Campaign Slogan Sparks Utah Political Debate
The Salt Lake Herald notes if Republicans adopt the “full baby carriage” line, Democrats may concede Utah. A question raised about Judge Clark who did not list his income tax salary this year, unlike last year, amid political chatter. Audubon Society in North Carolina has eight towns including Raleigh and Wilmington with 280 members paying five dollars yearly. coast wardens earn 45 to 50 dollars monthly to enforce bird killing laws with early positive results.
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Audubon Society
North Carolina
Raleigh
Wilmington
Three Jobs that Hold to a Fellow
The Charlotte Observer notes that many pursue holding office, working on a newspaper, and running on a railroad. It asserts men resign only when forced by circumstance and that ambition in these roles often sustains long attachment despite potential better options.
Truthfulness as a mark of the American mettle
A passage from James Lane Allen's The Mettle of the Pasture urges truthfulness as the defining American virtue. The author muses that honesty in business, love, and religion would grant lasting fame if all people accepted truthfulness as the nation’s hallmark.
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James Lane Allen
Great Victorian statesman and Salisbury lineage in politics
The piece honors a distinguished Victorian era statesman who withdrew with Lord Salisbury's departure. It notes his ascent aided by fortuitous advantages, unmatched in British politics, and the remarkable link of a descendant of Elizabeth’s prime minister becoming Prime Minister of Victoria three centuries later.
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Lord Salisbury
Elizabeth
Victoria
A High National Ideal Worth Striving For
C G Spencer argues in the Saturday Review that a nation must lift a high ideal above low conduct. He contrasts New York and Paris, praising New York for striving toward better things, even if flawed, and urges setting a pace for future generations to work toward a noble, enduring national ideal.
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C. G. Spencer
New York Times Saturday Review
New York
Paris
Some North Carolina Lambs Were Fleeced
The Baltimore Herald notes widespread stock market speculation among North Carolina residents with losses estimated between 10 million and 20 million dollars. It argues that many are obscure speculators who profit for insiders while markets collapse and true value remains elusive.
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North Carolina
Baltimore Herald
On Getting the Negroes Away
Richmond News Leader argues for organized emigration of Black people to Liberia, citing past migrations and transport hurdles. It praises emigration agents like Old Peg Leg Williams for moving counties and notes sheriff protections during coercive removal efforts. The piece asserts white interest in separation and claims national need to implement it promptly.
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Old Peg Leg Williams
The
Southern Railway
Georgia
War Time Recollections from a Confederate Soldier
W D Hamns recalls hardships from the Richmond to Sharpsburg forced march in 1862. He notes three days without rations, mildew crusted bread, and fighting at Sharpsburg where comrade William Ratchford was mortally wounded and entrusted money and a Bible to him. He survived the war without a bullet wound.
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Ransom
Richmond
Sharpsburg
Company H
William Ratchford
Joseph Ratchford
South Point Township
W. D. Hamns
Gastonia
Paid Bill and Slept
A New Jersey woman, tormented by insomnia from an unpaid grocery bill, paid $30 to end her wakefulness and slept until 10 each morning. The debt traced to E B Gonzales’s estate spurred fears of spices and tea, until a lawyer directed relief through a bank. Edmond J. Smith, a Merchants National Bank clerk, was later arrested for embezzling $29,000 from Newark bank funds after fleeing insolvency.
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Illinois
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Gonzales
Edmond J. Smith
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West Virginia
Smith
Ghosts in Kilts and Turret Chamber Visions
Two paranormal tales linked to a Scottish castle turret chamber. A small kilted figure bearing a heavy load haunted children, while a later sighting involved a dark woman in black near a royal palace. An explanation ties to a nurse in a portrait of King Edward VI’s nurse.
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