Dope Drug Plague Spurs Legislative Rally and Trials
Chicago reports a sweeping drug menace centered on cocaine with cases like Bessie Kroeger, alias Mrs. Evelyn Romadka, dragging from Milwaukee to federal Carrier Commission hearings. Rural Iowa and Wisconsin institutions note rising addicted inmates. profits and peril rise as drug control battles loom before Congress next winter.
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Chicago
Evelyn Romadka
Carrier Commission
Milwaukee
Romadka
Bessie Kroeger
West End
Congress
Internal Revenue Officers
Granger
Reunion Echoes Enduring Service in Athens
The Athens reunion highlighted a volunteer registration system at the Commercial Hotel run by Capt. Herschel Carithers ensuring veterans were registered and assigned to quarters. Large crowds filled College Avenue for parades and speeches as thousands of spectators welcomed the veterans with flags from Cobb's Legion and other units while schoolchildren added color in red and white Confederate attire.
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Athens
Herschel Carithers
Carithers
Carithera
College Avenue
Confederacy
Cobb's Legion
Georgia
Tennessee
Dixie
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Clarke Rifles
Clayton Street
Senate
Dave
Veterans Parade Honors City Ladies and Daughters of Confederacy
Crowds cheered the sponsors maids of honor and city ladies along the parade route as veterans recalled battles. Ernest Haughey organized the large band, with Robinson's circus band aiding. Four or five elderly former body servants of Confederate officers marched behind infantry, saluting Dixie with pride.
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Cavalry
Daughters of the Confederacy
Ernest Haughey
Robinson's Circus
Confederacy
Randall Cole
Lob Thomas
Lewis Thomas
Tom Barrow
T. R. R. Cobb
Jim Bazell
Lamar Cobb
Dixie
Memorial Day Reverie on the Confederate Flag and Heroes
A Virginia poet recalls Memorial Day in Atlanta and Richmond, honoring Lee Gordon and Jackson. He laments the fading memory of the Confederate flag, praises the gallant dead who served Virginia, and envisions reunion with fallen comrades in heaven. The piece reflects reverent remembrance and enduring loyalty to the Lost Cause.
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David J. Welsiger
Virginia
Atlanta
Old
Richmond
Spokane rate case hearing prompts ICC inquiry
Spokane, September 29. Commissioner Prouty arrives to take further testimony in the long running Spokane rate case. The Interstate Commerce Commission has debated freight tariffs since 1907, with Spokane and other interior cities seeking lower rates and New England interests seeking protection from shifts in the cross country tariff structure. The case questions whether through rates from the East should be lowered to balance water competition and regional disparities. Local commercial groups from New England send a representative to the hearing. Also included is a note promoting Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted cure for bowel complaints.
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Spokane
Wash
Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reno
Salt Lake City
Pacific Coast
St.al
Seattle
Chiaago
St. Paul
Billings
New England
Chicago
Taft Visits North Yakima in Whirl of Welcome
President Taft arrived in North Yakima amid thousands of cheering spectators. A reception committee greeted him after breakfast and militia kept crowds orderly as he toured the city and surrounding fruit ranches. He spoke briefly at the Commercial club before resuming the journey to Seattle. Atlanta Cuts Bond Issue to Three Million Dollars Prompting Calls for Citywide Cleanup Efforts.
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North Yakima
Wash
United States
Wesley L. Jones
L. O. Meigs
Armbruster
Seattle
Atlanta
Educating Nurses Important Work in Philadelphia
Philadelphia showcases the Philadelphia School for Nurses with an annual report noting over 10,000 patients received nurse care last year, four fifths of which was free. The school is described as the world’s largest, with plans to extend to New England via discussions with Clara Barton and Dr. Eugene Underhill. Scholarships offer full room and board, uniforms, and travel paid homeward after completion, plus preparatory courses.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia School For Nurses
Ahahamahamm
Clara Barton
Red Cros Society
Eugene Underhill
Oxford
Mass
New England
Chestnut Street
London appoints Sir John C Knill Lord Mayor
London reported Sir John C Knill, an alderman for twelve years and former sheriff, elected Lord Mayor. At fifty-three, he becomes the head of a large mercantile empire and will be inducted on November 9 in a ceremony rich with tradition.
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London
City of London
John C. Knill
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Max R. Witte
Clarinda Town State Hospital
Mrs. Kroeger
Negaunee
Mich
Dessie Kroeger
Towa
Independence State Hospital
Iowa
W. P. Crumbacker
West Virginia
Ohio
Mt. Pleasant State Hospital
Ita
Atate
Ft. Madison
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Mary Shaw
Adeline Genee
Elsa Ryan
Frank Daniels
Brittany
Havana
New York
eMathias
H. B. Irving
Queen's Theatre
George All
Cat
Shubert
Dick Whittington
Henry Kolger
Mme. Mazimova
Brandon Tynan
Charles Frohman
Arange
Bernard Shaw
Mise Adelaide Kolm
Brieux
Sir Herbert Tree
Patrick Campbell
Mme
Vette Guilbert
Albert Chevalier
Mr. Chevallier
Coster
Mme. Guilbert
Henry Savage
Rochester
N. Y
Dorothy Donnelly
Robert Drouet
Eugene Walter
Pacini
the Wolf
Mr. Walter
Channing Pollock
Klaw
Erlanger
Joseph Brooks
New Theatre
Leah Bateman- Hunter
England
Whiskey Direct
White Oak Distillery
E.R. Bettertan Is Co
Chattanooga, Tennessee
White Oak
Hamilton Club
Betterton’s Old Old Velvet
Belmont Md Cabi
Ccoenciences
Ieennessee
Lincoln County
Hamilton County
E. R. Betterton & CO
Chattanooga Tennessee
Tanz Place
H. T. Davenport
John O. Waddell
Davenport
Lee
Gordon
Jackson
Robert E. Leo
Taft
Philadelphia School For Trained Nurses
Lowell
Salem
Worcester
Springfield
Bridgeport
New Haven
Providence
Foley
Bright
South Dakota
Aberdeen
N. D
Commonwealths
South Dakota Medical Association Association
L. B. Perkins
Sioux Falls
8. M. Hoff
Yankton
Frank C. Todd
Minneapolia
FP. W. Minty
Rapid City
P. BE. Rabcroft
eDadwood
W. A. Jones
Minneapolis
A. C. Stokes
Omaha
A. T. Mann
C. H. Mayo
Minn
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