Funeral services for Wesley McGill Confederate veteran
Wesley McGill death after brief illness at Parrott Georgia prompted funeral services at 10 30 Saturday with interment in Parrott Cemetery. Reverends Ham and Pearson led the service with grandsons Jesse Milton Hilton John and Perry West and Max Dillard as pallbearers. Survived by wife Alberta S McGill two daughters Mrs W B West Mrs W H Peck and son Geo B McGill.
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Wesley McGill
Parrott
Ham
Pearson
Jesse Milton
Hilton
John
Perry West
Max Dillard
McGill
Webster County
Preston
John Beaty
The
Baptist Church
Alberta S. McGill
W. B. West
W. H. Peck
Richland
Geo. B. McGill
Frost Proof
Fla
Death Claims James H. Todd Jr in Arizona
News from Americus reports the death Saturday in Phoenix of James H. Todd Jr. of Mt. Solon Virginia. He had been in failing health and had gone to Arizona to join his mother and sister. Survived by his wife Eugenia C. Todd and two sons James and Billy Page Todd. Burial planned in Arizona. funeral arrangements pending arrival of his father. Mrs Todd and the two boys unable to attend due to recent appendicitis operation.
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Americus
James H. Todd, Jr
Mt. Solon
Phoenix
Ariz
Mr. Todd
Arizona
James Todd
Mary Todd
Eugenia Collins
Mrs
Eugenia C. Todd
James Todd and
Billy Page Todd
J. H. Todd
Virginia
Mrs. Todd
Scopes Appeal Delayed by Tennessee Supreme Court
Knoxville Tenn Sept 28 The Tennessee Supreme Court today continued until a later date the hearing of the appeal in the John Thomas Scopes case. Scopes was fined in Dayton Tenn for violating the state anti evolution law with a minimum $100 penalty.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Supreme Court
John Thos. Scopes
Donritet
Dayton, Tenn
Quick trial for furnace slayer
New York report on George Syruk alias Symak indicted for murder in the first degree by the grand jury. Poleski case details include alleged stunning of Mrs Sophie Poleski and placing her body in a furnace at a Lewis street lumber yard. Arraigned before Judge Allen in General Sessions, committed to the Tombs. plea set for Tuesday. Assistant District Attorney George Brothers plans a special panel.
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New York
George Syruk
District Attorney’s Office
Symak
Sophie Poleski
11Th Street
Lewis Street
Allen
George Brothers
Husky son born to Toledo mother after girl birth
Seventeen days after Mrs. A. J. Mayhugh of Toledo gave birth to a baby girl, a husky son was born to her. The girl weighed five pounds and the boy eight.
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A. J. Mayhugh
Toledo
Case Schedule Scrapped for Talesmen Language
A fragment notes plans to seek advancement of the case on the calendar amid procedural discussions. The terse line hints at legal maneuvering and scheduling without revealing names or explicit dates.
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Talesmen
Rats Take Possession of Deserted Mines
Wilkes Barre Pa Sept 28 when anthracite imminers quit their mines rats that fed on miners scraps moved into the abandoned workings and began fattening the cats faced a rising challenge as the rodents ventured into nearby stores and homes seeking food in a tale of urban rodent adaptation and cat versus rat competition
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Wilkes-Barre
Odd stones fall from the sky near catled mine
The report notes cats tracking prey near a mining site with growing intrusions into the shaft. Strangely carved stones have been found, with no clear explanation, collected at various times after falling from the sky.
Curtiss Would Abolish Two Big Departments
Senator Curtiss, Republican Senate leader, urged abolishing the shipping board and the federal trade commission as part of a broader government reorganization plan. An unrelated old superstition about planting garlic near roses was noted in the same report.
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Curtiss
Washington
Shipping Board
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
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James H. Todd
Furnace
George Symuck
Lewis Stone
Bessie Love
Wallas Beery
Lloyd Hughes
Willis H. O'Brien
Jackson and
Forsyth Streets
Americus, Ga
A. D. Juilliards Best
Jersey
Americas
Yamara
W. A. Joyner Dept
Pointex
Fikston
Samericus
Atlanta
Great Society Horse Show
United States
Southern Cattlemen
Southern Swine Growers’ Association
Southeast
United States Department of Agriculture
Rubin
Cherry
Southeastern Fair Association
R. M. Striplin
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