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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1907

Page

6

Striking Telegraphers Demand Higher Wages and Hours

A broad telegraphers protest at their hall calls for wage increases and an eight hour workday with six hours for rest and two for self improvement. The statement contrasts telegraphers with other trades and notes industry leaders and Willis Comedy Company tickets selling fast for a related event.

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Drowning Escape After Swordfish Attack On Lake near Akron

A misread report recounts a late Tuesday night incident on a lake south of Akron where a swordfish struck a motor boat, drove a blade through its bottom, causing water to gush in and two women to faint. The craft ran aground, narrowly avoiding sinking. the fish measured five and a half feet.

Bt Chander Sweetor Ren Row Chandler Bea Gull Akron Tong

Judge Defends Open Statement on Alabama Court Case

Judge Jones issues a rare public defense of his August statement on the Alabama restraining orders. He says he spoke to correct misrepresentation, denying prejudgment and affirming his love for Alabama and its people while detailing courtroom power over criminal proceedings and the ongoing injunction dispute.

Montgomery Jones Federal Cour Hdster Alabama Onhur Court of Equity Fung Mythe Ames Proutt Starr

Weathered Front Door Gets a JAP A LAC Makeover

A weather beaten front door can be refreshed with a coat of JAP A LAC. A can is available for purchase today and easy application promises a satisfying transformation. The ad touts quick results and enjoyable results.

Sweetwater Park Hotel Summer Relaxation Invite

Relieve your tired brain and body by going to the Sweetwater Park Hotel for the summer. Bowden Lithia Water and the table will do the work.

Sweetwater Park Hotel Bowden Lithia Water

Big Check for Poor Baby in Cordele Georgia

The Powell family of Cordele received a $30,000 check from Mrs Jo McKay of New York for their newborn James Powell. The sum, drawing 4 percent, is payable annually until the child turns 21, with the full amount to be paid then for the child’s use.

Cordele James Gdwant Powell USA

Convicts Aid To Catch Pals In Escape Attempt

At a county camp near Moultrie on August 26 a guard was fatally injured when struck from behind with an iron ladle as seven prisoners escaped. Four remained at large, two later returned, and authorities sent deputies with track dogs to pursue them. S&S W Smith, guard and superintendent, survived only briefly after the assault.

Moultrie S&s W Smith Mouphrie Phy Sician

Funeral of Col A W Hill in Atlanta Church

Funeral services for Wellborn Hill a prominent Atlanta citizen who died early Monday will be held at St Marks Methodist Church at 10 30 this morning. Dr Belk pastor will officiate and interment follows at Oak Lawn Cemetery. He was 68 and survived by a wife a daughter and five sons with a large escort and pallbearers from Phenix Tire Company to meet at Patterson Son undertaking rooms at 9 30 this morning.

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Ishmaelite of the Plains in a Lie Outing Magazine excerpt

The passage describes a solitary despicable figure called an Ishmaelite or thief in the animal world. It traces a gray gaunt creature’s enduring notoriety as it wanders the western frontier, likening it to ancestral explorers and the vast Missouri wilderness.

The Plains Lie Outing Magazine Lewis and Clark Missoni

Irish Riots and Irish Bacon Curers Warn Farmers

Standard bacon curers in Belfast warn farmers across the north not to slaughter more pigs until prices are settled. The pork carcass trade shifts to other Irish bacon curing centers as farmers respond by reducing supply, while Danish bacon factories stand to gain from the disrupted Irish market.

Belfast

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