Tragedy Follows Duplicity In Vineville Marriage Tale
A Macon Georgia report recounts a doomed union between Drew and Barbara Phillips. After a rushed marriage ceremony staged by a fake Parson Jordan, Drew abandoned his wife and child. Mrs. Drew died soon after childbirth, and Drew himself died days later from heart failure amid legal and financial fallout. The infant girl is cared for by the mother's parents.
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Philips
Southern Phosphate Works
Phillips
Bok
John Sullivan
Henry Ieancsville
Phillip
Viceville
Miss Phillips
Home Savents
Philwu
Hime
Macon
Ind
Joses
Philud
Tim
Vineville
Jed
Jordan
Mia Phillips
Court House
L. A
Barbara Phil- Garriage
Fort Hill
Fort Hill Cemetery
Grand Lodge of Good Templars session closes in Georgia
Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Georgia closes its Demorest session after productive work. Grand Chief Templar T W Reed retires. J Sibley of Demorest elected. Athens installs Deputy Grand Marshal Miss I W Kenney. Young Harris Institute's 14 year old John Ellis walked 48 miles to attend and spoke on temperance work. Officials sent Ellis home with funds after the meeting.
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Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Grand Lodge of Good Templars of
Georgia
Demorest
T. W. Reed
J. Sibley
Athens
I. W. Kenney
Grand Lodge
John Ellis
Young Harris Institute
Young Ellis
Young G. Harris
Lodge
Ellis
Daughter’s Father Charged With Heinous Crime
A man faces charges related to a grave offense involving his daughter. Authorities report the incident as a heinous crime, with investigators pursuing leads and the case under formal legal action.
Alleged assault case shocks Oconee county crowd
Grand jury returns true bill against Alfred Smith for assault with intent to rape. His daughter Miss Callie Smith testifies detailing repeated indecent advances from her father in Dublin and Athens areas. Mrs Smith describes years of mistreatment before seeking divorce as hundreds pursue the fugitive. Officers hunt the suspect across Clarke and Oconee counties with a large posse and a bank money seizure linked to the case.
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Clarke County
Wier
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Quonee
Quonee. Superior Court
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Cohéins
Ram Bim
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Flece
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Fist
Callie
Dublin
Callie Smith
Miss Smith
Willie Smith
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Yeaterday
Totter
Oconee ‘County
Controversy Over Accusation Involving Smith
Athens townspeople react to alleged misconduct tied to Smith as reports of rape are disputed. The charge is clarified as attempted rape, with the bill not accusing him of further offenses and many involved denying the sensational claim.
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Eye
Chargd
Cottastone Cappo
J.T
Green McCartain Berin
Talhina
McCurtais
My Acheme
Hon Y L Harris Remains An Athens Honor In Sketch
Dr. W J Scott lauds Hon Y L G Harris as a respected Clarke County merchant and Whig leader. The profile recalls his devout service as superintendent of Sunday School, prayerful nature, and liberal gifts to churches and colleges, noting his steadfast faith through his wife’s death and later years.
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Athens
W. J. Scott
Wesleyan Christian Advocate
Y. L. G. Harris
Silom
Clarke County
Georgia
Pinstres
Adies
Princeton
Columbia
Southern Mutual Insurance Company
Canaan
Fire Devastates Palmyra Lebanon County Town
A Palmyra Pennsylvania dispatch reports a planing mill fire endangering half the town with eight buildings already destroyed. Palmyra, a 1,500 population borough on the Lebanon Valley railroad, lies 36 miles west of Reading.
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Jim Eis
Palmyra
Lebanon
Reading
Kansas Strikers Face Starvation as Coal Fields Stop
In Pittsburg Kansas exciting scenes unfold as 6000 miners walk off jobs, 75 deputies disperse a strike at a shaft, and militia are summoned. The strike cripples Pittsburg and surrounding towns, layoffs rise, stores fear ruin, and political figures including Populists are accused of engineering the shutdown.
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Kan
Cherokee District
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Lewelling
Wier City
Kansas
Ha Sree
Ttsburg
Ets
Weir
Ohic
Frontenac
Yale
Scammon
Lichfield
Midway
M. L. Alters
Walters
Ent
United States District Court
Kansas and Texas Voal Company
Crisis in coal mine ends governor believes troops needed
The governor, after private secretary’s return to Weir City, now thinks the coal mine crisis has ended. Reports of militia involvement and troop deployment emerge as authorities assess the situation.
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Weir City
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