Bandit Routed After Express Car Duel Near Comer Ga
A lone masked bandit attempted to rob a Seaboard fast train southbound near Comer Georgia early Thursday. Boy messenger RC Fletcher of Atlanta engaged the bandit in a pistol duel, was shot in the left arm, and the bandit fled when Fletcher returned fire breaking the robber’s pistol. Narrows of three assailants seen. train proceeded to Atlanta with Fletcher aided by locals and two Seaboard agents pursuing the suspect.
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Boy Express
RC Fletcher
Whitehall Street
Atlanta
Fletcher
Bunby
Attle Port
Fred
Resher
Seaboard
Charles 0Smith
Bey
Pletcher
W &. Casan
Banat
Bandits Board Train in Georgia Hold-Up
A bandit gang boarded a fast train near Comer Georgia, wounding a boy with a tossed arm and firing a sleeve. The conductor found the smoking pistol and no item missing as authorities from Clarke County Athens, with Seaboard agents WG Slaughter and 3 W Neufer, scour the woods for miles around the scene.
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Atlanta
Comer
Clarke County
Athens
Broodhorns
Seaboard
Slaughter
Neufer
Woman's Clothes Found By Pond In April Fool Raid
Police believe an April fool joke prompted a pond search after clothes and a small purse were found on Hill street near Ormond street. Chief Beavers led a dragnet and divers to the pond at 2 30 pm but no body was found and the effort was called off as a hoax.
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Hill Street
Ormondtreet
Hill
Beavers
Doctor Chason Nets Seven Pound Trout In Georgia
Bainbridge Ga April 2 Special to Dr Gordon Chason is credited with catching the season largest fish a seven pound trout three feet long brought in from Lake Minton. Witnesses weighed the catch and confirm its size amid reports of other large fish in the waters.
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Bainbridge
Gordon Chason
Lake Minton
Polk Court Adjourns in Polk County City Court
Special Judge F A Irwin of Cedartown Georgia postponed the April city court term due to recent heavy rains harmful to farming. The decision will be appreciated by local farmers facing delayed work and harvests.
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Cedartown Ga
F A Irwin
Polk County
Universal Film Manufacturing Co
Lucille Love
Gil of Mystery
Freckle Remedy Offer Promises Free Trial Then Refund
A pharmacy ad urges Miss Freckle-face to try ethine double strength from Jacobs Pharmacy for freckles. It claims a clear complexion may cost nothing if it fails, with money-back guarantees. One ounce often suffices for severe cases, and customers are asked to request the correct strength ethine.
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Jacobs Pharmacy
Detective Burns’s lieutenant leaves Atlanta amid secret trip
Speculation swirls as Gay B Biddinger departs Atlanta under secrecy amid the Frank cage inquiry. Rumors place him in New York while Detective William J Burns probes new angles. Return date for Burns remains unclear with retrial anticipated before Judge Ben Hill on April 16.
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Wilam J Burns
Atlanta
Frank Cage
Gay B Biddinger
Burns
Ablestieutenant
Biddinger
New York
Frank
Hugh Dorsey
Ben Hill
Florida Governor Trammell Visits Thomasville in Auto Ride
Governor Park Trammell of Florida traveled by automobile with friends to Thomasville Georgia for a brief visit described as a country trip. The article notes the trip and states the Georgia visit was solely for personal purposes.
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Florida Motors
Thomasville
Governor Park Trammell
Florida
Georgia
Road praised as finest in section by governor
Praise from the governor for the Thomasville to Tallahassee road highlights its travel value and scenery. A local feature notes the highway as nearly unsurpassed in the region, reflecting optimism for state infrastructure.
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Thomasville
Tallahassee
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