Georgia to form county youth clubs farm and industry
Athens January 18. Georgia county school commissioners plan conventions to start farm boys clubs and girls Industrial clubs in every county under Dr Knapp's federal program and Thomas Early's guidance. Corn contests will be held next year with prizes offered by local schools and merchants to teach best half acre yields. Contests have occurred in Twiggs Hall Dougherty Carroll Randolph and others since 1905, and the Saturday convention aims to boost statewide interest.
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Athens Ga
Knapp
Thomas
Mississippi
Georgia College of Agriculture
Twiggs, Hall
Dougherty Carrol Randolph
Georgia
North Side 10-Room House for Quick Sale
Modern 10-room residence on the north side within walking distance in a top neighborhood. Must sell immediately with terms offered. Contact Tom Weaver at 167 Peachtree Street regarding price of 7500 dollars.
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Tom Weaver
Peachtree St
McLoud Sues Atlantic Coast Line for 40019
Thomasville January 18 special A city court will hear Jeff McLoud suit against Atlantic Coast Line railroad for 40019 alleging loss of both legs. McLoud, a car inspector, was under a car when another backed against it, crushing his feet between knee and ankle. Branch Bennett Luke represent railroad. Hoke Smith and H J McIntyre appear for plaintiff.
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Thomasville
Jeff McLoud
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
McLoud
Bennett & Luke
Hoke Smith
H J McIntyre
Farmers Hold Cotton in Americus Despite Prices
Americus dealers report about eleven hundred bales of cotton still stored in local warehouses. Farmers show little concern as prices fall. One grower held nine bales for which 10 cents was refused, but the market decline has not disturbed them.
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Americus
Boy Shot Playing At Cowboy Ends In Tragic Death
Fourteen year old Morris Eisenberg was killed when a friend accidentally fired a gun while playing a Western game at home on Allen Street in New York. Police initially treated it as a possible murder but concluded the shooting occurred during play and that the sister was away at the time. Cotton stock in Columbus warehouses shows a sharp drop from the prior year, with 3 10000 bales fewer than then and 2000 bales less than the combined stock at that time.
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New York
Morris Eisenberg
Eisenberg
Allen Street
Puzsling
Ild West
Columbus
Columbus Ga
Tea Drinker Recounts Paralysis Fears From Tea Use
A letter from a woman describes severe nervous symptoms and numbness linked to long tea consumption. She quit tea five months ago, started Postum, and reports resolution of headaches, tremors, and heart trouble, claiming the doctors advised stopping tea. The note touts Postum as a cure and urges readers to favor it over tea.
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Westville
Bank Director Cleared in Technical Indictment at Albany
The Bank of Tifton and its cashier J I Brooks face a grand jury indictment in Albany over misreported cash balances for 1907 and 1908. Officials say the discrepancies were technical, corrected on notice, and no arrest has occurred. Brooks and bank directors stand as bondsmen. court appearance set tomorrow. The Bank of Tifton remains sound and unaffected by the case.
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Tiftonia
Albany
Bank of Tifton
United States District Court
J I. Brooks
National Bank of Tifton
HH Tift Ia
Brooks
Spier
National Bank of Titton
John D Walker Loses Handsome Umbrella
Sparta Ga January 18 Special Hon John P Walker president of the Walker system of banks and a leading state figure has lost a gold mounted umbrella given by the Sparta Rifles with inscription Presented to Captain John D Walker December 1908 He was a train passenger to Toccoa and suspects a fellow traveler may have unintentionally taken it and hopes for its return.
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Sparta
Walker
Weather today in Atlanta fair and colder forecast
The Weather Bureau issued an official forecast for Atlanta and vicinity noting fair conditions with colder temperatures. The report references prior unsettled weather and mentions travel disruptions from mud and rising water along gutters.
Weathering the Cold and a Nostalgic Diet Note
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century paper mentions a mild day followed by a sharp night drop to near 20 degrees. It pivots to light gossip about anti-fat foods, a playful reference to an ice cream habit, and a casual digression on horticultural advice.
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Gopher
Eleja
Roosevelt interest lifts Jeffries Johnson bout to higher plane
New York January 13 James J Jeffries says he is delighted by Theodore Roosevelt interest in his fight with Johnson. A telegram from Jeffries notes Roosevelt’s engagement may elevate boxing to a higher plane. The report follows Roosevelt’s public interest in the heavyweight bout and the potential impact on the sport. The boxing story stands amid other regional notes.
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New York
James J Teffries
Roosevelt
Johnson
Jeffries
Lincoln
Lince
Theodore Roosevelt
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted For Digestive Cure
Sufferers of indigestion wake to the claim that peppermint lozenges charcoal and simple tonics only offer temporary relief. The ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a complete solution that strengthens stomach and bowel muscles, promises a free sample, and invites readers to request by postcard.
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Caldwell
Fannis Stuart
Staunton
Wes O Tuck
Blackburn
Dr Caldwells
Namid Addres
Orime
Addrane
Waidwolt
Caldes
Monticello
Roosevelt acted without authority, Cannon rules on ex president
Washington January 183 Speaker Cannon ruled that Roosevelt acted without conference on maritime war by sustaining a point of order from Rep Harrisan New York against an appropriation for the service of these representatives. The paragraph making an appropriation was struck out when the urgent deficient appropriating bill was debated in the house.
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Washington
Cannon Today
Roosevelt
Harrisan
New York
House
Franklin the Goat Man dies after long life on Atlanta streets
Willam Jasper Franklin known as The Goat Man dies after a week of suffering. He spent decades selling nuts apples and small goods with his goat and wagon on city streets and near the Capitol steps. He survived by a sister and a brother and will be buried at Oakland following a service at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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Willam Jasper Franklin
Atlanta
Rankin
Elberton
Morthasville
Tims
Capitol Steps
Allents
Church of Hts
Immaculate Conception
Kennedy
Oakland
Mre NC Breckman
John R Franklint
Alabama
No 1912 Bee Buzzing in Bonnet of Hughes
Washington January 18 There is no bearing of the 1912 presidential bee in the bonnet of Governor Hughes of New York according to this statement today He is here to attend a meeting of governors and was asked if his declination to run for governor a third time means he will consider the Republican nomination for president in 1916 He replied that it means he will resume the practice of law after his present term and that he is out of politics His presidential possibility comes from his friends not from him
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Macon
Washington
Hughes
New York
Mr Hughes
Raffles Barred by Chicago Police Crusade
Chicago police under Assistant Chief Hchuettier crack down on raffles in novelty stores barber shops and candy counters. Detectives seize raffle cards and arrest store proprietors to enforce state gambling laws in a broad citywide action.
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Chicago
Hchuettier
Selogne
Cimer Catdy
Atete
Gantrel
Eclipse Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An Atlanta Georgia company promotes Eclipse Catarrh Cure as a remedy for catarrh, claiming quick relief and potential cure. A testimonial from Mrs Adline Hall of Almonthe Alp praises its efficacy and urges others to try it, offered with samples for twenty two cents in stamps.
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Mottpas Med & Miz Co
Atlante, Ga
Adline Hall
Bomenthe
Alp
Achipsh Medicine & Manufacturing CO
Atlanta, Ga
Plant Breeders Busy at January Meeting
C H Billingsley, clerk in the department of agriculture and secretary of the state plant breeders, says a large turnout attended the January 8 meeting of the agricultural society. Members from all factions showed strong interest in the gathering and its range of topics.
Boy Quits Six Jobs in Past Six Months
Chicago January 18 Fifteen year old John Lerner quit six positions in six months and the juvenile court seeks reasons. Miss Caroline Blinn of the University of Chicago settlement suspects cigarette smoking may be a factor and a physician will examine him at the Wyavendle home. Lerner explained quitting due to excessive running, unhealthy conditions, fatigue, standing, or sitting in each short tenure at six jobs.
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Chicago
John Lerner
Pinckney
Caroline Blinn
University of Chicago
Wyavendle
Blian Loners
Postal Telegraph Company
Armour Laboratory
Postal Telegraph
Women of Chicago Plan March on Mayor Over Red Light District Abolition
Chicago January 18 hundreds of women led by the Cook County Women’s Christian Temperance Union vote to march on the mayor next Monday. They will seek to learn his intent to abolish the red light district and will send their revelations and protest to Congress, President Taft, and Rep H Wayne Parker who introduced the measure.
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Chicago
Qeok County
Women's Christian Temperanes Union
Taft
H Wayne Parker
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