Sunday Closing Challenge Reaches Supreme Court
Washington December 24 The Minnesota Sunday closing law for saloons prompts a Supreme Court review in Minnesota vs Marelanak. Marelanak challenged jury trial denial and municipal proceedings as constitutional. Chief Justice Fuller announced the decision without a written opinion.
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Wassington
D. C
Ecity of
Minneapolis
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
Cala Maretih
Marelanak
Marcianak
Siveme
Fuller
A Real Wonderland In South Dakota Healing Tale
A Mrs. E. D. Clapp home in Mound City reports a dramatic recovery for her son once near death due to lung and throat trouble. After starting Dr King’s New Discovery coughs and lung ailments improved, with a claim of complete cure. The medicine is sold by local druggists for 60 cents to 1.00 with a free trial bottle offered.
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South Dakota
E. D. Clapp
Mound City
W. Sith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Farmer George Ward Found Dead in Richmond County
George Ward a 46 year old farmer from the upper Richmond County area was found dead this morning hanging from a tree. Investigators reported death by suicide and noted recent financial reverses as a possible motive. Ward had worked on the Isbell plantation in the 12th district about 13 miles from Harlem and was unmarried.
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Lenata, Ga
George Ward
Richmond County
Corgier Pemegey
Suicile
Ward
Isbell
Harlem
F- Michal
Dangerous Health Claim Promotes Dr Kings Now Life Pills
Advertises Dr Kings Now Life Pills as a guaranteed remedy for stopping vet and bowel function issues with a money back guarantee. Claims quick relief and painless termination of the condition, urging purchases at W. J. Smith & Bro and Kt Palmer & Bons drug stores for 25 cents.
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W. J. Smith & Bro
Palmer & Bons
Cage Cure Keeps Athens Clean on Christmas Eve and Day
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Athens saw fewer than ten drunks confined as the city’s “cage cure” claimed success. Mayor Dorsey announced the plan beforehand, and lawmen kept offenders in jail through December 31, making Christmas Day quiet. A note on diphtheria emphasizes prevention with Chamberlains Cough Remedy and lists local druggists and stores selling it.
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Athens
Dorsey
What is a Watt in Electricity
The piece explains watts as the electrical unit of power, showing its origins from James Watt and its link to horse power. It defines volt and ampere, and notes 746 watts equal one horsepower, with kilowatt hours as the billing unit used by power companies.
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Watts
Akhood
Swat
James Watt
Watt
Volta
London
Becaues
Power and Light Companies
Bucklen's Amica Salve Endorsed by Local Merchant
Le Raysville merchant Woolever touts Bucklen's Amica Salve as a remedy for piles and all sores wounds and burns. He says it cured him twenty years ago and recommends it for general use at local drug stores W J Smith Bro H R Palmer and Sons.
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Woolever
le Raysville
N. Y
Bucklen
W. J. Smith
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Warren J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
EB. C. McEvoy
Orr Drug Co
Athens, Ga
Miss Robson Reflects On Stage Life And Loyalties
Forrest Arden reports Miss Robson recounts her stage birth in a convent on Staten Island, joining the Frawley Stock Company at 15, and rising through Davidson, Ettich’s Denver, and Chicago to perform Bonita, Constance, Juliet, and Merely Mary Ann. She notes art requires feeling, not mere lines.
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Forrest Arden
Chicago Examiner
Miss Robson
United States
Madge Carr Cooke
Staten Island
Frawley Stock Company
San Francisco
Majorie Deane
California
Davidson Stock Company
Milwaukee
Ettich’s Garden
Denver
Kirk la Shelle
Arizona
Mr. la Shelle
Chicago
New York
Constance
Browning
Otis Skinner
Mrs. le Moyne
Kyrle Bellew
France
Shakespeare
Juliet
Mary Ann
Lightning Kills A Little Girl In Reid's Station
In Macon Georgia on December 24 a lightning strike killed 10 year old Sedora Bryant who sat on her cousin's lap at the Bryant home south of Macon near Reid's Station. The bolt shattered walls and injured fifteen others but spared her cousin. Several relatives were hospitalized with injuries. the fatal shock left the girl dead while others escaped serious harm. Fire and debris filled the room as survivors recalled the freak accident amid damaged walls and scattered splinters.
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Macon
Reid
Bryant
Southern Railroad
Ugpal Muinner
W. M. Phillips
Frank and
Ava Phillips
James Warfield
City of
Athens
Sach
University of Georgia
General Assembly of Georgia
State of
Georgia
Generals Assembly
General Assembly
Honda
W. L. Wood
Washington notes on Murdock and old papers
Washington correspondent notes Representative Victor Murdock of Kansas uncovers long forgotten items in dusty records and saves the government millions by stopping a mail weight method. Senate changes on Revolutionary Claims bring Florida’s Taliaferro in. Tillman touts pigs backing clearing house certificates as an example of public skepticism.
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Victor Murdock
Kansas
Washington
New York Times
Postoffice Department
Senate Committee
Steve" Clay
Georgia
Taliaferro
Florida
Clay
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Gains Gentle Action
Kennedy’s cough syrup marketed as a free gentle remedy that drives cold from the system. Claimed to be non opiate and free of mar iottes, popular with children and available at all druggists.
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Kennedy
Costly Custom Houses Report Shows High Costs
The Treasury reports show wasteful costs collecting duties at small ports. Elizabeth West Virginia yielded 90 cents in duties with a $2,624.30 collection cost. Buford North Carolina cost $1,402.06 to collect $4.86. Cherryatone Virginia paid $1,229.96 to collect $1,232. Coos Bay Oregon collected $3 with a $1,302 payroll. Tapahanu k Virginia saw $26.30 in duties with $2,912 in costs.
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Utica Preas
United States
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
Elizabeth
W. Va
Buford
N. C
Treasury
Custom House
Cherryatone
Coos Flay
Tapahanuk
Burglar Traced to Albert Holder on Lumpkin Street
A burglary at the J. Van Straaten market on Lumpkin Street yielded about four dollars and meat. Police captured Albert Holder, a known local figure, on burglary charges after days of investigation. He denies the accusation, but officers say evidence points to conviction. Also includes a travel vignette about sleepiness while in a Chinese caravan and an advertisement for Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism and Neuralgia.
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J. van Straaten
Lumpkin Street
Albert Holder
Allet
North
China News
China
Dancer
Aleep
Ball Dress of Stamps Draws Bermuda Ball Crowds
London Daily Mail reports a Bermuda ball where a dress worn by a woman used over 0 000 stamps collected over years. The muslin gown featured elaborate designs including a brown Columbian eagle, a globe of old blue revenue stamps, and American flag receipts. A red and blue stamped hat completed the ensemble.
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London Daily Mail
Bermuda
Clarke County Georgia Legal Advertisements 1907
Clarke County Georgia legal notices announce board meeting schedule bids for heating, guardianship petitions, public real estate sales, and wardship actions. Includes bond election details for Athens City school bonds, sheriff election, and temporary guardianship orders with dates, names, and locations across Athens Winterville and Clarke County.
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Georgia
Clarke County
Court House
Clarke
State of
John C. Pitner
H. Kinnebrew
Clarke Co
Candidate announces bid for solicitor general of Western Circuit
A candidate announces run for solicitor general on the Macon democratic platform. The Western Circuit counties listed include Gwinnett Walton Jackson Oconee Clarke Banks and Franklin. The nomination comes under the democratic primary to be held in 1908 with the support of fellow citizens requested at the breuit.
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Georgia
Clarke County
John .W. Wier
Said
John W. Wier
General Assembly
S. B. Wingfield
Gwinnett
Walton
Jackson
Oconee
Clarke, Banks
Franklin
Macon
Breuit
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Farmer King Self
Castori
Alea
Cage Cure
Chamberlain
Warren ‘I. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sona
Stehee Peters Area
Dr. Shoop
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Miss Robinson
Actre
Washington Stories
Tillman
Oregon
Wall Street
Albert
Holder
van Straat
Ten’s Market
Detchon
H. R. Palmer &1 Sons
DeWitt
All Drug Cists
Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues For
John B. Gamble
Board of Commissioners of
Eee
Lounty
Wm. B. Tuck
Sarah Wilder Tuck
Sarah Tuck
B. Wingfield
Ordinary
Walker Hill
Quincy Hill
Baker Hill
Emmet Hill
Roberta Itt
Court of Ordinary
Haning
Cou
State of Georgia
Winterville
Georgia R. R
Old Yerby Place
J. F. Watson
James Tuck
F. C. Kroner
Mrs. H. Bullrd
Bol Yerby Place
D. H. Winter
Thos. Moore
Jim Tuck
County of
Oglethorpe
G. M
E. P. Barnett
W. H. Arnold
H. C. Bugg
A. T. Brightwell
J. B. Smith
ED. F. Barnett
Mra
E. F. Barnett
Athos
M. D. Irwin
Lawrenceville, Ga
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