Father and Mother Fight Waves to Save Children
Pensacola witnesses a harrowing rescue as Captain Henry Thomas and his wife battled 60 mile gale waves after the steamer Belle wrecked in Choctawahachie Bay. The two young daughters and Captain Thomas’s efforts ended tragically as the fireman and deck hands survived. Captain Burlesson and Chief Engineer Charles Ball perished. Mrs Thomas and the captain were rescued separately.
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Pensacola
Fla
Henry Thomas
Choctawahachie Bay
Burlesson
Charles Ball
Thomas
Bell
Mr. Thomas
Big All Day Sacred Harp Singing At Marietta
Marietta Ga April 25 Special The all day Sacred Harp singing held annually on the last Sunday in April will attract the largest crowd in history with attendees expected from Douglasville Agyetta Villa Rica Recatur and Atlanta Electric cars will run every thirty minutes to handle the two to three thousand visitors Dinner will be served in the city park at noon and all are invited The courtroom seats about 809 and is used as an auditorium for the occasion
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Marietta
Douglasville
Alpha- Yetta
Villa Rica
Recatur
Atlanta
Atlanta urged to stage grand opera with local talent
The Metropolitan's Mr Guard proposed Atlanta pursue grand opera using the city’s four giant organs as an implied orchestra. He argued local singers could perform, reducing orchestra costs and offering educative, citywide value. He framed it as an amateur yet promising experiment for Atlanta’s musical growth.
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Atlanta
South
Ed DeGroote Taken To Cartersville
Vaudeville star and former prize fighter Ed DeGroote was taken to Cartersville on a Wednesday warrant over unpaid board for his theater company’s stay. The irate landlady claimed the debt arose during the engagement, leaving scenery and effects as security. the company has since broken up, with rival DeGroote Jr joining in DeGroote’s absence.
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FareGroote
Cartereville
Fiehter Champion
Carters
Cartersville
Cartersvie
de Groote Jr
Cripple Found Guilty Of Running Blind Tiger In Macon
Macon Georgia April 28 Special S R Bowen a cripple white man was found guilty by the recorder on isolating the blind tiger or dinance. He was fined 200 dollars and bound over to the city court for violating the state prohibition law under bond 300 He is charged with operating one of the largest blind tigers in the county His place was raided last Sunday on Third street Cannery at Waycross Waycross Georgia April 25 Special Ware counts continues chimer for a large cannery is about to be answered Through the board of trade an experienced canner has come to Waycross and is pleased with the outlook for this locality He notes agricultural potential in Ware to support a cannery including sweet potatoes corn peas tomatoes okra and beets for canning
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R Bowen
Recorder
Waycross
Waycross Ga
Board of Trade
Hong Kong
China
Canton
Pekin
Hukuan
McDonald Bribery Charge Shock Tennessee Politics
Nashville April 28 A Birmingham dispatch reports a $1500 bribe offer to Tennessee Representative J Q McDonald of Overton County to align with regular Democrats on all legislative votes. McDonald disputes a written proposal but confirms a typewritten pledge on repeal of the election and liquor laws without financial payoff. Judge E C Goodpasture counters McDonald’s denial, asserting no money changed hands.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Birmingham
J. Q. McDonald
Overton County
E. C. Goodpasture
Livingstone
McDonald
Associated Press
Mconald
International Peace When Women Vote
Milwaukee april baron de Estournelles de Constant says women's suffrage boosts international friendship. He argues autocracies fear women's influence and emancipation aids peace, advocating the ballot for women and linking it to opposition to war.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Baron de Estournelles de Constant
Comedy Fashion Gala at Grand Opera House
Society notes announce a clothes themed matinee and tonight’s show with reduced prices at the Grand Opera House. The event highlights a lighthearted program in a bustling social scene.
LeBlanc girl heard in Glover will case
In Cambridge Massachusetts deposition testimony from Hattie Le Blanc was read in the supreme court during the Glover will contest. Mrs Lilian M Glover widow of Clarence F Glover faced allegations she sought to have her brother Toby LeBlanc kill her husband. The Le Blanc girl was acquitted of the murder last December after a sensational trial. The will apportions all property to Lilian M Glover and Seymour Glover, the fifth brother.
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Cambridge
Mass
Lilian M Glover
Waltham
Clarence F Glover
Toby LeBlanc
Hattie le Blanc
St. John
Supreme Court
Glover
le Blanc
Washington News Report on Col Livingston and Rep Hughes
In Washington on April 28 Special report states Coronel Livingston is much better after a grippe attack and hopes his trouble is walled down while Representative Hughes recovers from illness. R L McKinney and T J Simmons of Macon visited Washington en route home from the Associated Press meeting in New York and dined with Representative Bartlett.
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Washington
Coronel Livingston
Grippe
Representative Hughes
R. L. McKinney
T. J. Simmons
Macon
Associated Press
New York
Representative Bartlett
Macon seeks a pure food inspector in April notice
Macon Georgia April 28 Special city officials report trouble filling the post to replace R B Hall who resigned. They seek a bacteriologist as required for the role amid a noted dearth of pure food inspectors in the city Farmers' Union meeting Jefferson Georgia April 28 Special A M Soule Hor CS Barrett others will speak at the county meeting May Basket dinner to be enjoyed with many from other counties expected to attend
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Macon
R. B. Hall
Farmers’ Union Meeting
Jefferson, Ga
Br. A. M. Soule
CS. Barrett
Lothers
Farmers’ Union of Jacks
Canton in Flames as Anarchy Flares in Canton
Reports from Canton describe a revolutionary outbreak with troops quelling the revolt after a night of heavy fighting. Leaders imprisoned, gates closed, and searches for arms conducted as officials warn of continued danger.
Shorter Commencement Program Announced in Rome
The Shorter College commencement is announced with a packed five day schedule from May 13 to May 23. Events include inter-society debates, receptions, art exhibits, a baccalaureate sermon by Dr A C Cree, and the grand concert. Afterward the college buildings will become city public school property, marking the last commencement season for the institution. President Van Hoose reports alumnae letters expressing plans to return for the farewell.
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Rome
Shorter College
A. C Cree
Moultrie
Young Women's’ Christian Association
Emmett Stephens
Bay Ground
W L. Pickard
Savannah
Alfred Shorter
Old College
van Hoose
Receipt That Cures and Weak Men Free Claim
A dubious early 20th century style advertisement promises a cure for weakness and failed manhood. It touts a free prescription sample and urges readers to request more information, claiming miraculous restorative effects and urging action despite vague, sensational language.
Mass Meeting Forms Drive To Boost Highway Through Culloden
Culloden Georgia April 28 special citizens of Culloden and nearby areas met to organize a campaign for better roads. The group will cooperate with other counties after the Albany meeting where the Andersonville Thomasville interstate route was approved. Committee members include A Fuller chairman H Holmes and I H Castlen. They aim to press county commissioners and private interests to upgrade the route traversing Monroe County and promote it to travelers and Florida points. The Constitution praised the plan and locals expect a premier southern highway with strong scenery and direct Florida access.
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Culloden
Albany
Andersonville
Thomasville
Fuller
Jh. H. Holmes
I. H. Castlen
Monroe County
Georgia
Florida
Crime Thrives Under Nose of New York's Policemen
New York April 28 The grand jury probing Magistrate Corrigan issued a presentment blaming a demoralized police force for crime and vice in the city calling for immediate reforms. Second Deputy Police Commissioner Flynn, who resigned, was expected to testify regarding claims of crooked men retained in the department and in authority.
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New York
Corrigan
Flynn
Five Universities Debate On Same Topic Across Five Colleges
Ten debaters from five colleges will compete in the first annual pentagonal intercollegiate debate Saturday evening. Each college fields a team on both sides, hosting one debate and visiting another. In Athens Georgia Robert B Troutman and Thomas O Marshall will represent Georgia against opponents, while at Chapel Hill EV Heath and McArew will lead the opposing side for North Carolina with a picked team.
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Athens
Georgia
Tulane
Robert B. Troutman
Thomas 0. Marshall
Cedartown
EV Heath
Girard
McA Rew
Collins
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Total solar eclipse sighting across Australia predicted
Lick Observatory reports a total solar eclipse beginning tomorrow over Australia with the moon’s shadow moving diagonally toward Mexico. In California the event will be partial, about three tenth of the sun’s diameter visible, from about 3 to 4 30 pm. The last California eclipse observed was in 1900.
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Lick Observatory
San Jose
Cal
Australia
Pacific Ocean
Mexico
California
Labor Fights the Taylor System in Congress
Washington April 28 Organized labor launched a campaign before the House labor committee opposing the Taylor system of shop management recently adopted by government departments. AFL President Samuel Gompers and other union leaders testified against it while James Emory, counsel for the National Manufacturers Association, spoke for the system.
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Washington
Organized Labor Today
Labor Committee of the House
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
James Emory
National Manufacture’ Association
Marauders Seize Property Near Solerado River
A War Department dispatch from Calexico reports marauders in Mexico near the Solerado river confiscating property and stirring intense excitement along the California border. The message cites the Merchants Association of Calexico as the source and dates the notice to April 28.
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Washington
Mexico
Solerado River
California
War Department
Merchants Association of
Calexico
Cala
Waycross to Atlanta rail service to be improved
Waycross Georgia April 28 Special Official announcement from the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic states improved service between Waycross and Atlanta starting April 30 Parlor and broiler Pullmans will be added to passenger trains This will be the only electric lighted train running from Waycross to Atlanta and the only train from this region to carry parlor cars into Atlanta The move signals an effort to inaugurate through service into Florida in the near future
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Waycross
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic
Waycrees
Florida
Letter Carriers to Convene in Rochester Next September
The national letter carriers convention will be held in Rochester New York in September. The decision was announced during today’s meeting in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
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