Horribly Burned Woman Dies After Blackmail Fire
Mrs. W. C. Carson, wife of a Cowley county farmer, lay horribly burned and dying after anonymous letters demanded $5,000 and warned of a house fire if not deposited. The fire occurred while her husband was away, neighbors found her insensible, she died shortly after at Dann’s home, while trying to save papers and an old violin.
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Torawa
Jane
W. C. Carson
Cowley County
Carson
Dunn
Was Meredith Insane Investigators Weigh Brother Feud
The Mered ith shooting case in Statuie Washington June 27 is examined after autopsy shows Meredith skull fractured in two places from a clubbed revolver blow during a hand to hand fight with Tom Considine. The coroner notes possible fatal injury without gunfire and contemplates an inquest. evidence suggests Meredith may have been unstable at the time.
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Statuie
Wash
Meredith
John W. Considine
Tom Considine
Hoe
Considine
Ae Ira
Fatal Collision in Montgomery Kills Fireman and Injures Four
A trolley car collided with a hose cart on Hall street killing J. W. Sykes and injuring four firemen including J. O. Searcy Pat Cassady Henry Siana Lea McDaniel. The engine house stood near the crossing as firemen answered an alarm and crossed the tracks.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jane
Hall Street
J. W. Sykes
Steam No
J. O. Searcy
Pil Fama Cadical
Pat Cassady
Henry Siana Lea’ McDaniel
Zi Atreet
Shocking Hydrophobia Death of Little Girl in North Carolina
A Baltimore dispatch reports six year old Lucretia Chewing of Oxford, North Carolina, bitten by a pet dog, then develops hydrophobia. She is sent to the Pasteur institute where rabies worsens. she dies after midnight in agony. The case alarms doctors and prompts watch of those nearby.
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North Carolina
Cuantorre
N. C
Baltimore Dispatch
Lucretia Chewing
Oxford
Pasteur Institute
Williams
Enirie
Ambussnon
Afro American council denounces southern franchise laws
The Afro American council denounces North Carolina and Louisiana grandfather clauses as violations of the fifteenth amendment. Judson W. Lyons calls for legal action and broad support to challenge these laws, noting Republican protection of Black voters and urging continued fight in courts.
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Republican Party
Ita Poopa
Wheat and Oat Fair Promises Big Athens Event
Two gala days July 9 and 10 in Athens for the Wheat and Oat Fair. The Georgia Weekly Press Association and State Retail Grocers Annual Convention will convene with about 150 editors attending. Events include speeches by Hon. T. B. Terry and others, a farmers open air entertainment, premiums, and exhibits of Clarke County crafts and textiles.
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Athens
Georgia Weekly Press Association
Coleman
Weekly Press Association
Association
Atlanta
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Opera House
T. B. Terry
Ohio
United States
R. J. Redding
Georgia Experiment Station
James M. Smith
Oglethorpe County
Tate
Terry
Clarke County
Myers
College 1 Avenue
Georgia
Shot Down at Supper Table in Corrunos Ga
Corrunos Georgia June 27 Jack Inger jecl a wealthy Negro contractor from Phenix City Alabama was shot in the back of the head at his supper table by an unknown assailant. He died instantly as shot fragments shattered a window and a glass in the room. No clues to the killer exist and the motive remains a mystery.
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Corrunos
Jack Ingerjecl
Phenix City
Als
Ingerpoll
Georgia Tax Wake Up Over Rail Stocks Held Since 1887
Comptroller General Wright uncovered 3 million dollars of railroad property in Georgia with 14 years of unpaid taxes. The capital stock involved includes 15,000 shares of Eastern Railway of Alabama and related holdings by Central of Georgia Railway and Georgia Railroad and Banking. Up to 1.5 million in Western Railway of Alabama stock has seen no tax, with Attorney General Terrell reviewing options as the issue heads toward action.
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Atlanta
W. A. Wright
Georgia
Eatern Railway of
Alabama
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Thas Company
Georgia Railroad and Banking
Cath
Western Railway of
Wright
Terrell
Davison and Lowe Offer Prizes at Wheat and Oat Fair
Davison and Lowe dry goods of Athens Ga announce prizes for the second largest wheat yield on three acres in Clarke county. Winners may choose from listed merchandise including a wool dress pattern silk dimity set and more. Contest July 9–10, 1901 under Wheat and Oat Fair rules across Clarke Jackson Oconee Madison Oglethorpe Franklin Greene Morgan Walton Elbert counties.
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Davison & Lowe
Athens
Clarke County
Travison & Lowe
Clarke
Jackson
Oconee
Madison
Oglethorpe
Franklin
Greene
Morgan Walton
Elbert
Georgia man sought for federal prison warden post
Washington chatter centers on appointing a Georgia warden for the federal prison at Marion or nearby. Rep Livingston and other Georgia interests press for a Georgian to get the job, while Justice Department officials favor prior warden experience. President may announce a choice soon, with Hawk a likely candidate and a deputy warden to be named.
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Federal
Prions
Suerul HB
Ander
Newton County
Scott
Kikie
Lir
Hawk
Moundsville
Kiex Someoime
Livingston
Knox
Georgia
Department of Justice
White House
Cortelyou
Autos and Bikes on a Great Spin
Paris June 37 A dazzling stream of bicycles and autos marked the road from Paris to Fort Champigny at dawn for the Berlin to Paris auto race. About 9 000 enthusiasts gathered at Champigny crossroad start where 80 entered did not start. one notable competitor a woman Gast wore a waterproof suit.
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Paris
Paria
Fort Champigny
Berlin
Champigny
Bor
Dannats
Gast
JURY STILL HUNG IN Morrison Case at Etporapo
Jurors in the Morrison trial remained deliberating in Etporapo Kansas at 11 am after a long night. They had not left the courthouse since yesterday morning and whirring talks could be heard outside the open windows. Morrison waits at home as attorneys hope for a verdict or discharge. The report ends with an unrelated advertisement praising a laxative Syrup of Figs.
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Wessie Morrison
Etporapo
Kan
Josalo Morrison
Miss Morrison
Boers Attack Richmond and Kentucky Good Roads Meet
A Boer force attacked Richmond at dawn before British reinforcements halted the advance. In Kentucky, Louisville hosts the first Kentucky good roads convention with talks by J. Beckham and others planning a specimen road section. In Ohio, Mrs Seth Hayes saved a child from Sandusky bay plunging from a drawbridge to rescue Dorothy Neill.
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Bicumonxo
Cape Colony
Malan
Smit
Richmond
Dask
Kentucky
Louisville
Woors
National Good Roads
Three Killed and Two Injured in Dynamite Blast
June 27 report from Lock Haven Pennsylvania details three men killed and two seriously injured by a dynamite explosion while blasting for a new railroad near Karthana. The advertisement promises DeWitt's Witch Hazel Balm as a cure for skin ailments and piles, warning to beware of counterfeits from H. R. Palmer & Sons.
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Lock Haves
Karthana
DeWitt
H. RB. Palmer & Sons
With the Boys in Blue in the Philippines
June 27 report from Manita details Lieutenant Edward Downs of the First Infantry and one Private killed in Samar. Captain Woodburn of the Nineteenth Infantry captures Samson’s camp. Private Klans killed and four wounded. Lieutenant Mina McClair captures 64 insurgents in Tayasbas northwestern Horses Enough. Seatriz reports hostilities tapering. army purchases halted in the Philippines and Washington. Transportes Kin tuck Packling to be released. Hood’s Sarsaparilia notice appears.
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Philippine Islands
Manita
Edward Downs
First Infantry
Samar
Woodburn
Nineteenth Infantry
Samson
Bobol
Klans
Mina McClair
Tayasbas
Seatriz
Wash
Philippines
Fort Lawton
Rahlen
Washington
High Points Sensational Slander Trial Ends
Ratzton June 27. A sensational preliminary trial for slander ends after Miss Snyder sues High Point Chief Bennett and Frank So creat. Trial concludes with no pronouncement on MakeKight, a Christian Science college affiliate, remaining at High Point.
Prolific Washington County mother Peggy Watkins noted
Washington Georgia June 27 Wilkes County reports Peggy Watkins a 80 year old Negro woman living 14 miles west of Washington on Hon D O Hil s plantation born as a girl married at 17 nine years and has given birth to 14 children including twins five times all dead at birth yet the mother persists DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve praised for piles cure by W J Baxter of North Brook N C plus rail strike and factory fire notes paragraphs on Alabama editors and Greenwood Bobbin plant expansion indistinct details from damaged OCR
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Washngton
Wilkes County
Peggy Watkins
Washington
D. O. Hil
Financial Crash in Modern Gotham Bank Collapse
The Seventh National Bank of New York faced suspension of payments after counsel advised action to protect depositors and stockholders. Comptroller Dawes ordered the bank closed and appointed Forest Raynor as temporary receiver, citing insufficient collateral and potential losses. the Henry Marquand loan was pledged and steps were taken to safeguard remaining assets and depositors.
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William Norton Cromwell
Seventh National Bank
Roe Bot Oe Capital
Betan
Sara Nl
Smai Yoo
the Treasury
Dawes
Seventh National Bank of New York
Forest Raynor
Naonal
Henry Grand Se
Seven
Sararay Aisha Jess
Coun Ler
Henry Marquand
Serosa
Raynor
Cuba Congratulated by Alabama Convention Greeting
In Monroeville Alabama delegates greet Cuba on its freedom and hope it joins the American states by free will. The convention extends floor privileges to ex secretary Herbert who will address the Alabama Bar Association. A reader notes relief from dyspepsia after using Kodol Dyspepsia Care.
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Alabama
Monroomenry
Ala
Ferguson
Jefferson
Cuba
Dey
Na Herbert
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