Confession Links Louisiana Ax Murders to Fanatic Cult
Clementine Barna, arrested in a string of murders across southwestern Louisiana and Texas, confesses to killing seventeen people including the Randell and Andrus families and others in Rayne Crowley Lake Charles and more. Authorities view the victims as part of a wider sect, the Church of Sacrifice, with her father Raymond Barnabet implicated but claiming innocence. grand jury expected to indict.
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Clementine Barnacee
Louisiana
Texas
SthIt
Clementine
RWG
Randetl Familly
Andrus
Rayne
Crowley
Lake Charles
Raymond Barnabet
Drus
Raymond
Themen
Rayna
Clementing
Senators Sworn In for Arizona and New States
Eton April 2 four new senators from Arizona and Mexico were sworn in at 9 p m. Present were Catron and Fall of Arizona, Warren of Wyoming, Smith of Michigan, and Ashurst of Arizona. They were presented by Senators Culberson and Indiana. Catron and Ashurst to serve until 1917, Fall and Smith until 1915.
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Eton
Sena Gm
Arizona
Mexico
Cere
Catron and
Fall
Warren
Wya
Campaign Trails and Toombs Oak Gavel Gift
Georgia politics heats up with Hudson backing Slaton for governor amid prior advice from Slaton during an agriculture department probe. Campaigning increases before the May 1 presidential primary and a gavel carved from the Toombs Oak will greet the state senate, symbolizing Georgia history and the governor race.
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Joe Hill Hall
Bibb
Crawford County
T. G Hudson
Mr. Hudson
Atlanta's Oldest Savings Bank Sees March Deposit Surge
The Georgia Savings Bank and Trust Company reports a March surge in new accounts with many customers opening at the $1.00 minimum to start earning 4 percent interest. Open accounts for children to instill the saving habit and visit Saturdays 4 to 6 PM in addition to morning hours. The bank is a designated depository for United States postal savings funds. Former Atlantan Mr. A Asher, now in New York with the Gotham Manufacturing Company, visits the city and reconnects with friends and customers.
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Georgia Savings Bank and Trust Company
United States Postal Savings
Mr. & A Asher
New York
Mr. Asher
Gotham Manufacturing Company
Crime 36 Years Later Aims At Avenging Sheriff’s Death
Governor Brown orders requisition papers for Cicero C Cog gens wanted for the murder of Sheriff Taliaferro in Har rsarson county. Cog gins, now in a Texas town, built a respected life but is pursued after the 1876 courthouse shooting. Deputy sheriff left to bring him back.
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Lang
Joseph Brown
Cicero C. Coggins
Taliaferro
Harsarson County
Doggins
Texas
Rgainst Doggins
Brown
Untitled fragment on health tests and medical advice
Fragmentary item discusses medical tests and symptoms related to kidney and bladder issues. It mentions a leading authority in Atlanta and cautions on proper testing and interpretation of results.
IX Congress Debates Cotton Futures and River Funding
Senate and House actions include oath of office for Arizona and New Mexico senators. Hearings on Beall cotton futures and cotton regulation. Free sugar feared to bankrupt Porto Rican producers. Army appropriation reported at 95 million. Taft urges 500000 for Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Adjourned to Wednesday noon.
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Smith
Ashurst
Arizona
Fall
Cotron
New Mexico
Agriculture Committee
Finance Committee
Magdalena Bay
Lower
California
Rooth
New York Produce Exchange Committee
Taft
Jin
Mississippi
Missouri
Ransdelf
Ohio
Steel Trust
Commit Lee
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mott
Funeral Train Wreck Delays Senator Taylor Rites
The funeral train for Senator Robert Taylor of Dennessie is stalled by a wreck on the Norfolk and Western near Wytheville. Two engines and twelve cars are stuck in a deep stone cut, with one death. The train cannot detour to Nashville or Knoxville as planned and will be in Nashville by Thursday, then Knoxville for burial Friday.
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Bristol
Robert Tayior
Dennessie
Washington
Norfolk and Western
Wytheville
Nashville
Knoxville
Asheville
Louisville
Underwood Rally In Eighth Ward Aims For Southern Candidate
Underwood supporters gather in Atlanta at the Aragon hotel assembly room to advocate a southern man for the presidency. Speakers include James I. Anderson Thomas B. Felder Hollings N. Randolph James M. Hollowell General A J West and others. County and district HQs open with Carl Hutcheson in charge for Fulton county and the fifth district.
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Underwood
Eighth Ward
Aragon Hotel
Atlanta
South
James I. Anderson
Thomas B. Felder
Hollings N. Randolph
James M. Hollowell
A. J. West
Carl Hutcheson
Fulton County
Fifth
Good Work Being Done By The Negro Farmers
A government report to Secretary Wilson shows southern negro farmers benefiting from the department of agriculture cooperative demonstrations. In South Carolina six demonstrators average over 1500 pounds of cotton per acre vs 795 statewide. corn yields average 38 bushels per acre in the demonstration area versus 18 statewide. Forty negro demonstrators work for the department at various points alongside 681 white demonstrators, aiding 25,000 negro farmers to raise larger crops.
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Washington
South
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Bradford Knapp
South Carolina
Starkville Mob Says Black Man Struck by Passing Car
Starkville Miss April 2 Abe Coles a Black man accused of attempting to assault the wife of a farmer near Starkville was struck by a passing car this afternoon and tonight a sheriff s posse started for the scene to arrest the leaders of the mob authorities said.
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Starkville
Miss
Abe Coles
Scone
Foot fashion trends and new Ty Cobb Red Rock lasts
Foot fashions change quickly and keep manufacturers guessing about the season’s direction. A close study of what’s next is offered in the Red Seal line. Ask your dealer to show Ty Cobb and Red Rock lasts for the latest styles that will please you.
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Ty Cobb
Violence Flareups Mark Coal Field Tensions in April
In the anthracite region workers push for union recognition, threatening prolonged layoff as a meeting at Nanticoke near Wilkes-Barre draws a thousand miners. Violence erupts in McAdoo, Cumbola, and Shenandoah as a fire boss is injured, dynamite is used at a former boss’s home, and two foreigners hold up a miner until police intervene.
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Nanicoke
Wilkesbarre
Thia City
McAdoo
Hazleton
Cumbola
Reading
Shenandoah
Reports on tobacco case split on intervention and appeal
Washington dispatch says both majority and minority reports on the Cummings bill were released. The majority argues Congress cannot reverse the federal decree approving the American Tobacco Company reorganization or grant new parties access to anti trust suits. The minority accuses the ruling class of retaining control, urges Congress to amend the antitrust law for stronger enforcement, and notes the same players still dominate the reorganized firms.
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Washington
Senate Puaiciaty Committee
Cummings
Supreme Court of the United States
American Tobacco Company
Congress
Wou
Circuit Court
Nephyite Tempri Bi-The Annual Conference Meeting
An annual conference gathering will be held here with attendees from the education sector. The event focuses on policy, curriculum, and collaboration among schools and educators.
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Wil
South Is Entitled To The Presidency Say Col Pomeroy
Colonel BE HE Pomeroy, Atlanta lawyer and commander of the Fifth Infantry, argues the South must establish itself as a political power in the Democratic Party. He says the region, long a supplier of democracy, now deserves influence in national affairs and should back Woodrow Wilson or Underwood as the best national leaders. He calls for backing a neighbor who shares Southern interests.
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Atlanta
Hifth Infantry
Pomeroy
South
Georgia
Hig Meenesta
New York
Jehnson
Underwood
Wilson
Century Brand Brandy Opened at Villa Maia Event
George S. May owns a rare brandy cask aged since 1811. Two bottles, saved for special occasions, will be opened at a small social gathering at Villa Maia, South Kirkwood. The event breeds anticipation as guests await a prized, historic dram valued for enduring through wars and campaigns.
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Maia
Kirkwood
George S. May
Porto Ricans protest free sugar bill in Washington
Five Porto Rican legislators four chamber of commerce members and three sugar growers committee delegates arrived by steamer San Juan to urge Congress to block the free sugar bill. They warn it would ruin two thirds of island business and claim the industry now sustains three fourths of production and jobs. They demand a chance to present arguments and defend safeguards against financial ruin.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce of
Porto Rico
San Juan
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
The Perfect Laxative For Elderly People
An ad touts a laxative claimed to strengthen stomach and bowels for seniors. Testimonial readers from Columbia and Statenville endorse regular use, noting reliable results and steady intervals.
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Caldwell
Robinson
Dishe
Footumbia
Epard
Statenville
Gevera
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