Last Curtain for AIP Van Winkle
Joseph Jefferson died at his home The Reefs in Palm Beach Florida at 6 15 PM after a day of unconsciousness and a long illness. His family including wife sons Charles B and Frank Jefferson nurse Miss Mabel Bingham and Dr R B Potter were present. The death followed a recent visit to Hobe Sound and time with former President Cleveland. The body will be transported to Buzzards Bay on a special train with family members.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph Jefferson
Palm Beach
Charles B
Frank Jefferson
Mabel Bingham
R. B. Potter
Carl Kettler
Mr. Jefferson
Dr. Potter
Jefferson
Charles J. Jefferson
Hobe Sound
Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
New York
Buzzard's Bay
Mr. Cleveland
Charles B. Jefferson
Health conditions improve in Isthmian canal zone report
Washington reports from Panama show Colonel W C Gorgas notes steady health improvement with about 9 000 commission employees at month end. Sickness hospitals total 153 and deaths eleven, a rate of 14 per thousand, with only four yellow fever cases in thirty days, all amid fumigations of houses.
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Washington
W. C. Gorgas
Isthmian Canal Zone
Gorgas
Panama
Panama City
Tragic Sightseeing Car Crashes Into Fence Killing One
In New York on Easter Sunday a large sightseeing car crowded with passengers crashed into a high billboard fence at Eighth Avenue and Fifty Seventh Street. Charles P. Koster 21 was killed and Annie Finnerman 18 and Angelina Romano 45 injured. The vehicle carried over forty people and chaos followed as police restricted the crowd.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Mg Auto
Charles P. Koster
Annie Finnerman
Angelina Romano
Koster
Meetings End After Sunday Gatherings at Moss Warehouse
Religious meetings at the Moss warehouse concluded Sunday due to Dr. Broughton's absence. Women met at 3 PM at the Baptist church and men at 4 PM at the warehouse led by Major Cole. Participants viewed the sessions as beneficial, with many baptisms at First Baptist church Sunday night and expected church accessions.
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Moss Warehouse
Broughton
Athens
Baptist Church
Cole
First Baptist Church
Woman Jailed for Killing Children in Ohio
Columus Ohio April 24 Mrs Henry Anthony 32 Grove City a suburb is held in the county jail pending investigation into the death of her two children by a fe cer marriage John and Ephella Dersa 1 and 13 years respectively found dead in bed this month Circumstances arouse suspicions of poisoning The mother says the children were ill and she gave them quinine It is noted she had previously killed her three year old boy by cutting his throat and was committed to a state hospital but released within two months Hon Howard Thompson attends the Islam of the Federal court
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Columbus
Ohio
Henry Anthony
Grove City
John
Phella
Demorest
Supreme Court of the United States
Benedict
Jaremillo
Romero
Judge Newman Defines Peonage Law for Grand Jury
Judge William T. Newman opens a federal session, notes large attendance, and directs the grand jury to investigate about thirty five peonage cases. He explains the peonage statute, its U S Supreme Court interpretation, and the limits of arrest and compelling service under debt. The charge stresses careful consideration of indictments and outlines key definitions and distinctions.
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Court House
Newman
Judy
United States Supreme Court
United States
Grand Jury
J. F. Rhodes
Foreman
E. G. Whitehead
C. A. Talmadge
W. LB. R. Pennington
A. H. Hodgson
L. M. Johnson
H. J. Webb
A. M. Center
W. T. Brightwell
W. A. Mallory
C. W. Scarborough
J. D. Long
A. H. O'Farrell
E. C. Potts
J. C. Hutchins
W. T. Burt
G. N. Chandler
Jacob Stern
T. B. Wootten
H. B. Mitchell
H. T. D. Comer
R. 8
Martin
E. J. Lester
Supreme Court of the United States
Chappell Reelected President of Georgia Normal
Dr J H Chappell president of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville has gone to Albuquerque New Mexico hoping climate may help. He was reelected for another year by the Board of Trustees and given a leave of absence. Prof M M Parks will continue as acting president of the institution.
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J. Harris Chappell
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Milledgeville
Alberquerque
N. M
Chappell
Dean's Kidney Pills advertised with Athens endorsements
Athens readers hear claims of back pain relief from Dean's Kidney Pills. An Atlanta resident testifies the remedy cured a long standing backache, urging locals to visit H. R. Palmer & Sons for the product priced at 50 cents.
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Athens
Dean
M. G. Coleman
Auburn Avenue
Atlanta
Jong
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Gerd as your Job Printing Gotlefae Hen guaranteed
Gerd offers job printing services with a guarantee of quality. The notice emphasizes reliable work and customer satisfaction for printing needs. It mentions Gotlefae Hen as a featured phrase within the marketing.
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Gerd
Mammoth Merger of Railroads Looms Over Nation
Toledo April 24 The Hollins Zimmerman syndicate now controls Great Central lines and is quietly absorbing new routes by purchase or lease. When merged the system would span from Lake Superior to the Gulf, with Erie and Louisville and Nashville potentially joining. The exact operator structure remains uncertain.
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Toledo
Hollins Zimmerman Syndicate
Great Central Lines
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Great Central
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Erie
Trunk Ines
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Pete Marquette
Erie Railway
Morgan
H. B. Holling
South
Louisville and Nashville
Lake Superior
Gulf of Mexico
Great Advertiser Payne to Visit Athens for Ten Days
Payne the great advertiser will be in Athens for a ten day stay early in May. The group is the largest of its kind in America and causes a stir wherever it visits. In Atlanta crowds reach twenty thousand at demonstrations of Payne's remedies. A free nightly performance accompanies the event. Payne travels with a 30 member band and troupe.
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Payne
Athens
America
Atlanta
Confederate Cabinet Member Hint Surviving Congress Member
Dalton Ga April 24 Judge B Felker answers St Louis inquiry in The Constitution naming William H Tibbs Whitfield County as a surviving Confederate Congress member from the Third Tennessee district. The article notes two or three others may be alive and Tibbs is in his eighty ninth year with a sharp mind and strong public influence.
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Dalton
B. Felker
St. Louis
Confederate Congress
Felker
William H. Tibbs
Whitfield County
Tibbs
Tennessee
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward and Testimonials
An old advertisement announces Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured case. It lists F J Cheney and Co and Walding Kinnan Martin as endorsers, claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and notes price 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available free.
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Tris
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Grm
Walding, Kinnan & Martin
Anti-Saloon Men Rally On Fourth in Columbus
P A Baker of the American Anti-Saloon League reports success for public outdoor mass meetings on the Fourth of July. Nearly every state supports the plan and large WCTU groups back the project to curb drunkenness and ban dangerous explosives.
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Columbus
American Anti-Saloon League
P. A. Baker
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Louis Allens Death Found Near Statesville Court House
Louis Allen brother of Andrew H. Allen librarian of the state department in Washington and cousin of Mrs. McLean of New York, was found dead in a lot behind the county courthouse in Statesville North Carolina. The coroner's jury found no foul play and death is believed to have occurred around midnight. Allen’s father Colonel Andrew H. Allen is said to have descended from a Polish nobleman who came to the United States and married Miss Abigail Hussey of Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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Charlotte
N. C
Louis Allen
Andrew H. Allen
State Department
Washington
McLean
New York
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Statesville
Allen
Andrew H, Allen
Ben
United States
Abigail Hussey
Portanouth
N. I
Bad Runaway Narrowly Averted on Hancock Avenue
Monday afternoon about three o clock a runaway on Hancock avenue was narrowly averted. Dr. Carter of Winterville and Mr. Tom Ervin of Oglethorpe county were riding a buggy toward the courthouse when the horse frightened and ran. Dr. Carter restrained the horse, Ervin jumped out and caught the bridle, and after repeated kicks the horse was quieted and removed from the harness.
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Hancock Avenue
Dr. Carer
Winterville
Tom Ervin
Oglethorpe County
Court House
Dr. Carter
Erwin
Excursion Rates From Athens to Spartanburg and Atlanta
The Southern Railway Co offers a 4.05 round trip Athens to Spartanburg for the South Atlantic States Music Festival May 3–5, 1906 with tickets on sale May 1–4 and a return by May 6. Sunday excursions Athens to Atlanta start April 2 through Oct 29, with a 1.00 round trip. tickets limited to a specific train with no checked baggage.
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The
Southern Railway Co
Athens
Spartanburg
8. C
R. W. Sizer
Clayton St. Vhone
Atlanta
Tus
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Triin
J. Z, Hoke
Agt
Fred Geissler
T. P
Low Rates to Atlanta for Music Festival Tickets
Round trip tickets to Atlanta on April 30 May 2 and 4 priced at 244 on account of the Music Festival. Agents RED GEISSLER J Z HOKE TP A Atlanta Ga Athens W E B CHRISTIAN AGP Avanta Ga.
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Atlanta
Red Geissler
J. Z. Hoke
TP. A
Athens
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Columbia Supply Co
Columbia, S. C
Aip van Winkle
Pananma
Major Cole
Howard Thompson
Cainesville
Alslam
Federal Court
W. T. Newman
County Court House
William T. Newman
Traverse Jury
C. M. Hunter
J. W. Woods
Michael
J.A. Nolan
J. W. Bryant
J. N. Carlton
A. C. Bishop
O. Hutcheson
R. L. Calloway
L. H. Nichols
J. G. Payne
J. C. Tyner
J. P. Wilson
Carter Holmes
P. Aycock
T. A. McElhannon
N. P. Davis
J. L. Christian
H. T. Comer
T. J. Epps
New Mexico
New Mexco
Supreme Court
Superme Court of
Jaremiilova
Gag
JH Chappell
Norman E. Mack
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Mammoth
Atheng
Louis Allens
Athens, Ga
Tanburg
W. E
Castoria
Childr Pares
Trang
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