Mr Shackelford Dies Sudden in Athens
W C Shackelford dies after an operation under chloroform in Athens following a Georgia train arrival from Union Point. He was a valued worker at local hardware firms, a K of P member, and active in the Methodist church. The city extends deep sympathy to his family as funeral plans are not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Shackelford
Georgia
Union Point
H. M. Fullilove
Dru
Goss
Fullilove
Athens
Will Shackelford
Messrs
Frank
Tom Shackelford
German foothold warned in Central America strong
A March 2 report notes Germany has appointed its first salaried consul in Central America, 15 German consuls and agents active there, and German interests governing much regional trade. Consul Diedrich warns of a growing German influence amid extensive investments and landholdings, urging vigilance over Germany’s expanding footprint in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.
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Wasmyarox
Germany
Central America
Nicaragua
Managua
United States
Diedrich
Brechen
America
Nicaragas
Guatemala
Costa Rica
England
Cal
Scortca
Russian Brutality Again Illustrated on Emancipation Day
St. Petersburg news recounts police brutality against students and women on March 6 as crowds gathered near the Kazan Cathedral to mark the fortieth anniversary of serf emancipation. Police beat and trampled protesters, while spectators watched citywide shutdowns and arrests followed. Additional arrests were reported in Kiev, and a planned assassination attempt on the minister of public instruction was noted, with a March 2 trial forthcoming.
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St. Prterssoro
Kasan
Nevsky Prospect
Alexander II
City Hall
Nevaky Prospect
St. Petersburg
Tris
P. I. Melukoff
Peter the Great
Melukoff
Moscow University
Sofla
Kieff
Peter Karpovitch
WILL PAY ATLANTA A VISIT
Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn, just placed on the retired list, visits New Orleans and will inspect the Algiera floating dock site at Sparrow Point Md before heading to Atlanta and Washington. A report of a New York post office theft and various local notices follow, including a train collision near Coatesville with injured passengers and the Wholesale Lumber Dealers convention in Pittsburgh.
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Hichborn
New Orleana
March
Philip Hichborn
Navy
Department of Construction and Repair
Sparrow Point
Jacksonville
Long
New Orleans
Atlanta
Washington
Narrow Escape of Edward VII in Tiger Hunt Tale
Milwaukee’s Colonel Woods recalls the Prince of Wales’s India tour with the tiger hunt near Mount Everest. The tiger leaped onto the elephant, the prince escaped, and Col Woods and White fired to kill the beast. The tale notes the prince's courage and a mounted trophy later hung in Buckingham Palace.
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Mount Everest
India
Milwaukee
England
Prince
Sir Beaumont
Florence Dixie
Colonel Woods
Grant
Calcutta
Bombay
Singapore
Ceylon
Lally Dixie
Houda
Honda
Colonel White
Buckingham Palace
Hyderdad
Carrie Nation seeks damages over cocktail name
Carrie Nation plans to sue a saloonkeeper over use of her name in a cocktail marketed in New York and elsewhere claiming $10 000 in damages for the insult to her notoriety. The suit follows the creation and promotion of a Carrie Nation cocktail by R O C Willes of Scranton and Binghamton.
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Smasher
Borantos
Carrie Nation
R. O C. Willes
Binghamton
N. Y
New York State
Willes
Mrs. Nation
Moir
Scranton
Atlanta Girl Prosecutes Man Who Wronged Her In Trial
Miss Allie Goodwin, 19, testifies against Samuel Hinkle, Atlanta horse buyer, in Indianapolis criminal court. She says he pledged marriage, eloped with her in January, then left with $1,600 plus jewelry, and forced her to pawn belongings to return home. She chased him to Memphis and Atlanta before his arrest.
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Atlanta
Laporte
Ind
Samuel Hinkle
Memphis
Tenn
Hinkle
Indianapolis
Relic of the Confederacy buys old Jefferson House
Alabama Senate approves a white house bill to fund the purchase and maintenance of the old Jefferson House in Montgomery, a move welcomed by many prominent Alabama women and observers from sister states. The plan aims to showcase the Confederate relic as a feature of the capital. Also notes Walter Wylie, 11, fatally shooting himself at Guin pond in a hunting outing.
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State of
Alabama
Davis
Montcomery
Ala
General Assembly
White House
Jefferson House
Montgomery
Senate
Alstama
Conunecs
Walter Wylie
J. Wylie
Guin Pond
Ile
Han Young Wylie
Sympathy of Union League Pledges Support to Queen Victoria
The Union League club of Chicago will forward to Lord Salisbury a handsome engrossed copy of resolutions of sympathy with Queen Victoria and Britain on her death. Adopted Jan 24, the resolutions praise her reign, express sympathy for the bereaved, and gratitude for the Anglo-Saxon civilization. A bound volume with a portrait and ornate lettering accompanies the message.
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Chicago
Cub
Union League
Lord Salisbury
Victoria
Jon Brashingham
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Union League Club of
England
Frank R. Green
Vistoria
Disgrace to Civilization in Civil War Reports From Colombia
A railroad man newly arrived from South America says the Colombia conflict shows brutal actions by both sides. In the interior the Forlerals drove out and slaughtered captives, with a few women spared. At Chinipa Marosquin adherents retook the town as retreating forces advanced. Prisoners endured torture and death, including a man tortured on a hook, then hanged by the stringing through his chin, while others died during transport and capture.
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Amelia
San Francisco
V.il Potros
South America
Colombia
Mr. Pa Jtros
Chinipa
Marosquin
Ad Il
Hilton Zeruhus
Theophile Org
Tun
Arabel Zabia
Patras
Inaugural Address Sparks Empire Debate Abroad
Reports from London press comment on President McKinley’s inauguration and empire themes. The Pall Mall Gazette notes a lesson for British pro-Boers and calls the speech an empire maker, while Westminster Gazette finds closer lendship to Cuba an interesting alternative to annexation. Alabama Car Service association in Einouvenau opposes a $1 daily fee for shippers, seeking parity with railroads. petition denied. Missing preacher Rev. Wallace Walker located near Burke Idaho after leaving Rogersville Tennessee February 14. believed to be wandering, with wife in Sevierville.
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March
Mckinnley
Washington
Pall Mall Gazette
Cuba
Westminster Gazette
Alabama Car Service
Einouvenau
Ala
Alabama Car Service Association
Alabama
Byoxville
Wallace Walker
Rogersville
Tenn
Burke
Ida
Walker
Sevierville
Grip Cure Advertisement Claims Rapid Health Boost
An OCR fragment advertises a supposed grip cure named Johtwwm ave om a supero veri Core. It claims to drive out grip from the system within an hour and neutralize effects in a day. The ad promotes Johnson's Chill and Ferse Toute and urges not to take anything else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Askie Johnson
Receiver's Land Sale in Athens 1901 Notice
Under Clarke county Superior Court order the Athena Park and Improvement Company real estate parcels near Athens Park will be sold to the highest bidder on March 1 1901. The sale begins at 10 o'clock and includes numerous vacant lots between Princes Avenue and the Boulevard just beyond the western city limits. Payment terms are cash or one third cash with the remainder in two equal annual payments.
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Superior Court of
Clarke County
Athena Park & Improvement Company
Iota
City of Athens
Prines Avenua
Ilsa
C.D. Freni Ren
Shackleford & Shackleford
A Carnival Comes to Athens From Sturgis Co
Mr. Leon Mooser for the Sturgis Midwinter Carnival Co arrives to bring street exhibits to Athens the week beginning March 1. The company has shown attractions in many southern cities and promises one of the best entertainments ever offered to Athens and the surrounding country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Mooser
Sturgis Midwinter Carnival Co
Athens
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New York City
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National Zeitung
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Prrrsania
Wholesale Lamber Dealers’ Association
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James W. Tolbert
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Wis
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H.R. Palmer & Sons
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Jordan
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Ellen Parc
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Southern Baseball Association
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Chattanooga
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Birmingham
William Nugent
Aelant
George Reed
Shreveport
Aaron Frank
M. J. Finn
Little Rock
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James Nolan
Newton Fisher
Nashville
Edward T. Peter
Ely
Ely Brothers
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Peeey Gers
Broadway
Keron
Phinizy
J.C. Alder
Joux R. Warre, Prest
J. A. Mortos
Athens Foundry & Machine Works
General Foundry and Machine Works
H. R. Palmer & Sons and
Smith
Holbrook & Son
Ian St
Therelieve
Marin Tfilcr
Perry Davis & Son
Eee
C. Savitt Aco
H. R. Palmer & Sone
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Brumby Drug
Receiver's Land
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