Washington Letter Preview of a lively 1904 session
The piece outlines congressional lines and party splits over tariffs and trusts. It notes Dalzell and Babcock within a speakership contest and reports rumors of Latimer, Jeese, and Yates deals. It mentions Pacific cable plans, arid lands, and a gala social season in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Dalzell
Babcock
Jeecey
Illinois
Washington
Yates
Latimer
Hopkins
Cullom
Ilinois
Wilson
Dubois
West
Pacific Cable
Department of Justice
Commercial Pacific Cable Co
Great Britain
Mean man returns pullets to old couple in mercy
A harsh man who had seized a couple's effects for a mortgage stops with three shutes and thirty chickens and a lone cow tied behind his buggy. He tears up, then returns a pair of fat pullets and promises to dine with them and pray, asking the Lord to temper the wind to the shorn lamb.
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Linkins
Termorrer
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia's Largest Family Home Seeks Aid on Thanksgiving
The Georgia Industrial Home houses 120 destitute children supported solely by charity with no denominational or state help. It relies on faith in God and humanity and holds its annual Thanksgiving Day housewarming. Rev W. E. Manifold, Box 572, Macon, Ga, asks donations of goods or money.
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B. A. Jones
Ashburn
Tie
Methodist Church
Wm. Jones
River Junction
Fla
Ashburn, Ga
Georgia
I W. E. Maniford
Box
Macod
Gasg
A Mark of Vulgarity in Public Discourse
The excerpt condemns vulgarity and backbiting as a sign of moral inferiority. It argues that spreading scandal about ostensibly public figures reveals the sower’s own baser nature and that competitors who attack others will later face their own exposure.
The Teacher as Cornerstone of Good Schools
A discussion on the primacy of skilled teachers in school success. Emphasizes that patience energy and perseverance create favorable conditions and that boards increasingly demand capable educators. Warns against weak untrained teachers and notes third grade teachers cannot sustain first grade standards.
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Boards of Education and Trustees
Hix
Come South, You Farmers Cry From the South
A Northern observer argues against westward immigration and urges Southern states to attract farm families. He cites cheap land, mild winters, long growing seasons, and favorable cotton prices as incentives, and questions if racial factors drive Northwest farming away. He calls for decisive Southern policy.
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New York City
Arctic
South
Atlanta Journal
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