Death by Own Action Shocks Milledgeville Jail Scene
James Jefferson sentenced to death for a police murder reportedly took poison while two guards were present. Sheriff Beard stated no clear culprit or method has been identified, and funeral arrangements are set for Saturday. The article notes questions about who supplied the poison and mentions related local news items on a $100 corn prize and a Sons of Veterans organizational meeting in Milledgeville.
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Iumbus
James Jefferson
Muscages
Marchant
Saffertan
Jefferson
Sheriff Board
The
Constitution
Beard
Enquirer-Sun
Funeral Arrangements for General Frederick Grant Announced
New York City will host a full midi funeral for General Frederick Dent Grant and his burial at West Point. The body will be moved to Governor's Island for state viewing under military guard until the funeral. Princess Michael Cantacuzene Spye is en route from Russia for the ceremony. Messages of sympathy pour in from Taft and Theodore Roosevelt.
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York
Frederick Dent Grant
West Poalnt
Tasker H. Elias
Oind
Department of the East
Marion Howse
Buckingham
Grant
President Taft
White House
Taft
W.H. Taft
Oyster Bay
Theo
Hdith Roosevelt
Howse
National Drainage Congress Adopts Proposals for Canal Funds
Delegates from 33 states and four nations urged Congress to allocate 1 million dollars annually until the Panama Canal is finished and 50.6 million annually thereafter for land reclamation and related needs. They elected David R. Francis as president and set Charleston, South Carolina, as next meeting site for January 1914.
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New Orleans
Congress
Panama Canal
Washington
National Drainage Congress
David R. Francis
Missouri
Edmund T. Perkins
Walnofs
M. J. Watson
South Carolina
William C.gorgas
Barnard Baker
Maryland
Edward Wisner
Louisiana
Charleston
S.C
M. O. Leighton
United States Geological Survey
Washington, D. C
Drainage Congress
Executive Committee
Senate
Engineer Corps
Army
United States
Charles G. &Lliott
Bureau of Drainage
A. B. Moorshouse
A. R. Lawton
Savannah
Committee On
Jarea ¥. Sanders
E. B. Craighead
Tulane University
H. Li Gueydan
George H. Maxwell
Pennsylvania
Georgina
S. W. McCallie
Georgia
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Gulf of Mexico
Okefenokee
Eine
Vaudeville at Forsyth Promises Record Attendance
The Forsyth theater stage features Keith Vaudeville with Beasts Wynne and Miss Wyane in a strong weekly lineup. Atlanta audiences will see hundreds, new songs, gowns, and acts by Dave Genova, Ray Bailey, and ventriloquist Ed F. Reynard in a broad, entertaining program.
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Keith
Forsyth
Bally Forsyth
Beasts Wynne
Alnging
Miss Wyane
Atlanta
Dave Genova
Ray Bailey
F. Reynard
Billy Citford and The Girl at the Lyric Tonight
Billy Citford and The Girl, the Man and the Game engage at the Lyric tonight after a week of popular shows. The company includes a pretty girl chorus. audiences pack the stage door as Frank Conway stars in The Virginian for the Lyric week of April 15.
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Billy
Clifford
Lyric
Billy Citford
Jarlaa
Wells
Virginia
Eame
Frank Conway
Dustin Farnum
Fair Creatures
Allen Gang Seeks Hillsville Trial Change
The Allen gang jailed for the Hillsville courthouse shooting petitioned for change of venue to Hillsville. Judge N P F Oglesby says the defendants, now in Roanoke, prefer tried in Carroll County. Judge Staples has not ruled. Trial start April 24 is expected to last about thirty days.
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Allen Gang
Hillsville
N. PF. Oglesby
Carroll
Roanoke
Ogiesby
Staples
Oglesby
Ff Va
Swamp and Overflow Lands Plan Faces Uncertainty
The speaker expresses strong belief that swamp and overflow lands will stay largely unreclaimed, outlining plans of a nature similar to prior proposals and urging continued attention to reclamation efforts.
Yeggs Blow Hillsboro Bank Vault For $5,000
Hillsboro North Carolina April 12 one of the boldest bank robberies in years occurred last night or early today at the Bank of Orange. The vault was blown with nitro glycerin and about four to five thousand dollars in gold and currency stolen. Bank papers left undisturbed. Three suspicious men were seen after train No 112 from Greensboro to Goldsboro. A satchel was reported and a loud blast was heard about 2 am.
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Hillsboro
N. C
North Carolina
Bank of Orange
Vegeymen
Breensbow
No. 112
Greensboro
Goldsboro
Candidates Vie for Georgia Legislature in Brooks County
April 12 in Quitman Ga Hon M B Pope of Barwick former representative declares will seek state legislature. Col Grover Edmondson young attorney announces for representative. Brooks County gains a second representative this year. The senate nomination race features Calon Morton Turner, John G Brantey enters the race from Chory Head district.
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Quitman
M. B. Pope
Barwick
Grover
Edmondson
Young
Altro
Brooks County
Brooke County
Calon & Morton Turner
Senate
John
G. Brantey
Ofichory
Four Hurt as HorseBacks Driver Near Athens Georgia
Four people were seriously injured when a horse frightened and backed a wagon over an embankment near Athens Georgia. Pastor Haevla Cartlidge his wife and their four year old daughter and Mrs Poulloin of Madison sister in law suffered injuries including a broken limb and internal damage. The horse, though usually gentle, became unmanageable on the bridge over a swift stream.
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Athens
Haevla
Cartlidge
Prince Street Presbyterian Church
Poulloin
Madison
Cartiridge
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