Remarkable life of Tom Busbee amid Georgia crime saga
Tom Busbee a Green County Georgia native born July 9 1865 has spent years in and out of prison for murder and larceny including a five year sentence from a 1902 murder case and a later Wilcox county larceny conviction. After escapes pardons and return to Georgia he seeks clemency at the forthcoming prison board hearing with attorney Carl Crossley urging relief.
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Tom P. Busbee
Green County
Georgia
Busbee
Tom Busbee
Mattie Ellis
Greene County
Telfair County
McRae
W. O. Paxon
Valdosta
Pineywoods
Telfair
Chapman
Paxon Mills
Woods
Sox
Durham
Walker County
Dodge County
Dodge
Wilcox County
Abbeville
W. A. Mitchell
J. 8. Eliott
Joe Walker
McNeill
McNeil
Walker
Tom Eason
C. Smith
Eastman
Wilcox
J. B. Elliott
Lowndes
Irwin
Ocilla
W.kins
Miss
Wiggins
Rockdale
W. J. Eakes
County Board of Commissioners
Conyers
J. J. Sisston
Prison Board of
Carl Crossley
Crossley
Mother o Mine Verse Echoes in Kipling Poem
A poem fragment expresses a childlike appeal to Maternal love and prayers. The speaker imagines looming fates and tests of fate while invoking a motherly bond as comfort and salvation. The tone is intimate and reflective of longing and faith.
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Kipling
Thought for the Day on Ike’s steady faith and hope
A verse extols Ike as a steadfast figure who faces trials with courage and trust. It praises his refusal to fear, his belief in divine justice, and his dignified acceptance of hardship. The poem lauds a heroic life that conquers fate with resilience and a hopeful spirit.
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Ike
Palla
Stand by the South and Hold Cotton for War Profit
William Randolph Hearst urges a national plan to buy and hold cotton assets to boost U S wealth after the war. He cites European demand, high postwar prices, and a unity among North West South and East as the basis for a citizen driven bid set by Armour Chicago and other firms.
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William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Atlanta
New York
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Middle West
United States
Europe
Armour
Must Attend School 12 Weeks This Fall to Work
Atlanta officials announce a new child labor law effective January 1 1915. Children aged fourteen to fourteen and six months seeking work in manufacturing, laundries, or places of amusement must complete twelve weeks of schooling within the year prior to starting work. Those who already completed twelve weeks in 1914 are exempt. Certificates will be issued by school superintendents. H M Stanley in commerce and labor gears up for distribution.
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Atlanta
H. M. Stanley
Commerce and Labor
Quaker Oats Partners With King Cotton Drive
Quaker Oats joins the buy a bale of cotton movement to aid Southern cotton marketing during wartime. Instructions to managers and sales staff call for purchasing each bale at 10 cents to boost demand and assist the cotton market.
All-Day Singing Project Aims at Eighth District Union
Madison county hosts a three day singing convention with about two thousand attendees. Organizers plan a district Union Convention in Athens with a mass auditorium event on October 8. Prof Vaughan predicts 2000 to 2500 attendees, with future annual or semi annual sessions and top state singers expected to attend. D P Haselton to oversee planning and entertainment for the day.
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Madison County Society
Athens
Mass Auditorium
Vaughan
South
Union Church
D. P. Haselton
Courage Is The Souths Creed Speech by President Fairfax Harrison
The article presents a manifesto urging self reliance and limited federal intervention. It lauds Southern Railway Company and allied firms for advancing capital funded improvements to meet South commerce demands now and in the future. It argues regulation should treat disease not nutrition and calls for action by those with vision and courage.
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Fairfax, Harrison
The
Southern Railway
South
Southern Railway Company
Whch
First Fathers Clubs in United States Formed in Iowa
The Home Education Division of the U S Bureau of Education reports a year-old initiative in Council Bluffs Iowa forming ten fathers clubs. Each club averages fifty members and meets to discuss child betterment topics with invited guests and professionals.
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United States
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Home Education Division
United States Bureau of Education
Board of Education
Bar Association
United States Circuit Court
Superior Court
State Board of Education
Quaker Oats Seeks Cotton Bag Substitutes for War Demand
The Quaker Oats Co announces efforts to boost domestic cotton use and reduce reliance on jute. It reports large orders for cotton feed bags and cotton sacks for distributing grits meal flour and cereals. The note credits southern trade support and frames changes as temporary wartime relief. It adds a nod to potential Made in America pottery and suggests American symbols may appear on dinnerware.
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America
Germany
England
Austria
France
Dunaway Suggests Cotton as Currency in Furniture Sale
Furniture dealer B Dunaway, whose stock was ruined by fire, announces a Clayton street sale starting tomorrow. He proposes using cotton as currency exactly like cash, inviting farmers to pool bales with neighbors to buy furniture, a plan he believes will boost sales.
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B. Dunaway
Clayton Street
Mr. Dunaway
Etching Fold Instructions for Marker Tools
Mix one part muriatic acid one part nitric acid and four parts water to create an etching bath for marking tools. The tool is coated with wax and the design scratched in.
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Rockdale County
Bushee
Tar Willie
H. &, Palmer & Sons
Benet
Quaker Oats
King Cotton
Eighth Congressional District
Quaker Oats CO
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