Mysterious Strongwoman Annie Abbott Demonstrates Power
Report from Ford's theater recounts Annie Abbott, a 23 year old blonde from Athens, lifting and handling heavy men on stage with wooden chairs and a bollard cue. She has toured Georgia and South Carolina performing exhibitions, traveling with her husband for health. Regulars note her unusual strength and nerve as crowds watch night after night.
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Lula Edort
Ford
Annie Abbott
Gacksville
Hot Springs
Arkansas
John L. Sullivan
Abbott
Athens
Baltimore
Pote
Jack the Ripper Report From Whitechapel Murder Scene
Special to The Banner Lonboy July 17 describes the Whitechapel murder of a middle aged woman in Castle Alley. The throat was cut to the spine, clothing thrown back, with exposed guts and blood still warm. An officer and watchman nearby saw nothing suspicious. several arrests have been discharged.
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Lonboy
Castle Alley
White Chapel
Jack the Ripper
Massacre tale and trial details fill Georgia columns
A grisly household murder near a road site is described with victim names, ages, and the accused Thomas G. Woolfolk showing bloodied garments as evidence. The coroner's jury hears the case amid broader notices of cures, harvests, and public obituaries in the same issue.
Five Pittsburg Laborers Perish In Sewer Cave In
At 6 30 this morning the mud bank over the Sobo street sewer gave way. Five workers were swept into the main sewer and carried through the valley. William Daily was found dead near the sewer mouth with two coils of fire hose about his neck. Andrew N McGregor died at 8 this morning. Robert Munn the foreman was seriously injured. William McClay and Joseph McCarthy were badly bruised. The bodies were mutilated by the water rush and side gashes in the narrow gully.
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Pittsburg
Pitts Bung
Sobo Street
William Daily
Andrew N. McGregor
Robert Munn
Willian McClay
Joseph McCarthy
Howard denies entering congress race rumor
Mr. Shackleford of the Echo reported asking W M Howard about opposing Capt Carl ton for congress. Howard said he never announced such plans and has not considered entering politics, preferring potential service as Solicitor General. He did not rule out a race if the people wished. Rev J G Gibson's friends say he would not leave the pulpit for office.
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Shackleford
The
Echo
W. M. Howard
Capt. Carlton
Congress
Howard
J.G. Gibson
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Promoted By Cheney Company
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy that purports to treat catarrh by acting on the blood and mucus surface. It claims the medicine is not quackery and cites a physician’s prescription origin with testimonials available. Also referenced is a Health Department estimate of New York’s 1898 population at 1,526,081, with a modern erroneous figure noted.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Health Department
New York
Hazerrars Warren, Pa
B. A. Fahnestock
Prize Lottery Drawings and Various Notices
Numbers 61 605, 62 311 and other tickets share prize claims in a long lottery notice, listing holders in several cities. The text also references medicines Carter’s Little Liver Pills and Clarke’s Extract of Flax products, and mentions a Brussels sugar conference and a Knights Templar death, followed by promotional health cures and skin products.
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Carter
Scarce Chickens Fetch High Prices in Shellman Markets
An article notes chickens are very scarce in Shellman and bring high prices. A health advertisement then promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for women’s weaknesses, claiming it prevents ailments and offers a refund if not satisfactory.
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Shellman
Local figures announce new sawmill near Shellman
J W Bynum and W B Arrington report purchase of new machines and immediate setup of a large saw about three miles from Shellman. The essay praises progress, ruling quality, and hopeful prosperity, predicting a year of jubilee as the land blooms with strengthened industry and home labor.
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J.W. Bynum
W. 8. Arrington
Shellman
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Sige
UG Tavery
John
Tom Woolfork
Mattie Woolfork
Emma
Richard
Susan
Annie
Charles
R. F. Woolfolk
Thomas G. Woolfolk
Jenny Crry
WN. J. Snly
Mary Brady
Ayers
Freedon Sherman
Garret County
West Virgina
W.G Carter
Oconee County
John Fitzgerald
Jackson
Miss
Poryis
Marion County
Hancock County
Mississippi
Dr. Sage
Tom Conder
Jack Riley
Troy
Gbion County
Tenn
J. H. McLean
Washington
Carlisle
House of Representatives
J. H McLean
Washington Police
Army
Schoffer
Marquis of Salisbury
S. Sarsaparila
Georgia
Alabama
Big Salt Trust
Greenesboro
Howe Larry
MR. Howard
M. A. Dauphin
New Orleans
M. A. Delphin
New Orie
State National
Memphis
J. F. Edwards
Nin
Gry Ete
Mad J. P. Decomier
13Th St
Philadelphia
John la Riera, Jr
Lawrence P. C
S.J. Klauber
Newark N. J
Fank E. Lierece
Clinton St
Boston
Mass
G. H. Stephenson
Sacramento
Cal
F. E. Lattry
New York City
Cassigue & Vien
East Third St
W. H. Brown
Minneapolis
G. GC
Charleston
Brussels
C. C. Mason
Knights Templar of
California
Herbert Sperry
Remont
Tit
Clarke
Knights of Labor Executive Board
Chicago
Ples
Sharon
Gfprice
Erice Baking Powder CO
Louis
Athens Steam Planing Mills
Northeastern Depot
South Street
Arness
Harness Line
T. G. Hadaway
Foundry
Atlas
Foun Dry and Machine Works
Kons
Markwalter
Broad Street
Lower Market
Augusta
South Carolina
Andrw Ross
Athens Cemetery
Mitchell
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