The Life and Death of Henry Grady Jeered and Honored
Dr. Talmage memorializes Henry W. Grady editor and orator, praising his Christian faith, editorial influence, and public service. He reflects on Grady’s rise from adversity, his role in journalism, and the call for editors to write with a manly pen for moral illumination. The sermon links Grady’s legacy to a broader vision of Christian patriotism and national renewal.
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Henry W. Grady
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Atlanta
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Caning at Claflin sparks race turmoil in Orangeburg
At Claflin University Professor W. S. DeTreville white, flogged mulatto chaplain J. N. Cardoza. A mob of hundreds gathered to threaten lynching. College president Dr. Dunton intervened to restore order. Cardoza, brother of former state treasurer J. Cardoza, is a Northern M. E. minister.
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Clarieston
D. C
Claflin University
South
DeTreville
J. N. Cardoza
Orangeburg
Dunton
Cardoz
Cardoza
Sr. J. Cardoza
Frank Moses
South Carolina
M. E
Claflin College
What Ireland Wants and O Connors Reform View
P O Connor editor of the Star and MP outlined Irish aims short of independence. He supported a laser aided by a responsible cabinet and a single chamber national parliament. He denied separation and cited Grattan and Saurin as models of loyalty and country prosperity.
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London
P. O'Connor
the Star
Ireland
O'Connor
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National Party
Land League
Charles Russell
Mr. O'Connor
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Aga Party
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Saurin
Pendleton Plans Pay Demand If Quorum Fails
The Pendleton case aims to test constitutionality of House actions without a quorum. He would claim pay from the First Congressional District of West Virginia. If denied, he will sue in the Court of Claims and appeal to the Supreme Court, seeking mandamus to force salary auditing and payment as a sitting member.
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Treasury
West Virginia
Court of Claims
Supreme Court of the United States
Pendleton
Congress
Washington Gazette
Flood expands Ohio River to fifty miles wide at Cairo
The Ohio River swells beyond fifty miles across Cairo Illinois and Kentucky as levees hold back 45 feet above low water. The river runs south past rock bound strips where Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central rail lines lie. It joins the Mississippi a mile below, creating a combined width over one hundred miles as it extends into Missouri.
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Cairo Levee
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Detective Sues Actor for Damages Over Boots and Fets
Charles Le Baw, a detective, sues actor Charles A. Stevenson for 100 dollars claiming injuries caused by Stevenson's fets and boots. The assault allegedly occurred during the detective's employment by Kate Claxton who sought information on her husband’s movements.
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Charles le Baw
Charles A. Stevenson
Stevenson
Kate Claxton
President urges limited federal election law amid Southern disputes
The President favors a supplementary federal election law but resists Chandler style extremes. Republicans in both houses debate safeguards to avoid federal control of local Southern elections. The plan seeks to regulate House elections with district maps while avoiding extensive meddling in Southern local governments.
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Harrison
Alwas
Congress
Senate
Arkansas
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Baltimore Sun
Alleged Slate At Center Of Farmers Movement Claims
The Greenville News and Courier reports a drummer's alleged ticket for the March Columbia convention. It lists Benjamin Tillman for governor and others, including M L Donaldson, who denies any slate, stating he knows nothing of such a ticket and is not a candidate. He supports the Farmers Movement and says no slate is prepared.
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News and Courier
Columbia
Benjamin R.tillman
Edgefield
John W. Ferguson
Laurens
M. L. Donaldson
Donaldson
Bia
Cleveland Block
Daily News
Tce
Farmers’ Movement
Armers’ Movement
Ife
Greenville News
Archaic Zanzibar Tale and Georgia Farming Note
A Zanzibar letter recounts Arabs trading with Victoria Nyanza natives, demanding 200 slaves and 200 ivory tusks, then killing the 200 women to push on. The piece also profiles James M. Smith of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, praised for vast harvests, an oil mill, fertilizer works, and a short line railroad presidency.
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Kavyirondo
Victoria Nyanza
Masni
Columbus Enquirer Sun
James M. Smith
Oglethrope County
Ogiethrope County
Col. Smith
Busincea
Augusta Chronicle
Desperate feud turns fatal in Kentucky shootout
Sunday at Flat Lick Kentucky Sheriff Calloway Carnes was shot and killed by Bill Smith leader of the Smith faction in the Smith Slasher feud. Deputies pursued Smith’s group as both sides muster hundreds of armed men awaiting confrontation.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Barboursville
Flat Lick
Calloway Carnes
Bill Smith
Smith
Carnes
Messeres
Petrified human hand found on Indian River coast
A Florida find reported by Mr W I L Jones of Atlanta describes a fossilized human hand unearthed in sand between Cockledge and Cocos on the Indian River. The hand, likely from a young woman, shows detailed vascular and muscle tracings and a bracelet mark near the wrist.
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Matt
Cincinnati
Land of Nod
Villian
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Danville
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