Athens 8 Town Readies Georgia Sunday School Meet
Athens prepares to host the Georgia Sunday School Association convention April 23 and 24 with 200 delegates. Local committees seek homes for delegates, urging residents to host as many guests as possible. The event also includes the Third International District Field Workers Conference from April 21, featuring sessions on surveying routes grading and wiring, with Dr. Broughton slated to preach.
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Athens
Georgia Sunday School Association
Cty
Nxt
Messrs
Joker
DL .Earnest
M. M. Arnold
H. Hudein
G. F. Stephenson
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Missippi
North Carolina
South Caroton
Florida
Broughton
Mrs Eugene Barry Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Eugene Barry died Sunday morning at her home on Melga Street after a long illness. She was a daughter of Joseph M. Collins of this city and leaves a husband and four children. Described as a loving wife and devout Christian, she was beloved by relatives and friends.
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Euxene Barry
Melga Street
Barry
Joseph M. Collins
Tienda
The Button Problem In New York Society
The New York Press laments a widespread button shortage among children and adults. It notes washers, machines, and a new notion shop trying to supply buttons while needles and holes frustrate shoppers. A widower seeks buttons, prompting the shopkeeper to search wholesale houses for stock.
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New York
Rand
Peg
Gallus
Lower Broadway
Howes
Governor Wilson Criticized at Louisville Meeting
Miss Alice Lloyd denounced the Law and Order league and Governor Wilson for aiding the tobacco trust and oppressing farmers. Wilson argued laws must be kept and warned against anarchy in the farmers dispute. Resolutions backed Lloyd's charges but Wilson refused to call out militia due to treasury strain.
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Louisville
Macauley
Lalsville
Law and Order League
Alice Lloyd
Wilson
Lloyd
Kentucky
Winchester
American Tobacco Company
Remy
Miss Lloyd
Fielder Alden Jones Reveals True Name Origin
In a Pittsburgh club era reminiscence Fielder Alden Jones explains his real name and hometown Shinglehouse Pennsylvania. A persistent interviewer sought his full pedigree and the catcher clarified why he uses Fielder Jones and where the name comes from.
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Fielder Jones
Fielder- Jones
Chicago White Sox
Rays
Pennsylvania
Pitteburs
Kielding
Welder
A. Jones
Jones
Blelder
Pittsburg
Ike
Fielder Alden Jones
Shinglehouse, Pa
Undertakers Trade Stamps Raise Business Concerns
The Philadelphia Record reports Chicago funeral homes on the Northwest side are issuing trading stamps to attract customers. A bereaved widow cancelled an order when stamps were refused, and friends with recent deaths were given coupons. The issue will be discussed at the Chicago Undertakers Association meeting. The piece notes Athens remains prosperous amid national economic uncertainty.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Chicago Undertakers’ Association
Graft Crisis and Spring Sights Hit Gotham Headlines
New York faces a fresh graft crisis as Bingham and Jerome vow sweeping reforms amid public anger. Circus posters herald spring while Dexter Fellows and Hummel loom in legal intrigue. urban transit experiments draw curious crowds as Bingham pursues reform.
Kansan Registers Sea Trial Tales From Atlantic Crossing
William G. King of Kansas City tells the Washington Herald about a Kansan aboard a rough Atlantic crossing. A gale on deck led to a confused exchange with the captain as a huge wave swept the rail, injuring the traveler who recalled home in a gruff, weather scarred moment.
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Kansas
William G. King
Kansas City
Cochran
Washington Herald
Atlantic
Mr. King
Cap
Mrs Pat in Topeka not met by roman ovation
New York Morning Telegram reports Mrs Patrick Campbell visited Topeka Kansas with a cool reception. A young man laments lack of comic wig clad characters in The Second Mrs Tanqueray and notes Campbell sang neither Love Me and the World Is Mine nor That’s What the Rose Said to Me, suggesting why she may not be popular locally.
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Pat
Topeka
New York Morning Telegram
Kas
Patrick Campbell
What’s in a name from the Nevada mining district railways
From the New York Press comes notes on the Grand Trunk Line in Nevada’s mining district. The article lists several rail names including the Tonopah and Goldfield and the Bullfrog Goldfield lines, with various abbreviations and variations.
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New York Press
Grand Trunk Line
Nevada
T. and G
B. G
T. R
Tonopah and Goldfield
Bullfroge
Tonopah
Trdewnigg Railroad
Stork Bell Buzzard Freed After Pennsylvanian Capture
Oxford correspondence reports the famous belled buzzard of East Nottingham Township released by Samuel Winchester who captured it days earlier. Crowds gathered, the bird long known as a stork symbol in the area, bearing a leg bell, drew local interest as its capture ended a long hunt by residents.
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Pennsylvania
Oxford
Philadelphia
Nottingham
Samuel Winchester
Winchester
Vinol touted as cod liver health aid in Athens notice
In Athens Ga a local ad promotes Vinol a cod liver extract free of oil as a tonic and body builder. It claims Vinol combines cod liver elements with peptonate of iron for chronic coughs colds bronchitis and lung issues and offers a money back guarantee. The piece also notes a partisan line about Joe Brown in the governor race.
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Vinci
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Athens
Bomb Explosion mars unemployed rally in Union Square
New York March 30 Robert Hunter sociologist says he was present at yesterday's Union Square unemployed demonstration that ended in a bomb blast He would have addressed the crowd but police barred him The blast injured Selig Silverstein who may recover from loss of right hand and eye Officials say seven arrested including six Russians and one American were charged with riot The socialist press denounces police actions while noting several sought suspects and a heated general committee meeting defended the peaceful aims of the rally
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New York
Robert Hunter
Union Square
Opportunity Bee
Hunter
Selig Silverstein
Miles O'Relly
Bellevue Heaplal
Yanofsky
Fre
Arbeiterstimme
Alexander Berkman
Alexander Havel
Mother Earth
Socialist Party
Kaiser Willing To Receive Dr Hill In Berlin
Berlin reports Emperor William has withdrawn earlier disapproval of appointing Dr David Jayne Hill as American ambassador to Berlin. The German foreign office says Hill’s nomination will be welcomed as an unobjectionable representative, with Tower maintaining royal conduct. Baron von Sternberg and officials coordinated with Washington to close the incident to satisfy both nations.
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Berlin
Wil Ham
Roosevelt
Massery
Dr. David
Jayne Hill
Germany
Charlemagne Tower
Dr. Hill
Hill
St In
Tre
Tower
Baron von Sternberg
Washington
Foreign Office
Venice
Baron Jerisch
Herr von Schoen
Ambassador Tower
von Schoen
State Department
Germa Foreign Office
United States
English Pedestrian Habits Shape Women’s Feet Says Letter
A reader argues that British women’s larger feet are due to extensive daily walking. The piece praises English women for their pedestrian exercise, noting rosy cheeks and robust figures as evidence of strong constitution over vanity.
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Baltimore
England
United States
J. Donaldzon
London
Stafford
America
Great Athens
Somple
Great Britain
Old Country
Lapidary Claims Yellow Diamond Turns White After Split
From the Philadelphia Bulletin a lapidary describes cutting the tail off a tadpole shaped yellow diamond. He predicts whitening will raise value by 200 percent if successful. The blow splits the stone and the tail drop reveals a pure white diamond, as the taint vanishes, a phenomenon he calls a common miracle.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Normal School building plans to get library and auditorium upgrades
The state normal school's building committee meets Friday at ten to discuss a new library funded by a ten thousand dollar gift from Andrew Carnegie and possible auditorium improvements. The group will inspect all campus buildings and consider additions and repairs to enhance appearance and function.
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State Normal School Trustees
Normal School
Andrew Carnegie
Express Messenger Killed While Asleep in Kansas
O A Bailey a Wells Fargo express messenger was murdered in an express car between Florence and Newton Kansas. robbers looted the car taking at least 1000 and jewelry. Bailey was found dead after the train reached Newton with skull injuries. three men were later arrested in Wichita. a 1000 reward was offered. Bailey, about 30 and newly married, was presumed asleep when killed.
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Newton
Kans
O. A. Bailey
Kansas City
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Florence
Kansas
Jocal
Messenger Bailey
Halley
Strong City
Peabody
Aafe
Bailey
Jun
Wichita
Meditations on Square Values and True Happiness
When you stand firm on your square, the world aligns with you and repays your good deeds. It warns that envy and greed corrupt, promising that the proud fall and the simple, content life brings real joy, unlike lavish castles built on sand.
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Tera
Dearie
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Madmen Square Garden
Dexter
Hummel
Abe Hummel
Joe Brown
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