New Masonic Temple Dedication Set in Athens
Masons in Athens move to a new temple on the third floor of the Max Joseph building and plan a April 14 dedication. Grand Lodge officers including the Georgia Grand Master will attend to bless the hall and a large public, family, and friend gathering is planned. Also promotes Dr Sawyer’s Wild Cherry and Tar and One Minute Cough Cure as effective cold and cough remedies.
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Athens
Max Joseph
State of
Georgia
John C Sheehan See hs in St Louis for Victory Talk
John C. Sheehan Tammany chieftain arrived in St Louis from Hot Springs Arkansas and predicted Democratic victory. He argued Bryan is strongest in the west and south and the imperial policy harms Republicans, while war conduct boosts Democratic chances.
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St. Louis
John C. Sheehan
New York
Tammany Chieftain
Hot Springs
Ark
Planters’ Hotel
Bryan
Plot Against the Czar Uncovered in Copenhagen Dispatch
Paris report cites Copenhagen dispatch alleging a scheme to depose the Russian czar during illness. It implicates his mother and M. Po byedontzeff, head of the holy synod, with the aim of placing power in his uncle, described as a notorious reactionary.
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Paris
Echo de Paris
Copenhagen
M. Pobyedontzeff
Holy Synod
Counterfeiter Goes Up Three Years in Prison
A Walton county youth, Jack Wages, was sentenced in Atlanta to three years at the Nashville prison and a $100 fine for making possessing and passing counterfeit money. He had been held over by United States Commissioner Colquitt in late February after being charged with counterfeiting. Best of all to cleanse the system the ad promises Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co, 50 cents a bottle. An advertisement notes One Minute Cough Care as a remedy for coughing ministers.
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Atlanta
Newman
Jack Wages
Walton County
Nashville
Wages
United States
Colquitt
Iiras
California Fig Syrup Co
Burgermeister
Westminster Gazette
Prohibition Signatures Campaign in Floyd County
In Floyd County Georgia a prohibition petition drive is under way with organized efforts from Cave Spring to all militia districts. Leader John W Bale, ex minister and journalist now lawyer, fronts the movement though Rome leaders prefer delaying a full campaign due to anticipated strong opposition there.
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Rome
Floyd County
Cave Spring
John W. Bale
Cuban Relief cures Planters in five minutes
An advertisement claims Cuban Relief cures Planters Colin Seanesteta and matiacee in minutes for sour and summer complaints. It advertises One Minute Cough Cure from Brumby Drug Co as a remedy for coughs throat irritation weak lungs chest pain difficult breathing croup or hoarseness with a price of 25 cents.
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Colin
Seanesteta
Matiacee
Brumby Drug Co
Pike County Prisoners Referenced for Immediate Execution
Montgomery March 30 The governor declined to intervene in the Pike county case. Richard Hale Thomas Johnson and Sam Rivers face hanging for a December axe murder and arson near Josie post office tied to a $3,000 robbery. Rivers, a colored man, pleaded guilty. two Whites were tried and found guilty.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pike County
Richard Hale
Thomas Johnson
Sam Rivers
Josie
Elizabeth Myers
Ida Myers
Cook
Olney May Attend Delegates to Disarmament talks
Washington March 30 The president weighs nominees for delegates to the czar’s disarmament congress at The Hague Names floated include Sir Julian Pauncefote as a British delegate and John Bassett Moore for the United States Moore’s arbitration writings and recent treaty work bolster his candidacy Archbishop Ireland’s supporters also favor his appointment Ambassador Towers may be ruled out as a mere formality De Witt’s Little Early Risers pills are mentioned in a unrelated anecdote about a liver regulator.
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Washington
Hague
Netherlands
Sir Julian Pauncefote
Olney
John Bassett Moore
Judge Day
Spain
Moore
Ireland
Charlemagne Towers
St. Petersburg
A Kite on the Wire Gave Officials Four Months’ Work
In Gleiwitz Upper Silesia a boy’s kite snagged a fire alarm wire. A police report moved up through officers to a magistrate and commission. An engineer removed the kite and the city paid the officer 25 pfennigs. The school master warned pupils to avoid wires and reported compliance. The feuerleschgeratkommission decided the matter should not continue.
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Gleiwitz
Upper Silesia
Ster
Feuerleschgeratkommission
Fertilizer pamphlets offered free by German Kali Works
The notice states pamphlets explaining how to buy and apply fertilizers are free to all, issued by German Kali Works located at 93 Nassau Street in New York.
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Nassau St
New York
Munyons Guarantee Promises Cure All Ailments Quickly
Munyon asserts dramatic cures for rheumatism indigestion kidney problems and colds with his remedies sold 25 cents a vial. The piece notes a warning drill to schools about disseminating safety notices and references a Westminster Gazette report on bureaucratic delays and document handling. It ends by praising DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for frost bites burns skin disease and piles while warning against imitations.
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Munyon
Munyen
Arch St., Phila
DeWitt
Census office flooded with job applications in Washington
The census bureau reports an extraordinary surge of applicants for filled positions. Conservatively 2,500 formal applications and up to 10,000 when including letters and inquiries are in sight. Director Merriam urges applicants not to press forward while skeleton staff handle preliminary work and exam preparations.
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Washington
Merriam
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Featured In Scar Care Ad
A historical notice highlights DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for cuts scalds and burns. The brief promotes its use and benefits, reflecting period health advertising embedded in local newspaper pages.
Mystery steamer Scipio found adrift near Newfoundland
The Scipio, a flagless ownerless crewless steamer from Nowhere, was found adrift off Newfoundland after hostilities began with Spain. It carried coal and a cache of English made guns and ammunition and is to be sold to the highest bidder at the Brooklyn navy yard by the United States government.
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United States
New York
the Times
Scipio
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Spain
New Foundland
Brooklyn ‘Navy Yard
A Desperado's Work Shocks Clayton Georgia
Clayton March 30 W S Long ordinary of Union county was shot through the arm in front of the Blue Ridge hotel as a desperado rode through town firing at people. The fugitive, a mountaineer, yelled Indian war whoops and vanished into the night amid terror. Police and citizens pursue the assailant while residents hide indoors. Also J Sheer Sedalia Missouri reports his daughter saved from croup by One Minute Cough Cure after other physicians failed.
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Clayton
W. S. Long
Union County
Blue Ridge
J. Sheer
Sedalia, Mo
Tesla Says He Will Surpass Marconi In Telegraphed Range
Nikola Tesla, in New York on March 30, praised Marconi for crossing the British channel without wires but said he will soon outdo him. Marconi has telegraphed 82 miles. Tesla aims for 3,000 miles with fully insulated conductors. He doubted the limit and predicted Europe reach from here. In health notes a quick remedy for coughs is recommended as safe for children.
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New York
Nikola Tesla
Marconi
Tesla
Mr. Tesla
Europe
Watson for Manila and the Dewey command
Washington March 30 It is not unlikely Admiral Watson may command the Asiatic squadron when Dewey returns home or is forced to leave. Watson seeks the post claiming insufficient sea duty. The Navy favors Watson over Schley while Crowren shield mocks him. Sampson enjoys the best billet and will lead a European cruise.
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Washington
Admiral Watson
George Dewey
Dewy
Bureau
Santiago
Crowren Shield
Sampson
Europe
Dewey
Broom makers push prices as broom corn soars
Illinois supplies most broom corn and factory owners at Tremont House Chicago on March 7 voted to raise broom prices by one dollar per dozen amid a market surge from 50 to 150 dollars per ton and potential gains to 300 as corn shortages tighten.
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Tremont House
Chicago
Illinois
Acworth Woman Perishes In House Fire At Night
Miss Margaret Brown died in a late night blaze that destroyed her Acworth home and damaged the nearby Christian church. Firefighters found her charred remains after the flames, with no furniture saved and no insurance on the property. The church suffered extensive fire damage as well.
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Acworth
Margaret Brown
Brown
Miss Brown
Christian Church
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C. A. Scudder
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Corner
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Manila
Davis & Lawrence CO
Lim
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Perry Davis
M’kinley
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Samoa
Co-Operative Detective Agency
Tenn
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