Edwin Booth Dies After Long Illness in New York
York June 7 Edwin Booth, the renowned tragedian, died after a lengthy illness. Family and notable theatrical figures gathered around his bed as news of his death spread, with flag at half mast signaling the loss of America’s greatest actor.
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York
Edwin Booth
Jon
Grusseli
Father
Bath
Jy Mr. Grosseman
William Bishopard
Charles E. Carrill
St. Clar Smith
Booth
St. Clair Smith
Players Club
Almogh
Tenaius
America
Booth’s Decline and Death Endures in 19th Century Theatre Tale
A historical obituary outlines Edwin Booth’s rise with Lawrence Barrett and peak earnings, followed by a slow decline from 1890 91. It notes two marriages, financial strain near $1,000,000, and a life of solitude at Akewood New Jersey before his death. It mentions a believed fortune over $500,000.
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Eater
Juliet
Lion
Booth
England
Germany
Lawrence Barrett
Rochester
N. Y
Barrett
New York
Players’ Club
Gramercy Park
Akewood
N. J
Exposition Hero Tests Taylor's Cherokee Remedy
Beloit Wisconsin man Mr O C Johnson explains how he learned about Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein and asserts its effectiveness in curing coughs colds and croup.
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O. C. Johnson
Beloit
Wis
Taylor
McGlynn Denied Rome Flight Retreat Report
New York reports McGlynn is in a Ky retreat doing penance at a Trappist monastery near Lexington and may visit Rome later. Abbot at Gethsemane denied he entered for penance, saying the retreat is not in progress and no such arrangement exists.
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Rome
New York
Edward McGlynn
Trappist Monastery
Lexington
Mgr. Satolli
McGlynn
Louisville
Gethsemane
Edward DeBourbon
Dr. McGlynn
Wilmington Turpentine and Rosin Prices Decline Shown
Naval Stores news from Wilmington June 7 shows turpentine steady near 1.05 and yellow dip at 1.55, rosin firm around 1.36, with mixed yields and regional price movement. New York market notes pork prices down and steady, lard quiet, futures mixed, and supplies varying.
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Naval Stores
Wilmington
Vingin
Vannat
New York
Free Trial Bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery
Advertises free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery and New Life Pills. Readers are urged to send name and address to H E Bucklen & Co in Chicago to receive sample boxes and a health and household guide at no cost. Palmer & Kline Drug Stores also promote the offer.
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Dr. King
H. E. Bucklen &Co
Chicago
Palmer & Kine
J. Crawford & Co’s
Palmer & Kinnebrew
Hill forgeries and Porter notes loom in Georgia case
A wild interview links Harry Hill to forged notes signed by Mrs. Porter as the grand jury in Fulton County weighs Hill forgeries. Tolleson defies bail and faces potential contempt as investigators press for Hill related documents and notes amid threats and legal maneuvering.
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Harry Hill
Atlanta
Hill
Atlanta Herald
Tam
Mra Porter
Bond
Porter
Robinson
Mrs. Porter
Echols
Grand Jury
John M. Robinson
Sepure
Fanny Lowry Porter
Jas. B. Smillie
Mr. Porter
Albert Cox
Harry Jackson
Wilson Whisky Company
Tinny Rucker
Tolleson
Woodward
Jim
Marshall J. Clarke
J. R. Tolleson
Sarepta Association Plans July Meeting at Millstone Church
The Sarepta Baptist Sunday School Association will meet July 18 and 19 at Millstone Church in Oglethorpe County. The program includes sermons, reports on credentials, organization, Sunday School relations to missions, and talks on teachers and superintendents by named speakers. Also noted are 36 post office clerk and carrier applicants and a historic Athens newspaper from 1829.
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Sarepta Baptist Sunday School Association
Millstone Church
Oglethorpe County
G. M. Campbell
B. F. Elliott
Turety
Post Office
Deputy Sheriff Defends His Actions In Clarke County Arrest
G J Cunningham of Oglethorpe County writes in reply to a May 30 Athens Ga piece by H C Tuck defending his role in arresting George Clarke in Clarke county. He states he acted on reliable information, arrested Clarke in Clarke territory without warrants, delivered him to Elbert County authorities, and asserts no mistreatment occurred. He defends his duty and titled office and condemns sensationalism.
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Borroz Basxeer
H.C. Tuck
Athens
Lam
Seine
George Ke
Puryear
Clarke County
Elbert County
George Clarke
Tos Law
Tuck
G. I
G. J. Cunninellam
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Tenn
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H. C. Tuck
Castoria
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Hostetter McGinnis
Texas
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New York Weekly
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Crese
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G. C. Oscoon
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Macon, Ga
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Virginia
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