Hawaii Legislature in disarray and tax reforms emerge
A May 10 dispatch reports Hawaii's legislature, with English-language rules softened by interpreters, passing bills including a debt liability exemption under 3500, a poll tax repeal, a 2 percent income tax, and exemptions for large families. It notes a near adoption to abolish U S quarantine laws and a general jail delivery, ending with a vote of no confidence in the governor and a transfer to San Francisco to inform President McKinley.
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Strang
Hongiinlu
Aew
Louisville Courier Journal
United States
Mars
Hawaii
Beckley
San Francisco
McKinley
Rockefeller Endows Institute for Medical Research
Mr. John D. Rockefeller endows an Institute for Medical Research. The New York World lauds the gift and notes medicine’s chaotic state and the value of admitting ignorance. The piece credits Mrs Rockefeller with a large entry on the public ledger. Georgia needs more Sheriff Merrill of Carroll.
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John. D. Rockefeller
New York World
Rockefeller
Soldiers' Home Reading Room Seeks Georgia Papers
Janet opened a reading room at the Soldiers' Home for the use of old soldiers. Hundreds of books have been contributed and newspapers are being sent to the Home. Soldiers from across Georgia will benefit from a file of every paper published in the state.
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Atlanta
W. L. Calhoun
Board of
Tip” Harrison
Appomattox
Georgia
Depew Denounces McKinley Third-Term Bid
Senator Chauncey M. Depew of New York in a Chicago interview declares McKinley should seek a third term. He argues conservative business interests favor it and cites no law against a third term, but editors note an unwritten limit dating from Washington and Grant.
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Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Chicago
McKinley
General Grant
Chauncey
Southern Industrial convention heads to Philadelphia
The Southern Industrial convention meets in Philadelphia on Tuesday with a large representative body. Delegates will be guests of the city, with transport to Atlantic City on a special train and other courtesies. James Ridpath praises Jefferson Davis as a loyal leader despite treason charges.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Cotton acreage estimates show 2 million acre increase for 1901
The Savannah Press reports Latham Alexander & Co based on 4000 letters from banks merchants and planters nationwide. Estimates indicate US cotton acreage up 908 2 161957 acres from last year with planting about 17 days later. Replanting slowed germination and irregular stands noted. overall crop had only an early promising start.
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Savannah ‘Press
Mesers
Latham, Alexander, & Co
New York
United States
Notable funeral in Columbia unites Confederate vets and black pallbearers
The burial of William Rose in Columbia South Carolina drew attention as most pallbearers were Confederate veterans from Camp Hampton while two others were Black. Rose, a Mexican War veteran who followed his master through the Civil War era, was revered by white residents for his loyalty and character.
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Columbia
S. C
William Rose
Camp Hampton
Macon
Telegraph Rose
Colombia
The Woman Question Shifts From Homes to Jobs
An article reviews shifting views on women's roles as marriage and business clash. It cites Dr Julia Holmes Smith LeGrand W. Perce and Matilda B Carse along with Mrs Lacy Page Gaston, arguing matrimony conflicts with business and urging women to choose between home and profession as opportunities expand. The piece notes limited marriageable men and concludes with state university commencement coverage.
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Julia Holmes Smith
Irs
LeGrand
W. Perce
Matilda B. Carse- Daclaran
Lacy Page Gaston
Elion Busigue
Blood Purifying Remedy to End Boils and Carbuncles
An alkalizing view explains boils as blood poverty and urges that only thorough blood regeneration via S. S. S. can prevent recurrence. The passage describes malarial damage, links boils to kidney and liver trouble, and touts S. S. S. as a pure herbal tonic that purifies blood and restores health, citing a testimonial from Mr. R. B. Pratt of Cave South Carolina.
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S. S
Sugar Cane Revival in Georgia Gains Ground
The Georgia Department of Agriculture reports a revival of sugar cane farming in the state with signs of success. Hopeton plantation in Glynn County highlights historic yields, while officials push cassava and sugar cane diversification to boost mills and employment across the Empire State of the South.
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Department of” ‘Agriculture
Georgia
Louisiana
James Hamilton
West Indies
Hopeton
Cooper
J. D. Legare
Southern Agriculturist
Charleston
Charles Lyell
Glynn County
Darien
Brunswick
Atlantic Ocean
Hopeton Plantation
D. G. Purse
Savannah
New Orleans
Sugar Journal
Captain Purse
United States Agricultural Commissioner
Wilson
H. W. Wiley
United States Department
Florida
Department of Agriculture
South
South Georgia
Practical Farmer tale shows hog feeding profit and lessons
A farmer sells a drove of shoats for profit then helps a neighbor by buying his hogs and corn on credit. After three months he clears money from the second sale and proves the gain from careful feeding. The piece notes rains created extra grass growth beneficial to farming.
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State Agricultural Department
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