Adriatic Arrives as Largest Ocean Traveler on Maiden Voyage
New York May 16 The Adriatic newest and greatest of White Star liners arrived from Liverpool on its maiden voyage. The ship measures 725 feet 6 inches long and 76 feet 6 inches wide with a depth of 56 feet and gross tonnage 25 000. Accommodations for 3 000 passengers and a crew of 350. luxury cabins for second cabin and steerage mark a leap from older vessels. Built for comfort not speed the Adriatic includes Turkish baths massage rooms photographic dark rooms elevators and gymnasiums. Commanding officer is Capt K E J Smith Royal Naval Reserve.
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New York
Liverpool
K E. J. Smith
Royal Naval Reserve
Vienna professor links cough bacillus to influenza heart damage
Prof Henrich Albrecht of the University of Vienna reports discovering a cough bacillus identified with influenza beelllae. He produced a serum from the bacillus that, when injected into rabbits, causes acute heart inflammation, suggesting a mechanism for influenza damage and potential improvements to serum treatment.
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Vienna
New York Press
Henrich Albrecht
University of Vienna
Prom
Prof. Albrecht
Hidden Dangers Warn of Kidney Kidney Trouble
An old time advertisement warns Columbia residents about kidney illness with signals from urine and back pains. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure, citing a Columbus resident testimonial via Adams and Martin drugstore in Franklin.
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Nature
Columbia
Bright
Dean
R. R. Lunn
Grocer
Mving
Columbia Pike
Franklin
Sas
Donn
Adams & Martin
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Aguinaldo Lives Quietly In Cavite Province
San Francisco May 16 Brig Gen H T Allen who organized the Philippine constabulary says there is little trouble in the islands except Leyte and Samar where hill tribes worry the insular government Aguinaldo now lives quietly on his Cavite ranch attending only to his affairs and not politics Col Brandholts succeeds Allen as chief of constabulary
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San Francisco
H. T. Allen
Phillippines Constabulary
Manila
Thomas
Allen
Philippines
Leyte
Samar
Aguinaldo
Cavite
Gen. Allen
Col
Brand “Holts
Second Infantry
Ox wagon exhibit worn smooth by visitors at Smithsonian
The Smithsonian’s east wing displays a Pueblo Indian ox wagon carved from cottonwood built under Spanish influence. Thousands have touched the wooden axle over decades, wearing it away and creating a polished, billiard-ball smooth end. The artifact shows a two wheeled cart used for transport by Pueblo and other tribes in New Mexico and Arizona.
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Smithsonian Institution
Institution
New Mexico
Arizona
Washington Herald
Hunts a Mad Dog in Lincoln County
Rhea Shelton hunted a presumed mad dog that fled under a house one evening. He fired but missed as dog moved toward him, causing damage to the basement floor and surroundings. The dog disappeared leaving Shelton with a ghostly facial appearance after the incident.
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Rhea Shelton
Rhea
Lincoln County News
Elks Off For Chattanooga State Convention Attendees
Meases Mora B Fariss Cleveland Bunch Harris Bowell Jones Bunch Houser Walker of Columbia Lodge attend the State Convention B P O E B in session at Chattanooga.
Express Co. vows to fight Tennessee alcohol ban
Bristol May 19 Southern Express Company plans to defy Elizabethtown Tennessee’s new law banning whisky shipments. Company officials argue interstate law and a U S Supreme Court ruling support shipments into the state, with the Virginia office handling packages destined for Tennessee saloons despite the local prohibition.
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Bristol
Tenn
Elizabethtown
Southern Express Company
C. B. Allison
Supreme Court of the United States
Kentucky
United States Court
Ohio
Coneignee
Jogal
Briste
Virginia
Tennessee
Revival of Water Transportation Revives River Trade
Philadelphia Record argues that water transport shows a ten year revival as a regulator of railroad rates. It notes competition between rail and waterways, the potential return of river steamboating, and the impact of rate discrimination on Missouri and Mississippi trade, predicting a new era if railroads are forced to maintain schedules.
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Congress
Missouri
St. Louis
Missouri River Commission
St Louis
Square
Philadelphia Record
Honey in Your Bonnet Rumor Sparks Family Jest
A brief Tatler quip shows a child teasing grandpa about honey and a beer in his bonnet. The mother’s comment fuels a playful family moment.
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the Tatler
Lion escape roars through Atlanta streets after theater incident
A performing lion escaped from its cage last night at a local theater in Atlanta. It ran onto Marietta Street causing panic for two blocks before it was driven into a basement and captured by its keeper. One man fired at the animal, wounding it slightly, as crowds fled.
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Atlanta
Marietta Street
Peachtree and
Marietta
Railroads and Wall Street Critique Shift in Georgia
The Atlanta Constitution argues that fifteen years ago Georgia and Southern railroads prioritized maintenance and safe service over paid dividends. It criticizes Wall Street for pushing watered securities and demands a return to old policies favoring public welfare and responsible railroad management, warning against radical remedies.
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Georgia
South
Lke
Ryan
Wall Street
Atlanta
Constitution
Tragedy From Premature Blast Near Lookout Mountain
A premature blast on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga caused a freight wreck on the Southern Railway and killed three on the scene while mortally wounding others. The blast destroyed a bridge, damaged a pile driver, and ruined nearby residences as rock debris scattered over blocks. Several workers were injured, and the contractor’s powderman fled after the incident.
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Chattanooga
Tein
Southern Railway
Lookout Mountain
Stevenson
W. J
J. Ford
Yarnell Brothers
Oliver
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Road
Towel For A Flag Of Truce
A letter published on the forty second anniversary of Gen eral Lee surrender describes a two inch by one inch white toweling fragment from a flag of truce used to announce surrender. The piece was carried by General Custer, sent to his wife in Washington, and later loaned for a Boston charity fair, sparking inquiries about the missing corner.
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Lee
Indianapolis News
Custer
Washington
Uater
Boston
East Birmingham Seeks Incorporation Amid City Growth
Birmingham faces expansion as East Birmingham petitions for incorporation joining six existing city boundaries. Jefferson County districts tally twenty municipalities with mayors and aldermen. Legislators plan a measure to extend city status to outlying suburbs by Jan 1, 1910 to capture census, boosting Birmingham's population count.
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Birmingham
Ala
East
Jefferson County
The Execution of Archibald Hughes
Archibald Hughes challenges President Roosevelt over a postmaster dispute in Washington. Hughes cites family service at Kings Mountain Talladega and Jackson’s bodyguard, arguing for a hearing. He confronts Postmaster General Hitchcock and laments political patronage versus private job loss in Tennessee Columbia.
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Archibald Hughes
Moccasin Bend
Thor
John Wesler
White House
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
John Wealey Gaines
Tennessee
Hughes
Sevral
Meyer
Col. Hughes
Columbia, Tenn
Roosevelt
Pe Hughes
King’s Mountain
Jackson
Talladega
Horseshoe
Steck
Mr. Hitcheock
Ohio
H. C. Evans
Col. Hughes Wald
Mr. Hitchock
Grant
Chicago
Hitchock
Cving
Hitchcock
Columbia
Taft
New York
Home Phone Franchise Granted in Gallatin
Gallatin Tenn May 15 The Home Telephone Company has been granted a franchise for operation in Gallatin and poles are being placed along the Scottsville Pike between Gallatin and Westmoreland where the company already operates an exchange. This is an independent line with rates expected to be lower.
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Gallatin, Tenn
Home Telephone Company
Gallatin
Scottsville Pike
Westmoreland
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