Killing of Barnes on East and West Road tracks at Wedartown
On a Saturday near the East and West railroad shops in Wedartown Georgia, section foreman D N Robinson confronted a drunk man named Barnes who attacked him. In the ensuing struggle, a bystander’s wrench was used to strike Barnes, who died. Robinson surrendered and was cleared by Justice B A Wilson after eyewitnesses reported justifiable self defense.
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East and West Road
Wedartown Ga
Barnes
East Pd West
D. N. Robinson
Mr. Inson
Mr. Robinson
Negro Barnes
Mr. Kingon
Schley at Memphis Abandons Street Parade in Rain
Admiral Schley’s Memphis visit saw the 11 oclock street parade abandoned due to rain. He and Mrs. Schley spent the morning at their hotel, then at 3 pm received a silver service at the Auditorium. Former Senator Turley gave the welcome. A Gayoso hotel banquet and ladies committee honored Mrs. Schley last night.
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Memphis
Admiral Schley
Gueat
Gayoso Hotel
Schley
Father and Sons on Trial in Georgia Homicide Case
In Dahlonega Georgia on April 11 W T Beasley and three sons John Ben Joy faced trial for killing William Holman and Pierce Grindle. Jury found John and Ben guilty of voluntary manslaughter, acquitting W T Beasley and his 12 year old son Joe. The two convicts received 80 year penitentiary terms. J R Long, previously indicted for killing Henry Clark, was granted a $2000 bond for fall term. Merchant's Bank of Florence Alabama plans a Gurley branch opening May 1 under immediate bank management, with existing branches at Stevenson Tuscumbia Russellville Courtland. Sol Smith Russell Rossell, Setor, remains near death with fatal infection declared today.
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Pen
Dahlonega
W. T. Beasley
John
Ben
Joy
William Holman
Pierce Grindle
Ben Beasley
Joe
J. R. Long
Henry Clark
Lumpkin Superior Court
Gurley
Florence
Ala
Merchant’s Bank
Madison Cousty
Florence Bank
Stevenson
Tuscumbia
Russellville Courtland
Ninety Nine Year Sentence for Wilde on Treason
Ernest Wilde a British subject serves a 99 year sentence for treason in a federal prison system after being convicted of desertion and false citizenship claims. He enlisted in St Louis on December 6, 1899, served briefly in the Philippines, vanished, then surrendered citing insurgent captivity. A general court martial found him guilty of desertion and aiding insurgents.
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Wilde
Louis
Ernest Wilde
Jefferson Barracks
Alcatraz Island
California Bay
United States
United States Army
St. Louis
Philippines
Luzon
Company B
Twelfth Infantry
Panesque
Manila
Tarsas
Kenney
Fourth Cavalry
Tarlac
Deny Rebellion Charge by American Naval Officers In Venice
In Venice Italian authorities arrest American naval officers from the cruiser Chicago, including Captain Robert Wynne and Lt James Kress, deny rebellion charges claiming they sought defense, while a Rome dispatch notes possible court martial. American consul Beebler discusses landing disturbances and impending judicial steps. Blum to head Savannah post office, Devereaux to remain customs collector at port.
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Venice
Italy
New York
Robert Wynne
Marine Battalion
Robert E. Ledbetter
John 8. Doddridge
James
Chatham. Kress
United States
Chicago
Rome
Tribune
Comander Dayton
Beebler
Blum
Savannah
Henry Blum, Jr
J. H. Devereaux
Devereaux
Blun
Hatching Chickens In a Hurry in Georgia
Mrs Elec tra Craig recently established a poultry and Belgian hare business at the Quarterman place in Weyeroca Georgia. She uses an incubator to hatch 200 eggs producing about 175 chicks per batch with another batch of 200 eggs due tomorrow to raise a large number for the market.
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Weyeroca
Electra Craig
Quarterman Place
Governor Odell Discusses Charleston Exposition's Promises
Governor Odell praises Charleston exposition as a beacon of southern growth. He notes hospitality and devotion to local interests, cites mills rising in the Carolinas and Georgia as development signs, and says the event will bear fruit for the nation and states alike.
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Carolinas
Georgia
Atlanta
American Press Association
B. B. Odell
Charleston
South
New York
Empire State
Two Burned to Death in Williamsburg Fire
New York April 28. Lizzie McGarvey a Brooklyn schoolteacher died from severe burns in a Williamsburg apartment fire. Her aunt Mrs Lizzie Lambert 70 was severely burned and likely fatally hurt trying to save her. Neighbors forced entry after smoke alarmed them.
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New York
Lizzie McGarvey
Brooklyn
Lizzie Lambert
Williamsburg
Miss McGarvey
Filmore Place
Curtis of Kansas Defends General Funston in House
In Washington on District of Columbia day the House postponed regular order to tackle the agricultural bill. Mr. Curtis of Kansas delivered a brief fervent defense of General Funston, praising his daring capture of Aguinaldo alongside George Washington and recalling the Kansas pride in his record.
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Mr. Curtis
Kansas
Fred Funston
Washington
District of Columbia
Curtis
George Washington
Aguinaldo
Botanic Blood Balm free trial drive and royal update
A promotional note offers 10 000 free trials of Botanic Blood Balm claiming cures for ulcers scrofula eczema blood disorders and more. Separate brief items report Queen Wilhelmina’s improving health in the Hague and a new revolution beginning in Santo Domingo with Telegraph links down.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Pittsburg Inventor Claims Great Device For Cotton
Pittsburg inventor Thomas R. Morris says his cotton picking machine, tested near Greenville, has been modeled on a practical basis and could transform the southern cotton industry. The first contract to pick cotton by machinery was reportedly signed in Greenville, with a trial set at Rosenstein stock plantation in Washington county next fall.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham News
Jackson
Miss
Greenville
Rosenstein Stock
Washington County
Pittsburg
Thomas R. Morris
South
Aged Woman Nancy Vaughn Found Dead in Mountain Cabin
The body of Mrs Nancy J Vaughn an elderly widow living about a mile north of Oneonta Alabama was found in her mountain cabin near dark. A deep forehead wound suggested murder and Justice of the Peace Aquilla J Ketchum impaneled a jury for an inquest with Dr Jesse Brown summoned for examination. No clear suspect identified though the jury will reconvene to pursue the case.
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Nancy Vaughn
Oneonta
Ala
Nancy J. Vaughn
Jesse Brown
Vaughn
British Tobacco War Rumors On Third Combination Forming
London dispatch reports talk of a third tobacco combination and English manufacturers stockpiling raw material to stay independent. Traders speculate on the two existing trusts and bonus schemes, with a possible drop of the $250,000 bonus. In Russellville Alabama, L D Overton captured two bald eagles, one killed a pig, and the birds measured 67 and 65 inches wingspans.
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New York
London
The
Tribune
Imperial
American Tobacco Company
Russellville
Ala
L. D
Archishop Corrigan Out of Danger After Pneumonia Crisis
Arch bishop Corrigan passed a comfortable night and ate solid food as doctors and brothers from St. Leo Florida and Newark New Jersey expressed optimism about his condition. A second dispatch notes U S Cavalry troops arriving from Matanzas Cuba to Fort Ethan Allen Vermont and readiness to move. A Mississippi fire department conference is proposed to improve fighting methods and apparatus with a June meeting planned in Jackson.
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New York
Corrigan
Joseph Corrigan
St. Leo
Fla
George Corrigan
Newark
N. J
Archepiscopal House. Father Corrigan
Cubs
Second
United States Cavalry
Walter 8
Schuyler
Matanzas
Cuba
Curitiba
Fort Ethan Allen
Second Cavalry
Jackson
Miss
Cole
Missiestppi
Fisher Iu Jackson
Medimiary Tay
Toilet articles sale at factory prices noted
The listing advertises 34 gallon toilets, 250 amonia units, 1,000 boxes Mennen's talcum powder at 15 cents, 1,000 boxes Baby Talcum Powder at 10 cents, 50 cases of toilet soaps, and a large assortment of hair and tooth brushes offered at factory prices.
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Amonia
House Cleaning Big Shipment Listing Fixtures and Fabrics
A local advertisement lists a large shipment of home textiles and fittings including mats, rugs, lenosiums cur tains window shades poles and curtains curtain Swisses and upholstery damask. The ad emphasizes a wide stock for immediate sale.
Household Necessities on Sale at Low Prices
Household needs headline reads two hundred dozen hem stitched napkins on sale this week alongside sheets pillow cases table linens towels and white quilts as household necessities offered at very low prices to shoppers.
Fans Are Brought to Athens in Wide Fan Stock
A large Athens store showcases folding Japanese fans plain and decorated in paper and silk. Prices range from six cents to two dollars and fifty cents each, offering a broad selection for ladies and children.
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Athens
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Setor
Odellon
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Hayti
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Centor
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Ron Wonten
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