House Humorist Cushman Dies in New York at Roosevelt
Francis W. Cushman congressman from Tacoma Washington died at Roosevelt hospital at 6 AM from pneumonia. Senator Samuel H. Piles and Andrew Burleigh were at his bedside. Cushman famed as House Humorist, praised for humor used to press views on tariffs and the Payne bill. He served in Congress over ten years after roles from water boy to lawyer.
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New York
Francis W. Cushman
Congress
Tacoma
Wash
Roosevelt Hospital
United States
Samuel H. Piles
Washington
Andrew
Burleigh
Cushman
Piles
Burteigh
House
Representative Cushman
Cannon
Ways and Means
Ulama
Wyoming
Vies Jlance
Bill
Ike Lincoln
Assault charge against Jesup marshal Thomas
Jesup Georgia July 6 Special Town Marshal T M Thomas detained in jail to answer criminal assault charged in a warrant sworn by Miss Arabelle Harper Preliminary hearing set for July 12 Harper and sister Ellen claim Thomas stopped their home at midnight and, with a 19 year old boy Orlen Millikin, used a pretended warrant to drive them out of town then forced Ellen from the buggy and later forced Arabelle at pistol point to yield to his embraces after a mile of driving
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Jesup
T. M. Thomas
Arabelle Harper
Misa Ellen Harper
Thomas
Orlen Millikin
Ellen Harper
Millikin
Miss Harper
Former Atlanta Man Charged With Bigamy
Rome Ga July 6 Special M F E Smith who runs a Lindale meat market is charged with bigamy. A commitment trial is set for tomorrow. Smith denies the charge and says he can prove his innocence. He is out on bond furnished by his brother. He has lived at Lindale about three years with his wife Miss Pledger of Chickamauga and their child. The charge states he married the Atlanta woman while she was sick, took the wife and youngest child to southern Alabama, then returned and told the other three children both mother and baby had died. Warrant affidavits challenge his story and allege the second marriage was bigamy. Also noted is an unrelated ad and a separate suicide case in Arkansas.
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Rome
M. FE. Smith
Lindale
Smith
Lincale
Miss Pledger
Chicnamauga
Merry
Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
State High School Contests Held in Athens Winners Named
State high school contests in declamation recitation essays music and athletics were held in Athens with contestants from many districts. Monticello High School won the Oliver Loving Cup as top scorer. Cecil Davis of Warrenton won declamation and Kathleen Holder of Jefferson won recitation. Arnold Duckworth of Madison took music, Helen Burns of Augusta won the girls essay, and A S McQueen of Vidalia won the boys essay.
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Athens
J. 8. Stewart
O. R. Horton
Monticello
Oliver Loving
Malone
Ledbetter
Abbott
Weccker
Colley
Matane
Cecil Davis
Warrenton
Kathleen Holder
Jefferson
John N. Holder
Arnold Duckworth
Madison
Panic at Detroit Kress Store Not By Our Company
W Hurlbut manager of the Kress store in Atlanta denies his firm caused a Detroit panic reported in a Sunday Constitution dispatch. He says only Kress stores exist in the south and the cited store was run by another concern with a misprint of the name.
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Atlanta
Kress
Dispatch
W. Hurlbut
Kreas
Detroit
Hurlbut
South
Masons Elect Officers in Wastaboga Lodge No 145
The annual election of officers by Wastaboga Lodge No 145 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons was held at the last regular meeting in McFall Alabama. Elected were J. E Boswell Worshipful Master W F Weise Senior Warden W C E Smith Jr Junior Warden F T W Ogletree Treasurer A Montgomery Sr Secretary T Barker Senior Deacon Nelse Johnson Junior Deacon Dan Delawney Tyler.
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McFall
Ala
Wastaboga Lodge
J. E Boswell
W. F. Weise
Wce. Smith, Jr
Warren
FT. W. Ogletree
A. Montgomery
T. Barker
Nelse Johnson
Dan Delawney
A Delightful Excursion to Wrightsville Beach
A delightful excursion to Wrightsville Beach and return via Seaboard for $5.00 on five days. Tuesday July 20. Special trains of sleepers and vestibule coaches. Make your reservations quick. 8 Peachtree Street. Phones 100.
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Wrightsville Beach
Seaboard
Peachtree’ Street
Rural Carriers and Good Roads Rally in Cordele
Cordele Georgia July 6 special two conventions the Rural Letter Carriers Association and the Georgia Good Roads Club closed after busy sessions. Delegates toured bonding plans and urged state bonds to finance roads and bridges while farmers backed the bond idea. A Crisp County grand jury already recommended issuing bonds for first class roads and bridges.
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Cordele
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Good Roads
Georgia
J. M. Hunt
City
Association
Rome
Good Roads Clude
Georgia Good Roads Club
Crisp
Peril in Catarrh Catarrh Cure Promises Instant Relief
A dubious advertisement hypes Eclipse Catarrh Cure as a quick fix for catarrh, offering a 25 cent sample by mail and urging buyers to trust testimonials. The letter from EB T Moon of Lawrenceville Georgia praises the remedy and urges others to try it, claiming deafness and loss of smell were reversed by the product.
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Mai Lclipse Medicine and Manufacturing Co
EB. T. Moon
Lawrenceville
Lipsh Medicine & Manufacturing CO
Atlanta
Denatured Alcohol Policy Shrinks Farm Support
Washington on July 6 reports seventeen inspectors and four revenue agents on the denatured alcohol rolls of the internal revenue bureau have been dismissed as the program proves less effective. Engines are not yet adapted to alcohol and costs remain high, limiting benefits to farmers despite tax removal. U S production of denatured alcohol was 5 321 451 wine gallons in 1908 and about 4 500 000 gallons in 1909.
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Washington
Friends of the
United States
Dickens Granddaughters to Receive 2 50 Weekly Pension
London July 6 a white paper explains pensions for Charles Dickens four granddaughters due to literary eminence and their financial need. Each granddaughter will receive a civil pension of 2 50 weekly in recognition of their grandfather's fame.
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London
Charles Dickens
Harriman Relatives Sail With Cigars Aboard Kron Prinz Wilhelm
Four large boxes of Harriman favorite cigars carried by three Harriman children Mary Caroline and Roland set sail aboard the Kron Prinz Wilhelm to join him in Europe. Harriman seeks abroad supply of vaped brand cigars once common among his circles.
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Harriman
New ‘York
H. Harriman
Mary
Caroline
Roland
Kron
Prinz Wilhelm
Europe
Harrimien
Weather Today Forecast Showers Ambiguity in Cotton Belt
Forecast calls for showers today with no definite storm center evident. The local showers, noted in the cotton belt, appear conventional in character despite unusual remarks from a Gopher about admiration for a graceful horseman.
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Gopher
Military tournament thrills and horsework impress at Fort Oglethorpe
A report from a recent military tournament at Fort Oglethorpe highlights the Eleventh Cavalry troop's display and clever horses. The Atlanta crew also performed well, and the overall event is praised as exceptional, with a suggestion it should be repeated next year.
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Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Oglethorpe
Atlanta
No Claimant Found for Five Twenty Dollar Bills
Indianapolis July 6 Five $20 bills once linked to a bribery allegation in the anti cigarette law case may remain unclaimed after C A Baker an indicted bribe offerer who fled to Europe had the indictment quashed The only witness Ananias Baker died recently The prosecutor offered a cash receipt but Baker said the money was not his and he had no involvement The money was to be turned over to the Home for the Aged by the prosecutor but the court kept it
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Indianapolis
Ind
C. A. Baker
Europe
Ananias Baker
A. Baker
Baker
American Tobacco’ Company
Morris Wanted in Gadsden Home Ga July 6 4
Will Morris, a young man wanted at Gadsden Alabama on charge of cheating and swindling, was arrested here today. Morris has employed counsel to initiate habeas corpus to prevent the chief marshal of Gadsden from returning him to Alabama.
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Home
Will Morris
Gadsden
Ala
Robertson's Sanitarium Specialty in Rheumatism Treatment
Robertson's Sanitarium advertises curative results for rheumatism and stomach disorders. It promotes specialists and claims effective treatment and recovery. Address listed as Capitol Avenue, inviting inquiries to Robertson's Establishment.
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Robertson
Capitol Avenue
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