Should Society Spare the Death Penalty or Not
The Religious Herald argues capital punishment invites study of punitive justice. It traces aims of vengeance reparation and public safety, contrasts reform or deterrence, notes historical shifts from public executions to narrower use, and lists nations and states that have abolished or retained the death penalty.
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Harris Praises Shaw and Eulogizes Emerson in Literary Talk
Frank Harris English editor and Shakespearean critic arrives in New York to lecture on Shakespeare. He praises Bernard Shaw as a top journalist and calls Emerson one of six great English writers, while labeling Mark Twain the poorest specimen of the man of letters. Harris recounts a varied career and previews his Lyceum Theater talk "Shakespeare As Friend and Lover."
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Swifter Than the Wind
An account describes a near race riot in a Southern town with blacks and whites forming separate crowds. White gunfire in the air sent the crowd fleeing, and a plantation worker claims to have not run like the wind though he passed two fleeing individuals.
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Endeavoring To Be Police in a Narrow Escape Scene
A hurried exchange unfolds as a heavy beam crashes from a high floor. Pat urges vigilance with the warning Look out down there while a man narrowly escaped being crushed speaks of Bravenaens provoked by the danger. Judge's Library.
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Richmond Man Pleads Guilty In Broad Street Assault
Allen pleaded guilty through counsel to the charge of being drunk and disorderly after an attempted attack on a young woman on Broad Street. He was fined $20 by Justice Crutchfield. The incident occurred near Ninth and Broad as officers arrived, with a feather muff torn and a knife brandished. The victim, about nineteen, attended the Bijou Theater and fled with a companion. Allen, living in Fulton with three children, was described as intoxicated at the time and held at the First Station overnight.
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A Rule That Worked Both Ways
A German cobbler and a physician dispute repair charges over worn shoes. The cobbler refuses to mend saying they aren’t worth it and complains about a prior five dollar fee for advice, prompting the doctor to question the charge and defend the prior service.
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Fleet arrives in New Orleans for Thanksgiving visit
Four hundred sailors and officers of the Atlantic fleet fourth division will dine in New Orleans. Under Rear Admiral Pletcher, the Minnesota and accompanying ships entered the Mississippi Delta today and will stay for a week.
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The East Side’s Crowded Street Explodes With Life
A vivid portrait of Rivington Street as the world’s busiest artery. The author contrasts it with quieter up town streets, describing packed tenements, impassable roadways, and the unsettling interior lives of residents. The piece ends citing Arnold Bennett in Harper’s Magazine.
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Arnold Bennett
Harper's Magazine
Brief Sketch of His Life of William Waugh Smith
William Waugh Smith born March 12 1845 in Warrenton Virginia son of Professor Richard M Smith and Ellen Blackwell. He joined the Confederate army in 1862 and served until war end with two wounds. He attended Randolph Macon College Ashland Virginia earning A B in 1871 and later held roles at Betheland and Randolph Macon College as associate principal principal and professor.
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Randolph-Macon College
Banking Notice on Interest and Savings Accounts
The notice details arrangements for firm and individual accounts with aims of securing accommodation consistent with sound banking practices. It mentions interest allowances on savings accounts and the need to align terms with prudent financial management.
Educator Dr. Smith Led Randolph-Macon’s Rise and Woman's College
Dr. Smith, longtime chancellor of the Randolph-Macon system, opened Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1893 with 38 pupils. The college now enrolls 576, valued at $500,000, earning him the title "Vassar of the South." A noted author and church leader, he influenced Southern education and supported President-elect Wilson with a congratulatory telegram after the election. He died after a long illness, survived by his second wife Marion Love Howison.
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Quotes and quips from editorials across papers
A collage of pithy lines from editors and columnists across several papers. Snippets touch on Ips, politics, gas meters, farming with brains, Napoleon, Johnson, the American hen, Dr Wiley, self blame, and political company. No single cohesive event.
Northwestern president urges co-eds to bring men to campus
In a chapel address President Harris asks Northwestern University women to recruit male students during Thanksgiving. He jokes the freshman class is short of men and girls should hunt up eligible young men from their hometowns to enroll. Giggles greet the remarks.
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