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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
2
A long tale from The Christian Register recounts an old woman living alone by the sea who befriends a weary king. Her steadfast faith, simple acts, and quiet courage awaken the monarch to truth, prompting reforms that revive a broken nation and bless many children.
A Tammany speaker recalls a Troy caucus showing Celtic civic spirit. Michael Mulcahy was nominated for a ward post, sparking questions about a man named Thomas Mulcahy who explains, “He’s my brother,” and says the ship will arrive Wednesday for the election.
Dr Hurlimann reports two serious hay fever cases unresponsive to standard care improved when exposed to hot dry air. An apparatus of six red light electric lamps heated the air and patients inhaled through the nose and exhaled through the mouth for about 25 to 30 breaths per session. The mechanism of the red light remains uncertain.
Governor Smith offers a $100 reward for each arrest and conviction in the barn burnings around Winterville. The piece also reports on pensions, a death sentence delay for Arthur Glover, the Fort Oglethorpe civilian teamsters case, the Georgia Cotton Association meeting, a state agricultural train tour, and fertilizer tag sale trends statewide with projections for 1908.
Georgia Methodism announces Wesley Memorial Church will soon begin construction in Atlanta. The project includes an institutional church, a hospital and a girls dormitory, with support from bishops and statewide subscriptions exceeding 200000 dollars. The hospital and dormitory address care for rural visitors and young women coming to the city, while the church aims to attract youth from risky areas and improve moral life statewide. The executive committee lists leaders including R J Guinn and Asa G Candler, with a booklet available upon request.
The Kentucky senatorial deadlock persists as Governor Beckham of Panama weighs in. Ex-Senator Blackburn sends Campbell a congratulatory telegram for his opposition to Beckham. Pro Blackburn Democrats who backed him in 1896 find the gesture ironic amid current splits.
A New York canvass of 12 trades and trade journals finds a hopeful 1908 outlook after a tougher 1907. Dry goods demand rises as retailers replenish depleted stocks while European producers seek price maintenance by cutting output, signaling a broad recovery for imports and domestic commerce.
Justice John M. Harlan predicts a future clash between the yellow and white races. He argues for a large navy to protect U S interests, Pacific and Atlantic shores, and fortified seaports, warning that weakness invites abrupt war and that Asia could mobilize millions. He urges impregnable coastal defenses and a navy strong enough for both oceans.
Chicago report of J. H. Harrington of the Western Union Telegraph Company who died after touching a 44 000 volt wire while climbing a pole near Rockwell street during a dispute among linemen about wire spacing on the Drainage Canal power line.
Extra cots sent to Blackwell's Island to house the largest prison population in New York history. The Workhouse is full and long term vagrants are moved to Blackwell's Island Penitentiary and Raymond Street Jail to make room for up to 100 daily arrivals. Over 700 women and about 900 men remain in the metropolis Workhouse.
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