Georgia liquor bills dominate Georgia General Assembly
Atlanta July 29 Special The General Assembly heard Dr Boggs explain a Athens offer to endow a normal school for teachers. A liquor bill passed restricting sales near churches and schools. future measures seek broader prohibition while debate grows over timing and enforcement.
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Atlanta
General Assembly
Owllor
Boggs
Athens
Georgia
University
Tife
Farmer
de. Boggs
W. H. Woodall
Columbus
Elixir Claims Broad Health Cures in Ancient Advertisement
An old newspaper fragment promotes Polt's Elixir as a universal remedy. It lists cures for jaundice stomach disorders and various illnesses and invites testimonials. The ad mentions price one dollar and references multiple locations and figures in generic promotional language.
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R. Holt
Tennessee Attorneys Probe Subletting Convicts in Lease System
Lawyers in Nashville with Memphis assistance seek grounds to enjoin convict subletting for mine work. Chancellor Henry Gibson, known for a fiery anti lease stance, faces questions on his suitability to rule on an injunction. Impeachment talk swirls as the issue draws wide interest.
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Nashville
Memphis
George Turner
Henry Gibson
Gibson
Anderson County
Father and mother arrested in killing of Sophia Handcock
In Tororo on July 16 the 23 year old Sophia Handcock was found dead at her father’s house with head wounds. The parents, a store keeper and his wife, are under investigation after a government detective pursued suspicions of murder.
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Tororo
Sophia Handcock
Fairbank
Thelves
Birmingham
Binurvenam
Ala
W. H. Burton
Americus
M A
Burton
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Cure for Lung and Rheumatic Ailments
Letters from readers claim Botanic Blood Balm cured abscesses of the lungs, asthma, sciatica, and rheumatism after failures with other doctors and remedies. They urge trying B B B as a comprehensive blood tonic to restore health through the bloodstream.
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J. W. Yates
Tullahoma
Popo Ngettacdaest
M. Price
Luttsville
Laying of Cornerstone for Harris Allen Library Society
Elberton yesterday marked the cornerstone laying of the Harris Allen Library Society building. Mayor E T Brown and Col T L Gantt spoke as a large audience attended. Judge L Harris and his wife Miss Allen funded the project with over seven thousand dollars including a three thousand dollar gift from Judge Harris.
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Elberton
Harris-Allen Library Society
E.T. Brown
Col
T. L. Gantt
Harris-Allen Literary Society
L. G
Athens
Richmond Terminal Gossip Turns More Favorable
New York July 29 The Commercial Bulletin editorial says Richmond Terminal gossip is more favorable with no plan for default or receivership. Terminal securities have largely liquidated a loan from a southern capitalist. The company could withstand a cut in East Tennessee first preferred dividend for a year. Terminal owns about 8.7 million of the first preferred. Some properties like scene railway are flourishing and may need director action amid disputes with Memphis and Charleston minority stockholders.
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Essip
New York
the Commercial Bulletin
Richmond
East Tennessee
Eeene Railway
Grave concern in Germany over Franco Russian alliance
Berlin reports the French fleet's Cronstadt reception dominates discussions with sharp anxiety. The piece notes warlike mood surrounding the alliance and hints at potential plans to move on Constantinople under a future Austrian attack.
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Germany
Lonvos
Berlin
Cronstadt
France
Russia
Austria
Constantinoph
Died in Orridle Agry Despite Surgical Care
A medical report details a death after a bite or bite like injury in a contained animal. The surgeon performed a minor abrasion on a fin but the event led to fatal convulsions then death within four hours. Dr J B Hillock of Columbus state veterinary surgeon and relatives attended.
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J. B. Hillock
Columbus
Pine Bluff real estate plunges toward Arkansas river
A section of Pine Bluff in Jefferson County teeters above the Arkansas river after a collapse of a sixty foot strip extending toward Burraque street. The event imperils nearby structures and the riverbank remains unstable. Nearby reports mention a murder arrest in Shenango Township and other brief items from New York to Gainesville.
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Pine Burr
Ark
Burraque Street
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Democracy splits in Charleston mayoral race
The Democracy of Charleston splits with two nominees to face the mayoral race. Samuel Sands, longtime Baltimore printer, dies at 92, possibly the oldest in service. On Wall Street Richmond stock and bonds firm as efforts to push prices down fail. Piedmont Chautauqua in Georgia draws large crowds. Bank of Natchitoches suspends assets. depositors expected to be paid in full. Several unrelated incidents and local notes follow.
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Democracy
Charleston
Samuel Sands
Baltimore
Richnond
Wall Street
Piedmont Chautauqua
Tithior Shines
Bank of
Athens debutante Mary Lou Fleming to be presented at SCA50D
Mrs. Robert Elem and her daughter Miss Lou Fleming of Augusta passed through Atlanta en route to Sewanee Tennessee. They toured the Kimball for several hours and are noted as popular debutantes in the upcoming SCA50D event.
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Mary Lou Fremine
Atlannta Journal
Athens
Robert Elem
Mice Sint Lou Fleming
Augusta
Atlanta
Kimball
Miss Fleming
Sewanee
Tennessee
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