Blue Ridge Railroad progress and tunnels detailed
The article outlines extensive grading on the Blue Ridge Railroad from Walhalla to Knoxville with about eighty percent completed. It describes future tunnels including Saddle, Poplar Gap, and Tunnel Hill, notes historical contracts and Irish labor, wartime disruption, powder works near Oconee Falls, and the potential economic impact for timber-rich regions if the line reaches Clayton and Franklin toward Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge
Tennenes
Walhalla
Knoxville
Georgia Line
Georgia
Went Union
Stump House Mountain
Weat Union
Saddle
Poplar Gap
Tannel Hill
West Union
Mknoxville
Tenn
Banka
Hanks
Humbert & Hichcock
Bulls
Stump House Mowntain
Humbert & Mitchoork
Banke
Stumphouse Mountain
Thy Son Tovel
Valhalla
Ovanqueon Falls
F. W. Wagner
Charleston
Clayton
Franklin, Gu
Dixie Creek
Franklin
Southern Railway
Jof
Samuni Spencer
Remora
Southern
Weat
Charleaton
Anderson Daily Mail
Veteran's revelry ends with arrest for shoplifting
In Columbia on May an elderly veteran, reportedly intoxicated, broke into a Blanding Street store showcase and stole cutlery. An officer took him into custody. A bystander, claiming Confederate veteran ties, promised to cover the loss and handled the situation with store proprietors as the veteran departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Blanding Street
Joan
Atore
Unclear text fragment from religious notice page
Fragmentary OCR text references moral conduct and a Reformed Presbyterian association. No clear people, events, places, or dates are identifiable from the readable portion.
The Modesty of Women and Patent Medicine Claims
An 19th century advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s ailments, praising its non alcoholic, fully disclosed ingredients and endorsements from medical professionals. It claims to cure debilitating pains irregularities and female weakness without examinations, with pamphlets and mail order details available from Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
B.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Eioroels
Advlaar
Fotter
Lunatic Murders Entra Family in San Francisco
Walter C. Davis, a carpenter, went on a rampage in a crowded street killing a man woman three boys and a girl aged 6 to 15 before barricading in a house and being subdued after an hour of resisting arrest. The report notes severe beating to end the holdout. Kidney disease article follows with Foley claims and a doctor’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Walter C. Davis
Ifo
Foley
J. W. Boll
Lurglars Crack Three Safes in Oliver Georgia
A special from Oliver Georgia reports that burglars cracked three safes last night and escaped with substantial cash. The Oliver Trading Company safe was wrecked and the office ruined. One man is held on suspicion. Savannah detectives link the robbery to an organized yeggman gang with Jacksonville as a headquarters and Atlanta as a gang banker and lawyer location. The suspect released.
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Augusta
Oliver
Oliver Trading Company
Savannah
Yeggman
Jacksonville
Fla
Atlanta
Sima
Local Treatment Claims Cure With $100 Bottle Offer
Fragmentary ad style text promises a local treatment and blood making claim. It asserts a cure for a condition referred to as Worus onsen and pressures readers with a $100 per bottle price.
North Carolina man jailed for break-in and assault attempt
William Mc Dafie, a North Carolina Negro, was jailed in Marion county for a week on charges of breaking into the home of T. W. Sel Jers, Zion railroad station agent, and attempting to assault Mrs. Charles Sellars who was staying the night. Sellars fought back, grabbing an ox before McDafie escaped. he was identified by Mr. Sellars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbian
William McDafie
North Carolina
Marion County
T. W. Sel Jers
Zion Railroad Station
Charles Sellars
Sellare
Sellera
McDaffie
Sullera
Tribute to Captain George Washington Abbott Civil War Memorandum
Indebted to J Boy Abbott Weatherford Texas for re publishing a memorial tribute to Captain George Washington Abbott adopted at a September 23 1854 meeting. Includes Highland Artery Company resolutions from September 25 1864 mourning Abbott and forwarding copies to his family. Also an unrelated medical ad for a pile remedy sold by J W Bell Valhalla and W Lunnoy Seneca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Boy Abbott
Weatherford
Texaa
George Waiblonwon Abbott
Courier
Hichlant Artery Company
George Washington Abbone
Abbott
C. Rownlyal
T. Monvived
John Lee
Party
J. W. Bell
Valhalla
W. J. Lunnoy
Seneca
Administrator's Sale of James Lee Sr Estate
Qualified administrator of the estate, by Probate Court order, will sell at public auction at Isle of Occuss Station on Saturday, May 8, 1907, beginning promptly at 10 o clock. Listing includes one cow, one yearling heifer, one buggy, feather bed and bedstead, chair, axe, jack plane, hand saw, drawing knife, crosscut saw, five tables, and other artisans tools.
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FTUE
James Lee
Qcones County
South Carolina
Mayain
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Hollinter
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Standard Oil CO
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Walhalla Drug Company
Administrator's. Sale
Oconoe County
County Board of Education
Trumtoon
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Craig
Chaitann
Blue Ridge Railway CO
Brewken
LysChor
Rave eWoat
Ander
Ev Anderson
Lasabep
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Anderson
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Andorson
Ar Andoraon
Lee
Andorwon
Aio
West
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Toxaway
Welch
Harcore
Fao Sumilo
Bears
Oconee County
Chattooxa Township
Tom. Snider
Filelkh A
Oconee
Court of Common Presa
James
Buodeah Platutitt
Gala Mra
M.A. Auntin
Sallie J. Auntin
Fanny HW Austin
Joao G. Austie
Wills F. Auntin
Robt
Austin
Clerc
Court of Common Pleas
Bik Ofloe
Walhalla Court
Hones
South Carolan
Burns
Jaynes
Winthrop College
Winthrop Col-lago
County Court Howe
Nyward
Johnson
Blanke
Sololarahj
Addrasa Prrainenr
D. B. Johnson
Rock Hill
Ning
Buchten
Transuror
Mona & Anno
Atory
Aid
M. Ansel
State OF
Court of Common Mens
Jobo A. Kubanky
Aaron Eubanke
Eubsnka
Marriott
Tannery
Janie Eubanks
Thomas J. Eubanke
Martha Ef. Compton
Hetter
Dafondanta
Walhalla Court House
WM. J. Stribling
Platatute
C. B.D. Bunny
Martha £. Compton
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas
Doones County
Aaron Kubunke
WM. J.ergue Eng
Dr. King
Jamon Thompson
Pineule Medicine CO
Chicago
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J. W. Dell
J. Monkey
Statens
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