Wedding Presents Destroyed by Fire in Macon
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Os food FL Willingham on Arlington Place burned early today destroying the house and hundreds of wedding presents valued in the thousands. Mrs. Willingham, formerly Miss Helen Spain of Quitman, was married recently. only her wedding dress was saved. Firemen arrived after flames had gained headway, aided by strong winds. total loss estimated in the thousands.
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Macon
Osfood
Willingham
Arlington Place
Helen Spain
Quitman
Pastor boasted those who created aviator
In Pitagerald Georgia on April 14 Rev Guyton Fisher preached on And They Rose as on the Wings of Eagles at Central Methodist Episcopal Church. He condemned crowds who attended Berger’s aviation exhibition without paying and urged public support for such undertakings. After the sermon many presented Colonel Mercer with a gift for Berger’s commission.
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Pitagerald
Guyton Fisher
Central Methodis
Episcopal
Berger
Theig
Mr. Fisher
Puble
Furth
Mercerth
Ferguson seeks to set aside Bambrick will in Savannah court
In Savannah on April 10 a petition by William B Ferguson seeks to overturn the late Hannah Bambrick will. He alleges the testatrix was feeble minded and under duress when signing the later will dated May 22 1909. The contested instrument differs from an earlier will naming Ferguson as executor and Hannah Fer suse as executrix. The estate is about 20000 dollars and the dispute over both wills will continue.
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Savannah
William B. Ferguson
Hannah Bambrick
Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Misa Hannah Fersuse
Mrs Patrick dies at Griffin home in Griffin Ga
Mrs M J Patrick died at her Griffin home after years of injuries from an accident and a stroke. She was 72, widow of Marion Jefferson Patrick longtime Spalding sheriff. Survived by three daughters May Cunningham C M Keith Kate Patrick one son Paul Patrick two brothers J Heflin J S Heflin one sister Mrs G W Smith seven grandchildren three great grandchildren. Funeral 10 a m at Tamnity residence with Rev J E B Sammon s First Baptist and Rev W A Murray First Presbyterian, Oak Hill cemetery.
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Tamnity
J. E B. Sammons
First Baptist Church
W. A. Murray
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Military School Will Not Be Held In Savannah
Savannah April 10 Special The annual shoot of instruction for officers at Fort McPherson will not be held this summer Lt Col John G Butler reported to Adjutant General Scott that mobilization at the Mexican border left most instructors unavailable and no definite plan for the school. The War Department may detain more officers at the border this week. Dawson mail delivery to begin June 16, pleasing residents. Macon chamber banquet speaker W Jordan Masseon highlighted civic progress. Prison escapee Will Martin returned to Mississippi prison after six months on the run. a large reward had been offered.
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Savannah
Fort McPherson
John G Butler
Atlanta
Butler
A. 7. Scott
Acettannoynet
War Department
O J. Lewis
Washington
Dawson
Uncle Sam
Martin
Macon
9 McCay
Mississippi State Penitentiary
Will Martin
Walter Toler
Toler
Sheriff Quells Riot at Oak Grove Church in Griffin
Griffin Ga April 10 Special Sherif L D Hudson Deputy Sheriff T J Mallory and Officer T J Brown rushed to Oak Grove church Akins district Sunday to quell a riot. The disturbance was serious with pistols knives and havoc in evidence. Women panicked as shooting occurred. Eleven prisoners were placed in custody and jailed in Stard ing County Jail. Twenty four arrests were made by Sheriff Hudson and deputies over Saturday night and Sunday. Commitment trials set for tomorrow and the following day.
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Griffin
Sherif L. DL. Hudson
T. J. Mallory
T. J. Brown
Oak Grove Church
Akins
Piatota
Avtr Dence
Starding County
Hudson
May Extend New Line Brooklet to Claxton
Statesboro Ga April 10 Special According to a promoter of the Shearwood Lumber company railway extension the line from Brooklet to Pembroke will be extended to Claxton on the Seaboard Air Line if the people want the road The present line is about five miles southerly from Brooklet If extended to Claxton it will open up a prime sea island cotton area in Bullock County and timberland Much funds have been raised and rails are on the ground at Brooklet work will begin soon and the belief is the line will reach Claxton
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Statesboro
Shearwood Lumber Company
Brooklet
Pembroke
Claxton
Seaboard Air Line
Sea Island
Mrs Rowse's Assailant Held on Lunacy Charge
Savannah reports James E. Connor who shot Mrs. Rowse in Haddon's office is jailed on a lunacy warrant after county physicians conclude possible mental derangement. He is described as awake at night scribbling with a pencil on walls, suggesting he may be feigning or surpassing prior insanity cases.
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Savannah
James E. Connor
Georgia Bankers to Meet in Cartersville April 26
Group Three of the Georgia Bankers Association will hold a one day session in Cartersville on Wednesday April 26 at the Grand Opera house. About 125 prominent northern Georgia financiers are expected to attend. The event is open to the public with fifty counties in the group.
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Cartersville
Georgia Bankers’ Association
North Georgia
Grand Opera House
Jailer Hicks Injured in Street Car Mishap
In Macon an elderly jailer named Hicks was injured when alighting a streetcar at Fourth and Flu streets. He broke a shoulder as he fell from the frame of the car, a dislocation was set and he rests easily. The incident was painful due to his advanced age.
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Hicks
Macon
Spectak
al Wicks
Ratie
Meon Ir
Fourth
Flu
Commission Plan Favored by Macon Meeting
Macon, Georgia. At a chamber of commerce gathering, six aldermen urged urgent government reform and endorsed a commission form. Committees were named to explore ways to implement the plan, with many prominent citizens backing the change and expecting Macon to adopt the system within years.
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Macon
Chamber of Commerce
Targe
Dawson council calls bond election for school improvements
Dawson Georgia April 10 special. The board of education proposed building additions and a larger auditorium for the city school. Mayor and council approved funds for necessary improvements and a May 12 bond election to issue 12 500 dollars for school facilities and utilities. No serious opposition anticipated.
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Dawson
Board of Education
T. F. Lockwood
Columbia
Wos
Sewarage
Stinson Urges Patience for Negro Rise in the South
Rev. Richard D. Stinson of Atlanta spoke in Thomaston urging patient progress through practical education to improve conditions and race relations. He warned against pessimism, urged honest leadership, and emphasized the South as the Negro home with hopeful progress for fifty years.
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Thomaston
Richard D. Stinson
Atlanta
New South
Stimson
South
Crawley Brothers Placed on Trial in Georgia Case
Zebulon Ga April 30 special. After a three day recess the superior court opened criminal cases. The Crawley brothers and Stiles Mitchell faced trial for the murder of W M Carden last fall. Of sixty jurors only nine were drawn. the case was postponed until tomorrow with fifty more jurors to be examined. About eighty five witnesses are expected. trial likely to run Wednesday or Thursday. State representatives J W Wise and Cleveland Goodrich. defendants’ counsel K F Dupree M Owen J F Relding T L Patterson.
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Zebulon
Crawley Brothers
Stiles Mitchell
W. M. Carden
Witnerses
J. W. Wise
Cleveland & Goodrich
K. FL Dupree
M. Owen
J. FL Relding
T. 15. Patterson
Memorial Day Program Planned in Dawson
Memorial day in Dawson Georgia will be observed with a program prepared by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Ladies' Memorial Association, in cooperation with veterans. Colonel Robert M. Howard of Columbus is named as the orator for the occasion.
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Dawson
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Veterans Ft
Robert M. Howard
Columbus
Child Bitten by Dog in Certersville Veranda Incident
While playing on her grandfather's veranda in Certersville yesterday, 4-year-old Ids, daughter of James Dudley of Stilesboro, was attacked by a vicious dog and badly bitten before her grandparents could intervene.
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Certersville
James Dudley
Stilesboro
Judge Brand explains his actions in Gwinnett lynching case
Athens, April 10 Special Judge Charles H. Brand of the western circuit details how he managed a murder case amid a lynch mob in Lawrenceville. He describes delaying military help, coordinating with Governor Brown and General Scott, and offering plea arrangements to prevent mob violence while preserving due process.
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Athens
Charles H. Brand
Western Circuit
General Scott
Brand
Lawrenceville
Gwinnett Superior Court
Charley Willams
Recesal
Grand Jury
Amy Lt
Elberton
Brown
Luis Williams
Lyle Williams
Williams
Wiliams
Atlanta
C. A. Nix
Willam E. Simmons
J. A. Perry
M.D. Irwin
Conductor Saves Neck Of Negro On Albany Thomasville Train
On an Albany Thomasville train a negro passenger Ed Kimball shot by conductor C D Walden after Kimball attacked him when ordered off the train at Camilla. Kimball wounded in arm and body, taken off at Pelham and jailed.
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Thomasville
Albany
Kimball
Walden
Tustas
Kie
Kimbsil
Pelham
Jal
Byrd Improving After Razor Attempt in Georgia
In Thomasville Georgia W C Byrd remains alive and is expected to recover after attempting suicide with a safety razor. He reportedly bought the implement from another prisoner and hid for a long time. Byrd’s wife and child arrived from Fort Walter as details of the case and court notices surface.
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Thomasville
W. C. Byrd
Byrd
Fort
Walter
Merrill
Beautiful hair with dry shampoo, says Mme LeClaire
An article from Style and Fashion in New York cites Mme LeClaire praising dry shampoo as a safer route to glossy lustrous hair. It claims traditional shampoos cause headaches and cold exposure while a four ounce powder mix sprinkled on the scalp cleanses and nourishes, encouraging growth and fullness.
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New York
Mme. “LeClaire
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