Governor Smith Refuses To Interfere In Holmes Case
Atlanta February 27 Governor Smith declined to intervene in the case of Lee Holmes a McIntosh County Black man convicted of murdering Dr E A Sands of Tattnall County Holmes was to be hanged tomorrow after a respite The prison commission had twice urged commutation to life arguing evidence allowed for accidental killing The governor left the death sentence in place and Holmes was to be returned to Dherien for execution details not fully clear in the record
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Atlanta
Smith
Lee Holmes
McIntosh County
E. A. Sands
Tattnall County
Holmes
Dr. Samis
Wother Negro
Sands
Helmes
Chottagi
Prater Cadeeeral Clauent
AL Evins
Texas Railroad Put in Receiver's Hands
In Worth Texas this afternoon United States Circuit Judge A P Mc Vormien appointed Judge Po Freeman of Dallas receiver for the International and Great Northern lines. Bond set at 50000 dollars. Petitioners allege bond interest default totaling 404620 dollars, rail line insolvent and unable to meet operating costs or repair work underway. The railroad company consented to the appointment through its general solicitor.
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Porr Worth
Texas
Mercantile Trust Company
New York
United States
A. P. McVormien
Po. Freeman
Dallas
Cie
Sond
Railroad Company
The Gargling Season Bespeaks Voice Care in Opera
A deteriorating garbling season piece notes how famous scientists have crafted gargles to sustain voices. It cites singers using astringent gargles for difficult high notes and mentions a tenor who used cold tea, warning such methods do not improve voice quality despite short term pitch changes.
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New York
Amd Tausseprofiin
Signor Sellini
The Jumping Off Place and Dr King’s New Discovery
George Moore of Grimesland North Carolina says consumption nearly ended him before Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life with the first bottle. After a dozen bottles he was well and happy again. Remedy for coughs colds lings and pneumonia prevention sold by W J Smith and Bro H R Palmer and Sons druggists 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
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Dr. King
George Moore
Grimesland
N. C
W. J. Smith & Bro
H R. Paulmer & Sons
February Game Month Talk Ends In A Pause
A humorous exchange from the St. Louis Post Dispatch portrays February and June debating name day off. The little February envies June, while June remarks February only enjoys a single day off.
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June
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Murder of Mrs Ellisor in Cayce by unknown assailant
In Columbia district, Mrs Paul Ellisor, an elderly white resident of Cayce near Columbia, was murdered at dawn by an unknown black man during household duties. Axe was used and valuables were taken as authorities search for the suspect. Also from Atlanta the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association announces its Louisville meeting set for May 19 20 21 with rules and program preparations under way.
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Columbia
S. C
Paul D. Ellisor
Cayce
Elliser
Oes
Issa
Atlanta
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Louisville
L. A. Ransom
Memphis
New Orleans
Ransome
Wiley
U.S
Traveling salesman takes his own life in Atlanta office
Hubert Atkinson a 24 year old traveling salesman for Conch Manufacturing Co East Point shot himself in the company office at 2 30 pm. The wound is serious with little hope for recovery. He was found by coworkers and carried to his East Point home. He has a wife and two children.
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Atlanta
Hubert Atkinson
Conch Manufacturime Co
East Point
Atkinson
Vinol Promises Relief From Cod Liver Oil Woes
An Athens Ga ad touts Vinol a concentrated cod liver oil derivative by Margues and Gautier. It claims to remove unpleasant oil while delivering body-building elements, appealing to mothers with weak children and adults with pulmonary troubles, offering money-back if unsatisfied.
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Margues
Athens
Vinci
H. R. Voolmer & Sons
Matinee Candy Purchases Sparkled in Penny Action
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet a woman with a lemon hairpiece and large comb played out a comic scene at a matinee. She tried to buy candy for ten cents, then added another dime as the box was only built to cough up candy once, leaving the second dime effectively wasted.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hughes Rebuffed by New York Senate Action
Albany report: New York Senate rejects Governor Hughes proposal to remove Otto Kelsey as state superintendent of insurance for the second year running. Vote 30 to 2 with 2 absent or not voting, echoing last year’s tally of 24 to 27 amid no debate on the merits.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Hughes
Otto Kelsey
Mardi Gras Festivities Now On in New Orleans
New Orleans rushes with Mardi Gras visitors from across the nation as trains flood the streets. Five trunk lines push to their limits to move travelers while hotels fill beyond capacity. Visitors come from neighboring states and the West, with growing crowds from Cuba and Mexico. Preliminary carnival events begin tomorrow and the main parades and balls start early next week. Arrangements for these spectacles are planned on an unprecedented scale.
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New Orleans
Middle States
Cuba
Mexico
Keeping Open House
Everybody is welcome when we feel good and we feel that way only when our digestive organs are working properly. Dr King's New Life fills regulate the action of stomach liver and bowels so perfectly one cant help feeling good when he uses these pills. 25c at W J Smith Bro H R Palmer and Sons drug stores.
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Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Lam Gor
Cooper
Orr Drug Company
Figures On Potentates CIGARS In New York Dispatch
Chicago readers learned that King Edward ordered 500 cigars in New York at a total of 1600 dollars. The eight inch long smokes were noted as kingly. A city hall statistician estimated imperial smoking habits, comparing Britain's 392 million to the czar and Kaiser Wilhelm.
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Chicago News
Chicago
New York
Edward Vas
Great Britain
Edward
Kaiser Wilhelm
Actress probes what a broken heart does on stage
In a humorous strip, the actress asks how a person with a broken heart should act. The manager promises guidance after the playwright’s first rehearsal, hinting at backstage advice and stagecraft in the illustrated Bits.
Life-Sapping Parasites Wreck Human System Promoted
An account by L T Cooper touts a New Discovery medicine claimed to expel tapeworms. The piece notes widespread sales, and asserts parasitic infections cause chronic stomach trouble, nervousness, fatigue, memory decline, and poor eyesight, promising rapid health restoration.
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L. T. Cooper
Local option wins in Ohio legislature
Columbus Ohio February debate ends with passage of county local option bill championed by Senator Isaiah B Rose. Law allows counties to vote on banning saloons upon petition and becomes law after governor's signature, effective September 1 1908. Elections every three years with penalties for enforcement and no township reversion if a county votes dry. Also contains lodge directory notices for Mt Vernon St Elmo Keystone Sequee Glenn Odd Fellows and I O O F chapters.
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Columbus
House
Isaiah B. Rose
Washington County
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Marx Joseph Building
J. G. Trussell
Knights of Pythias
A. H. Tuck
Sachem
R. Glenn Lodge
Lodge
Carlton Building
Jackson Street
Odd Fellows
W. G. Waters
N. G
G. A. Boone
Post Office Ruling Ends Second Class Rates for Arrears
The Banner warns subscribers that after April 1 1908 daily newspapers may not use second class postage for those more than three months in arrears and weeklies for more than twelve months. Publishers protest but cannot change the rule. Subscribers must pay in advance or newspapers risk discontinuation.
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Postoffice Department
Banner
United States Postoffice Department
Kodol Promises Relief for Stomach Troubles
An advertisement proclaims Kodol as the best remedy for stomach troubles, a natural digestant that digests what you eat and provides prompt relief. Sold by all druggists.
Seaboard and Central of Georgia Timetables and Athens Service
Train schedules list Seaboard Airline Central of Georgia and Southern lines with departures and arrivals shown for various routes. Athens service shows daily and Sunday-only departures and arrivals with times for regular passenger and mixed trains.
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Southern
Gainesvile Midland
Athens
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