NEWTON COUNTY ORATORS NAMED COTTON SELLS AT EIGHT CENTS
The Newton county oratorical contest will be held at Oxford on May 5 with one boy and one girl from each militia district, all trained locally. Contestants include Sallie May Smith, Howard Smith, Jessie Summerour, Candler Poole, Rose Ire Lunsford, James Paine, Dite Burng, Paul Cowan, Alice Henderson, Jay Hays, Ruby Worsham, Perry Sandiford, Magsie Grant, Rhonny Rogers, Delia Kumett, Oscar Catlum, Huth Patricis, and Howard Blatt. Prizes total $40. The event draws about 4,000 attendees. Captain George Nipier is awards chairman. The program will feature solos, instrumental, duets, and the Emoij quartet.
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Oxford
Newton County
Asea Sre
Sallie May Smith
Howard Smith
Witt
Jessie Summerour
Candler Poole
Gum Creek
Rose Ire Lunsford
James
C A Lockwell
Covington
H FP Fieming
Newton
George Wo Nipier
Monroe Slau
Emoij
MEY FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION MEETING OF SASH DOOR AND
Large turnout from Carolinas Virginia Georgia Alabama and other southern states gathers in Charlotte for mutual protection and closer contact among sash door and blind manufacturers. banquet hosted by Manufacturers Club closes the event.
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Charlotte
Manufacturers Club
Cotton Exchange Proposed by Charlotte Merchants
Charlotte merchants in March announce plans to organize a cotton exchange similar to large cities. They argue current law blocks brokerage activity and seek a local center to obtain market reports and gossip, asserting it is their only remedy.
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Charlotte
One Shot Dead and Other Dying in Mill Row
In Charlotte on March 15 Earl Carpenter cotton mill owner shot and killed AM Kale superintendent of Min 4 Manufacturing. Kale visited a worker to induce family to move mills. A confrontation led both to draw. Kale shot Carpenter before Carpenter’s gun killed Kale in the forehead. Carpenter was critically wounded.
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Charlotte, WC
Earl Carpenter
AM Kale
Min 4 Manufacturing Company
Harden Manufacturing Company
Kale
Pim
Carpenteer Learing
Kales
Carpenter
D Carpenter
Broad Street Market Welcomes Mr Sparks to New Location
Mr Wm Sparks, famed as a top Atlanta market man, joins the Broad Street market at No 13 North Broad St. The shop will offer meats poultry game fish and oysters with phone orders via No 783. Sparks invites his many friends and customers to visit the new place for the best in quality and service.
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Wm Sparks
Atlanta
Broad Street Market
Drew Tye
North Broad St
Ephone
Sparks
Letter from Jefferson Davis to Franklin Pierce Found
A nephew of Franklin Pierce discovered an autograph Jefferson Davis letter to Pierce. Written January 30, 1860, from the Senate chamber, Davis expresses gloom for the country and vows to support Mississippi and its fortunes, linking duty to the union and constitution.
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Pierce
Mississippi
Hillsboro
Franklin Pierce
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Senate Chamber
Cordon Talks on Road Plans at Columbus Board Meeting
W Miller Gordon president of the Birmingham Columbus and St Andrews Railway Company outlines plans and route surveys. Columbus should subscribe 100000 to the road, with Roberts starting by pledging 1000. Mills’ stock declines while a public school seeks a 200000 industrial program. Foundry expansion proceeds as brickwork and shop additions advance. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised for eye injury.
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Columbus
Columbus Board of Trade
Birmingham
Mexican Gulf
Columbus A
Columbus Roberts
Columbus Mills
Tme
Contract About To Expire Stir At Savannah Market
Savannah March 15 Special The new stores trade faces uncertainty as the June 1 contract between factors producers and exporters nears expiration. Savannah claims a price differential due to shipping facilities while others doubt it. further talks may shift markets to Jacksonville and other ports. Also Washington notes Captain Harry Leonard of the U S Marines is to be assigned to the American legation in Peking.
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Augusta
Sully
New York
Cotton Exchange
Munrsrong
Savannah
Fernandina
Jacksonvie
Savannah Shoma
Jacksonville
I- 18
Weak Stomach Cure Promised by Nervine Formulas
A 19th century advertisement claims weak stomachs stem from exhausted nerves and promotes Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a remedy. It asserts Nervine strengthens stomach nerves, reduces inflammation, and restores digestion, with patient testimonials and a money back guarantee. The prose targets self diagnosed digestive disorders and appeals to hurried readers seeking quick relief.
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Miles
James E. Hart
Detroit
Mich
Miles Medical Co
Elihart
Ind
Peruna World Wide Catarrh Remedy Praise
An advertisement extols Peruna as a universal cure for catarrh with testimonials from diverse figures including Walter H Woodward of Hobart Tasmania and Cuban Minister Benji Quesada. It claims Peruna conquers catarrh globally, eradicating it from the system and offering permanent relief without local treatments.
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Africa
Greenland
Manchuria
Patagonia
Perma
Hawai
Prince Jonah Katanianole
Congress
Hawaii
Washington D C
Benji Quesada
United States
Washington
Gonsals de
Counterfeiting Charge Lodged in Selma Jail
Special Secret Service Agent Mills filed counterfeit charges against a white man in Selma jail. He allegedly passed spurious currency and wore a veil of old offenses. A valise in his possession yielded evidence officers deem sufficient for conviction.
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Selma
Ala
Special Secret Service
Mills
Willingham Heads Consul of Woodmen of the World
Savannah Georgia reports F J Willingham of Rome elected head consul of jurisdiction E in a Woodmen of the World contest. Nashville hosts Kentucky and Tennessee session with officer elections and 1507 meeting site chosen Paducah Kentucky designated.
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Savannah
F. J Willingham
Rome
Nashville
Tenn
Woodmen of the World
Kentucky
Tennessee
mHeage
Teporta
Tennessee Woodmen of the World
Paducah
Couain
John M Currie
Knoxville
C M Read
Athens
D Morris
Memphis
Tigeius
Beckineville
George Broadfoot
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Senate
David T Hill
Netherlands
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Gay
Lixembmg
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Ayer
Peruna
Gatarrh
Chalotte
MR WM Spahks
MUSE
Cordon
Gordon
Andrews
Gibson
B Gibson
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sakesha
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Maron
Goldens’ Foundry and Massive Company
Uccu Ieee
Chas F. Lemberger
Syracuse
Stangt
Captain Leonard
Harry Leonard
United
Tates Marine Corps
Earth
Word
Australia
Walter H Woodward
Bomadier Roxis
Australian Artillery
Hobart
Tasmania
Auffereg
SNOOK
North Broad
P. H. Snook Furniture Company
Willingham Head
Woodmen
Hicks
Carmichael Furniture Co
Aliso
Carmichael
Whiehall St
New York City
the Vendome Broadway
Corner
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Times Square
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Prefrieror
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EB Sanyorp
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