French Highways Among the Best in World Travel
Washington reporter recounts Logan Waller Page, head of the U S Office of Public Roads, praising France and England for road maintenance and dust free surfaces. He notes plans for an International Bureau of Roads, a memorial to M Trisouget, and France and England using improved stone mixes to cut dust. Page contrasts European and American traffic laws, praising lax enforcement abroad and arguing highways benefit from regular upkeep and innovation.
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Washington
D. C
Logan Waller Page
Office of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
American Commission
Paris
United States
Page
Fenner Cul
England
United States Office of Public Roads
Congress
Anerlen
International Bureau of Roads
International Bureau of Navigation
Mr. Page
M. Trisouget
France
Salles du Jeu de Paume
Beauful Orden
Tuileries
Rosiles
Fryser Palace
Secasion
Fontainblen
Nee
Versailles
Inger Hinet
Orang
Han Limber
Wirz monument accepted by Richmond Georgia
Rome Georgia December 5 a letter to Miss Mattle Shel dieu recording secretary of the Georgia Division U D C states the Wirz monument has been officially received by the city of Richmond Savannah chairwoman of the site and transportation committee will lead a committee to place the monument in Richmond as soon as possible The state convention debated site options Andersonville offered sites in Americus and Macon were discussed but Richmond was chosen Some Georgia chapters may seek to withdraw the gift leading to an extra convention session The U D C plans to form a Wirz Monument Association to erect a marker at the former Capt Wirz office site in Andersonville and preserve the history involved
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Rome
Mise Mattle Shel- Dieu
Georgia
Richmond
N. B. Harrison
Savannah
Capt. Wirz
Andersonville
Americus
Macon
Veterans of
Wira
Captain Wira
Preacher Sentenced to Penitentiary for Abandoning Family
H E Roseberry formerly a Wilmore Kentucky preacher who abandoned his wife and child and came to Chattanooga with a 16 year old girl was sent to the penitentiary for three years He appealed his conviction and asked for coal mine work immediately He released a letter asking that the title reverend not be used with his name and bid farewell until justice is served.
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Kentucky
Chattanooga
Tenn
Roseberry
Wilmore
Rosenberry
Two Men Drowned in Potomac Near Stubblefield Falls
Washington December reports two youths drown while fishing in a small canoe on the Potomac ten miles north of the city. Joseph H. Painter twenty a botanist in the national museum and Robert Wallace sixteen, both residents of Washington, were swept under after the craft overturned on striking a rock. bodies not recovered.
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Washington
Joseph H. Painter
National Museum
Robert Wallace
Stubblefield Falls
Potomac River
Personal Appeal for Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy
A persuasive appeal touts Foley's Honey and Tar as safe for coughs colds and lung trouble. It claims forty years of cures with no higher cost than unknown preparations. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley
New York Gossip on Swindlers and Squirrels in Central Park
A column of satirical notes from New York discusses swindlers like Foster and Meyers who prey on capitalists while the honest poor struggle for loans. It also reports a Central Park census showing a decline in squirrels due to overfeeding and cars, advising restocking and caution about luxury.
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New York
Central Park
Fads and fashions of interest to ladies in New York
New York fashion notes describe elaborately trimmed gowns where harmony matters more than standout details. Gold returns as a key decorative element with satin Directoire dresses, black net sleeves and yokes, and gowns layered over cloth of gold. Gold slippers with bronze stockings complete the look.
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New York
Directoire
Old feud ends in Dr Collangen's shooting at Fragic
In Trague Tennessee Dr Cullen M Collangen physician was found mortally wounded on railroad tracks near his home. Brothers Sam Gus and Jef Moody are in custody for the killing with Levi Jackson charged as an accessory. A dangerous operation is the removal of the appendix by a surgeon.
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Trague
Tenn
Cullen M. Collangen
Sam
Gus
Jef Moody
Levi Jackson
Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. B. Palmer & Sons
Baseball Men Are In Session At Waldorf Astoria
New York dispatch reports baseball magnates and executives gathering in New York for a series of meetings at the Waldorf Astoria and Victoria hotels. The National Commission sessions begin today and major league delegates debate plans to classify minor leagues with the majors, risking upheaval of the national agreement. Some expect a firm push from American Association and Eastern League delegates, while others doubt success and foresee no baseball war this season.
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New York
Waldof-Astoria
Victoria
Hoatelinas
National Commission
American Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Buffalo
Eastern League
Governor-Elect Brown Plans Visit to Cherokee County
Canton Ga Dec 7 Governor elect Joseph M Brown will spend several days with friends in Canton during the Cherokee superior court session next week Born in Cherokee he says his heart is warm for Cherokee and its people The county gave him one of his largest majorities during the campaign welcome greetings were planned as a token of Cherokee affection
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Cherokee County
Canton
Joseph M. Brown
Brown
Cherokee
Mrs McRaney's Experience with Foley's Kidney Remedy
Mrs McRaney of Prentiss writes she endured three months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble and, after two doctors failed to help, found relief after taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. She reports feeling like a new person after two bottles and urges suffering women to try the remedy sold by all druggists.
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McRaney
M. McRaney
Prentiss, Miss
Foley
Overdose of Poison Kills Mother and Babe in Arkansas
Holygrove Arkansas reports Mrs Bon near Holygrove died from an overdose of poisons causing temporary insanity. After giving the poison to her child she consumed a quantity herself. Dr John E White of Atlanta investigated the case, while elsewhere the Constitution notes debate over South Carolina state prohibition and Georgia’s stance.
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Holygrove
Ark
Bon
John E. White
Atlanta
South Carolina
Georgia
Gage Law
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Harman
Meritlicont
American Republic
Association of London
Great Britain
Nake
Aighmord
Wirz
Daughters of the Confederacy
Potomac
Mrs. Chadwick
William Abbott Foster
J. Montefiore Meyers
Foster
Clarendon
Clarendon Hotel
John D. Rockefeller
J. Pierpont Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
J. Montefiore Moyers
Ike Foster
David Belasco
Mr. Belasco
Meyers
Europe
Kentucky Mountains
Westchester County
Staton
Hoboken
Justice of the Peace of
J. P
Chicago
Fireq
New Jersey
Connecticut
Florence Fairbanks
Chamberlain
David Freeman
Kempt
Nova Scotia
N. R. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
Warren J. Smith & Bro
B. C. McEvoy
L. P. Conning Drug Stores
Old Home
Babe
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