Reunion speech at Macon condemns Davis amid Civil War scars
In Macon a speaker defends loyalty to antebellum flags and President Lincoln while praising Confederate memory. He argues forgiveness and reverence for the dead can ease modern divides, and laments harsh judgments of former foes during a public remembrance. He honors Stephens and the Confederate dead, urging unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eweec
Gov. Gordon
Georgia
Jeff Davis
Stgff
Mace
United
Geryate Hh
Mervon
Abraham Lincoln
Philadelphia
Grand Army of the Republic
Grant
Maos
Mr. Stephens
A Mix of Aphorisms News Notes and Oddities
A compact miscellany of maxims, quotes, and brief items ranging from the art of command and instinct to travels, railroads, and theater gossip. It includes notes on the Danville and Seaboard Railroad, a British gale, remarks on Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett, and various social and political asides gathered from diverse places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Media leaders salaries and fortunes in turn of century press
A survey lists editors and publishers with high earnings and net worths. Names include Mr. Stone of the Journal of Commerce earning 30000, Charles A. Dana of the Sun at 15000, Whitlaw Reid of the Tribune about 12000, and others such as Dr. Hepworth, Julius Chambers, Miller, C B Bennett aides, Col John A. Cockerill of the World at 15000 plus profits, Turner at 20000, Turner and Curtis figures for Harper’s weekly, Howells and Warner for Harper’s Magazine, and Gilder at Century Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Journal of Commerce
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Charles A. Dana
the Sun
Whitlaw Reid
The
Tribune
D. O. Mills
George H. Hepworth
Herald
James Gordon Bennett
Julius Chambers
Charles R. Miller
New York Times
John C. Reid
Harold Frederick
London
John A. Cockerill
World
George W. Turner
George William Curtis
Harper’s Weekly
Staten Island
Howells
Harper's Magazine
Charles Dudley Warner
Richard Watson Gilder
Century Magazine
Dark hallway tests bashful suitor in hurried goodbye
Ethel recalls bidding Egbert farewell when a gust from an open door blew out the hall light. She admits fear at being left alone in darkness, but Egbert, though bashful, manages to reach her safely and proves his steady arrival.
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Langtry
Dillion
Limerick
O’brien
England
Lady Blunt
Ireland
Lord Byron
Ida
Spain
Ethel
Egbert
Jenny Lind the Swedish Nightingale Dies
Jenny Lind known as the Swedish Nightingale has died at age. The famed soprano described as a charming actress and public benefactor inspired a broad sense of personal bereavement across the United States and Europe. Her name shines among the brightest in the history of lyric singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Lind
Europe
Forever and Forever
A lyric expressing endless yearning and grief for a beloved. The speaker laments memories and the impossibility of forgetting while clinging to the presence of the loved one despite deep sorrow.
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Llant Gordon
Davis
Macon
Valentine
May
Jack Forst
Thistle
Greenock
Kaiser William
Fegg
Garrett
Stanley
Danville & Seaboard Railroad
Danville, Va
Sam
Augusta
Wilmington
Washington
Lamar
Supreme Court
Great Britain
Rio
Sanford
Fla
Chicago
Hewitt
New York
R d Hartington
Mr. Gladstone
Hartington
Lord Lynton
Earl Lytton
Old John’s Street
M. E. Church
United States
Louisiana
North Carolina
Vernon
Lake Michigan
St. Louis
Grevy
France
M. de Freycinet
Congress
Bishop Key
Raleigh
Dakota
Forever
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