Motive for Murder Discovered in San Francisco
Patrick Leary confessed to intimate relations with Mrs. Martha Powers and police believe a motive for Martin Bowers death has been found. Leary may hold more information. The landlady reported Leary not home since Tuesday and Leary later admitted being at the Bowers residence with Mrs. Bowers.
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San Francisco
Patrick Leary
Martha Powers
Martin Bowers
Leary
Bowers House
Strikera Return to Work at Dobson Mills
Philadelphia August 31 all striking employees about 3200 of the textile mills operated by John and James Dobson returned to work today except 100 setters and 30 printers in the carpet department. The skilled workers refused to return but will meet tonight to decide whether to end the struggle. Raleigh Sept 1—Sixty five young men were examined by the supreme court for attorney licenses, the largest number on record, surpassing the previous top of 65 as the court room could not contain them.
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Philadelphia
John
James Dobson
Keighty
Raleigh
N.C
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Room
Fatal Mine Cave-In Near Cameron Kills One Worker
The mine slope collapse near Cameron killed Wesley McChesnie instantly and fatally injured Archie Lemontague, while Victor Cole and Rept. 1 were also present in the working area. separate report notes Mary Lang died in Brooklyn hospital from carbolic acid poisoning after years of fortune giving and foreclosure losses. A second item announces strict ton sorial laws in New York enforcing sanitation standards for barbers with penalties for violations.
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Victor
Cole
Rept
Wesley McChesnie
Archie Lemontague
Cameron
New York
Mary Lang
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Cure for Back Pain and Kidney Ills
A period-appropriate ad style piece touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney problems, citing a testimonial from Capt. W. Welsh of Parkersburg, WV, and mentions local dealer H. R Palmer & Sons. It blends multiple quips and quotes to evoke a newspaper feel of health claims and popular remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Done
Bright
Capt
W. Welsh
Wood County Infirmary
Parkersburg
W. Vaenya
J. M. Murdock
Third Street
Dean
Revolt Imminent on Isthmus After Canal Treaty Rejected
A Times dispatch from Panama says revolution gains pace after the Colombian congress rejects the canal treaty in Bogota. Government action is urged to prevent outbreak, with General Guertas as the key local commander. Naval forces are described as largely American or pro American.
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New York
Bogota
Times
Panama
Guertas
Fort Chiriqui
Cool Summer in Gotham Passes Into History
The summer of 1903 in New York is noted as the coldest on record by the Weather Bureau with June the coldest since 1881. August averaged 69.5 degrees, two degrees below the prior low, while July was near normal. The report cites a citywide cool spell that benefited summer hotelkeepers and puzzled mariners, with a drop in average temperatures across June to August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
New York
Murdered Wilmington carpenter run over by trolley car
In Wilmington New York August 1 Joseph C Meir 28 a white carpenter was murdered and robbed early Saturday. His body placed on a railroad track to hide the crime was run over by a returning suburban trolley car mangling him badly.
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Wilmington
N. Y
Joseph C. Meir
Wrightsville Beach
White migrants head to rice fields in Louisiana
A group of white Raleigh residents heads to Louisiana to work on rice plantations. Agents touted paradise wages and easy work, but locals who know the conditions express sympathy for the emigrants and worry about their fate.
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Rice Fielde
Raleigh
N. C
Louisiana
Prominent Cincinnati Railroader Dies at 67
John Carlisle, a leading Cincinnati figure and former wealthy magnate, died aged 67. He built portions of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad and the Chatt erai railway from Ashland to Richardson, Kentucky, to develop coal lands and had major interests in bulle fogs and business implications. Ey-Congressman Driggs Case involves defense counsel fleeing to the United States Court in Brooklyn over port office fraud indictments. Driggs did not take his seat until December 4, 1859, while funds were issued in May that year.
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Cincinnati
John Carisle
Ohio and Mississippi
Chatterai
Ashland
Richardson
Drigg
New York
Elmund H. Driggs
Resignation from Paulist Order in New York
The Rev Patrick J Murphy C S P resigns from the Paulist Order in New York with archdiocesan permission from Father Deshon and Archbishop Farley. Alfred A Knapp declines new trial. judge fixes December 12 for execution in Columbus. Duncan Swan shoots at moving corn, kills his daughter Mary in Ostego Michigan.
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New York
Patrick J. Murphy
C. 5
Father Deshon
Archbishop Farley
Knapp
Hamilton
Belden
Alfred A. Knapp
Columbus
Crow
Ostego, Mich
Duncan Swan
Mary
Lord Salisbury Remains Interred Beside Wife at Hatfield
Lord Salisbury was laid to rest beside his wife in Hatfield with private simple ceremonies and few mourners. Premier Balfour Lord Belborne and intimate neighbors attended. A Westminster Abbey memorial service featured King Edward Emperor William and diplomats including Ambassador Choate. The only wreath on the coffin came from Queen Alexandra.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Cecile
Hatfield
Premier Balfour
Lord Belborne
Westminster Abbey
Edward
Emperor William
Ambassador Choate
Alexadra
Portugal
Archbishop of Canterbury
Army of Philippines convention fills St Paul with veterans
Visiting Army of the Philippines veterans travel from trains to hotels for the fourth annual convention. By evening an estimated several thousand would be housed in the city with more arrivals expected. General Hale opens sessions, notes constitutional revisions and camp organization nationwide. Governor Van Zant attends as welcome speaker. Officers to be elected and next meeting site chosen at the final business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul
Army of the Philippines
Army of the Philipines
General Hale
Association
van Zant
Macedonian Situation and Balkan Tensions Rise
Reports from Constantinople on August 28 indicate limited news from Macedonian consulates. An Austrian detachment fired near the Austrian consulate at Usko, no injuries. A revolution is claimed to be imminent in Geres Strumatza and Ralog districts amid Bulgarian influence and rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Macedonia
Usku
Kurusap Burun
Tafada Bey
Bulgaria
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as digesting all foods and preventing gas, claiming thousands of cures after other treatments failed. It markets as safe for sensitive stomachs, with dieting unnecessary, and lists Chicago makers F C De Wor and associates, plus distributors H S Palmer, W J Smith Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. de Wrrr& Co
Chicago
Palmer & Bons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Widow Pension Fraud Exposed in Savannah Georgia
Special pension examiners uncover a unique case in Savannah where Mia Mollie Melton claimed to be the widow of Civil War soldier Tealah Owens and collected $400 plus $4,000 in back pensions. Lena Bradford named as a witness. Melton remains at large as investigators pursue her.
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Felton
Savannah
Tealah Owens
Clarissa Owens
Mia
Mollie Melton
Whitemarsh Island
Bie
Bradford
Mrs. Melten
Holy Anne and Holy Angel Lead Trance Sessions in North Carolina
Holiness sect members in North Carolina, including two women calling themselves Holy Anne and Holy Angel, hold trance sessions claiming communication with spirits. The group, described as Unesa, has a state school with around 60 students taught to be missionaries, and they were previously driven from Southern Pines authorities.
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Holy Anne
Holy Angel
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Epiris
Southern Pines
Sensational incidents at rail station and city arrests
A white woman at Raleigh Union Station struck a man with her umbrella after he insulted her, then fled. Chicago police report eleven arrests in a railway company murder and looting case, with John Sleuder of interest. A Kentucky incident ends with a 17 year old outlaw killing a constable and wounding another. Also notices promote Longman & Martinez Pere Paints for churches and a cold remedy, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, with standard warnings.
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Raleigh
N.C
Union
Hoe
Chicago
Frank Stewart
John B. Johnson
Chicago City Railway Company
John Sleuder
Winnie Davis Memorial Hall Accepted by Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy
The Winnie Davis Memorial Hall at the State Normal School was accepted by the Georgia Division of the Daughters of the Confederacy after inspection by the building committee led by Mrs. James A. Rounsaville. Architect Choate praised the construction, the colonial front, and the piano pine interior. seventy young ladies await dormitory space as plans move to furnish the building and complete grounds, with funds raised by chapters across the state.
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Georgia Division
The
Daughters of the Confederacy
State Normal School
Winnie Davis
W. J. Beeland
Macon
James A. Roansaville
Rome
Memorial Hall
Billupa Phinizy
Athens
W. F. Eve
Augusta
A. G. Jackson
Mildred Rutherford
Georgia
Europe
Laura Rutherford
Choate
Blue Ridge Mountains
James A. Rounsavville
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Miss Rutherford
Athens City Schools Opened With Record Attendance
The Athens City Schools opened the regular fall session with large attendance. About 1500 pupils enrolled, and hundreds more are expected, aiming to surpass all prior attendance since 1886. Supt. Bond expresses optimism for a successful year.
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Athens
Supt
Bond
Martin Institute Opens Fall Session At Jefferson
The Martin Institute opened its fall session at Jefferson with an enrollment of 224, expected to rise to 850 after recent waterworks repairs. Athens water mains break caused temporary shutdowns, but water resumed Tuesday night and the school reports strong attendance and boarding pupils. Principal J. D. Smith leads the school, praised for steady enrollment growth and safe facilities.
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Martin Institute
Jefferson
Athens
J. D
Smith
Cleveland Avenue
Life saved by Chamberlains Colic Diarrhoea Remedy
A rural town coopers and merchants endorse Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as lifesaving after a month long illness described as bilious dysentery. Local figures B L Byer and B T Little report immediate relief and praise its effect while ads note availability through H R Palmer Sons W J Smith Bro and T O Little. Local civic notes mention busy street delivery routes improving newspaper reach.
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Chamberlain
B. L. Byer
B. T. Little
B. T. Little, Merchant, Hancock, Md
H.R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Clarke County First Bale Brings High Prices at Exchange
The first bale of Clarke county cotton was brought to Billops Phinizy by Emmett Bond and sold to T. O. Dann of A. B. Baxter & Co for fifteen cents a pound. Dann sold it to Mallison Braided Cord Co at eleven and a half cents a pound. Baxter & Co offers premiums and paid over three cents, while cotton seed sold to J. C. Cooper of Oconee Oil & Fertilizer Co for thirty cents per bushel plus a fifteen cent premium.
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Clarke County
Billops Phinisy
Emmett Bond
W. A. Carlton
Phinizy
T. O. Dann
A. B. Baxter & Co. Cotton Exchange
Dann
Mallison Braided Cord Company
Baxter & Co
Baxter & Company
J. C. Cooper
Oconee Oil & Fertilizer Company
Oldest person in Georgia dies at 114 in Morristown
Minerva Bond, a longtime Athens resident and former slave born in Oglethorpe County, died at 114 becoming likely the state's oldest person. She witnessed every U.S. president from Washington to Roosevelt. Burial occurred in the city yesterday afternoon. Flour prices rise with wheat report forecasts April harvest. Wingfield Cash Grocery promotes fresh flour offerings.
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Minerva Bond
Morristown
Giorgis
Athens
United States
Warhington
Roosevelt
Oglethorpe County
Jack Bond
Watkinsville School Opens With Largest Attendance In Years
Watkinsville Ga Sept 2 The Om neo High School opened Monday with its pupils the largest attendance in years If enrollment rises as expected Prof Rowlant will need a second assistant Miss Elizabeth Ball a Warrenton is first boarding assistant Among the pupils are Mr Upshaw Walto County Mr Omer Elder and Mr Rotel Miller The friends of Mrs Blanch Barnett of Winder oldest daughter of Mr Daweson Barnett formerly of the county are surprised by her marriage to Mr Samuel Etheridge of Winder last Sunday The bride's parents opposed the match but the couple wed anyway The report initially listed Mr Sherrton of Winder as a contracting party but it was clarified that Mr Samuel Etheridge was the suitor Miss Burnett sister of Mr W B Burnett of the Fie tow Co Athous.
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Watkinsville
Omneo High School
Rowlant
Elizabeth Ball
Warrenton
Alea Whitehead
Upshaw
Waltoo County
Omer Elder
Rotel Miller
Blanch Barnet
Winder
Daweon Barnett
Sameel Biberidge
Mr. Sherrton
Samuel Etheridge
Burnett
W. B. Burnett
Fie Tow Co
Athous
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestion Aid
Suffering from indigestion and dyspepsia can find relief as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and sweetens the stomach. It claims to be an unfailing cure for indigestion and related stomach gland and digestive tract complaints. Sold by all druggists.
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Strikera
New York State
Beasley
Yonder Hill
Chicago Record-Herald
van Bsehosldt
Kert Mudgeon
Pits-Bile
van Schmidt
Fite-Bile
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Boston
Boston Transcript
Chicago Tribune
Henry
Colombian Congress
Central Quertas
Gotham
Paul, Minn
Aiirianople
Otcago
Nettle PF. McCormick
Preettent
George &, Denny
Waeblagtod and Loo University
Hla
St Paul's
Inwood
L. L
Gilbert Combs
DeWitt
H. Howell
Houston
Texas
Holman Stables
Cook
Killa
Sergent
Everett Fleming
Alfred Hall
George Mullins
Fleming
Dickinson County
Virginia
Longman & Martinez Pere
Doster Lumber Co
Grove
Atlanta
Mng
Atheny Hannah
Antill
State of
Georgity
Daily
Hay
Ely
Draggista
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Banner
Jackson County
T. O. Little
Harmony Grove
Mr. Little
Jem Vore
Psamawer
BR. L. J. Smith
Wat
Jackson
Clarksboro
Clark
A.B. Baxter & Co
Mallison Cord Company
Georga
Bransford
Wingfield Cash Grocery
Watkingvile School
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