Booker T. Washington to educate Liberian youths at Tuskegee
Washington plans to bring two Liberian youths to Tuskegee Institute for education. He secured approval from the President to have them housed aboard a scout cruiser during the voyage to Monrovia. Professor Scott will select the youths for study at Tuskegee.
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Washington
Booker Aelogion
Tuskegee Institute
Liberia
Liberian Commission
Monrovia
Tuskegee
Scott
Commis
Burrows Returns from Louisville Southern Baptist Convention
Dr. Lansing Burrows secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention for 27 years reports from Louisville the convention noted 1547 attendees plus many in the Women's session. Mission funds and Sunday school work rose with total objects and money handled nearing a million dollars. The fiftieth theological seminary anniversary sparked endowment efforts, a portrait of founder James P. Boyce was unveiled, and the Jubilee drew broad interest before adjournment.
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Lansing Burrows
Levy D
First Baptist Church
Board of Sunday School Operations
China
Japan
Italy
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
Africa
Foreign Board
Cuba
Panama
Isle of Pines
Theological Seminary
Louisville
Jas. P. Boyce
United States
Colored Baptists
Copy Is His Long Suit
A Los Angeles Times note onEditor Roosevelt leaving for the jungle and his habit of filling the Outlook with copy before departing, as inferred from recurring issues.
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Los Angeles Times
Outlook
Roosevelt
The
Jungle
To a Worcester Rooster Aged Man Snips Toad Crowing
A whimsical verse recounts an elderly Worcester man who cuts off a crowing toad, rendering the rooster quiet. The poem notes the animal’s death and the absence of crowing as a consequence.
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New York Times
Worcester
Georgia Tax System Criticized as Over a Century Old
Georgia Attorney General John C. Hart in his annual report denounces the tax system as outdated and inefficient. He argues for a state board of equalizers and county assessors to ensure fair valuation and prompt appropriations, noting true market values would double reported totals. He cites property values at about 705 million dollars and urges reform to relieve the treasury.
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Atlanta
John C. Hart
Georgia
Hart
Georgia A State Board of Equalizers
Board of Assessors
Treasury
Japanese in United States reach farms and remitted sums
The December 1909 census shows 69,100 Japanese subjects in the United States with 53 percent in California and neighboring states. About 14,000 operate 102,000 acres mainly in fruit and vegetables. They contribute to trade with Japan and remit large sums home: 1904 3.76 million, 1905 about 5 million, 1906 5.63 million dollars.
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United States
California
Japan
Williams Kidney Pills Offered as Kidney Cure
Advert shows Williams Kidney Pills claimed to cure kidney and bladder trouble with nervous system strain. It asks about pains in loins and back and suggests use for overworked kidneys. Sold at W. A. Rembert's for 50 cents, available at druggists.
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Foley
Williams
W. A. Rembert's
Traded With A Circus Man In a Blind Alley
Rollin Lockwood of Hunting Ridge, Stamford, met a circus follower who talked him into swapping trousers in a blind alley. He ended up with damaged pants ending midway to his knees and called the swap a folly. Police were asked to find a man with black pants cut or rolled at the bottoms.
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Stamford
Conn
Rollin Lockwood
Hunting Ridge
Rollin
Lockwood
No title available due to fragmented text
The fragment notes a Bryan banquet in Columbus Ohio attended by 1600 people and mentions political intrigue and a week’s surprises.
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Springfield
Bryan
Columbus
Ohio
Dry Goods Bargains Sweep Aisles In Low Priced Sale
A broad sale lists Ladies Black Petticoats Heather bloom finish and assorted handkerchiefs at fractions of their regular prices. Items include Apron Ginghams, Scrim, Linen, Shirting, Linen fabrics, Turkish Towels, Unbleached Sheet Ing, Balbriggan under shirts, collars, gloves, silk hosiery, corsets, and long cloth. Prices range from 5c to 75c per dozen or yard, with many goods marketed as specials for the sale period.
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S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
H. H. Wills
DeSoto, Ga
Harrold
Cotton Warehouse and Commission Merchants
Montevallo
Windsor
Blue Gem
the Planters Bank of Americas
Department For Savings
Booker Washington
Dr. Burrows
Southern Baptist Convention
Americus
Gen'l Hart
Lamar and
Cotton Ave
Americus, GA
Belfast
Geo. D. Wheatley
Lamar Street
Cp. Windsor Hotel
America
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