Passing of Daniel Emmett founder of Dixie song
The obituary recalls Daniel Emmett 86 founder of negro minstrelsy and composer of Dixie who died at his hermit home near Mount Vernon Ohio. Emmett aged 86 lived reclusively with his wife and dogs. The piece notes his stint with Bryant Minstrels in New York and the creation of Dixie, its northern spread and southern adoption, and ends with a brief sketch of Boer general Delarey and the war context.
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Daniel Emmett
Dixie
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Mr. Emmett
Emmett
New York
Bryant Minstrels
Bryant
St Michael's Church Charleston and Police Chief Sylvester
A historical sketch highlights St Michael's Church Charleston dating to 1761 with its war scars and revived bells and clock. It also profiles Major Richard Sylvester as President of the National Association of Police Chiefs, detailing his career from reporter to top Washington, D C, police official and his reforms.
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St. Michael's Church
Charleston
S. C
Burton Parish
Williamsburg
ST Michael's
America
England
London
Ruhmer
Columbia
Mears & Steinbank
Royal Exchange
Richard Sylvester
National Association of Police Chiefs
Washington, D. C
Guardians of the Peace
Police
Sylvester
Iowa City
Iowa
Memphis
St. Louis
Washington University
Nebraska
Farmington, Mo
Times
Washington
Wisdom Fragments and Facts From Distant Notions
A collage of maxims on virtue work and judgment blends with notes on electrical transmission aluminum lines and a health tip praising apples for brain function sleep and digestion The piece weaves ethical aphorisms with technical snippets and a nutrition note attributed to Dr Searles in a journal style summary
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Dr. Searles
Journal of Agriculture
Gen Delarey Boer Hero In Irish War Memoir
General Delarey, famed Boer commander, is highlighted in a memoir recalling his leadership qualities and role in the South African conflict. The piece praises his tactical acumen and stateside reception.
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Delarey
Spider Knott tale of a mouse caught by a web
The piece recounts Proctor Knott claiming a spider captured a mouse, with Professor McCook confirming the sighting. It describes the spider’s silk pulling the mouse nine inches off the floor, the spider biting to extend lines, and a humorous dialogue with a costume of spider characters.
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Proctor Knott
Kentucky
Congress
Duluth
Beaumont Bed Shortage Caps Oil Boom
A Beaumont correspondent describes an extreme housing and lodging crunch in the Texas oil boom town. No hotels have rooms, cot rents reach high prices, boarding houses overflow, tents spring up, and nightly special trains ferry overflow to Sabine Pass Port Arthur and Houston as beds become scarce and valued.
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Beaumont
Texas
Tenderfoot
Prietors
Sabine Pass
Port Arthur
Houston
Oil Boom Spurs High Demand for Food and Shelter
Amid a sustained oil boom, locals struggle for meals as boarding houses fill and guards control restaurant access. Newcomers seek scarce meals at rear wagon stands while hotels and eateries rapidly expand to meet booming demand, signaling prolonged prosperity for the oil region.
May and Lawyering Follies in Ohio and Wisconsin
A legacy of ambiguous statutes fuels courtroom sparring over whether the word may imposes a duty. Mayor Johnson’s auditors clash with railroad valuations. Wisconsin appoints Dr Alma Frisbie as regent. Also notes on citrus shipments, physician debates on self harm, photography tricks for plates, a dropsy cure in Illinois, and British soldiers receiving artificial limbs.
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Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Johnson
Blackstone
Dooley
Launching of the New Maine Battleship in Philadelphia
The article discusses the launch of the new Maine in Philadelphia as a tribute to the 1898 disaster at Havana harbor. It notes Captain Charles D. Sigsbee’s possible command, lists officers lost, and describes the ship’s dimensions, armor, engines, and performance expectations, comparing it to the earlier vessel.
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Philadelphia
Maine
Havana Harbor
Globe
Charles D. Sigsbee
Naval Intelligence Office
Washington
Richard Wainwright
Gloucester
Santiago
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Alabama
Thig
Nielangse
New York
Queenstown
Ireland
Capé Horn
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Dan Emmett
de Wet
South Africa
Cronje
Scots Fusiliers
Volksraad
Modder River
Arte
Cell
Baerig
Words OF
Ram
Niagara Power House
Buffalo
Cassier
Procter Knott
Tha
Nea
Wisconsin State University
la Follette
Alma J. Frisbie
Milwaukee
California
Physico-Medical Association of
Indiana
J. M. Thurston
Richmond
Thurston
Saturday Evening Post
Sumpter
J. B. Flanigan
Dodd
Mr. Bale
Mrs. Flanigan
White County
Sitios
Ae Wai Pei & Ruckel
Aby Walker
Ian
Hrichsville
Ama
Nature
Phelps Brown
al Theer Puree Ghreu . Brown
Newburgh
N.Y
Oregon
Toa
Src
Senn
Homer
Government
Hudson & Browchill
The
Dalles
H Dakota Farm and Title CO
Onida
South Dakota
Marceline
Curry
Marceline, Mo
Chariton
Linn
Collins Land Co
Atlantic
Washington, D.C
Acents
Vas
Silver
R. BR. Doll CO
Gothenburg
Neb
Ayers Seger
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