Handsome Carnegie Library Opens in Montezuma
The Montezuma Carnegie library marks its formal opening tonight with librarian Mrs. Nettle Wilson and Susan Simonton overseeing the setup. The building cost $10,000 and sits near the Central depot in the city center, with public access starting Friday except Sundays and legal holidays.
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Montezuma
Carnegie Library
Lbrarian
Nettle Wilson
Misa Susan Simonton
Atlanta
Carnegie
Central Depot
No Warrants for Officials Stir Oregon Trust Depositors
Portland August 23 Outspoken indignation among about 44000 depositors of the Oregon Trust and Savings Bank followed reports that warrants had been issued for officers. No warrants were found, amid depositors demands for arrests. A mass meeting was called to protect interests. Directors fault cashing and Morris defense, while Morris travels east to manage securities. Receiver Devlin forecasts full repayment.
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Portland
Oreg
Oregon Trust and Savings Bank
Cashler W
Morris
Bonda
Devlin
Instant Catarrh Relief Offered by Eclipse Cure
A dated testimonial based ad promises instant relief from catarrh with a trial sample of Eclipse Catarrh Cure. It claims permanent cure, reaches deep air passages, and includes a customer letter from Angesta, Georgia, with an order for a full package.
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Robert L. Wiggins
Angesta
Eolioss Medicine and Manufacture Company
Atlanta, Ga
Fire destroys ore washer at Etna plant in Georgia
A 2 am blaze at the Bank Tron and Steel Company plant in Etna Ga wrecked the large No 2 ore washer and a locomotive with cars. Loss estimated at 90000 with partial insurance coverage. Authorities suspect incendiary origin. Over 76 men made unemployed due to the fire.
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Etna
Btnk Tron and’ Steel Company
Hina
Death of Eugene Varnelle Shocks Atlanta Family
Letters received in the city recount the death of 15 year old Eugene Varnelle, formerly of Atlanta, who drowned after a boat capsize near Newburg. The youth, noted for promise and friendship, died from a ruptured blood vessel while rescuers worked. He is survived by two sisters and a brother. The family planned burial in Marlborough before moving to Atlanta.
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New York
Eugene Varnelle
J. W. Varnelle
Atlanta
Vernelle
Bhedon Brook Farm
Newburg
Aittle
Young Vardelle
Cedar Cliff Stone Company
No American Can Be Zionist, Schiff Letter States
In New York on August 23 the American Hebrew published Jacob H. Schiff’s letter to Dr. Solomon Schechter of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He argues a true American cannot be a Zionist and urges Jews to view the United States as their permanent home and political citizenship as paramount.
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New York
American Hebrew Today
Jacob H. Schiff
Solomon Schecter
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
America
Vaudeville to Replace Some 5 and 10-Cent Theaters
The Middle West Managers Association will convert operating theaters in smaller cities to vaudeville venues starting September 1, offering three high class vaudeville evenings weekly. The move targets 280 playhouses across Iowa Indiana Ohio Nebraska Arkansas Missouri Indian Territory Michigan and Illinois with forty non Chicago cities in Illinois affected.
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Middle West
Chicago
Middle West Managers’ Association
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska
Arkansas
Missouri
Indian Territory
Michigan
Illinois
Bagwell Business College Cuts Course Cost and Expands
Bagwell Business College at 198 Peachtree Street Atlanta adds 2000 square feet to its shorthand department and hires two teachers to handle a July and August surge. The ad touts Chartier shorthand as faster and cheaper than old systems, claims significant student savings, and cites President J Q Bagwell and Eastman School head C Gaines as endorsers. It promotes dormitories and a telegraphy program amid a broad sales pitch for Chartier.
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Bagwell Business College
Peachtree Street
Ita
Business College
Chartier
Hagwell Business College
Weves
Fefe
Eastman
Briscoe
Ansted
C. Gaines
Great
Eastman School
Poughkeepsie
United States
Gaines
Atlanta
J. Q Bagwell
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Zu Zu Ginger Snaps
Montezuma, GA
Omaha
Farmere’ Union
Pitamerald
Farmers’ Union
Hea Tts
Farmers’ ‘Monginnery
Minneapolis, Minn
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Company
Hiram H. Pearce
Page Morris
United States District Court
Omaha’ Road
Spencer Grain Company
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Complete Protection Life
Atna Life Ins
W. E. Hawkins
Prudential
City
Eugene Varnelles
Willerf
Georgina
Masonie
Macon
Georgia Masonic Home
J. W. Taylor
Walker
L. Mack
Harris
Eugene Varneule
Athutta
Schiff
Professor Minsterberg
McClure’s
Popular School
Actuat
Bosloens
Penn Mutual
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Chestnut Street
Act of Incorporation
Insurance Commissioner
State OF Georgia
Fulton
Henry C Gagity
Hagiey & Willet
Pann Mutual Life Insurance Company
Henry C. Bagley
William J. Franklin
Fulton County
Bagley & Willet
J G. West
South Carolina
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