Grand Jury Reports 1901 Aniston City Court Indicts Sixty
York Sept 28 A grand jury for the Sept term 1901 at Aniston Alabama completed work at 11 20 this morning reporting on 101 cases examined and indicting 60. The panel commends good books kept and careful jail care while noting need for county jail telephone service and better docket access. Foreman S A Russell signs the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. W. Lapsley
Anniston
Ala
Grand Jury
Justices of the Peace
Lipton Confident in Strong Fresh Breeze for Race
Voru September 28 The first America's Cup series race was stalled by a light Thursday breeze. Sir Thomas Lipton remained confident saying a brisk easterly wind is expected off Sandy Hook with speeds around nineteen miles an hour and a fresh breeze could yield the first adequate test between the Shamrock and Columbia.
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Sandy Hook
Er Burean
Alletin
Ben
Her
Merning
Thomas Lipton
America
Britain
Sone
Awd
McKinley Will Admitted to Probate in Canton
In Canton Ohio on September 28 1901 Secretary Cortelyou aided Mrs Ida McKinley in filing the late President William McKinley estate papers. The probate reading proceeded as Judge Day and Cortelyou reviewed the will which declines administration and recommends William R Day and George B Cortelyou as executors with the will annexed.
McKinley Names Heir in Will To Ida S McKinley
President McKinley executes a will from the Executive Mansion Washington revoking all prior wills and bequeathing all real estate and life income to his wife Ida S McKinley. He directs a yearly sum to his mother for life and upon her death to his sister Helen McKinley, noting the estate income may be insufficient.
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Washington, L. C
Ida S. McKinley
Helen McKinley
Working Night and Day Pills Advertised by Elam Drug Co
The busiest mighty little invention Dr King's New Life Pills claim to convert weakness into strength and listlessness into energy improving health. Sold for 25 cents per box by Elam Drug Co in a concise advertising pitch.
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Dr. King
Elam Drug Co
Great Wall of Water Drowns Thirteen in Alaminto Creek
Terrible disaster near the Rio Grande in Presido county reports thirteen prospectors drowned by a sudden cloudburst. Two camps were swept by a twenty foot flood as they slept at nine, with six bodies recovered and five to seven possibly carried into the river.
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San Antonio
Tex
Presido County
Rio Grande River
Alaminto
Covington Reunites With Wife After Nationwide Search
M J D Covington traveled from Aniston with his wife after a long pursuit to locate her. She wandered from Dalton to Rome to Anniston and Atlanta before ending up in Calhoun, then Aniston, with Mrs Sam Jones aiding the search. The couple planned onward to Sulucauga while Covington works as a carpenter. The tale closes with a mention of a local cigar promotion, the Silver Ash.
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Covington
Meir Sylacanga
Cartersville
Sam Jones
Cradiv
Evangelions
Gorbia
Beterife
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Columbia and Shamrock
City Court Grand Jury
Lumbia
York
Columbia
Shamrock
The
Anniston City
Sion
Lapsley
Grand
A. Russell
McKinley
Canton
Ecretary
Cortelyou
T Day
Senate
Tors
Cody
Burnett & Bellingrath
Staple and Fancy Grocers
Wife
Calhoun, Ga
Mrs
Ansiston
Atlanta
Rome
Calhowin
Mrs. Covington Reacher
Sawyer
China Department
Anniston Trading CO
Jos. Saks & Co
Head To Foot Outfitters
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