Georgia officer in Chinese army from Carrollton
Lieutenant Edgar Turner, a Carroll County native and former U S Army officer, was commissioned as an officer in the Chinese imperial reform army based in San Francisco. The force, comprising American and European officers with Chinese enlisted men, may be called to active service at any time as reforms unfold. Turner, a former Far East service member and local schoolteacher, reports the organization is ready for rapid deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Edgar Turner
Imperial Reform Army
San Francisco
Cal
America
Empire
Philippines
Far East
Turner
Carroll County
Regular Army
United States
Chinese Officials Say No Foreign-Driven Uprising Looms
Special report from Washington notes US Minister Rockhill and the Chinese minister in Pekin deny any imminent anti foreign uprising. They say the imperial government will suppress anti foreign sentiment but warn a small discontented faction could try to spark revolution without outside interference. Sir Chentung Liang Cheng argues no danger to foreigners and that current agitation aims to provoke international incidents to undermine the dynasty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Sir Chentung Liang- Cheng
United States
China
Chentung
Will Organize Marble Quarry in Talladega
Montgomery February 20 The papers of incorporation for a substantial marble quarry in Talladega were filed with the secretary of state. Capitalized at 366090 the company will mine marble on a large scale. Incorporators are H M Atkinson P S Arkwright R H Cummane and G Moretti Arkwright is organizer of the Atlanta and St Andrew's Bay railroad. G Moretti is a sculptor and named as agent to receive stock subscriptions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Talladega
H. M. Atkinson
P.S Arkwright
R. H Cummane
G. Moretti
Arkwright
Atlanta and
St. Andrew's Bay
G. Morett
Carrollton to Issue Bonds for City Hall and Sewerage
Carrollton Georgia February 20 Special reports a packed Board of Trade meeting with over 100 participants. Mayor Long and the water and light superintendent urge a bond election to issue 30 000 for a city hall fire department and auditorium, macadamizing streets, and completing the sewerage system while tax values rise and sinking funds grow. Transportation committee notes bright prospects for the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railway through Carrollton and Carroll County as surveys progress. New members join the board.
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Carrollton
Carrollton Board of Trade
Long
Specr
Water and Light Commission
Senate Debates Pure Food Bill Amid Amendments
Washington February 20 Senate debated details of the pure food bill. Several minor amendments were urged but could not be acted on today with votes set for tomorrow. A relay from Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Co disputes discrimination claims by Rea Rock Fuel Co and cites equipment shortages. The Senate adjourned briefly to honor late Representative Caster of Pennsylvania. House adjourned after memorial resolutions and funeral committee appointments.
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Washington
Senate
Rainer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Rea Rock Fuel Company
West Virginia
Bond
Rea Rock Company
Representative Caster
Pennsylvania
House
George Caster
Five Burned to Death in Tunnel Hill Fire
Five persons died in an early morning blaze at Tunnel Hill Pennsylvania when a house owned by Patrick Grogan caught fire. Mrs Grogan and her four children perished while two other Grogan family members jumped from a second floor and were seriously injured. The flames spread to three adjoining houses, destroying them and prompting narrow escapes from other occupants.
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Tunnel Hill
Lonnstown
Patrick Grogan
Tunnel Till
Grogan
How to Exercise the Bowels for Health
The piece explains that slow intestinal transit leads to decay and poison production, while proper exercise of bowel muscles strengthens them. It contrasts stimulating natural movement with laxatives and emphasizes natural, comfortable nourishment through regular activity.
Cascar ets Safe Gentle Laxative For Everyday Digestion
The ad promotes Cascarets as safe constant use bowel medicine. It emphasizes pleasant candy like tablets, easy digestion, and portable enamel boxes. Sold for 10 cents at druggists, with a warning to obtain genuine Sterling Remedy Company tablets stamped OCG.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Deaths. Funeral notices across several Georgia towns
Funeral and burial notices for J J Schikan, W W McCullough, James Ferguson, D L McCroskey, Miss Mary Engesser, Mrs Susan B Sparks, Mrs Nancy Ford, Mrs Edward Medlin, Dempsey Brown, Alice H Underwood, Emmett Parrott, W W Kirkland, Mrs F S Nunnelee, J T Moore, Jack Gray, Mrs Alberta Pekor, Joesph Arthur Dead, and others list names, ages, residences, and interment sites across Atlanta, Smyrna, Murray, Columbus, Ozark, and nearby communities with churches and cemeteries named.
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Tuscaloosa
Ale
Nunnelee
B. G Stanton
Greenwood Cemetery
J. T. Moore
Uptatoie
Columbus
J.C. Moore
Apatole
Jack
F and
W. J. Pekor
Frank Pekor
Baltimore
Annie Schienek
Gambling With Death and Diet Reform
A 1900s admonition on overindulgence and stomach health argues most people chase quick living while sacrificing health. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal remedy for indigestion, warning that poor digestion undermines energy and happiness and urging readers to rest the stomach and reclaim vitality.
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Andsso
Caesars
Ilka
Stuart
Fear Norking
China fears further slaughter amid foreign agitators
Sir Chentung, Chinese minister, warns of potential mass killings in China if agitators persist, saying the victims would be Chinese while soldiers of the empire protect foreigners. He notes a modernized army under Manchu rule and expresses confidence in avoiding foreign trouble if China manages its own affairs. He also criticizes Germany as a longstanding source of disturbance.
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Ippere
China
Chentung
Germany
Tearna
Government cotton statistics to be continued
Washington February 20 Special representatives of all interests told the house committee on agriculture that both sets of government statistics the department of agriculture and the census bureau should be continued. They urged steps to perfect the present systems and called for safeguards against leaks while agreeing government statistics protect cotton growers' interests and should be gathered by both bureaus.
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Ashington
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
House Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Cotton Statistics Force
Harvie Jordan
Taylor
National Ginners’ Association
The
MacColl
New England Cotton Spinners’ Association
Woman Reclaims $300 After Thirteen Year Buried Spouse Mystery
In a courtroom before Justice Callahan, Mrs. McGreevy burst in proclaiming she had seen her husband alive after thirteen years. She demanded a writ of replevin for $300 accusing him of living with another woman under a false name. The strange case unfolded as she described the past and sought restitution.
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the McGreevy
Justice Callahan
Mrs. and
Mgreevy
Tanwles
Augusta Florida railroad link moves toward finish
Swainsboro Ga February 20 1895 Cecil Gabbett new general manager of the Augusta and Florida railroad arrived yesterday and began arranging for headquarters at this place He hired a room in the Masonic Temple and painters decorators and carpenters are at work. The extension toward Valdosta Florida will be completed by late summer and reach 25 miles more toward the Florida line. Local residents are enthusiastic about the project and its regional benefits.
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Augusta
Florida
Swainsboro
Cecil Gabbett
Napazer
Flora
Catabushin
Masonic Temple
Rites
Shawn Hee
Dat Ain
Midseta
Tonne
Alecph
Talanhant
Valdomta Ant Pointe
Rscron
Ork
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I. H. Oppenheim
East Alabama St
Atlanta
Georgia
Lieut
State Department
Rockhill
Whitehall Street
Prs
H. B
F. T. Truax
E. M. Woolley
North Pryor St
Board of Trade
Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad
Cascars
Caine
Jovan
Ras Dayn
Pleimly
Glemning Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
T. J. Schikan
Church of the Immaculate Conception
J. J. Schikan
Oglethorpe Avenue
Oakland Cemetery
W. McCullough
W. W. McCullough
Birmingham
Harry G. Pools & Co
Union Church
Campbell County
James A. Ferguson
Wiliam Ferguson
Dr. Foster
D. L. McCroskey
L. McCroskey
Murray County
Cleveland
Fenn
Mary Engesser
Bylvester Cemetery
Engesser
Susan B. Sparks
Susan B Sparks
East
Hunter Street
Woodward Avenue Baptist Church
Oakland
Nancy Ford
Summerville
Edward Medlin
Smyrna
Dempsey Brown
Atlantic College of Physicians and Surgeons
Giovania
G. Brown
Hawkinsville
Alice H. Underwood
Aice H. Underwood
Emmett Parrott
Emmett Parrot
Grady Hospital
Carrs Station
W.W. Kirkland
Ozark
W. W. Kirkland
Sallie & Kirkland
Joesph
Arthur
Joseph S the Jay Wrian
Denne
Tel Noermandin
Acthot
Arthur Seth Hewis
Rovidown
Saute
Indiana
KU Belik
Phillips & Crew Company
Peachtree Street
Colorado
Pleasant B. Patterson
E J. Bradley
J. Walter Blackmon
T. R. Bush
JH Sims
Cohmmbus
J. EB. Walton
Buena Vista
Jos
Obl
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