Autobiographical Reflections From Mr Godkin’s Evening Post
Excerpts from Godkin’s 1899 autobiography recounting college Liberalism in Queen’s Belfast, praise for Bentham, laissez faire, and America as a promised land. Travel memories include the Crimean War horrors at Eupatoria and Sebastopol, the Malakoff, and vivid scenes that shaped his antiwar stance. Arrival in America in 1856 framed by slavery debates, Olmsted’s Southern portraits, and a Mississippi incident over fiery political rhetoric.
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New York Evening Post
Godkin
Evening Post
Queen's
Belfast
John Stuart MII
Grote
Bentham
Neilson Hancock
Pitt
Adan Smith
Peel
Cobden
John Stuart VII
America
de Tocqueville
Scotland
Crimea
Eupatoria
Sebastopol
Mussulman
Denube
Malakoff
The Last of the Buffalo Extermination Urged by Wilson
Secretary James Wilson reports the American bison is on the verge of extermination with only small wild herds in Yellowstone and Lost Park and notes three domesticated or semi domesticated herds in New Hampshire Montana and Texas. He suggests government action to preserve the species by acquiring full bloods, preventing inbreeding, and splitting herds across distant reservations.
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Choly
Senate
Department
United States
Yellowstone Park
Lost Park
Col
Yellowstone
Canada
Peace River Country
Corbin
Blue Mountain Forest Association
New Hampshire
Allard
Flathead Indian Reservation
Montana
Goodnight
Tex
C. J. Jones
Congress
New Mexico
James Wilson
Calming Their Fears at London Coronation
President Roosevelt’s decision regarding his daughter’s London trip is portrayed as a private family matter rather than public concern. The piece argues the choice will ease anxious patriots worried about liberties should she attend King Edward’s coronation.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Roosevelt
London
Spectacular Porto Rico Sunset Linked to Volcano Smoke
Residents in San Juan observed a brilliant red sunset blamed on volcanic ash from Mont Pelee. Weather officials noted volcanic disturbances contributed to the display, while superstition spread about an impending end of the world and rural communities held masses and fairs.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Ocean
Thompson
Weather Bureau
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Insane Murder Suspect Freed After Indictment Quashed
Adolph Nookin in the city was declared insane after murder indictment and confined in an asylum. He was discharged from confinement and demanded trial. On noting all State witnesses were dead when the case was called, the district attorney moved to quash the indictment.
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Adolph Nookin
Megaphone Charley Ed wards New Democratic Campaign Secretary
Charles A Edwards known as Megaphone Charley is named secretary of the Democratic congressional campaign committee. A colorful Texas Democrat with a talent for stories and a disdain for the Republican party, he will host secret conferences in a soundproof room in the Senate press gallery and charm Western politicians visiting Washington.
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Indianagelia Journal
Washington
Charles A. Edwards
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Edwards
Texas
Mississippi River
Charley
America
Senate Press Gallery
Turkey
Han
French Consul Receives Relief Gift for Martinique Sufferers
The French consul here forwards 1210 dollars collected from French residents of the island to aid Martinique sufferers.
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Martinique
Island
Magnetic disturbances from Mont Pelee eruption reported
Washington on May 24 reports from Otto H. Wittmann of the Coast and Geodetic Survey describe magnetic needle disturbances at Cheltenham Maryland during Mont Pelee’s second eruption. The event began May 20 with a peak at 5:07 Eastern and a larger disturbance into May 21 local times, while a cable from Fort de France notes ongoing seismic activity and the Marique Island tragedy with hospitalizations and aid shipments.
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Washington
Otto H. Wittmann
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Associated Press
Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
Coast and Geodetic Survey Magnetic Observatory
Cheltenham
L’huerre
Mar- Unique
Fort de France
Ade Sndes Fla
Earthquake Devastates Quezaltenango Guatemala
Panama dispatch confirms Quezaltenango was destroyed by a quake with details scarce. A United States consul report notes the April 18 earthquake as the sole ruinous event in Guatemala’s city.
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Colon
Colombia
Panama
Quezaltenango
Guatemala
New York
Associated Press
United States
Martinique Fund Receives International Donations
Dispatch from Fort de France reports no change in St Pierre access. Russian finance minister Witte telegraphs 50,000 francs to the Martinique relief fund and Emperor of Japan subscribes 10,000 francs. Local entry to St Pierre remains blocked.
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Paris
I'Huerre
Fort de France
Martinique
St. Pierre
M. Witte
Japan
U S Consul Reports Food Sufficiency in Martinique
United States Consul Ayme at Fort de France cabled that Admiral Servan on the ship Tage said there are now enough rations in the colony to feed everyone for four months. No further aid is deemed necessary by the admiral.
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Cincinnati
St. Lucien
St. Vincent
Fort de France
Kingstown
Dixie
United States
Ayme
State Department
Admiral Servan
Tage
West Indies Relief Receipts Reach 713000 at Noon
New York May total receipts up to noon today for West Indies relief by Cornelius N Bliss national treasurer stood at 713000. The figure reflects ongoing fundraising efforts and public contributions across the city.
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New York
West Indies
Cornelius N. Bliss
Theodore Bung Released
Theodore Bung released after a Sept. 13 shooting that killed Dr. [name]. The brief item notes the incident and release details with limited context.
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Theodore Bung
NEW Cae Ae
Theodore Ae
Texas brand of Democracy in the Republic
The text envisions spreading Texas style democracy across the Republic and replacing urban luxury with rugged simplicity. It notes the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has a partisan of the purest type and hints at political transformation.
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Texas
Republic
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Order of Deaconesses Created by M E ChurchSouth
At the Dallas session of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South the Order of Deaconesses was created after a vote of 10 to 38. New bishops E E Hoss and A Coke Smith were ordained at First Methodist Church South. Dr Tigert forecast adjournment by Monday night.
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Dallas
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M. E. Church South
New Book Committee
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W. E. Dibrell
John B. Ransom
J. B. Morgan
Collins Denny
R. M. Millsap
Paul Whitehead
James Campbell
J. R. Hindman
Sidney Bass
Dr. Tigert
McGee
South Georgia
Duncan
A. Coke Smith
W. R. Webb
Tennessee
Sisters of Charity
E. E. Hoss
Tigert
Moody heir recalls Salvation Army tale of zeal
New York Times report recounts Will Moody narrating a Salvation Army convert story. A zealous young man seeks to save others by asking a seminary professor if he is a Christian. The tale underscores fervor in religious outreach and conscience to speak of faith.
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New York Times
Will Moody
Northfield
Dwight L. Moody
Salvation Army
Buckley and Beveridge Urge War on Agnosticism and Rome
At the Presbyterian General Assembly in New York United States Senator Beveridge Indiana and Rev Dr Buckley editor of the Christian Advocate urged Protestant unity against agnosticism and Romanist influence while stressing denominations as civic moral safeguards. They noted invitations to meetings in Los Angeles and Cleveland and discussed travel costs and funding for next year's assembly.
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New York
Presbyterian General Assembly
United States
Beveridge
Indiana
J. M. Buckley
Christian Advocate
Methodist Episcopal Church
Noyes
Presbyterian Church
Rome
Isaac Boyce
Presbyterian Church of Mexico
Los Angeles
Cal
Emanuel Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
Second Presbyterian Church
Roberta
Roberts
General Assembly
William Young
Ernest E. Baker
Oakland
Lewis H. Severance
Ohio
Samuel T. Sprecker
Antitoxin Faith Saves High School Girl in Northwest
A Northwest high school girl with pneumonia nears death as physicians outline the disease and the role of antitoxin. Four boys organize care, insist on hopeful rooting, and the doctor explains how antibodies fight the infection. The patient improves by morning and recovers, with prayers and resolve from family and community.
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Washington Post
Northwest
Mary
Washington
Nature
Miss Mary
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Advertises Cure Allure
A Denver reader quotes a staged testimonial praising Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a cure for consumption and general health booster. The letter claims the whiskey cleanses lungs, builds tissue, improves digestion, and enriches blood. The piece touts medical convention endorsements and urges readers to try the product.
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Edward Schubarth
H.C. Allington
Duffy
Bow Court
Chicago
Market Street
Denver
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