Cuban Plotters Seek Trouble
Washington reports say Cuban plotters aimed to taint U S Cuba dispute after an attack on Hugh Gibson in Havana. Senor Martin Rivera, Cuban minister, says Maza acted as a tool of antagonistic factions and must be punished. He cites reciprocal protections for foreign diplomats and vows Cuban law will apply. Gibson presses for prosecution while El Siglo and others depict the event as trivial.
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Enrique Maza
Hugh Gibson
Legation
Havana
United States
Washington
Senor Martin-Rivera
Maza
Mr. Gibson
Cuba
Gibson
el Siglo
Hotel Miramir
Novel Campaign Flying Squadron Tours New York State
A state progressive headquaters in New York City dispatched a flying squadron of ten autos equipped with a piano a organ a printing press and campaign literature. Led by a large decorated van with a bull moose head and portraits of Roosevelt and Johnson the party includes speakers singers and literature distributors. Six squads will tour every county in the state with overnight stays in the van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York State
Roosevelt
Johnson
Tragic Inquiry Reaches Nashville Jailer
A Tennessee woman, Mrs. Lizzie Nelson of Tellico Plains, asks Nashville authorities about her missing father G. W. Rose. She reports writing two letters with no reply, noting the penitentiary subject was changed and the daughter has not learned the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Rose
Nashville
Tenn
Davidson County
Lizzie Nelson
Tellico Plains
Girl Sells Whiskey to Support Sister Near Macon Georgia
18 year old Mattie Bowen on Houston road near Macon Georgia ran a blind tiger to support her crippled sister. Deputies raided her place finding whiskey and beer. Bowen admitted violating the law but posted bond and was released. She was described as not a hardened criminal and selling liquor as livelihood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Bowen
Houston Road
Macon
Fear to Display Emotion in Modern Times
A Pittsburg Gazette Times essay argues that suppressing emotion in men stems from a false idea of dignity. It condemns hysteria as a national illness and warns against mistaking sane emotion for weakness or womanly behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Gazette Times
Market Hit By British Coal Strike Shrinks New York Drug Trade
The British coal strike has emptied New York crude drug stocks, leaving many botanical products scarce at the port. Prices rise sharply for menthol and other items as supplies dwindle, with expectations of greater demand from the southwest after floods.
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Great Britain
New York
Tickled Buffaloes and the Pole-Awl Prank in Kansas
A frontier yarn recounts how a Boston railroad official supplied pegging awls to drive into telegraph poles to deter buffalo gnats. The scratches ruined poles, and mobs of buffalo toppled the lines, prompting withdrawal of service. The tale, shared by H J Barber, recalls pioneer Pawnee County days.
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Kansas
H. J. Barber
Pawnee County
Boston
Dependent on Wood Pulp Highlighted by Dinner Speech
Mr Frank Lloyd told the British Wood Pulp association dinner that drought in Scandinavia threatens the industry. He noted the rapid rise of wood pulp reliance and warned that straw would force paper makers to shift by rail and use immense water as in the past.
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Frank Lloyd
British Wood Pulp Association
Scandinavia
Sittingbourne
Kimono Attire Sparks Atlanta Street Fashion Debate
An Atlanta woman from nearby Gay Paree wore a pure white kimono on Peach Tree Street drawing public notice among Mrs. Grundy followers. Police chief ruled the law cannot regulate a woman's dress if not overly remarkable, stating a woman may wear a kimono on her porch or street as her business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Grundy
Peachtree
Atlanta
Prison wedding in Athens ends romance in jail
A. W. Clower, jailed on a felony charge, and Edna Overton of Dallas Texas wed in the county jail after her bid to secure his release failed. Clower awaits October term. she traveled from Texas for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
A. W. Clower
Alabama
Edna Overton
Dalas
Texas
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MR. W. K. Couch
Mr. Couch
I. F. Peebles & Company
Georgia
J. W. Edwards
Undertaker’s Department
J. W. Edwards & Co
Butler, Georgia
Bull Moose Party
Germany
France
Paris
Montmarion
Midi
Butler Banking Company
G. C. Smith
Butler, Ga
William Henry Harbrough
Danville
Ill
Illinois
August Hoffrath
Niagara Falls
Hoffrath
Goat Island Bridge
West
Huron Street
Buffalo
Chicago Tribune
Butler
H. J. Peagler
Salter’s Restaurant and Bakery
Chas. Salzer
J. J. Windham
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