ARP Writes Verses From an Old School Album
Bill Arp recalls verses written long ago for a schoolgirl who became his wife. He lists names of famous men in an old album, notes their tastes and traits, and reflects on the lost friends and the value of enviroments in shaping character. He ends by urging aid for destitute children and condemns selfishness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylon
Strange Land
Alex Stephens
Robert Toombs
Herschel Vo Johnsen
General Kirby Smith
James R. Randall
Richard Malcome Johnson
L. Q. Lamar
Richard H. Clark
John K. Gordon
Thomas M. Norwood
Rev. B. M. Palmer
Henrys. Footer
Logan E. Bleckley
Robert J. Burdette
Paul Il. Hayne
Joel Chandler Harris
Wallace P. Reed
Octavia Walton le Vert
Judge Kook
Richard A. Proctor
Stephen
Milton
Pope
Shakespear
Rebecca
Washington
Toomb
Shakespeare
Tom Moore
Gibbons
Mae Cauley
Sir Callahad
St. Paul
Shakeneare
Byron
Bulwer
Thackery
Macauley
Warington
Fenelon
R. M. Johnson
Scott
Keats
Hemans
Goldsmith
Aurelius
L. Q. C. Lamar
Burns
Plutarch
Greatheart
Hampden
God
B. M. Palmer Jr
Shakespere
Wordsworth
Bacon
William
Prince of Orange
Lee
K. J. Burdette
Mrs
Marcus Aurelius
John B. Gordon
Carlyle
Cato
T. M. Norwood
Napoleon
Justice
Joel Chandler Claiks
Scott and
Thackeray
Jefferson
Lincoln
Damnation
Macaulay
Truth
L . C. Lamar
Mr. Mumford
Macon
Ocean Steamer Rio de Janeiro Sinks at Golden Gate
Pacific Mail steamer Rio de Janeiro hit a hidden rock in dense fog entering the Golden Gate and sank within minutes. About 122 people are believed drowned. 79 rescued and 10 bodies recovered. Among the missing is Purser John Rooney with the passenger list. US consul Rounseville Wildman and family were aboard, likely lost. Captain Ward went down with the ship. Pilot Jordan survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Rio de Janeiro
Golden Gate
John Rooney
Rounseville Wildman
United States
Hong Kong
Frederick Jordan
Wm. Ward
Ward
Hopolulu
Jordan
Blizzard Survivor Dowling Rising From Farm to Speaker
Michael Joseph Dowling, newly elected Speaker of the Minnesota House, endured a fatal blizzard ordeal in 1880 that cost him most of his limbs. Born in Yellow Medicine county to a poor farmer, he fought through famine and isolation, received artificial limbs and schooling, and rebuilt his life as a public servant and newspaper correspondent. His triumph demonstrates resilience and ambition born from hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Joseph Dowling
Minnesota
House of Representatives
Mr. Dowling
Yellow Medicine County
Yellow Medicine
Dowling
Great Lakes
Queleg
Mun
West
Renville
Philippines
Luzon
Sulus
Dowhing
Balu
Sul
Tan
United States
Philadelphia
Generous Act Halves Crutch Burden for Miss Florence
Miss Florence Brittain of Burke county near Morganton lies ill at St. Peters Hospital after an arm amputation. Peyton Henry, son of Walter R. Henry of this city, who once used crutches himself after a shooting accident, donated his crutches to the young girl, fitting perfectly and bringing her cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Florence Brittain
Burke County
Morganton
St. Peter’s Hospital
Peyton Henry
Walter R. Henry
Miss Florence
Peyton
Supreme Court Justice criticizes current jury system at Yale
Justice David J. Brewer of the United States Supreme Court told Yale Law School that the present jury system is a relic of a semi civilized era. He said jurors are treated as criminals or potential threats and watched constantly. He urged treating jurors as honest men. He noted some places admit jurors to major cases only if they prove they are fools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Yale Law School
West Point
Congress of
United States
Newport
Washington
House
Congress
Yorkville Enquirers Interest in New Graded School Home
Many residents, per the Yorkville Enquirer, show interest in a new home for the graded school though the proposal has not yet formed clear contours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Yorkville Enquirer
US business count climbs in 1900 with South leading
Dradstreet's annual tally shows 1,151,638 individuals in business in the United States in 1900, up 3.2 percent from 1899. Failures rose modestly nationwide, with the South posting the largest gain in numbers and the smallest drop in restiveness, while New England saw a rare decline in those in business. Hazing at Congress, new members face slow starts and social rules, cites Hanna Beveridge and Beveridge. mixed views on Porto Rico tariff and subsidy debates. Atlanta fire destroys large wholesale block in the capital city’s wholesale district, causing about half a million in losses and extensive damage to several firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dradstreet
United States
South
Middle States
Western States
Northwest
New
Atlanta
Railroad Avenue
Decatur
Collins Streets
J. J
J. E. Maddox
Gambling and Spaulding Shoe Company
Draper Coggins Shoe Company
Arnodiat Company
Fickett Paper Company
McConnell and Christopher
Dinkins and Davidson
Maddox
Collins Street
Tenderloin
Washington
Southern Railway
Union Depot
Georgia Railroad
Meaning of Buffalo Term Explained by Landmark
The landmark explains the eastern North Carolina term buffalo, used for Civil War era traitors who stayed within Confederate lines and secretly aided Union forces. It notes buffalos were hated as cowards who aided the enemy, unlike others who opposed the Confederacy openly or joined the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
McKinntey’s Prest Term hailed in Pittsburg Times
The Pittsburg Times lauds McKinley’s first term as equaling the great presidential eras of the nineteenth century. Since the Civil War no event matches the war with Spain and America’s rising power, as global powers now seek Washington’s view before any major action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Spain
United States
Washington
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
Detoxified ad copy claims deafness results from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Circulars offered. product sold by druggists. mentions Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Ninth district described as a loose, sprawling region
The Ninth district spans Mecklenburg Gaston and Cleveland near the South Carolina line and runs northwest through Burke to three Tennessee border counties Mitchell Yancey and Madison. It is contiguous but not compact with scattered areas while the Buncombe Tenth is noted as more compact though symmetry is not a factor in districting.
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Statesville
Mecklenburg
Gaston
Cleveland
South Carolina
Burke
Tennessee
Mitchell
Yancey
Madison
Buncombe
Strikes Rich Find and Electric Litter Testimony
Chronic indigestion and nervous debility plagued F J Green of Lan caster New Hampshire for years. He credits Electric Litters with restoring his health and says his wife remains in excellent health, praising they as a grand tonic for weak women. Only 50c. Sat arenes guaranteed by J B Curry Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Green
Lancaster
N. H
J. B. Curry & Co
Wall Street Wealth Surge Sparks Alarm in Banks
The New York Journal notes a four year rise in national bank deposits totaling $550.6 million with several banks posting record gains. It highlights rapid growth in banks tied to trust magnates, suggesting funds moved from the nation into concentrated control as the financial expansion accelerates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Russell Save
Deacon White
United States
New York
Save the Women and Children Captain Ward of Rio de Janeiro
Captain Ward a North Carolina native living in Raleigh died a gallant duty loving gentleman after going down with Rio de Janeiro. A San Francisco telegram quotes his last words Save the women and children showing unselfishness and chivalry. He is deeply mourned and praised by Raleigh and San Francisco officials.
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Ward
Rio de Janeiro
North Carolina
Raleigh
News and Observer
San Francisco
Krank Ward
N. C
Capt. Ward
Rio
Wm. B. Hoover
North Carolinian Honored by West Point Graduation
The Wilmington Messenger reports that Second Lieutenant C Sherrill of Catawba county, fresh from West Point in a 72 member class, earned the highest corps in the army in engineering. He is the first NC cadet to rank second in sixty one years, with Charles P Kingsbury of Oxford last achieving the honor in 1840.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Sherrill
Catawba County
West Point
Ile
North Carolina
Charles P. Kingsbury
Oxford
Tecumseh Sherman
Kingsbury
Wayne County
New York
Sherrill
Wilmington
Northampton County
It Girdles the Globe Bucklen’s Arnica Salve ad
The advertisement claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is the best healer for cuts burns boils sores and all skin eruptions. It markets an infallible pile cure at 25 cents a box sold by J B Curry & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Curry & Cos
I Ain't Frightened To Death For Fear I May Die
A satirical poem by William J. Lampton contrasts poverty with wealth. The speaker rejects common fears of financial loss, declares personal security through indifference to money, and trusts in an afterlife rather than material wealth while mocking the rich’s anxieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Lampton
Earth
Lam Gay
Pearly Gates
Contempt for Admiral Sampson Sparks Northern Debate
A harsh mockery targets Admiral Sampson as a foolish two legged idiot. The New York Journal quotes the critic saying promotions would ruin social behavior on ships. The piece contrasts southern restraint with northern sharpness in judging his conduct.
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Sampson
The
New York Journal
Wilmington Messenger
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Mark Hanta
Hanna Tas
Hanna
Ohio
Senators
Tanna
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Beveridge
House of Lords
State News
Lenoir
High Point
Hale
Maine
East
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Finley
A. 3
Crosby
Sharon
Blairsville
Yorkville
Marshall
Will Wilkerson
Bud Shelton
Flagpond
Tenn
Wilkerson
Shelton
Charlotte
Charleston
Columbia
Augusta
Savannah
McKinntey
Pittsburg
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