Indifferent Will Hawkins Defies Court Over Murder Trial
Clarke county records a defiant defendant in the Hawkins murder case. Will Hawkins, jailed for killing his wife, refuses an attorney or witnesses and declares he will plead guilty, predicting execution. Judge Brand remands him, then appoints defense attorneys for next Monday’s trial.
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Brand
Clarke County
Will Hawkins
Hawking
Hawkins
Col. H. C. Tuck
Col
T. 3. Mell
H. C. Erwin
Perry Davis Painkiller Urges Quick Action for Sudden Ailments
Urges immediate use for chills, cold symptoms, colic, cramps, or diarrhoea. Recommends a teaspoon in hot water or milk and keeping the remedy on hand. Promotes new 35s and 50c sizes as proven, ready defense against illness.
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Colle
Perry Davis
Funeral Held For Mrs L E Greene At Danielsville
Mrs L E Greene funeral held yesterday at her Danielsville home attended by many friends. Rev F L Ward of Thomson conducted the services. Pallbearers included Messia A L Ivey C T David J F L Bond J B E Gordon A H Long C E Adams Cecil Griffith and J T Murray. Interment followed in Danielsville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danielsville, Ga
L. E. Greene
J. BE. Gordon
A. H. Long
C E. Adams
Cecil Griffith
J. T. Murray
Danielsville Cemetery
Runaway Horse Crashes buggy on Pulaski Street
Yesterday morning on Pulaski Street the horse of Dr G T Canning bolted from its feed and dashed the buggy into a wire fence, nearly demolishing the vehicle. The horse was captured further down the street and was unharmed. The buggy sustained heavy damage.
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Dr. Canning
Pulaski Street
G. T. Canning
Convention entertains Cotton Seed delegates in city
President Michael of the chamber appoints an entertainment committee to greet delegates to the Cotton Seed Crushers Association meeting on the 19th. Committee includes A. M. Dobbs as chairman and B. A. Crane, C. B. Griffith, B. H. Dorsey, B. F. Hardeman, Harry Hodgson, J. B. Wier, Allen Fleming, C. D. Campbell, J. H. Dozier. Delegates arrive Sunday night. one hundred representatives from nearly every state locality will be present. Allen's Foot-Ease advertises a powder to ease foot discomfort with mail orders and trial packages.
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Michael
Chamber of Commerce
Cotton Seed Crushers Association
Thin City
A. M. Dobbs
B. A. Crane
C. B. Griffith
B. H. Dorsey
B. F. Hardeman
Harry Hodgson
J. B. Wier
Allen Fleming
C. D. Campbell
J. H. Dozier
Committee On Entertainment
Blind Tiger Fined Two Hundred Dollars in City Court
In Mayor Dorsey’s court Col. Smith, a Black man, pleaded guilty to selling liquor from a campus biological lab. He received a $200 fine or six months in jail and a warrant was sworn for larceny over the alleged theft of the alcohol.
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Dorsey
Col. Smith
Smith
One Judge Fined Another in Warnack Murder Trial
In Dalton Georgia on April 14 during the Warnack murder trial Judge A W Fite fined Judge George G Glenn of Dalton city court 75 dollars for contempt after Glenn argued appeals court decisions. Fite first fined 25 dollars then imposed a further 50 dollars after Glenn reaffirmed his remarks to the jury.
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Dalton
Warnack
Claude Warnack
Chess Wilson
A. W. Fite
Superior Court
George G. Glenn
Glenn
Court of Appeals
Fite
Clarke County Commissioners Report to Grand Jury 1908
Clarke County commissioners present their six month report to the Grand Jury detailing road, bridge and jail improvements, convicts, farms, and finances. They note new bridges, street work, and plans for modernization at the courthouse while urging careful scrutiny of taxes and public funds.
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Clarke County
Prison Commission
Holman
Pittard
Park Fund Drive Aims to Build Grounds for Park
W P Vonderan, chair of the park committee, pursues a park fund to secure grounds and funding. He works on Queen's contest for the carnival next week and plans a Tag Day proceeds to the park fund. With ladies and children eager for a playground, contributions are hoped to be sizable as other attractions are arranged. Citizens are urged to support Vonderan and the committee in this effort.
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W. P. Vonderan
Park Committee
Vonderau
Bia
Educators Gather for Southern Educational Conference in Gate City
Nearly 500 teachers from all Southern states arrived by noon in Atlanta for the Southern Educational Conference. Governors, deans, and chancellors from major universities attend with sub-conferences for state superintendents and supervisors of women’s school improvement. Governor Hoke Smith welcomed participants as R. C. Ogden delivered the annual address and Dr. S. C. Mitchell spoke on The American Spirit in Education. The secondary schools segment concluded with published conclusions.
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Atlanta
Bess
Piedmont J Hotel
J. ¥. Joyner
P. P. Claxton
Nashville
Hoke Smith
Southern Educational Board
R. C. Ogden
8. C. Mitchell
University of South Carolin
Husband Whipped by Girl's Father in Elopement
Winston Salem April 14 8 Il Tuttle a Stokes county farmer aged 47 married Hettle Fulp 14 daughter of H A Pulp Hilltop Stokes county after eloping they arrived Germantown and met the irate bride's father who beat Tuttle before onlookers intervened Tuttle jailed at a hotel and a fight over possession of the girl looms while the bride vows to stand by her husband and the Barkoot Amusement Co plans to aid Athens city park efforts with a promised week of events starting April 19.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Tuttle
Stokes County
Martinsville
Hettle Fulp
H. A. Pulp
Hilltop
Germantown
Pulp
Barkoot Amusement Co
Athens
Peruna praised as a versatile, women’s health aid
Testimonials extol Peruna as a trusted medicine for women, noting benefits from fatigue relief to nursing support. Claims include improved strength, cheerfulness, and vitality across ages, with endorsements from Mrs. H. C. Eveney of Philadelphia and Mrs. Caroline Bundheimer of Louisiana.
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Mrn
Caroline Bundheimer
Clarks
Louisiana
Poruna
New Journal Launched for Georgia Odd Fellows
LaGrange Georgia April 14 a new monthly journal for the Odd Fellows of Georgia named The Odd Fellows Messenger will debut around May 15 with Q Billinghurst a seasoned newspaper man as editor. The venture receives strong support and is expected to succeed from the start.
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LaGrange
Odd Fellown
Georgia
Odd Fellows’ Messenger
Billinghurst
Negroes on Trial for Crime of Arson in Georgia
Rome Georgia April 14 two colored men John Nighol son and John High were bound over on arson charges after a U S commissioners hearing. They allegedly set fire to the post office at Lyerly January 27 at 2 90 am destroying the building housing the post office and express office owned by postmaster J M Ross. The two women in charge at the time were Ross daughters and the defendants will be tried at the next federal court term.
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Keller
Rome
John Nigholson
John High
United States
John C
J. M. Ross
Rose
Center
Ala
Rejected by girl tried to burn her in marriage dispute
In Wheeling on April 14 Joseph White 28 of Wheeling allegedly went to the room of Magdalena Fortuna 15 of Pittsburg and tried to burn her to death. He is said to have poured gasoline on her clothing and contents and then set fire to the room while she screamed for help. Fortuna was seriously burned and White was arrested.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Joseph White
Magdalena Fortuna
Pittsburg
White
Miss Fortana
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Madison County
H. B. Mitchell
Newhere
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G. E Stone
Agricultural College
Good Roads Conference
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Kate O'Dwyer
Union
W.D. Kelley
M. F. Matthews
Board F of Health
Conway
H. M. Fullslove
Board of Commissions
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Park Fund
Gate City
Ogden
J. M. Hodgson
J. T. Pittard
John B. Gamble
Perona
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LaGrange, Ga
Lyerly
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