Tart puts Burton on supreme bench
Washington December 14 President Taft nominates Horace H Burton of Tennessee as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Burton served on the sixth circuit since 1883 after a Cleveland appointment, with Democratic ties noted in his earlier career.
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Washington
Horace H. Burton
Tennessee
Supreme Court of the
United States
Burton
Cleveland
Taft
Philippines
Lurton
Nashville
Tenn
Campbell County
Kentucky
Clarkesville
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tenn
Turney
Judge Lurton
Sixth Circuit
Death Removes Last Case of Leprosy in Army
Savannah Ga December 14 Death removes probably the only case of leprosy in the United States army today First Sergeant C O Mix of the Seventy second Company Coast Artillery died in his Fort Screven cottage He enlisted from Brownsville Texas and served in the Cuban campaign during the Spanish American war His disease contracted there His father recently died leaving him 40000 but the government has provided for his care He had been a government charge for years drawing pay and leaving a fortune upon death The case attracted medical attention nationwide
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Mix
Fort Screven
U. S. Army
Savannah
United States Army
C. O. Mix
Seventy-second Company
Coast Artillery
National Cemetery
Brownsville
Texas
Painkiller Perry Davis Ad Claims Quick Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts Painkiller by Perry Davis as the sole remedy for sore joints sprains strains and bruises. It urges constant use and warns against substitutes with price points of 2 Idc and 50c.
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Perry Davis’. Price
Virginia Attorney General Elect Faces Trial Over Ink Well Attack
Judge Samuel W Williams, Virginia attorney general elect, vows return to Welch West Virginia to answer charges of felonious assault on former West Virginia Supreme Court Judge Saunders. A fair trial and no Negro jurors are requested as conditions for his appearance. Indicted after a courtroom quarrel, a requisition was issued by Governor Glasscock.
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Williams
Roanoke
Wag Dee
Samuel W. Willams
Virginia
Welch
W. Va
Saunders
Supreme Court of
West Virginia
Glasscock
Terrible Collision on Wl Y Central at North East
Erie Pa December 14 The Twentieth Century Limited collides with rear of No 10 near North East 16 miles east of here. Docs report six dead with many more feared. Relief train with nurses and doctors on the way. No 26 sections include cars from St Louis Cincinnati and Cleveland.
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Erie
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Chicago
New York
Lake Shore
North East
Here
No. 26
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
No. 10
Captain Franklin Sentenced for Embesment with Cadet Funds
New York dispatch reports Captain Thomas Franklin United States Army once lauded for China and Manila service pleaded guilty to a long string of petty embezzlements from the West Point cadet mess fund. Judge Hand sentenced him to two years and six months in the Atlanta federal penitentiary. total defalcations reach 35650 with 4831 in false vouchers.
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Atlanta
New York
Thoma Franklin
United States Army
Chaffee
General Ouis
China
Manila
West Point
United Stae
Hand
United States Circuit Court
Federal
Jis
Franklin
United States
United States Military Academy
T. S. Ansell
Ed Brooks Shot and Killed Will Streetman in Forsyth County
In Cumming Georgia on December 14 Ed Brooks shot and killed Will Streetman at Brooks house six miles south of Cumming. Brooks age about 25, married. Streetman 20, unmarried, son of Babhetine Streetman. Brooks arrested and jailed by Sheriff Reed. It is Forsyth county’s first fatality in years.
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Farmer’s House
Cumming
Ed Broksa
Will Streetman
Brooks
Streetman
Babhetine
Reed
Forsyth County
Citizens protest Harper non imprisonment in Georgia case
Byron citizens urge end to Harper detention as Perry prepares for commitment trial. Sheriff Winn keeps Harper under guard rather than jail, with Walter Grace leading protest by local leaders. Prosecution team from Macon includes Joel Hall Felder and C C Brown.
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Macon
Byron
Walter
Grace
A. H. Harper
Perry
George W. Winn
Harper
Duncan
C. EB. Bateman
Joel Hill Hall
Thomas Felder
C. C. Brown
Fort Valley
Macon Woman Hit By Wagon Near Hardeman Avenue
Macon Georgia December 14 Mrs A J Taylor was knocked down and run over on Hardeman avenue after alighting from a street car. She was taken home painfully but not fatally hurt. John Brown drag driver for R C Wilders Sons controlled the team and dropped his lines before fleeing.
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Macon
A. J. Taylor
Hardeman
John Brown
R. C. Wilders Sons
Rheumatism Cured In a Day by Detchon’s Relief
Dr Detchon’s Relief for Rheumatism and Neuralgia claims rapid cure in 1 to 3 days. The ad touts immediate systemic action and quick relief from the first dose. Sold by L P Canning at the corner of Clayton and Jackson streets for 75 cents or $1.
Quick Relief For Rheumatism Advertised By Dr Detchen
George W Koons of Lawton Michigan testifies that Dr Detchen Relief for Rheumatism greatly aided his wife who could not lift her hand or foot for two months. After beginning the remedy she improved rapidly and by Wednesday she could dress herself and walk to breakfast. Sold by L P Canning at the Clayton and Jackson streets drugstore.
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George W. Koons
Lawton, Mich
Detchen
L. P. Canning
Cor. Clayton and Jackson Sts
Cure Cold In One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
Ad promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. E W Grove's signature on each bottle. Price 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
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