A Sherman Souvenir Spoon Plan and Other Treasury Notes
A New York correspondent proposes mint use of silver bullion to craft souvenir spoons bearing Senator Sherman’s likeness and a claim that this would recover treasury losses from the Sherman act. The note cites post office funding limits, a large pension fraud probe in New Mexico, and a treasury wool duty reclassification lowering some grades nearly 100 percent.
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Washington
New York
Mint
Treasury
Treasury Department
John Sherman
Jones
Post Office Department
New York City
House
Pension Bureau
New Mexico
Socorro
Marcelino
Posey
Rattler Saves Him In Lightning Escape Near Waycross Ga
Waycross Georgia July 21 John Fowler a woodsman three miles from Alice Pond escaped death by lightning during a thunder storm last week. He sought shelter beneath a large pine tree but fled with his horse when a rattling sound at his feet warned of danger. The lightning struck the tree moments after he moved away, sparing Fowler from harm.
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Waycross
John Fowler
Aice Pond
Fowler
Illad
Vetoes van Wink
Absolute Giveaway Sale Urges Quick Funds Rush
An earnest appeal proclaims an overpowering need for funds and offers goods at low prices. The author insists value is proven by the sale itself and urges families to secure necessary wants with minimal spend.
Price List of Rare Bargains At Front Bargain Table
Price list of miscellaneous fabrics and textiles advertised with low yard prices. Handsome Charlie s 10 yards for 35 cents, calicoes 3 cents per yard, ginghams and laces offered in multiple grades. White goods placed on front bargain table, call for prices.
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D.es
Piquet Cor
Domestic and Household Goods Advert for Sea Island Fabric
Domestic and Household Goods listing featuring Sea Island cloth at 35 to 45 cents per 10 yards, Fall width Sheeta and Oilcloth items, white heavy counterpanes at 50 cents, and imported linen demisk coverings priced around 35 to 75 cents. Includes various fabric and furnishing items with compact, period pricing.
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Sea Island
Grand Closing Out Bargains in Dress Linen and More
Local store advertises deep discounts on yard wide dress linens 20z grade and 24c grade, pants linens, cotton goods, and a wide range of towels, shades, and embroidery. Includes discounts on Turkish towels, table covers, hose, handkerchiefs, pins, pencils, threads, and sewing materials. Also promotes window shades, linens, table covers, and a large clearance of embroidery stock at 10c and 50c. Brace for limited quantities and early arrival to grab bargains.
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Wens Farcy
Fancy Border Fast Co
General Holtzclaw Dead in Alabama Confederate leader dies
Montgomery details mark the death of General James T. Holtzclaw railroad commissioner at his home after a vertigo attack following a Confederate Decoration day address in Atlanta. Born 1833 in McDonough Georgia he rose from lieutenant to brigadier general in the Civil War before returning to public service.
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Adamian
Montgomery
Ala
James T. Holtzclaw
Atlanta
Kimball House
Statehouse
McDonough
Alabama
East Alabama Institute
W. L. Yancey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Holtzclaw
Montgomery True Blues
Pensacola Navy Yard
Press Davis
Alabama Infantry
Shiloh
Robbed of a Big Sum Nasuvities July 1
An afternoon paper notes theft of $5100 after a lumber dealer from St. Louis left with a pocketbook containing $1608. A robbery by men who followed him from St. Louis to Mexico is suspected, with a $5,000,000 loan mentioned later in the report. A Vancouver fishers union forms to raise wages and exclude Japanese workers. The Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad declares dividends.
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St. Louis
Jeep
Wallace
Fishers Farm « Union
Vancouver
B. C
France River
WANTS OF OUR PEOPLE Oppose the Silver Purchase Act
The World prints replies from governors and U S senators south of Mason and Dixon and west of the Mississippi on three questions. Most southern and western officials oppose the Sherman law, some favor unconditional repeal while others seek a substitute. Western and some southern statesmen call for tariff legislation at a special session, though many say no tariff issue has been dwarfed by the financial problem. Senator Coke of Texas sees both issues as linked for action.
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New York
the World
United States
Mason and Dixon
Mississippi River
Congress
Coke
Texas
Cholera reports await Naples origin clues
Washington July 20 Dr Aryman of the marine hospital service awaits further Naples Italy reports on cholera progress. He notes if the outbreak began there an epidemic may follow and strict precautions will be needed to prevent introduction. Also news arrives of Miss Winnie Davis ill at Narragansett Pier with her mother amid sparse details.
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Naples
Washington
Aryman
Marine Hospital Service
Italy
Winnie
Newport
R. L
Mixes Winnie Davis
Narragansett Pier
Miss Davis
Bad Men In Gausden Try To Break Into Bank Bookkeeper
Lawrence Smith, bookkeeper at the Queen City bank in Gapspen Alabama, was followed home by masked men who approached his Forest avenue residence. He fired his pistol to scare them off, believing six assailants aimed to kidnap him and force him to reveal bank vault money after midnight.
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Gapspen
Ala
Lawrence Smith
Queen City Bank
Forest Avenue
Doubts at Rest The Mohican Not Shot at by Any Ship
Washington July 19 doubts persisted about the Mohican being fired upon or disabled. Navy officials say the Mohican remained at Port Townsend through May 27 and did not depart for Behring Sea until after that date. Other notes discuss sermons on social issues, bank closures, and a Kentucky congressman wedding in Louisville with brief details.
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Washington
Port Townsend
Behring Sea
Louise Scott Wing
Louisville
W. C. P. Breckenridge
Kentucky
Preston Scott
Rout
Versailles
Jom Me Rene
Ter
of Baer
Aeea
Denver Bank Aid Telegraphed to Restore Confidence
National Bank Examiner Adams released a telegram from Comptroller Eckels urging Denver banks that failed to resume with time to gather funds and reopen on a small basis. The message says citizens who withdrew deposits should help restore confidence and deposit again. Also notes orders to use trusted staff and to report from Examiner McHugh.
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Denver
National Bank Examiner
Adams
Eckels
Frank Adams
Colorado
McHugh
Ions
THREE FIENDS AT WORK IN OUTRAGE TAINTED TEXAS
A 16 year old girl Miss Frankie Jehnke was assaulted and murdered near Ennis Texas on Wednesday night. Edward House a local negro laborer fled but was captured after a daytime pursuit. a mob attempted lynching but officers moved him to safety. The report notes similar assaults and lynchings in other states.
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Dallas
Tex
Frakie Jehnke
Ennis
Edward House
House
Miss Bessie Stone Ends Life After Family Quarrel
A Warrenton dispatch reports Miss Bessie Stone, eldest daughter of Thomas G. Stone, quarreled with her JBER father and then shot herself with a Ruger in her room. The Stone family, linked to the Lyons and Ritchey lines, resides in Fauquier County. Details are incomplete due to fragmented text.
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Ruger
Ricuono
Warrenton
Farquier County
Bessie. Stone
Thomas G. Stone
Lyons
Hickasena
From Camp Northen Clarke Rifles Write Letter Home
A Clarke Rifles unit corner describes camp routine at Camp Northen, praises Adjutant Von der List and Captain Hedgeon, notes fine rains and drills, and reports soldiers in blue uniforms and ready for duty. The letter mentions meals, parades, and expectations, with reflection on Athens and local civic interest. Also notes Gould Memorial charge and memorial site details in Roxbury and Goldsboro.
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Clarke Rifles
Camp Nosruen
Eorror
Vor der Lieth
von der List
Regina
Hedgeon
Tweedy
Plessith
Mercer
Athens
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