Preacher Knocked Down in Arlington Hotel Encounter
In Galamilie at the Arlington Hotel a dispute between J F Hunt, banker and hotel owner, and Rex J A Bell, pastor of the Baptist church, led to Hunt striking Bell, who fell semi conscious. Bell’s son Austin Bell was previously fined $50 for disorderly conduct. The incident caused a big sensation.
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Arlington Hotel
Galamilie
Baonker Hunt
Pastor Bell
Gainessilie
F Hunt
Rex J A
Bill
J Austin Bell
Hunt
Aon
Hotel Asia
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Rell
AID TO BE GIVEN MONEY MARKET
New York reports the Treasury Department plans to again aid the money market by distributing government funds to support crop movement this year. The program follows last year’s method with changes, using customs receipts to relieve smaller banks while larger funds go to distribution centers. New York again expected to receive a significant share.
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New York
the , Treasury
Cortelyou
Shaw
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Mrs Fillmore Pardoned After Cruelty to Child Incident
Mrs Florence Fillmore, sentenced to the stockade for whipping her daughter, was pardoned by Mayor Jayner. Relatives will care for her disabled husband. the child has a home, and the old man is in the almshouse. The mayor says the Fillmore family will cause no further trouble.
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Florence Fillmore
Jayner
Filmores
Fillmore
Hye
Mre Willmore
Railroad Commissioner Bid in Gainesville Urged by Supporters
In Gainesville on August 14 special notice that Hon John Smith is not a candidate for the state railroad commission yet friends urge his name and a long petition with many signatures has been sent to the governor in his interest.
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Gainesville
John Smith
Railroad Commission of
Priest Defends Preston In Jackson Family Marriage Case
Atlanta secretary for the national Child Labor Committee A J McKelway issues a sworn statement defending Edmund Randolph Preston of Charlotte N C in response to a public card by William E Christian. McKelway asserts Prestons ancestry and character, notes Stonewall Jacksons granddaughter safety, and denies sensational claims about the Preston family.
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Man
Stonewall Jackson
McKelway
Edward Randolph Preston
Charlotte
N Oc
Jo- Hn Jackson Christian
William E Christian
Niew
Preston
McKelways
Lexington
Lig Tong
Jan
Virginia
Randolphs
Prestons
MrDowells
Morrisons
Venables
Michaux
Tragic Train Collision Turns Body Found Near Track
Albany August 14 says a passenger train on the Atlantic Coast Line struck a man identified as Nathan Williams near Sumner Worth county. He had been shot and killed about half a mile from the track, his body dragged to the railroad to conceal the murder. The body bore a bullet wound in the breast despite severe mutilation.
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Albany Gn
Atlantic Coast Line
Sumner Worth County
Nathan Wiliams
Albany Officer Shoots Burglar in Grocery Store
In Albany on August 14 Jesse Bolding a Black burglar was wounded in the thigh by Officer J W Kempt as he rose from behind a counter during a store burglary at Watt Carroll's grocery. The officer fired immediately, bringing the suspect to the floor with a slight flesh wound.
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Albany
Jesse Bolding
J W Kempt
Watt Carroll
Kempt
Atlanta Man Made Chairman at Typographical Union Session
International Typographical Union holdsLis sessions in Hot Springs Ark with delegates traveling by special train to Little Rock. Atlanta delegate WoT laygood named chairman of the government ownership of the telegraph committee. The convention faces the ongoing strike by Commercial Telegraphers. Delegates enjoy a carriage ride along the government built 15 mile mountain drive and baths offered for their use.
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International Typographical Union
Hot Springs Ark
Little Rock
Wot
Laygood
Atlanta Ispographical Union
Nlonghia
Reid
United States
Adsetts Arrested in Hong Kong Murder Case
Chinese dispatches report the arrest of Wood Adsetts a former US Marine guarding the Pekin legation who is suspected of robbing and killing a woman whose body was found in a trunk aboard a British steamer at Hong Kong Adsetts resisted and escaped briefly before capture valuables worth thousands of dollars stolen from the victim are now with authorities
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Adsetts
Newark
Chefon
China
O. Wood Adsetta
United States
Pekin Ile
Hong Kong
The
I Authorities
Steamship Captain on Trial in Savannah
Steamship Alleghany captain I P Freeman faced trial before Colonel J Wo Oast, Norfolk supervising inspector, on charges alleging negligence after the vessel burned as it left Savannah. Several witnesses testified, Freeman contends his actions were proper and he hopes to prove his case.
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Savannah
I. P Freeman
Alleghany
Merchants and Miners 'Transportation Company
J Wo Oast
Norfolk
Freeman
Renda
Destructive rains ruin cotton crops in southwest Georgia
In Atoany Georgia on August 4 the people of Dougherty and nearby counties report unprecedented rainfall flooding acres of cotton. The crop has suffered extensive damage and continues to deteriorate as the heavy rains persist, threatening widespread ruin of the season.
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Atoany
Georgia
Dougherty
Fifteen Girls Escape Train Belated Picnic Accident
A wagon carrying Fifteen girls en route to a picnic near Barnesville faced a Dixie Flyer approaching at a Alderamul crossing. The group leaped to safety as the train struck the wagon, killing one mule and injuring a girl slightly during the escape. The party was led by a young man acting as driver.
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Alderamul
Barnes Dile
Panica Lessey Springs
Central
Savannah
Dixie Flyer
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