Governor Slaton Hanged in Effigy by Marietta Crowd
Frank Pardoned. A Marietta crowd near Mary Phagan’s home hangs Governor John Slaton in effigy with a placard calling him a traitor. Slaton declares martial law within half a mile of his residence and orders troops to disperse the threatening crowd. Frank begins a life term at Milledgeville for the killing of Mary Phagan, while the governor seeks private life over bloodshed. The executive is denounced by the prosecutor and public sentiment grows across the state.
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Slaton
Marietta
John Slaton
Georgia
Frank
Milledgeville
Killin Mary Phagan
Atlanta
Peachtree Road
Este
Arnold Rker
W. W. Foppe
Baldwinounty
Slaton Enforces Martial Law Amid Atlanta Riot
Governor Slaton declares martial law in a wide district around his Peachtree Road residence as hundreds gather and clash with riot police. Guardsmen disperse the crowd with fixed bayonets, while injuries occur, including a lieutenant struck in the stomach and a private wounded in the hand.
Lemberg Position Precarious as Austro Germans Press
Dispatch from Petrograd notes Russia is short of ammunition and near its last defenses before Lemberg. It suggests the Russian army may surrender the city to the Austro German advance to save the Grand Duke's forces, amid ongoing drives from London dated June 22.
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London
Russia
Mberg
Petrograd
Truth Comes Out About Corporate Robbery Scheme
A former employee explains how a large corporation exploited the public, while a lawyer questions how the crime went undetected as the firm pursued the same deceptive practices.
Cuticura Ointment Ad Promises Hair Growth
An advertisement urges readers to use Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching and follow with Cuticura Soap to arrest hair loss and promote growth. It promotes the emollients for all skin troubles and offers free samples by mailing a postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
A Human Dynamo
A lively character is described with dust-raising vigor and stubborn credulity. The piece notes how belief based on ancestral words can mislead and how a person fashions much of his own trouble through reckless thinking.
Two Kinds of Water Riddle Presented to Navy Recruits
A training school for navy recruits tests a young ensign teaching rookies about bodies of water. On the board he asks to name and count them. Big John Henry jokes two kinds of water in a pun turning on ear and roof.
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Navy
Big John Henry
Earm and Rouf
Color Change and Quips from a Gag Lineup
A string of jokes opens with a doctor offering a cure for a sick purchasing agent and a quip about fees versus an undertaker. It then moves through a color pun about a blue assistant and a detergent ad urging Red Cross Bag Blue. A closing line jokes about men and women’s mutual dislikes.
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Joseph Feeney
New York
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Grand Duke
Dean
oBes Doan
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Meburn CO
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Aura. CO
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N. Y
Denver
Western News
Paper Union
Cole
Coyne Brothers
Wyne Water
Chicagg
Mrs. Watson
Valley
Nebraska
Joheny
Great Western
Ee Steer
South
Omaha
National
South Omaha
Mégr
Great Western Commission Company
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