Frenzied dancing around nude body of girl ends in burial
In Los Angeles on September 29 locals protested a Russian sect’s open air ceremony. The frenzied dancing and shrieks accompanied the display of a nude dead bird on an altar for four days. Authorities faced pressure to expel the sect as residents demanded burial of the girl whose body had darkened from exposure. The group said the ritual was a mourning rite for girls who died at the threshold of womanhood.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Elant Ward
Burro Drank Blood in Burning Death Valley
An old prospector named George, lost for two days, lay unconscious in Death Valley after a self inflicted leg wound. A thirsty pack burro attacked, biting and tearing a gash in George’s leg while miners returning from furnace regions discovered them.
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Jack Gserge
Tone Willow Springs
Jhon Burie
George
Georges
Man Driven Insane by Typhoid Fever Kills Then Commits Suicide
In Cameron Texas Wiley Mutt, driven mad by typhoid fever, shot and killed his sister in law Sonmidal Hin brother, then turned the gun on himself dying in the stands. A separate Alabama item notes a governor’s expanded emergency powers under a new code, enabling removal of officers without appeal.
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Alabama Rational Guard
Bank of Raymond Opens in Utile City Raymond Georgia
The Bank of Hamona in Raymond Coweta county opens to the public with T Blalock as president and Ix cashier. Subscriptions surpassed needs with 35000 pledged though 26000 was required. Raymond hosts ninety six industries and promises prosperity in western Georgia.
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Georgia
Farm Boy Politics Worries Louisiana Farmer
A farmer expresses concern about his son who struggles with work on the farm and hints at potential interest in politics in the future. The dialogue reflects rural values and parental worry about a temperamental heir.
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Loulavtille Courier-Journal
Enthusiastic Meeting Planned for Birmingham Pathfinding Run
Birmingham Motor Club prepares for a Friday night meeting at the Birmingham Athletic Club to finalize plans for a Birmingham to Atlanta pathfinding expedition tied to The Constitution’s good roads crusade. Secretary George T. Brazelton reports county officials’ route input and growing fund support.
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Birmingham Athletic Club
Atlanta
Constitution
Georgia
Birmingham Age-Herald
George T. Brazelton
Cedartown
Calhoun
St Clair
Talladega
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Lown
Tilson to Visit Atlanta During Southern Trip
Congressman John Q Tilson of Connecticut plans a ten day stay in Atlanta after traveling with President Taft’s party along the Mississippi. A Yale graduate and Republican, Tilson is a longtime friend of local associates and will join the southern tour with the president.
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John Q Tilson
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Atlanta
Congress
Connecticut
Tafts
Mississippi River
St Louis
New Orleans
Tilson
East Tennessee
Yale
Watt Mi Tilson
Statue to First English Bride Unveiled at Radford VA
A 23 foot monument to Mary Truaper Ingles pioneer heroine and the first English bride west of the Alleghenies was unveiled at Radford Virginia. Captain William Ingles designed the memorial and descendants from afar attended the ceremonies.
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Roanohe Va
Mary Traper Ingles
Alleghenies
Radford Va
Wiliam Ingles
Solicited Whisky Orders Among North Stato Distributing Firm
Laticus and W R PEA ay Lle'cher Davis representing the North Stat Disiiing Company were today fined 100 dollars or three months labor for soliciting whisky orders. An appeal to the supreme court will challenge the act as interfering with interstate commerce law.
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Laticus
Pea Ay
Cher Davis
North Stat Disiiing Company
Supreme Court
Obscurity Explained by The Washington Star
Brief note examines a cryptic line about Nimrod and questions why words sound like references to hunting. It touches on interpretations of a phrase and a potential link to cultural sayings. The piece suggests confusion over a literary or historical allusion and seeks clarity.
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Washington Star
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Nimrod
Reagan
Weather Brief For Atlanta And Nearby Areas
A brief forecast notes a warmer trend for Thursday with polite weather details. The local forecaster indicates Thursday will be milder with sun and light winds across Atlanta and surrounding cities.
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Atlanta
Weather and music anecdotes from a Georgia era page
Warm spell continues across Georgia Alabama and South Carolina with readings from 54 to 73 degrees. The piece also follows two music enthusiasts, Guy and Mac, buying music and a local clerk asking about vocal or instrumental pieces as a local scene unfolds.
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Mac
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Guy Aaja
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