It notes Professor Perkins first produced coal tar colors and mentions a Maryland theater offering a cheaper rear room viewing option with reversed reading matter.
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England
Professor Perkins
Maryland
Playgrounds Shape City's Future Citizens
Education must train body and mind through wholesome recreation. Summer playgrounds offer natural outlets, reducing temptation for mischief and fostering the making of useful citizens for the city.
Perspiration irritant and metric history noted
A compact miscellany cites Professor Arlong Lyons on perspiration as a poisonous irritant and hot weather advice. mentions the first adoption of the metric system by France in 1790 and subsequent nations. contrasts baldness rates among music devotees with other professions. highlights Princess Mary of England’s relief work for wounded soldiers.
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Arlong
Lyons
France
Holland
Belgium
Sweden
Mary of
England
Mistletoe’s western coast spread harms timber crops
Mistletoe thrives on America’s western coasts more than in the East and in many areas this parasite’s growth is responsible for a considerable loss of timber directly or indirectly.
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America
Green Corn In England Grows on London Market
About 1900 an Englishman, more windom than others, began raising green maize for the London market. Some growers in the Isle of Jersey followed, so green corn may be bought from Covent Garden and Brixton. Theatrical people, who acquired the habit while touring, reside there.
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Windom
England
London
Isle of Jervay
Covent Garden
Brixton
Whaling Today at Snooks Arm Newfoundland Station
At Snooks Arm Newfoundland a modern whaling station uses steamers and a six foot harpoon cannon to kill whales. Aimed from within hundred yards, explosive projectiles generate gas to keep the carcass afloat and the ship drags the whale by steam and log to the harbor. The piece notes the system mirrors Iceland and Norway practices and contrasts old hand harpoons with the new method.
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Snooks Arm
Newfoundland
Iceland
Norway
Mylee
Bing
From Obscurity to Power Bible Review Lessons
A compact review guide for a June 27 lesson plan focusing on David from First and Second Samuel and Psalms. It outlines a five column chart method, chapter-by-chapter study, and eager class participation ideas, with emphasis on key events from Samuel to David’s rise and fall, plus concluding forgiveness and guidance themes.
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B. C
David
Saul
Samuel II
Peloubet
Sesson
Goliath
Jonathan
Jerusalem
Nathan
Samuel
Jehovah
Baul
Judah
Israel
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White House
Falkland Islands
Llin
Cees
Booker Washington
Texas Agricultural Station
New York Barge Canal
O. Sellers
Bunny Sahoo
Mondy Ible Institute
Chicago
Seoklel Mi
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