Hope and Courage After Johnstown Disaster
Special to The Tanner reports Johnstown survivors show resolve to rebuild within five years, with outsiders’ help and credit enabling new homes, factories, and stores. The writer condemns rumors of lost faith, praises nurses and ministers, and notes immense fatalities and scenes of devastation beyond description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jouxston
Johnstown
Johnson
Johnstown Howards
Johnston
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Government Mistiller Falls Into Crew Incident Near Addireville
Near Addireville Foot Mayton a government Mistiller fell into a crew while drunk and was all owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addireville
Foot Mayton
Atlanta City Council balks at 4500 for Grant Park animal quarters
A wide range of items from July notices to local events fill the page. The key matter notes Atlanta authorities refusing to appropriate 4500 for suitable animal quarters at Grant Park. Other entries report property sales, corporate finances, and regional happenings across Georgia and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Grant Park
A GOOD HOUSEKEEPER. By her cellar. Cleanty shelves and whitened
Poetic description extols a good housekeeper through details of neat cellars shelves dressers back staircase and hall. The piece highlights organized rooms and the air of cleanliness shaping the rose of order across kitchen spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose of Order
False Alibi and the Iowa Murder Trial
A detective recounts a case in which Byron Fergus, heir to Miss Clarinda Moore, is suspected of murdering the aunt who left him everything. Circumstantial evidence grows as the investigator traces alibi flaws, muddy prints, and forged investment letters, leading to a tense courtroom verdict in New York Sun reporting.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Iowa
Clarinda Moore
Byron Fergus
Sam
Fergus
Miss Moore
Byron
Old Shepperd
the Cooper
Miss
Merges
Wen
Bisdalene
Laud
New York Sun
Caught Fly Sparks Conductor's Outburst in Globe Note
An 1880s Globe caption recalls a Theodore Thomas concert where an oboe blast startled the audience as a blue bottle fly rose from the score. The enraged conductor confronted the musician with a fiery question while a humorous aside followed in the footnote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Miller
Theodore Thomas
Saturday Globe
Rats Stole the Pigs in Sunnyside Scare
J D Smith of Sunnyside kept a prized Poland China pig herd. He set a trap after noticing pigs repeatedly vanish. A large rat appeared on the floor and seized a pig, prompting Smith to shoot the thief, claiming seventeen rodents felled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Smith
Sunnyside
Poland
Mr. Smith
Smi Sacco
Flemington
Disjointed Notes Mention Local Figures and Firemen
Fragmentary local items report a banker named J R Tomlin near Chattahe, a notable family, and a July message. It notes Athens firemen attempting to recover belongings and that many reportedly brought watermelons. Details are unclear and unnamed.
It Is No Joke About a Secret Mill Breakup Plan
The note suggests a covert effort to dissolve a mill, stressing secrecy and that only a few insiders know the full details. It frames the matter as serious despite some thinking it is just a joke or a prize fight reference.
Hodgson Wagons Replaced by Local Craft in Athens
A local notice from Kumny & Wedt offers Hodgson wagons and buggies replacements to owners in Clarke Oglethorpe Jackson and nearby counties. They guarantee quality equal to Hodgson at lower cost and claim a wide on hand stock, aiming to beat Eastern prices. Court commission and prison testimony referenced in text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke, Oglethorpe
Cooner
Jackson
Aura
Hodgson
Messrs
Condon
O'Co
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Vists Johnstown
Talmage
DuivuTu
Minn
Siikers
West Superior
Griffin
Griffen
Patrick
Rocky Mountains
Rome ‘Tribune
J. A. Blalock
Barnesville
Little Cumberland Island
Standard Oil Company
Syracuse
N. Y
North American ‘Salt Association
Berry Nail
Mr. Lippe
Nail
S. Harmon
Roff
Macon
A.J. White
Milner
Hamilton
Marine Hospital Service
Lewis Bros
Thomas A.ammons
The
Confederate Veterans
Vienna
Tuscumbia
Ala
Paris
Mr. Primose
Johnny
Harper’s Bazar
United States
Read
Geore W/ Patton & Co
Philadelphia
Herve
Moon
Harve Mathews
Mathews
Lula
Athens
Sheri
Madison County
Elbert County
Jefferson
Jefferson, Ga
Elbert Askew
F. M. Bailey
Miss Hornaday
J Ide Howard
Howard
Welborn Webb
Eglethorpe
Jackson County
Our
H. W. Bell
18Th Georgia Regiment
Conyers
Scranton
Banner
Fulton
Father Delles
Protester Party
Metz
Herr Antoine
France
Lick Observatory
Barnard
New York World
Tauron
Mass
Horace M. Dean
New Brittan
Mr. Sissy
Anthau
Mister Flesh
Arthur
Philadelphia Press
Merriman
Graves
Clay County
Fort Gaines
Southwestern Railroad
Messrs.Ro&se & Veal
Pike County
New York
Brooklyn
Hamilton Ferry
Burgess
Doles
Bannex
Richardson
Toombs
Athen
Georgia
House of Commons
Smith
Gladstone
Mr. Labouchere
J. 'R. Tomlin
Chattahe
Brooks Pead
ColumBes
Brooks
Nasty
Acard
T. de Witt Talnan
Europe
B. F
Main St
Richmond
Vas Moores
Business Uni
Penmans
Rogers
James S. Earle
GW Best
Bank of the Unive
State OF Geo Capital
J. A. Husniert
Free Tent, Co
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