Yachting yarn of elopement and race on Long Island Sound
A guest aboard the Dawn recounts a yacht race versus the Foam near Nutmeg and Long Island Sound. A groom-to-be, pursued by an anxious father, flees by boat as a minister’s help and a staged elopement unfold. The Dawn wins the race, the couple wed, and a copy of the marriage certificate is later delivered to the seasick father aboard Foam.
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Hart
Dep Hay
Clut
Long Island Sound
Dawn
Blackfish
Nutmeg
Fuum
Long Island
Papa
Nan
Henry
Charley
Poseille
Foam
Flavel Scott Mines
Minneapolis Tribune
Phil Ames Beats Cowboys With Boiled Shirt Prank
Phil Ames joins Middleton ranch and proves a stout cook. Cowboys mock his boiled shirt, then Phil eats the joke by serving his counterfeit “boiled shirt” meals daily. His humor wins over Joe Dalzey, Della Middleton, and Mr. Middleton as Phil earns a place at the ranch.
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Joe Dalzey
Phil Ames
Middleton
van Dells
Phil
Della
Della Middleton
Mr. Middleton
Bald Prairie
Dalzey
John P. Sjolander
War in Brazil Warships bombard Recife and Itajahy
Rio dispatches through Nov 17 detail insurgent and government forces clash along Lagoa Paco and Itajahy. Commodore Goncalvez leads Peixoto’s squadron as bombardments intensify, Republica captured and several ships sunk. Martial law declared until Nov 30, with US neutrality noted and American engineer operating on seized vessel.
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Peixoto
Buenos Ayres
Galveston
Rio
Tra_jano
Aquidaban
Villegaignon
Largo Paco
Goncalvez
Torpédinas
Nictheroy
Itajahy
Republica
Pullas
Baba
Fort Lane
Fort Villegaigno
United States
Bond
A Brave Struggle Miss Yeargin Drowned in New York
The life of Miss Mary Yeargin who was drowned in Cayuga Lake near Ithaca New York on a Saturday is told as a tale of self made ambition. Daughter of a one armed ex Confederate soldier and farmer in Laurens, she learned art education despite poverty and worked as an engine operator before attending Methodist college and Cornell University.
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Yeargin
New York
Cotumara
S. C
Mary
Cayuga Lake
Ithica
N. Y
Laurensen
Methodist College
Leesville
Cornell University
Damaging Testimony in Edwards Murder Trial
In Sherman Dick Edwards admits killing Mrs Hattie G Haynes and expresses indifference to killing other women saying he does not care about killing a woman or a dog. He is identified by a scar on his foot as Edward Spears, a farm hand, and the confession follows a broken engagement over money from Haynes. A second note shows a business dissolution and closing date for Veas Von ferau & Co with settling accounts by December 15. A Columbus Top Buggy is offered for sale via Athens Box 180.
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Dick Edwards
Dog Denison
Tex
Sherman
Hattie G. Haynes
Edward Spears
Edwards
Books stolen from Alliance warehouse, loss reported
A warehouse in Alliance reports theft of account books. Police are investigating the incident as organized property theft, seeking leads on missing ledgers and records. No injuries reported. Authorities urge witnesses to come forward.
Mystery as Alliance Warehouse Books Vanish
Officials of the Alliance Warehouse and Commission Company are stirred by the disappearance of their ledgers. Bookkeeper W A McElhannon reports the loss Friday morning after noting the books were in order Thursday night. Chief manager Charles I Mell notes suspicions but pledges business as usual while the board meets at Athens to investigate and sift the matter to the bottom.
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Alliance Warehouse
W. A. McElhannon
Charles I. Mell
Alliance Warehouse and Commission Company
McElhannon
Hoyt Sage
Mell
Alliance Warehouse Company
Athens
At the Altar in Third Presbyterian Church Atlanta
On Wednesday last at the Third Presbyterian church in Atlanta Mr C E Taylor and Miss Maude Ellings worth were united in matrimony The groom C A Vonder Lieth of Athens was best man and Miss Mamie Young bridesmaid The Banner joins friends in Athens wishing the couple long life and prosperity.
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Third Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
C E. Taylor
Maude Ellingsworth
C. A. Vonder Lieth
Athens
Mamie Young
Taylor
Notable Sessions and Trials Across the Nation
National Paint and Varnish Association meets in Pittsburg while Pennsylvanian suffragists gather in Philadelphia. McKane appeals for donations to fund his suit against the New York World. Buckeyes State Bank executives vanish amid a $30,000 shortage. A New York murder case involves Mrs Halliday who set fire to her cell. John Y McKane sues the New York World for $100 in damages. Final football preparations for Yale vs Harvard in Springfield attract 50,000 visitors. Notorious moonshiner case and Huddleston murder verdict mark notable court actions in various locales.
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National Paint, Oil and Varnish Association
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
John Y. McKane
H. Hart
Dinsmore
Buckeyes State Bank
Tacoma
Wash
Halliday
New York
John Shi
the Royal of London
El[ine Barrows
Ogden H. Burrows
Newport
R. I
Gravesend
New York World
Springfield
Mass
Yale
Harvard
Boston
Senate Passes Bill to Increase Supreme Court Justices
Arzanta Nov 23 The Senate approved a house bill to raise the number of Georgia Supreme Court judges to five. Other measures pass include clerks of superior courts serving as county court clerks and a proposal allowing Washington Wilkes to issue bonds worth 18000. Also notes the House Chaplain Dr John Jones death and a Dalton robbery of 47.65.
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Senate
Arzanta
House
North
Ip Tllege
Washington
Wilkes County
John Jones
House of Representees
Billiard champion Ives tops Schaefer in Chicago score 2400 2228
Contests across diverse topics appear in the clipping with Ives defeating Schaefer by 2400 to 2228 in Chicago billiards. Other notes mention Vanderbilt's yacht Matonee on a New York trip amid severe cold, and various local incidents and notices across Mississippi Georgia and Alabama.
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Ives
Schaefer
Chicago
W. K. Vanderbilt
New York
Richard Gemisy
Jackson
Miss
Canton
Oregon
Portland
P. H. Keel
Aiken
8. C
Columbus
Mavon
William Sutton
Bell
Defraudin Ee
Neasee
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Andrews
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Paris
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Will Durant
Bud Durant
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Royal Baking Powder Company of
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Navy Department
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Secretary of Navy
D. C
Monitor
Briain
Theoore Runyon
Runyon
Baron Marshal von Bieberstein
Ambassador Runyon
Berlin
Legation
Copenhagen
Waldemar
Lonpox
Marquis of Daffrin
Julian Pounceforte
Veas, Vonferau & Co
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Parker
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Mr. Mell
Parkersburg
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Alice Bailey
St. Mary's
Bailey
Pittswure
Huddleston
Huddle
Kitty’ Gate Ats
Georgia
Dalton
Dates
Ed. Coleman
St. Louis
St. Lou
Paddock-Hawley Iron Company
North Adie Street
Tilly & Walker Dry Goods Cain
Lownsviller
Madisonville
Jack O'Brien
Portsuouis
Herbert
W. H. Swart
Joseph Wiano
Demonis
Swartout
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Harrison
Iano
Davis
St. Paw
Hawaii
Congress
Indianapolis
United States Grand Jury
Indianapolis National Bank
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Maxwell & Co
William 8. Shield
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Shreve
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