PARDONS GIVEN TO AUGUSTA POLICE
Augusta Ga March 16 L L Caw and W L Martin former Augusta police officers were released from Richmond county camp after serving terms for extorting money and valuables from a Chinese grocer. The case drew wide attention and possibly political upheaval. They were found guilty for forcing the proprietor to pay an assessment and surrender a diamond ring. A pardon from Governor Smith shortened their sentences by a few days.
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L. L. Caw
Tey
W. l L. Martin
Auusta
Richmond County
Reynolds
Cawley
Martin
Smith
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted as Safe Cough Remedy
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe non drug containing treatment that cures obstinate coughs and colds and costs nothing extra compared to unknown remedies. Urges readers to insist on the genuine product sold by all druggists.
Jury to Try Lyens in Georgia Killing Case
Jesup Georgia March 16 Two hundred prospective jurors were summoned to select a panel to try former Sheriff W B Lyens and his son former Deputy F A Lyens for the December 14 1908 killing of M Fleming Smith a local druggist The men are jailed locally after being removed to Chatham county for safety Women in the area are raising funds for a monument to the alleged victim who died protecting a woman.
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Jesup Ga
W. B. Lyens
F. A. Lyens
M. Fleming Smith
Chatham County
Benjamin Gilbert to Die in Electric Chair Friday
Norfolk March 16 The last hope of Benjamin Gilbert the 18 year old who killed his sweetheart Miss Amanda Moss passed today when the supreme court of Virginia denied him writ of error Governor Swanson who has granted Gilbert several respites declines to interfere further and without executive clemency he must pay the penalty of his crime in the electric chair Friday next Governor Swanson some time ago refused to commute Gilbert death sentence to life imprisonment
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Norfolk
Benjamin Gilbert
Hey
Amanda Moss
Supreme Court of Virginia
Swanson
Gilbert
Supreme Court
Telephone cost compared with telegraph savings
A reader note argues that people misjudge long distance message costs. It invites readers to count words spoken in three minutes and compare with telegraph charges for the same length, suggesting time saved and satisfaction make telephone service cheaper than other agencies.
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Alony
Nicaragua Peace Claim and Naval Buildup Update
Nicaragua denies aggression and cites defensive aims as tensions rise with neighboring states. Secretary Knox weighs naval reinforcement in Central American waters while considering a possible mission to investigate the dispute and push for peace.
Noted educators coming to Atlanta
Educators across Georgia await the South’s conference on education to be held in Atlanta on April 14 15 and 16 An advance program from Wickliffe Rose Nashville chairman of the executive committee and E C Merry state school commissioner shows many able and distinguished leaders in educational work will participate.
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Southern Association of College Women
Emma Garrett Boyd
Clarence Ousley
Texas
John Lee Coulter
Minnesota
J. A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Charles E. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
J. ¥. Joyner
Raleigh
N. C
Hoke Smith
R. C. Ogden
New York
United States
Elmer Ellsworth Brown
Washington, D. C
Charles I. Barrett
Union City
Gifford Pinchot
A. Caswell Ellis
Atlanta
Conference of Education For the South
E. C. Merry
Wickliffe Rose
Nashville
Foley's Orino Laxative credited for child’s recovery
A Wisconsin parent states a three year old boy suffered severe constipation and high fever. After two doses of Foley's Orino Laxative, fever subsided and the child recovered fully by the next morning, described as having his life saved by the remedy.
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Foley
A. Wolkush
Casimer
Wis
Athens Residents Use Long Distance Bell For News Talks
Residents of Athens are using the long distance Bell Telephone to Duluth for news and social chats. A personal talk costs only 40 cents for three minutes, prompting callers to dial Long Distance.
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Athens
Duluth
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