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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1910
Page
6
Armour predicts relief from meat price highs as hog products and beef edge down. He notes the cycle nature of meat prices driven by feed costs and other factors and expects a return to normal conditions.
Police puzzled by the finding of Mrs. Maisie Hil german in her Webster Groves home in the nude among broken furniture. The wealthy widow died within hours with numerous bruises evident on her body, physicians reported.
The British liner Perciles was wrecked about six miles south of Cape Leeuwin in southwest Australia. Passengers and crew abandoned ship in small boats and reached Cape Leeuwin safely. The vessel disappeared beneath the waves after abandonment.
A Rhine train crash near Mulheim involved a troop train injuring about 200 soldiers. The death toll rose to 22 as an injured man died in hospital. A signal man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Covington Georgia George Foster a black brakeman on the Central railroad was killed in Central freight yards when his foot caught in a switch frog and he fell under a moving freight car while attempting to turn the switch.
In New York two juries swiftly advanced the case. A coroner's jury held Albert Wolter for the grand jury, which then indicted him for the murder of Ruth Wheeler. The rapid sequence clears the path to trial.
Chris S. Houser of Paducah Ky died at 93 leaving eighty four descendants including one great great grandchild. Over half of the heirs were at his bedside. Sheriff George Houser is named among the family.
Forty G A R posts protested Congress acceptance of the Robert E Lee statue for Statuary Hall. The petitions were presented to the Senate by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts.
The Union Pacific sold to the Gould interests 2,420,000 dollars of Pacific Express stock held in its treasury for years, in a notable rail industry transaction.
The novelist Marie Corelli lies critically ill with pneumonia at her Stratford-on-Avon home once owned by Susannah Shakespeare. Local reports note her condition as serious and advancing illness.
A British bark named Kathe mos sailing from Antwerp to Falmouth was cut in two by an unknown vessel near Lands End and sank immediately. All 21 crew perished except for a cabin boy who survived.
President Taft has sent nominations of Georgians to be lieutenants in the artillery corps Frederick Eustis and Harry Wylie Stovall named for commissions in the field forces from Washington who report the action today.
A biplane performing a stunt collapsed from 900 feet above ground in Berlin as spectators looked on. The aviator and a passenger both survived but sustained serious injuries.
A massive blaze in Omaha destroyed Nye, Fowler & Co. grain elevator and Manly Mills Co. elevator and mill. The Chicago Great Western 1,000,000 bushel elevator burned, surrounded by flames, while Union Pacific lost 50 freight cars on a nearby side track. Total losses exceed $1,000,000.
The U S Supreme Court decides Southwestern Oil Company v Texas in favor of Texas. It upholds the Kennedy tax law imposing a 2 percent tax on gross receipts from oil sales. The ruling endorses classifying wholesale dealers separately from retail dealers for tax purposes.
Three masked men blew open the First National Bank of Randolph Nebraska ten thousand dollars in gold and currency. They escaped after the explosions wrecked the vault for 45 minutes. Marshal Carroll was bound gagged robbed and held at gunpoint during the raid.
Three insane murderers from Matteawan State Hospital who assaulted a keeper and escaped were captured after their fellow inmates alerted authorities. The escape was observed by other inmates who raised the alarm.
The eminent naturalist and president of the Camiet and Hecla Mining Company died aboard the steamer Adolfic sailing from Southampton to New York. News reached Maj. Henry L. Higginson by wireless from Rodolphe Agassiz, his son, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A major blaze in Welsh Louisiana destroyed almost all of the town’s business section. Thirty buildings burned, with an estimated loss near 200000 dollars and scant insurance coverage. The fire started in the Signal hotel by an unknown cause and spread rapidly to nearby wooden structures.
George L. Scott of the Baltimore hotel Kansas City Missouri was killed and C L Wilson of Manhattan Kansas seriously injured when a motor car fell over a high cliff east of Topeka after the road caved in.
Appellate division sustains the supreme council rule of the Royal Arcanum prohibiting members who receive benefit funds from engaging in retail liquor business or selling intoxicants as a salesman.
Douglasville Knitting Company starts regular operations with full staff and 25 knitting machines. Fifteen additional machines are being installed and will be active in the next few days.
A child was fondled by a savage lion in a Pittsburg zoo cage. The warning notes danger to children from common illnesses and promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for colds croup and lung issues. Mrs Davis of Flat Rock North Carolina testifies a few doses cured a bad croup and praises the medicine for babies.
J C Flynt administrator of W F Flynt estate in Butts County petitions to resign and designates A H Ogletree as successor. This notice cites next of kin and interested parties to show cause before J H Ham Ordinary on the first Monday in June 1910.
An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills expel poisons and cure liver stomach and kidney troubles. It promises health and vigor to the weak and nervous and notes a 25 cent price at C Whitehurst’s.
The ad asserts John D. Rockefeller would go broke trying to beat Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea and bowel complaints. It claims universal satisfaction and notes Slaton Drug Co. in Jackson Georgia sells the product.
Jos L Wagner and Son advertise a large selection of bicycles and repair services between Atlanta and Lacon, inviting customers to visit their shop for fittings, parts, and guaranteed service.
A brief notice announces the sale of Youth's Companion and The Jackson Argus at a price of two dollars, indicating a catalog or subscription offer. The listing emphasizes value for readers and collectors seeking back issues.
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe to The Argus and The Atlanta Daily Georgian for a year at four dollars and fifty cents. It urges visitors to come in and inquire about the subscription.
A brief notice directs readers to come in immediately to settle overdue subscriptions. It emphasizes urgency for timely payment and clearance.
A call is requested to settle any outstanding balances with The Argus on subscriptions or accounts. Respond promptly to arrange payment and avoid service interruption.
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