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Newspaper
Dahlonega Nugget
Location
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
2
Fragmented excerpts show subscription prices and terms, local policy shifts in Gainesville and Acworth, a release of a Gainesville murder case prisoner on bond, and political jabs about governors Clark and Howell. Other items note postal and seed policy changes, Springfield Ohio unrest, and reprinted editor comments from Marietta and Clarkesville papers.
Mrs Ki M Standifer killed her seventeen year old sister Miss Chappell Whisenant over an affair with her husband. The wound and trial details reveal a sequence of jealousy and betrayal, with letters found in Standifer’s desk and the couple later jailed. The sister Miss Whisenant was engaged to be married in South Carolina.
The column reports R D Smith returning to the college, resolves about cadet absences led back by the commandant, and extra drill duties for three cadets. It notes B E Davidson’s eye incident from sulphuric acid, Henderson’s return to friends, upcoming Decora and Phi Mu Society events, and a potential Hoke Smith speech. It also cites editorials on the Gainesville liquor trade and overall tiger liquor problems linked to recent deaths and court cases.
In the recent battle with U.S. forces Moro women joined the defense alongside men and warriors reportedly used babies as shields during the conflict.
February mean 43.32 degrees, 8.21 above normal, with a high of 71 on the 22nd and a low of 14 on the 8th. Rainfall 0.60 inches, 5.72 below normal. Records include 46.78 degree high mean in 1893 and 73 degree February high in 1896, with 11 below zero in February 1899 and February rainfall peak at 14.11 inches in 1908.
B R Meaders and Sons extend a cordial invitation to the public to call and examine their prices. A new lot of shoes and crockery just in. They carry a full line of International Stock Food Companies medicines and powders. Call if you wish to buy at the lowest possible price.
A violent race riot erupted in Wil mer Alabama last week as blacks reportedly outnumber whites by fifty to one. Several individuals were shot, and a telegram from New York notes worker demands were rejected by operators tied to Confederate forces. The governor, unnamed, faces pressure over pensioner payments and unsettled finances as shortages trigger aid concerns.
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