Poisoning by Mail Brings Birmingham Pair to Atlanta Raid
Atlanta reports Ida Schmidt of Birmingham arrested over poisoning deaths of Guy Coleman and Stephen Strickland after whiskey sent by mail left them fatally poisoned. Ola Gunter is held in Jacksonville and Birmingham. Wild Man from Borneo Hamp Reed appears in court and is fined or jailed. Political clash over state health board investigation stirs Atlanta legislature. Masks and sandbags found on Battle Hill spark fear of bandits. ten youths detained as white caps burglaries widen concerns.
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Atlanta
Ida Schmidt
Birmingham
Ala
Guy Coleman
Stephen Strickland
Coleman
Strickland
Borneo
Ivy Street
Hamp Reed
Hamp
Broyles
Batle Hill
Chickamauga Avenue
Battle Hill
Heat claims ten in Pittsburg from July heat wave
A Pittsburg dispatch reports three deaths from heat, three drownings in rivers seeking relief, two killed by lightning, and two suicides amid extreme warm weather. The tally notes a large number of additional heat related incidents.
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Pittsburg
Great Grandson of Jefferson Davis Dies in Colorado
Jefferson Hayes Davis, a great grandson of President Jefferson Davis, died at his Colorado Springs home shortly after birth. He was the first child from the June 1911 marriage of Jefferson Hayes Davis and Margaret Howell Hayes. The Davis family vault is reserved in Richmond, and his remains will be cremated in Denver then taken to Richmond.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Jefferson Hayes Davis
Jefferson Davis
Jeff Davis
First National Bank
Margaret Howell Hayes
Colorado
Theodore de Witt
New York
Broadmoor
Davis
Richmond
Denver
Jewelry in an Old Shoe Hidden Diamond Heist
Philadelphia July 16 Two thousand dollars worth of jewelry tumbled from an old shoe as Mrs Mary Thompson emptied it while cleaning the yard of the Thirteenth Ward Democratic Club The shoe had concealed diamonds belonging to Mrs Francis De Magalhees who was under care The thief was identified as Alfred Williams a 13 year old nephew who admitted hiding the aunt's jewelry and pushing the shoe through a fence palings into the yard.
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Philadelphia
Mary Thompson
Thirteenth and
Dickinson Streets
Thirteenth Ward
Democratic Club
South Nineteenth Street
Francis de Magalhees
Chesnut Street
Alfred Williams
Alder Street
Motorcyclists Gather for National Meet in Columbus
Motorists from across the country arrive in Columbus Ohio for the Federation of American Motorcyclists annual meet. The event runs all week with racing on a half mile board track and a five mile national professional championship race offering a $200 cup by the Motorcycle Manufacturers' Association.
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Columbus
Federation of American Motorcyclists
League of American Wheelmen
Motorcycle Manufacturers’ Association
Special Clearance Sale For Summer Shoes
Ladies limited stock broken sizes and widths offered at one price 69 cents. Large selection of ladies Oxfords and pumps in tans gun metals sizes good values up to 3.00 priced at 99 cents.
Mallory Shoe Co. Promotes Low Priced Oxfords and Pumps
A local ad promotes children's oxfords and pumps from 19¢ to 99¢, ladies oxfords and pumps from 3.39 to 6.00, and men's oxfords from 3.39 to 8.50. Odd lots and sizes are highlighted with a liberal guarantee. Mallory Shoe Co. 151 Broad St near College.
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Mallory Shoe Co
Broad St
College
Searching for Unknown Son to Give Him 60 000 Dollar Property
A Philadelphia newspaper ad tells of an aged man seeking his son born in 1860 near Lancaster. The father, an insurance broker, wants to pass 60 000 in property to the son he has not seen since 1888 after the mother died in his absence during the Civil War. He asks anyone with information to contact C. J. Nyholm at 478 N. 3d St.
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Philadelphia
Lancaster
Caroline
C. J. Nyholm
N. 3d St
Nyholm
Boy Found Miles From Movie House After Check In
Mrs Mary Smith of Brooklyn checked her five year old son in at a moving picture booth near Pennsyl vania and Atlantic avenues. The boy wandered off with a fox terrier while she watched the film and was found asleep a mile away by Mounted Policeman Walter Howe. The pair were brought to the station and later returned home.
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New York
Mary Smith
Glenmore Avenue
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Avenues
Fnally
Howe
Mrs. Smith
Political candidacies loom in national and California races
Representatives Weeks McCall and Gardner are seen as candidates for Senator Crane’s Massachusetts seat. Governors Stubbs of Kansas and Dillon of Ohio announce bids for the U S Senate and state offices, while Paterson ancheals the Democratic nomination. California gears up for September 8 primaries and Electoral College plans with two Los Angeles women seeking electors.
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Weeks
McCall
Gardner
United States
Crane
Massachusetts
Congress
California
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Mary F. Foy
Clara Short
Tdge Foltz
Washington
Athens Trust and Banking Co. Financial Position May 31 1912
The Athens Trust and Banking Co of Athens Georgia shows assets totaling 179 424.60 with capital paid in 100 000.00 and liabilities including deposits and borrowings. Receivers Thos F Green and EB G Barnett sworn July 15 1912 attest the figures reflect bank books.
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Athens Trust & Banking Co
Athens
Georgia
Dabtes
State OF Georgia
Clarke
Thos. F. Green
EB. G. Barnett
Athens Trust and Banking Co
Brinson Railway talks push for Athens extension
Savannah leaders discuss funding a Brinson Railway extension from Savannah through Thomson and Washington to Athens. Figures show Thomson and Washington already key traffic centers with high Georgia Railroad earnings, while Augusta fears losing influence and Savannah weighs a $100,000 donation to secure the through line.
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Brinson
Athens
Augusta
Messrs
Imbrie
Savannah
Thomson
Washington
J. F. Gray
McDuffie
Wilkes
Georgia Railroad
Brinson Railway
Augusta Territory
Baltimore
Georgia
Savannah Press
Savanah Press
Waynesboro
Sylvania
Taliaferro
Elbert
Clarke
Southern ‘Railway
Rabun Gap
Ten
North Carolina
Fights Set Tonight Eddie Johnson Faces Phil Kearney
Eddie Johnson meets Phil Kearney in a 15 round bout scheduled for tonight in Alamosa Colorado. Local fans pack the arena as both fighters prepare for a decisive showdown with potential title implications.
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Eddie Johnson
Phil Kearney
Alamosa
Colo
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Pum
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W. R. Stubbs
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Jacob G. Schurman
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Milwaukee
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Robt. L. Taylor
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Taylor
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General Assembly
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Oddie
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George S. Nixon
Senate
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Mee
Thos. F. Green, EB. G. Barnett
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Brinson Railroad
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W. D. Kvenson
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C. E. Gay, Jr
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Charles Neville
G. A. Gregory
A. B. Moore
B. H. Levy
Sigo Myers
Jacob S. Collins
R. M. Hitch
James Imbrie
Farmer
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Chamber of Commerce
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