Contract Plan To Be Adopted For Panama Canal
Announcement of final determination on canal construction by contract expected in days. Chairman Shontsa and Chief Engineer Stevens have worked weeks on this, with President Roosevelt urging swift action and invitations for proposals to be issued after specifications are reviewed.
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Panama Canal Commission
Washington
Shonis
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Shontsa
Roosevelt
Chekmen Shonta
Stevens
Great Water Way
Court Affirms Death Decree in Insurance Swindle Case
A Chihuahua case affirmed the death sentence for Richardson, Harle, and Mason, life insurance swindlers linked to two murders in Mexico. Richardson and Mason were agents, Farle the examining physician. Arrested in El Paso, they were extradited after a lengthy legal fight. Real identities and family ties surface in the misconduct, detailing Hulburt and Mitchell connections.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Mexican Supreme Court
Richardson
Harle
Mason
Mitchell
Devers
Farle
Leslie E. Hulburt
Richester
Hulburt
Roosevelt praises target practice with eight hits
New York reports United States sailors brought news from Provincetown MA that President Roosevelt applauded a training exercise. He exclaimed Bully and praised the eight shots fired with a 12 inch shell, noting every shot hit the target. The president learned that for over a year every 12 inch shot at the Missouri previously struck the target.
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New York
United States
Provincetown
Maze
Roosevelt
Roseevelt
Missouri
Central of Georgia offers special Macon fair tickets
The Central of Georgia Railway announces special fare from Atlanta to Macon and return for the Macon Centennial Fair. Tickets priced at 3.88 round trip with travel before noon October 10 and final limit October 13, 1908. Reduced rates apply from other points including Columbia and Eufaula. W. H. Fogg, D P A, Atlanta, Ga.
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Macon
Central of Georgia Railway
Atlanta
Columbia
Eufaula
Bow Den Lit Water Claims Tested by Users
Advertising copy notes that all who have tested the curative qualities of Bow Den Lit Water will attest to the claims, urging readers to order a case and test it themselves. Contact phone number 1086 is provided.
Police Court Tales From the Old City Jail
Forty eight cases crowded the task recorders docket with thirty four drunken cases and fourteen for disorderly acts. Bettie Coleman, an elderly Black woman, admitted drunkenness and faced the judge who joked about age and liquor. A white man, R. E. Pierce, was held on a $300 bond for larceny from a saloon after proprietor Jacob Vogt reported an organized theft near crowded bars. Sergeant Davidson, a New Yorker, faced a double charge for drunkenness and cursing an officer, and for inciting arson against whites, with a judge warning against incendiary talk. Lula Echols and Will Saunders, both drinkers, were fined for a drunken street fight. Lula’s husband had left, leaving her to fend for tickets. J. B. Shipp, drunk, disturbed a sick neighbor. his wife refused to plead, but the judge attempted reconciliation with limited success.
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Broyles
Bettie Coleman
Bettie
R. E. Pierce
Pabst
Jacob Vogt
Marietta Street
Vogt
Pierce
John A. Davidson
Seventeenth Infantry
McPherson
Ted
Trever
Davidson
Recorder
Cuba
Lula Echols
Will Saunders
Peters Street
Saunders
Lula
Shipp
J. B. Shipp
Elia
Danger From The Plague Promises Relief From Coughs
A historical notice touts Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds as a Godsend for climates with cough prevalence Mrs Gee Walls of Forest City Me reports rapid relief and pneumonia prevention with trials available 80c and 1 00 guaranteed by drug stores free trial bottle offered Also a New Orleans dispatch notes about 100000 worth of meat in wholesale houses tied up awaiting stamps under a new law Secretary Wilson informed by telegraph October 3
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New Orleans
Wilson
Boycott Cars Urge Union Men at Macon Meeting
Central Labor Union held a mass meeting at Macon city auditorium to back streetcar strikers. Attended by hundreds, led by Hon. Joe Hall with President Bailey presiding. Urged public walkout until an agreement is reached and support from merchants and business leaders. Railway firm stands firm. no settlement today.
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Mase
Macon
Central Labor Union
City Auditorium
Joe Hall
Bailey
Unmn
Chamberlin Johnson DuBose Company Hat Styles Echo Paris Trends
The shop insists it stays current beyond seasonal millinery, maintaining close Paris connections to present rapid, fresh hats. New designs this week set the keynote for prevailing headwear, reflecting continual fashion evolution rather than a single occasion.
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Paris
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MR. Roosevelt
W. H. Fogg
Atlanta, Ga
Jedge Briles
Texas Wonder
KW. Hall
St Louis
Chamberlin=Johnson~DuBose Company
Bordeaux
Mirabeau
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