North Dakota Battleship Launched in Fore River
The North Dakota, first US 20 000 ton all big gun battleship, was launched at Fore River Shipbuilding. Built for the Dreadnought class, it is 60 percent complete and expected to be delivered to the government within a year.
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Quincy
Mass
Fore River
North Dakota
United States
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Bowles
Shipbuilding Company
Mary Benton
John D. Benton
Fargo
N. Od
John Burke
Miss Benton
Joe
Reas
Delaware
Newport News
Ofncials
Normal School Notes Report Local Events and Illnesses
Dr Dow Prannen of Milledgeville opened weekly chapel. Miss Jacobs from Cincinnati visited. Students Bondurant and Garber attended. Illnesses include Lewis Earnest scarlet fever and W J Reid. Football team formed, steam heating nearing completion, YMC A and YWCA delegates elected for Macon trip. Local visits and lyceum event scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrooo. Jacobs
Oa Firma di Caeinnati
Hiroches
Sir
Wn. W.rooLs
Vissetrorame
Bondurant
Nthen
Garber
Ma Rhodes
Sundaw
Georgia Students Missionary League
Macon
Navy
W. HW. Key
B.L. Jordan
Clifford Oliver
Annie Laurie Clapp
Romer
Georgia University
Digestive remedy endorsement from San Francisco reader
Mrs. Mary Dowling of 228 South Avenue San Francisco testifies to Electric Bitters curing her acute indigestion. She claims it fortifies the system purifies blood and aids female weakness while recommending it as the best stomach remedy today. Also notes Foley's Honey and Tar for cough relief available at local drug stores.
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Mary Dowling
Sth. Ave
San Francisco
Tam
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Pelmer & Sons
Cure for Sick Headache Promised by Stomach Tabs
An ad explains headaches stem from stomach disorders and promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Readers can obtain a free sample at H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co Warren J. Smith & Bro B C McEvoy L P Canning's drug stores and try the remedy.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
Warren J. Smith & Bro
B.C. McEvoy
L. P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy
White List Led Clean Up Grocery Trade in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana Mrs W W Parsons wife of the Indiana State Normal School president started a white list system for groceries The list marked merchants who used clean practices with a window placard backed by club women and city health officers The boycott ensured shoppers favored sanctioned vendors and led to neater markets and sanitation measures across the city
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Terre Haute
Ind
W. W. Parsons
Indiana State Normal School
Board of Health
Sanitary Department
Fifteen Years of Bucklen Arnica Salve Endorsement
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve noting it cures sores boils burns and saves doctor bills. Product price 25 cents at W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons drug stores.
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A. F. Hardy
East Wilton
Maine
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons Drug Stores
Names of Presidents Wives Reflect Dignity in Given Names
An Ex item notes that presidential wives and mothers carried stately given names with no undignified nicknames. It lists examples such as Martha, Martha, Dolly, Caroline, Mary, Elizabeth, and Hannah. The piece emphasizes consistent decorum across First Ladies and mothers of Presidents.
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United States
Flossie
Babette
Tessie
Kitty
Gwendola
Hortense
Mabel
Dolly Madison
Oske
Leroth
Berethea
Marthas
Carolines
Marys
Elivas
Jaliss
Dolly
Louisa
Rachel
Hannah
Anna
Leticia
Sarah
Margaret
Jane
Lucy
Lucretia
Ellen
Frances Ida
Alice
Helen
White House
Martha
Mind Your Business Sayings from The Street
Fragmentary civic motto urging personal responsibility and prudence. The note stresses keeping out of trouble and guarding one’s affairs, reflecting common urban moral guidance.
Nine Year Old Walks Twenty Miles to Athens
Annie Mae Scroggins, nine, left Madison county Monday afternoon and walked solo to Athens, twenty miles, arriving about one o'clock yesterday. Her father and friends searched, then found her with relatives on Grace street. She spoke of a drunk man but investigators confirmed she walked most of the distance, barefoot in a calico dress. The child appeared frightened yet brave, and will stay with relatives in Athens a few days before returning home.
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Annie Mae Scroggins
H. L. Scroggins
Madison County
Athens
McKie
Barberville
Brooks
Mr. Scroggins
Scroggins
Danielsville
Wells
Comer
South River
Supreme Court Upholds Racial School Segregation
The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Kentucky in the Borea College case, holding that federal authority may constitutionally allow state laws to prohibit coeducation of white and black children. Justices Brewer led the opinion affirming lower courts. Justices Harlan and Day dissented.
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Washington
Borea College
Kentucky
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Brewer
Kentucky Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Harlan
Day
Taft and Mrs Taft to Spend Winter in Augusta Georgia
Atlanta citizens learn President elect and Mrs Taft will likely winter in Augusta with a short Atlanta stay en route from Hot Springs. A telegram from Hot Springs VA confirms thanks and plans to secure a cottage in Augusta while possibly spending a week in Atlanta before continuing south.
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Atlanta
Taft
Augusta
Slot Springs
Houston Harper
Hot Springs
How to Cure a Cold with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A cautionary guide endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable cold cure. The text claims the medicine relieves lingering cough, clears secretions, supports natural recovery, and prevents pneumonia when used appropriately for both adults and babies. It lists several local druggists for purchase.
Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs Convention Opens in La Grande
La Grande Oregon hosts the three day annual convention with delegates and visitors arriving in large numbers. The event promises a record-breaking attendance and a program filled with notable features and activities.
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la Grande
Ore
Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Lung Ailments
When lungs are sore and inflamed pneumonia and consumption germs lodge and multiply. Foley's Honey and Tar kills the cough germs cures obstinate coughing heals the lungs and prevents serious results. The genuine is in the yellow package sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Gamma Phi Beta National Convention Opens in Ann Arbor
The Gamma Phi Beta national convention began in Ann Arbor Michigan and will continue through Friday with about 109 delegates present in the city for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Gamma Phi Beta Society
Federal court building to be enlarged this year
Congress approved forty three thousand dollars to enlarge the Federal court building and add to the courtroom. Judge Newman and Congressman Howard met to discuss plans and expect start soon once the architect completes the designs despite current workload.
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Congressman Howard
Newman
Blind Tiger Fined In Mayor Court
J. J. Humphries of Madison county pled guilty to illegal liquor sales in the city and paid a fifty dollar fine. Seven African American residents were fined five dollars each for contempt after failing to appear for street tax penalties.
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J. J. Humphries
Madison County
U Dorsey
Athens Eles Make Donation to State Normal School
The Athens Lodge No. 790 B P.O. E presented five hundred magazines to the State Normal School yesterday. Prof. Euler B. Smith, acting president in President Branson’s absence, expressed thanks to the lodge officers and especially secretary G. H. Palmer for organizing and delivering the donation.
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The
State Normal School
Athens Lodge
Euler B. Smith
Branson
G. H. Palmer
Obituary: James Moore Dies at 63 in local home
James Moore aged 63 died yesterday afternoon after a long illness at the home of Mr. John Potter on Oconee street. He was a Baptist church member and leaves many friends. The funeral is today at 2 30 at Mr. Potter’s residence with Rev. Willie Saye officiating and pallbearers F. S. Patat Howard Kirk Weldon Wood Andy Seagraves Emory Wood.
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James Moore
John Potter
Oconee Street
Moore
The
Baptist Church
Potter
Willie Saye
Messrs
F. S. Patat
Howard Kirk
Weldon Wood
Andy Seagraves
Emory Wood
Sarah Hawkins Dies After Fire At Broad Street Home
Sarah Hawkins an 80 year old Black woman died yesterday at her Broad street home after suffering severe burns from a fire she started by setting her clothing alight. No one else was present. The notice warns of winter illnesses and advertises Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy.
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Sarah Hawkins
Broad Street
Tariff Revision Hearings Schedule Before Ways and Means
Congressman Howard announces the Ways and Means committee hearings on tariff revision in Washington. Dates run Nov 10 through Dec 4 1908 with sessions at 9:30 am and 2 pm. Those wishing to testify must apply to the clerk with personal and representative details and a brief.
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Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Howard
House of Representatives
Verdiots Returned in City Court Cases
The Athens city court jury returned verdicts favoring Inez Williams for 219 dollars and J M Williams for 21 dollars after trials against the City of Athens. Williams sought 1000 dollars in her case and 500 dollars in his. Judges G C Thomas and J J Strickland represented the plaintiffs while City Attorney West advised the city.
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Inez Williams
City of Athens
J. M. Williams
Miss Williams
Mr. Williams
G. C. Thomas
J. J. Strickland
West
Dr King's New Discovery Endorsed for Coughs Colds
Dr Henry of Panama Missouri praises Dr King s New Discovery as a remedy for coughing chest and lung ailments including lagrippe asthma hay fever bronchitis and early consumption. He notes its preventative value against pneumonia and reports it is sold under guarantee at local drug stores with trial bottles free.
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W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
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Mgr
Chattanooga
Tenn
Paul Heyman
Gallagher & O'Gara
H. Levystein & Co
Montgomery
Ala
L. Loeb Whiskey Co
Normal School Notes
Dr. Dow. Prannen
D. D
Milledgeville
Lewis
D. N. Earnest
Fla. Merrill
W. J. Reid
Annie M. Little
Commerce
Eunice Little
Minna Belle Laney
Winterville
W. PL. White
Ruby Beauchamp
Mamie McGee
Miss McGee
FE. Daniels
el Herton
Jnc. W. Jacobs
Aneume
Dildwell and Gilmer Halls
Supreme Court of United States
Oregon Club
Gamma Phi
of Federal Court
Dorsey
ELES
Janes Moore
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