Thanksgiving Proclamation and Atlanta Street Car Attack
The proclamation calls for November 24 as a day of national thanksgiving praising divine guidance and victory. In Atlanta, W G Shockley, an insane farmer, attacked street car passenger J D Bishop with a razor, killing him, and stabbed ex-police Robert McCoy who helped subdue Shockley. Captain John Thompson was wounded and survived. Shockley was arrested after the incident. Bishop had returned to Atlanta to settle his aunt’s estate.
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Wasumerox
United States
Winliam McKinney
Atlanta
W. G. Shockley
Auburn County
Georgia
J. D. Bishop
John Thompson
Robert McCoy
Shockley
Bishop
Atkinson
Mr. Bishop
John I. Bishop
West View
Charleston
Ute Carolina’Good Roads Association
Columbia
Movement For Better Roads
N. BP. McAbee
Spartanburg County
Port Royal Land and Improvement Company
Camden
R. A. Johnson
Marion Street
Triple Lynching Report Shocks Edgefield Community
A brutal ambush near Edgefield, Georgia leaves Mrs. Atkinson dead and Mr. Atkinson critically wounded as a white community seeks justice. The attack follows a November plan by Republican opponents, with several named locals cited as involved and authorities pursuing Edgefield Court actions.
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Dyefield
Jon Atkinson
Augusti
Edgefield
Connie Anny
White
Jim Mackey
Luther Sullivan
Wash Mickey
Edgefield Court
Poisoned by Quack Medicine In A Family Tragedy
Rock Hill near Elizemoore is shaken as farmer I M Blanks reports his wife and two young children dead after taking what was believed to be Grover Chill Tonic. The incident prompts a grim family tragedy and funeral arrangements begin amid shock. In Susquehanna Pa the night express No 12 arrives with engineer Henry Kingsley found dead in the cab. Signs point to a fatal accident as the train ran at high speed. fireman Cogill notes missing signals and no whistle at the next station. Kingsley, a trusted Erie Road engineer, leaves a widow and several children.
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Rock Hill
I. M Blanks
Eilzemoor
Uic
Grover
Susquermanna
Eisthound
Henry Kingsley
Susquehana
Binghamton
Here
Cogill
Binghampton
Lingsley
Erie Road
Maine recovery bid from Acme Wrecking Company
The Acme Wrecking Company of San Francisco asks the navy for authority to raise the battleship Maine. It proposes to use water jets to expose the hull, then pass chains under and attach them to framework with steel barrels to lift and tow the ship to the United States. If needed, salvage money would come through condemnation. otherwise the ship could be shown in major seaports. The department indicated approval possible if the firm proves reliability.
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Washington
Acme Wrecking Company
San Francisco
Navy Department
Maine
Pacific Coast
Department
Hiuvana Harbor
United States
Wealth in Sawdust Discovery Sparks Ottawa Industry Boom
Victor L Emerson the Baltimore inventor now in Ottawa claims a method to carbonize sawdust and extract by products. Large Canadian mill experiments reportedly prove 600 tons daily discarded as waste are worth 80 dollars per ton, equal to high grade gold. Ottawa papers note government interest, expecting new plants across Canada including iron, steel, chemical and distillery works.
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Victor L. Emerson
Baltimore
Ottawa
Dominion
Emerson
Canada
Lage
Tye
Wich
OsGorn
Iron Air Steel
White Toad
Priiterst Fonan Ffaetories
Elina Sin
Col. Boones Great Scheme and the Black Diamond plans
A Charleston visit by Sir Thomas Tancred and British promoters outlines the Black Diamond Railroad project from Tennessee through South Carolina. Key figures include J A Smith W H Welch and C Dickinson with surveyor Crenshaw praising the double track idea. The party tours mountains, plans Cincinnati meetings, and awaits English capital backing while local leaders prepare detailed reports for city bodies.
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John D- Cappelinin
Usin
Omeir
Thomas Tancred
Young Men's Business League
John A. Smith
Charleston
London
England
Beaufort
Sea Island
Black Diamond
Sir Thomas
Rs C. Dickinson
Washington, D. C
Wm. Kirkby
Toledo
Ohio
Sam
W. Stairs
Dover
J. L. Tribble
Anderson
W. B. Crenshaw
Knoxville
Venn
Crenshaw
Tennessee
South Carolina
J. L. Wribble
Cincinnati
Orlando
Fla
Columbus
Port Royal
Savannah
W.H. Welch
Will of Winnie Davis and New Orleans legal notes
The will of Miss Winnie Davis filed in civil district court is holographic and brief dated February 1808. It bequeaths all real and personal property to her son, Misswell Jette, and outlines jewelry bequests to Anne Spith, Mary Alan, and others. The document references family members and notes uncertainties in heirs and custody by the mother and sister, with signatures amid New York addresses and bank-related procedural mentions.
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Columbia
Greenville
Spartanburg
Pelham Mills
Greers
Main Street
A. X. Gunter, Jr
Bellinger
Gunter
Newberry County
Boyd
Curry
Peabody Fund
Winthrop College For
South
N. J. Holmes
3.C. Todd
Presbyterian Church
Maoree
3. C
Winnie Davis
Civil District Court
Varin Anne Davit
Beypt
Anne
Mary Alan
Margaret Viyes
Gerard
West Tortyfourth Street
New York
Shoe stock Pride in value Men's heavy shoes listed
Our stock reflects value in cash with prices for men’s heavy shoes at 1.00, 1.15, and top quality pairs at 1.25, emphasizing real worth and pride in offerings.
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Orr & Co’s
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