Rockefeller Endowment Aims to Fund U S Higher Education
New York July announcement states John D Rockefeller provided ten million dollars to the General Education Board for a nationwide higher education endowment. F T Gates transmitted the plan noting the fund is held in perpetuity with income used for institutions of learning nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
New York
United States
John T. Rockeffeller
de Waller Hitrick
The
Heart
F. T. Gates
Rocdefeller
York, Duneie
Broadway
Messrs
Wallace Tittrieh
State J. Murphey
General Education General Education
My. Rockefeller
Bargain display of textile yardages and prices
Readable list shows quantities of various fabrics including Nainsook, Persian Lawn, Apron Ginghams, Huck Toweling, Cotton Goods, Linen Volle, Ginghams, Batiste, Swiss, Silk Foulards and novelty dress goods. Prices range from 3 1 2 to 15 cents with notes on worth and double price comparisons.
Notable clash at Palmer House between Shaw and Lewis in Chicago
Wealthy automobilist E. B. Shaw and ex congressman J. Hamilton Lewis fought at the Monroe entrance of the Palmer House over an insult to Mrs. Lewis. Dan ONeill aided Lewis, knocked Shaw down, and Shaw was treated for injuries. The altercation disrupted departure as Mrs. Lewis screamed and a policeman was sought. The piece also lists a prominent board with names including Rockefeller Jr and Page.
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Chicago
E. B. Shaw
J. Hamilton Lewis
Monroe
Palmer House
Mrs. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Georgia
Robert C. Oxden
Wallace Buttrick
Potomac
Ohio
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tex
Starr J. Murphy
Frederieck T. Gates
Daniel C. Gilman
Morris K. Jessup
Walter H. Page
Albert H. Shaw
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Hugh H. Hanna
William R. Harper
Benjamin Andrews
Ater Peabody
Bucklen's Arnica Salve credited for lip sore cure
Concord Kentucky man B F Leek says a 20 year sore on his upper lip caused agony and pain. After trying everything else he cured it with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The advert notes its use for burns cuts and wounds with prices at local drug stores.
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B. F. Leek
Concord
Bucklen
H.R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Special Remnants and Ties Sale Noted
Offer details show 1000 yards of remnants at 12 cents and 15 cents per yard, 6 cents for Silk Windsor Ties, slightly rumpled stock, Windsor Ties at 10 cents valued at 25 cents. Promotion noted as special.
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Juun Yards
Windsor
Price list for Quilts and Huck Towels
A historical pricing note lists white Quilts priced at 9 cents for a $1.25 value, $1.25 for a $1.50 item, $1.50 for a $2.00 item, and $2.50 for a $3.50 quilt. Huck Towels are quoted at 15 cents for a 25 cent value.
Linen and Silk Waists Offered at Cost
Retailers advertise linen waists at cost and silk waists at cost with a single lot of black lawn waists available at manufacturers cost. Includes 25 silk waists and 1 black lawn waist as part of the sale.
Hull Defends Precise Word Choice After Watkinsville Murder
Editor A. L. Hull denounces labeling the Watkinsville atrocity as a mob lynching, calling it a premeditated murder by a organized band of killers. He argues the crime far surpasses past incidents like Statesboro and questions future justice, noting multiple murderers at large near home.
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Statesboro
A. L. Hull
Doubling Capacity At Whitehall Cotton Mill Underway
The Whitehall cotton mill owned by Judge Jobe I K White is being expanded to double its capacity. A large workforce is erecting new buildings and, upon completion, installing the required machinery. The mill is regarded as one of the best in the south and ongoing enlargement efforts continue.
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Whitehall
Jobe I K. White
Aerial daredevil Knabenshue lands atop Toledo building
In Toledo Ohio on July 1 Kaiabenshue piloted a airship 3 miles through favorable winds to alight atop a ten story office building in twenty five minutes. He then returned to the starting depot amid a cheering crowd and declared the craft superior and easier to manage, solving aerial navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
ATR
Kaiabenshue
Abo
Knabenshue
Remedy for bowels urged for children in summer months
The notice promotes Chambherlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine for bowel complaints in children during summer. It claims prompt control of any abnormal looseness whether in a child or adult and lists Patmor & Sons and St Amith & Bro. Athens as safety.
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Chambherlain
I Patmor & Sons
Athena
St Amith & Bro
Athens
Special lot closeout from manufacturer sale items
Limited lot offers from a maker include 1000 papers good Needles at one cent per paper 50 dozen collars for men and boys at 25 cents a dozen 600 pairs cuffs at 5 cents each 500 pairs children’s socks at 6 cents a pair and 100 gross good quality pearl buttons at 6 cents per dozen All sizes and items priced to move with notable value compared to typical retail.
Trunks and Bags Advertised for All Ages
An advertisement highlights trunks dress suit cases telescopes grips and bags for ladies children and men. It promotes steamer trunks and bridal trunks and ends with a call implying a public offering by the sellers.
Closing Out Our Millinery Sale at Cost
Advertising notice announcing a closing sale in the millinery department and house furnishings. It lists lace curtains rugs window shades table damask napkins towels and toilet soaps as items on sale at cost due to alterations.
Great Values in Toilet Soaps at 60 Cents a Dozen
The ad promotes 50 boxes of large white Pearl floating soap for household use especially bath tub cleaning. Price listed is 60 cents per dozen cakes, claiming it as the best soap values in the market.
Shoe Bargains Closure Sale Announcement
A department store announces a storewide closing out sale due to alterations. All stock will be sold at reduced prices as the department undergoes remodeling.
New Belts Ribbons Hosiery and Accessories Sale
A catalog listing offers in Belts Ribbons Neck Rufflings Silk Gloves Hosiery Handkerchiefs Jewelry and Hair Ornaments. 100 Sterling Silver Hat Pins priced at 15 cents and 1000 Decorated Glass Tumblers at 6 cents each, valued elsewhere at $1.00 per dozen.
Mutiny at Odessa Breaks Out Agai n
Washington reports say Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny resurfaces at Odessa with two battleships Potemkin and another crew mutinied and readiness to resume work is doubtful. Odessa notes indicate continued unrest as social democrats claim revolution has begun. Dispatches from Paris and London confirm crew transfers and mutineer surrenders to Rear Admiral Kruger. The Russian minister of war has returned from St. Petersburg.
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Washington
Heenan
Odessa
State Department
Potemkine
London
Birsula
Odeaxi
Paris
Hava
Kniaz Potemkine
Black Sea
Reuter’s Telegraph Company
St. Petersburg
Kruger
Sakharoff
Abbeville Chronicle Untitled County Question Debate
A fragment from the Abbeville Chronicle notes the new county question sparks legislative uncertainty. The piece mentions the legislature deciding whether to permit independence or to impose overarching control, with wording suggesting political risk and potential consequences.
Noted Criminal Dead Yet Alive Eddie Guerin Debunked
Chicago criminal Eddie Guerin, believed dead in a Cayenne prison fever, resurfaced in New York. Records claim his death on Cayenne Island during a 1900s exile. rescue fund rumors and a disrupted life story follow. He was later seen undercover in the United States before heading to New York.
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Eddie Guerin
Chicago
New York City
Guerin
French Guiana
Paris
Cayenne
United States
France
New York
Eddie
Pat Sheedy
American Expo Company
Guerin R
Lyons
Rison
Marseilles
Th Express
William A. Pinkerton
Gierit
Ireer
Thomas Tuhearn
Isle du Salut
Cayenne Island
Woman Dies in Auto Crash Near Clermont Ferrand
Paris dispatch reports a fatal automobile accident on the road from Clermont-Ferrand to Laschamps during the international cup race buildup. Baron Henri de Rothschilds’ second machinist Tomisster and chauffeur Joseph Jfride, with two women, were returning in a small six horsepower car driven by the baron when the car accelerated toward a barrier and the brakes failed, causing tragedy.
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New York
Clermont-Ferric
Laschaps
Paris
Henri de Rothchilds
Tomisster
Joseph Jifride
Laschamps
Tury
Apple
Rte
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Uatlegh
Congress
Roosevelt
South
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr. Gates
Rockefeller
Davison & Lowe
J. Lewis Regents
Wnoult
Batiste
MR. Hull
Watkinsville
Kaabenshue
Toledo, Ohio
Price
Abbeville
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