One week before the November 1900 presidential elections, the Staunton Spectator and Vindicator gave its readers a public forum for their political opinions. In the local section, no less than nine anonymous editorials gave the citizens their neighbors' opinions concerning the election. Two in particular mentioned Roosevelt and his relationship with the negro. The first included the...
In December of 1900, the Board of Control of the Louisiana State Penitentiary held a meeting in which they decided to set aside two immense plantations in West Feliciana and Iberia Parish for convicts to work. Cotton would be grown on the West Feliciana plantation, while sugar would be grown on the one in Iberia Parish. Approximately five hundred workers were expected to work on these plantations,...
On December 27, 1900, Staunton, the county seat of Augusta County, laid the cornerstone for its new courthouse. Most of the city attended the ceremony, which was complete with an unveiling of the stone and speeches by prominent local lawyers, clerks, and judges. They spoke of historical events and the importance of the new courthouse. To signify this step towards the future, they made the cornerstone...
By the end of the nineteenth century, the African American Madden family had lived in Culpeper for generations. The Maddens long tenure in the area allowed them to become involved in various aspects of the community. The family relied heavily on their farm, known as Madden Farm, for sustenance. However, during the 1890s, both Thomas Madden and his wife Landonia Stokes supplemented their meager income...
Wright Hall is dedicated to Ammi Wright, the local businessman who donated the original thirty acres of land on which Alma College is located. In early 1900, Mr. Wright donated more land to the college, including a block and a half located on the south side of Superior Street, directly across from the campus. Mr. Wright wished for new buildings to be erected on this land, specifically a new dormitory.
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Drafted during the crucial period following the Spanish-American War, the Platt Amendment passed on March 2, 1901, was an addition to the Army Appropriations Act. Secretary of State Eilhu Root with the cooperation of Connecticut Senator Orville H. Platt drafted the amendment essentially making Cuba a dependent of the United States. This amendment, with the sole purpose being strategy, gave the United...
On April 16, 1901, at The Medical Association of the State of Alabama, Dr. C.T. Wilbur gave a speech to the medical committee on the state of “The Feeble-Minded” people in Alabama. While giving his speech he directed the audience’s attention to a census taken in 1890 that showed the number of Feeble-Minded and compared it to one taken in 1900. Dr. Wilbur then stated that it seemed as if the...
In the early 20th century, Delray’s appealing waterfront location in southwest Detroit attracted a diverse group of industries to the area. Businesses were attracted to the accessibility of transport, both riverfront and railway lines, and abundance of human capital. In May of 1901, M. J. Murphy, owner of Murphy Chair Company, purchased 50 acres of land in Delray, stretching from River...
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company Traffic Department announced on October 16, 1901, that Paul Shoup would be replacing Thomas A. Graham as division freight and passenger agent with jurisdictions south of San Francisco, Oakland, and north of Santa Barbara, with his headquarters in San Jose. J.C Stubbs, Traffic Director; William Sproule, freight traffic manager and E.O McCormick, passenger traffic...
In 1902 the Detroit Free Press described how the “back to the land” began to take form in the Detroit metropolitan area in the article titled “Back To the Land Says Hon L.F. Mills”. In 1902, the Honorable Luther Laflin Mills, a prominent Chicago attorney, advised the University of Michigan's Good Government Club to go "back to the land." Mills believed developing agriculture...