Missing Doctor West Sparks Distress in Savannah Wife Seeks Answer
Mrs. J H West of Savannah pleads for news of her husband Dr J H West once a medical show star for the Kickapoo Indian troupe. She traveled from Buford DC to Athens in hope, after reports him absent from Elberton and Reidsville without contact. Neighbors doubt his loyalty while the distraught wife clings to faith in him.
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Athens
J. H. West
Savannah
West
Prunette
Buford
D. C
Elberton
Reidsville
N. C
Excerpted Open Letter on Southern History and Public Discourse
A Georgia reader thanks Clark Howell for defending the South and criticizes Northern misperceptions of Southern history from 1860 to 1865. The letter lambasts political sensationalism, references the Red Devil of Abuse, and defends loyalty during potential foreign conflict while urging focus on race and reform topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Robertson
Clarksville
Georgia
Constitution
Clark Howell
South
Frank Leslie
North
Northwest
Mr. Cleveland
Reformatories and prison trends in Fulton county
A letter praising Fulton county Atlanta for pushing a reformatory project and warning of juvenile crime trends. It cites 1892 prison figures for Chatham Bibb and Fulton, notes minors among convicts, and urges follow‑through with chain gangs. The author urges action against crime and references a Constitution article about a seventeen year old offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
Fulton County
Atlanta
Mercy
Chatham
Bibb
Fulton
Georgia
James W Robert
Walking Home From Washington Two Newspaper Editors Head South
Captain Hugh Wilson and William H. Larkham of the Trinity Herald plan an 1850 mile walk home from Washington to Richmond Danville Atlanta Montgomery Mobile and New Orleans departing Monday at 8 am. Senators Roach Hoar and George figure in a debate over senate authority to investigate pre election conduct. Nominations for district chief justice and land office clerks are announced by the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cino
Loulalana
Washington
Hugh Wilson
Trinity Herald
Jacksonville
William H. Larkham
Richmond
Danville
Atlanta
Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
New Orleans
Roach
North Dakota
Senate
Hoar
Vance
Committee On Privileges and Elections
George
Seores
Ar George
Gorman
Mr. Hoar
Aui
Chandler
Rich H. Af
Maryland
District of Columbia
Martin F. Morris
Seth
Robert K. Gillespie
Tennessee
Princal
Public Landa
General Land Office
Destructive Midwest Storm Wrecks Towns and Rail Lines
Meager reports from Iowa Nebraska and adjacent states describe a powerful storm that damaged telegraph lines and cut wide swaths along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad. Akron and Westfield Iowa were wrecked Page Nebraska saw the loss of life and injuries as the storm swept 200 miles in ninety minutes with widespread farm and bridge destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Akron
Westfield
Page
Clara Magee
Storms leave towns wrecked across Mississippi Michigan and Missouri
Reports from Tunica Mississippi and nearby areas describe Robinsonville wiped out by a cyclone with fires from lamped stores, officials’ wives injured, and a destroyed schoolhouse with multiple children missing. Michigan saw Saline near Washtenaw County reportedly wiped out, while Jackson Tennessee endured extensive structural damage but no fatalities. In Missouri eight people died in the Mayview Lexington path and many more were wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunica
Miss
Robinsonville
Here
Inian Creek
Junica
Michigan
Ypsianti
Saline
Washtenaw County
Lakeshore and
Michigan Southern Railroad
Jackson
Tenn
Higginsville
Mayview
Lexington
Unfounded Barratry Rumors Stir Athens Court Scene
Athens rumors claim barratry by local lawyers prompt investigation by Judge Hutchins. A prominent lawyer allegedly paid for a damaged suit, while others dismiss the charge as absurd. Judge McWhorter will preside Clarke Superior Court next week, with Judge Hutchins at Oglethorpe Court in Lexington.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Athens
Hutchins
Journal
P.y
Jupas McWhorter
Hamilton McWhorter
Clarke Superior Court
Lexington
Oglethorpe Court
Death in Jackson County Casts Sorrow on Family
The infant child of Mr and Mrs John W Dottery of Jackson county died after a brief illness. The sorrowing parents receive sincere sympathy from friends. Clarkaville remains a prohibition town with several indictments for distributing whiskey. A dispensary in operation here may be adopted there.
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John W. Dottery
Jackson County
Clarkaville
Curiousi T remedies for eczema and scrofula advertised
An ad describes Curiousi T as a cure for eczema and scrofula claiming it saved a wife from illness and improved their lives. The copy urges readers to obtain the remedy from the Cotton Mill in Anderson, C. H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson C. H
Cuticura Resolvent Promises Rapid Skin Disease Cure
Ad claims Cuticura Resolvent Blood and Skin Purifier and related products relieve skin and scalp conditions instantly. Fragments mention hair loss, pimples, and youth to old age, with distribution notes and pricing hints though details are garbled.
Destructive Mine Blast Leaves Dozens Trapped in Wales
A gas explosion in Pont-y-Pridd Wales traps more than fifty miners after a spark from an engine ignites coal seam gas. About three hundred workers were nearby as flames and smoke hampered rescue efforts. Early reports say many are believed dead with rescuers limited by intense heat and ongoing fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Lorpon
Pont-y-Pridd
Pont-y Pridd
Tno Far
Chatham Man Credits Pink Pills for Rescuing Life
A Chatham resident tells of a near fatal illness and three strokes followed by a miraculous recovery after using Pink Pills for Pale People. Dr Verrinder, a renowned organist, asserts the pills restored health, vigor, and appetite, enabling a return to work and prosperity.
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Planet
Verrinder
England
Bank of Glasgow
Quebec
St. Catharines
London
St. Peter’s
Chatham
Grippe
Kingston
Dr Williams’ Medicine Co
Brookville
U.W
A. E Pilkey
William
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Brockville
Ont
Baseball results across the South and a 10 year crime sentence
Rain disrupted Nashville Memphis and Savannah games while Montgomery won the second from Birmingham. Mobile beat New Orleans again Charleston surpassed Chattanooga and Augusta defeated Macon. In Lexington a Black man named Henry Jones was sentenced to ten years for a safe burglary at a Baltimore and Ohio depot. A Korea native uprising threatens Christians prompting state and navy department action.
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South
Artiaxta
Nashville
Memphis
Savannah
Montgomery
Birmingham
Mobile
New Orleans
Charleston
Chattanooga
Augusta
Macon
Lextxatox
Henry Jones
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Evidence on Dispensary System Shows Slower Drinking
A correspondent notes that a liquor dealer questioned profits in Athens praising the dispensary as a temperance measure. Sam Jones comments at Elberton that prohibition cannot be stopped but can be slowed, reinforcing the idea that the dispensary reduces liquor consumption.
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Athens
Sam Jones
Elberton
Nightmare Dramatizes Nightmares From Syracuse Herald
A Drummer recalls a terrifying nightmare at a Richelieu hotel encounter. A tall woman in white with a butcher knife chased him, forcing a frantic escape to the road where he met her husband and sons. The incident, witnessed by locals, ended with the family taking the woman home and the dream’s fear finally fading.
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Hermann Solomon
Richelieu Hotel
Arkansas
Syracuse Herald
Mr Blount Moves to Dissolve Provisional Government
Dispatches from San Francisco report Commissioner Blount’s arrival in Honolulu as a dampening development for the provisional government. His orders led to the American flag being hauled down and the governing procedures being dissolved, creating confusion over authority and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Honolulu
Blount
Stevens
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Thomasville
Wes
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Scrofula
Conierass
Flamea
Sei Mooem
Dominion
Carl Verrinder
Chatham Planet
Raleigh Street
Ontario
Prince Amon
Reece Reyes
Park Street Method
Magic Music
Eade
Swift
S.S.S
Stile
Palmer
Tobiee Ball
Corea
Wasureros
Navy
Truman
New York Depot
Canal St
MR. Blount
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