Saloon troubles and high society rumors in brief
A jumble of items notes mailing Norfolk Virginian subscriptions, a cartoon robbery in New York, speculation on Lord Rosebery’s marriage, a North Carolina legislative proposal to legalize a white man and Cherokee mistress marriage, and telegraph wire rumors. It mentions Maud Wales, a Leigh architect, and a lost State Convention stenographer, plus a bidding clash between Standard Telephone and Postal Telegraph Cable over plant assets.
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North Carolina
Maleigh
Chicago ‘Times- Herald
Standard Telephone Company
Standard Oil Company
Luger Trust
Postal Telegraph
Uvompany
Bell Company
Postal Company
Honest Confession on Race Shows Limits of Social Equality
The Philadelphia Telegraph is praised by the Washington Post for admitting that Northern Republicans erred in lecturing Southern peers on race prejudice. It notes the South remains divided socially despite emancipation and civil rights laws, with social hospitality and intimate equality evolving slowly. The piece argues that true friendship must acknowledge enduring social lines and human limits.
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Bean
Philadelphia
Washington Post
Mason and
Dizon
Republican Party
Telegrama
Post Fenerte
Blaine Republican Club
New York City
Strong
Streetcar growth and capital in United States railways
The Street Railway Journal reports on the rapid expansion of electric street railways, detailing 19,558 miles of tracks, capitalizations by state, and the mix of power forms. It notes New England’s higher per mile costs, the South’s lower figures, and wide regional variation influencing investor consideration.
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The
Street Railway Journal
Askln
United States
Boraca
Carn
Stovekacd
New Mogland
Rhode Island
New England
Florida
Louisiana
Northwest and Pacific
Central West
New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Virginias
District of Columbia
Ealile
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
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Virginian Building
Maln and Commerce Sineers
M. Glennan
Owsin
Norfolk Ann Wortsmouth
Norfolk
Amd
Portsmouth
Vail
Postege
Brooklyn Bugle
Lord Rosebery
Prince of Wales
Rosebery
Sue Au Match
Wincess Maud
Wales
Cluie
Ptmrien
Ssecon
Tri Vinorxian
Redddi
SEAN _ ae
Hie
ST Stray
IAI
Wald
Colgates Bay
Colgate
Grand Clearing Sale
L. Westheimer
Church St
Sweet, Orr & Co
Watt, Rettew & Clay
Ocean View
Y. MC. Ua
Executl
Bur
Tastadter & CO
Main Street
Whoe Bulletin
Genuino Dongola
Sewad Dongola
Ton Oxforda
Oxford
High St
Donovan
Church Street
D. F. Donovan
Eles Bhoor So
Clargos Rensousbie
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