Anglo Saxon Review and Philippine debt transfer stance
In Glasgow and London manufacturers fear American competition while praise is given to skilled labor and machines. The Anglo Saxon Review issue includes Whitelaw Reid’s article arguing the $20,000,000 paid to Spain was not purchase money for the Philippines but a sovereign debt transfer related to territorial benefits.
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London
Paris
Berlin
Randolph Churchill
The
Anglo- Saxon Review
Whitelaw Reid
Mr. Reid
Spain
Philippines
Oury
Art pays for itself and pays generously
Americans spend about 75 million dollars annually on European travel while many visit art treasures elsewhere. The Congressional Library Building cost six million, with six percent, about 300 thousand dollars, on decorations. It is likely ninety percent visit the library to see the decorations.
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Congressional
Washington
American shipping extension urged by Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution asserts extending American shipping is vital for the South as the region provides key raw materials. It notes cotton as the country’s most valuable export and cites coal iron and timber as inexhaustible resources fueling ship-building, creating markets and potential global commercial dominance.
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South
Atlanta Constitution
Duke d Abruzzi Embarks on Arctic Journey in Modest Tone
The Duke d Abruzzi begins his Arctic expedition with modesty claiming no boastful forecasts. He urges restraint and patience, hoping future discoveries will speak for themselves as he pursues a perilous route toward polar glory. The scientific community wishes him success on his dark, frozen voyage.
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d'Abruzzi
North Pole
Evolution of New York Education From 1670 to 1898
New York statistics compare 1670 high schools at 62 and academies at 126 with 1898 figures of 500 high schools and 181 academies. The New York School Journal argues academies have become parochial while high schools grow cosmopolitan, outpacing academy influence and marking the end of the academy’s public usefulness as high schools and colleges advance.
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New York State
New York School Journal
Billboard rents drive city void lots to lease deals
City Council committee heard that billboard firms pay owners of vacant lots between 200 000 and 800 000 dollars annually, often making taxes on otherwise nonrevenue property moot. One firm reportedly pays 200 dollars yearly to place a billboard at Congress Street and Wabash Avenue, while brick wall and rooftop sign rights run into tens of thousands in Chicago alone.
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Chicago Tribune
Congress Street
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Sparshott and Harrison Sailor's Fate and Fortune
Richard Sparshott, a self-made ship owner, opposes his daughter's marriage to Leonard Harrison. After the couple elopes aboard the Albatross, Sparshott pursues a dramatic rescue by sea. The Albatross is lost off Ushant, sparing or ending various lives, and Sparshott’s empire continues under Sparshott Harrison with a humbler boast.
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Richard Sparshott
Grace Sparshott
Leonard Harrison
South Africa
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Sparshett
Winch
Liverpool
Cape Town
Sparshott
Harrison
Travelers’ Club
Daddy
Leonard
Canary
Ushant
London
Robert Martin
Lorna Doone
Southampton
Day
England
Blackwell
Sparshott & Harrison
The President's New Trap
The President McKinley has shifted from horseback riding to driving in a fashionable new trap. The carriage is drawn by two well-matched rovers, with a nattily dressed groom, reflecting a tasteful and elegant display as he enjoys society in his White House routine.
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McKinley
White House
Tax Commission Adjourns at Georgia Capitol
The Georgia legislative tax commission, in session three weeks at the state capitol, adjourned Saturday morning after nearly finishing the tax bill. They will reconvene August 21 to refine the bill and study the Little measure as counties’ digests show rising property returns, especially affecting farming property. The Southern Industrial League urged tax exemptions for manufacturing enterprises.
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Legislative Tax Commission
State Capitol
House
Senate
Wright
Georgia
Railroad Commission
Atlanta
Deny Consolidation in Georgia State Case
The Trust Company of Georgia answers the Fulton superior court case denying the consolidation of the Atlanta Railway company and pany. It alleges many named petitioners did not authorize or know of the governor’s petition filing. The denial disputes the suit’s stated public interest and constitutional enforcement aims.
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Trust Company of Georgia
State of Georgia
Fulton Superior Court
Atlanta Railway Company
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Messengers Strike Rises to Violence in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati messenger boys strike has grown tense as hoodlums surround telegraph and district offices. Messengers travel in cabs with police, but stones and missiles target vehicles and several hurt or stabbed. Merchants and manufacturers form the league membership.
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Cincinnati
League
Southern Industrial League organized at Atlanta conventions
The Southern Industrial League held its first permanent session in Atlanta and elected officers for a one year term. The convention adopted a resolution urging tax exemptions for new southern manufacturing enterprises and formed an executive committee and local branches.
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Southern Industrial League
Atlanta
Southern Industrial Convention
The
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Committee On Permanent Organization
League
J. K. Orr
Georgia
Willis E. Reagan
Alabama
George Malone
Dothan
Florida
John Pepsin
Lake Butler
North Carolina
D.A. Tompkins
Charlotte
South Carolina
F. T. Wilhoite
Anderson
D. O. Dougherty
T. H. Martin
Orr
Hugh Richardson
J. Li. Hand
Pelham
W. A. Walker
Wilmer Moore
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Mormon Elders Report Mob Attack Near Jasper County
Two Mormon missionaries Rogers and Porter related their escape from a mob at Flovilla Georgia after being nearly stripped and chased to a stream. The southern Mormon headquarters in Chattanooga said the Jasper county work would pause for now but resume later, insisting the mission should continue despite the danger.
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Mormon Church
Chattanooga
Flovilla
Rogers Wond Porter
Jasper County
Bridge collapse at Mattock's ferry claims two drivers
Terrible accident at the Broad river junction of Oglethorpe and Albert counties. A new bridge gave way while three teams and two wagons crossed, plunging drivers into the river. Both men, described as negroes, died. They drove for the Elbert Oil company. Contractors liable for the accident.
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Albert Counties
Athens
Broad River
Mattock’s Ferry
Elbert Oil Company
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