Mc Laurin in New Southern Political Realignment
Senator John L McLaurin of South Carolina plans a new party in the south after withdrawing from the Democratic caucus. He is an expansionist and pro ship subsidies, yet opposes negro domination, implying a shift toward the Republican party as many southern whites reconsider party ties in 1904. The piece suggests a stronger Republican showing in ex slave states than since 1878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. McLaurin
South Carolina
South
Senator McLaurin
New South
Union
Harper
Joan Calhoun
North
Mars
McLaurin
Republican Party
Pan American Exposition Shines With Beauty at Buffalo
An eye witness recounts the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo praising its architectural elegance and electrical displays. While not matching Chicago Worlds Fair in size, it surpasses in visual impact with Spanish style buildings and vibrant color schemes along the exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Heroof
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Pan-American Plaza lights rival Niagara power display
A Buffalo description lauds the Pan-American Plaza as a dreamlike scene with the electric light tower draped in forty thousand bulbs, fountains, and the Grand Canal. The illumination stretches visibility, outshines Chicago's World's Fair, and promises numerous amusements beyond the exhibit.
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Niagara
Buffalo
The
Pan-American
Chicago
Plaza
Grand Canal
Trolley Use Expands To Transport City Garbage
New Cincinnati plans to haul garbage via trolley cars to a central point then to outlying dumps under a Cincinnati Traction arrangement. Toronto engineers back street railway use for night time sweepings to local dumps. New York City uses trolley for light express packages, signaling broader adoption.
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New Castle
Cincinnati
Toronto
Canada
Board of Health of
Cincinnati Traction Company
New York City
No Extra Session of Congress Predicted by McKinley Officials
The article states President McKinley and his cabinet can handle Cuban matters without convening Congress, dismissing any expectation of an additional session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
McKinley
Plague and Diseases Tied to Rats and Mosquitoes
The text argues no harm in asserting rats spread plague and mosquitoes spread yellow fever and malaria. It claims extermination of both rats and mosquitoes would be an undeniable blessing.
Pilgrim's Progress First Edition Sells for 7560 on High Stock Day
On the same day Northern Pacific stock quoted at 1000 a share a copy of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress sold for 7560. The remark points to widespread money abundance in both cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
John Bunyan
Nation style crusade drama faces fresh production threat
The country fears a renewed Mrs Nation style crusade in dramatic form as a ghost may refuse to accompany the troupe while other moving spirits could appear in public sight.
Wheat area expands to 2,000,900 acres for this year
The report notes a larger winter wheat area this year by 2,000,900 acres compared with last year. Market watchers in Wall Street focus on crop prospects ahead of harvest and trading activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
King's Salary Cited At 2 284 000 In Modern Note
A commentator argues King Edward VII deserves a high salary for prudent speech, noting his remuneration reaches 2 284 000 and defending compensation for a monarch who does not squander statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VII
Freedom in the United States Highest for State Rights
The line asserts that the greatest freedom belongs to a state within the American Union, framing state rights as the ultimate liberty. It reflects a belief in robust state sovereignty within the union and contrasts national power with local autonomy.
Weather in June Shows Erratic Patterns Amid Heat Spikes
June has delivered highly variable weather with sudden heat bursts and cool spells. Forecasters note inconsistent rainfall and shifting storm tracks complicating plans for outdoor activities and agriculture.
Witch Salve Exceeds Piles Cure Without Surgery
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve promises relief from piles without surgical operation. Warns against counterfeit outlets including Meloy Pharmacy Watton Pharmacy Fred Oyde Seventh Ward’s Center Drug Store and Long Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Mystery of the Abbe Fricot Murder and Bruneau Execution
A French village relives a tragic case where Abbe Fricot vanished and was found dead, with Abbe Bruneau convicted on a housekeeper La Jeanette s testimony. Years later La Jeanette confesses complicity and Bruneau is cleared, raising questions about justice and false accusations in France.
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Bruneau
Hayenne
Jeanette
Abbe
Bruneaux
Abbie
la Jeanette
Nantes
Fricot
France
Compulsory Education Bill Clarified by Ford
The bill, a 1895 97 education codification, aims to ease enforcement and requires all children ages to attend day schools with similar instruction length. Private tutors meeting public school standards may qualify. attendance officers enforce, with fines or brief imprisonment for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Ford
Pittsburg
House
Warrisburg
Senate
Ford
Criticising Carnegie in New York sermon
Dr. Percy Stickney Grant of the Ascension church warns graduates of the College of the City of New York about materialism. He notes industrialists like Carnegie exert vast influence when funding libraries and universities, challenging young men to resist turning capital into brute production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Percy Stickney Grant
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascension
College of the City of
Sehwah
Notable Foreigners in Royal Circles and Exiled Figures
A roundup of prominent figures: King Albert of Saxony, 74, surviving Franco Prussian War general. Joseph Chamberlain adds amateur photography to hobbies in London. Helen, daughter of the late Gladstone, becomes warden of a Southwark women’s university settlement. Lord Rosebery remains a youthful appearing premier. 95-year-old Herbert Jenner-Fust, sole survivor of Cambridge Oxford 1827 interuniversity match captain. Viceroy of India salary list tops, followed by Canada and Australia governors. Ex-president Carlos Ezeta of El Salvador negotiates a loan and faces selling jewelry in San Francisco. Adolph von Breuning reconciles with Kaiser after a marriage row with Mrs. McKay.
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Albert
Saxony
Joseph Chamberlain
Longbain
Helen
WSE
Gladstone
Women’s University Settlement
Southwark
London
Lord Tosebery
Ikea
Herbert Jenner-Fust
Gloucestershire
Cambridge
Oxford
Lord Curzon
India
Lord Minto
Canada
Lord Hopetoun
Australia
J. West Ridgeway
Ceylon
Carlos Ezeta
Salvador
California
Mme. Ezeta
San Francisco
Senor Ezeta
Adolph von Breuning
Washington
Gordon McKay
Boston
Crude Petroleum and World Facts From a Scrap of Notes
A miscellany notes crude petroleum as a cleaner and polisher for suiting wool floors in Belfast noted as a tea capital. It cites Mexico Brazil populations and ranks tea drinking and trade. It recalls Meissonnier auction shifts and a Delaware Indian language translation error in the Lord’s Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
United Kingdom
Mexico
Brazil
Paris
MW Hussar
Edward Everett Hale
Hallow
Delaware
Lawrence County Lumber Co Paint Sells Long Wearing Product
Lawrence County Lumber Co sells a paint that lasts twice as long as lead and oil paints. The product named Devoe lead and gine is ground by machinery. Trade note indicates durable coating for projects.
Desirable Union Depot Area Property Seeks Buyer
Secure sale of a near city center property two blocks from Union Depot offers twelve percent gross yield and about ten percent net. Includes a solid ten room double dwelling with tenants who pay in advance. never vacant. Street and number provided upon request. Clare P. Dusbane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Depot
Clare PP
Dushane
Court ruling fuels collection actions on failed New York mutuals
The receiver of the Equitable Mutual Fire of New York pursues assessments on capital stock notes after a Court of Appeals decision awarded $2340 and costs to the receiver. About one hundred note holders, led by N Hubbard Jr, faced pressures as the case resolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equitable Mutual
New York
N. Hubbard, Jr
United States
Forest Tragedy: Three Porterfield Siblings Die in WV Bear Attack
Volunteers searched Job West Virginia for Willie Mary and Henry Porterfield missing since Sunday. A Maryland hunter found signs of a body in dense brush and a large black bear. the bear was shot and the children's remains were recovered to their home where their mother awaited news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Mary
Henry Porterfield
Job
W. Va
Voluniteers Avas
John Weldon
Maryland
Mean Old Things and Haircut Contests in Suburb
A new minister loved for charm faced a long hair objection raised at a sewing circle. The barber cut two inches off the minister’s hair after a pretty girl’s request, with a bill charged to her. She refuses to pay, calling both mean old things. In Findlay a farmer and a friend swapped animals and tried to make a cow pull a wagon by tugging its tail with mixed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Arthur “Musgrove
Findlay
Musgrove
James Boyle
Boyle
Mangrove
Grover
Paint Your Buggy for 75c in DeVoo’s Gloss Carriage Paint
Lawrence County Lumber Company offers DeVoo's Gloss Carriage Paint ready for use in 10 colors. The sale promises a durable finish at 75 cents per unit with logs indicating equal quality to new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeVoo
Lawrence County Lumber Company
Cumings fish bill tightens season rules and guard laws
Governor Stone signed the Cumings fish bill reshaping seasons for bass trout and other species. It fixes June 15 as the bass season opening and February 1 as the close, lowers size limits, and caps daily brook trout catches. The bill classifies game and food fish and sets fish-wardens rules and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Commission
Capitol
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Pittsburg and
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NEW Castle News
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Apple Alley
Fred L. Rentz
George W. Shaw
Newa
Citizens’ Line
Bell Line
Buffalo Exposition
Harrisburg
Carnegie
Lawrence County Lumber Co
Equitable Mutual Fire
Clare P. Dushane
Old Line Insurance
A. Forest
Bear
Bear and Its ‘Victins
Wael Hyd
Seal Royal ‘Baking Powder' CO
William, Street
Barber
Philadelphia
W. G. Hunter & Co
Pittsburg Street
H. G. Miller
Oak Park Cemetery
Offutt
Mpeg
Krmuneral
Piltaburg St
Croton Ave
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