County creation fights pass in Georgia House
Atlanta August 14 Six proposed new counties Taft Crisp Grady Turner Jenkins and Jeff Davis were approved by the Georgia House in rapid order with Stephens and Toombie awaiting action. The house backed the committee report and defeated most unapproved amendments. A resolution for an extra session was sidelined. The reformatory bill passed 34 to 1 locating Milledgeville prison farm and a child labor measure was set as special order for next Tuesday.
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House
Atlanta
Taft
Crisp
Grady Turner
Jenkins
Jeff Davis
Stephens
Toombie
Spence
Ware
General Assembly
Felder
Bibb
Committee
Reformatory
Bibl
Senate
Mills
Hamby
Milledgeville
McHenry
Committee On Immigration and Labor
Comittee
Attempted assassination of President Quintana in Buenos Aires
Minister Beaupré cables that laborer Blanas Vicallo attempted to shoot President Manuel Quintana yesterday afternoon as his carriage passed Pietro Park. An aide defended the president, overpowering the assailant who was arrested.
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Washington
Beaupre
Buenos Ayres
State Department
Blanas Vicallo
Manuel Quintana
Pietro Park
de Camp
Woman Trapped In Ice Tomb Near Glacier Montana
Mrs A M Burton of Jametown North Carolina was buried for two hours in an ice tomb after a crevasse gave way under extreme heat near Lake McDonald in northern Montana. She belonged to a sightseer party from the Montana Biological Station at Big Fork and was rescued by ropes after arduous work.
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Helena
Mont
Lake McDonald
Montana
A. M. Burton
Jametown
N. C
Montana Biological Station
Big Fork
Burt
Woman’s Ball Fixed at $7,000 in Royston Killing
Royston Georgia on August 14 Mrs W H Cobb was arrested on a manslaughter charge for shooting her husband Tuesday night Her bond is set at 7000 and will be posted No further investigation until the September term of superior court The Royston Record editor Mr Cobb will be succeeded by Colonel George L Goode who is expected to become the new editor of the paper
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Royston
W. H. Cobb
Disappearance of Miss Maggie Whiting Stuns Jaimber City
A Hazlehurst man reports the mysterious disappearance of Maggie Whiting daughter of farmer H. D. Whiting from near the town. Searchers fail to locate her and no cause is known for her leaving home.
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Jaimber City
Hazlehurst
Maggie Whiting
H. D. Whiting
Humor and Philosophy on the Picnic Season
A humorous meditation on summer picnics and city folk traveling to enjoy nature and pie. The poem rails at the pretensions of large picnic schemes and the discomfort of trains, praising simple moments while mocking grand arrangements.
Storm Rips Ohio Causes Heavy Property Loss
Reports from Cincinnati indicate a late summer storm caused hundred thousands of dollars in damage across southwestern Ohio and neighboring states. Bridges washed away near Miamisburg, a traction car struck by lightning injured a Louisville resident, and a child died from a lightning strike near Mansfield. Several towns reported washed-out rail lines and crop losses in Butler and Warren counties.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Hamilton
Miami River
Dayton
Miamisburg
Middletown
William Kroeger
Louisville
Mansfield
Joseph Finney
Nellie Smith
Lulu Wilson
Marysville
Circleville
David Watts
Fayette County
Butler
Warren Counties
Gas-Saving Schemes Loop Victim Into Bill Bluff
A neighbor recounts paid promises of a new gas burner a regulator and a meter attachment all claimed to halve or third the bill. The ruse collapses when the actual bill arrives only slightly higher than the prior month, prompting disbelief and humor.
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John
Spring Musings of a Mutual Fancy
In spring a young man’s thoughts turn to love and a young girl’s tie in, meeting midway. A light verse echoes matchmaking sentiment with playful contrast between genders.
Writing for Money Ends in Homebound Letters
A speaker asks about a man’s occupation and learns he earns his living by writing letters home. The exchange highlights his occupation as writing letters for money rather than creative work. The tone captures a traveler’s frank remark about labor.
Entwined Meals and Mirth in a Curious Exchange
A fragment describes a man dazzled by a woman’s beauty then oddly sobered as the idea of her dinner arrives. The terse line hints at social flirtation and a shift in mood tied to domestic or luncheon expectations. The source preserves a witty, period voice.
Investigation Resumes Into Cotton Crop Report Leak
The grand jury in Washington DC resumes examining the leakage of cotton crop reports from the Department of Agriculture. C C Clark testifies as the first witness with numerous books and papers brought in for review. District Attorney Beach aims to complete quickly and indict more than one person despite absences and refusals to testify.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Department of Agriculture
C. C. Clark
Bureau of Statistics
Department
Beach
Mr. Hyde
Messrs. Packham and Haas
Winter in Argentina Is Noted in Icy Climate Commentary
The report states it is winter in the Argentine Republic and remarks on the perceived pace of the people. The exchange presents a brief cultural stereotype within a casual dialogue.
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Argentine Republic
Rise and tragedy rumor hints in fractured report
A fragmentary snippet paints a tense scene of unintended danger and a sudden ascent in notoriety. The phrasing hints at a dangerous act with nitroglycerin and mentions a wife, suggesting a domestic tragedy or shock surrounding a rapid career or status change.
One Way to Get Ready
A cryptic witty line catalogues thrift and fate with a thrift theme. The riddle-like quote hints at saving funds for future needs while playfully questioning measures against theft or loss. The piece blends humor with prudent spending advice.
Canned Goods Bias Taints Local Character
A local man shows prejudice against canned foods while his employment at a canning factory is noted. The remarks spark discussion about community attitudes toward industry workers and food processing.
Looked as Though He Might Have It
A brief cartoon caption presents a passerby asking an old man for ten dollars. The old man politely declines, turning the moment into a wry compliment about the would be beggar’s prospects.
Truth and dignity notions in aphoristic reflections
A set of pithy aphorisms on truth, lies, dignity, youth, and politeness. Each line offers a nuanced social observation about how people present themselves, seek youthful vigor, or claim politeness, often revealing deeper motives behind surface behavior.
Paraphrased matrimonial humor from a period piece
A narrator jokes that men can control wives by letting them rule, that women prefer rings to doorbells, and that temptations, ice cream, faults, and idleness shape married life. The tone satirizes gender roles and domestic habits with light irony.
Guthrie Marshal Heads to Utah for Wife Murder Case
City Marshal Burrows travels to Ogden Utah to arrest Percy J. Luster on a murder charge in Guthrie Kentucky.
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Guthrie, Ky
Burrows
Ogden Utah
Percy J. Luster
Forest Fires Rage Across Idaho and Surrounding Regions
Forest fires burn between Slace Creek and St. Joseph with smoke over Wallace and eastern Idaho and western Montana. State Land Inspector Munson reports 6,090 acres burned in Idaho this year by fires.
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Wallas
Idaho
Slace Creek
St. Joseph
Wallace
Montana
Munson
Georgia Senate defeats child labor bill in heated session
In Atlanta on August 17 the Georgia Senate defeated the child labor bill 17 to 23 after a lengthy debate from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The day also covered approval of eight new county bills, redistricting renamed Ben Hill from Cromartie and later Jeff Davis, and a tax equalizers reform passed 122 to 2 with a contested amendment on election of the state board. The assembly debated appointees versus elected members and the overall tax overhaul drew strong votes.
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Senate
Atlanta
Georgia
House
General Assembly
Ashley
Lowndes
Alexander
DeKalb
Overstreet
Screven
State Board of Equalizers
People
Famine Riot Strain Forces Reinforcements in Ossuma District
Seville authorities deploy reinforcements to Ossuma as famine driven peasants raid farms. Bands pillage villages slaughter livestock terrorize proprietors. gendarmerie powerless to halt sackings amid widespread unrest.
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Seville
Spain
Ossuma
Envoys Resume Conference on Korea Status
Portsmouth N H August 15 Peace talks resumed amid calm weather and bright outlook. M Witte and Baron Rosen joined the Russian delegation, while Baron Komura and Mr Takahira led the Japanese side. Discussions focus on Korea status and reimbursement of wartime expenses with no firm order set.
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Baron Komura
Takahira
M. Witte
Baron Rosen
Korea
Japan
Est
Russia
Forcessior of
Sakhalin
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