Russo German pact may gobble Belgium
A sensational dispatch from Brussels claims Germany offered a treaty to Belgium as price for non interference in Austria Serbia Russia dispute. It alleges Germany accepted, but war was avoided when Austria’s foreign minister was warned. Belgian defenses were doubled as France and Britain dismissed then cautioned the warning.
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Credenos
Theste
Elsenborn
Coblenz
Arix-la-Chapelle
Welsnes
Malmedy
Stavelot
Brussels
Liege
Sirward Grey
France
England
At- Tenee
Princess Victoria Louise Receives Domestic Advice
Princess Victoria Louise, betrothed to August of Cumberland, is amused by a Bavarian peasant woman essaying guidance on managing her future husband. The letter suggests small tasks to please him and cherish home life, prompting a playful autograph reply dismissing the idea of following such tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Victoria Louise
Berlin
Victoria Louise
August of Cumberland
Seark
Prage
Krnst
Plot to Sell Secrets Leads to Two Arrests
Bethe March to Paul Klemens Neuman 26, shop assistant, sentenced to two years penal servitude for attempted espionage. Meantime charges target Hinge and Mead tied to a Berlin embassy plot. Neuman, once in Dantzic, was caught fetching a letter. Helno named as chief culprit, to face trial.
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Bethe
Paul Klemens Neuman
Ure
Mead
Mennpedl
Heine
Berlin
Newman
Dantzic
Embas
How to Cure Yourself Safely Without Mineral Poisons
Reader alert describes a dubious home remedy claiming quick cures for blood related issues. The copy promotes a booklet and coupon to obtain guidance allegedly from scientists, urging readers to send name and address to receive the method. Potential medical misinformation and unverified claims are presented as proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Mercury
Jota
Enectaliets
Te Ouse
Fayal
Cansmany
Buitulnay
Atlanta's Union Depot Before the War
A historic 1860 photograph from Mrs. Nellie Peters Black shows Atlanta Union Station on its prewar site. The piece notes brick construction, Concert Hall usage, and nearby landmarks including the Emery Steiner building, Peters building, Kimball House site, and the Whitehall Peachtree viaduct, highlighting Atlanta as a busy railroad hub before Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Nellie Peters Black
Constitution
Union Station
Union
General Sherman
Emery-Steiner
Acros
Western and Atlantic
Georgia Central
Georgia Railroad
Atlanta and
West Point
Whitehall Street
Kimball House
Great Whitehall-Peachtree Street
AUNT NELLIE AGED 107 STILL NUSSES CHILLUN
Nellie Pearson a resident near Vienna in Tinely county is 107 and still active cooking and performing household duties. She recalls events from many years including the cloth war and has nursed four generations, earning respect as the elder in her community.
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Cardude
Tinely
Vienna
Henry Re Fenn
Nellie Pearson
Nellie
Mellie
Woman’s gradual morbid growth ends in death in Georgia
A heavily distorted 19th century report from Lawrenceville Georgia notes a Black woman dying after expanding to about six hundred pounds within a year. Pallbearers were required to lower the body into the grave. her waist measured three feet and her head was ringed with a yard of cloth. The text gives inconsistent weights and odd measurements, reflecting unreliable OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrencevile
Moson
Dresden to unveil monument to Wagner
The article reports plans for a grand unveiling of a new monument to composer Richard Wagner in Dresden. Attendees will include notable figures from the arts world as the city celebrates the birth of Wagner with a ceremony surrounding the Ring des Nibelungen performance.
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Dresden
Wagner
Richard Hohe
Paris
Oma Empire
Let the People Rule From Lestres Weelkins
A cryptic critique questions how the rule of the people is practiced amid hidden municipalities and misrule. It laments the mob demanding Barab's release and warns that authorities must be briefed as the unrestrained people may lead to disorder and loss of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lestres Weelkins
Barab
Revision urged for constitutional convention in Georgia
Representative O T Gower of Crisp county proposes a June assembly in the west legislature to call a constitutional convention. He argues years since the last convention and cites advances in society and state progress requiring careful, representative revision before public submission. He notes no intent to push specific bills, but advocates a uniform judicial procedure across counties.
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Ordine
March
O. T. Gower
Crisp County
Gower
Gowrer
Grargin
Five Million Allocated to Grow Germanys Air Fleet
Berlin March further appropriation of five million dollars is urged to strengthen Germanys air fleet as part of the new army program. The measure is to be submitted after Easter. Dyspeptic Philosophy critiques fortune and family disturbances in a brief aside.
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Berlin
Mareh
Ceck
Caruso Testifies How He Trapped Black Hand Letter Sender
New York March 8 Enrico Caruso the tenor testified that he was not amused when two 1910 letters demanded 15000 in an envelope left at midnight under a Brooklyn stoop. He described a decoy envelope with a one dollar bill outside used to trap Antonio Nissiani and Antonio Cincotta, who were arrested during the theft attempt. Cincotta is serving a term at Sing Sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enrico Caruso
Brooklyn
Antonio Nissiani
Nissiani
Antonio Cincetta
Cincotta
Sing Sting
Caruso
Tifton Clean Up Day Proclaimed By Mayor Banks
Tifton declares clean-up day on Monday March 10 to remove trash and rubbish from premises and vacant lots. Vivie Improvement committee urges every resident to participate with street crews led by Chairman Carson. Volunteers gather central points and schools may join in the afternoon to boost effort.
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Tifton
Banks
Vivie Improvement Committee
Carson
Bob Taylor Lives a Glowing Portrait in His Works
A vivid tribute to Robert Taylor as a writer and lecturer. The piece highlights his voice and the vivid stories woven through his books. It notes the publication by Taylor Publishing Company and lists Noel Block in Nashville Tennessee as the address for the volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lave Tastor
Lupe
Taylor Publishing Company
Noel Block
Nashville
Tenn
Jacobs Liver Salt Ad Claims Cure for Rheumatism
An advertisement argues rheumatism comes from curable conditions and uric acid buildup. Jacobs' Liver Salt is touted to dissolve uric acid, cleanse the blood, and expel it in urine, promising rapid relief. The ad warns against substitutes and offers a 26-cent size or mail delivery from Jacobs Pharmacy Co. Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calomel
Simi
Jacobs
Jacobs Liver
Jacobs’ Pharmacy ‘Co
Atlanta
Quaker Extract Promises Cure For Various Ailments
Three Fulton county residents describe improvements after using Quaker Extract and Quaker Salve. Fred J. Morgan of Lakewood Heights reports relief from long stomach trouble and weakness after five bottles. Joseph Wilson of 72 South Pryor Street notes dramatic skin healing and ongoing use. Oliver Smith of 408 Decatur Street says seven years of chronic dysentery ended after one and a half bottles. The ad claims 800 area residents benefited and promotes prices and store location Coursey & Munn's Drug Store 29 Marietta Street.
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Fred J. Morgan
Lakewood Heights
South Bend
Uae
Ife
Joseph Wilson
Pryor Street
Oliver
Fulton County
Coursey & Munn
Marietta Street
Unsought happiness in busy modern life
A Kansan City Star snippet argues happiness does not come from chasing it. People are too occupied with other priorities and daily tasks, including caring for and entertaining themselves with busy lives and motor distractions.
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Kansan
Massive stock pitch from Randolph Rose boosts national distillery plan
An extensive recruitment appeal promotes ten thousand investors in a cooperative stock sale. It urges immediate action, offers 8 percent preferred stock with potential gains and notes Webb Law aiding growth, urging payment by bank, money order, or check to Hamilton National Bank in Chattanooga Tennessee.
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Randolph Rose
Hamilton National Bank
Chattanooga
Tenn
South
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Als
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Fla
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