Navy Battleship Louisiana Delivered To Private Firm
The Louisiana, a 16,000 ton battleship built by Newport News, was delivered to a private corporation after a multi year contest over whether the Navy Yard could match private yard speed. Keel dates, launchings in 1903 04, and cost figures show Louisiana completed earlier and cheaper than Connecticut, which was built at Brooklyn Navy Yard with higher total appropriation and requests for more funds.
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Washington
Norfolk
Louisiana
Newport News Ship Building Company
Navy Yard
Newport News
Connecticut
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Department
Congress
Assessment levied by Home Fire and Marine Insurance
San Francisco on May 24 the Home Fire and Marine Insurance Company of California levied an assessment of 200 on its stockholders. This will bring 600000 into the company treasury and, with a surplus between 500000 and 600000, is expected to cover liabilities and allow continued operation with unimpaired capital.
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San Francisco
Home Fire and Marine Insurance Company
California
NADINOLA Ad Claims Guaranteed Skin Cure
Advertises NADINOLA cosmetic cream promising removal of freckles liver spots and discolorations with a money back guarantee if it fails within twenty days. Claims to leave skin clear and youthful and notes thousands of endorsements. Priced at 50 cents and 1.00, available at drug stores and by mail through National Toilet Co. and W. P. Woldridge in Columbia.
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National Toilet Co
Paris
Tecan
Columbia
W. P. Woldridge
Sock social at Prunytown tavern sparks roof fund joke
The landlord jokes about a Methodist sock social leading to a surprise “sacking” to pay for reshingling the parsonage roof. The piece mocks prayer and politics, noting Chaplain Hale’s efforts with difficult material.
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Prunytown
Puck
Methodist Church
Gosh
Assembly settles reports, picks Birmingham for next meeting
The Southern Presbyterian General Assembly discussed closer relations, forwarded the Caldwell heresy case, and adjourned action until May 1907 after a close vote. Birmingham, Alabama, emerged as the favored site for the next Assembly amid heated debate.
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Greenville
S. C
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Ala
T. A. Wharton
J. W. States
Eugene Daniels
Lewisburg
W. Va
Strength of the Spider in Insect Architecture Wonders
A natural history essay praises spider engineering, noting the strength and elasticity of its silk allow a spider to lift or suspend prey and even small animals. It compares spider feats to other insects and recalls tales of a spider lifting a mouse or milk snake, explaining the physics behind these remarkable creations.
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Rennie
Heaven
Earth
Havana
New York
Taylor's Majority in Tennessee Senatorial Vote
Special to the Herald from Nashville reports that the state sub-committee finished canvassing returns. Total vote 140,318. Taylor 73,841. Carmack 66,477. Taylor's majority 7,364.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
State Committee
Taylor
Carmack
Marathon victor Billy Sher jring returns home to wealth
William J. Sher jring, winner of the Athens Marathon, arrives to find broad rewards from Hamilton and Toronto admirers. City and provincial governments grant cash, a purse from local clubs, a house gift, and a government inspectorship at about 750 dollars yearly, reflecting triumph in a country where a dollar goes farther.
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William J
Billy” Sherjring
Athens
Sherman
Hearthstone
Grand Trunk Railway Jbrakeman
Hamilton
Ontario
Toronto
Toronto Baseball Club
Billy
Dominion
United States
Canada
New York World
Artemus Ward and the Train Ignorance Test
Mark Twain teller recounts Artemus Ward on a train faced with questions about Horace Greeley George Train Grant and Adam. Ward feigns ignorance then quips asking about Adams other name. The playful exchange exposes the traveler’s rapid shifts from men of note to biblical figures.
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Artemus Ward
Horace Greeley
Greeley
Artemus
George Francis
England
Gen. Grant
Grant
Ward
Ignoramus
Adam
He Would Run Well Then
A Parkersburg Sentinel remark questions Captain Hobson's presidential ambitions urging restraint until women win suffrage, framing the issue as a political timing argument.
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Captain Hobson
Parkersburg
Southern Railway Low Rates for June July 1906 Meetings
The Southern Railway announces very low fares for numerous events across the region. Listings include conferences and schools in Asheville Knoxville Athens Boston New Haven Denver Hot Springs and more from June to August 1906. For complete rate and date details contact J. M. Shipley at 204 North Fourth Avenue Nashville Tenn.
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Ashville
N. C
Southern Students Conference
Southern Conference
Y. W
Young People's Missionary Movement
Commercial Law League of America
Athens
Boston
Mass
National Medical Association
Denver
Colo
New Haven
Conn
Knights of Columbus
National Council
J. M. Shipley
North Fourth Avenue
Nashville
Tenn
Starved to death in Little Rock case shocks health board
May 24 in Little Rock Arkansas an investigation by Dr W H Abington of the Argentina Board of Health found jewelry peddler A S Roberts attempted to live on ten cents worth of ice cream daily and starved to death. The report notes the tragedy and questions about care and supervision.
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Little Rock
Ark
W. H. Abington
Argentina Board of Health
A. 5
Roberts
No Patriarche Patriarchs and profits mock the market tale
The Rev Edward T Horton of Boston recounted at an Ancient and Honorable Artillery banquet a tale in Faneuil Hall about a woman who encounters stalls of old-looking fowl. When asked their price the seller coldly says profits. She jokes she thought they were patriarchs.
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Edward T. Horton
Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Faneuil Hall
Local Market Prices For Produce and Meats
The column lists wholesale and retail prices for eggs, butter, poultry, Geese, Ducks, Honey, Sorghum, beeswax, Hides, flour, meal, corn, wheat, bacon, lard, fresh meat, cattle, hogs, and dairy products. It preserves vendor notes and regional price ranges, with items such as red clover hay, timothy, oats, and various grains also tabulated alongside wholesale produce and grocery goods.
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Ile
Rally Update on Mrs. Jefferson Davis Condition
New York May 24 The condition of Mrs. Jefferson Davis late tonight remained about the same as afternoon after a third sinking spell during her illness Pulse and temperature returning toward normal. The report notes possible coal belt quake influence in the region.
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New York
Jefferson Davis
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