Lightning Bow Kills Five Men in Two Georgia Gangs
A severe thunderstorm near Offerman Georgia killed five Southern Bell workers and injured two as two construction gangs, about five miles apart, were wiring lines between Savannah and Jacksonville. Victims include three white men and two Black men at Patterson and Little Satilla River. injured include R. W. Smith and B. Boykin.
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Offerman
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Savannah
Jacksonville
Little Satilla River
Screven
Patterson
Waycross
Tom Mitchell
Valdosta
Will Culbert
R. W. Smith
B. Boykin
South Carolina
Smith
Boykin
F. B. Sluder
North Carolina
M. C. Hawking
A. H. Rymer
D. B. Bradfied
Atlanta
Sluder
Hawkins
Rymer
City Rejects Gilb ert Depot Plan in Atlanta
Atlanta city council overwhelmingly rejected the Gilbert plan for a new state depot. It refused to sacrifice bridge access or donate Wall Street property, deeming concessions beyond the expected gains and declaring the state plan practically dead. The decision follows a Monday council meeting and a reply to the depot committee’s request.
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Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga
Bradford L. Gilbert
Wall Street
May Be Heir to Fortune in New Atlanta Claim
An Atlanta woman, Miss Sillar Hill, claims she is the daughter and probable heir of Charles Hill, a deceased Georgia Confederate veteran who died in Groton, South Carolina. She says she has notified Adjutant General J. W. Robertson in a dispatch that she is entitled to about $144,000 in cash.
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Atlanta
Charles Hill
Georgia
Groton
Sillar Hill
J. W. Robertson Sp
Freight Tied Up as Chicago Rail Workers Strike
About 79 000 freight handlers in Chicago walked out after a union call to strike over wage increases overtime pay and union recognition. Major rail systems including the Illinois Central Michigan Central and others faced widespread shutdowns as crews gathered at Randolph Street viaduct. Arbitration talks were under way with officials seeking a joint conference to set a wage scale while suppliers prepared for possible delays.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Great Western
Baltimore and Ohio
Erie
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Chicago Terminal Transfer Company
Lake Shore
Michigan
Southern
Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago and Alton
Monon
Illinois
Wabash
Grand Trunk
Burlington and Quincy
Pennsylvania
Chicago and Northwestern
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Illinois Central
Michigan Central
Nickel Plate
Onte
Wisconsin Central
Randolph Street
Atate Board of Arbitration
Job
Boards of Arbitration
Tillman Speaks on Race Problem at Marietta Chautauqua
Senator Tillman of South Carolina addressed a large Marietta Georgia audience at the Chautauqua on The Race Problem. Introduced by Senator A. S. Clay, he argued for state constitutional fixes and political supremacy for whites, recounting postwar negro domination and urging Georgia to emulate southern states in voter qualifications.
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Tillman
Marietta
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Morrison Actress Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years for Murder
Jessie Morrison, convicted of second degree murder in the 1900 Eldorado Kansas death of Mrs. Olin Castle, was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in the penitentiary after a third trial. Motion for a new trial was overruled.
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Castle
Tessie
Morrison
Feeding Elephants In India Army Mealtime
Elephants in the Indian army are fed twice daily. They line up before piles of food, each receiving two pound packages of raw rice wrapped in leaves and tied with grass. AtAttention each elephant raises its trunk and a package is dropped into its mouth, ensuring no grain is wasted.
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India
Old Time Remedies and Travel Notes From a Distant Era
A collage of advertisements and anecdotes lists remedies like Dr Biggers Huckleberry Cordial and Piso’s Cure for Consumption, plus Georgia nurse testimonials and a travel booklet for the Seaboard Alpine Railway later offered by agents. It also notes a scarlet fever link to pigeons in Cincinnati and a folksy quip about born pride.
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Georgia
8. E. Kennedy
Hotelman and Clerk Debate Payment in Advance
A fragment from Philadelphia Press shows a hotelman asking why payment in advance isn’t demanded. The clerk quips that the woman is rich, implying the man is old and ugly while his wife is young and pretty.
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Pane
Sean Buse
Philadelphia Press
Fractured Ad Copy Mentions Remedies and Rewards
An OCR fragment advertises Foot-Ease powder, catarrh cure, nerve restorer, and a sleep related tip. It includes names like Allen, Parker, Fredonia, and Dr. Kiine. Mentions a $100 reward and pill reorder with selling points and pricing. The text is garbled but preserves product claims and promotional tone.
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Parker
Fredonia
Hall
Summer Tours By Land and Sea Excursion Tickets Offer
Summer tourist tickets from Savannah via Central of Georgia Railway and steamship lines to New York Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore at low rates include meals and stateroom aboard ship. Berth reservations and full particulars available from railroad agents F J Robinson Asst Gen Pass Agent Savannah Ga Haile Gen Pass Agent Savannah Ga. People ought to air their opinions to keep them from getting musty.
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Central of Georgia Railway
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Savannah
F. J. Robinson
Bavannah
Haile
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W. C. Fuller
Bemile Cott
Shuptrinn
London
N. W. Sanven
Ocean Grove
N.J
Anan
Seaboard
Peaside
Carolinas
Virginia
C. B. Ryan
Gen
Ortsmouth
W. E. Christian
Qian Om
Sandy Cathartic Ag
Allanen
Kiine
B.H. Kxixx, Ltd
Arch &T
Phila
Ayers
Miss’ Minnie
Hoover
Paris, Til
Ayer
Beauty
Royal Worcester
Royal Worcester Corset Co
Worcester
Mass
Cross
Buckingham
P. Hill &Co
Nashus,n. H
Brough
Avery
Urchin
Faberat
Monty
J. K. Nichols & CO
Southern Dental College
W. Foster
Inman Bldg
Avery & McMulan
Ww. S. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Garona
Teon Orks and Supply Company
Augusta, Gay
Eddresa
Watkins Hay Press CO
East Point
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