William B Allison Celebrates Eightieth Birthday in Congress
Senator William Boyd Allison of Iowa turns eighty and remains the longest serving member of Congress. The article notes his extensive career including service in the House and Senate, his age rankings among peers, and continued influence on national finances. It mentions his early life, Civil War service, and the likelihood of re election amid Republican factionalism.
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Allison
Perry
Ohio
Wooster Academy
Allegheny + College
Lowa
Nade Dubuque
con +vention
Gov
Kirkwood
Iowa
Congress
U. S. Senate
Jas
Harlan
Senate
Washington, D. C
William Boyd Allison
Si Qator
United States Senate
Morgan Iat Pettus
Alabama
Cullom
Hminois
Teller
Colorado
Senator Proctor
Vermont
Senator Flatt
New York
Depew
Alison
House
Morrill
Ver- Thott
NWS
Cummina
Lown Frpublicans
Alligon Hay
Wash
Inwton
Congrese
Alligan
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Proves Pleasant and Effective
A Kirksville Iowa merchant lauds Chamberlains Cough Remedy as superior for coughs colds and croup. He notes over twenty years it has been his leading throat remedy with high success and broad customer satisfaction. Local druggists H R Palmer and others sell it.
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Chamberlain
Pelham
Kirksville
Iowa
H.R Pal- Hiro
Pciheren
Cotton Receipts In City Track Season Trend
The cotton receipts for the season rise six hundred sixteen bales ahead of last year with total receipts near one hundred eight thousand bales. Stock on hand in Athens stands at about seventeen thousand bales with weekly decrease noted. Compared figures show season 1907-08 stock on hand September 1st 1407 at 61. receipts wagon 27520 railroad 74709 total 103590. shipments 84053. stock on hand 17855. Season 1906-07 stock on hand September 1st 1001557. receipts wagon 2065. railroad 40 total 103170. shipments 4655. stock on hand 13677.
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Athens
Hana
Jamaica Dinger Drunks Come to Town
Mayor Dorsey denounces all drunks with focus on Jamaican ginger and Chatta hoogie whiskey. He set Chattanooga drunks at five dollars and alcohol drunks at ten, then raised Jamaica ginger prices to fifteen as a crackdown. Prices may change if street sources reveal alcohol routes and further fooling of officials.
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Dorsey
Chattanooga
Ashe
Lili
Speakers Named for University Day Commencement
The University law department selects Mr J N McDonald as its representative and the State Normal School chooses Mr W B Duvall of Thomas County to represent the institution on University Day.
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Law Department
University
J. N. McDonald
W. B. Duvall
Thomas County
State Normal School
Office Abolished by the Railroads in Athens
The latest order touching service in Athens abolishes the local cotton committee office at the Briggs building on April 1. William P Briggs has served as joint agent of all railroads here and his withdrawal leaves the city seeking new railroad leadership. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel is advertised as a remedy for piles.
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Tate
South
Athens
Willam P. Briggs
Driggs
Briggs
Citzen
Great Men and Their Favorite Cats Across History
An archival dispatch recounts how figures from Noah to Jefferson and beyond adored cats. It notes Egyptians worshipped felines, poets and leaders kept pets at Monticello and Mont Vernon, and U S officials sustain a cat population in federal offices with an annual $18.25 allowance for war service cats and smaller sums for postal ones.
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R. M. Cheshire
Washington, D. C
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Greecs
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Dominick
St. John's
France
Flanders
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Blackstone
Daniel Webster
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Washington
Puller
Harlan
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Mount Vernon
Jackson
Taylor
Grey
Selina
Dante
Dryden
Pope
Hogarth
Chiswick
Sir Walter Scott
Washington Irving
Thomas Carlyle
Marshall Saxe
Varennes
Handel
Tasso
Limburgh
Peter the Great
Paganini
Thomas Campbell
Thackeray Larmatine
Cardinal Richelieu
Calvin
Aristotle
Milton
Luther
Byron
Voltaire
Hobbes
Nollekens
Northcotes
Churchill
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Mozart
Bojardo
Southey
Walter Scott
Lord Chesterfield
Dickens
Cowper
Charles Kingley
Horace Walpole
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Montaigue
Feline
Cleopatra
Dr. Johnson
Rogar Allen Poe
Poe
Fordham
England
Hugh Miller
Theophile Gautler
Gautler
Pierrot de Navarre
John Howard Payne
Mary Harden
Athens
Petrarch
Carolinal Wolsey
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Great Cities
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State conventions scheduled to select delegates nationwide
The article lists numerous state conventions with dates to choose delegates for the Republican National Convention. Cities include Nebraska Omaha March 11 Oklahoma City March 1 Des Moines March 18 Silver City March 21 Nashville March 25 Springfield March 26 Providence March 26 Indianapolis May 2 Huron April 7 Lynchburg April 8 Harrisburg April 30 Pueblo April 28 Burlington April 29 Portland April 30 Baltimore April 30 Louisville May 6 Birmingham May 6 Harford May 12 Grand Rapids May 12 Wallace May 12 Sacramento May 14 Minot May 14 Spokane May 14 Waco May 26.
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Nebraska-Omaha
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Iuwai-Des Moines
New Mexico
Silver City
Tennessee
Nashville
Ilinois
Springfield
Rhode Island
Providence
Maryland
Baltimore
Kentucky
Louisville
Alabama
Birmingham
Connecticut
Harford
Michigan
Idaho
Wallace
California
Sacramento
North Dakota
Minot
Washington
Spokane
Texas
Waco
Notable Ex-Major Leaguers Eye Minor Coaching Roles
A list of ex major league players expected to manage in the minors this season includes Jimmy Ryan in Montgomery Alabama and many others across the US. The article notes retirements, new leagues forming in Northern Ohio and Kentucky, and shifts in management plans for several clubs.
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Jimmy Ryan
Montgomery
Ala
Cfarry Vaughn
Birmingham
Willan Holmes
Sioux City
Jesse Durkett
Worcester
aMan
William Hamilton
Haverhill
Mass
Thomas Dowd
Hartford
Conn
Jack Dunn
Baltimore
James Casey
Montreal
Cal
Charles Carr
Indianapolis
Ind
James Burke
Louisville
Michael Grady
Wilmington
Del
Malachi Kittredge
Scranton
Louis Drill
Terre Haute
Frank Isbell
Wichita
Kans
Perry Werden
New York
Highlanders
University of Louisiana
Yale
Ble
Tolind
Three T
John F. Higgins
Chicago
Des Moines
Euld
Okla
Leavenworth
Kas
Ohio
Sandusky
Titon
Lorain
Shelby
Kentucky
Frankfort
Versailles
Lexington
Richmond
Lawrenceburg
Bridgeport
Paile Karney
New York Athletic Club
Sandon" Mertes
Giant
Minneapolis
Denver
Health Coffee touted as near real coffee from Racine doctor
An advertisement claims Health Coffee by Dr. Bhoop of Racine Wisconsin imitates real coffee with toasted cereals malt and nuts. It promises no long boiling and is described as the finest coffee substitute, able to fool an expert.
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Bhoop
Racine
Wis
G. H. Wi- Namson
Tennessee Supreme Court Opinion Wrote Itself in Trance
A 1870 Tennessee death sentence for Andrew Williams is reportedly affirmed by a trance written opinion. Chief Justice Nicholson allegedly dictated the lengthy document while asleep, with Peter Turney witnessing the event and later confirming it through letters.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Andrew Williams
Supreme Court
Justice Nicholson
Peter Turney
Tennessee
Turney
Great Fire Wipes Out City Section in Tampa
A massive blaze in Tampa on March 2 destroyed 55 acres in the northeastern city, burning 308 buildings including four large cigar factories. Losses reach about 600000 with one fatality, a Cuban woman pregnant at the time. Fire Chief Savage fainted from heat but survived.
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Tampa
Fla
M. Stachelberg & Co
M. Perez & Co
Gonzales Fisher & Co
Eaberg Gunst &Co
Stachelberg
Fernandez and Bro
Twelfth
Michigan Avenues
Sixteenth
Twenteth
Antonio Dr
Twelfth Avenue
Savage
London Brewers Hit Hard by Legislation Panic
Lomion reports March 2 Seklom saw brewing stocks slide after proposed legislation and licensing changes. Across major companies and properties values fell sharply, with declines up to 60 percent in two days. Brewers and pub owners cry out while temperance groups express approval of the bill’s effects.
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Lomion
Seklom
Temperance
DeWitt Sales Note Describes Early Risers Sold by Druggists
Local notice states DeWitt sells Little Early Risers pills described as small, mate, cute Tits pila by pharmacists.
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DeWitt's
Alk Druggiats
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