Grand Army encampment opens in San Francisco
Veterans from many states gather for the thirty seventh Grand Encampment in the Golden Gate City. Railroads offer special excursion rates as 4,000 passengers travel westward with Allegheny City sending about 260 veterans. An extensive bureau of information and medical HQs prepare for visitors as true bills are filed in Danville for lynching cases and heavy rains flood Silver City causing up to 100000 dollars in losses.
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Grand Army
Golden Gate City
San Francisco
Geveral
Grand Army of the Republic
Bureau of Registration and Information
Grant Army
Golden Bute
Oxden
Pedro
Allegheny City
Abe Patterson
Corps of
Bureau of Information
Silver City
N. M
Gobrig
Ofice
Clarke Counitere
Srd
Jane
Train wreck through bridge kills fireman at Topeka
A Texas express train from Topeka crashed through a bridge over Hendricks Creek near Alma after a cloudburst. Fireman John Leggett of McFarland, Kansas, was killed. Other crew members were swept into the creek, clung to tree tops, and were rescued by fisherman William Graves. The engine and several cars disappeared beneath the water, with the bridge weakened by flooding.
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Topeka
Kans
Texas Express
Rock Island
Hendeicka Creek
Alma
John Leggett
McFarland
Kaus
Express
Wiliam Graves
Graves
Paris Tunnel Disaster funeral for nineteen victims
In Paris a grand funeral was held for 19 Metropolitan railroad catastrophe victims, bodies at the morgue moved to a temporary mortuary chapel, coffins arranged in two rows with flowers from the city and railroad, then taken to Notre Dame for services and interment in various cemeteries. Premier Combes and the municipal president addressed mourners, pledging relief. A buried ad note promotes Backlen's Arnica Salve for minor injuries.
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Paris
Vic Uma
Metropolitan Railroad
Precetare
Premier Combes
Notre Dame Cathedral
Georgia General Assembly Adjourns Sine Die Amid Rejoicing
Atlanta August 13. At 6 30 pm the general assembly adjourned sine die earlier than expected after resolving the convict bill. Members praised the session end, with senate and house completing remaining bills and bidding each other farewell in good humor.
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General Assembly
Atlanta
Senate
House
Case of Mamie Decris Thrust to Prison Commission Review
The DeCris case moves to the Georgia Prison Commission after the legislature sent a report noting the volume of testimony from Warren Jake Moore cannot be transcribed before adjournment. Governor and officials trust the Commission will act appropriately to prevent a repeat incident in state prisons. Stenographer J F Crawford will finish the transcription and submit materials to the Commission for prompt action.
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Prison Commission
Atlanta
DeCris
State
Warren Jake Moore
Commsnion
Georgia
J. F. Crawford
Moore
Mlbridgeville
Banda
The March of Progress and Flour Quality
In this note the author argues progress replaces old tools like railroads and telegraphs with modern goods. It compares flour quality to progress and promotes Bransford's Clifton flour from Wingfield Wholesale Grocery as superior for bread cake and pastry.
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Telephone
Bransford
Clifton
Wingfield Soash Grocery
Athens News Roundup of Travels and Local Notices
Athens residents and visitors are listed in a bustling social column. Travelers J M Mallory and J J Wilkins appear, with many others from Athens and nearby towns visiting, returning, or planning trips to Mt Airy Nashville Gainesville Tallulah Falls and New York. Also notes on Paraly sis Illness and a staff reshuffle at the North Georgia Agricultural College.
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Georgia
Clarke County
Court Howe
Athens
Bey
Baxter Sitet Wm
Ain
Chas, Stern & Co
Bilson
Eidson
Duson
John
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Batiste
Lucien B. Flatow CO
Max Josph Mercantile Co
College Avenue
Clayton Street
States
G. A.B
Danville
Rock Island Road
Backlen
H. R. Palmer & Bon
W. J. Smith & Bro
Mamie Decris
J. M. Mallory
The
Central Railway
Macon
J. J. Wilkins
Miss Mary Wilkins
Mt. Airy
Mrs. Wiking
Miss Wilkins
Mr. Wilkins
B. F. Hardeman
Marion Howse
City
Birmingham
Mr. Howse
West Point
N. G. Philpot
8. T. Philpot
Tthe Commercial
Nashville
Obas. H. Edge
Lily Aiken
Houston
Texas
J. W. Butler
Barber Street
Rosalie Dosier
Oglethorpe County
Minnie Scurry
New York
Misees Aba
May Irwin
Washington
Yester- Day
Thair
Tallulah Falls
Hugh Price Hinton
Baby
Sanders Bayy
Gainesville
M. A. Brown
Nellie
Mr. H. G. Wise
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J. ¥. Carthers
Col
G. E.deadwyler, Jr
Greane County
Sesis Butler
South Carolina
Vaseer Woolley
Mildred Woolley
Mr. B.O Tarver
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Mesara
E. C. Maxwell
8. L. Maxwell
Lexington
J. H. Fleming
Misa Lucy Fleming
Mrs. Brightwell
Maxeys
A. H. O'Farrell
Charleaton
J. E Talmadge, Jr
Tallulah
J. W. Weir
Madison
T. H. Dozier
Watkinsville
Gol. R. M. Thomason
Mr. O. M. Strahan
Tallaled Falls
Sidney Boley
Covington
N. G. Lee
Lee
Leas
Davia
Dahlonega
Davis
Tennessee
Rodgers
North Georgia Agricultural College
Augusta
H. C. Falk
Hamburg
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Pope & Fleming
H. H. Cabineas
Barter & Co
Cincinnati
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Amalgamated Brotherhood of Teamsters and Helpers
Teamsters
United States
Indianapolis
Southern Business College
Maconga
Hay Nah
Gs Oulge Era Peour
Peachtree Street
Atiazita, Ga
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry
Western & Atlantic Ry
MO. E. Satterfield
Pillanta
N. Pryor Street
Union Depot
Bell
Ang Wl
Alomis
T. P. Vincen
W. A. Morton
GTC
Bailey
de Armold
N.D Arnold
Sato al Kinula
Erie
Match Tale Corporation
Clarke
Maid
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Price
Alturpey
J. Crawford
Kuperior
Ace Nee
Crawford
Euperior Court
Clarke Aik
Cefre
Rune
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