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Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1908

Page

14

Enjoyable Reception at W F Slaton School

A reception at the W F Slaton school on Grant Street and Pavilion avenue honored Professor W F Staton. About two hundred patrons and around one hundred teachers attended, tours praised the new building’s architecture, auditorium, classrooms, hallways, sanitation, and grounds.

W. F. Slaton School W. F. Slaton Grant Street Pavilion Avenue Board of Education W. FP. Staton Miesen Claudia Hartafeld Henrietta Strickland Florence Bailey Zoudle Leake Esther Lyon Agnes Jones Jute Ketcham W. M. Slaton Bugese M. J . Matchett L. M. Landrum Theodors Toe-ipel Mies Gets Prin

Support for Two Families and Keeps Out of Prison

York April 16 Michael Briefer a Decatur Ira business man convicted of bigamy will not serve a prison sentence if he adheres to an agreement with Judge Foster. Briefer must contribute to the support of three children from his first marriage and one from the second. He will be paroled in the custody of the prison association and can be resentenced within five years if he fails to comply.

York Michael Briefer Decatur Ira Foster Genaral Pensiona Briefac Bigmmy Thta

Four years for perjury for Druce witness Mary Robinson

London April 10 Mary Robinson one of the Druce lease witnesses was sentenced at the Old Bailey to four years penal servitude for wilful perjury. The passing of sentence on Margaret Hamilton, another Druce witness found guilty of wilful perjury and conspiracy, was postponed pending appeal on point of law.

London Suse Mary Robinson Old Bailey Margaret Hamilton Druce

Tied bloodhound to tree in Corscord area capture

Cordele Georgia April 10 Special A Sylvester born convict captured near here by Deputies Musselwhite and Warren after a long chase. Officers tracked the suspect with a bloodhound for over 20 miles then found the dog tied to a sapling. The man claimed the dog overtook him and he tied it to a tree using suspenders.

Cordele Sylvester Musselwhite Warren

Langston’s Win Not The First In Kansas City Post

Sergeant R M Langston of company D Fifth regiment Atlanta Rifles recently earned recognition as the best drilled man in the regiment. He continues the company’s celebrated drill traditions, following reports of D company’s notable successes in Kansas City on July 180.

R. M. Langston Atlanta Rifles Kansas City Berghant Beet

Militia Trophy Wins and Interstate Drill Victories Highlighted

The text reports a flat prize of 2000 dollars won over all militia of the United States with Captain Spanse receiving a diamond hilt award for best officer among nineteen contenders. It lists multiple interstate drill victories from Opelika Alabama 1888 to Jacksonville Florida 1890 and Georgia state events through Atlanta 1903, noting Company D qualified more men than the Fifth regiment and earned the calonsi's medal for best aggregate score. Sergeant Langston earned a medal that year later captured by Sergeant C. O. Fowler of the same company.

United States Spanse Opelika Ala Lakewood Atlanta Calonsi Langston C., O. Fowler Theme Company

Governor Johnson Dedicates Minnesota Monument at Shiloh

Governor Johnson and fifty Minnesota leaders attended the Shiloh Battlefield dedication as ideal spring weather prevailed. General Hubbard presided while C C Andrews of Saint Paul delivered the commission’s address, marking the monument erected by Minnesota in the national park to honor fallen soldiers.

Mon Shiloh Tenn Minnesota National Park shi/ade Johnson L. F. Hubbard Minnesota Monument Commission C. C. Andrews Rt. Paul

Actor Sully Narrowly Escapes Runaway Wagon

In Kingston New York on April 10 actor Daniel Sully narrowly escaped death after his horse drawn wagon ran away striking a stone and overturning. Sully was thrown from the wagon landing on his head and shoulder, unconscious, taken to a house and then a hospital. Doctors report no broken bones and no serious injuries expected.

Sully Kingston Daniel Sully Mr. Sully Woodatock Ping Struck & Stone

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