Quiet Capitol Day With Georgia Law Makers
The House acted as a quiet Saturday, disposing of second readings while few important bills were introduced. Huff proposed bonds of four and a half percent totaling 300000 to cover 1891 public debt, and a nepotism ban for public offices. Congressional reapportionment remains largely approved amid minor local dissatisfactions.
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Daniel
Coffee
Gober
Huff
Burke County
Burke
Georgia Carolina and Northern to Build Depot in Atlanta
The Georgia Carolina and Northern Railway aims to enter Atlanta by purchasing property bounded by Bell Hunter and Grant streets for its depot yards and facilities. The plan requires clearing several houses on the site to construct depots and other buildings.
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Atulanta
Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Atlanta
Bell Hunter
Grant Street
Skewered and Cured and a Patent Cure Claim
An elderly man jokes about being skewered by illness then cured by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The ad-like fragment lists digestive and vitality symptoms and touts a medicine promised to subdue bilious liver issues and related woes.
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Jones
Dr. Pierce
Jury Finds Dr Baker Guilty of First Degree Murder
In Anthapon Virginia the jury returns a guilty verdict after an eighteen day trial over Dr Baker accused of poisoning his wife. The court will hear motions for arrest of judgment and a new trial as the death of Mrs Polk is reported in Nashville. Memphis residents face a swindle linked to a Chicago savings firm. Two boys publish false notices about R M Eubanks in Atlanta. A local medicine ad for Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial appears amid the items.
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Anthapon
Memphis
National Capital Savings and Building and Loan Association
Chicago
Rev. G. H. Hodge
Hodge & Patty
Hodge
Emphis
Atlanta
R. M. Eubanks
Eubanks
Dsc
World’s Fair buildings halt. resuming soon in Chicago
Work on the World’s Fair structures has stopped after engineers found errors in strain calculations. Chief Engineer Gottlieb has resigned, and Chief of Construction Burnham reports a large force has reevaluated foundations and plans. Some buildings remain at foundations while others may resume within forty eight hours.
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Chicago
Engineers Department
Gottlieb
Burnham
Pobmetter Tele Ae
Wotiveen Serene
Salem
Conn
Wan
Guests at Campbellville Fair Attempt Home Invasion
Joseph Newcomb returning from the fair found three men at his supper table seeking lodging. They refused to leave when asked and one man tried to stay all night. A struggle ensued and Newcomb used a rifle to defend his home.
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Campbellville
Joseph Newcomb
Mr. Newcomb
Ryan on Top Ex Merchant Plans 80 Cent Dollar Compromise
Atlanta August 15 Ex merchant Stephen A Ryan likely to resume trade with his firm under a compromise offer to creditors. The plan proposes 80 cents on the dollar with 10 percent cash and the rest in installments over nine and sixteen months plus costs of litigation. Attorneys will mail a circular to creditors.
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Atlanta
Stephen A. Ryan
Ryan
Dr Martin Sent to the Pen for Six Years
Atlanta ward physician Dr M C Martin, a known political figure, is sentenced to six years in the penitentiary after a sensational Fulton county trial for crimes against a teenage girl. The two day trial ended with no appeal for a new trial. Born near Rome, he served in the Confederate army and later practiced in Atlanta. He married Miss Kate Harville Josey and has a large family.
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Atlanta
M. C. Martin
Fulton County
Martin
Rome
Kate Harville
Josey
Richmond
Danville
Creditors seek Thomas, Mnnger & Co. brokers in New York
The creditors of Thomas Mnnger and Co investment brokers at 173 Broadway search New York for the missing Texas link to the American Trust Company failure. Dispatches from Fort Worth report no information. Green Trust updates show $19 000 and $15 000 in claims, but no clues in New York.
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New York
Thomas, Mnnger & Co
Broadway
American Trust Company
Fort Worth
Tex
Forth Worth
York
Texas
A. J. Eastman
Erreene Trust Company
Corey
Pardridge the Plunger Says He Won't Plunge Again
Ed Pardridge known as the Plunger has settled with the Board of Trade after a staggering loss nearing 1 million dollars. He paid in a check over 1 million before 10 am and asserts he is financially all right though unsure if he will trade again. He plans to avoid the limit plunge and retains an annual income of 180 thousand dollars from remaining fortune.
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Ed” Pardridge
Curiaco
Board of Trade
Miracle fall feat leaves 5-year-old uninjured in Newark
Five year old Maurice Tabaschneider plunged from a fifth story Ridge street tenement at 2 am and escaped with minor bruises. Neighbors and a Bellevue physician, who joked about a $1,000,000 bet, offered reassurance while the fleeing family secured safety on a fire escape.
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New York
Maurice Tabaschneider
Ridge Street
Tabaschneider
Maurice
Bellevue
East Side
Notable marriages and scandals lead to departures in Kentucky
In Louisville James McGee and Miss Sallie Barrickman from Skylight elopers are to wed after his divorce. They faced rumors of a mob, traveled to Frankfort, and returned with Barrickman lodging in Louisville while McGee plans to move on. A divorce is expected at Oldham county court.
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Louisville
James McGee
Sallie Barrickman
Skylight Elopers
LaGrange
McGee
Oldham
Skylight
Miss Barrickman
Frankfort
Cast Your Burden on the Lord in Every Trial
A sermon-like reflection on how readers interpret the verse Cast thy burden upon the Lord. It contrasts bearing sin, spiritual doubts, poverty, illness, loss, and even death with trusting divine sustenance. The piece urges individuals to cast all burdens—big and small—upon the Lord and test his sustaining power.
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Thomas
Satan
Abstain Advice From A Doctor At A West College Talk
Dr. Dash recalls classmates where six of eighteen drank daily and failed to prosper while one editor remained steady. He warns that alcohol harms health and success in America. Quotes highlight abstinence across professions and the rallying cry from asylums to courts. Ordinary Herrington and Clerk Kenney enjoy a quiet summer at the courthouse.
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Dash
Eos
Ben Perry
Ben
Perry
Seaboard
Cig
America
Snccras
Australia
Lquor
Crick
Grace Aye
Weston
Hapton
Webb
Livingstone
Clark Say
Farrar
Siain
Tue Court House
Herrington
Kenney
Court House
Rain and Renewal in a Desert Town Poem
A fragmentary poem speaks of rain flooding the parched town and revived life. It imagines the window of heaven opening to pour blessings on the thirsty, the mountain light, and lovers in the mossy woods. The speaker pleads to carry the rain’s grace to the widow and the friendless, washing away self.
Jimmy Leighton's Mountain Fly Fishing Adventure
Jimmy begs to join Uncle Jim’s fishing trip but is told his legs are too short. He and his mother craft homemade flies and a rod, Jimmy tries wading the ditch, naps by willows, and wakes to see Uncle Jim returning with a fine speckled trout the day ends.
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Jimmy
Iid
Uncle Jim
Cuncle Jun
Jim
Mamma
Mumma
Jumy
Papal Letter Endorses Exhibition and Indulgences for Pilgrims
The pope wrote to the bishop of Treves praising the exhibition of the new coat, calling it laudable and benevolent, and promising indulgences to pilgrims. An Indiana infant near Greenfield died from suffocation after a feather bed fell on the sleeping child. Funeral services for Mrs. James K. Polk were held in Nashville with burial nearby.
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Treves
William Sheppard
Greenfield
Ind
James K. Polk
Polk Place
Nashville
Abraham Backer
New York
Marcus Choar
East Helena
Mont
W. D. Bennett
Bennett & Co
Midway
Walker
N. T. Lupton
Alabama
R. D. Kei
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