Ananiases of the Press Make Good in Washington
A veteran Washington observer recounts how reporters fabricate sensational scoops and hoaxes. Examples include Mrs Cleveland bustle rumors, skunk farming myths, Poe’s flying voyage, Paris Va snow tale, and other false reports from 1870s to 1890s.
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Ananiases
Washington
White House Society
Grover
Kansas City
News
Shoemaker's
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Edgar Allen Poe
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Poe
Paris
Southern Collegian
Ashington and Lee University
Lexington
Natural Bridge
Alabama
Edmunds
Great Feature for Exposition at Jamestown
Norfolk reporters describe the 101 Ranch show direct from Bliss Oklahoma at the Jamestown Exposition opened May 30 before about five thousand. The act features two hundred performers including cowboys cowgirls and Indians with broncho busting trick riding and a stage coach attack.
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Norfolk
Bliss
Oklahoma
National Editorial Association
Cow Skin
Horse Shoe Bend
Oogie Camp
Bar L. Division
Mexico
Cheyenne
Ponce
Lee Parade
Com Jonwealth Avenue
Dreamland Amusement Hall Opens on Clayton Street
Dreamland offers moving pictures at five cents admission with double scenes and a cafe serving soft drinks and ice cream. Located near Talmage Hardware Co on Clayton street, pictures change three times every two weeks with music featured.
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Clayton Street
Talmage Hardware Co
Adoption of Atlanta Prices on Bundle Work After June First
After Saturday June 1 the company will adopt the Atlanta prices for all bundle work. This change affects all departments and sets new rate standards across the board.
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Atlanta
Candidacy filed for alderman from the second ward
The speaker announces candidacy for alderman in the second ward subject to the Democratic primary action.
Candidate Announces Candidacy for Third Ward Alderman
A candidate declares intent to run for alderman in the Third ward subject to the results of the Democratic primary. The announcement signals official entry into the local race and sets the stage for primary proceedings.
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Roosevelt
Stagg
Virginia
Garfield
Newark
N. J
Garfield Avengers
No. 23
Guiteau
Chester M. Hull
Pacific
Butcher’s Bay
Hull
San Francisco
Alaska
Ross Raymond
London Daily News
Raymond
Union Tunnel
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
California
Vanderbilt
St. Louis
Harry Brown
Joe Mulhattar
Brown
East River
Brooklyn
Buffalo Times
Lake Chatauqua
Times
Mulhattan
Philadelphia Press
Texas
Kentucky
James
Jamestown
Hampton Roads
Everywhere
Tpain
Mark
Coca ‘Cola
Coca Cola
Athens Coca Cola Bottling Company
Athens
E. P. Stone
Prop
J. T. Anderson
R. C. Adkins
Contracto
Baxter St
Fairy Land
W. F. Brode & Co
Memphis
Tenn
Lawrence & Hendson
W. V. Robertson
Shackelford-Hodgson Building
Athens Empire Laundry
Clair D. Heidler, Mgr
Georgia
Macon
Madison
Florida
D. A. Nolan
C. N. Weatherly
E. G. Whitehead
W. P. Vonderau
C. B. Griffith
T. P. Oliver
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