Millard Lee Dies on the Gallows in Atlanta
Millard Lee was hanged at Fulton county jail for the 1902 murder of Lila May Suttles in Ben Hill. He faced the drop without tremor, proclaimed readiness, and his last words spoke of peace with God. The execution followed a long legal fight culminating in a sane determination after several appeals and stays.
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Atlanta
Lila May Suttles
Millard Lee
Fulton County
Lee
Bherim J. W. Nelms
W. C. Fisher
Nelms
Shropshire
Ben Hill
Miss Suttles
Terrell
Supreme Court
Tokai Maru sinking leaves 45 dead in Hakodate fog
In Hakodate, Japan, the steamer Tokai Maru sank after a collision with the Russian steamer Progress. Forty five of the 103 aboard drowned, with mails and valuables lost. The Russian consul prepares a statement for a court of inquiry.
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Malle
Wes Belo
Yokohama
Progress
Hakodate
Japan
Court of Inquiry
Trade Conditions Show Mixed US Merchandize Movement
Special cable summaries from the International Mercantile Agency note between seasons effects on general goods with Chicago Pittsburgh and New York reporting favorable signs. Cotton prices rise in the south aiding trade while dry goods in St Louis slack and Philadelphia sees slower activity though overall export prospects improve.
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New York
International Mercantile Agency
United States
Canada
Chicago
Pittsburg
Baltimore
South
St. Louis
Boston
Diapost
PRT Atelphia
Manchester
Corea
Montreal
Ground Added for Chickamauga National Park Cavalry Post
Commissioner General H V Boynton reports that 783 acres have been added to Chickamauga National Park designated as a national maneuveuring ground. Part will form a permanent cavalry post while field camp of the Seventh cavalry continues. Health of troops is good with ample water supply from flowing wells. New York Maryland Ohio and Iowa plan state monuments with liberal appropriations.
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H. V. Boynton
Ashington
Chickamauga National Park
Seventh Cavalry
Spain
Ita
New York
Maryland
Ohio
Iowa
Cheney's Expectorant Relieves Grandfather's Throat Ills
R L Brewster of Little Rock Arkansas reports that one bottle of Cheney's Expectorant cured his grandfather's coughing and soothed throat and lung inflammation after repeated bouts.
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Mly
Cheney
R. L. Brewster
Little Rock
Ark
Charters Granted to Salisbury Firms in North Carolina
Nearly eight million dollars in charters were issued to four Salisbury companies owned by the Whitney firm. Yadkin Mines Consolidated and Yadkin Land each hold 1 million dollars, Yadkin River Electric Power 5 million, and Yadkin and Virginia Copper and Land 750000. Morganton Water Works received 100000. Also notes a fatal shooting in Albertville, Alabama, where merchant F. F. Davis was killed by a drunken customer.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Salisbury
Whitney Company
Yadkin Mines Consolidated Company
Capital
Yadkin Land Company
Yadkin River Electric Power Company
W. C. Pressley
Washington, D. C
Aged Murderer Paroled By Governor Jelks
Montgomery Ala Oct 30 Governor Jelks paroled Robert Foster a white man from Chambers county convicted of murder in 1833 and sentenced to life imprisonment He is 70 years old and has served ten years on the sentence
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Montgomery
Ala
Jelks
Robert Foster
Chambers County
Foster
Lon Shaw
Jim Chambers
Luverne
Knott Declares Candidacy for Florida State Treasurer
Florida's State Treasurer William V. Koote says he will seek the Democratic nomination for state treasurer in the next primary. He notes past service as state examiner and auditor and reports satisfaction with his tenure. he has no opposition for the nomination.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
William V. Koote
Whitfeld
Knott
Dr King's New Discovery credited with saving lives
Mrs Haviland of Armonk New York says her daughter nearly died from whooping cough and bronchitis until Dr King's New Discovery saved her. A niece with advanced consumption also recovered. Trial bottles offered free and local dealers advertise the remedy. In Montgomery Alabama Governor Jelks refuses to interfere as Lon Shaw and Jim Chambers await execution for a murder.
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W. K. Haviland
Armonk
N. Y
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Son
Joe Fletcher Bound Over In Barnesville Shooting Case
Barnesville Ga Oct 30 Joe Fletcher the negro who fired five shots at Dr T Reeves Tuesday afternoon in Barnesville was given a hearing but was bound over until Saturday on a 200 dollar bond.
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Joe Fletcher
Barnesville
Dr. T Reeves
Assailants in Prince Galitzin Attack Named
Three men who attacked Prince Galitzin on the outskirts of Tiflis while he rode with his wife were identified as members of the lower Armenian class and were killed by Cossacks after the assault.
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Galitzin
Tiflis
Prince Galitzin
The
Caucasus
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S. P. Orr
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Urs Phinizy
Tames Waits
Arthur E. Griffith
H. FiLemine
Epward R. Hopason
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Salem Palmer's
Athens
Acme Brewing CO
Macon, Georgia
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