Railroads to grant 24 hour baggage check in Georgia
The Railroad Commission ruled that all Georgia railroads must allow 24 hours for baggage checking after Thursday December 3. Previously baggage left longer than twelve hours could incur a 25 cent daily demurrage. The commission also ordered trains to stop at stations to aid passenger ingress and egress, prioritizing passenger comfort over baggage handling.
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Americas
Georgia
Railroad Commission
Commission
BACK TO AMERICUS 18 PARTY TO THE RACES
The Americus party of about one hundred returned from Savannah enthusiastic over the splendid event. Attendees described the thrilling day as huge cars circled the long course. Savannah races sparked lively discussion on benzine buggies and local interest in their development.
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Americus Party
Savannah
Seaboard
Central
Americus i
Ansley Offers Closeout on Ladies Skirts
A Cleveland sale ad notes odds and ends skirts once priced five to twelve fifty now at 1.98 2.48 and 2.98 from Chas L Ansley. Oscar Hammerstein praises slow early success in Philadelphia recounting a train delay joke about a conductor's dog to illustrate advertising absence.
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Chas. L. Ansley
Oscar Hammerstein
Philadelphia
Nola Chucky
First Meeting of Creditors for George D Wheatley
Notice in the Western District of Georgia Bankruptcy court that George D Wheatley of Americus Sumter County has been adjudicated bankrupt on November 28 1908. The first meeting of creditors will be held December 8 1908 at 9 in the Grand Opera House Building Macon Bibb County Georgia to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and conduct related business. The bankrupt must attend. Alexander Proudfit Referee in Bankruptcy. This November 28 1908
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George D. A Wheatley
Americus
Sumter
A. D
George D.wheatley
Macon
Bibb County
Georgia
Alexander Proudfit
Always Bets on a Sure Thing 7 Pittsburg Press
Dick Croker declares support for gambling at race tracks yet claims no personal participation. He and fellow insiders place bets, but he calls it not gambling but a form of insider wagering.
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Pittsburg
Dick Croker
Bet
Vice President to Resume Law Practice After Campaign
The text notes the Vice-President will return to the practice of law, planning fresh efforts and extraordinary exertions in the Presidential campaign upon his return. The source mentions Cody and the Louis Republic in reference to the context.
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Louis Republic
MACON WEDDING OF MISS WILLINGHAM AND MR COUNCIL
The wedding of Miss Eula Felton Willingham of Macon and Mr Charles Monroe Council of Americus will be held Wednesday December 9 at their parents home. About one hundred guests will witness the ceremony with a large reception to follow. Rev Robert J Willingham of Richmond Va will officiate. The bridal party includes Miss Odelle King maid of honor and several local belles in white mes'. The groom will be supported by his brother Lee Council and other attendants from Americus and Macon.
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Eula Felton Willingham
Macon
Charles Monroe Council
Americus
Edward Joseph Willingham
Miss. Willing
Robert J. Willingham
Richmond
Odelle King
Mary Willingham
Rose Crutchfield
Rosaline Edwards
Kate Ellis
Camille Lamar
Claire Boiseuillet
Irene Walker
Monroe
Council
Lee Council
Will Harrold
Charles Lewis
Pringle ‘Willingham
Polhil Wheeler
Osgood Willing
Sherlock Gaines Wedding Unties Mamie Sherlock and Victor Gaines
Thanksgiving wedding at noon as Miss Mamie Sherlock and Mr. Victor Gaines wed in a Catholic ceremony read by Rev. Father O Hara. The Sherlock home on Brown Street was lavishly decorated with smilax palms and ferns. The bridal party entered to Mendelssohn and the couple received many gifts at a luncheon before leaving for Sidell Illinois for further celebrations.
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Mamie Sherlock
Victor Gaines
Albany
Lucile Sherlock
Mendelssohn
Edmund Oliver
R. H. Wells
Mrs. Gaines
Mistes Lucile
Rose Sherlock
Mr. Wells
Dudley O'Hara
Macon
Mamie Tarver
Lily Glover
Miss Tarver
Central
Mr. Gaines
Sidell
Child Confesses He Swallowed Caterpillar
In a summer afternoon scene a mother asks what a young boy is thinking. He sighs and reveals the cause of his mood, saying he has swallowed a caterpillar. The moment mirrors a whimsical Harper's Weekly tone.
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Green House
Harper's Weekly
Lamb
The Champion Mollycoddle in Kansas City City Star
The piece notes Harry Lehr's latest innovation and his habit of wearing a string of Deads, with a remark that Lehr uses powder and carries his money in his stock, reflecting era slang and local tone.
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Kansas City City
Harry Lehr
Diamonds Found Spark Frenzy On Rockaway Beach
New York November 30 report says tech workers in Rockaway sifted sand after a diamond ring and a bracelet were dropped beneath a boardwalk. The hunt grew as others joined, buying sieves or improvised nets. Diamonds rings watches and jewelry were found, sparking plans to extend sand sifting to other seaside resorts.
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New -York
Rockway
Yukon
Whattan
Brooklyn
Asbury Park
Long Branch
Atlantic City
Fame and Gossip in a Big City Misunderstanding
A Boston lady visiting Edinburgh asks a policeman for Carlyle's house. The officer clarifies Carlyle is a writer and dead, remarking that after five years of death there is little chance of finding information in a large city. The Glasgow News notes the misimpression of American reverence for US learning.
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Scothind
United States
Boston
Virgil
Burns
Glasgow
Edinburg
Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Queri
Guardian of the Peace
Will and telegram save student from suspension
A Princeton undergraduate in Chicago sought extra Christmas leave. He had used all permissible absences and faced suspension. He telegrammed his father asking to return by the B and G or straight home. The father's reply, Come straight home, persuaded the faculty.
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Success Magazine
Princeton
Chicago
Ghail
Why is this change In sleeves In fashion’s fickleness
A clipped poem laments husbands distressed by wives fashion shifts. It mocks the season’s waist and sleeves, noting gowns discarded as ladies chase trends. It points to spouses' protests as wives and sisters gossip about Silks satins and wools, while fashion rapidly changes.
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Chicago News
J D Deserves First Mention in Brotherhood Prize
The Philadelphia Record notes the Noebe prize award has a disputed claim involving John D and his role as Friend of the Brotherhood of Man. The piece hints at controversy over who deserves a first mention and perhaps who should be recognized for efforts toward brotherhood.
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John D
Brotherhood of Man
Botten
Never Explains Quilwaukee Quip Provokes Bryan Inquiry
A terse editorial wag questions Tammany Hall's candor in politics and mockingly asks if Mr. Bryan will demand explanations. The reply implies Tammany remains unmoved by requests for accountability, preferring action over justification.
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Tammany
Mr. Bryan
Will Soon Be In Teddy s Grip
Birmingham Age Herald notes Dr Abbott insisting the outlook is not in the grip of the octopus and never has been. Strong figures and political framing reflect local press rhetoric about looming control.
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Teddy
Birmingham Age-Herald
Abbott
Americus Enjoys Hot Sunny South Summer Days
Weather observer summarizes a warm April in Americus with blooming trees and rose gardens. Temperatures slightly below normal for the month overall, but ten hot days in a row and frost noted earlier in November. Citizens seen in shirt sleeves, indicating intense heat and sweltering conditions.
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Americus
Smith
Aid Society and the Poor Thanksgiving Help
The Ladies Benevolent Aid Society thanks contributors who helped make Thanksgiving joyful in our town. Children from the Kindergarten and Misses Cobb Fox Mott Annie McLaughlin classes aided, with fruit crackers sugar coffee bread. Over two dozen were cheered. six or seven helpless invalids need beds, mattresses quilts blankets sheets pillow cases and night clothing. Contact Mrs S H Hawkins Hawking Arthur or Morgan to arrange distribution. God move generous hearts to supply these needs.
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Ladies Benevolent Aid Society
Sarah Cobb
Fox” Mott
Annie
Claude McLaughlin
Brad
S. H. Hawkins
B. A. Hawking
Fred ~ Arthur
B. P. Morgan
Special for sale by Morris and Ansley
Special for sale notice announces Morris representing a large sale event with goods for the ladies of America at exceptionally low prices. It promises delivery of items and urges readers to attend Wednesday and Thursday to find anything they want at unusually low rates. CHAS L. ANSLEY.
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Mr. Morris
United ‘States
Thay
Thieves Raid a Store in Desoto
Sheriff Bell reported a burglary at G. W.’s store in Desoto during Sunday night. Thieves smashed the front window to enter and stole shoes, drugs, and other items. No clues yet, described as a likely group of novices.
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Sheriff Bell
G.ww
Desoto
Fragmented Travel Note Reads Longing for Escape
A garbled OCR passage expresses a desire to take the longest possible journey for a ticket price of 45. The text mentions a ticket seller and a reference to chloroform, though details are unclear and the exact context is damaged. The fragment suggests a wish to depart and travel far.
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