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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1908

Page

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Atlantic City Bars Close as Sunday Liquor Ban Holds

Atlantic City faced a dry Sunday as officials enforce the closing law. Saloon keepers and cafe owners report heavy losses in drink and food sales while crowds from Philadelphia and New York visit to observe the dry day. Local leaders plan to push for a local option law when the legislature convenes in January.

Atlantic City N. J Hotel Dara Alef Honig Pert Jaods Screena Philadelphia New York iJen Interasta

Augusta Works to Clear Away Mud After Flood

Augusta amid widespread hardship as gasoline engines pump water from cellars and relief efforts battle mud and scarcity. Outlying districts suffer most, with blankets clothing and food in high demand while thousands lose livelihoods. A Georgia woman in Pittsburg, unable to return home, drinks poison near the Milledgeville-bound telegram.

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Girl Found After Disappearance Near Lyon Place

Carrie May Mangum four, daughter of dairyman JH Mangum, vanished from home on Howell Mile road. Bloodhound searches by neighbors and county officers failed to locate her until she wandered from the attic at 2 am, waking her surprised parents.

Carrie May Mangum JH. Mangum Lyon Place Howell Ml Road Dional Maleep

Exhibition note on Galway event and Kylemore Castle owner

The article mentions a Galway Exhibition in Ireland linked to the All-Ireland Industrial Conference. It notes Kylemore Castle owner Mise 6 6 Zimmerman of Cincinnati and references the Galway Great Exhibition with dates August 30 and a closing date of September 6.

Galaway Ireland Ugheas Manchester Mise Zimmerman Cincinnati Kylemore Castle Obnnemara Highlands Galway

Fire Sweeps New Orleans Center District Destroying Wholesale Houses

A massive blaze in New Orleans center city originated at Bienville and Chartres streets and spread north to Court and west to Royal, destroying many wholesale houses and manufacturing plants. Loss estimated around two million dollars as water shortages hampered firefighting. the fire raged for hours after the 6 am alarm during the city’s annual picnic. Several warehouses with wines and liquors exploded, shaking nearby structures. Notable buildings burned included Central Glass Company, Chartres Street manufacturers, wholesale liquor dealers, and clothing firms along Bienville, Chartres, Iberville, and Decatur streets. Continuous flames burned into the night, with crews battling to contain the blaze amid tinder-like old buildings and strong winds.

New Orleans Brocka Blenville Chartres Ae Courtreel Royal Central Glass Company Bienville Atreat George D. Scott Chartres Street Heldenheim, Levy & Weise Hoehn & Deith Iberville Street East Commission Company Paul Gelp Gona Decatur Street New Orleans Junk Company Con- 2 Isidor Kelffer & Co Boots and Thomas L. Harris Wholearie Carey Roofing Company Charles Street Simon Clothing Manufacturing Company L. Goldstein & Bons Ary Goods Goseheim

Gen A P Stewart Dies at Biloxi at 87

General Alexander P Stewart, one of the last surviving lieutenant generals, died suddenly at his Biloxi home at age eighty seven. He had suffered health decline after years in Tennessee and Biloxi, with death from heart disease. The body was sent to St Louis for funeral services likely next Wednesday. Confederate veterans in Mobile and other cities were notified.

Biaxi Miss Alexander P. Stewart Stewart A. P. Stewart General Stewart Tennessee Biloxi St. Louis

Affinity Wife Earle Spurns Husband In Separation Bid

New York August 30 Mrs Julia Kuttner Earle Monroe N Y says in statement via brother Alfred Kuttner she will end the alleged adulterous ties with Ferdinand Barle and pursue a legal separation on grounds of cruelty. She plans to remain secluded until separation is granted and will not see Mr Earle again.

Pittsburg Georgia Sylva Stokes Wlliam Stokes Thas Milledgeville Crome New York Néla Julia Kuttner Earit Ing Monroe N.Y Ferdinand Pinney Alfred Kuttner Ferdinand P. Barle Berry Earle Berle's Ehila Mra Harte Eawie Hart Eich Edrig Ferdinand P. Ha ¥le America Han Milas Julian Katteer Bertep Monroe

Tots Toll In Violation Of State Law

In Atlanta a fourteen year old girl working in a cotton factory for over two years is illiterate. Her father testified under oath about other child labor in the city. The story suggests possible state child labor law violations and signals a potential grand jury investigation to determine how many children are being employed without education and underpaid. The girl is Gussie Reynolds, aged fourteen, daughter of J A Beronsidg, living at 639 East Fable Street.

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Weather Forecast Across the States August Forecast Notes

The forecast covers Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Virginia West Texas Arkansas Kentucky West Virginia and Trenpesses. It calls for fair and warmer conditions in most areas Monday and Tuesday with coastal and interior variations including showers in East Florida West Florida and parts of Texas and Arkansas and cooler spells in northern regions. Winds shift from northeast to east with light to fresh intensity and occasional showers or partly cloudy skies.

Washington Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Virginia West Arkansas Kentucky West Virginia

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