Mob Storms Cars as Strike Rally Strikes Glenna Falls
In Glenna Falls New York on October 4 a mob of about a thousand allied with Hudson Water Railway strikers paraded through town stopping cars and breaking windows. Sheriff Gill dispatched deputies to disperse the crowd after rioters attacked nonunion workers. Four cars stalled on a switch had windows smashed and a bystander Curter of Brooklyn was severely injured.
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Glenna ‘Falls
N.Y
Hudson Water Rillway
Gill
Mapang
Masa
Federation of Labor
Curter
Brooklyn
Grandfather clause usage sparks NC political maneuver
In Raleigh on October 4 a Special report notes most voters in the state register under the grandfather clause, a move seen as political strategy to secure permanent rolls. The piece lists statewide topics from cattle quarantines to coal and wood shortages, and local farm leaders invited to speak at the state fairgrounds.
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Raleigh
N. C
Simmons
North Carolina
Tait Butler
Wilkes
Ashe
Cranock
State Guard
Cretary Parker
State Farery Association
Farmers’ State
City
Secre
Wiliam Bell Company
Charlotte
Steamer Three States Seeks Repairs After Gulf Run
The steamer Three States left on a lower river mail run to Apalachicola with a paired load, then will relieve the city. The Queen City, praised as among the river's best boats, will go for repairs at Columbus wharf where minor work has begun. The Rally departed today for the gulf carrying season's largest cargo.
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Umbus
States
Ceater
Apalachicola
Ela
Queen City
Columbus Wharf
Gulf
Be Fat There is a New Home Treat
A dubious home remedy claim promises rapid weight reduction without Diet or medicine and pledges safety. The ad-style text urges readers to avoid dangerous exertion while promising fat loss and improved health, though the message lacks credible medical backing.
Miss Barnwell Victim of Fire in Charleston
Miss Katherine Barnwell a popular young society lady of Charleston died from burns suffered last night at her home 6 Atlantic street while preparing a dish at the stove her clothing ignited and she was severely burned before the fire could be put out she died this morning her death casts gloom over a wide circle of friends
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Charleston
Katherine Barnwell
Atlantic Street
Miss Barnwell
Maid at Arms hailed as classic in American historical fiction
Robert W. Chambers new novel The Maid at Arms published by Harper and Brothers is praised as a vigorous American historical romance. Set in New York during the early revolutionary era, it follows Dorothy of the Varick patroon and a cousin amid aristocratic conflict and notable figures like Burgoyne Clinton and Gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Chambers
Harper & Brothers
Mail-at-Arms
New York
Chambers
Burgoyne
Clinton
Gates
Coopers
Irvings
Immortals
Halsey Nominated for Virginia State Senate Seat
Don P Halsey nephew of Senator John W Daniel was nominated in Lynchburg to fill the vacancy caused by Carter Glass resignation. The primary was held only in that city with Henry A Minor and others in the district remaining quiet.
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Daniel
Virginia State Senate
Lynchburg
Don P Halsey
John W Daniel
Henry A. Minor
John B Minor
State Senate
Carter Glass
Congress
Georgia Show Case Company Secures Butts-Cooper Plant
Georgia Show Case Company of Columbus has leased the old Butts Cooper plant on Thirteenth Street now used by Dudley-Butts Lumber and will begin operations soon. Some machinery has arrived and more is en route. Columbus will gain a second show case factory as the Columbus Show Case Company plans to move into a new plant on the southeast commons, vacating current quarters.
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Georgia Show Case Company
Columbus
Georgia Show Cage Company
Butts-Cooper
Thirteenth Street
Dudley-Butts Lumber Company
Columbus Show Case Company
Mrs F H Reid Buried in Columbus Area
Mrs F H Reid of sumbus Georgia died Thursday night at her home in At were brought to Columbus for burial. The funeral services were held this afternoon conducted by Dr W W A Carter.
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F. EH. Reid
Sumbus
F. H. Relf
Columbus
W.W. A. Carter
Relegates to Reunion in Georgia Confederate group selects delegates
Cartersville Ga October 4 special PM B Young camp of Confederate Veterans named delegates to the state Columbus reunion. Delegates listed include J J Calhoun G M Jones D B Freaman A M Foote P J Larey W J Ingram with alternates F M Willis M Roberts C Waldup TM Davidson J M Arnold R Calhoun and Griffin. A committee will work with the Daughters of the Confederacy to start a monument for the Confederate head in Bartow county to be placed in the courthouse yard or city part. Twenty companies from Bar to the armies gave the diy war.
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Cartersville
Young Camp of
Confederate Veterans
Columbus Ag Foljonal
J. J. Calhoun
G .M. Jones
D. B. Freaman
A. M Foote
P. J. Larey
W. J. Ingram
F. M. Willis
M. Roberts
C Waldup
Davidson
Hood's Sarsaparilla Recovers Catarrh Patient
A California Junction resident reports chronic catarrh improved after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. The letter claims the remedy cleanses the blood, acts as an alterative and tonic, restoring appetite and sleep and eradicating catarrh symptoms.
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Hood
BR. Long
California Junction
Yowa
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promise to Cure
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable cure for illness. It urges immediate treatment, asserting benefits and promising to keep the promise when used as directed.
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Luv Hood
Macon Hosts Two Big Conventions and Labor Events
Macon prepares for a pair of major gatherings next week with the Southern Nut Growers and the Farmers National Congress set to meet. Delegates, wives, and daughters are expected, with talks by John Hyde and P. Austin on agriculture and finance. Local displays, a Georgia barbecue excursion, and rail connections to Savannah follow. Kilburn resigns Macon Central Labor Union presidency. EB Avant and HH Billings take top posts as officers rotate. Child labor bill drives urging unions to fund pamphlets. Elks Bazaar opens Monday to fund lodge building. Cotton buyers lease the Union compress.
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Macon
South
Organization of
Nut Growers
Natonal Congress
John Hyde
Department of Agriculture
P. Austin
Treasury Department
Congress
Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad
Florida
Valdosta
Georgia
Savannah
Dublin
Kilburn
L J. Kilburn
Macon Central Labor Union
Georgia Federation of Labor
EB. H. Avant
Avant
HH. C. Billings
Macon Press
W. A. McKenna
J O. MacMillan
Mesars McKenna and MacWilliams
Clerks’ Union
D. May
Macon Central Union
J. A. Miller
Machinists’ Union
Miller
C Houston
Atlanta
Case
Elks
The
Macon Lodge
Canal Street Strike Drives City to Seek Receivership and Settlement
New Orleans report of seven days of streetcar strike causing hardship as Mayor Capdevielle pursues a ten hour two per day settlement while rail operators prepare to run cars. A civil district court petition seeks a receivership for the railway company amid accusations of mismanagement by officers Favrot and Livanda. Hearing set for next Tuesday. merchants abandon mass meeting plans while a two-person committee is tasked to lobby the mayor.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
Capdevielle
Grosa
Charles A Favrot
L. A. Livandals
Tt Wan
Carrollton Avenue
Ursuline
Broad Streets
Bakers Mus
Weplinade
Broad
Local firm list and charter plans outlined in Macon notes
B B Ford & Co and associates including R. D. Dove & Co Lee & Fellows W H Snowden R C Hazlehurst A L Jones among others form a corporate slate with B B Ford as president Snowden as vice president and EB H Lee as general manager A charter will be filed promptly News notes from Macon report JH Bullock labeled insane and a custody bill of exceptions in Superior Court over Lamar Washington's guardianship Rev Mr Douglas returns to First Presbyterian church and others fill pulpits during his absence from Macon
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B B Ford & Co
R. D. Dove & Co
Lee & Fellows
W. H Snowden
R. C Hazlehurst
A. L Jones
B B. Ford
EB. H Lee
Macon
Bullock
Felton
Young Lamar Washington
Valeria Lamar Harris
Douglas
First Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
Atlanta
Young
Actina claims to cure deafness and catarrh nationwide
A dated testimonial letter campaign promotes Actina as a cure for deafness and chronic catarrh with claims of dramatic improvements from various speakers. The notice offers a trial, free advice, and a 400 page Dictionary of Diseases book from the New York and London Association, Dept. 373.
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Wizer
New York and
London Association
Walnut Street
Richmond Grand Jury Finds No Indictments in City Corruption Probe
October 4 Richmond special grand jury reported no direct bribery evidence but condemned methods used to sway council votes. It urged medical measures against a paying trust among Weinbrunn Gasser and Gude and criticized Mayor Taylor for ignoring issues unless formally brought to attention. Over $200,000 allegedly circulated to influence precinct bosses and council members through various channels to secure one franchise.
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Richmond
B. Witt
Husting Court
R M Taylor
Messrs Weinbrunn
Gasser
Gude
Moore & Sons Glasses Offer Custom Frames
MO Moore and sons manufacture and adjust eyeglasses and spectacles to fit any frame type including gold silver and nickel. They lead in grinding ophthalmic prescription glasses at 42 North Broad Street, Prudential building.
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North Broad Street
Prudenal Building
Gallaher to Enter American Cigarette Field
Richmond reports Thomas Gallaher the Belfast tobacco magnate plans to enter the U S cigarette market with the Gold Plate brand against the American Tobacco Company. He denies purchasing a Richmond plant but indicates possible factory expansion here and later in other cities, entering the American field despite the Amalgamated competitor.
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Richmond
J— Thomas Gallaher
Belfast
Ireland
American Tobacco Company
Gallaher
America
England
Blocton Miners Vote To Strike On Monday
In Birmingham Alabama on October 4 the Blocton miners of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company voted to strike Monday. The Blue Creek miners will decide that day what action to take. The dispute stems from the company’s refusal to collect assessments for supporting anthracite strikers from objecting miners.
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Blocton
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Tron and Railway Company
Blue Creek
Will Cast Out Negro Labor in Wilmington
Georgetown, South Carolina, is anxiously awaiting the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company decision on replacing Negro mill labor with Italian workers from New York. The move could bring over two hundred Negro laborers to the area, stirring considerable excitement.
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Wilmington
N.C
Georgetown, & C
Atlantic Coast Lumber Company
South
New York
Bill Arp Stricken Yet Active at Home
Cartersville Georgia October 4 special Bill Arp is sick again with no alarming symptoms. Family attributes indiscretion to two walks to his daughter Mrs Young's home. He had back pain and unusual restlessness last night and used a mild sedative. He remains in bed and seeks recovery through rest and medical care. Kidney trouble persists.
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Bill Arp
Cartersville
Young
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