Fox Hunters in the War
The piece notes thousands of British fox hunters at the front and argues the sport ties to wartime service. It cites 150 masters of hounds, 3,000 hunts members, 1,500 hunt servants, plus officers who ride to hounds, totaling a large contingent. It suggests fox hunting resembles a form of war.
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Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Eton
Britain
Flanders
George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Jerrocks
Jerrocks
Behind the Times A Well Ahead in Oil
In a tense exchange two parties discuss commitment and money. A clarification reveals a joke about an oil well on a property, underscoring financial and timing concerns in a marriage decision game. The dialogue blends personal doubt with local resource talk.
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Bill
Jilli
Times
Slaton Mobilizes Georgia Militia Over Frank Case
Governor Slaton calls out militia as hundreds gath er outside his Peachtree Road home in Atlanta to protest, with martial law declared and clashes breaking out. He later commutes Leo Frank’s death sentence to life imprisonment, citing reasonable doubt and detailing his reasons in a lengthy statement.
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Atlanta
Slaton
Arnold Parker
Catron
Milledgeville
Frank
Milledgeville Company
Baldwin County
Governor Station
Peachtree Road
Mary Phagan
James Conley
Dorsey
State Board of Pardons
Supreme Court strikes down grandfather clause voting ban
The U S Supreme Court unanimously rules the Oklahoma constitutional amendment and the Annapolis voter qualification law restricting suffrage based on pre Fifteenth Amendment conditions unconstitutional Chief Justice White notes the test relies on a time period before the Fifteenth Amendment and thus violates equal protection and voting rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Annapolis
Pellagra cure touted by Cobbled Town healer card
Mrs A Cotter of Ringgold Iowa reports full recovery from pellagra using a remedy promoted by American Compounding Co ia Jasper Alabama. The ad claims skin symptoms and digestive distress disappear and money back if it fails. Also a note on insurance fraud warnings from Mayor Thompson of Unicago with a joke about recovery.
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Baughn
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Ala
Cuticura Ad Promises Hair Growth And Skin Relief
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap as effective for dandruff itching and hair growth with a free sample offer by mail. It also promotes emollients for skin troubles and directs readers to request a sample via postcard in Boston. A quoted line from Sandstorm Smith in Rampage Oklahoma complains about late night commuting as Kansas City Star coverage references delays and prominent late rush hour traffic.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Kay Lee
Sandstorm Smith
Rampage
Okla
Kansas City Star
Arizona Launches as World’s Largest Battleship
New York The battleship Arizona was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard becoming the world’s largest battleship alongside its sister ship Pennsylvania. Miss Esther Ross of Prescott christened the vessel as officials and lawmakers watched the ceremony. Washington President Wilson appears close to naming Robert Lansing as Secretary of State. Marietta Ga a life sized dummy mocking the governor was burned after Leo Frank commutation news sparked public unrest.
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New York
Arizona
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Pennsylvania
Newport News
Esther Ross
Prescott
Aziz
Secretary Daniels
Army and Navy
Governnor Hunt
Senator Ashurst
Lansing
Washington
Wilson
Robert Lansing
William Jennings Bryan
Marietta
John M. Slaton
Georgia
Leo M. Frank
Alexandr S. Clay
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Malaria Protection
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy and system builder, noting the label lists Quinine and Iron and features a 50 cent price as an advance offer.
Grim Humor and quipster scribbler noted in local humor
A sardonic portrait praises Scribbles the newspaper humorist while recalling a rare smile tied to a disliked obituary. An unrelated advert touts Hanford's Balsam as a superior external horse care product used as leg wash to soothe skin and aid laminitis.
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Hanford
Hanged in effigy mobs torch Newnan streets
In Newnan Georgia Governor Slaton and Leo Frank were hanged in effigy. The figures were later cut down and burned and tied to cars to be dragged through the town.
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Newnan
Governor Slaton
Leo Frank
Fine Chance for an Orator and Advertisements Mix
A fragmented page item features a mock dialogue about an orator, interspersed with multiple vintage advertisements for Allen's Foot-Ease, Marin Remedy, Hanford's Balsam, and other faux product pitches. The snippets hint at wartime foot care, household tonics, and light humor between ads.
Government Losses Land Suit Over Oregon & California Grants
The Government failed to secure declaratory forfeiture of the unsold 2,300,000 acres of Oregon & California Railroad land grants valued over $30,000,000. The railroad was enjoined from future sales until Congress acts. Justice McKenna said violations of grant conditions did not cause forfeiture.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oregon & California Railroad
Congress
McKenna
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Oklahoma
White
Thompson
Unicago
Exe
Smith
Marine and Fire Company
W. T. Kirkman & CO
J. W. Sechrest
Clinchfield
Artic Ice & Coal Company
Joe Lee
Mgr
Allen
Ivy Marine Hye
Eyes
Janean Aygiang
Suara
E CF Mall
Marin
Ive Homedy Co
Chicago
Bruin
Mary
Hazel
Bear
Mr. Farmer
N. C
High Point Milling CO
High Point Milling Company
Carolina & Yadkin River Railway Company
High Point
Thomasville
Gordontown
Denton
High Rock
Northbc
W. E.P
V. Daily P.M
Goose Grease CO
Greensboro, N.C
Mothers Day
North State Telephone Co
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