Sketch of the Civilized Condition of the Philippines
The article recalls the first native monk in 1535 Kanilli Trujillo from Pagsanjan who led many to Christ. It discusses native friars versus European orders, the decline of monasteries, and the shifting clergy balance. It ends with political notes on a convention dispute and seating of delegates in Philadelphia.
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Manila
Legazpi
Kanilli Trujillo
Pagsanjan
Bay Lacoon
Islands
Far East
Counntry
Japan
China
Corea
Tonkin
Siam
Malacca
Cambodia
Spain
Odd Fellows Notes Highlight Rural Growth in Louisiana Lodges
The column reports rapid Odd Fellows expansion in Louisiana with six new country lodges and a re established group at Jeanerette. It cites Frankin Baldwin Slidell and other towns, notes awaiting district minutes, and mentions a Mardi Gras ball Feb 27 at the Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall to aid the hall association. FRANK FARRELL.
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Louisiana
Jeanerette
Frankin
Bro. Turner
Southern Son Lodge
Baldwin
Posey
Lockley
Slidell
Odd Fellowship
Masonic and
Odd Fellows Hall
Odd Fellows
Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall Association
Hall Association
W. D. Morris
Frank Farrell
Frederick Douglass and the Indian Blood Claim
Caro line H. Dall recounts a visit with Frederick Douglass in Uniontown and a revealing portrait. Douglass attributes his command of language to his Potomac Indian grandmother and says he has no African blood, though his children do. The piece notes reactions of Washington society to Douglass and the persistence of race questions.
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Frederick
Washington
Georgetown
Frederick Douglass
Andrew Jackson
Marshal Douglass
Legation
Douglass
Parish Conventions Debated in Louisiana
Fragmentary notes discuss two parish conventions in Louisiana, one under the call of a committee chair and another under the committee secretary, with delegates to a convention to be held soon. Names and precise details are unclear in the text.
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Herwig
Wimberly
Louisiana
National Committee
Philadelphia
Aton
D. C
Louisieur
Twig
Joubert
R. G. Shaw Post 18 Install Officers at Electric Hall
The Robt. G. Shaw Post 18 Grand Army of the Republic plans its regular annual installation of officers elect at Electric Hall on Valence Street near Camp on Sunday January 21. The event includes addresses by prominent persons and a raffle run by A Dejoie E Lavigne and Jno Pochela, with post ladies assisting.
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Robt. G. Shaw
Grand Army of Republic
Valence Street
Camp
Shaw Post
Messrs. A. Dejoie
E. Lavigne
Jno
A Colored Establishment Opened in Durham
The Durham Real Estate and Mercantile Co. opens in Dusham North Carolina with capital stock of 20000, plans mercantile trade cigars real estate loans and millinery. Colored men control the business with leading white stockholders including Fitzgerald Dodson Berry Smith Hawkins Pearson and managed by Capt. P H Smith formerly of the 3rd N C V.
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Durham Real Estate and Mercantile Co
Dusham
N. C
North Carolina
Durham
R. B. Fitzgerald
J. A. Dodson
IL. P. Berry
P. H. Smith
Jno
Annual A. M. E. Church Conference at St James Church
The A M E Church holds its annual conference at St James Church between Customhouse and Bienville streets starting Thursday the 18th. Bishop Handy presides with dignity and Dr Reynolds earns wide respect for his judgments on youth advancement during the gathering. The conference is noted as instructive and pleasant with strong attendance daily.
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A. M. E. Church
St. James Church
Customhouse
Bienville Streets
Christian Church
Bishop Handy
Reynolds
Washington Bees Coin Henry Demas Lead McKinley South
A Washington correspondent questions a claim in The Washington Bee that Henry Demas will lead McKinley forces in the South. Colored men from the South express perplexity at the paper’s accuracy while noting the Bee’s status as an old but sometimes unreliable publication.
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Washington
Washington Bee
Henry Demas
South
Bee
The
Address on mob violence and law in Mississippi
The piece argues public opinion must support courts to curb mob violence and lynching in Mississippi. It cites rising mob acts, calls for faith in the legal system, and notes religious denominations and the press have failed to sway opinion. It then shifts to congressional matters, Alaska murder case, and Republican party organization in Washington.
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Mississippi
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Roberts
Utah
Homer Bird
Alaska
Crescent City
Wimberly
New Orleans
Courier
Capt. Wimberly
National Party
Louisiana
St. Charles
McKinley
Hanna
P. PF. Herwig
L. J. Joubert
Louisiana State Central Committee
Thomas A. Cage
Republican Party
Washington
Yearly Stowing Sparks Debate on Resort Public Influence
A fragment discusses a yearly stowing and a resort seen as necessary by some to legally mobilize and arouse public opinion for stronger assertion of influence on premises.
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Republican Courier
Order of San Juan Se Dios
Order of the St
the Jesuits
Sello
Marignina
Republican Cou
Fred. Douglass
R. G. Shaw
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Washington, D. C
Congressional
Clark
Montana
North
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