Mob attacks and Perry rare escape in Alabama siege
A mob sought Will Perry after a deputy hauled him from Anniston jail but Perry vanished amid fears of lynching. In Pell City a depot explosion killed three and injured ten. Perry confessed to killing King Farmer and described his flight to Florida before returning to Anniston to kill his wife Addie Perry. Police pursuit continued as he fled toward the courtroom.
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Gadsden
Birming
Perry
le Grande
LeGrande
King Farmer
Farmer
Penny
Anniston
Sycamore
Louisville and Nashville
Talladega
Land of Flowers
Florida
Addie Perry
Harmon
Carniva Grounds
Addie ‘Perry
Herron
West End
Kilamron
Fair Grounds
Sweets
Mr. Harmon
Court House
Oficer Jones
Pirry Steve
Eas
Explosion at Pell City Depot Kills Engineer and Worker
Two thousand pounds of dynamite exploded in the Southern depot at Pell City after a fire. The blast destroyed the depot and damaged adjacent buildings. Griffin, an engineer for Southern Whitfield, was killed along with Hall a brick mason and restaurant proprietor. Many others injured. Special to the Evening Star. Talladega November 17.
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The
Evening Star
Talladega
Explosion destroys Pell City depot killing two
A Southern Railway depot in Pell City exploded after a fire, killing J. D. Hall of Pell City and Thomas Whitfield of Cedartown, Ga. Ten others were injured including railway men J. Griffin and Southern conductors I. P. St. Clair and M. Tilden. The blast damaged the new hotel and shattered windows for miles.
Explosion Witnesses Describe Fatal Blast at Depot
Eye witnesses Elton Small and T B Lumpkin of Atlanta described the blast at the depot that ripped the building apart and sent debris through blocks. The explosion shattered windows, toppled structures, and shook the earth, with fear and confusion as onlookers sought safety and retrieved baggage.
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Elton Small
T. B. Lumpkin
Everitt, Ridley, Ragan & Co
Atlanta
Mr. Lumpkin
Mr. Small
P H OBrien Saves Freight Train and Rail Trestle
P H OBrien and about eighteen ligrees formed a rapid fire brigade to extinguish a blaze on a long trestle near Jenifer on the Louisville and Nashville line. The crew halted a loaded freight just as the trestle burned, preventing a disaster and saving the train from plunging into the creek below.
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Crew
Louisville
Nashville
P. H. O'Brien
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Jenifer
Mr. O'Brien
Eames
Hadeen
O'Brien
Josh
O’brien
J and Mrs Blacklock Injured in Rural buggy Accident
Rev J H Blacklock and his wife were badly injured yesterday afternoon when a buggy left the road near the city, overturning into a ditch after the horses veered toward a cotton row. Dr Blacklock was thrown from the buggy and Mrs Blacklock suffered more severe injuries. both remain bedridden.
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J. H. Blacklock
New Life Pills Promised to Cure Ailments Regardless of Age
Advertisement notes Dr King’s New Life Pills relieve dyspepsia jaundice fever and constipation with a claim of effectiveness for all ages. Sold for 25 cents at Mil ier Rug Co and West End Drug Co. Contact R O Watson offering piano and furniture moving services by phone.
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Dr. King
Milier Rug Co
West End Drug Co
R. O. Watson
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Will Perry
Pell City
Griffin
Southern Whitfield
Brick Mason
Aid Hall
Lo the
Birmingham
Southern Railway
Pell
City
Here
J.D. Hall
Ment
Thomas Whitfield
Cedartown, Ga
John Griffin
Southern
Railroad
Frank Illightower
Cedartown
W. A. Cooley
D. A. Pike
Seaboard Air Line
B. Spears
Hardy Cornett
Proprietress Hotel
J. M. Jackson, Conductor
South
Ern
I. P. St. Clair
Eill
M. Tilden
Jured
Hon. N. B. Spears
Alabama
Considera
Cherry
Blacklock
Roch Shoes
Sawyer’s
Sawyer the Shoes
Lan
New York
STERN
S Grocery
Victor C. Dry
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