Desperate Office Duel Over Custody Ends With Shot
In Judge Brand's office two men Daniel of Winder and Thurmond of Statham fought over their two year old son's custody. Daniel fired a pistol, wounding only the forehead. The struggle drew a crowd. Thurmond and Daniel were charged with disorderly conduct and released on bail. The trial was postponed. Mrs Thurmond screamed and tried to intervene as the pistol was fought for. The dispute stems from a divorce case and custody proceedings.
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Charles H.brand
Judge Thomas
Oul
Mr. Daniel
Acain
Thurmond
Daniel
Judge Brand
Mayor's Court
Brand
India
Ae. ‘Thurmond
Tor Father
Port Rates to be revisited by Georgia Rail road Commission
Georgia's railroad commission will again study port rates on Wednesday with focus on iron products and coffee from ports to interior points and possible cotton rate reductions. Governor Smith backs the inquiry, while opposition within his camp grows, and a broader review of state and interstate rate policies is anticipated amid party tensions.
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Aim
Atlanta
Georgia Railroad Commission
Hoke Smith
Atlanta Freight Bureau
McCord-Stewart Company
Eame
W. A. Wimbish
Commission
MaLerdon
Georgia
Car Association
Smith
Chaiman
Q. McLendon
Railroad Commission
Joseph M. Brown
Avanta Journal
Joseph M.brown
Democratic Party
Macon
Brown
Stae
Ohio
Interstate Conmerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Commission
Warner Hill
Inter-Crete Commerce Commission
Smail
Jhhe Wholesale Gr
Per
A. P. Morgan Grain Company
Macon Grocery Company
McLeidan
McLendon
Cincinnati
State Railroad Commission
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Columbus
Georgia Central
Probable lunacy suit after Prater deadly assault near Princeton
After a wife and mother-in-law were threatened and Prater cut his own throat, neighbors intervened. Prater, once of this city, was found bleeding and fought off rescuers before fainting. A writ of lunacy was sworn by W J Smith, with trial possible if he survives. The scene caused intense local excitement at the Princeton mill community.
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Prater
Princeton Factory
Tom Prater
Princeton Mill
Nas
W. J. Smith
Proctor
Smith
Athens
Princeton
Reverend J W Williamson's Letter on Foley's Kidney Remedy
Huntington West Virginia pastor Rev J W Williamson confirms using Foley's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and vouches for its claims. He asserts it restores health and strength to thousands of weak people and notes it contains no harmful drugs and is pleasant to take. Available from all druggists.
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J. W. Williamson
IV. Williamson
Huntington
W. Va
Foley
Draggista
Alf Herrington May Enter Race for Congress
Statesboro Ga May 2 Solicitor Alf Herrington may enter the coming primary for Congress. A rumor says he will decide soon. He told a reporter he hasn t fully made up his mind but has many supporters in Statesboro and Bulloch County and may return to announce his candidacy.
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Statesboro
Alf Herrington
Congress
Sweinsboro
Bulloch County
Herrington
Eirentt
Remain Young With Electric Bitters Cure Claim
James Wright of Spurlock KY claims to feel like a 16 year old after using six bottles of Electric Bitters overcoming three decades of kidney trouble. Advertised as a godsend to the weak and elderly, the tonic is sold for 50 cents at local merchants.
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Wm. Parr
England
James Wright
Spurlock
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Son
Prisoner in Fulton chain gang dies after alleged shackling
Atlanta report details a case of EB C Hues a young Alabama man serving a forgery sentence who was reportedly shackled until 18 hours before dying in a hospital. Investigations by county commissioners and the prison commission followed Dr Len Broughton and Rev EB Peacock raising the issue. authorities noted possible shackling but a warden denied it. The prison commission prepared to refer a further inquiry to county authorities.
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Aim
Atlanta
Prison Commission
Fulton County
Len Broughton
The
Baptist Tabernacle
EB. C. Hues
Alabama
EB. H. Peacock
Broughton
Wiley Williams
Williams
Mrs W E Ledford killed by electric car in Elyton
Mrs W E Ledford of Powderly and her child were killed or fatally injured when an electric car in Elyton, near Birmingham, struck a wagon wheel misalignment caused by frightened mules. The incident left the mother mangled and the child with a fractured skull as the motorman could not stop in time.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. E. Leodford
Powderly
Bessemer
Elyton
Union Station Assured by Seaboard and Other Lines
The Athens union station project gains momentum as the chamber committee reports a pledge of cooperation from Seaboard Air Line and the A. L. group. Georgia and Central of Georgia are also expected to join, with Southern and Gainesville Midland signaling support and optimism that all roads will enter the union passenger station. The effort aims to provide Athens a modern station long sought by locals.
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Chamber of Commerce
Union Station
Athens
Seaboard
A. L
Southern
Gainesville
Union
Staion
The
Georgia
Central of Georgia
Bondurant
Ter
Tax collector proposes garnishment of defaulters
Ulm Atlanta May 3 W W Anderson tax collector of Morgan county plans aggressive action against tax delinquents by garnishing wages even for polls if no other taxes are due, after consulting the comptroller general who deemed the move proper yet potentially unpopular.
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Atlanta
W. W. Anderson
Morgan County
Anderson
Wright
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Young Daniel
Lafayette Thurmond
M. J. Leach
Wolcott
W. E. Ledford
John Deye
Gladwin
Mich
Buck- Jen
W. J Smith & Bro
Palmer & Son
Bankers’ Convention
Insurance Wen
Lavadura
Lavadura Chemical
Assured Seaboard
Ulm
Booth & Carlton
Thomas Street
Hardeman
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