Waterbury Clock display at the White City Fair
A narrator describes the Waterbury Clock Company's exhibit at the World’s Fair in Chicago. The giant clock model reproduces the factory with moving figures and gear, illustrating every department and a big show clock. The piece mixes anecdotal travel observations with impressions of the fair and humorous encounters.
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Central trains and street cars slow and unsafe
The note cites danger and slowness of street cars and trains. It mentions wearing Neg ligee shirts and hair clothes and plans a stroll with an unclear reference to Jos Mulhatten and Lee Lanaiezy. The fragmented text suggests personal travel critique and a planned walk.
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Jos Mulhatten
Lee Lanaiezy
Sixteen Year Old Fiddler Lovers in Atlanta Parted
In Athens a sixteen year old couple, John Collins and Miss Mary Maffett of Gwinnett County, eloped to Atlanta amid a disputed letter swap. The girl believed marriage occurred, but no license exists. Patrolman Burks detained them. the girl was returned to her father, Collins held for Gwinnett authorities.
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John Collins
Mary Maffett
Gwinnett County
Atlanta
Robert N. Maffett
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Maffett
Burks
Haslett
New Water Works Nearing Readiness for City Use
The water works will be usable in a few weeks with the tower and plant engine set to provide direct mains pressure for city fire protection and private water use. Private consumers may tap the new system by notifying the water commissioners of their desire to connect. Anticipation runs high as completion approaches in about three weeks and insurance clauses are adjusted.
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Athens
Burglary at Broad Street gunsmith shop ends in theft
The Broad Street gun repair shop of J C Briscoe was entered Monday night and eighteen pistols stolen including two or three fine pieces. Police vow to uncover the thieves. A broken door and slats suggest a child was placed inside to aid the theft, with a little negro boy seen pricing pistols earlier that day. Comen, Ga., July 18 Special reports a separate social wedding in Franklin County as John T Alexander weds Annie Cartlege of Bold Springs with a plan to reside at their future home.
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Comen
Franklin County
John T. Alexander
Annie Cartlege
Bold Springs
Col. Charles Colcock Jones Jr Dies at 63 in Summerville
Col Charles Colcock Jones Jr died of Brights disease at midnight at his home Mons Trose Summerville near Augusta He was 63 and the first and only president of the Confederate Survivors Association brief obituary notes from Avavera Georgia July 19
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Avavera
Charles Colcock Jones, Jr
Bright
Fire and fright at Rock College lecture ends with explosion
A loud blast during Prof J T Derry's illustrated lecture at Rock College startled attendees. A tin gas can exploded spraying tin shards and igniting cotton, causing a hurried exit but no serious injuries. Prof Ashmore burned hands. others had minor scorches as flames were quickly extinguished.
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J.T. Derry
Egland
Ashmore
Derry and
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Postoffice Officials Face Civil Service Fight in Athens
Former Athens postoffice leaders cry foul as Capt James O Farrell appoints staff after a June 30 takeover. A civil service exam was held but officials claim no eligible list was produced and the board acted illegally. Government to rule on legality. current employees remain in place amid protests.
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Navy on standby as Pacific tensions rise over Nicaragua and Samoa
Washington July 18. The navy department may detail ships to Nicaragua and Samoa where armistice breakage and regional unrest threaten American interests. The Alliance heads to Nicaragua, and a Pacific warship to Samoa is likely. President recognizes Wilder as consul general for Hawaii.
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Intelligent butchers plan meat trade reform in Idaho
Prominent Idaho physicians and meat dealers urge the Legislature to create butchers schools and county boards to certify butchers. They warn against killing bruised or diseased animals, improper bleeding, tainted meat from hides, and unclean handling that spoils freshness. A trained butcher should maximize meat value.
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Be sieged by Indians at Houck Navajo reservation
On July 18 at Houck's Tank beside the Navajo reservation a desperado Navajo engaged in a firefight after resisting arrest of a tribe member. Special Officers Selvey and Smith attempted to secure the suspect, Bennett aided identification, and in the struggle Selvey was wounded by a shot to the forehead. Smith then fatally shot the Indian as Indians gathered. Bennett fled to Gallup, a company from Fort Wingate arrived and rescued the officers and Bennett.
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Houck
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Neill Evans
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Ly Smith
Fort Wingate
Baseball Record Admits Sewing Machine Pitch
An ad listing a Sin Sewing Machine as a featured achievement of mechanism appears amid a clutter of trade lines and fragmentary notes. The odd spacing and stray letters suggest a busy classified page with several brands and notes, including references to organizations and products.
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Evax
Markham Examined Says Tryon Order Impracticable
Rear Admiral Markham testified before the British court martial in Valletta Malta describing his dispatches to the admiralty and stating the signal ordering a six cable length distance between columns was impossible. He recounted asking for clarification when the Victoria signaled Camperdown’s maneuvers and the plan to steer Camperdown while Victoria adjusted course.
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Lightning's Work Kills Mother Holding Baby in Georgia
In Williamson Georgia on July 19 Mrs. John Gresham was killed by a lightning strike while holding her infant during a severe thunderstorm. The bolt set the house afire but onlookers extinguished the blaze. the child suffered a severe shock but survived.
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John Gresham
Conflicting Negroes Refuse to Leave Neeleyville Arkansas
A clash looms as Negro workers in Neeleyville across the Missouri line resist white orders to quit. They have bought firearms and vow to stay and fight, while tensions rise amid scattered reports of fires in London and violent assaults in Texas. Delegates and officials from Georgia and other states prepare for upcoming meetings as legal actions unfold in multiple locales.
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Neeleyville
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Banks and businesses fail across Denver and beyond
A cascade of bank failures and suspensions hits Denver and surrounding areas. The Union National bank led by R W Woodbury failed to open, with $170,000 capital. City National, German National, First National, Colorado National and eleven clearing banks run on, while Commercial National and National Bank of Commerce closed. Mrs Mary Anna Kaufmann’s executorship ties to the Kaufmann brewery amid reassignment. In Ohio, Citizens' Bank of Acts in Harding county failed to open, owner Peter F Abifield a longtime local figure. Fort Scott First National suspended, McNamara Dry Goods in Denver closed on attachments.
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R. W. Woodbury
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Jeb A. Cnipee
Ticison
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Epo
Citizens’ Bank of Acts
Hardin County
Peter F. Abifield
Fiery Liquor Case in Charleston Ties Up Chicco Trial
The postponed case against Vincent Chicco for illegal liquor sales under the dispensary law faced Judge Milan. A second warrant named Sanders as Chicco's agent, with Constable Jolly testifying to beer purchases July 11 in Chappell’s and Pepper’s presence. The court bound Chicco on the first warrant, keeping the second dormant, amid disputed testimony.
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Man Who Never Died Finds He Has a Widow in Error
Cincinnati report recounts John Fay, a veteran long believed alive and a lifelong bachelor, who after illness learned his pension had been drawn by a supposed widow. Despite appeals and efforts to correct the mistaken widow, Fay, destitute and ill, sought aid at the Dayton Soldiers' Home.
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John Fay
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Washi
Killed Females Convict In Mississippi Stabbing Case
Jackson July 18 Henry Sin leton a ta e term at e peni ee male stabbings aa rina i Seca theatack female con wore water at the ExState Shreass over Himmingway. The details are unclear in the fragmented report but involve a homicide and a convict tied to attacks near a theater.
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Miss
Henry Sinleton
Bim
Three Victims in One Day at Local River Bathing
In Wasuixatox on July 18 Michael Moran, a soldier stationed at Moyer Wo grown ed while bathing in Little River, an arm of the Potomac, near the fort. Details incomplete as fragments describe recovery efforts and the incident.
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Michael Moran
Moyer Waa
Little River
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