Empress Funeral Planned for Tue Aug 1 in Potsdam
Berwin Aug 7 The funeral of Dowager Empress Frederick is set for Tuesday next Aug 1. The burial will be at Friedens Kirche mausoleum near Potsdam. Emperor William orders six weeks mourning for army and specifies mourning attire for court ladies and gentlemen. Court readers note restrictions on public entertainments and performances until after the funeral.
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Berwin
Frederick
Friedens Kirche
Potsdam
William
Sis
Em William I
Burkett Case: Woman Admits Fake Assault Charge
Aug 9 Chattanooga report says Mrs Mary Burkett of Sherman Heights claimed assault and robbery by a Blowing Springs, Ga, Black man. Investigation shows she faked the tale after traveling with a man named Asrey. Lynching threats arose, but the suspect near La Fayette, Ga, is to be released with sheriff’s orders.
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la Payette
Borkect
Trolleys Running Again After Columbus Street Car Strike
Columbus Ga Aug 3 The Columbus street car strike ended last night with all but one employee returning to work. A citizens committee mediated a settlement offering 19 cents an hour with a 1 1/2 hour for morning and other terms. Most workers resumed duties with remaining objections resolved. Also Navy orders dispatch Machina gunboat from Boston to Hampton Roads and then to Colon at the Panama terminus.
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Columbus
CoLumus
Citizens’ Committee
Columnus Railroad Company
Maanager
Machins
Coton
Wasmixarow
Navy Department
Machina
Noted Americans in London Toady Amid Gilded Isles Society
London Aug 8 American figures in London include Senator Chauncey M Depew General Grosvenor and Ministers Snowden and Nowell. Vanderbilt party at Cowes yachts Valiant Aphrodite and others draw admiration as regatta season swells. Patti and other artists travel, Osbourne visits noted. Deliberations over Duke of Orleans gift spark controversy in London papers.
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London
Chauncey M. Depew
Marguerita
Calanthe
Margeret
Los
England
Isle of Wight
Goodwood
Madarao
Nevada
America
Ble
Edward
Queen Victoria
Osborne
Boston
Adelina Patti
Stockholm
Saltsja Baden
Outlaw Posse Kidnaps and Killings Stir Two States
A notorious Kentucky Tennessee chase ends with a deadly confrontation at a halfway house in Mippiesvoro Kentucky. Johnny Martin, keeper of the hideout, was killed in a posse arrest attempt after weeks of pursuit. The incident follows earlier violent confrontations and warnings by authorities, with rewards offered for his capture. Two alleged victims were wounded in the attacks tied to the outlaw operations at Bart's resort.
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Mippiesvoro
Johnny"’ Martin
Kentucky
Tennesses
Hunt Aun Sre
Thraais
Possemeneo
van Saar Bart
English Wheat Harvest Yields Seen Below Normal in UK counties
The Loupom report says quality is good but yields in important English counties will average about 4 quarters per acre, below the usual 5. Disny and Seasheeten note good quality with lower yields, while Beguah potatoes rise since 1905, a year of note. In New York, Justice O Gorman hears Atwater Crukshank on Copper Mines case. Hallenberg’s rights claimed but appeal unlikely.
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Loupom
United Kingdom
Mark Lane Express
Arora
New York
Justice O'Gorman
Supreme Court
Atwater & Cruikshank
A. W. Hallenberg
Seimer
Iockholter
Georgia's First Bale of New Crop Cotton Reaches Albany
Autaxy Georgia notes the first bale of the 1901-02 cotton crop arriving in Albany. A late paragraph reports Andrew Carnegie invited to become lord rector of Aberdown University succeeding Professor Braurt, per the Exchange Telegraph Company.
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Georgia
Autaxy
Albany
Carnegie
Lospow
the Exchange Telegraph Company
Andrew Carnegie
Aberdown University
Braurt
Milledgeville Horticultural Convention Opens Twenty Fifth Year
The State Horticultural convention met in Milledgeville Georgia to mark its twenty fifth annual gathering. About a hundred members attended with many more from a distance to join or gain insight. President Berckmans presided with Mayor Horne delivering the welcome, praised by Horticultural leader HovA Mathews. Professor Baist of Rock Hill S C gave the main address urging wider planting around schools and towns. A late notice promotes Syrup of Figs for purifying and cleansing the system.
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Milledgeville
Friends of Horticulture
Macon
Georgia
Berckmans
J. H. Mashburn
G. H. Miller
Rome
Scott
Griffin
Julius A. Horne
Ho Va. Mathews
Fort Valley
Horne
Hemmock
Randolph County
Berckman
Baist
Normal School of
Rock Hill
State Horticultural’ Society
Pension Rolls Grow Steadily in Georgia
Georgia's pension expenditures for next year total about 421000 with potential increase if all applications passed by Commissioner J W Lindsey are paid. The new cases include 851 indigents 44 disabled 1007 widows in new class plus many others returning papers for corrections. Last year’s pensions were 696000 and new applications called for 125000, totaling 821000. Lindsey notes the roll is rising and expects up to 500 more applications this year. County by county figures show Bibb Fulton Chatham and others contributing new cases. A local notice mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla ad text in the period.
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Atlanta
Georgia
J. W. Lindsey
Lindsey
Bibb County
Puulton
Chatham
Luew Clam
Wilows
Linderyenya
Chatham County
Johnson Vindicated as County Awarded Back Pay
Grand jury report clears Hon. J. W. Johnson of misdeeds in Deonee County. The county owes him 2021 dollars and 5 cents after a long official review. Auditor Erwin Jr. previously supported his innocence and a compensated restitution is ordered. A separate brief notes the drowning of Lawrence G. Mitchell in Atlanta near Beaulien.
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Johnson
John W. Johnson
Deonee
Alex 8. Erwin, Jr
Young Eoin
Oldrke County
Quonve
Coones County
Alex 3
Erwin, Jr
Jno
O. Johnson
Wriléin
Jno. W. Johnson
Erwin
A. W. Ashford
Ashford
Lawrence Mitchell
Arlanta
Lawrence G. Mitchell
L. Mitchell
Atlanta
Beaulien
Savannah
Mitchell
A. A. Keach
Attendance at the State Normal School Surges
The State Normal School reports 259 students currently enrolled with 463 total so far and expectations of over six hundred by term end. Dormitories are crowded with about two hundred teachers boarding there. accommodations remain satisfactory and affordable. The new domestic arts and defenses department opens under President Brancon with Miss Taylor and Miss Turnball directing. Classes are formed and sewer connections to the school are in use.
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State Normal School
Atx
Pres. Brancon
Miss Taylor
Misa Turnball
Substitute for Majority Suffrage Report Before Alabama Convention
At the Montgomery constitutional convention only 85 members attended, a bare quorum. Mobile’s Mr. Smith proposed an ordinance exempting Confederate soldiers who lost limbs from taxes and licenses. The substitute for the majority suffrage report was adopted, removing the grandma clause and requiring under 45 to pay 8 dollars for school purposes, while over 45 critics warned of regional impact. Black Belt concerns and proposals to raise penalties for registrars were debated. Blackwell’s amendment failed as they argued good men would reject registrar duties under heavy fines.
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Alabama
Montoomery
Ala
Smith
Mobile
Bank of Russell
Blackwall of
Morgan
Walker
Madison
Blackwell
Secretary Wilson Investigating Northwest Crop Conditions
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson toured the northwest to assess crop health and reported the damage not as severe as feared. He noted visible losses in Omaha area but improvements in Bronx City region, with full loss estimates to appear in the August 10 monthly bulletin.
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Wilson
Northwest
Sioux Orry
Omaha
Bronx City
Fire damages Winds Central shop at Pateeah Ky
Large fire at Winds Central shops in Pateeah Kentucky Aug 2 destroyed wood working department and a large amount of material and tools worth about 35 dollars. Cause suspected spontaneous combustion. Workmen displaced, but the damaged area will be rebuilt.
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Pateeah
Papucan
the Winds Central Shopa
Arnica Salve Promises Fast Relief for Skin Ailments
Don’t Let Them Sailor. The ad touts Baocklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for itching and burning eczema and other skin diseases. Claims to heal raw sores, reduce inflammation, and leave no scar. Sold only at H.R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Buith & Bro for a stated price.
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Baocklen
Arnica
H.R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Buith & Bro
Missing boy sought by Atlanta police over camps
Atlanta police received a letter asking officers to watch Gypsy camps and fortune tellers for any sign of George Arthur Den, a boy reported stolen in Massachusetts a year and a half ago. The note offered a $1000 reward and referenced a prior case in Lowell with unclear details.
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Atlanta
Mass
Charlie Rosa
George Arthur den
Lowell
Aslanta
Sant Les Aeesarite
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