Georgia Briefs on Tax Assessor Board and State Matters
Georgia officials discuss appointing tax assessors under a new plan, with lawmakers nationwide announcing efforts to repeal the quarterly wage pension system. A Decatur shooting case leads to bound over for trial, and land grants in Wayne County stir local interest. Georgia farmers push for a large Atlanta state fair, while road construction and tax valuation day set March 14. The convicts lease system faces scrutiny amid cost and revenue concerns for 1909.
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Atlanta
Se Farmers’ Union
Georgia
A. BP. Duckworth
Scorela Division
Union
Messrs. A. and C. Wright
Valdosta and
Nashvile Gap
Georgia and Florida Railroad
Valdosta
B. F. Holtzendorff
Nashville
Augusta
Madison
Fla
Smith
Park
Wright
General Assembly
Gotham Link to Jersey Opens Hudson Tubes Station
The costly tunnel and subway link under the Hudson River connecting Hoboken with New York City formally opened on Tuesday as President Roosevelt pressed a Washington button to start an official NYC to Hoboken train. Governors of New York and New Jersey and city officials attended ceremonies at the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western station in Hoboken where a Roosevelt letter was read and speeches delivered.
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Hudson River
Hoboken
New York City
Roosevelt
Washington
New York
New Jersey
Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western
Virginia clubs hit as Byrd Sunday bar ban takes effect
The Byrd bill closing all bars on Sunday went into effect on the 15th, and Virginia clubs, including the oldest and most influential, reported no intoxicating drinks served. This marks the first time no liquor is available at various social clubs in the state.
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Virginia
President Roosevelt Addresses Congress on Welfare of the Child
The White House hosted the first International Congress on the Welfare of the Child with 200 delegates from states territories and many nations. President Roosevelt urged mothers to embrace motherhood and self denial as essential to national progress urging practical school work and training for boys toward life work and girls toward traditional duties.
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White House
Congress
Washington
Mothers’ Congress
Roosevelt
Liberty League Forms Nationwide to Fight Prohibition
The Liberty League organized and backed by liquor interests is prepared for a desperate push to crush the Anti Saloon League and reverse the prohibition tide sweeping the South. An announcement from Chicago on Friday confirms the league is now organized in every state.
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Liberty League
Anti-Saloon League
South
Chicago
China accepts terms in Tatsu Maru settlement in Tokio
China concedes all Japanese demands in a Tokio settlement over the Tatsu Maru affair. China will buy arms on board the vessel and raise the Japanese flag as a Chinese warship salutes. Canton officials threaten boycott if diplomacy fails. the Canton viceroy resigned to prevent release of the ship.
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Tokio
Japan
China
Canton
WAGE QUESTION TACKLED BY MEDIATORS IN WASHINGTON
Knapp and Neill, mediators under the Erdman act, opened conferences in Washington on the wage reduction plan for Southern railway employees. The talks included President Finley, General Manager Ackert, General Counsel Thom, and Comptroller Plant. No details were released. Senate ratified six of ten Hague conference treaties, those with no opposition.
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Messrs
Knapp
Neill
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Southern Railway
Finley
Ackert
Thom
Senate
the Hague
Georgia Governor vows veto on Prohibition changes
In a Rome Tribune-Herald interview Seaborn Wright quotes Governor Hoke Smith saying he would veto any amendment to Georgia prohibition law unless backed by its supporters. Smith confirmed the sentiment when presented with the interview but declined further discussion.
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Georgia
Hoke Smith
Friends of the Law
Rome
Lydia E Pinkham Women Through Change of Life
Excerpted advert style testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praising its help during the Change of Life. Includes Mrs Hanson letter, claims of cures for female ailments, and an invitation to write for advice from Lynn Mass. Also references piling remedies and Abbots Indian Corn Paint product pitches with prices. Ends with moral quip about culture.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Hanson
Long St
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ten Years of Backache Relief Claim Ads
Mrs Thomas Dunn of Columbus Ohio reports ten years of backache misery and exhaustion from housework. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills she found quick relief and a permanent cure. Sold by all dealers at 65 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Thos. Dunn
Columbus
Ohio
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
Costly blaze in Mills destroys Cooleemee mill buildings
A fire swept the picker building and warp and machine room at Cooleemee cotton mills in Davie county North Carolina Friday. Loss exceeds 100000 with insurance covering the damage. Officials have not determined the fire's origin. The article also includes an advertising testimonial praising Postum as a healthier coffee substitute used by a Michigan music student and a physician father.
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Cooleemee Cotton Mills
Davie County
N. C
Picker
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
How to Test for Pure White Lead in Paint
A test to distinguish genuine White Lead from adulterated mixes before painting. The blow-pipe test causes pure metal to revert to metallic lead under heat, while adulterated paints resist. The National Lead Company offers to mail a blow-pipe kit and guide from Woodbridge Building, New York City.
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Stoen
Nature
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York City
Getting Hats
A Washington Star quote features Senator Sorghum asserting he has access to superior legal talent to determine entitlements, while a conscientious man counters that one should not claim more than owed and avoids overreach in entitlement decisions.
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Sorghum
Tam
Washington Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
The readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures Catarrh a constitutional disease. It is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation. Proponents offer $100 if it fails to cure, and invite testimonials from F. J. Cueney & Co. Toledo, sold by druggists at 75 cents. Also recommends Hall's family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cueney & Co
Toledo
Elevating the Stage or Lowering Railway Fares
The Washington Star quotes Mr. Stormington Barnes debating rail travel costs. The manager asks if elevating the stage remains the aim, but Barnes counters that reducing railway fares is the current priority.
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Stormington Barnes
Washington Star
What Causes Headache From October to May
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Quinine removes the cause. Easy to take things as they come if they are coming our way. Stop that cough before it becomes chronic. Get Brown's Bronchial Traches, the best preparation known for coughs.
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E. W. Rove
Amusing Tag from a Brakeman Tale
An eastern rail officer recalls a brakeman awarded a month off who toured the Rockies. In Denver he was gifted a mountain goat and devised a shipping tag to ship the animal home. The tag read Please Pass the Butter Thomas J. Meechin Brakeman S. & T. Ry.
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Western Railway
Rockies
Denver
Colorado
Thomas J. Meechin
Harper’s Weekly
Sweet Mass and a Fudge Fumble in a Pocket
In a tender exchange, a couple discuss their hearts aligning while fear turns comical as Edwin reveals five sticky fingers from a ruined fudge package hidden in his pockets, ruining his new gloves and dampening the moment.
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Edwin
Apollo
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