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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1904
Page
17
North Carolina Farmers' Alliance expands across forty counties with mass meetings. The goal for the year is to organize at least twenty more counties as plans proceed statewide. Guardsmen, tax actions, legal cases, and local notices fill the day’s agenda.
John R. Mays, former Hart County tax receiver, withdraws from the clerk of the superior court race leaving A. F. Brown Jr Baker and W. M. Richardson as the remaining candidates. The election is set for January 25 with Hays out of the running and Mays praising Hays’ character.
The three-masted schooner James D. Powell from New Haven reached port in New York after a lengthy and perilous voyage from Fernendina. Passengers and crew reported concern over the vessel s seaworthiness and the safety of the ship during the stormy crossing.
Eustis Fla January 17 the body of James L Blair formerly general counsel for the Louisiana Purchase exposition left for St Louis with Mrs Blair and son Percy arriving tomorrow. Blair had been in Eustis five weeks under local physicians after a brain concussion and worsening health culminating in a congestive will. He sank rapidly and died after a period of unconsciousness.
The statement notes that the subject is heavily insured, but the insured amount is unknown. Neither Mrs. Blair nor her son would discuss future plans.
The mother of Richmond P Hobson died at the home of Shirley Davis in Moulder Colorado after a long illness. She was born February 24 943 at Richmond Hill NC and moved to Boulder last summer for health. Her remains will be sent to Greensboro Alabama for interment.
Allan, a tall robust Scottish engineer and liberal MP, rose from Sunderland to Westminster after a career that included blockade running in the American Civil War. He campaigned against the Belleville water-tube boiler, provoking admiralty inquiry and earning knighthood after persistent effort. He was a close friend of Thomas and Jane Carlyle and visited their Chelsea home.
Eighteen National League of Commission Merchants delegates from the Midwest and Northwest were saved after an icy plunge in Echo River near Mammoth Cave Louisville January 17. Guide John Nelson and Charles Muhlbrenner of Pottsburg, Pa, steadied a boat as it sank in eight feet of water. Crews waited hours for a rescue boat before all stepped ashore to daylight. Laxative Bromo Quinine ad appears in the text.
A sweeping Wheeling fire from boiler rooms at The Wheeling Daily News destroyed a newspaper plant and adjacent firms in a single hour, causing about 200000 dollars in losses. Editor Allen B. Smith and assistant Arthur Archer leaped from a second story window with minor injuries. A hot box on the engine fueled the blaze as Sixth-Story walls collapsed. In Washington, Representative John Sharp Williams, ill recently, expected to return to his seat in the House soon.
A fragment from Town Topics mentions a girl in the conservatory with a two ended situation and the WMReSOR group. Details are incomplete, but the item hints at a local social or school scene affecting students.
A section hand spotted ties and obstructions laid on the Louisville and Nashville line near Pensacola Florida. The attempted wreck occurred about 8 30 tonight on train No 3 the Mulat about 30 miles from Pensacola in Santa Rosa County. Sheriff Van Pelt and a deputy with bloodhounds pursued the suspects after the alarm at 4 of clock.
Dr Lena Broughton pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle presented the 1903 statistical year report. Highlights include 209 net membership gain and total church income of 6 824.01 with extensive missions, infirmary work, and Sunday schools. Plans include hiring a lady missionary, enlarging the infirmary and dormitory, and a Bible conference with noted speakers. The pastor thanked supporters and the press for cooperation.
New York January 17 General Rafael Reyes Colombia's special envoy to the United States did not sail yesterday on the Allegheny for Cartagena as announced. He told reporters at the Hoffman House that he had decided not to end and would start later. He refused to give reasons for the change in plans.
A physician in Atlanta advertises a home treatment system for patients unable to visit in person. He promises to mail self examination blanks to diagnose and treat chronic diseases at home, claiming to have cured thousands. He offers a confidential reply, a valuable book, and information, with address at Inman Building, Atlanta.
A discussion on dangers of overwork and overindulgence for girls approaching adulthood. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a trusted womanly tonic, detailing its long use, endorsements, and a call to readers to obtain the remedy via stamps, with testimonials from medical associations and a church affiliate.
A photograph from a hunting trip in Chambers County, Alabama lists participants from LaGrange and West Point, including W. C Wallace and J. H. Wallace. They shot 14 birds in nine hours and boated a 20 pound wild turkey. Fine painted dogs Frank and Bruce belong to W C Wallace and are offered for dog-painting challenges in the state.
In New York on January 17 Rev Dr Charles A Biggs of St John the Divine while teaching at the Theological Seminary sparked a controversy. George MacCulloch Miller president of the Church Club alerted Bishop Potter to a paper Biggs presented. The bishop asked for a copy for examination. The discussion suggested Apostolic succession hung by a slender historical thread and that Rome’s universal claim was strongest with Rome deeming Anglican orders invalid.
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