Taft finishes long transection tour with policy aims
Richmond November 11 President Taft closed his sixty day travel through the west and south outlining recommendations for an incoming Congress. He urged arid land reclamation and government control of water power and mineral lands to prevent monopoly, enforcement of antitrust law, stronger interstate commerce powers, a postal savings bank, and streamlined criminal and civil procedure. He urged southern appointments and praised unity after the Civil War, noting memorial projects at Yale and Washington and Lee.
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Richmond
Congress
Taft
Interstate Commerce Tribunal
Organization of Ith Bureau
South
Washington
Yale
Roosevelt
Robert E. Lee
Washington and Lee University
Swanson
Virginia State Press Association
Times-Dispatch Correspondents’ Association
House of Delegates
Capitol
War Department
Secretary of War
Hampton Institute
Booker Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
Jefferson Hotel
City Auditorium
Andersonville Death Toll Linked to Pellagra Not Typhoid
Dr J W Kerr former Andersonville surgeon told the Southern Medical Association that hundreds of 1864 deaths at the Confederate prison were due to pellagra rather than typhoid fever. He noted the inmates' symptoms matched pellagra and that musty spoiled corn fed to prisoners supports the theory. Other physicians agreed pellagra stemmed from spoiled corn.
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New Orleans
Andersonville
Southern Medical Association
J. W. Kerr
Corsicana
Texas
Kerr
Parisian Sage Advertised by H. R. Palmer & Sons
Hair treatment Parisian Sage promises satisfaction with a large bottle for 50 cents. It guarantees to cure dandruff stop itching and oily scalp in two weeks and claims to grow hair making it soft and glossy. Giroux Mfg Co Buffalo N Y sole American makers and Athens retailers back the money back guarantee.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
Athens
Giroux Mfg. Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Deportation to Greece Over Heart Displacement
New York reports Stanianos Contsocostas will be deported after Ellis Island doctors found no heartbeat on the left side and located the heart under the right lung. The condition deemed harmful to health and admission denied. Similar cases are noted as very rare.
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Greece
New York
Stanianos Contsocostas
Ellis Island
Swain Found Guilty and Sentenced to Life
Mount Vernon Georgia November 11 Jor dan Swain was found guilty of the murder of W C Beasley with a mercy recommendation and life sentence by Judge Martin. Beasley was killed after encountering Swain with his daughter in the woods near his home.
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Mount Vernon
Jordan Swain
W. C. Beasley
Martin
Swain
Beasley
Real Estate Agent At 573 East Broad Street
Local real estate agent advertises services with the address 573 East Broad Street offering property listings and client assistance. The message emphasizes personal availability and readiness to help buyers and sellers.
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East Broad Street
Miller Furniture Co Exclusive Agent for Indestructo Trunks
The Miller Furniture Co will serve as the exclusive agent for the renowned Indestructo Trunks in this city and surrounding territory. The arrangement designates Miller as the sole distributor and point of contact for customers seeking the durable trunks.
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Miller Furniture Co
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F. J. Cheney & Co
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FJ. Eney & CO
America
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Harawa Company
J. P. Wilson
John Potts & Son
Clarence N. Walker
American B School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
A. T. Bull
Athens, Ga
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W. M. McIntosh
Elberton
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Southern
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