Death follows the Booker shortage in Alabama
CoLumbUs Ga July 28 B R Booker tax collector of Lee County Alabama alleged short about 10000 in accounts dies at his home in Opelika Alabama Tuesday night at 11 o clock from Brights disease Bondsmen of Booker who owes the state 7145 have taken possession of funds deposited in Opelika banks in his name in preparation for settlement with the state Booker failed to make final settlement as required by law and despite requests for more time did not appear in Montgomery to pay the amount due Governor Jelks directed Attorney General Massey Wilson to pursue a suit against the bondsmen since then no further word.
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Lee County
Opelikasey Court
CoLumbBus
B. R. Booker
Alabama
Ope- Ala
Montgomery Advertiser
B R. Booker
State of Alabama
Opelika
Booker
T. L Lowell
Montgomery
Lowell
Jelks
Massey Wilson
Bankrupt Souther Car and Foundry Company Declared
Trenton July 29 The Souther Car and Foundry Company was formally declared bankrupt by the court on return day of proceedings started by Standard Steel Car of Pittsburgh. The firm, already under receivers, had no defense against the bankruptcy order. Placerville July 29 Escaped Folsom prison convicts freed guards after flight. Twelve remain at large. one was shot and killed. leader 8 M Gordon deserted and went into the mountains. Pursuing officers are instructed to shoot the convicts as capture or death is expected soon.
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Trenton
N. J
Souther Car and Foundry Company
Standard Steel Car Company
Pittsburg
Placerville
Cal
Folsom
M_ Gordon
Death of Judge Long Confirmed Amid Camp Meeting at Peaceburg
A cablegram from Ambassador Choate confirms Judge Long died in Dunbar after an accidental fall. Born in Wilmington 1816, he moved to Florida as a child and later served as diplomatic agent and consul general at Ciro since 1899. The Peaceburg campmeeting in Calhoun county starts August 7, drawing ministers and residents from Anniston for several days of worship.
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Washington
Calhoun County
Anniston
The Excursion For The Veterans from Jacksonville
Jacksonville July 29 announces an excursion train to Sulphur Springs on August 6 for Veterans of Anniston Oxford Choccolocco and Bynum. The train will wait for the main train from Anniston to proceed round trip. Fare 25 cents out and 15 cents back. departure at 30 p.m. Signed H L Stevenson.
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Jacksonville
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
For a lazy liver try Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. They invigorate the liver aid digestion regulate the bowels and prevent bilious attacks. For sale by J L Wikle Druggist.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Great Sale at Kohn Brothers Continues Daily Bargains
Crowds fill the big Kohn Brothers store as deep price cuts spread across all departments. The sale has drawn remarkable crowds daily with new reductions continuing to attract hundreds of shoppers seeking bargains.
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Kohn Brothers
Kohn Bros
Cham berlain Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Digestion
No man or woman in the state will hesitate to speak well of Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets after once trying them. They always produce a pleasant movement of the bowels, improve the appetite and strengthen the digestion. Forsale by J. L. Wikle, Druggist.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Court ruling leaves Car Works case status intact
Does Not Change The Present Status. This action of the New Jersey court will make no change in the present status of the Car Works case, as the receivers were named by Judge Jones as receivers in bankruptcy and will act as such until final jurisdiction is established.
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New Jersey
Jones
Pores Delights With Ready to Serve Healthy Flavor
A compact note describes Pores as a ready to serve food offering independent strength from health. The brief emphasizes convenient digestion and a delightful, digestible product aimed at health conscious consumers.
Exports of United States Reach Record High in Latest Year
The Department of Commerce and Labor reports the United States led in domestic exports in the latest year, surpassing France and Germany and approaching the UK. Historical figures show US exports growing from 1570 through 1903, with precise total for the 12 months ending June 30, 1903 at 1,392,037,672 dollars.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
France
Germany
United
Fisherman's Ring Replacement Under Papal Conclave
Rome reports the missing fisherman's ring may be found in a sealed drawer until the new pope is chosen. The camerlengo orders a new ring for the conclave ceremony. Count Stampa fainted at the Sistine Chapel requiem. Leo XIII's will lists gifts to many relatives and officials. Conclave factions split. anti Rampolla group may back a foreign cardinal, with Cardinal Kopp of Breslau discussed but unlikely due to France concerns.
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Rome
Tribuna
Oregna
Leo XIII
Catafal
Vatican
Sacred College
Anti- Rampolla
Kopp
Breslau
France
Holy See
Funeral Tomorrow For Newsome In Ward Five Home
The funeral for Mr. 8. L. Newsome, who died at his Ward 5 home last night around 4:00 pm, will be held tomorrow at 9:50 am from the residence with burial in Oxford Cemetery. Newsome, a longtime Metho dist church member, was in poor health for two years and his death is mourned by many. Sympathy extend to his bereaved family. In Birmingham, July 29, J. Burgin, Central hotel owner at Bessemer, forms a frog farming company. Forty acres near Bessemer will host ponds stocked with government frogs, aiming for high profits due to strong frog legs demand.
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L. Newsome
Ward 5
Oxford
Pirmingham, Ala
J. ©. Burgin
Central Hotel
Bessemer
Electric Bitters Prove Life Restoring Says Fireman
A Burlington Iowa locomotive fireman, C. W. Bellamy, details a near fatal illness cured by Electric Bitters. He describes pain and agony followed by renewed health after using the remedy. The ad promises strength and vigor and offers 50 cent bottles through West End Drug Store and Miller Drug Co.
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C.W. Bellamy
Burlington
Iowa
West End Drug Store
Miller Drug Co
Woman’s Gratitude For Newbro’s Herpicide
A Montana woman reports relief from dandruff and thinning hair after a month using Newbro’s Herpicide. She notes new hair growth and fuller appearance and thanks the company. Sample offered by sending 10 cents in stamps to the Herpicide Co. Detroit.
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Newbro
Foster
Utah Ave
Butte
Mont
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
J. L. Wikle
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