Democratic Club Proposal for Pratt City Organizing Effort
Tur Herani urges immediate Pratt City Democratic club formation linked with the National Association of Democratic Clubs based in New York. He calls for youth leadership in the campaign, warns against imperial policy, trusts, and military expansion, and invites Democrats to join, apply, and receive Herald assistance to establish the club.
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Tur Herani
Pratt City
National Association of Democratic Clubs
New York
Herain
United States
Jefferson County
Democratic Club
Herald
Gordons Reply to New Orleans Veterans on Confederate Meetings
Gen John B Gordon responds to New Orleans veterans who objected to his attendance at Grand Army encampment or joint Confederate Federal meetings. He says his conscience guides him and vows to work for sectional harmony, truth of history, justice to the South, and the settlement of sectional controversies with honor and self-respect.
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John B. Gordon
New Orleans
Gordon
Akron lynching riot echoes Southern strife in Ohio
Ohio editor denounces local mob violence in Akron as akin to Southern lynching. The piece accuses government of harboring anarchists and cites a McKinley assassination plot. It also mocks fashion and war-era topics, blending national headlines with local outrage.
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McKinley
Loyal Southern Man Jobs B Gordon Becomes North South Figure
The Birmingham News lauds Jobs B Gordon for liberal spirit toward Federal veterans and urges fair historical record of Southern deeds. It rebukes New Orleans veterans for narrowness and praises Gordon’s stance against attempts to erase Southern motives from history.
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Jobs B. Gordon
South
North
New Orleans
Mason and Dixon
Gordon
Birmingham News
Fragmented political squibs and poems in a 1900s issue
A garbled mix of political jabs against McKinley over China policy and 1900s figures, plus a long poem about memory and youth. It references Conger, Hay, Hanna, Teddy, and Mark Hanna in a partisan tone, interspersed with verse about past joys and dreams.
Fragmented Florence Times obituary tale and press banter
A Florence Times item mentions a young man who died in the city, claiming he was shot three years earlier and that a bullet passed through his skull and eye before lodging elsewhere. The piece includes sharp witticisms about women and remarks from the Montgomery Advertiser, Savannah Press, and Anniston Hot Blast referencing Miss Jewett and New York preaching.
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Florence Times
Montgomery Advertiser
Mias Drewer
New York
New Oreleans
Boston
Miss Jewett
Anniston
Describes Sympathy for a Blind Man Adorned by Veil Dress Style
The Wire Grass Siftings notes sympathy for a poor blind man and laments women adopting a style of wearing thin veiling yoke dresses, reflecting social attitudes of the period.
Public school tuition questioned in Wire Grass note
A Wire Grass Siftings item mocked a Greenville public school charging tuition from fifty cents to two dollars monthly fees. The writer asks where the “public” comes in and contrasts the grim metaphor with the charge. The snippet also comments on a man’s grave and a grim image linked to smoking.
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Greenville
Mobile Tre
Troubles of Our Own in Boston Notice
A harsh editorial note from the LaFayette Sun criticizes a Black person loving woman in Boston. The piece argues the woman deserves no public notice and asserts the speaker’s troubles are personal, not for others to judge.
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Boston
LaFayette Sun
There's a big difference in teaching when not to talk
A compact wire service style line notes the ease of teaching children to speak but contrasts this with the challenge of teaching adults to refrain from talking. It reflects the old Southern column voice and insights on communication.
A Cure for Self-Righteousness and Racial Tensions
A compilation of editorials and remarks from various papers. The New York Journal argues a race riot may cure self righteousness. Spencer City Indiana expels Black residents after a rape accusation, sparking white backlash. Rev W F McCain, a defeated Populist, says he will abandon Populism for prohibition and women's suffrage.
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The
New York Journal
Birmingham News
Rev. W. F. McCain
Calhoun County
Talladega Mountain
Judge Maore Declares Staynczstrak Barzynski Citizen
A Kansas paper reports Judge Maore proclaimed Staynczstrak Barzynski a citizen last week, implying the judge earned his salary for the decision.
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Kansas
Maore
Staynczstrak Barzynski
Passenger protests as child named Ethel clings to reporter
Charles J. Uprisue on a New York City train, annoyed by a four year old girl who kept climbing onto his lap and snatching his magazine. The mother names the child Ethel, prompting Christie to request the child be called by that name. Subscriptions and a laxative ad appear in the same clipping.
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Charles J. Uprisue
New York City
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Christie
Ethel
Incident at Slope No 5 Sparks Mine Dispute
An incident occurred at Slope No 5 after a worker refused to leave the mine while intoxicated. He was ordered to exit and took offense, leading to a confrontation that prompted a response from supervisors.
First Attacks Foreman In Tennessee Coal Mine Attack
Jerry Thomas a one armed worker at Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co Slope No 5 in a drunken frenzy attacked Foreman George Lambert and others with a shotgun and pistol. He wounded several miners including Elliott Yeager and John Jaynes before being fatally shot by Engineer Henry Jordan. He died at the sanitarium after being treated by Dr. Cunningham.
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Jerry Thomas
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Slope No. 5
Thomas
George Lambert
Mr. Lambert
Lambert
Elliott
Wilie Yeager
Mr. Yeager
John Jaynes
Henry Jordan
Jordan
Thom Jas
R. M. Cunningham
Ensley
Undertaker profits from town terror and deadly hoax
Drs Lane and Edwards treated wounded men after a shell reign of terror that left no fatalities due to one armed shooter and a clumsy strike. Twenty shots fired. an undertaker named Andwald profits as the town reels from a deadly hoax, with the editor Jones dying and a chilling plan to advertise in the Weekly Moon.
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Lane
Edwards
Bill Jones
Namie
Jones
General Gordon to Speak on First Days of the Confederacy
Veterans urged to hear Gen John B Gordon at the Birmingham Auditorium on Thursday night September 6. He will deliver a new and splendid lecture titled First Days of the Southern Confederacy. Advance tickets have largely sold.
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John B. Gordon
Deling
Birmingham
Endyrivere offer for daily and Sunday editions
The Atlanta Constitution announces a campaign offer for new Endyrivere subscriptions. From order receipt at the office until November 10, the Daily and Sunday editions cost $1.00, promising full coverage of the Presidential election and international events including China, South Africa, Cuba, and the Philippines with ample commentary and news.
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The
Constitution
Atlanta
China
South Africa
Cuba
Philippines
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Florence
Lauderdale County
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Teddy
Li Hung Chang
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Brittz Mason
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Ezell Station
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