Foreign-born Populations Show Regional Shifts in U S
The census analysis notes the South has the purest Anglo-Saxon population with six states under 1 percent foreign born. North Dakota leads in foreign-born residents, while New England and the mid-Atlantic states house most newcomers who arrived last decade. Immigration now leans toward Russia Austria Hungary Italy and Poland, replacing earlier sources.
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Union
New England
Northwestern
Castle Garden
New York
West
Old Country
South
America
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Mississippi
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Connecticut
North Atlantic
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
Norway
Sweden
Canada
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Poland
Proposed constitutional amendments debated by legislature
The public weighs ten amendments including a state court of appeals, four year governor terms with one term cooldown, four year county terms, biennial sixty day sessions, venue changes in lynching danger cases, peaces court limits on property claims, pre adjournment funding bill submission, partial appropriation veto power, and division of state educational land by race proportional to tax contributions.
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Justices of the Peace
General Appropriations
General Assembly
Turner declines gubernatorial bid in Georgia politics
Mr. Turner announces health prevents a long campaign and declines the Georgia governor race. The statement praises his integrity and urges supporters to back a fitter candidate while hoping for future public service and a place in the party's efforts. Georgia cane syrup and sugar debate follows with plans for a home refinery.
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Turner
Henry G. Turner
Georgia
Mr. Turner
Federal Agricultural Department
Louisiana
Atlanta
Georgia Sugar
Atlanta Journal
John Brown raid analyzed by Burgess in The Civil War and the Constitution
Burgess argues Brown's raid was a failed insurrection and notes the money and support behind the venture. He questions Brown's finances and personal history, suggesting others aided him, while leaving open whether they did so knowingly.
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John Brown
John W. Burgess
Columbia University
Brown
Maryland
Governor pushes spending cuts and tax limits
The governor urges reducing 1902 appropriations or using public property funds to pay interest on bonded debt or raise taxes only with a two thirds legislative vote. He frames the Blalock resolution as a path to balance the budget without a general tax increase.
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Blalock
Public School System Criticized By Mrs Felton
Mrs Felton denounces the current public school system as a farce, urging reform and questioning the educational framework and its outcomes.
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Felton
Georgia Dispensary Debate Prompts Mixed Prohibition Views
The Atlanta Journal cites divergent opinions on the dispensary plan with Rev. Walker Lew is and Rev. Samuel Porter Jones as opposing and supporting figures. The piece notes a new Georgia liquor policy alignment and a looming experiment whose outcome is uncertain. It also reports Macon doctors advocating organics law reforms to require labeling, stricter coroners rules, and physician involvement in narcotic controls with Dr Ferguson leading the committee.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Walker Lewis
Samuel Porter Jones
Georgia
Macon
Macon Medical Society
Ferguson
Battle of the ballot will bring victory in any election
A Houston Post editorial argues that citizens control government through voting and that peaceful ballot battles can overthrow bad governance, unlike in other countries where revolutions are needed. It stresses elections as nonviolent paths to reform.
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United States
Houston Post
United States Urged to Press Bulgaria Over Mies Stone
The Philadelphia Record argues diplomacy with the gang of cut throats has gone far enough and calls on the US government to demand Bulgaria release Mies Stone within a set time or face a merciless whipping.
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Philadelphia Record
United States
Bulgaria
Mies Stone
Georgia Bishop Candler Orda ins Seven Preachers at Columbia
A Columbia dispatch reports Bishop Candler of Georgia ordained seven young preachers at the Washington Street Methodist Episcopal church. He deprecated holiness teachings and ridiculed several sects while a large assemblage listened closely.
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Columbia
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South Carolina Methodist Conference
Washington Detreet Methodist Episcopal Church
Candler
Georgia
Holiness
Will Myers Located in Texas After Six-Year Escape
The Atlanta murderer Will Myers, who escaped six years ago, is found in Texas by Leon county Florida Sheriff Pearce. A requisition is requested by the governor. The Americas Recorder notes the tariff as the chief issue between Democrats and Republicans three years hence.
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Will Myers
Atlanta
Texas
Pearce
Leon County
Florida
Myers
The
Americas Recorder
Depot bill may pass despite wobble in Georgia debate
It is noted that the depot bill seems uncertain but could survive. The piece stresses the importance of protecting Atlanta’s valuable terminals and hints Kentuckians would not enlist aboard a submerged vessel.
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Atlanta
Sharpe Birthday Gift and Marriage Question
Sharpe recalls his birthday gift to his wife and asks about changes after a year of marriage. A Chicago News mention notes a book titled Wild Animals I Have Met and a Chicago Record-Herald exchange about egotism and self restraint.
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Sharpe
Whealton
Chicago News
Spectacle of a Non Navigable Jordan and Odd Anecdotes
The text notes a river dropping over 1200 feet and never being navigated, flowing into a sea with no living creatures. It weaves in snippets about Tess and Jess on names, a bank joke, a freed man joke, a remark on wealth by Carnegie, and kudos to Tom Layless at the Atlanta Journal.
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Jordan
Surprise Engagement Upsets Father In Informal Notice
In a tale from Detroit Free Press a daughter’s fiancé informs her father of an upcoming marriage for the middle of next month. The father recalls his own courting and plans revenge for being sidelined during the earlier matrimonial negotiations. The fiancé makes a brief, curt visit and leaves with an invitation that the wedding will be a very exclusive affair.
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Detroit Free Press
Off year in politics sparks odd claims in Chicago
The off year in politics prompts observers to see snakes in some places. In Chicago the effect is described as perceiving comets, reflecting public moods and unusual interpretations of current events.
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Chicago
Setting a Prisoner Free Pain Killer Ad
An advertisement asserts Perry Davis Painkiller frees a rheumatic sufferer by easing swollen joints and making muscles pliable. It claims the product acts as a liberator for the prisoner and offers 25c and 50c sizes.
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Perry Davis
Price
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Cited by Atlanta Sufferer
G F Carter of Atlanta Georgia credits DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve with complete relief from piles. He cautions buyers to beware of counterfeits and warns against knockoff products.
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G. F. Carter
Atlanta
Gia
DeWitts
J. W. Peasock
Why the Mole Is Blind and Heads Much Alike
A discussion on mole blindness explains degeneration of the optic nerve and occasional limited vision in one eye. It notes the inheritance of blindness tendency and compares cranial sex distinctions, citing Broca and Greek sculptors. It also recounts Irving’s imprecation scene in Merchant of Venice with a Jew’s perspective and a London solicitor’s reaction.
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Broca
Caltern
Irving
Shylock
Jessica
Lorenzo
Keans
Brooke
Fechter
Phelps
London
Ledger Monthly
Displaying His Caution in a Humorous Tale
A Chicago Post anecdote recalls a cautious man who avoids offense with formal behavior until Brother Willie returns the phonograph left on a table, restoring harmony. The observer notes his circumspect stance and the quick fix restoring rapport.
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Willie
Evergely
Chicago
Landlord Tenants Clash Over Home Repairs
A dialogue excerpt shows a landlord and tenant arguing over who must perform house repairs. The tenant insists the landlord is responsible for fixing the property, while the landlord counters the agreement requires the tenant to handle repairs.
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Boston Transcript
The Child at Pliny
The text reflects on play as a method for acquiring powers and life work. It notes that a child at play is learning and training for future life tasks, citing Drummond’s idea that play serves as life apprenticeship.
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No man should make excuses to a woman who loves him
A reflective aphorism from e New Lippincott noting that a loving woman will forgive and overlook faults when a man apologizes and expresses love. The line emphasizes responsibility and mutual understanding in relationships.
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e-New Lippincott
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