Judge Bartlett Will Make Race in Sixth District
Barnesville Ga February 23 Special Judge Charles L Bartlett announces reelection to Congress from the sixth district. The move completes a three candidate field with C H B Bloodworth J J Flynt. Rumors point to Judge John P Ross considering entry and county support discussions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnesville
Charles L. Bartlett
Congress
Washington
C. H. B Bloodworth
Voreyth
J.J. Flynt
Griffin
John P. Ross
Macon
Percy Elected United States Senator from Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi February 23 1912 the Mississippi legislature in joint session unanimously elected Hon Leroy Percy of Greenville to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator A J McLaurin The vote was 87 to 82 Percy will begin the term immediately and depart for Washington soon for the national capital The nomination came after a Democratic caucus close finish with former Governor James K Vardaman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Leroy Percy
Greenville
United States
A. J McLaurin
Percy
James K. Vardaman
Vardamen
James Gordon
Okolona
Longest Appendix Record Set by Doctor Meeker
New York reports the claim of the longest vermiform appendix. Dr Herold Meeker removed a 9 inch appendix from a woman patient on May 8 1909 now in his possession, surpassing prior records held by Edwin Ross and others. The average appendix length is 2 to 3 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Herold Meeker
Edwin Ross
Bharon
Howard Gould
Winthrop
Mass
George Gogs
Yale
Foreigners Branch Formed in Macon Georgia
A National Removal effects branch was organized in Macon for the benefit of foreigners. G Berzd presides, D Witman secre atypical, and Mosrng Harris treasurer. An office opened to provide care and protection to foreign worthy persons and monthly meetings planned for suitable members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Efets
G.berzd
D. Witman
Mosrng Harris
Infections and contagion warnings in household cleaning
A fragmented notice discusses infections and contagion with emphasis on a reliable disinfectant to protect households. It mentions freshness of germ control and sprinkled powder or solution, but the text is garbled and lacks concrete details or names.
Washburn Banned by Exchange for Reckless Dealings
New York February 23 Clifford M Washburn board member of J M Fiske Co was found guilty of reckless and unbusinesslike dealings tied to the Columbus and Hocking coal trust by NYSE governors and barred from reinstatement The action mirrors similar moves last week against Henry S Masking of Lathrop Haskins Co The Fiske firm organized in 1900 includes Joseph M Fiske Arthur Sherwood and Dudley T Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clifford M., Washburn
Deimet
J. M. Fiske & Co
Columbus
Hocking
Treasoos
New York Stock Exchange
Henry S. Masking
Lathrop, Haskins & Co
J. M. Flake & Co
Bealdes Mir
Washurn
Joseph M. Fiske
Arthur ©.Sherwood
Dudley T. Humphrey
Chamber of Commerce seeks tourist rates for Atlanta
At the urging of John W. Murphey the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce plans backing for railroad tourist rates to Atlanta. Walter G. Cooper has acted, and at the upcoming Southeastern Passenger Association meeting C. E. Harmian will seek the rates. Atlanta aims to be a winter tourist hub with a new tourist hotel by Joseph Gatins and seeks city park golf links at Piedmont Park to attract golfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John WB. Murphy
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Walter G. Cooper
Southeastern Passenger Association
C. E B. Harmian
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Joseph F. Gatins
New York City
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Peachtree Street
Park Board
Piedmont
Park
Piedmont Golf Club
Eastlake
Piadimont
Nobility Begs for Work Seeker Displays Victoria Cross
New Odesus reports R G Musgrave, 70, arriving from Pensacola to seek employment, even at 100 dollars weekly. He claims descent from English nobility and shows a Victoria Cross as proof of bravery in India campaigns. His appeal was channeled through a local charitable 20F1 tion.
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New
Odesus
England
R. G. Musgrave
Pensacola
Fla
India
Man Confesses Involvement In Empress Assassination
Cincinnati February 23 Christian Keppler a 16 year old man surrendered to police claiming participation in the 1899 plot to murder Elisabeth empress of Austria He alleges a former convict coerced him into theft and extortion the details indicating his alleged role in the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohtoj
Elixabeth
Austria
Christian Keppler
Kepplér
Sf. Ty
Fragmentary Hosiery Notice with Obscure Names
Fragmented OCR text mentions hosiery, a cap, and unclear references to individuals described as negro. No complete facts, dates, or clear event emerges. content is garbled and lacks a coherent news item.
Two New Jersey Men Shot on Train in Newark Area
Harrison Higbee and Leslie Lord, prominent North Jersey youths, were shot aboard a Newport Central train bound for Newark. Gale Young and Roger Young, also involved, aided after a confrontation with a negro assailant whose pistol fired on them. Higbee and Lord wounded, likely fatally. Gale Young injured in a blow. Roger Young dragged off the train but survived. All were taken to Jersey City hospital. prognosis grim for Higbee and Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harrison Higheo
Leslie Lord
New Jersey
New Jersey Central
Newark
Higbee
Lord
Gale Young
Roger Young
Thekro
Hig
Hixbee
Gale
Jersey City
Lownes County Lands Bring High Prices at Valdosta Sale
In Valdosta Georgia a record land sale in Herlin Colquitt county drew 1500 to 1800 buyers from Georgia and northern Florida. Two hundred fifty business and residence lots 26 by 90 feet each sold rapidly for about 30000 dollars total. Prices ranged 354 to 85 dollars per lot, equating to near 3800 per acre. The new town lies 27 miles from Valdosta and 13 miles from Moultrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
Georgia
Wallrea
Herlin
Colquitt County
Valdents
South
Florida
Brice
Gale
Moultrie
Young Atlanta Boy Elected Vice President at Harvard Club
William H. Mansfield of Atlanta has been elected vice president of The Cotton Seed Clubs at Harvard College. The club consists of southern state boys and is among Harvard's most select social groups, with pleasant quarters and active gatherings for southern students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Mansfield
Harvard College
Cambridge
Harvard
Nervous Prostration For Three Years
The ad claims Dr Miles Restorative Nervine cured three years of nervous prostration and promotes Anti Pain Pills as household remedies. It cites WM J Loughran of Philadelphia praising the product and notes many illnesses stem from nervous troubles including headaches dizziness epilepsy and insanity with various organ weaknesses implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
WM. J. Loughran
Catherine
Philadelphia
Penna
Restorative Netynine Soothes Irritated Nerves
A short note describes Restorative Netynine as a remedy for irritated nerves. It claims relief through soothing action on nerves and mentions its use for general nervous tension. No clinical data or endorsements are provided.
Overby Family Sues Central of Georgia Railroad for $92,000
The family of Jamey H. Overby of Hapeville sues Central of Georgia Railroad in seven suits claiming typhoid fever outbreaks linked to garbage piles near their home. Burrell Overby died after August illness. others seek damages for health losses and permanent injuries.
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Central’ of Georgia
Hapeville
Jamey H. Overby
Central of Georgia’ Railroad
Atlanta
Burrell Overby
Mire
Luin Allee Overby
Burrell
Aldo
James Overby
Ault
Albert Sidney Overby
Jennie K. Overby
Man shoots self after sleeping in stable office
Butler Ps February 23 nil get you shouted Bowman B Seybert 80 sleeping in Nedleh a liv stable. He drew a revolver and fired two bullets into walls and a third into his head. He woke bleeding on the floor as stable hand John Conrad fled. Seybert claims he dreamed of being pursued and fired in self defense. His wound is serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Bowman B. Seybert
Nedleh'a
Liv Stable
Seybert
John Conrad
Design Selection Set for Grant Memorial Project
A joint meeting of the city council committee and the park commission will select a memorial design from proposals by local architects for Grant Memorial. If the winning design costs at most 1000 dollars, a contract will be awarded and the memorial erected at the north end plat of Lake Abana. The unveiling is planned for May 17 to honor L. P. Grant who deeded the park in 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Park Commission
L. P. Grant
League of Local Architects
Grant Pari
Lake Abana
New Presbyterian Advance Paper Formed in Nashville
The Advance Publishing Company incorporated to publish a new Presbyterian weekly, The Presbyterian Advance, under Rev. J. E. Clarke who resigned as editor of The Cumberland Presbyterian after the supreme court decision. The Cumberland Presbyterian passes into the Carmberland Presbyterian control opposing union with the Presbyterian church. Clarke takes charge of the new publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tonn
Advance Publishing Company
Presbyterian
J. E. Clarke
Cumberland Presbyterian
The
Presbyterian Church
Clarke
Presbyterian Advance
Mrs E D Cook Dies in College Park at 21
Mrs E D Cook aged 21 died at her College Park residence yesterday morning. Survived by her husband an infant daughter and five brothers. Funeral today at 1 pm from Red Oak church with interment in the church yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Cook
BE. D. Cook
College Park
Red Oak Church
Education fund set by Stokes will for mixed race schooling
New York on February 23. An agreement approved by Supreme Court Justice Gerard releases for the intended purpose of the late Mrs Caroline Phelps Stokes a total sum of 1,060,0000 to educate whites Indians and negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Gerard
Mra
Caroline Phelps Stokes
Salary Increase Granted by Western Maryland Railroad
Baltimore February 23 the Western Maryland railroad grants a ten percent salary increase to its over three hundred telegraph operators the move aims to adjust compensation across the staff and reflects industry wage trends in the period
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad
Celery Rye Used Against Indigestion Claims
A historical note discusses a tonic called Celery Rye combining celery and medicinal grains. It is described as relieving indigestion and nervous disturbances, with claims of half a pint doses and gentle balance for the system.
New Spring Cottons Parade By Chamberlin Johnson DuBose
A vivid display invites inspection of Spring Cottons with colorful fabrics and silky textures. The piece celebrates weaving mastery and design variety, urging readers to compare prices, study options, and buy from the best values offered by Chamberlin Johnson DuBose Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebody
Christal named chief of Rural Free Delivery Carriers
Cincinnati February 23 At the first meeting of the Rural Free Delivery Carriers Mutual Benefit Association Glen Christal of Muncie Ind was named president W E Parker of Dover Ark was chosen vice president and M F Forsyth Humbolt Tenn was secretary and treasurer The executive board includes W D Brown Washington DC J W Woods Corinth Ky and E A McMahan Savoy Tex The next meeting will be at Little Rock Ark with date to be announced later
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Rural Free, Delivery Carriers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Glen
Christal
Muncie
Ind
W. E. Parker
Dover, Ark
M. F. Forsyth
Humbolt,Tenn
W. D. Brown
Washington, D. Ci
J. W. Woods
Corinth
E. A. McMahan
Savoy
Tex
Little Rock
Ark
Explosion at Iron Mountain Mine Injures One as Others Escape
February 23 explosion of gas at Iron Mountain Coal Company mine near Central City Kentucky fatally burns miner Warren Gibbs. The day shift of seventy four men, including Gibbs, escape with only bruises, while the blast wounds Gibbs and disrupts operations. Also memorial services in Tampa honor Baron Speck Von Sternberg with German clubs and singing societies joining at the German American Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Iron Mountain Coal Company
Warren Gibbs
Giobs
von Sternberg
Tampa
Fla
Baron Speck von. Sternberg
South Atlantic Society of German Singing
Ecluba
Baron von. Sternberg
Two Killed in Collision in Denver Street Car Crash
Two persons were killed, two fatally injured and 20 others slightly hurt when a Union Pacific passenger train collided with a street car in Denver Col on February 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Union Pacific
Martha Washington Mother of Fourteen
Pittsburg Pa February 2 Martha Washington celebrated the anniversary of her birth on the same day as the Father of His Country. Martha, described as an immense African Illness, raises a large family at her Highland Park home. Her father was captured in an African jungle and ten years ago three lion whelps were born, while Dewey and Columbus have been sent away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Martha Washington
Martha
Highland Park
Dewey
Columbus
Near beer saloons must pay $1,000 liquor tax
Columbus, Ohio February 23. The supreme court ruled that near beer saloons in dry counties must pay the Aiken liquor tax of $1,000 per year. About 1,000 firms across the state are affected, a decision seen as a major blow to liquor interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Mquor
Restored Sleeping Car Service Restored on Tennessee Line
Hearing on withdrawal of sleeping car service on the Tennessee Central railroad between Nashville and Knoxville, before the state railroad commission, ended when Southern Railway General Traffic Manager Herd vigk presented a telegram from President Finley authorizing restoration of sleeping car service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Tenn
Tennessee Central Railroad
Nashville
Knoxville
Southern Railway
State Railroad Commission
Herdvigk
Southern
Finley
The
Miss Logan Weds Henri de Lincay at St Patrick's Cathedral
In New York on February 23 Miss Mary Louise Logan daughter of Mrs. John A. Logan married Henri Vincent de Lincay in Ladychapel St Patrick's Cathedral at noon. The couple plan a bridal tour to Europe next week and will reside in Brussels. KEK Flour appears in an unrelated line at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Logan
New York
Mary Louise “Logan
John A. Logan
Henri Vincent de Lincay
Ladychapel
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Europe
Brussels
Girls Excel The Boys In Kansas University
Lawrence Kas February 25 The question if women are better students than men or if men are lazier haunts University of Kansas faculty after recent Liberal Arts exam results. The number of men failing more than one third of their work trails the women by one. The class is roughly equal in size by sex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kas
University of Kansas
College of Liberal Arts
Hearing on Mary Copley Thaw case adjourned for appeal evidence
February 23 Matceawan New Jersey hearing before Referee William Von Amee on the application to transfer Har K Thaw to another institution was adjourned for one week after state Attorney General O Malley appealed. Thaw had run the hospital library until recently and was moved back to a ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaw
Matceawan
Mary Copley Thaw
Har K. Thaw
William von Amee
O'Malley
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Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph
Bartlett
Washburn
Board of Governors
Chamber OF Commerce
Mappeat
Aritable Organization
Ital
Ai Negros
Lowndes County
Qual
R. F. D. Carriers
Benefit Association
Gures
George
Kansas University
Reatatican Ss
Uae
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