Jamaican sugar plots and penny press notes in Georgia pages
A dense Springfield Republican extract cites Jamaica and Hawaii annexation chatter, a Harrisburg bribery name, a Tennessee editor’s defense of the letter e, medical cautions about thread biting, and quotes from Senator Bacon and Admiral Dewey. A New York bicycle bill and a proposed four-branch wool and cotton trust loom as cautionary glimpses of political and economic headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rnder
Wool Trust
Enquirer- Sun
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Union Health Cure
Advert reads Hood's Sarsaparilla as blood purifier essential for strength and health. Testimonies claim eczema relief, better digestion, cured cancerous sore, improved headaches, rheumatism relief, and renewed energy across multiple locations and ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
E. A. Henry
Sauk Centre
Minn
Henry
Dunkirk
N. Y
Epping
N. H
Jostru
Joan O. Duncan
Russell Ave
Eee
Ind
Remedy claims for Scrofula and political pins
A long advertisement extols S. S. S. for blood diseases claiming Cure for Scrofula using 8.8.8. It also covers jury exemptions and public duties. The piece ends with a Savannah News item praising Col. Berry for carrying safety pins to win votes and a Newport judge defending jury obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col Berry
Judge Hill
Newport
Berry
Savannah News
Retiring Rumors and Oddities Across Newspapers
Editorial notes Fitzsimmons sports diamonds in teeth suggesting retirement as a risk to the kisser. Pension Commissioner Evans predicts many 1898 veterans will seek pensions this year. Collected items describe Filipinos at church with arms, rising trusts, cider vinegar for smallpox, and medical ads for mercury free remedies and cures.
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Fitzsimmons
Evans
Peace Treaty Exchange at White House Tomorrow
The final ceremony to exchange ratifications of the peace treaty between the United States and Spain will take place at the White House at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Ambassador Cambon will represent Spain, and the Spanish and U.S. copies of the treaty will be exchanged and preserved in the State Department. The Spanish copy was received at the French embassy, while the U.S. copy was completed and placed with President McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Spain
White House
Gambon
Silvela
Hay
Morocco
McKinley
State Department
Cambon
Pardoned arsonist sent to prison in Georgia
Tom Sheppard a mulatto pleaded guilty to arson in the superior court at Oak Shade, Georgia. Judge Candler sentenced him to seven years in the penitentiary for burning Miss E. J. Donaldson’s store and post office, with goods and cash valued around $8,000 inside. He claimed no intent to burn, aiming only to create a floor hole to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Tom Sheppard
Candler
E. J. Donaldson
Oak Shade
Sheppard
Library for Techs The Students Raise Fund for Free Library
Atlanta April 11 The Technological school students have started a drive to establish a free library on campus. A fund is being raised to buy books and set up the library. The push began at a faculty and student meeting and circulation of a subscription list has begun with several city philanthropists offering $50 each pending ten more such subscriptions.
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Athens
H. E. Thompson
Milledgeville
S.S
Swift
Atlanta
Georgia
Technological School
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Athens Weekly Banner
Lessee
W. Reed
I. J. Rowe
Eecees
Lessee and Business
Springfield
Mass
Honolulu
Hell
Harrisburg
Telegraph
Halsey
Tullahomean
Tennessee
Rochester Herald
Bacon
Senate
Fulton Club
Arthur P. Gorman
Maryland
Senator Bacon
Congress
Admiral Dewey
Vermont
Ben Nobody
Witis
Russell
Congressman
Newport Covington
Kentucky
Covington
Col. Berry
Columbus, Ga
Enquirer-Sun
Philadelphia
Staples
Atchison, Kansas
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Tutt
R. P. Smith
Chilesburg
Bucklen
Smith & Bros
Library For
TECHS
Ling
What Is
Castoria
Eennie Castoria
Ray Gtp
J. C. Hutchins
HW. A. Lipscomb
Talmadge Bros. & Co
A. R. Robertson
Robertson
Thomas Street
Athens, Ga
John L. Arnold
TEE
East Clayton Street
Northeast Railroad of Georgia
Lula
P. Wa
Northeastern Railroad
Ata Ip
Atp
Welar
R. K. Reaves
Ara. M.P
Agi
Mla
Mip
R. W Sizer
G “Savad
Tedule
Georgia Railway Company
Inah
Madison
Augustine
E. H. Hint
Macon
Savannah
Jacksonville
Tampa
Jasper
Cuba
Porto Rico
Miami
Havana
Boston
J.M. Mallory
W. J. Vandivere
J.C. Haile
Ion
Sun
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