17 Sep 1903
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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
1
The Virginia College period ad touts a tonic claim to boost appetite and cleanse digestion, while Lippman’s PPP remedy highlights herbs like green prickly ash bark and poke root. Savannah store claims the medicine treats rheumatism, scrofula, and blood poisoning and notes availability plus other supplies from Warthen & Irwin.
Reports from Jacksonville indicate widespread damage as a tornado path across western Florida disrupts communication and devastates turpentine pine stands. Officials warn orange crops may fall 50 percent with other fruits and pineapple sheds destroyed along inland and coastal areas.
Reports to the weather bureau indicate heavy rains in southwestern Georgia and eastern Alabama with record totals in several counties. Griffin and Quitman each logged about 5.32 inches as the storm lingered over Montgomery and moved into eastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia, damaging cotton crops and disrupting rail traffic along the Atlantic Coast Line between Quitman and Dixie. Wrecks were sighted along the Florida coast including a 4 mast schooner ashore and a Spanish steamer broken in two further south near Bilbao.
A west wide snowstorm continues for 24 hours with heavy accumulations in Wyoming touching 18 inches in Laramie area and grain damage reported in Albany county. Colorado reports near blizzard conditions with deep snow in the mountains and areas up to ten feet deep.
President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers plans to travel to Denver this week to help settle the dispute between miners and operators in the district. If the effort fails a strike will be declared and Mitchell will remain to manage the negotiations.
The article explains four fixed routes across the north Atlantic to separate fast liners by direction. It details Maury's proposal to keep westbound ships north of eastbound ones, creating summer and winter highways to reduce collision risk. Griscom and Ismay helped popularize adherence to these lanes, improving ocean travel safety.
Excitement in Dawson Alaska as pay dirt 25 cents to the pan is found near Albert Street. Men hauling gravel from a new pit scattered gold-bearing material along streets boosting hopes that Dawson’s streets are paved with gold. Klondike gold output this year is expected near ten to eleven million dollars with August shipments around one point four million.
Suban President Palma receives ovations as he travels eastern Cuba from Havana. In Puerto Principe crowds, mounted squads, officials, and senoritas gift bouquets and speeches of welcome. Palma stresses national joy over the republic’s success and offers brief replies to welcomes. no speeches beyond brief responses.
Spectators gathered outside Downing Street as the British cabinet meets to decide the fiscal question. The St James Gazette says a final decision is not reached yet and a resignation by Mr. Chamberlain is possible if his proposals fail. Protestant ministers in Chicago pledge to aid the Macedonian relief fund and support the Macedonian committee. A Pensacola, Florida case reports a woman accidentally shooting her hog and killing her 10-year-old daughter.
A fire at business premises on Kongensgate in London today killed eleven people and caused extensive property damage, according to a Christiana Norway dispatch.
A Washington physician recalls a dying husband and his devoted wife describing the patient’s decline. The doctor notes how the wife’s “eternal feminine” care and affection impressed him more than medical explanations, highlighting feminine depth over intellect. The account from the Washington Post emphasizes the nurse’s unwavering care and the emotional bond in illness.
A passage discusses Boston as the literary center when American literature gained prominence in its own shelf. It notes writers tied to Boston and surrounding areas, with Howe and Atlantic Magazine cited as examples. A Harlemival of quotes from various papers illustrates the era’s opinions on culture and delay in authorship.
Athens Sept 15 A street fight broke out after municipal elections in Athens Greece Fourteen people were killed or wounded in the melee The Night Traveler's Experience notes a grim scene amid the city turmoil and the homeward rush after voting
In New York on September 15 a violent riot broke out at Fifth Avenue and One Hundred Eighteenth Street amid the Tammany leadership contest between Isaac A Hopper and Daniel J O Connell. Dozens injured including Detective Robert Cromble and Policeman George Leonard. one man shot in the leg. thirty officers restored order without arrests.
In New York on September 15 the second annual meeting of the Order of the Carnation was held. The group, named for McKinley’s favorite flower, aims to spur young men into clean political participation and to become a national organization. It plans renaming the presidency to ex Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff and offering Archbishop Ireland the honorary chaplain post. Officers elected include Chancellor Edward R. F. Finch. VPs Reuben L. Fox, Robert S. Holden, and F. E. Skinner. secretary W. S. Reot. registrar A. V. Gallogly. treasurer W. H. Hatchell. historian R. L. Burns. and finance chair I. Rosenberg.
In Sheridan Wyoming Henry Shroede saloon keeper is killed and Edward Sims wounded when Jack Hanley shoots during a dispute over money lost at cards. Hanley captured after a posse and jailed with a leg broken by bullets. A separate report from New York notes Thomas Flynn dies after a suspected hydrophobia case amid no dog bite.
Macon Georgia court completes the criminal docket as the civil docket is begun. Judge Hodges presiding notes the civil docket is extended and substantial in scope.
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