Hughes Address Praises Virginia's Rural Past and Slavery Era
Judge Hughes delivered a Virginia editors address at Charlottesville praising antebellum rural life and plantation society. He argues population shift toward cities, defends slavery as beneficial to both races, and lauds journalistic pioneers, noting no Virginian better suited for press work.
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Notes and Opinions From Various Papers
AALS says Tom Reed holds the odd role of captain and umpire in one. Chron reports Grosvenor urges prosperous policy as McKinley era debates proceed. Athens News notes urgency in reform. South Sea Paradise collapses as settler labor proves necessary. St Louis Republic warns the Maldon curse extends, Anniston Hot Blast calls for a new Alabama constitution before a constitutional convention.
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Political rumors and notices from a Confederate veteran group
The piece notes Bain anxious about Star General Lee remaining in Tavana and hints at a move to Cuba or Hawaii in policy matters. It mentions senators studying Greek with Turkish tutors, a retired Rear Admiral Brown returning to Indianapolis, and a push by The Virginian to publicize the Children’s Fresh Air Society in Baltimore.
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Venezuelan Librarian Denounces Cleveland Policy on Venezuela
Dr Adolph Ernst of Venezuela’s National Library says Venezuela resents U S interference in the Venezuela Britain boundary dispute. He dismisses the Monroe doctrine as obsolete and argues Cleveland’s move was driven by domestic politics. He urges noninterference and self determination.
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Mexico’s Happy Nation Under Practical Leadership
The Mexican Herald reports a politics free, patriotic nation focused on progress. A business like administration guides reform and growth through road, mining, factories, and energy transmission. The piece lauds General Ding and hopes for a long future of modernization and prosperity in Mexico. It contrasts US critics who warned of doom due to silver policy.
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United States Growth Compared With Great Britain
The excerpt asserts U S gains in wealth and land since 1887, noting wealth rising from 5 billion to 290 billion dollars and territorial additions from Texas to Alaska. It emphasizes acquisitions from Mexico and others totaling over 2.8 million square miles since 1803, claimed without taking land from weaker nations, while praising Britain’s empire.
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Uncle Sam and Victorian era gains and expansion
The speaker reflects on imperial growth and American progress during the Victorian era, noting Uncle Sam's actions as comparable. They point to the acquisition of 2,839,070 square miles of new territory and a rise in wealth from 5 billion to 90 billion dollars, suggesting a forthcoming jubilee.
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