Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic touted in 1890s letters
A period advertisement extols Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic as a cure for fatigue and malarial illness. It includes claims of improved digestion, liver health, appetite, strength, and vitality. A Savannah River float mill owner attests the tonic cured all 100 workers, enabling full return to duty and eliminating fever cases.
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Johnson
J. R. Lassiter
Hendsonville
A. B. Girarpeau
Savannah
Coal Strike Fights Set to Last Through Winter
In Tamaqua on Sept 10 miners leaders predict the anthracite strike will not end soon. They doubt any settlement by Gov Stone and others will succeed and say the strike is being fought to finish with nonunion workers returning to work in Panther Creek but troops not deployed. Meanwhile Chicago excavating teamsters go on strike for 2 a day and better Sunday care arrangements.
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Tamaqua
I.a
Stone
P. A. B. Widner
Panther Creek
Yeater
Chicago
Teamsters
Joint Council
Gober
Atlanta
George F. Gober
Marietta
Supreme Bench
Candler
Registration trends surprise in Virginia voters
In Virginia the new registration under the constitution draws many more African Americans to register than whites. Lynchburg ward reports more black registrants than white, and in King William County district black registration exceeds white. Bath County shows little activity and may have no qualified voters on election day.
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Virginia
Richmond
Lynchburg
King William County
Bath County
Volcanoes in Alaska Erupt Along Bertha Trip
Mariners aboard the steamer Bertha report Redoubt and Augustine volcanoes in active eruption near Alaska. Great volumes of steam and dense clouds of smoke were observed from three volcanoes, including Beattle and surrounding peaks, indicating intense volcanic activity along the route.
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Bertha
Alaska
Ais
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Digestive Health
An advertisement argues that excessive indulgence harms health and links digestion to nervous strain. It claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures stomach ailments and digestive disorders by removing poisonous matter and restoring nutrition and vitality.
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Dr. Pierce
Commander Killie Hero of Cretea-Pierrot Sinks Vessel
A report from Gonaives says Admiral Killik chose to blow the Cretea-Pierrot rather than surrender to the German Panther. The gunboat sank near the harbor entrance. Killik and two sailors died. The Panther fired on the wreck, and a search recovered Killik’s body.
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Gonalves
Faiti
Proas
Kililk
Panther
Magazin
Cretca-Pierrot
Gonaives
Cretea-Pierrot
Kilik
The
Cretea
Pierrot
Cape Haitien
Port-au-Prince
Admiral Killik
Bolsrond-Canal
Killik
Kjihk
Reid
Provisional Government
United States
Maretta
D'Aselas
Creton-Pierrot
Boisrond- Canal
Tunnel Seven Miles Long Through Sierra Nevada Proposed
San Francisco report on Pacific surveyors plan a 34 800 foot tunnel under the Sierra Nevada at a cost of 14 000 000 dollars. The route aims to connect the Central Pacific line with a summit 1 500 feet high, facilitating transbay extension.
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Sierra Nevada Mountains
San Francisco
Pacific Surveyors
Central Pacific
H. Harriman
Explosions Hit Atlanta Center Gas Bursts Through Manholes
Five simultaneous explosions rocked downtown Atlanta on Saturday night at about 7 20 caused by gas in Bell Telephone conduits. Iron manhole covers and Belgian blocks were blown away and hurled about. Bell system losses were estimated at 10000 to 16000 dollars. Mrs Langford and two children suffered slight injuries from the shock amid thunderous reports.
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Atlanta
Bell Telephone Company
Oi Metals
Bell Telephone,company
Decatur
Pryor
Dr. Langford
Women Pallbearers Lead Funeral in Louisville
Six women acted as pallbearers at the funeral of Mrs. James J. McBurnie in Louisville marking a notable instance in the United States. The pallbearers, all members of her church society, carried the casket into the church, a scene described as impressive and rare.
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McBurnie
Louisville
James J. McBurnie
United States
Damages Sought in $50,000 Railroad Suit In Atlanta
Two suits, totaling $50,000, filed in Atlanta city court claim damages from the Atlanta Knoxville and Railway company. W P Dawson seeks $25,000 for the death of his son George Dawson an engineer killed November 3, 1901 near Ducktown Tennessee. J W Nation seeks $25,000 for severe injuries from the same wreck including burns and brain injury that left him permanently disabled.
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Atlanta
Atlanta, Knoxville and Railway Company
W. P. Dawnon
George Bi Penson
J. W. Nation
Dawson
George E. Dawson
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway
Ducktown
Tenn
Nation
Georgia Sage and Author Major Charles H. Smith Ill
Major Charles H. Smith known as Bill Arp is critically ill at his Cartersville home after months of poor health and several heart attacks. The 80 year old Georgia writer is famed for his antebellum history works and Southern perspectives.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Charles H. Smith
Cartersville
Georgia Sage
Stih
Major Smith
South
Pickets Mistake Italians For Nonunion Men In Swoyersville
Two Italian miners Frank Portay and Sistino Vancostello were attacked by pickets near Hurry E colliery as they walked to work. Vancostello was shot in the leg and severely beaten, while Portay suffered critical injuries. Deputies and local officials responded to the incident amid rising tensions.
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Braina
Beens Yaroba
Friends of the Dead
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Chelsen
Allen House Corner
Americus, Ga
Uneeda Biscuit
Killie
Geran
Osions
Brunswick
Brunswick, Ga
Old Canal
Birmingham
Brunswick and
Bill Arp
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