Wee daughter's plea wins pardon promise for Stripling
Milledgeville Ga July 24 Special A 6 year old girl named Bessie Stripling daughter of Ergas Stripling long jailed for murder pleaded with Governor Nat Harris to pardon her father. The governor promised to release him but could not name a date. Stripling, once a Danville Va resident under an alias, faced a long criminal history and repeated refusals from several governors.
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Milledgeville
Harrix
Pea
Pana
Little Bessie
Bessie
Stripling
Jos
Tfartis
Wises
Ruth
Naison
Columbus Ga
Wes
Georg
Simplins
Georgia
Walliam Cornett
Harris County
Dan
James Sanatorium Promises Cure In Drug Habit Testimonies
Letters from Potts Camp Mississippi dated March 31 1915 praise the James Sanatorium at 9355 Bellevue Blvd Memphis Tennessee for curing long term morphine whiskey and tobacco use in four weeks. The testimonials note freedom from drugs and gratitude to doctors nurses and staff, describing the facility as a heaven on earth and urging others to seek treatment. The missives speak of decades of habit and two patients from Mississippi sharing their renewed life and happiness.
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Linden
Bellevue
James
Maung
Dios
James Sanatorium
James Natorium
McCauley
Gother
Asdairs
Cured of Alcoholism Promise from a Tennessee Sanatorium
Letter from Eko Branch of Woodstock Tenn dated April 18 1915 testifies to successful treatment for whiskey habit at Chase James Sanatorium Memphis. He reports rapid weight gain improved appetite and health after September 1906 program and invites inquiries for a booklet on testimonials and treatment costs vary by age health and condition.
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Meron
EKO
Woodstock
Tenn
Chase James Sanatorium
S$ Bellevan Bird
Memphis
Boy Struck by Truck Fractures Leg in Atlanta Street Accident
Gus Dunn a 4 year old son of A F Dunn of 35 Curran street was run over by a delivery truck of B Betis Packing at 885 Marietta street about 6 PM. He suffered a fractured leg and facial cuts. He was taken to Grady hospital where doctors said injuries were not serious. Officer Haslett and Lon Evans arrested truck driver A Weinberg. Elmer Driscoll 17 of 124 East Fair street broke his right arm while skating near Trinity and Central avenues at about 7 PM, and was taken to Grady hospital after a fall that caused a complete somersault.
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Gus Dunn
A .F Dunn
Curran Street
Delvery
Betis Packing Company
I i
Marietta Street
Call Oficers
B Haslett
Lon Wvans
A Weinberg
Grady Hospital
Elmer Driscoll
East Fair Street
Skatine
Trinity and
Central Avenues
Driscoll
Grady
Governor Touched by Plight of Convicts in Pardon Plea
The governor recalls the plea of Edgar Stripling’s daughter, promising potential pardon if he serves his term. Tears filled the crowd as the girl urged him to free her father. He criticizes prison farm land as poor and describes ongoing cotton output debates and a life-threatening attack on Frank Mcwan.
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Edgar Stripling
Terrer
Free Ixbor
Litte
Frank Mc Wan
Franks
Sali
Frank
Explosion on British Steamer Cragside At Hudson River
An explosion of unknown origin struck the fore ward hold of the British steamship Cragside at her dock in New York harbor. A fire followed but was checked. The vessel, carrying 100000 bags of sugar, was to sail tonight for an English port. Estimated damage totals 10,000 dollars to the ship and 144,000 dollars to the cargo, believed total loss.
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New York
Cragside
Germs Meet 8 8 8 Blood Purifier in Quick Blood Bath
Advertisement touts SS as a rapid blood purifier that reaches the bloodstream within minutes, claims to treat eczema and eruptive conditions without harming the body, compares it to food for health, and urges purchase from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift Apecife Co
Swift
Atlanta Ga
Help for the Wounded in Europe Planned by Georgia Group
An Atlanta organization named the Association of Georgia Physicians forms to equip and transport a French hospital corps ambulance to Europe within weeks. It will include four doctors and eight nurses, with Dr F B May as executive secretary. The group seeks funds and local medical volunteers to aid the effort.
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Atlanta
Association of Georgia Physiciana
Grand Gnera House
F. B. May
Georgia War Relief Committee For
France
May
Mrs J W Little Dies At 4 O Clock Saturday
Mrs J W Little wife of Jovenh W Little estimator for Russell Electric died Saturday at a local hospital after an operation. Funeral from West End Baptist church Monday at 2 1 o'clock with interment in Oakland. She was known for musical talents in church and social life. Born in Atlanta, a graduate of local schools. Survived by husband, father A C Turner, one brother A C Turner Jr and two uncles C Li and CA Branan. Mother was formerly Miss Pinine Branan.
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Little
Jovenh W. Little
Russell Hlectric Company
West End
Oakland
Johnny Purser
Wall
Atlanta
Mrs Little
A C Turner
C Li
C A Branan
Pinine Branan
Wilson Supported by People of West
Asheville July 24 The annual Sunday school conference of the Southern Methodist church at Lake Junaluska today heard final reports from the general Sunday school board noting improvements across all departments. The main address was given by Rev J A B Fry of San Francisco, who declared that California and other Western states strongly approved President Wilson's conduct of international affairs.
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Asheville
N.C
Iniual
Southern, Methodist Church of
Plan to Boost Georgia Farms and Prosperity
A diverse group of Georgia leaders and experts from railroads, farming, banking, and industry gathered to discuss improving farm prosperity. Joseph McCord and J D Price outlined economic relations between farmers and lenders, urged smaller farms and intensified home production, and warned against national price and supply risks amid war. The meeting emphasized rural credit, agricultural education, and Georgia’s potential as a key regional supplier.
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Georgia
Joseph A MdCord
Federal Reserve, Bank At
Atlanta
J Db Price
G. Gunby Jordan
Columbus
TT Gentry
Southern Bell Tele Phone and Telegraph Co
J Howard Peyton
Nashville
Chattanooga
St Lews
Hardwick
Dudley Hughes
Danville
Chatham County
Relegation
J B Hale
Floya County
Savannah
Tybee
Board of Trade
At & Georgia Products
Geogia
South
C. J Haden
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
McCord
Iie
Price
Great Britain
Mr Price
Southern Settlement and Development Plan Talk
Warfield urged Georgia focus on attracting self reliant farmers and proper livestock while opposing immigrants. He described the Southern Settlement and Development Organization and proposed farm companies to colonize idle land, stressing cotton needs, closer farming, and regional cooperation for rapid recovery.
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State of Georgia
Béacre
Georgia
Warfeld
Warfield
Southern Settlement and Development Organization
Southern Setttement and Development Organization
South
Maryland
Virgina
Young Atlantan Enters Princeton From Peacock School
Charles H Jones noto ies Harry Etheridge JP has passed entrance exams for Princeton University. Etheridge, son of lawyer H A Etheridge, attended Peacock School for Boys, entering from seventh grade and spending four years there. His exam score exceeded the year’s average, reflecting credit on him and the Peacock School, which prides itself on a fast track to higher studies without coaching.
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Charles H Jones
Princeton University
D C Peacock
Peacock School
Harry Augustus Etheridge
Etheridge
H A Etheridge
Unsure: fragmentary note on remedies not clearly identified
A partial, garbled OCR fragment mentions a remedy or treatment but offers no clear subject, participants, or location. The text lacks readable names, dates, places, or concrete actions. No verifiable event or outcome can be determined from the readable portion.
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John M. Staton
Bellevue Blvd
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Wollam
Nervouw Discanen
Tobacco and Cigarettes
Alea
James’ Home
Boy
Weinberg
Europe
J. W. Little
Wilson
People OF
WEST
Young Atlantan
Princeton
Harry Etheridge
Clifton
Harry Augustus Etheridge, Jr
Neal Instituti
Ga Keeley Institute
Joh Conway
Keeler
Woodward Age
Neal Institutes
Hocoly
Jacobs
Buckhead
Whitehall Street
Atlanta Soda Company
Costa
Seneca
Eastman Vulcan Films
Pater
Was
Tos
Ital 51
Pinkham
Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Hood
Stuart
Horlick
Mellim
Kilmer
California
M. A. Simmon
Hick
King
Bell
Carter
Steyn
Pond
Atwood
Phillip
Nestle
Caldwell
Cheney
Mennen
Pinaud
i-Tre
Gourard
Nadinola
Othine
Lyan
Packer
Hind
Colgate
Mazda Electric Globes
Cantrell & Cochran
E. Stillman
Williams
Woodbury’s
Hot Point
Sale
Klinert
Gotham Sanitary
Gotham
Sanito Sanitary
Lister
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