Death by self-administered poison shocks Cincinnati
Samuel Napoleon Collins, who used the alias Harry M Hudson, was found dead from carbolic acid at the Martin hotel in Cincinnati after registering as from Charles City Iowa. His wife resides at 302 South Park Avenue Chicago. He told schoolmate Mr Smith Jr nothing of his crisis or his assumed name.
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Cincinnatti
Samuel Napoleon Collins
Martin Hotel
Charles City
Towa
Harry M. Hudson
Lves
South Park Avenue
Chicago
Cincinnati
Collinson
Smith, Jr
Smith
Collins
Hudson
Six Firemen Hurt in Loomis Street School Fire
Six Chicago firemen were badly injured when a roof collapsed on the third floor of the Holden school building at Loomis and Thirty-first streets. The fire, believed incendiary, began on the third floor and the upper section burned before engines arrived. the old building cost 50,000 dollars, while the new construction and water damage amounted to over 100,000 dollars.
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Chicago
Loomis
Thirty-first Streets
Holden
Col Thompson in Serious Condition in Washington
Washington March 18 Representative Thompson of Alabama remains ill with pneumonia and shows no improvement after morning examination. Physician Bayne said Thompson was worse today than last night, indicating a deteriorating condition during his stay in the capital.
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Col Thompson
Washington
Representative Thompson
Alabama
Bayne
Thompson
Happy Healthy Children Little Early Risers Ad
A promotional notice extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as safe for any child and sure in results, claiming no side effects and universal preference over other pills. It asserts they cure biliousness and urges readers to buy from all druggists and subscribe to The Banner.
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DeWitt
Flames Threaten Washington Ga Business District Fire
Washington Georgia faces near destruction as a large frame livery stable owned by J L Hill burned for half an hour. The blaze caused about 2000 dollars in losses while 25 horses and mules escaped. A parallel fire also destroyed a livery stable in Tignall, costing J J Wilkinson about 1000 dollars with no insurance on either property.
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Washington
J. L. Hill
Tignall
J. J. Wilkinson
Democrats to Hold State Convention in Greensboro
Raleigh March 18 The state Democratic committee unanimously voted to hold the state convention in Greensboro on Thursday June 23. A full set of state officers will be elected and delegates to the national convention chosen. United States Senator F M Simmons presided as state chairman.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Greensboro
United States
F. M. Simmons
Whittlesey Elected Tax Collector by One Vote
Muscogee county results released at noon show P. E. Whittlesey winning the tax collector nomination over incumbent D. A. Andrews by a single vote. Whittlesey 1,183 votes to Andrews 1,182. Columbus Georgia March 18.
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Whittlesey
Muscogee County
Columbus
Democratic Executive Committee
P. E. Whitlesey
D. A. Andrews
Working Overtime. King’s New Life Pills Ad
Eight hour laws are ignored by tireless little workers. Dr King’s New Life Pills promise relief from indigestion biliousness constipation sick headache and all stomach liver and bowel troubles. Easy pleasant safe sure. Only 25 cents at H R Pamer & Sons and W B Smith & Bros drug stores.
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Dr. King
New Life
H.R Pamer & Sons
Smith & Bro
Get Your Stomach Right In One Week with Drake's Palmetto Wine
An advertising pitch promises rapid stomach relief in seven days from Drake’s Palmetto Wine. It claims no distress after three days and ongoing cure with a trial bottle offered free upon sending an address to Drake.
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Drake
Bond Proposition Defeated In Mississippi Vote
Mississippi voters decisively rejected a bond proposal to incur debt for state needs. The article notes the outcome and references the high tax levy discussions tied to meeting public finances. Also mentioned is Doctor J. M. Simisley of New York’s International Quarantine Board, convicted of libeling the board members and fined $100 with ten days in jail.
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Mississippi
Maren Ts
Osnemess
Mobiles A
J. M. Simisley
Pres Nios
International Quarantine Board of
New York
Quarantine Board
Mobile Bay
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Strength Build Up
The advertisement claims that increasing strength comes from absorbing digested food by the nerves blood and tissues. It asserts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure adds to the physical by digesting food and enabling the system to appropriate health giving qualities. It is described as pleasant tasting and sold by all druggists.
Three Chinamen Fined After Exclusion Act Arrests
In Jacksonville on March 18, 30 Chinnamen were arrested Tuesday night and Wednesday morning for violating the Chinese exclusion act. Eleven had preliminary trials before the U S commissioner. three were held, eight produced certificates and were discharged.
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Jacksonville
Fla
United States
Colds Are Dangerous And Should Not Be Disregarded
A reminder that colds can lead to pneumonia and that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy counters this risk. It is described as pleasant to take and effective. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Notable Miscellany From Local News and Advertisements
A mixed page notes a sensational pension filing turning to marriage for Gene H. H. Thomas of Waynesboro Georgia and 12 year old Miss Hattie Lou Blount in Augusta. It also mentions a German politics reference, shoplifting charges in Atlanta, a fatal wound in Worth county, and a federal court decision affecting McBee’s pay. Additional items cover Georgia peach prospects, North Carolina mileage tax verdict, a House debate over antitrust coverage, and a postal affairs inquiry. Public notices include St Patrick’s Day events in Atlanta, and ads promote Chamberlain’s Tablets and August Flower cures with local suppliers.
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Gene H. H. Thomas
C. R. Daniel
Waynesboro
Hattie Lou Blount
Augusta
Reichstage
Bebel
Africa
Edith Briggs
Be | Rivers
Auanta
Henry Williams
Worth County
E. S. Nelson
Tytu
Raleigh
N. C
McBee
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
North Carolina
Simonton
N.C
House
New York
Bristow
Theodore G. Croft
South Carolina
James H. Tillman
Coincidences Across a London Crossing Tale
A London crossing in a rain storm reveals two men at Bucking ham Palace crossing pause to help a destitute boy. He has walked from a south coast town and conceives a link to a sailor brother, who turns out to be the signalman in the Bellerophon. The two men, one a dinner guest of the Duke of Edinburgh, take the boy in and vow to aid his path to becoming a sailor.
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London
Lu Doke
Edinburgh
Buckingham Palace
Pall Mall
Lithle Man
Bellerophon
St. James Gazette
Wakeful Child Cured By Stomach and Liver Tablets
The two year old daughter of Mr. L. McPherson of Harrisburg Pa suffered sleepless nights due to stomach trouble. After the mother gave half a Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets the child slept well. Two boxes produced a permanent cure and she is now well and strong. Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro report the case.
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Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Wisdom and Wit From Literary Voices
A collage of quotations from Anthony Lape Seton Merringan and John Oliver Loulebes featuring insights on respect for prejudices, entry into opportunities, and political careers. J. M. Barrie notes on love and humor close the collection.
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Anthony Lape
Seton Merringan
Joh Bain
John Oliver Loulebes
J. M. Barrie
Debasement of Language Warned by London Chronicle
A London Chronicle critique argues the current decline in noun usage as adjectives, urging protests and reforms. It cites misapplied terms like educational committees and monument man son, and favors accurate noun noun pairings such as War Office and India Office over adjectival forms.
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London Chronicle
War Office
India Office
Indian Office
Colonial Office
Colonies Office
Hungarian Forests and Wood Resources overview
The Muncanian government does not sell forests but buys land for timber. In the eastern Carpathians are several thousand acres of red beech used for firewood, carriages, staves and bent wood. Fires are rare and seldom cause lasting damage. Transylvania holds large resinous forests, less accessible, with additional woods in Marmaros district northeast.
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Carpathians
Transylvania
Marmaros
$100 Dr E Detchon’s Anti Diuretic Sold in Athens Ga
Advertisement touts a product called Dr E Detchon’s Anti Diuretic claiming it solves bedwetting across ages and arrests the trouble at once. It notes price of $1 and lists H R Palmer & Sons as the druggist in Athens Georgia.
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H.R Palmer & Sons
W.J. Smith & Bro
Green
Tive
H. Palmer & Sons
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