Convict Cruelties in Georgia Spur Calls for Reform
Georgia convicts face brutal treatment in state camps with whippings, starvation, and exposure. A legislative committee cites murders, chained punishments, and graft by wardens, prompting mass meetings in Atlanta and demands to end the convict lease system and shift to state work with humane conditions.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
Georgia
Atlanta
Rome
Greensboro
Jack Moore
Arkansas
State Board
McCook
Colquitt
Willis
R. A. Keith
Durham Coal and Coke Company
Daniel Long
Worth County Road
J. A. Cochran
Peter Harris
Chattahoochee
Harris
J. T. Casey
Cochran
Lovett Byars
Co D. Wortham
Ghattahoochee
J. W. Roberts
State Farm
Mamie Werrs
Roberts
George Hurt
J. M. Sanford
Chattahoochee Brick Company
C.D. Wortham
J. A. Casey
L. R. Muassengale
Wloyd
Slater
Lookout Mountain Coal and Coke Company
W. O. Maxwell
Legislative Committee
Muscogee Brick Company
Royster Guana Company
J. S. Turner
Putnam
Clement A. Evans
Thos. Eason
Benton Will County
Witte's Exit Sparks Expectation of Return in Crisis
Count Sergius Witte is out of the Russian government but remains a key figure in the empire. Observers believe his day may come again in the first emergency, despite his removal from the helm.
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Sergius Witte
Count Witte
The Surrender at Coton Ends The Night Siege
Sir Anthony Cludde agrees to surrender to Sir Philip Clopton and forces after a tense confrontation at Coton. The drawbridge will be lowered to avoid bloodshed as Baldwin Moor, the steward, and the household face a raid backed by Warwick and Worcester authorities.
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Philip Clopton
Anthony
Thomas Greville
Warwick Castle
Bridgewater
Baldwin
Philip
Mystery at the Moor House A Fool Struck in the Hall
Servants hear a scream then rush to the courtyard where Martin lies wounded at the moat edge. Ferdinand Cludde and Baldwin lead lantern light as the crowd confronts the dazed man who mumbles “a swallow grew by and hit me” and names no culprit.
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Cludde
Anthony
Coton
Baldwin
Sir Anthony
Petronilla
Ferdinand
Warwick
Worcester
Oxford
Martin
Wootton Wawen
Stewart
Anne
Serdinand Cladde
Sherf
Perdinand
Francis
Ferdinand Cludde
Baldwin Moor
Clopton
Gaffer
St. Anthony's Eye
Sir Anthony Cludde
James Carey
Pellmell
Wehbe
Martir
For Those Who Fail by Joaquin Miller
Fragmentary poem lines praise those who strive and fail with honor while contrasting the valor of perseverance. The garbled verse mentions heroes, ghosts, and the idea that the brave endure even in defeat, attributed to Joaquin Miller.
Fame in Certain Quarters at a New York Reception
Edwin Markham was among guests of honor at a reception hosted by a wealthy New York woman. She praised his famous The Angelus as exquisite and called it The Sloe Man. Markham quietly excused himself to escape the awkward encounter.
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Edwin Markham
New York
Mr. Markham
Angelus
Breeding Sows Need Size and Space for Strong Litters
The note emphasizes selecting brood sows by size and roominess rather than shortest blocks. A larger, well-sized sow is seen as key to developing bigger litters and faster pork production.
The Kaiser's Forty Nine Castles and Prussian Halls
The Achilleion near Corfu joins 49 royal Prussian residences as viewed by a German empire era observer. The piece notes lavish Empress Elizabeth spending, unaffordable restoration, and that many estates are not historic castles. It highlights Berlin palace sprawl and Komps-Wusterhausen as a modest royal retreat.
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Corfu
Elizabeth
Prussia
Kaiserliches Schloss
Germany
Hohkonigsburg
Konigs-Wusterhausen
Berlin
Votschm
The
Spree
Willian
Cadmen
Elbing
Willian Sr
Oranienburg
Nieder-Sehonhausen
Frederick William T
Komps-Wusterhausen
Frederick William
Belgian Election Cartoons Stir Public Debate Across Parties
In Belgium election scenes a trio of party boards Clericals Liberals Socialists display cartoons without censorship. A socialist cartoon shows an elephant Congo fed by financiers while Leopold supervises and Countess Vaughn holds a haloed baby. Other panels depict Congo atrocities with Belgian soldiers abusing natives.
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Belgium
The
Congo
Bac
Leopold
Countess Vaughn
New Use for Hens
A New York Sun reader proposes an unusual highway speed trap by scattering grain and releasing hens to slow speeding motorists. The idea suggests hens cause drivers to rear into the front wheels, with speed reduction and potential fines for killed birds.
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The
New York Sun
Roultry
Late Husband, Newspaper Man Spars in Conversation
A reader questions the timeline of a widowed Mrs. Green in a social note. Mrs. Wise corrects that her husband is not dead, just a newspaper man who returns home very late.
Brief Campaign Funds Decision Cited by Dustin Stax
Washington Star reports Dustin Stax anticipating a key campaign moment involving accepting or declining requests for campaign fund speeches. He says the required speech will be concise, limited to a direct yes or no when the collector arrives.
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The
Washington Star
Dustin Stax
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