Death of William J. Stevens in Atlanta
William J. Stevens, 38, son of Railroad Commissioner B. Stevens, died of heart trouble at his home on Fraser Street. He served as a recording clerk in the state department of agriculture and is survived by his wife and two children. Interment will be in Fayetteville, with department associates attending.
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Atlanta
William J. Stevens
B. Stevens
Fraser Street
Stevens
State Department of Agriculture
Travis
Fayettesville
Fayetteville
Tech Eyes Quartered Football to Cut Fatalities
Street Corner gossip reports Tech pushes a safety plan to divide play into quarters with a five minute intermission and to stop every first down for official review. The plan aims to reduce fatalities while keeping open play and spectacle.
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Tech
Vinol Promoted as Trusted Cod Liver and Lion Tonic
Advertisers praise Vinol a cod liver and iron based preparation as a dependable tonic. They claim it strengthens run down systems and supports health in illness or age, endorsed by physicians who recognize its intrinsic merit.
Industrial boom in the South drives vast railroad linked growth
Over the past eight years investors have poured $518,000,000 into industries along the Southern Railway and Mobile Ohio lines. The expansion is attributed to favorable resources and conditions for industrial development found in the South and eastern states.
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Southern Railway
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Southern
Mobile @ Ohio
Eanding
Mobile O Hio
Uanner
United States Department of Agriculture
Souther Railway
Supervision Of Rural Schools And Astor Yacht Puzzle
Georgia will appoint a supervisor of elementary rural schools to aid teachers and oversee funds. The state plans to pay a $2,700 annual salary and travel expenses from Peabody funds. Separately, Col John Jacob Astor’s Nourmahal yacht search ends as Nourmahal is confirmed safe at San Juan on November 17.
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Atlanta
Jere M. Pound
Wickliffe Rose
Peabody Educational Fund
Georgia
Pound
New York
Astor
John Jacob Astor
Harry Luckenbach
San Juan
Porto Rico
James Dalton
Luckenbach
Mr. Dobbyn
Colonel Astor
Dynamite Blast Destroys Mascari Store in Danville Illinois
An explosion at Joseph Mascari’s fruit and wine house in Danville damages surrounding buildings, shatters plate glass, and startles the downtown. No fatalities reported. police arrest Tony Paiwisano then release him after finding no connection. Diners and residents woke to tremors as investigators seek two suspects linked to a Black Hand claim.
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Danville
Joseph Mascari
Mascari
Black Hand” Society
Tony Pai Wisano
Moravian Martyrology Observed in Bethlehem Memory
Bethlehem Pennsylvania marks the 14th anniversary of the 1875 massacre of Moravian missionaries at Gnodenhuetten now Lehighton Carbon County with memorial exercises under the Moravian Historical Society.
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Bethlehem
Gnodenhuetten
Lehighton
Carbon County
Brilliant Military Wedding At Fort Adams
Newport Rhode Island November 24 Fort Adams will host a brilliant wedding Miss Caroline Gibson daughter of Major Robert J Gibson United States Army and Mrs Gibson marries Lieut Avery J Cooper Coast Artillery Corps The couple will proceed to Fort Pickens Florida where he is stationed with the bride to follow the groom after the ceremony
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Newport
R. I
Fort Adama
Caroline Gibson
Robert J. Gibson
Gibson
Avery J. Cooper
Coast Artillery Corps
Cooper
Fort Pickens
Fla
Juror Fined for Opinion in Reel Poot Like Night Riders Case
In Union City Tennessee on November 24 the state attacked defense in the trial of Garrett Johnson and Arthur Clear, alleged leaders of the Reel Poot Like night riders, charging juror Charles Jackson with sympathy for the group. Jackson was fined $50 and jailed ten days for contempt. The attorney general said charges would be sought against two more jurors. A court sheriff clash followed as the judge ordered jurors removed from jail, leaving no jurors seated and about 100 veniremen examined as jury selection resumes tomorrow.
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Union City
Tenn
Garret Johnson
Arthur Clear
Quentin Rankin
Charles Jackson
Jackson
J. E. Jones
D. J, Caldwell
Easterwood
Jones
Hall's Catarrh Cure Firm Promises Cash Reward
Frank J. Cheney of F. J Cheney & Co sworn as senior partner in Toledo Ohio vows to pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The firm advertises the remedy as acting on blood and mucous surfaces and offers testimonials. Sold by all druggists, 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
All Rabid Animals to Be Destroyed in Infected Areas
Washington reports advocate destruction of all rabid animals and muzzling of dogs in infected areas. The recommendation comes from John W. Kerr and Arthur M. Stimson based on over 1,285 responses to surveys by Surgeon General Wyman to map disease spread.
Abstract of the Retort of Comminottes General Ww J P Brown
The document presents receipts and disbursements for the quarter ending September 1908. It shows balances in the treasury and related accounting entries including receipts credited to the treasury and specified disbursements.
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J.P Brown
Ury
Jane So
Treazurer Tate Treas
Stu
Atlanta Constitution
Savannah Morning New
Georgien
Macon Telegraph
Augusta Chronicle
Athens Banner
Valdosta Times
Americus Times Recorder
Rome Tribune
Daltonarcus
Josepit M. Brown
Rabies Endemic in United States for Over a Century
The text notes rabies has been endemic in the United States for more than a hundred years with 111 human deaths from hydrophobia across 30 states in 19S. Rabies affected lower animals in at least 554 localities in 39 states and territories including D C. About 1,500 people exposed to rabid or presumably rabid animals received Pasteur treatment.
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United States
District of Columbia
Two Damages Suits Decided in Elbert Court
Elberton Ga November 24 two major actions were settled in Elbert superior court surrounding alleged deaths on Southern Railway trains. Carrie Jones suing for 40000 dollars and Henry Adamson seeking 20000 dollars for the death of his son.
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Elberton
Elbert Superior Court
Southern Railway Company
Carrie Jones
Eula Jones
P. P. Profitt
Henry Adama Solt
Railroad wins in Jones case mistrial in Adams case
After days of fighting the jury favored the railroad in Jones and declared a mistrial in Adams. Adams was represented by Lawton Nally of Atlanta and Z B Rogers of Elberton. Jones by Judge P P Proffitt of Elberton. Railroad defense included A G & Julian McCur ry Hartwell and Geo C Grogan and Thomas J Brown of Elberton. Foley's Kidney Remedy advertised to cure kidney bladder trouble and backache. sold by druggists.
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Jones
Adams
Lawton Nally
Atlanta
Z. B. Rogers
Elberton
P. P. Proffitt
A. G
Julian McCurry
Hartwell
Geo. C. Grogan
Thomas J. Brown
Foley
Bright
Falling Meteor Shakes Surroundings Near Columbus
A large meteor was observed striking near McCullough Alabama the southern end of the Chatahochee Valley railway at 7 30 PM causing a distinct shock felt in Motts twelve miles south and in Wacoochee about the same distance Reports describe sighting by several persons in the area of Columbus Georgia including McCullough Alabama and nearby towns.
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Columbus
McCullough
Ala
Chatahoochee Valley Railway
Motts
Mc.Cullough
Wacoochee
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Clemson Tigers
Bob Williams
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Dope
Illinois
Fort Adams
Telephone
Harawa Company
E. Clayton St
McPatens
Athens
Athens Empire Laundry Co
M. Stern
M. G. Michael
G. A. Mell
Harrie
The
Athens Savings Bank
Ww. T. Bryan
G. A. Mell, Deupree Hunnicutt
J. A. Hunnicutt, T. A. Mell
JL. F. Edwarde
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Elbert Court
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