Fourteen Saved and Ninety Corpses in Cambria Mine Disaster
A Johnston special reports the Cambria Steel rolling mill mine disaster where forty rescuers entered the shaft amid fire damp. They saved fourteen men, while about one hundred perished, with recovery efforts ongoing and doctors aiding the living. Bodies were removed to the morgue as police managed crowds.
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Johnston, Ps
Cambria Steel Company
G. J. Robinson
Associated Press
George T. Robinson
John Loviman
John Hannan
Marriage on Trial In Fulton Court
Sago Frank Newton of Fulton Kentucky advertised for a wife in eastern papers. Beatrice David of Montreal answered and was chosen after letters. She arrived for a week trial but the union ended when the judge ruled against the match.
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Sago Frank Newton
Vine
Fulton, Ky
Morey
Beatrice David
Montreal
Cagaga
Striking Freight Handlers Tighten Grip On Rail Warehouses
Twenty thousand freight handlers are on strike causing rail warehouses to shut and wholesale houses to halt shipments. Guards patrol depots as union leaders push for settlement. losses mount daily with hundreds of thousands in weeklong costs and fears of further disruption to rail service and related businesses.
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ES Far
Dyce
Alga
Deier
Curran
Convict East Recaptured After Atlanta Prison Escape
No. 82, first convict to escape the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga, has been retaken and is now in U S custody. East was captured at Brandon, Mississippi by Sheriff Cook after a mid December escape reported sensationally. He left a letter suggesting bribery. the warden suspects the guard may have slept or bribery enabled the escape.
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Atlanta
Uncle Sam
East
Brandon
Miss
Jackson
Cook
Mississippi River
Wedded Her Half Brother in Missouri Tragedy
Maggie Wagner married Frederick Wagner of Russellville Missouri. After discovering he was her mother's son and her half brother she swallowed carbolic acid in her husband’s arms. The couple had a brief courtship and a devoted bond until the fatal revelation.
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Maggie Wagner
Frederick Wagner
Russellville
Remains of Lord Pauncefote Arrive Aboard Brooklyn
The U S armored cruiser Brooklyn bearing the remains of Lord Pauncefote, late ambassador of Great Britain at Washington, arrived at Southampton England on Monday. Full naval honors were paid and his widow followed the coffin to the train bound for Newark on Trent where the transfer ceremony occurred.
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United States
Brooklyn
Annapolis
Lord Pauncefote
Great Britain
Washis
Southmpton
England
Newark
Trent
Georgia Doings From Across the State
New Georgia postmasters named last Saturday include Byerly and Mandeville with resignations and removals noted. Georgia manufactures plan a fall trade trip by special train, while Wilkes county dispensary contest heats up ahead of the August primary. A fatal lightning strike kills a shipyard watchman in Savannah and a girl near the Williams child. Fort Valley builds a new cotton seed oil mill with $25,000 capital and set to open October 16. Governor elect Terrell attends a Lee county barbecue with wide turnout. Non-borrowing stockholders must file claims for past or future dividends with receivers. State rifle shoot at Camp Campbell ends successfully with high troop turnout. Congressman Livingston thanks district voters for support. Georgia watermelons shipped to England for royal inmates. Douglas breaks ground for a new depot as the Atlanta Midland line approaches the Ocmulgee. Retail merchants plan to form a southern-wide organization at Warm Springs. Dr. Nelms wins easy election as Fulton county sheriff. Thirtieth Georgia veterans reunion set for Griffin with reduced travel rates. Southern agriculture commission meetings in Nashville to discuss cotton and Georgia industry growth. Lee convicted. new trial denied. potential appeal to Supreme Court possible.
High Waters In Kansas City Area Due To Missouri River
Dispatch reports Missouri River began falling after peak flood levels in Kansas City area. Large volumes of water from the Kansas River caused widespread lowland evacuations and inundations near packing houses. Despite extensive flooding, financial losses and fatalities appear minimal.
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Kansas City
Gispatch
Missouri
Kansas River
Sora
Selly
Sre
Seesie Saintien
End Po
Immense Frisco Hotel Opens as Year Round Mountain Resort
The Frisco System opens a large hotel on a mountain summit with medicinal springs, publicizing it as an all year resort on the main line. Round trip tickets are now on sale for three months.
Breech Loading Rifles in U.S. Military Use Through 19th Century
The history notes breech loading rifles used by the army from 1817 with the Hall rifle at Harper's Ferry. Hall died in 1844 and manufacture ceased. Numerous breech loaders, including nineteen varieties, saw use in the Civil War, and the Springfield rifle was adopted in 1868.
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Ther Hall
Harper’s Ferry
Hall
Springfield
Change of a section on health and duties discussed
The article mentions effects of change in a section on pleasure seekers and stomach disorders. It notes most cases involve indigestion and bowel issues, with references to a Huckleberry mil and a bottle. It discusses government admission that coke is duty free for manufacturers.
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Thia
Capadien
Ring Worm Remedy Advertised by Mail Sale
An odd historical fragment notes a mail sale for a product called Ring Worm remedy by J T Shuptrine of Savannah. It mentions a customer named Mrs Katie Oldham in Texas and a promise of 500 by mail if druggists don t stock it. Also included is unrelated chatter about the English Army in South Africa and a remark on a square meal.
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Katie
Oldham
Montalba
Anderson County
Texas
J.T. Shuptrine
Savannah
South Africa
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Walt
Strikers
ANT
Cconvict Kant
New Pen
Lord Pauncepote
Georgia
New Georgia
Byerly
Chat
Rose
A."hanutand
Mandeville
Jm W
Taylor
Walnut Grove
Walton County
Jesse Robinson
Weesre
Brodnax
Wilkes
Wilkes County
Thomas Roe
Ocean
Lizzie Williams
Williams
Fort Valley
Bérbecue
J. M. Terrell
Lee County
Terrell
State House
Don A. Pardee
Southern Home Building and Loan Association
Atlanta National Building and Loan Association
John T. Pendleton
Southern Home
Ligon Johnson
George A. Speer
Atlants National
Camp Campler
Macon
Livingston
W. H. Brotherton
Noa
McWilliams
Southern Express Company
Cuthbert
Royal Palace
Douglas
Atlanta Mad
Ocmulgee
Reddy
oFetail Grocers
Bave
National
Grocers’ Association
Dr. Nelms
County Officers’ Association, of
Sheri John W.nelms
Fulton
Hooker
Powell
Pyaar
Gates An Et Butler
Wilkinson County
Warm Springs
Legislative Committee
Griffin
Boynton
Griff
Ozburn
Nashville
O. B. Stevens
Commissioners of Agriculture
Stevens
Wright
W. M. Scott
San Jose
Lee
John 8. Candler
Criminals Superior Court
Millard Lee
Lilla
Candler
Supreme Court
Pardoning Board
Kansas
Léna , Aichison, Kans
Ayer
Abie Lowely
J.C
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Lowell, Mass
Bae buckinghan'eBe
RP Hall &Co
Nasirua,n.h
Candy Cathartic
Genaioe
Curect Iitit
Eadact
Woneersnrs Ty -Din- Loo
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