Closing of the Big Congress at Riverside Rivers and Harbors
Washington reports the fourth annual National Rivers and Harbors Congress closing with 2000 delegates, pledge of $50 million annual federal appropriations, support from cabinet members, governors, and railroad leaders. James Hill and Finley addressed attendees, signaling relieved railroad opposition and urging continued waterways development. The congress elected Joseph B. Ransdall and J. F. Elison as leaders, expanded its board to include wider regions, and called for a $60,000 member-raising drive to boost impact.
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Home Made Happy by Chamberlain Cough Remedy
A mother cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as saving her baby after measles led to bronchitis. She says eight stores failed to provide relief until the remedy cured the child and praises its safety and pleasant taste. Sold by local druggists including Palmer, Smith, Canning, McEvoy, and Orr Drug Co.
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Drowned Atlanta Man Ulysses Bell Dies in Florida River
Ulysses Bell a popular Atlanta figure, son of Mrs. Mary C. Bell and brother of Hon. Madison Bell, drowned in the St Johns River near Jacksonville while duck hunting. He fell from a boat as ammunition in his pocket dragged him under. his body was recovered.
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Panic makers blamed for national crisis in Augusta Chronicle editorial
The Augusta Chronicle editorial protests panic driven reforms and assigns blame to agitators and financiers. It argues the panic was created to gain political advantage, cites disruption to industry, suspended investments, and job losses, and says the public now sees through the tactics and holds the panic makers accountable.
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New York City Observes Quiet Sunday Event
New York on December 9 experienced a rare quiet Sunday with parks and churches competing for attention. Police enforced the blue law while aldermen planned to modify the ordinance. Brooklyn exhibitors kept shows open only to await public opinion favoring relaxation of Sunday restrictions. Broadway lay empty as the city endured an unusually still day.
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How Diphtheria is Contracted
A compact caution on how diphtheria follows a cold and how Chamberlains Cough Remedy can hasten recovery. The ad notes the remedy is sold by Warren J. Smith & Bro and several local druggists in Athens Georgia.
Vocal Exercise Echoes Voting Duty Debate
A brief exchange between Mr Billings and Mrs Wisely casts light on views of political participation. Billings argues every man should have a vote in government affairs while Wisely counters that voice should be directed beyond shouting at election bulletins.
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Marshal Brinson Fatally Wounded in Midville Tragedy
Millen Ga December 9 a Black man fatally wounded Marshal Brinson in Midville provoking strong racial tension. The slayer fled as sheriff with armed men and bloodhounds headed to hunt him. Brinson was shot after ordering the man to quiet himself. a platoon fire struck him in the abdomen and body.
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Young Man Oscar Taylor Found Dead in Swamp
In Hawkinsville Georgia the body of Oscar Taylor, a prominent young man, was found this morning by searchers in a swamp below the city. He had disappeared from home last Tuesday and, in the cold weather, reportedly killed himself by shooting his heart after making a pillow of his coat in a Cypress dog. Despondency is given as the only known cause.
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Russian Douma? Door mat gag echoes in standard humor
A light quip from the Catholic Standard mocks the spelling of Douma by comparing it to a door mat. The exchange captures a playful take on a foreign term within a domestic humorous frame.
Universal freight tariff sessions begin as commission forms
Washington D C December 9 a sub commission of the uniform classification system organized by U S railroads met to fix time and details for its forthcoming meetings likely in New York or Chicago Sessions may last three years or longer with dissolution if progress stalls the fifteen member body covers all railroads and aims to unify schedules amid three main classifications official southern and western Comforting Words Dean's Kidney Pills touted for backache and urinary trouble with a Athens Georgia user praising relief after years of pain and disability urging readers to consult H R Palmer Sons for testimonials
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