Plea for Commutation in Carter Children Murder Case
Valdosta Georgia December 16 attorneys who represented Alf Moore in last summer's murder trial seek commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment. Public sentiment favors clemency for Moore and the Rawlings boys, who are said to have been driven by J G Rawlings. Rawlings denies urging execution of his sons and claims he arranged Moore's hire to kill the Carters, while his daughter Leila allegedly learned of the plan fromMilton before the crime.
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Valdosta
Alf Moore
Carter
J. G. Rawlings
Moore
Jesse Rawlings
Rawlings
Carters
Leila
Milton
Hrdosnic
Dent
Chicago
Frederick L. Power
Ulysses 8. Grant
General Grant
Mt. McGregor
N. Y
Nicholas Senn
Mr. Power
St. Joseph's Hospital
New York
Leno
London
Oldest Groom in the World Claims Record in Arkansas
In Little Rock on December 16 Arkansas reports the oldest groom and bride ever married. Harry Taylor aged 108 and Mandy Fisher said to be 100 wed in Ashdown after license issued by County Clerk W E Kinsworthy. Taylor recalls 1815 battle memories and a life spanning three centuries. He remains active on his farm and recently raised cotton and corn.
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Litle Rock
Arkansas
Cupid
Ashdown
Little River County
W. E. Kinsworthy
Harry Taylor
Mandy Fisher
Ogden
Ucense
Bam Lacy
Harry
Georgia
New Orleans
Packenham
Seaboard Air Line Low Christmas Holiday Rates
Seaboard Air Line Railway offers round trip tickets at reduced rates for Christmas holidays. Tickets valid December 22 1905 to January 4 1906, with special holiday rates December 16 to 24, final limit January 8 1906. For details contact the local Seaboard agent or W E Christian Atlanta GA.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway
Seaboard Air Line Ry
Pullman
Seaboard Air Line
W. E. Christian
Atlanta
Schofield Cleared of Murder Charge in Georgia Case
Macon Ga Dec 16 Hal Schofield was acquitted tonight of murdering Green King a negro Evidence showed insanity and moral per cent was cited by the defense for acquittal The jury was out seventeen minutes He was rearrested on a lunacy warrant and will face trial for insanity The act of emotion came when he kissed his mother as the verdict was read.
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Macon
Hal Schofield
Green King
Schofield
Robertson
Wiley
The Key to Longevity in Old Age Diet and Health
The article argues that men aged eighty-five and ninety are thin and spare rather than well fed. It notes occasional overindulgence harms digestion and recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to cleanse and regulate the stomach liver and bowels. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro in Athens.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Athens
W. J. Smith & Bro
Bucklen’s Arnica Balve Cures Piles Says Masonville Man
A Masonville Indiana resident chronicled relief from Blind, Bleeding, Itching and Protruding Piles via Bucklen’s Arnica Balm. The advert promotes the balm as a cure and notes availability at H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro druggists for 250.
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Harry Colson
Masonville
Bucklen
Arnica Balve
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Married Wrong: Women Wed Double Lovers in Vienna Fraud
A Viennese case features a lower middle class woman who marries a man she believes is Herr Weiss, only to be robbed and abandoned. A forged letter from America misleads her, while a real double, Herrmann Weiss, and a second con man, Claude Bonnat, duped by impersonation, exploit the resemblance to win a fiancée. A Marseilles baker and his double Lerfot imitate Bonnat, leading to a staged union until the truth emerges. Tit Bits.
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Vienna
Herr Weiss
America
Herrmann Weiss
Simon Pure
Claude Bonnat
Marseilles
Leniot
Lerfot
Bonnat
Fusther
Annat
High Frequency Currents Demonstrated at Madison Square Garden
At the Electrical Show in Madison Square Garden Prof Bark L Covington showcases high frequency current tests. A 200000 volt through the body is claimed safe, contrasting with Sing Sing's 5000 volt AC. Ovington explains fast vibration neutralizes sensory effect as De Forest transmits a wireless message through a subject. Show opens at 7 pm with lights to blaze at a Washington trigger.
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Madison Square Garden
Bark L. Covington
Sing Sing
Ovington
Ovingtom
Dr. de Forest
Brother Ovington
Washington
New York World
Mad Chase for Health Ends in Busy Fashion Push
The piece notes a public rush toward health fads from extreme fashion to trendy cures. It urges eating good food and keeping bowels regular with Dr. King’s New Life Pills, claiming prompt relief and quick cure. An advertisement mentions Cortiver and stomach trove at 8/76 Bataneste Went Be UAE.
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Dr. King
Uae
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Mense
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100 State Street
van Hansemann
E. Fletcher Ingall
Relief Department
Chicago News
J. Newton Hathaway
South
Vitali
Russia
Napoleon
Roosevelt
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