South Becomes Most Prosperous Region Says Bradstreet
Fourteen Bradstreet superintendents met in Atlanta to hail the south as the nation’s fastest growing region. Savannah reports growth in imports exports post office receipts and banking. Montgomery notes building activity. Greenville cites 30000 population and new depot and electric line. Jacksonville records $750000 terminal and brisk realty. Charleston sees ‘tip top’ business and growing real estate. Birmingham notes coal steam gas and growth. Chattanooga reports 80000 population 30 percent building permits and a $650000 strawberry market. Albany and Mobile also described as rapidly developing with multiple railways industries and banking capacity.
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Atlanta
Bradstreet Company
Savannah
E. C. Myers
Montgomery
George M. Williams
Greenville
B. F. Showalter, Jr
D. C
Carolina
Piedmont District
Atlantic Coast Line
Anderson
Spartanburg
Jacksonville
Clarence W. Hendley
Clyde Steamship Company
Miners’ Transportation Company
Charleston
F. W. Henneker
Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Lee W. Griff
Chattanooga
John L. Wray
Hamilton National Bank
J. N. Clark
Albany
Harmon Nominated for Governor and President by Ohio Democrats
The Ohio Democratic Party at its state convention endorsed Judson Harmon for governor and for the presidency in 1912. The convention adopted a resolution urging national attention to Harmon and his work, renominating him for governor by acclamation and endorsing him for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Democratic Party of
Judson Harmon
Democratic State Convention
United States
Committee On Resolutions
Governor Harmon
Harmon Endorsed for Presidency by Ohio Democrats in 1912
Governor Harmon speaks for Ohio voters, arguing a real man is needed for national leadership. He says two years remain to complete duties and urges the party to support Judson Harmon for the presidency, despite a resolution committee request not to include national endorsement.
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Ohio
Judson Harmon
Harmon
of the Resolutions Committee
Eskimo Baby Born in Denver Luna Park Village
The first Eskimo baby born in Colorado and second in the United States arrived at Luna Park Eskimo village in Denver. The newborn boy weighed 12 pounds at birth and is the brother of Miss Columbia born at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
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Denver, Col
Colorado
United States
Luna Park
Denver
Columbia
Chicago
Parole Bill Agreed To
The House adopted the conference report on the parole bill for federal prisoners. It moves to President Taft for approval. The law allows parole after one third of a sentence for inmates who strictly observe rules, aiding Charles W. Morse in Atlanta who is serving fifteen years.
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Washington, D. C
House
Taft
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
Trustee Authorized to Sell Cotton in Knight-Yancey Bankruptcy
At a Birmingham hearing the trustee was authorized to sell all spot cotton in his possession. The order covers 1,150 bales at Mobile and negotiate for 380 bales at Pensacola. An attorney for New York creditors filed a petition seeking turnover of all cotton valued at $98,000 believed loaned to the bankrupt.
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Birmingham
Ala
Knight-Yancey
Mobile
Pensacola
New York
Seligs Reunite in Separated Years Marriage at Church Point
After 25 years apart, Jules Selig and his wife Mr. Selig now living near Opelousas reunite in marriage at Church Point Louisiana. Both are described as advanced in years.
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Church Point
Jules Selig
Here
Opelousas
Cholera in Russia Tops Daily Toll Across Odessa Rostoff
Southern Russia reports 219 deaths and 790 new cases in a single day. Odessa experiences fear as cholera spreads and Rostoff appears doomed after a water system accident disrupts supply. Citizens flee cities amid growing panic and disease concerns.
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Odessa
Russia
Rostoff
Agricultural lime boosts Southeast farming and rail shipments
The Southern Railway freight report for May notes rising use of agricultural lime in Virginia and the Southeast. Daily capacity for lime plants reaches 3 000 barrels, with upgrades pushing output to 5 000 soon, far above 75 barrels per day years ago.
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Atlanta
The
Southern Railway Company
Southern Railway
Virginia
Norfolk
United States Department of Agriculture
South Atlantic States
Southeast
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
South
French Doctor Discovers Anti Typhoid Vaccine
Paris announces a new anti typhoid vaccine using a typhus bacilli solution with salt water and ether. Experiments on animals and 13 volunteers showed blood with strong typhoid destruction properties and serum killing the bacillus on contact. New York notes high U S typhoid cases and 1300 deaths in 1909 in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Vincent
Academy of Medicine
New York City
Eugene H. Porter
New York State Department of Health
United States
World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh Aids Global Stations
Delegates from across the world gather at the Edinburgh conference while three hundred thirty eight organizations run missionary stations and raise 24,676,000 dollars annually. Despite severe mine disasters the United States reports fewer coal mine fatalities in 1909 than 1908, with 2,412 deaths from coal mine accidents including the Cherry disaster.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
United States
Edward W. Parker
Division of Mineral Resources
United States Geological Survey
Cherry
Engagement Announcement Etiquette From Martha and Rosanna
Dear reader. The letter advises simple pretty engagement notices for relatives and home celebrations. It suggests inviting guests to a tea or dinner with the fiancé present and a family announcement during dessert, followed by a toast and notes to intimate friends announcing the engagement to Jackson Frothingham.
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Miss Schuyler
New York City
M.D
Jackson Frothingham
Aline
Mother
Jackson
Martha
Rosanna Schuyler
New York Telegram
Minnesotan invents putty knife with reservoir for glaziers
A Minnesota man introduces a putty knife featuring a reservoir in the handle and a button that squeezes putty, promising time savings for glaziers and streamlined glazing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
It Is Easier to Break a Rule at Poker
A maxim reflects on how breaking a single rule at a poker game may be easier than violating two pairs rules. The statement contrasts strategic looseness with formal constraints in card play.
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H. Highsmith
G. B. Prime
Highsmith & Prime
Sarasota
W. Franklin
Franklin
W. D. Gamble
Wilawood
E. Gamble
Wildwood
Sarasota Furniture Co
Manatee Banking Co. Manates, Fiesién
Fla
KEY West Auction House
Allen E. Curry
Front Street
Key West
Fila
Ocklawaha
Florida
O. W. Conner
Tangerine
A. B. Edwards
Tampa
Carasota Transportation CO
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Fia
Savarese
High
Guuisem
Tadibe Tak
Harry L. Highs
Trafic
Pia
Fishermein
Netiece
John Savarese
Sarasota Drug CO
W. F. Knight
Eneral
Orswell
Ballard Snow Liniment CO
ST. Louis
J. B. Chapline, Jr
Real Estate and Insurance
Blackburn Block
Dixie
Bradstreet
Pany
Linton S. Lewis
Peary
Knight Cotton
Washington News
American Cyclopedia
C. V
Wilson
TINES
Charles T. Curry
Braidentown, Fla
Knight Building
Tampa, Fla
Ers
Asway
625 &T
Washington, D
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