New York Press Back Bryan Support Reaches Metro Papers
A New York letter notes Bryan gains in the financial mood and strong Bryan sentiment in the middle states. Marie Henry Watterson is praised for securing New York Herald and other papers for Bryan, aided by shifts from World and Pulitzer rivalry. The piece lauds Watterson as a pivotal figure in Bryan's NY press backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Middle States
Bryan
Marie
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Kentucky
New York Morning World
Evening World
Herald
Hearst
Marie" Henry Watterson
New York Herald
Marge” Henry
Col. Watterson
James Gordon Bennett
Joseph Pulitzer
Maj. Dickinson
Fairview
New York World
Newspaper World
Marne
Henry
Man Spends 85 Years in New York Poorhouse Death
Hesekiah Monk, born in Herkimer County New York, died today at the local poorhouse after an 85 year life spent within its walls. A public charge for decades, his passing closes a long chapter of institutional care.
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Hesekiah Monk
Herkimer County
New York
Local canning bargains advertise peaches pears and tomatoes
A. E. Graves of Unadilla Georgia urges buyers to purchase canned fruits saying all cans are peeled sweetened and packed by white ladies with cleanliness as a hobby He lists several thousand cans of choice peaches pears and tomatoes Availability promoted alongside new counters at six and ten cent prices from F M Barfield of Pinehurst Georgia.
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Ime
A. E. Graves
Unadilla
Wirz monument location debated by Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy
Americus Georgia September reports a shift in sentiment against placing the Wirz shaft at the Andersonville national cemetery gate. Mrs J E Mathis chairs the monument location committee sending notices to 94 chapters urging removal. The Savannah state meeting in October will decide the issue as a marble Wirz statue nears completion in Americus.
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Americus
Andersonville
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Georgia
J. E. Mathis
Committee On Monument
National Cemetery
Mathis
Daughters of the Confederacy
Savannah
Wirz
Rogers Vinson wed in Vienna after Macon visit
Jno R Vinson and Lela Edel Rogers married by Judge Hartgrove in Vienna after securing proper documents. Rogers, visiting sister in Macon, is praised as a talented Dooly county beauty. Vinson studies at Atlanta Medical College and hails from a prominent local farming family. Well wishes from the News.
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Macon
Jno. R. Vinson
Lela Edel Rogers
J. D. Hartgrove
Miss Rogers
J. E. Collins
Vienna
Dooly County
J. E. Rogers
Our County
Mr. Vinson
Atlanta Medical College
Dooly
Mrs. Vinson
Near beer tax collected immediately under new law
Atlanta reports that a new near beer tax of 200 on dealers and 500 on manufacturers and agents is due at once. Tax collectors will enforce immediate collection. Attorney General Hart says the law is constitutional, though a court challenge is possible.
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Atlanta
Hart
Blood Flowed In Family Row In Georgia Fracas
In Columbus, Georgia, a violent family dispute involving John Brown and Jim Clegg left Brown with a broken leg and severe injuries. Clegg injured Brown with a knife and hatchet after confrontations at Brown's home, while Mrs Clegg and Mrs Brown suffered bruises and other harm amid the melee.
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Columbus
Girard
Ala
John Brown
Jim Clegg
Clegg
Brown
Every One Of Them A Bird
A North Texas editor’s wife has married three times using Partridge Robin Sparrow and Quayle as spouses. Their children include two Robins and a Sparrow with three Quayles. Ancestry lists Swann and Jay as grandfathers. The article’s author is a lyre bird posing as a relative. J P Heard & Sons showcase Schloss Bros suits with a bird themed line.
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Texas
Partridge
Robin
Sparrow
Quayle
Quayles
Swann
Hawk Aye
Eaglevill
Canary Islande
J. P. Heard & Sons
Schloss Bros
Mouse in Open Cash Register Delays Glen Cove Burglary
A Glen Cove storekeeper found a mouse inside his left cash register open to avoid a break in. The device had to be taken apart to remove the intruder.
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Glen Cove S. L
Splinter Wound Kills Ga Man. Lawmakers Clash in Hotel
Ed Grubbs of Gladesville Ga died at Macon Hospital from a severely cut windpipe after a stick flew from a saw and pierced his neck and jaw at work. In Atlanta General Assembly a fist fight broke out between Representatives Jackson and Cullom over convict legislation in the Kimball lobby, ending when others intervened.
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Macon
Ed Grubbs
Gladesville
Hoe
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Jackson
Cullom
Schley
House
Kimball Lobbey
Representative Cullom
Bill
Mr.Catton
Mr. Jackson
Jones
Sheley
Macon Telegraph
Smith Dead Griggs Frisked In Meigs Review
The Meigs Review reports that Hoke Smith has died after illness since June 4 when Roy Gapp shot the dog to prevent a bite. Roy Gapp’s other dog Jim Griggs remains healthy and lively.
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Hoke Smith
Bee
Hoke
Roy Gapp
Roy
Jim Griggs
Macon to Welcome Hearst and Party
Macon Georgia awaits the arrival of William Randolph Hearst John Temple Graves and Mr Hisgen. They speak at the Grand Theater on Saturday night then move to Thomasville for a Monday meeting. Citizens expect a large turnout from surrounding areas for the distinguished speakers.
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Macon
William Randolph Hearne
John Temple Graves
Mr. Hisgen
Grand Theater
Thomasville
Hearst
No Excuse To Buy On Credit After Sept Ist
D B Thompson declares no credit sales after September first and states his books will remain open for regular customers until that date. He will focus on cotton seed seed cotton and collections and will buy seed cotton in any quantity.
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D. B. Thompson
Watson Declares Bryan Not a Democrat in Georgia Speech
In Albany Thomas Watson Populist nominee asserts he is the only Jeffersonian Democrat left and that Bryan is not a Democrat today. He accuses newspapers of concealing facts about the Bryan conference with negro leaders and says the Republican party is kinder to the South. Watson schedules Bainbridge speech tomorrow.
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Simon
Albany
Thomas Watson
Georgia
Bryan
Brownsville
Watson
Bainbridge
For Sale 150 Acres East of QG Farm
For sale 150 acres eight miles east of QG and F. two horse farm in cultivation. For further information address G P Lewis Vienna Ga.
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G. P, Lewis
Vienna
Fires Scorch Swifts Cotton Mills At Elberton Georgia
Elberton Georgia the Swifts Cotton mills and warehouse suffered major fire damage this morning Col Thes M Swift president puts building loss at $2000 stock at 8500 and suspects incendiary causes across multiple Georgia towns reports note a Pennsylvanian tobacco claim and a sheriff's lunacy case in Thomasville with prior notoriety.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A collection of wry aphorisms on courage love and marriage from a humor column. It muses that true courage is rare and that vanity can mislead men about lasting value. It ends with a humorous jab about kissing in the dark revealing unexpected realities.
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Smith
Griggs Frisky
Thomas County
The
Meigs Review
Pinehurst
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Ricksville
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Fitzgerald
Perry
E. M. Fuller
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