Session turmoil over Meriwether member charges and allotment
The House grapples with a heated debate surrounding Mr. McDonald and Mr. Snelson as charges of misconduct and financial impropriety are discussed. The session sees interruptions, calls for proof, and a move to end the matter, with quarreling members and procedural maneuvers dominating the floor.
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Yebenald
Snelson
Statleman
Georgia Asylum
Insca
Wen
Tan
Onal
D—Dje
Meriwether
Jejn
Snelson Jiarand
AMW ENTERPRISES TO OPEN ATHENS SEWING MACHINE STORE
Cobb Lampkin and Walter P Ji form AMW Enterprise in Athens to establish a large sewing machine establishment on College Avenue. They plan to handle Wheeler and Wilson machines, with Lampkin noted for upbuilding Athens and Dorough bringing youth and experience to the venture. The enterprise aims for thorough service and anticipated success.
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Cobb Lampkin
Walter P Ji
Iit
Athens
Este
Col Lampkin
Dorough
Wheeler
Wilson
Hill
Brave Deputy Sam Hughes Shot by Moonshiner Band
Deputy U S Marshal Sam Hughes was shot near Whitewell twenty miles up the mountains by two men, John Hobs and another, while resisting moonshiners selling liquor. A day-book in his coat saved his life as buckshot hit his heart area. Hobs fled but was pursued to Chatanooga.
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U.S
Hughes
Banner
United Ss
Sam Hughes
Whitewell
Welock
John ‘Tipton
Moun- Naha
Ibang
John Hobs
Ll &T
Ollicer
Chatanoog
Wal
Wounded man dies in mysterious spontaneous combustion case
In Dawson Kentucky on August 12 Seamen and Cows steam boiler blast left Brown Lovell severely burned. He later died after neighbors removed him from a feather bed that reportedly ignited from within as nurses and relatives watched. Doctor Blanton noted feverish symptoms and improper linseed oil dressing. The incident is treated as spontaneous combustion with fatal outcome.
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Xaa Urnin
Dawson
Brown Lovell
Bhutton
Lovell
Alabama Troubles in Selma and Birmingham
Advices from Selma report quiet amid race tensions. Bryant and two associate editors have left town and the paper may not reappear as white residents vow to stop it. Negro printers were at work yesterday. Rizor's murder by a local policeman prompted two coroner verdicts, one for acquittal and one for conviction, with the officer in custody on a murder warrant.
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Birmingham
Selma
Bryant
Rizor
Gov Lowry's Son Weds in Jackson Despite Objections
Special to The Banner from Jackson Mississippi reports Dr Robert Lowry of Canton and Miss Ma ry Foote of Oakland California were married by Rev Frank Hallan at St Andrew's Church. Foote, daughter of Henry Foote a California Supreme Court commissioner, wed amid family objections over the bride's youth. Gov Lowry has eleven children, nine of whom are married, one daughter previously eloped.
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Jackson
Miss
Robert Lowry
Canton
Mary J. Foote
Oakland
Cal
Frank Hallan
St. Andrew’s Church
Foote
Henry 8. Foote
California Supreme Court
Lowry
Gov. Lowry
Grand Jury Indicts No Prize Fight Participants
Purvis Mississippi August 22 The grand jury reports after finding twenty eight true bills and examining eighty five witnesses The panel declines indicting Charlie Rich Captain Jamieson Superintendent Tyler or General Man Carroll of the Queen and Crescent The district attorney says he will continue the hunt and the regular term grand jury will take up prize fight cases Affidavits against Rich Carroll Tyler Jamieson Smith the Gilberts and Pat Duffy are pending before Justice Cartel Renaud and Kilrain cases expected to be disposed of tomorrow
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Purvis
Miss
Charlie Rich
Capt
Jamieson
Tyler
Man. Carroll
Queen
Cresent
EOD
Neville
Messrs
Rich
Carroll Tyler
Smith
the Gilberts
Pat Duffy
Justice of the Peace Cartel
Renaud
Kilrain
Five murderers hanged at the Tombs in New York
Special to The Panner, New York, August 23. Four murderers were hanged at the Tombs this morning: Nolin, Packenham, Lewis, and Carolin. Packenham, about sixty, killed his wife for money to buy liquor. Lewis, a Black man, killed Alice Jackson after she refused to live with him. Carolin, a German, murdered his Irish wife with a hatchet. Nolan killed Emma Buch after she barred him from her home. Carolin and Lewis protested innocence as they died. Nolan fired on Emma after she locked him out, and died within minutes.
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New York
Nolin
Packenham
Lewis
Carolin
Caroline
Patrick Packenham
New Orleans
Jack Lewis
Alice Jackson
Ferdinand Carolin
James Nolan
Emma Buch
Caplim
Arguments Continue In The Dan Alston Case
Special to the Banner reports the defense led by Col H C Jones and Col Milton A Candler and the prosecution by Col W H M Hulsey and John Candler as trial speakers. Judge Hillyer and Col Albert Cox to finish for prosecution and defense respectively. Alston sits unflustered among spectators as jurors near verdict.
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Dan Alston
Banner
W. H. Walsey
Eddleman
John 5.Candler
Col. Hulsey
Hillyer
Col
Albert Cox
Court House
Alston
Jug Tavern Items from Georgia Visit and Local Notes
Geo Griffeth and wife with daughter from Texas visit Jug Tavern friends. Prof J W Magill returns from High Shools to spend days with local boys. Government surveyors pass through en route to Lawrenceville. Mrs J S Hodges grows seriously ill. A buggy wheel pell marks speed while a man maps distances for government use.
Deplorable Accident Near Columbia Ends in Childs Death
Special to The Farmer from Cotcumsia details a fatal shooting at Carroll Sellers home on the Sante Fe Pike four miles from Columbia. J A Gresham shot Walter Andrews, about four or five years old, in the head twice after an earlier remark, the child dying within hours. Gresham claims no cocking occurred and cites a jarring hammer.
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Walter Andrews
J. A. Gresham
Columbia
CSN
Cotcumsia
Carroll Sellers
Sante Fe Pike
Walter “Young Andrews
Sandy
Mr. Gresham
Dloor
Smith & Wesson
Remarkable sixty seven day fast ends in death
Indiana case reports Robert Marved of Indianapolis died at 7 am after fasting sixty seven days. He was 75 and had not eaten since June 13, with only minimal milk intake in later days. Medical interest centered on this extraordinary episode drawing attention from public and professionals.
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Indinapolis
Aduug
Robert Marved
Mr. Marved
Indianapolis
Robert Maryle
Pike Township
Desperate Battle In Marshall County Leaves Man Dead
A violent clash in Marshall county near Papucan ended with Campbell Parker striking Oscar Branne with a club, Branne wounding Parker with a knife, and Parker’s son Sidney fatally stabbing Branne in defense. Sidney Parker died, Campbell Parker expected to survive, and Branne surrendered claiming self defense.
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Papucan
Marshall County
Paducah
Campbell Parker
Oscar Branne
Branac
Parker
Sidney Parker
Eller Parker
Will Not Build a New Dam Denial by South Fork Fishing Club
In a strong denial the South Fork Fishing Club stated they will never rebuild the dam at South Fork. Club members emphasized the project is not being pursued and asserted the lake will not be restored, even with property involvement. A yacht party rescue and a curious visitor to an execution also appear in the report.
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South Fork Fishing Club
Pittspore
Ave
South Fork Club
South Fork
Anarchy in the Coke Districts Sparks Armed Resistance
Report from August 23 details widespread terror in the coke region led by anarchists Jacob Otto and Christ Body. Women threatened, men armed with Winchesters patrol streets at night as Mutual residents seek Governor aid and removal of the lawless group amid property destruction and injuries. Greensburg dispatch notes litigation hearings concluding with eight discharged and fifteen held for court, one bail set at five hundred dollars.
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Coke
Jacob Otto
Christ Body
Mutual
Sitos
Greensburg
Storm Signals From Low Barometers Near Key West And Havana
Reports from Key West and Havana warn of an approaching meteorological disturbance as barometers fall. San Domingo also notes a 29.44 inch reading with a cyclone likely moving northwestward toward the region. Headlines also note a Arkansas boy fined 200 for murder involving his uncle, and New York prison plans for five executions this week.
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Key West
Havana
Fla
Indica
San Domingo
Women survive Mount Hood ordeal after night on rock
Three Portland women Mrs George Bonar Mrs Frank Morgan and Miss Sallie Wiberg were separated from a small ascent party on Mount Hood. They spent hours on a high rock ten thousand feet up fending off wolves and panthers with an Aspenstock before rescue by armed searchers at dawn. The party had begun from Hood base and reached the summit in six hours.
Leather rendering method makes leather water resistant
From the state university at Berkely a report says a fat oil and sulphur compound used in tanning makes leather water impervious and more pliable, rendering it nearly indestructible. In Jacksonville, 200 cigar makers went on strike at El Modelo Factory over payroll handling and pay envelopes, with weekly wages near $6,000.
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Banner
San Francisco
State University At
Berkely
Jacksonville
Fla
el~ Modelo
Cato
Population Decline in Leavenworth Feared Misprint
County Clerk J W Niehaus reports annual census figures show Leavenworth Kansas population at 20 806, down from 35 225 in 1888. Secretary Mohler suspects error, but Niehaus replies no mistake due to prohibition.
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Kansas City
J. W. Niehaus
Leavenworth County
Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Leavenworth
Mohler
Another Murder In Chicago Curiaco
At 11 40 this morning Sol Franar a 42 year old Bohemian resident of West 19th street was shot and killed by an unknown man while standing in his back doorway in Chicago.
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Chicago
Banner
Curiaco
Sol Franar
West 19Th Street
Defaulter Arrested in Kansas City Case
W. E. Denny a deputy postmaster from Booneville Indiana was arrested in Kansas City Missouri last night for defaulting on duties.
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The
Banner
Kansas City
W. E .Denny
Booneville
Ind
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