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Subscribers are reminded no carrier may collect subscriptions or sell papers. Oscar Underwood praised for tariff reform leadership. Huerta regime faces upheaval as revolution grows in Mexico. Athens bond issue urged for school space and streets. Praise for Athens Chamber of Commerce growth. Athens women push to curb sensational crime details in Georgia press.
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Athens
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Callaway
Body of
Georgia Press
Ben Tillman Defiant Amid Senate Power Shifts
Sen Tillman of South Carolina remains vocal and unbowed as debates over the Senate seniority chairmanship of the appropriations committee unfold. He criticizes the progressive steering bloc for undermining administration cohesion and warns that talks of his removal may not deter his insistence on his rightful place under seniority. The piece notes Tillman’s bold stance could affect future appointments and stresses the need for Democratic unity in the chamber.
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Tillman
South Carolina
Carolina
United States
Senate
Appropriations
Appropriations Committee
Ben
Bacon
Californian Proposes Wild Animal Trust in Georgia
A Californian, C A Fouche, writes Governor Brown proposing a Georgia wild animal trust to corner the world trade in wild animals. He seeks a half million dollars in capital and promises vast wealth, claiming expertise would rival Rockefeller and Carnegie. Earlier talk of elk herds in North Georgia is referenced as minor by comparison.
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Mercer
North
Georgia
Brown
C. A .Fouche
Wild Animal Trust
Fouche
Rockefeller
Carnegie
The Cure for Consumption and a Poet’s Language
A discussion of Dr. Friedmann and his claimed tuberculosis cure urges cautious testing and government scrutiny while acknowledging public desperation. It notes ongoing medical searches for a cure, the need for patient evaluation before acceptance, and ends with a poem about love as a True Interpreter reading hearts.
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Friedmann
THIS DATE IN HISTORY AND BIRTHDAY NOTES
A collage of historical milestones marked March 14 across years from 1794 to 1912, noting Eli Whitney’s patent for the cotton gin, political and social events, and a birthday list. It closes with a personal birthday item for Thomas C Boville born March 14 1860 and other notable figures celebrated on this date.
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Eli Whitney
Joseph P. Bradley
Supreme Court of the United States
Berne, N. N
Washington, D. C
House of Commons
Niagara Bridge
Lewis C. Levin
Philadelphia
Charleston
D. C
McKinley
Italy
Canada
County Antrim
Ireland
Belfast
University of Toronto
Dominion Civil Service
Roville
Bisley School
King Edward
Boville
Order of St. Michael and
St. Georgia
Death by own action prompts intense family search
John McGowan leaped from a East River ferry and later returned home to face his wife and baby in a desperate search. He described his near drowning and recovery with remorse and renewed will to live after hospital aid. A photo of his wife and infant was found aboard the ferry, identifying him as the river tragedy.
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John McGowan
McGowan
Splendid Pair of Tusks From Africa On Display in London
A remarkable pair of elephant tusks, imported from equatorial Africa, are among the finest seen in London. The 9 ft 1 in and 9 ft 2 in tusks weigh 325 pounds combined, underscoring the elephant's great strength. The text notes elephants live long when unmolested, with a century-long burden suggested for the bearer, and mentions an Indian pagoda elephant over a hundred in 1847.
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Equatorial Africa
London
Norway’s sick insurance law details and employer costs
Norway implements a sick insurance law that covers wage earners and public servants over 15 with yearly earnings under set limits. Employers pay a portion of the premium, cover the rest, and may deduct advances from wages. in practice it acts as an extra tax on employers, while viewed as contributive self-insurance.
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Norway
Miles of Salt in Nevada
Fifteen million tons of salt lie on or near the surface in Silver Peak marsh Nevada a salt playa near Goldfield and Tonopah. Richard B Dole of the geological survey led exploration for commercial potash but little was found. The 32 square mile playa is largely salt covered and an estimated 16 square miles in the northeast holds a ten foot saline bed with at least 60 percent salt.
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Silver Peak Marsh
Nev
Goldfield
Tonopah
Richard B. Dole
Geological Survey
Most Costly Set of Dishes Shown in Saint Petersburg
The most costly set of dishes ever made was shown at a St. Petersburg exhibition. It comprises 36 hand-colored plates valued at 18,640 dollars, with each plate worth 515 dollars. The collection belongs to Count Orloff Davidoff.
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St. Petersburg
Orloff-Davidoff
Old Greeley Home in New Hampshire Birthplace Tale
A relic in Amherst described as a small colonial era farmhouse fifty miles from Boston. The text chronicles its aged exterior, 50 acres of fertile land, and notes its historical link as Horace Greeley’s birthplace amid New England hills. It also includes a lodge directory with local Masonic and social orders.
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New Hampshire
Boston
Broad Drive
New England
Amherst
Horace Greeley
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George Hamilton
North Georgia
Ben Tillman
Rere
Loui
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Thomas C. Boville
Thomas Cooper Boville
Thomas R. Marshall
Maxim Gorky
Paul Ehrlich
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Liverpool
Se Tees
Os Oe
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Seeeene
A Rae
GAT Hat
EAS
Clark
Washington
Genevieve Clark
Speaker Clark
Pan-American Union Library
Panama
Capital
Chas. W. Paar
Countess of Aberdeen
Henry Sherman Boutell
Switzerland
United States Court of Claims
William G. Sharpe
Ohio
Ieryal
Tripoli
Nevada
Old Greeley Home
Mt. Vernon Lodge
Mt. Venon Lodge
No. 22
A. M
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph Building
Clayton Street
W. A. Capps
W. M
J. H. Dorsey
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Max Joseph
O. H. Johnson
H. P
Fred T. Moon
Sec
Order of Owle
Owl's Nest
Claytor Street
P. H. Corbett
E. A. May
St. Elmo Lodge
K. of P
Rights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Clayton and
Wall Streets
Knight
J. D. Severns
C. C. T. H. Nickerson
Athena B. P. O. E
Lodge Quarter
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
Nobbl, E. R
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