Hungry Burglar at Work in Byron Apartments
A hungry burglar entered L. W. Arnod’s Byron Apartments at 208 Peachtree Street while the family was away, stole a butter egg and chicken filled refrigerator, and a pocketbook with $4 from a library near a baby. The intruder escaped when challenged by a reluctant neighbor after entering from a car. Brown Parker and M. Hicks were bound over in police court for related charges. bail set under 300.
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L. W. Arnod
Byron Apartments
Peachtree Street
Fawlitts
Brown Parker
M. Hicks
Justice of the Peace
Owen
Recorder
Preston
Bend
Mra. J
Grean
Mra. W. St. Smith
Dekalb Avenue
Bablffs
Underwood Typewriters for Rent at 52 N Broad St
Washington notes a mix of ad copy for Underwood Typewriters at 52 North Broad Street and a roundup of Michigan city populations including Battle Creek Jackson and Flint with percent changes from 1900, followed by Barneaville Ga city election results and a preview of the municipal term.
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Underwood Typewriters
N. Broad St
Washington
Battle Creek
Mich
Jackson
Flint
Advance in Diamond Prices Prompts Stock Replenishment
A jewelry firm warns of a definite rise in diamond prices by mid October. They state stock currently valued at 12 1/2 to 33 1/8 percent below new wholesale levels and invite customers to buy at old prices before October 35 while selections for comparison are sent on approval.
Offenders Seize Jewelry From Passengers at New York Port
At New York on August 23 customs inspectors found dutiable jewelry among Mrs Alfred Dugrenier of Lawrence and Mrs M Stuhlbach of Passaic aboard the steamer Groster Kurturst. A gold chain three gold watches three scarf pins and two gold lockets were seized from Mrs Dugrenier after her baggage was examined. Cotton broker William Tweet McGinniex of New Orleans had trunks seized after inspectors valued contents at four times his declared amount. Mrs Stuhlbach claimed diamonds and other stones were hidden on her person but the jewels were melted for valuation.
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New York
Alfred, Dugrenier
Lawrence
Mase
Groster Kurturst
Mes. Dugrenier
Dugrenier
Big Wife
Wiliam
Passaic
Aha
Divorced Woman Becomes Widow of Former Husband
San Francisco August 23 judge Graham rules that a divorced woman may be widow of her former husband even if he remarried after the divorce. The decision affects many estates held in trust and arose in a suit for restoration of record. The estate involved about 100000 dollars for Mrs Eugenia Jones.
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San Francisco
Graham
Charles E. James
Eugenia Jone
Braccavilla Man Cites Decades as Independent Voter
Newark news reports Benjamin Colt of Braccavilla near Newark celebrating his 90th birthday and a long record as a voter. A retired farmer, Colt has been a franchised voter for 69 years and has never missed an election day. He calls himself an independent though he says he has voted democratically most of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Braccavilla
Here
Benjamin Colt
Ume
Campers Struck by Nighttime Storm at Adventist Gathering
In Battle Creek Michigan on August 29 nearly a thousand Seventh Day Adventist campers saved their tents from destruction as a fierce rain and windstorm struck at dawn. Lightning lit the sky while campers prayed and sang hymns. the auditorium tent and several other tents, including the Young People's tent, were toppled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Mich
Engineer Killed Two Trainmen Hurt Near Aledo Texas
Fort Worth Texas August 24 Engineer Jomsph Wallace was killed and two trainmen were badly injured when a fast freight and a work train on the Texas and Pacific railroad collided near Aledo Wallace and his fireman Nathan Davia were crushed beneath the overturned locomotive and scalded Brakeman Tulley was ejected from a freight car and suffered internal injuries
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Fort Worth
Texas
Jomsph Wallace
Ista
Texas and Pacific
Aledo
Wallace
Nathan Davia
Tulley
Americans Arrested on Charge of Piracy
Washington August 23 On board the battleship Iowa five Americans are held on a charge of plundering a vessel at sea. The prisoners were crew members from the American whaling ship Pedro Verala of New Bedford Mass and were jailed at Horta Fayal at the request of the American consular agent. They will be turned over to U S authorities at Annapolis. Funeral of Middy Landry Annapolis Md August 23 Funeral services were held at the naval academy for Midshipman Richard R Lundy of Tennessee who died of peritonitis aboard the battleship Iowa during the mids cruise. Full military honors were accorded at burial in Hamburg Tenn.
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Washington
Iowa
Aqnapolic
Chesapeake
Prigonera
Pedro Verala
New Bedford
Mass
Horta
Fayal
Navy Department
United States
Annapolis
Middy Landry
Naval Academy
Depst
Richard, R. Lundy
Tennessee
Lowe
Rome
Haburg
Tenn
Roosevelt Addresses Country Life Problems at Utica
In a speech to farmers at Utica New York Colonel Roosevelt outlines rural life reform. He urges technical advice for farming, conservation, and making country life attractive for families, stressing education, modern methods, and proximity of urban progress to farms.
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Utlea
Bint
Roosevelt
Jere
Graniere
Farmer
Bakeholler
Naw “Hampshire
National Grange
Atcha
Fole
Sagamore Hill
Orient
Hoonevelt
Hook
Long Inland
Long Island Railroad
New York
Fury at Farm Duel Ends In Wounds And Death
In Moultrie Georgia, August 31, a violent quarrel between JC Curl s a farmer and Kilby Murphy Jr the son of a policeman left both men cut with big knives. Curl s lies dying at Dr Lingay’s office while Murphy is taken home. The dispute stemmed from a local feud and the confrontation grew fierce and bitter. The article also discusses agricultural policy, farmer organizations, and rural life issues with names like Has an Ben Ali and references to public matters, but the main event concerns the knife fight and its fatal potential outcome.
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Oura
Arthur Young
Young
Moultrie
Kilby Murphy, Jr
Murphy
Curls
R. C. Lingaay
Bortin
Washington
Henry Clay
Grange
Country Folke
City Folke
Tey
Country Church
Seigl Center
Thade & True Social Center
Batley
Cornell
Horace Plunkett
United States
Atlas
Americas
Roosevelt
Negro Doctors Meet in National Medical Association Convention
Five hundred Negro dentists and druggists gather at Howard University in Washington for the National Medical Association convention opening an agenda on the race problem. Dr William Lofton calls the gathering to order as the meeting runs through next Friday night with delegates from across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William §. Lofton
Nathonal Medical Association
Howard University
United States
Window Attracts Attention At Local Store Display
A show window at H. M. Ashe Company drew considerable attention with draping and ribbons linking various machines. A Smith typewriter mounted high features a card announcing “This machine taken in as part payment on an LC Smith.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Ashe Company
Smith Typewriter
L. C. Smite
LC. Smith
Monument to General Hamer Cadet Grant Memorial in Georgetown
Georgetown Ohio August 23 A monument to General Thomas I Hamer Mexican War fame who at Tongreaaman appointed Ulysses B Grant to a cadetship at West Point will be dedicated there on August 40 1911. Led by Dr Modiaon Peters of New York they subscribed the funds at a meeting of country folk halting the amount needed to erect the memorial
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Grant
Georgetown
Ohio
Thomas I. Hamer
Tongreaaman
Ulysses B. Grant
West Point Ma
Modiaon ©. Peters
New York
Treasury to adjust redemption fund for banks under act
Washington August 25. National Banks must hold a reduced redemption fund for emergency currency issues under the Aldrich Vreeland act. The treasury department will promulgate the ruling reversing the June 10, 1908 decision that set the fund at 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aldrich- Vreeland
Treasury Department
Oracle of Racing Mystic Ardor in Brooklyn Eagle
Consulting the oracle, Arteum gazes as crowds, police horses, and racing horses surge toward the bend. Jockeys lash. The leader narrows in a neck and neck dead heat at the post. The winner's colors remain unknown amid color bind.
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Oracle
The
Brooklyn Eagle
Arteum
Ay Mear
Dazheg
Artemus
Lyric Theater Brings At Cozy Corners to Life
Miss Emma Bunting stars in At Cozy Corners a four act comedy at the Lyric with Pauline Phelps and Marion Short authors. Bunting shines in the lead as Avie Merrill supported by a strong company including George Whitaker and Reverend Clyde Hollister delivering solid performances.
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Lyric
Lyric Theatel
Emma Bunting
Cosy Corners
Pauline Phelps
Marion Short
Motor battleship for Great Britain envisaged as experiment
Portsmouth August 22 local paper claims British admiralty plans an experimental motor driven battleship using an internal combustion gas engine. The design would omit boilers and stokers, promising weight and space savings, cheaper operation, and speed to render dreadnoughts obsolete if successful.
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Portsmouth
England
Admiralty
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Kipper
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Michigan Cities Census Bureau
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W. C. Jomap
J. F W. Garland
A. T. Mitie
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Pasceoulo
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Tally
Maier & Berkele, Inc
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Pacific
Utica
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Whitehall St
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Mgr
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Tangier
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White Plains
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Iscal
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Burlingan
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Kigeman Bros
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