Debate Over Agriculture Department Funds Heats House
Washington March 6. Latimer leads in defense of substantial appropriations for the Department of Agriculture amid a House challenge backed by farming states with less agricultural output. The secretary cites ongoing expansion into new crops, soil surveys, literature, seeds, and roads, with Latimer pledging strong support. A letter from Secretary James Wilson to Latimer proposes alfalfa studies and cooperative seed distribution to guide practical lessons for communities. Latimer replies affirming interest and urging public backing to broaden farmer benefits.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
House of Representatives
House
Congress
Representative Latimer
South Carolina
Secretary of Agriculture
Latimer
Department, of Agriculture
Tatinoer
A. C. Latimer
M. D. House of Representatives
Bureau of Plant Industry
James Wilson
Awful tax on bad roads argued by Massey
Prof. W. S. Massey argues in the Charlotte News and Observer supplement that bad roads impose heavier tax on farmers than any levy for road construction. He cites wagon wear, lost time, and reduced land value, plus how better roads would enable mail delivery and attract business and homes to the countryside, with examples from Raleigh and Mississippi.
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W. S. Massey
A. and M. College
Charlotte News and Observer
Raleigh
Durham
Cabtree
Morrisville
Drayman
Mississippi
Mecklen
Misciaippi
How the Boers Fight at Klerksdorp convoy ambush
Telegrams describe a February 24 Boer assault southwest of Klerksdorp on a British convoy of 67 soldiers. Gen Delarey executed plans with ground knowledge, Boers attacked from multiple points, mules panicked, and after two hours the line fell. The Northumberland Fusiliers, cut off, fought on before being overpowered. De Wet reportedly wounded in separate action near Harrismith.
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London
Klerksdrop
DeLarey
Fusiliers
DE Wet
Adiapatch
Harrismith
Orange River Colony
Ino
Boer Delegates Appeal to Roosevelt Over War
United States Neutral dispatches from Washington report Boer delegates urged President Roosevelt to intervene in the war with England. The president declined to intervene or to stop notes and presses shipments from New Orleans by Great Britain, saying the United States should only prevent arming from American ports.
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Washington
Roose
England
New Orleans
Great Britain
United States
History of Mount Vernon and the Washington legacy
A detailed account of Mount Vernon history from its initial grant in 1670 through its passage to the Ladies Association, tracing the Washington family line and key heirs. Includes Judge Sener's report, the association’s constitutional history, and notes on Pamela Cunningham and related events.
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Virginia Board of Visitors
Mount Vernon
James B. Senor
Potomac
Washington
Ladies
Mount ‘Vernon
Dogue Run
Little Hunting Creek
John Washington
Mount Vernon Mansion
Hunting Creek Plantation
John
Lawrence
Augustine
George
Major Lawrence
Virginia
Maryland
Ohio Company
Hoe
House of Burgesses
Edward Vernon
Spain
George Washington
Sarah
Bushrod Washington
Martha
John A. Washington
Ladies’ Association
Jay Gould
Mount
Vernon
Mra. Cuningham
Patriotic Association
Populists plan Memphis convention for 1904 reorganization
Memphis details reveal National Populist committee head J A Parker foresees moving the April 2 meeting from Louisville to Memphis with about 1000 attendees. The three to four day gathering aims to reunite factions and end fusion with Democrats, presenting a united Populist front.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. A. Parker
Louisville
National Committee
Parker
Democratic Party
Fragmented Advert Promises and Political Snippets
A jumble of ads and quotes includes a testimonial for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure touting relief from stomach trouble and a dubious claim about real estate. It also cites a Boston Herald remark on Senator Beveridge and Edmund Burke, and notes a bank president’s stay in the West with an unsettled money figure.
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Joan
Jena
O.W. Bell
Senator Tillman
Senator Beveridge
Boston Herald
Edmund Burke
Burke
West
John J. Mitchell
Illinoia ‘Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
New York
New Mountain Railway Extends Toward Franklin N Y
Illinois Central backs Tallulah Falls railway extension from Tallulah Falls to Franklin North Carolina with a 43 mile route via Rabun county and Clayton. Work to start in ten days, finish by September 1st. five and a half miles already contracted to Fred Wagener. Franklin residents pledge 75000 in bonds. project cost projected near a half million dollars.
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Tallulah Falls
Franklin
N. Y
Illinois Central
Atlanta
Tallulah
Highlands
Ilinois Central
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Central
Nashville
N. C
A. R. Gilchrist
Fred. Wagener
Atlata
Wagener
Brown & Randolph
Tallulah Lodge
George L. Prentias
New York
Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad
Prentias
North Carolina
Tallulsh River
Mayor in Knoxville Endorses Col Boone in Madisons Scheme
Knoxville letter lauds Col Albert Boone as a railroad builder with lines from Knoxville to Madison and beyond. It defends a $40,000 promoting fund for the Black Diamond project and extols Boone as a tireless, versatile organizer in a satirical backhanded critique from Madison’s mayor to Knoxville’s mayor.
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Wdover
Ky) Nowa
Albert I. Boor
Madison
Ind
McGuire
Knoxville
Tenn
Boone
Nirce
Tennessee
Indiana
New Jerusalem
John Brown
Atill
Southland
Jeff
Albert BR. Boone
G. Heiskell
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough and One Minute Cough Cure as superior remedies for croup grip and throat lung troubles. It claims the treatment softens and loosens mucus, reduces inflammation, and provides immediate relief. J W Boll in Crosby Mississippi testifies it helped his wife breathe.
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Acta
J.Q. Hood
Crosby
J. W. Boll
South Carolina Day at the Exposition in Charleston
The Exposition at Charleston attracts national attention with delegations from Cincinnati and Chicago. Governors of Georgia West Virginia and Indians present with staffs. South Carolina endorses the Expo and designates March 20 as South Carolina Day for a grand rally to showcase the state's industries and resources.
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Columbia
Wade Hampton
Roosevelt
Charleston
Hampton
South Carolina
Carolina
Cincinnati
Chicago
Georgia
West Virginia
Rural Carriers Get 600 Per Annum
Postmaster Cochran received Washington notice that rural free delivery letter carriers on the 1902 roll and future appointees will be paid 600 dollars per year starting March 1 1902. Current carriers earning 500 per year will get a 60 percent increase and salaries will be adjusted accordingly until further order.
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Valhalla
raNors Shoe von
C.W
J.E. Bauknight
S.C
Ir. Latimer
Pierce
Gailford County
Dr. Pierce
Dierce
Boldra
Massey
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
O. Ws
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O, Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Tyran Jie
Dru
Washington's
James B. Foner
Rome
NEW Mountain Railway
Cardat
Cardus Ares Jencorshan
Heliavan
Shers Ives
Rowen
Anderson Daily Mail
Cochran
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