NEGO RO BOBS AT THE POLICE STATION AND COURT BOND
A chaotic Athens police report notes Williams from Elberton robbed a trunk at a shared residence. He bonded over to the City Court on $200 after naming Mack Bowmen, who was dismissed. Ned Lester paid a $5 fine to Mayor Smith for repeat traffic violations. Johnson White faces a short street detention for threatening violence and a $5 fine.
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Ned Lester
Johnson White
Jim Williams
Elberton
Athens
Williams
John Clarke
Clarke
Clark
Captain Hill
Foster
Darkey
Mack Bowmen
Mack
Ned
Smith
Two Die After Train Backing Crash Near Morehead City
Two men were killed when a passenger train backing up near the Atlantic and North Carolina rail road Y at Morehead City ran onto the embankment. The accident occurred about three miles from Newport in Beaufort County. Officials investigated the derailment and noted the site at the Y three miles from Newport.
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Morehead City
North Carolina
Beaufort
N. C
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Newport
Cotton Goods Sale With Value Counters In Athens
A 5 cent Counter offers printed Lawns Battist and Percales. A 74 cent Counter features Percales Battist and Madras Cloth. Printed Lawns Organdies and White Goods valued 12 along with 10 cent Counter stocks including Printed Organdies Irish Dimities Welts and Corded Battist priced 15 20 and 25 cents.
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Athens
Madras
House Furnishing Goods July Sale Offers
House furnishing store advertises a weekly sale on household necessities including mattings rugs window shades lace curtains silk damask and table linens. Special sale on bath towels with discounted prices and numerous window shades and ruffled curtains offered at reduced rates.
Closing Out Sale Attracts Bargain Hunters
Retailer advertises baby caps at cost and a large line of fancy neckwear at reduced price. Lot silk ribbons of all widths and colors offered on bargain counter to clear stock.
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Grenadines
Readymade Garment Sale Offers Bargain Prices
A local advertisement lists 100 shirt waists at 15 cents each with a 35 cent value, 150 waists at 25 cents with a 40 cent value, 175 waists at 35 cents with a 75 cent value, 50 navy blue duck skirts at 50 cents with a dollar value, 75 white pique skirts at 1 98 with a 3 dollar value, 25 covert cloth skirts at 2 50 with a 4 dollar value, and 19 Bedford cord suits in navy and china blue at 3 50 with a 5 dollar value. The suits are described as well made and perfectly fitting.
Parlor Car Crash Kills Two on Ocean Track
Three cows on the track caused the parlor car to derail near Morehead City. Conductor Lynch Mansfield and a negro waiter fell when the car overturned, killing Mansfield and the waiter. The conductor survived. track cleared and traffic resumed. Beauty ad follows.
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Harry Mansfield
New York
Atlantic Hotel
Morehead City
Lynch
Mansfield
Reckless Water Waste Burdens Athens City
The Athens city council faces millions in waste water costs as pumpage rises. June 1899 saw 34 665 000 gallons pumped, far above the prior year s averages, signaling mounting damage to machinery and costly filter wear. If uncurbed, expenses will reach thousands and trigger new equipment purchases within years.
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Athens
CAME PREPARED TO KILL
Ada Addis-Storke faced a charge of attempted murder after entering attorney Grant Jackson’s bedroom at night with two pistols and poisons. The case follows a criminal libel sentence in the Santa Barbara Superior Court.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Ada Addis-Storke
Superior Court
Grant Jackson
FHOSSIERY. Summer wear hosiery sale at low prices
Large selection of ladies and children's hose including 50 dozen ribbed lisle child socks in black and tan valued at 25c. New lot of children's socks and stockings in multiple colors. Men's socks priced at 5 8 10 12 4 15 and 25 cents. Bleaching at 1c per yard and Sea Island 5c per yard, value 8c.
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Sea Island
Athens
Water waste prompts city meter plan across Georgia cities
Supt Wood says one third of city water is wasted and councilman Racker cites an irrigation case on Hancock avenue. Steps will be taken immediately as July threatens to set a record for lavish water use. The Twenty-ninth Regiment will be organized at Fort McPherson and sail to the Philippines next fall. Hall's Great Discovery promises kidney and bladder cures with mail offer. Covington certifies rheumatism relief from Hall's remedy.
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Wood
Racker
Hancock Avenue
Fort McPherson
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Philippines
Hall
E. W. Hall
St. Louis
Waco
Texas
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Athens
Covington
Dr. Hall
Hel Horton
Marshall
Twenty-ninth Regiment recruitment at Fort McPherson
Atlanta July 10 no orders yet on when recruiting for the Twenty ninth Regiment of Infantry United States Volunteers will start. Applicants continue to report at the fort but Lt. R S Omey must turn them away. Col Edward E Hardin, named to command the regiment, is in Washington consulting with War Department officials and will not return until late next week. Since Col Hardin yesterday.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Twenty-ninth Regiment of Infantry
United States Volunteers
Liett. R. S.omey
Edw. E. Hardin
Washington
War Department
Hardin
Died in Bogart Father of Rev Chastain Passes
The father of Rev W A Chastain died Sunday in Bogart. Rev Chastain, pastor of the Christian church in town, went to Bogart last week to be with his mother who was seventy two. Her funeral was held yesterday at ten in the morning.
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W. A. Chastain
The
Christian Church of
Bogart
Bug Bite Kills Two Year Old in Trenton
In Trenton New Jersey on July 10 a two year old girl, Helen Jersch, died after a bite from a kissing bug. Dr Griffith, the attending physician, concluded the death resulted from the bug bite after initial misdiagnosis as a mosquito bite. The child's leg and arm swelling worsened despite treatment for blood poisoning.
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Trenton
N.J
Helen
Frank Jersch
Griffith
Woman Dies of Fright in San Francisco Home
Dr Mary C Edmonds a well known female physician of this city died in a terrifying incident at her home 923 Bush street The accidental setting off of a burst alarm unsettled her nerves and she collapsed at the door after blowing a whistle for help leading to her death by fright
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San Francisco
Mary C. Edmonds
Bush Street
Flood Relief Efforts Feed 20000 Negroes in Texas
News from Galveston dated July 9 reports relief supplies moving from Houston Weston and San Antonio to aid a flooded region. Relief trains depart daily as water recedes in most areas except Brazoria County, with feeder plantations awaiting full access.
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Galveston
Tex
Houston
Weston
San Antonio
Brazoria County
Gulf
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SOAPS
Hines & Mansfield
Lifornia
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Hope Hale
Savannah
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