Brave Fight For Life Ends In Death In Albany
After a two week battle with typhoid fever Max Littlejohn, 19, died in Greensboro NC. His parents Judge and Mrs Z A Littlejohn were at his bedside as funeral services were planned for Taylor street Americus. The Albany Herald recalls Americus beating Albany in a rain-soaked game and urges mosquito control near Central Freight Depot and cotton warehouses to curb disease.
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Max Littlejohn
Greensboro
N. C
Judge
Z. A. Littlejohn
Georgia
Americus
Bascom Anthony
Taylor Street
Central
Georgia Peach Shipments Reach Million-Dollar Mark
Georgia peach growers have already earned over one million dollars as shipments surge toward season’s end. More than 2,500 carloads have left Georgia, mainly from south and middle regions, with prices averaging around 3.50 per crate in eastern markets. North Georgia shipments lag, awaiting harvest. most fruit is going to New York and other eastern cities including Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Jersey City, Boston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Indianapolis.
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Georgia
Americas
North
Middle
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Boston
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Inez Hammond and John C Dees Wed in Lamar Street Ceremony
Miss Inez Hammond of Smithville and Mr John C Dees of Bronwood were united in marriage just at nightfall Tuesday evening. They rode to Americus for the license and Justice Hudson performed the ceremony at Loving’s stables on Lamar Street with an obliging friend speedily aiding the couple. The informal ceremony skipped flower girls, lights and music, and the newlyweds drove home afterward with blessings from the justice.
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Loving
Lamar Street
Inez Hammond
Smithville
John C. Dees
Bronwood
Americus
Justice Hudson
Well I Want to Your Daughter Comedy Exchange Stirs House
In Real Life a tense luncheon exchange unfolds when a nervous youth asks to marry the daughter. The head of the household jokes with relief, fearing a mismatched courtship with the cook nearby.
Colleges To Get State Funds From Farm Tax Hikes
President J M Collum returns from Atlanta with news on securing funds for agricultural schools. Proposal favors raising fertilizer tag price from 10 to 25 cents, or failing that 10 to 15 cents with higher oil inspection rates. Senators backing tax hike expect a measure to pass, funding colleges without raising farmer fertilizer costs. The eleven agricultural colleges likely to begin operations in the fall.
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J. M. Collum
Third District Agricultural College
Atlanta
Collum
University At
Athens
Senate
Mrs English Granted Divorce by Court in Atlanta
A decree from the inferior court in Atlanta grants Pauline Lewis English a total divorce from Edward English after a long separation. The jury also restored her maiden name and declined to remove her husband’s disabilities. Mrs English, now Miss Lewis, is a well known figure in Americus.
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Kngerior Court
Atlanta
Pauline Lewis English
Edward English
Concert Draws Goodly Crowd at Chambliss Wareroom
Despite threatening weather a goodly number of music lovers attended a piano concert at J. L. Chambliss wareroom. Violinist Victor J. Menzel again pleased the audience with the same finishing piece. Vocal selections by local talent planned for tonight. Lester played the Schulz piano, highlighting its full tones amid an effective display by instrument makers during intermission.
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J. L. Chambliss
Victor J. Menzel
Holy City
Lester
Schulz
J P Cato Shoe Store Closes Under Bankruptcy
The J P Cato shoe store closed Wednesday under voluntary bankruptcy, surprising local business circles who believed the house to be prospering. Creditor meetings are set in Macon Federal court on July 17 to handle the standard bankruptcy procedures. Asset and liability schedules were not disclosed.
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J. P. Cato
Macon
Barbecue for Raymond Orchard Co. laborers at Four Oaks
After completing the peach packing season the Raymond Orchard Co. hosted a Georgia style barbecue for about sixty laborers and families. One hundred and fifty pounds pork and fifty loaves of bread fed attendees, followed by dancing, plantation songs, and banjo music. The event aimed to promote good will and harmony and may become annual.
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Raymond Orchard Co
Georgia
Banjo Club
Drug store makeover underway to a beauty spot
The work at McLaughlin & Co. drug store is nearing completion. A decorated steel ceiling is finished and marble tiling is being laid in the front half. Electric lights will be installed to enhance the interior, promising a very pleasing overall effect.
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McLaughlin & Co
Wordplay Fragments Spur Classic Chicago News Wit
A married woman unsure of charms is advised to hire a plain cook. Another quip notes many people look thoughtful then let it go. Both stock Chicago News gags reflecting social manners and temper in brisk editorial tone.
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Chicago News
Local and Personal Summer Moves From Thomaston Dwellings
Mrs James A Davenport and child ren depart Monday for Saluda North Carolina then Miss Brownie Carter returns from Griffin with cousins Annie and Nina Jenkins visiting. Harvey Black returns to Thomaston after visiting relatives near Americus. Harris family heads to Atlanta to visit Merrel Callaway. Ouida Anderson visits May Merritt in Thomaston. Perry and Lowe depart for Hendersonville NC to spend remainder of summer. I W Boring and Ward F Holt visit Tampa. Jenkins family visiting Rainford parents. Mary Richards on extended visit to Jacksonville Savannah and Tybee. Henry Lanier to Hendersonville NC to join her mother for summer. Chas L Ansley Laura leave for North Carolina mountains. G Morgan Eldridge family and Kate Stump depart for Maryland coast.
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Brownie Carter
Griffin
Annie
Nina Jenkins
Taft Aims to Chip at Solid South in 1908 Election
Taft seeks to win electoral votes from traditionally solid Democratic southern states. The Republican candidate believes Tennessee North Carolina and Virginia offer real chances while Missouri and Kentucky are not counted as part of the solid South. Roosevelt hopes to see southern support for Taft or his policies in victory.
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Ill
Republican Party
Democracy
William H. Taft
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
South
Taft
Missouri
Kentucky
Roosevelt
New Orleans
White House
Solid South
Theodore Roosevelt
Southland
Highest Prices for 18 Years Prevailed in October
Washington D C July 8 Special reports the Commerce and Labor Department eighteen year index on 238 staple articles shows the 1907 average up 6.8 percent from 1906 and 29.5 percent above the 1890 1899 period. Prices peaked in October 1907 with an average 1.2 percent higher than 1907 yearly and 2.8 percent above December 1905.
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Washington D. C
Commerce and Labor Department
His Usual Course on a Bridge Hand Remark
A Chicago Tribune brief quotes a bridge game exchange where a woman asks how to respond with a poor hand and the man replies that he generally swears, capturing a moment of sly humor from the card room.
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Chicago Tribune
Jacob F. Jacobson Nominated for Minnesota Governor
Jacob F. Jacobson, a Madison farm implement dealer born in Norway in 1849, leads Minnesota Republicans for governor after defeating Attorney General E. T. Young. Known for Roosevelt-era advocacy, he favors rail tax reform and a square deal, having previously pushed a tax hike on railroads and served on the state board of control.
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St Paul
Minn
Jacob F. Jacobson
Jake
Jacobson
E. T. Young
Minnesota
Frank M
Eddy
Madison
Lac Qui Parle
Norway
Roosevelt
State Board of Control
Vardaman Footnote Highlights Democratic Party Record
St Louis special report notes Vardaman criticizes the Democratic Party in a July statement. The remarks focus on party strategy and leadership, signaling potential shifts in regional political dynamics and voter alignment amid ongoing national debates.
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St. Louis, Mo
Democratic Party
Vardaman Defends Democratic Platform At St Louis Stop
Mississippi Governor James K. Vardaman denounced efforts to win black support at the Denver Convention. He warned Southern Democrats against courting Afro-American votes and argued the party must protect its honor amid fears the platform would appease people of color. He cited the danger to the party and the nation if Southerners back such a strategy.
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Denver
Bryan
James K. Vardaman
Mississippi
Terminal
St. Louis
Nashville
Jackson
Tenn
Dematic
South
Col
Henry Watterson
Ohio
Dreams and Reality Clash in Narrow News Perspective
A fragment reflects on unmet dreams and the sense that reality falls short of idealized news. It hints at personal longing, collective dissatisfaction, and the tension between aspiration and circumstance without specific names or events.
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Tampa
J. C. Jenkins
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Mary Richards
Jacksonville
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Gilbert
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Kate Stump
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