Railroads seek higher rates as workers back memorial
Washington reports a memorial signed by Central of Georgia and Atlantic Coast Line railroad employees urging higher passenger and freight rates, delivered to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Georgia senator Terrell backs agricultural education bills and meets with officials, while protests mount against government printing jobs. The Jackson Day gathering in Baltimore looms as Democrats seek House committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Corrigan
Washington
Washington, D. C
Bacon and Terrell
Central of Georgia
Atlantic Coast Line
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ferrell
Dolliver
Georgia
South
Terrell
Willett M. Hays
Senate
Agricultural Department
Goverment Service
Uncle Sam
Goverment
Livingston
Western Mining Company
Congress
Baltimore
House of Representatives
Sways and Means
House
The Slanderer in Small Communities
A harsh critique of the slanderer as the most destabilizing figure in any community. The text portrays him as low breeding, perverted sentimentality, and a gloating critic who corrupts virtue, turning even the virtuous and honest into objects of scorn.
Liberty Sunday School Flourishes in Local Report
Local notes show Liberty Sunday School thriving with growing attendance. Numerous residents including Loyd Nix and Mr. J. R. Dorough travel to nearby towns for business and family visits. Mr. C. M. Ray and family visit Lowell and Carrollton. several trips to Glenlock and Heard are recorded along with house moves and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd Nix
Lowell
Ourville
A. S.H. Shoemake
Carrollton
J. R. Dorough
C. M. Ray
Hewston Masden
Bill Shoemake
B. H. McWhorter
Heard
Lost horse advertised by German farmer
A farmer seeks help to post a note about his missing horse. He mentions hearing a noise by the yard and finding his gray iron mare tied and loose near the stable. The reward offered is five dollars for the horse’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pac
Mules McKensie Baxter and Peak Set at Bledsoe’s Stable
Mules McKensie Baxter and Peak will exhibit at Bledsoe’s stable this season at Smith and Vaughan old stand offering good mules and horses for sale. See them before you buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKensie, Baxter & Peak
Bledsoe
Smith & Vaughan Old
Unique Pisa Guide and the Echo in the Dome
In Pisa a guide recounts his odd claim of commanding the first and finest echo in the world. He demonstrates by howling as a crowd tours the Campo Santo and dome, describing musical echoes that wow the visitors and even move a king to request a lasting echo. The tale blends travel lore with a boastful performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisa
Mr. Howells
Italy
Campo Santo
Paradise
Torlinos
Mosh Feelmore
Hall of Congress
Mochu Wilmore
Victor Emmanuel
Pius
Victor Hugo Helps Struggling Woman In Luxembourg Scene
Sarah Bernhardt recalls a day when Victor Hugo paused amid a rehearsal to lift a heavy linen bundle for a tired, toothless old woman. He handed her money and carried the bundle across a busy street, prompting Bernhardt to declare the act a daily kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Appraci
Cry
Mme. Quererd
Promiizes
Luxembourg
Victor Hugo
de Chilly
Paul Maurice
Astounding Proposal Sparks Witty Rejection in Dispatch
In a marvelously modulated scene from the St Paul Dispatch, Misa Goldbugs-Caroline charms suitors with florid tricky speech. The ardent proposer is rebuked when the maiden reveals she accepted her cousin Fred last night, leaving him to declare the proposal among the most rehearsed yet missed the mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Goldbugs
Caroline
Cashless
Fred
St. Paul
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Hillyer Trust Company
North Broad and
Luckie Sts
Atlanta, Ga
New Hillyer Trust Co
Peschree
P, Demas & Brothers Proprietors
TOR Ladies and
Newnan ST
Carrollton, GA
Carrollton Coca-Cola Bottling Co
West Point
W. RY
Ala
California
Texas
Mexico
Herpes
F. M. Thompson
J. P. Billups
Seneral
Liberty
Levie Hendrix
J. Dorough
J. T. Shoemake
James Brown
Will McClain
Plug
Grady
Mose Foster
Our Ville
H. W. Dorough
Glenlock
Joe Shoemake
Our
Ville
G. D. Huckaby
Alfred Williamson
Our Little City
Vincy Shoemake
S. J. Dorough
Willie Dixon
Carrollton Hardware
Chattanooga Plows
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