Rural Free Delivery in the United States
Washington written commentary examines rural free delivery as a luxury country residents accept, arguing it costs billions yearly but expands newspaper circulation and public education. It forecasts gradual expansion to 60,000 carriers, cost projections around 48 to 60 million annually, and a political clash between rural and urban interests as the system spreads nationwide.
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Washington Cor
Boston Transcript
New York City
New York
Congress
Department
United States
Alaska
Friends of the Rural Service
Carroll County
Maryland
Tillman Quotes Billings on Making Money at Edgefield
Senator Tillman addressed graduates at the Co-educational Institute in Edgefield. He urged that wealth should not be the sole aim and quoted Josh Billings on rising early, working late, and living on what cannot be sold. He warned that dying rich invites lawsuits for damages.
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Tillman
Edgefield
Josh Billings
Mayor Woodward Backs Ban on Big Gambling Venues
Atlanta mayor J G Woodward denounces bucketshop futures while vetoing an anti gambling ordinance he says unfairly targets small bettors. He argues high finance gambling harms masses, cites cotton and commodities markets as proof, and urges strict laws against large scale gambling to protect women and children. He stresses no side is pro gambling but opposes privileging big gamblers.
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J. G. Woodward
Atlanta
A Day Singings at Wolf Stake in July
An all day singing is planned at Wolf Stake on the second Sunday in July with Manning Woods W W Dawkins Thomas Koch and C R D Burns invited to attend along with as many singers as possible to join.
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Wolf Stake
Manning Woods
W. W. Dawkins
Thomas Koch
C. R. D. Burns
Mysterious life events and telepathy tales
A Pearson's Weekly piece recalls uncanny warnings and deaths linked to tapping sounds and premonitions. It narrates several incidents including a child’s death after a window warning, a friend’s death the day after a linked tapping, and a nurse’s dream arcing to a mother’s death, suggesting daily inexplicable mysteriea. Additional vignettes describe stones flying across a cricket field and a self-opening door with a dog alert, underscoring curious, unexplained phenomena.
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Pearson's Weekly
England
Swindon
London
Honge
Kate Edwards death sentence stands after pardon board decision
Harrisburg June 29 The State board of pardons refused to commute the death sentence of Mrs Kate Edwards Berlin county woman for the murder of her husband Governor Pennypacker will set the execution date The case of Samuel Greason was dropped after a confession by Edwards last winter exonerating him Two physicians testified she was epileptic at the time of the killing and a petition with 250000 signatures urged clemency
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Harrisburg
State Board of Pardons
Mra
Kate Edwards
Berlin County
Board
Pennypacker
Samuel Greason
Greason
Ward
Edwards
Anna Fitch
Cleveland
Immigrant total tops 11 million for year
Washington reports fiscal year figures showing foreign immigration breaking records with over 11 million newcomers. The prior peak was 857 thousand in 1908, highlighting a dramatic rise in arrivals across the period.
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Washington, D. C
Men Rescue Drowning Brother From Chick Springs Lake
C. W. Long and eight others helped save C. M. Crewa, a cotton mill worker from Gaffney, who nearly drowned Sunday afternoon in Chick Springs Lake. They swam out to assist him as he struggled in the water.
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C. W. Long
Fitzpatrick
C. M. Crewa
Gaffney
Chick Springs
Popular Excursions Via Southern Railway
Southern Railway offers round trip tickets to several points for summer schools and conferences from June to August 1905. Cities include Calhoun South Carolina Athens Georgia Knoxville Tennessee Nashville and Baltimore with one first class fare plus small surcharges for round trips. Consult ticket agents for fall rates and additional destinations.
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Southern Railway
8. C
South Carolina
Athens
Sumner
Knoxville
Nashville
Tewn
Vanderbilt Biblical Institute
Denver
Colo
Baltimore
United Society
Christian Endeavor International Creation
Buffalo
N. Y
Grand
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Toledo
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