Blood Wine promises cure for blood disorders across Worcester ads
An old advertisement extols Blood Wine as a universal remedy for red nose pimples and sallow skin. It claims to renew the blood, dry up sores and fade blemishes, with testimonials from local businessman Geo. A. Carter. The copy promises lasting benefit rather than temporary relief and notes a fifty cent price with free samples at Dr. Eldridge's drugstore.
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Geo. A. Carter
Worcester
Massachusetts
Costa
Texas oil field marvels impress Americus visitor
Mr. P. L. Holt, a cotton warehouseman, returns from Southeastern Texas after touring Beaumont and oil districts. He praises the wealth potential of oil and gas in the Lone Star State, noting a shift away from wood fuel. In one site, locals dig a shallow pit, use a pan, punch a hole, and cook with natural gas. He still prefers Americus overall.
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P. L. Holt
Americus
Texas
Beaumont
Lone Star
Holt
Under Thousand In Americas Cotton Stock Declines
A report from Americas warehouses shows 143 bales of cotton in storage yesterday, well below March 1 figures from last year. Prices were firmer with March at 8.78 and May and July at 8.55 as traders expect further gains.
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Americas
Illness of Mrs Emma B DoughTie Deepens
Friends learn there is no improvement in Mrs Emma B DoughTie’s health after a week of illness. She suffers from a heart affection and her condition causes concern. Her sister Mia Samuel Lee of Branswick is expected to arrive today to be with her.
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Emma B. Doughtie
Mia
Samuel Lee
Branswick
Sad Death of a Little Babe in Local Family
Catherine daughter of Mr and Mrs J D McArthur aged three months died at 5 am after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at 4 pm conducted by Rev R L Bivins. Parents and many friends extend sympathy in the loss of the infant in the town.
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Catherine
J. D. McArthur
R. L. Bivins
Woman Identifies Granade in Pope Murder Case
The Atlanta murder of Americus student Jesse Pope by Gra nade is linked to a theatre incident where Pope defended a woman who later testified from Decatur corroborating Pope’s account. Granade remains jailed in Atlanta and faces trial at the spring term, with the state planning a strong case.
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Atlanta
Jesse Pope
Americus
Granade
Pope
Decatur
Firanade
Funeral of W B Westbrook
W B Westbrook died after a long illness from consumption at his Elm Avenue home. Eldest son of the late Dr J M Westbrook he rose from railway worker to engineer with Georgia and Alabama Railway then Seaboard. He leaves a young wife and child, his mother and siblings, with funeral services set for 10 oclock this morning.
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W. B. Westbrook
Elm Avenue
Americas
Pat” Westbrook
J. M. BR. Westbrook
Seaboard
Health Insurance and Guarding Health
The article urges wise health protection for families by insuring health and guarding it. It notes disease often enters first through the liver and may show in many forms, stressing proactive measures and early attention to health concerns.
Returns from South America to Americus
Mr. William Harrold of Americus, who went to Venezuela for a position with the American Asphalt Company, returned on a sick leave for three months. His rheumatic condition worsened by the damp climate prompted the return, though he enjoyed Venezuela and plans to go back in the summer.
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William Harrold
Americus
Venezuela
American Asphalt Company
Harrold
Attempt on life of Thomas Hargis in Atlanta
The well known stock dealer Thomas Hargis, formerly of the area, faced an assault when O D Bradley fired a pistol at him near Brady Miller stables in Atlanta. Bradley was overpowered by bystanders as witnesses described a tense exchange and a rough remark preceding the shooting.
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Thomas Hargis
Atlanta
O. D. Bradley
Bradley
Brady- Miller
Wreck Victims Still Not Recovered After Shoals Creek Disaster
Griffin Ga March 1 bodies of Engineer A F Mathews and Fireman Isaac McDowell from the Southern railway wreck at Shoals creek Thursday night remain buried under mud. Mail clerk Lee Murray, resident of Atlanta, was recovered. Baggage Master Hill found and prepared for burial, to leave for Columbus tonight. Flooded Shoal creek rose over 20 feet. trestle destroyed. trains halted for days.
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Griffin
A. F. Mathews
Isaac McDowell
Southern Railway
Shoals Creek
Lee Murray
Atlanta
Hill
Central
Columbus
Matthews
Shoal Creek
Florida
The
Zetella
CAPT SMITH NEAR MISS IN TRESTLE TRAGEDY NEAR HURTSBORO
A Seaboard fast freight plunged forty feet when a trestle failed near Hurtsboro. Captain Terrell Smitt of Americus suffered serious but non fatal injuries while crew members escaped. Recovery of the caboose and five freight cars from the stream continues as rebuilding delays loom over Americus to Montgomery schedules. Talks of routing Seaboard traffic via Central Railroad routes between Americus and Montgomery emerge, while the Americus Savannah segment remains uninterrupted.
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Hurtsboro
Terrell Smitt
Americus
Montgomery
Central Railroad
Seaboard
Central
Savannah
Central of Georgia Weather Report Daily Bulletin
The Central of Georgia Railway provides a daily weather report at 10 a.m. forecast for the next twenty four hours. Ticket Agent D. Flinn at Americus passenger station posts the bulletin on the public bulletin board for the public.
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Central of Georgian Railway
D. Flinn
Americus
Postoffice Thieves Arrested in Georgia
Marietta Ga Feb 27 Sheriff D D Dunn landed Bob Wooten and Preston Wooten, burglars of the Fulton county postoffice near Buckhead, and jailed them here. Detectives pursued the pair from Avanta across the river into Cobb county near Vinings. Warrants led to Hob Wooten’s home, where post office stamps and other stolen items were found along with goods stolen from B R Boswell’s store about a month earlier.
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Marietta
D. D. Dunn
Bob Wooten
Preston Wooten
Fulton County
Buckhead
Avanta
Cobb County
Vinings
Hob Wooten
B. R. Boswell
Naiad Destroyed By Fire at Blountstown
Steamer Naiad owned by Georgia and Florida Navigation burned at Blountstown Florida on the Chattahoochee river at 2 am. It carried mail on the lower river from Chattahoochee to Apalachicola and all mail aboard was destroyed. The vessel burned to the water’s edge and was total loss with no injuries.
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Columbus
Georgia and Florida Navigation Company
Blountstown
Fla
Chattahoochee
Apalachicola
Elliott to Run for U S Senate in South Carolina
Columbia March 1 Colonel William Elliott of Beaufort plans to seek United States senate seat, aiming to succeed McLaurin. Elliott, a former congressman, represented Charleston district and has long built a strong Washington record, with broad local support but wary of party factionalism. He faces a historic race as a white candidate with a slaveholder past who once carried the black district in Charleston.
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McLaurin
Senate
Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
William Ellott
Beaufort
United States
Elliott
Congress
Charleston
Bob Small
Tom Miller
Murray
Colonel Elliott
Washington
Whites and Blacks Battle in Guilford County Killings
In Guilford county a white man Seymour Shaffner and several companions confronted John Hubbard's house to beat or kill a black resident. Shaffner was shot and killed during the exchange. Hubbard and his wife are jailed on murder charges. The confrontation followed heavy alcohol fueled tensions between white and black factions. Separately, Sacramento reports a large rolling stock order by Southern Pacific, including 75 locomotives and thousands of freight cars.
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Raleigh
Sacramento
Cal
H. J. Small
Southern Pacific Company
Baldwin Works
Morgan County contest for county treasurer heats up
Madison Ga Feb 27 Morgan county will see a tight race for county treasurer with P B Bunney opposing E L Walker both popular and likely to deliver a close result Guerry and Terrell supporters also mobilize in Morgan while Emerson H George Morgan representative seeks re election and speakership with strong local backing and no clear opposition
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Madison
Bunney
E. L. Walker
Guerry
Terrell
Morgan
Emerson H. George
House of Representatives
Tragic double tragedy in Pittsburg and Kentucky oil strike
Pittsburg reports W E Reynard shot and killed Margueret Lambert at 805 Watson street then killed himself his body found with two bullets to the brain reportedly caused by temporary insanity after days of heavy drinking. In Barbourville a second oil gusher from Atlantic and Pacific Oil Co New York flows about 4000 barrels daily and managers plan tankage and pipelines. In Lufkin Texas Professor J F Curlin school superintendent is killed by a switch engine while walking along the railroad track on his way home.
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Pittsburg
W. E. Reynard
Margueret Lambert
Watson Street
Reynard
Barbourville
Atlantic and Pacific Oil Company
New York
United States
Luffin
Tex
J. F. Curlin
Savannah Cotton Receipts Hit Million Bales Early
Savannah reports the 1901-02 cotton season will top one million bales today with gross receipts of 999,276 and net 998,21, marking the earliest date a season has reached this level. Previous season figures show ramped growth and strong cash returns for cotton merchants.
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Savannah
Petition for Dispensary Election in Monroe County
A petition is circulating in Forsyth Georgia calling for a dispensary referendum in Monroe County. Sufficient signatures have been gathered and an election is expected to be held soon to resolve the issue.
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Forsyth
Monroe County
Farmer and Daughter Murdered in Ridgeway Home
In Wilcox Ridgeway Pa an aged farmer Bartel Sweeney and his daughter were found dead last night with crushed skulls. Sweeney was well to do, and authorities suspect robbery as the motive.
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Ridgeway
Bartel Sweeney
Wilcox
Sweeney
Great Plate Glass Company Formed
St. Louis reports the Great Plate Glass Company formed to be incorporated in Missouri with $2,000,000 cash capital. It will operate independently of the glass trust and compete with it. By November 1 a plant is planned with 20,000 square feet daily capacity and 600 workers to be employed.
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Great Plate Glass Company
St. Louis
St. Louis Plate Glass Company
Missouri
Lass Trust
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