Multiple city reports from Aug 9 across nations and states
Telegraphic items detail violence in Augusta with a knife attack on Dr. Bussey, Aguinaldo appealing for recognition, the death of Mrs. Pickens in South Carolina, Judge Rose shot in Eastman, Emancipation Day in Knoxville, and anti Bryan remarks in Atlanta. Additional dispatches note Italian lynching reports, Yaqui conflicts near Bicam, Tillman’s fiery reply, a Cuban death in Sancti Spiritus, MacArthur’s forces in the Philippines, a Cleveland car bombing, powder explosion in West Point, and a kidney health ad fragment.
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Augusta
W. W. Bussey
James Bussey
Manila
Aguinaldo
Tarlac
Buencamino
Columbia
D. C
T. W. Pickens
South Carolina
Eastman
J. M. Rose
Herman
Guayamas
Mex
Torres
Bicam
8. C
Ben Tillman
W. O. Smith
Fort Scott Kas
J. L. Green
Cuba
Georgia Eighth District Annual Report Highlights Fruit Losses
The 1898 blizzard crippled peaches pears and plums in Clarke Oconee Oglethorpe Green Morgan Jasper Putnam Wilkes Madison Franklin Elbert and Hart. A state survey is urged, with emphasis on school botany agriculture chemistry and entomology, plus pecan walnut and fruit tree trials for Georgia.
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Clarke
Oconee
Oglethorpe
Green
Morgan
Jasper
Puttam
Wilkes
Madison
Franklin
Elbert
Harty
Georgia
San Jose
H. C. White
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
University of Georgia
Hugh N. Starnes
United States
California
Blue Ridge
Eden
Mountain
Edwin D. Newton
SiVice Pres
The Bradfield Regulator Co. Offer Clarified
Fragmentary text describes a free book offer from The Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta Georgia. The readable portion suggests a solicitation or mailing list promotion with unclear phrasing and missing details.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
Whitee Cases Reach Settlement In Judge Fosters Court
In Judge Foster's court the negro Charlie Brewer was bound over to the next superior court session on a $100 bond for stealing rides on the railroad. Beefie charged with stealing sacks met the same fate, Wes Jackson alias Coolie was discharged as his case was settled. Several other cases were set for the morning session.
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Charlie Brewer
Bond Reappointment Sparks Editorial Support from Citizen
A local citizen urges the governor to reappoint Prof. Bond to the school board, praising his qualification, integrity, and fearlessness. The letter argues against opponents and calls for a thorough, aboveboard investigation before any decision.
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Bond
Frightened Horses Cause Smash Up on Clayton Street
Two vehicles collided when an electric car and a country boy's buggy frightened each other on Clayton Street. Mr. Luther McGinty was bruised and his buggy damaged while two visiting young ladies, Miss Kiser and Miss Smith, were briefly in danger but unharmed. Late at night, a two horse hack also broke loose, crashing into a fence and sustaining damage, though the horses escaped unscathed.
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Barch
Clayton Street
Luther ‘McGinty
Clayton Atroét
Talmadge Grocery Company
McGinty
Mr. Burch
Parr
Jackson Street
Mr. Watson
Baldwin and
Jackson
Ned Lester Fined for Violating Back-Leged Ordinance
Ned Lester was fined for violating the hack ordinance. Two eyewitnesses testified he crossed the deadline while trying to secure freight and traffic, and he mortgaged his horse for the fine before departing.
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Jedge
Ned
Lester
High Dudgeon
Whisky Gap Myth Debunked by Wagon Trail History
Colonel C C Courant recounts the Whisky Gap tale from 1862 route changes on the Denver Salt Lake overland trail. A whisky keg spilled near a camp spring, sparking drunken excess among troops and naming Whisky Gap, though the spring was just water.
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Whisky Gap
Uncle Sam
C. C. Courant
Wyoming
West
Denver
Salt Lake City
Pacific Coast
Ben Holliday
Great Overland Line
North Platte
Sweetwater
South Pass
Julesburg
Colo
Fort Lupton
Laramie Plains
Bridge Pass
Devil's Gate
Eleventh Ohio Cavalry
O’farrell
W. H. Brown
Brown
Ae ‘Company of
United States Soldiers
Philadelphia Inquirer
Irish driver joke told by Planche in old tale
Planche recounts a tale about an Irish driver driving while a main coachman notes the driver tying his neck in his comforter. The driver replies with a quip about a map and his wife being a widow, underscoring rustic humor and roadside banter.
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Planche
Local Clergyman's Lighthearted Kentucky Luncheon Tale
A Kentucky cleric visiting Chicago recounts a hospitable luncheon mix up as he devours a small table's spread thinking it meant for him. The incident prompts self deprecating remarks and a caution not to judge Kentuckians by one man’s actions.
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Chicago
Louisville Times
Arabia
Major Inverarity
Livingstone
Major Swaine
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Atlanta
F. G. du Bignon
Washington, D
MacArthur
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Ang
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Henee
B.B.B
Plaan
Whitee
Foster's Court
Dr. Sawyer
R. R. Palmer & Sons
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Professor Bond
Sawyer
HR. Palmer & Sons
Hezekiah Joseph
Hezekiah Ebenezer Joseph
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Saad
Lickskillet
Ned Lester
Allen
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Tutt
Whisky Gap, WY
Turkey
Constantinople
Haidan Pasha
Pera
William McCullough
Thomas Conroy
Painter
McCullough
F. A. Acland
Ningit
Pe-ru-na Medicine Co
Columbus, O
Lizzie Peters
Mascoutah
Eliza Wike
Iron Street
Akron
the Sunday Sun
the Sun New
Arker
Brose
Real Co
Minon Square
Philada
Koz
D. W. McGregor
Athens
Banne
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