Armstrong Trial Morning Testimony Details Drunken Confession
Nervous Ralph Amarone testified he knew nothing of the killing of Miss Allie Armstrong and had not recollection after noon until 11 p.m. that night. He claimed drunkenness for days and that he overheard plans of a marriage with Armstrong. Witnesses from Auburn and Opelika testified Armstrong appeared sober after the crime, while defense witnesses portrayed heavy intoxication. The trial adjourned with closing arguments pending and a life sentence hoped for by the defense.
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Puskegee
Ala
Ralph Amarone
Allie Armstrong
E . Det Bridge
Altie
Tre
Miss Armstrong
Atlanta
Homer Wright
Auburn
Tiesala
J J Motley
Mre
E Epelridge
Henry
James Delbridge
Armstrong
Lyons
Opelika
Allie
Peter Conner
Tly
Sélicster
I. Brewer
R B Barnes
Tres
Ray Rushton
Montgomery
Kimball Claim Settled Over Whitehall Viaduct Damages
The Kimball House Company claim of 30600 for Whitehall street viaduct damages was settled yesterday for 31250 during the city council claims committee session chaired by Councilman Winn. The panel also recommends reducing Kimball property assessment from 50000 to 47500 for one year, with tax rate 1 1 4 percent, to support the settlement.
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Whitehall Viaduct
Whitehall Street
Councils
Winn
H Fr
Kimball
Committee On Claims
Board of Tax Assessory
Insurance concerns to curb mail use in Tennessee
In Rathville on December 3 1908 the State Insurance Commissioner Tol chairs a special committee from the national Insurance commissioners meeting in Boston. The committee is to travel to Washington on December 8 to urge Congress to craft legislation denying the use of the mails by life insurance companies. Senator Dryden of New Jersey will push the bill in the Senate with the Post Office and Post Roads committee set to address the issue on December 8.
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Rathville
Tenn
Tol
National Insurance Commissioners
Hel
Boston
Oday
Nashington
Sng
Congress
Charman Folk
Dryden
Jersey
Senate
Jail Fire Strikes Russell Me Prison
A jail in Russell, Alabama, was destroyed by fire today. Guards evacuated inmates safely as the structure burned, with property losses estimated around nine thousand dollars. Investigators probe the blaze and potential arson.
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Russell
Regent to be named for German Empire
Berlin December 3 Fantasies persist that Emperor William will appoint a regent while Crown Prince Frederick William may be chosen. Rumors claim Count von Mirbach engaged a villa at Meran for the emperor and that he would rest privately. Officials dismiss the gossip as nonsense.
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Berlin
William
Frederick Witham
Count von Mirbach
Meran
Foreign Office
Patterson Opposes Jones for Police Board Seat
Undertaker H M Patterson announces candidacy for the board of police commissioners and will oppose incumbent W O Jones in the coming election. Patterson seeks support from council members and county officials, while Jones’s reelection is said to be assured, setting up a contentious race with both claiming victory as March polls near.
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H OM Patterson
Board of Police Commissioners
W O Jones
Patterson
Council
Donce
Anthrax scare reaches Columbus stock owners
The state board of health pathologist will investigate anthrax in Columbus as stock owners watch closely. New mules purchased by Seabrook and Crawford are kept in a different stock yard with no current signs of anthrax. Veterinarians say the disease stems from bacillus anthracis and affects cattle sheep horses and humans. symptoms include acute swelling with fetid odor. Prevention calls for burning carcasses disinfecting premises quarantine of healthy stock and isolation of sick animals.
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Columbus
State Board of Health
Tive
Columbus Board of Health
Seabrook & Crawford
Atlantic
Carnes
Athinti Sa
Larry Biack
Asphalt Work Nears Finish on Peach Tree Street
The asphalt project along Peach Tree Street, begun in early September, is nearly complete. Five blocks of pavement have been laid, and the street is expected to present a beautiful appearance this afternoon after three months of work.
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Peachtree Street
Promotion Rumors Surround City Police Captaincy
The city court bailiff seat may shift if Arnold Lowry becomes solicitor and Captain Jennings is appointed bailiff or assistant. A vacancy could trigger a crowded field for police captain including Joiner Brenning Beaters Connally and Foster, with sergeant spots provoking many candidates. The Best Gift Book Courtship Miles Standish offered by The Columbian Book Co at Whitehall Street.
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Jennings
City Court
Arnold Lowry
Arnold
Police
Brenning
Beaters
Connally
Foster
Courtship Miles Standish
Columbian Book Co
Whitehall Street
Assumed Name of a Preacher Charged in Savannah
Rev C A Hamilton a Martinsville Va evangelist exposed an impostor using his name to solicit funds for a gospel tent. The man, C B Harris, a burglar prior convict, confessed to Christianity yet admitted swindling in Columbus Charleston and Port Royal. Harris claimed to work for God.
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Savannah
C. A Hamilton
Martinsville
Augusta
Hamilton
C A Hamilton
Martingville
C B
Harris
Mr Hamilton
Harrison
Columbus
Charleston
Port Royal
Alarm Saves Augusta Sunday School Building
In Augusta Georgia a fire at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday school building, known as the Telfair building from a Savannah benefactor, was stopped after a passerby alerted by a curtain flame seen through a stained glass window. Interior furniture damage only, about 2000 dollars loss estimated. A meeting was held last night to discuss the incident.
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Augusta
Telfair
Savannah
Fle
Funeral of Charles Gabriel in Riverdale Cemetery
The remains of Charles Gabriel who died in San Antonio Texas were laid to rest in Riverdale cemetery yesterday. He was a popular Jewish young man with many friends in Columbus. He was the son of the late J F H Gabriel and Mrs Matilda Gabriel, who long resided in Atlanta. His mother accompanied the remains to Georgia.
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Columpus
Charles 9 Gabriel
San Antonio
Riverdale
Columbus
J. FH. Gabriel
Matilda Gabriel
Atlanta
Georgia
Shortage halts Huntsville cotton seed mill operations
The Alabama Cotton On Company suspended its Huntsville mill due to a shortage of cotton seed. Necessary repairs will occur during idleness and operations will resume once seed shipments from other mills arrive. The plant employs more than a hundred men.
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Thuntsville
Ala
Alabama Cotton ON Company
Huntsville
Don't fool with a cold and Pneumonia warning
A short health advisory extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure for colds and influenza. It warns that neglecting a cold can lead to pneumonia bronchitis or consumption and suggests the remedy helps avoid these diseases.
Funeral of Peter Lynch at Immaculate Conception
Funeral services for Peter Lynch longtime Atlanta businessman occur at 10 o'clock this morning at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Rev Father Bazin will officiate with Rev Fathers Jackson and Hennessy assisting. Requiem high mass to be followed by interment at Oakland. Pallbearers include M Haverty M Nally William Erskine E G Murphy Joseph Gatins John Gatins John Morris and J H Govan.
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Church of Immaculate Conception
Peter Lynch
Atlanta
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Father Bazin
Father Jackson
Father Hennessy
Oakland
M Haverty
M Nally
William Erskine
G Murphy
Arrest in Phenix City Arson Case Sparks Fire Injury
Columbus 6a December 3 Special Smith Alexander a well known young man of Phenix City Alabama arrested this morning on arson charge for a residence he occupied burned yesterday owned by W C Campbell marshal of Phenix City Alexander former insurance collector. Norwood Ga December 3 Special Willie Heath 19 burned after a powder ignition from a pipe sparked explosion while opening a bureau drawer containing powder.
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Columbus
Smith Alexander
Phenix City
Ala
W. C Campbell
Alexander
Norwood
Willie Heath
Heath
Funeral of Captain Mike Walsh in Augusta
Funeral services for Captain Mike Walsh veteran conductor on the Georgia railroad were held this afternoon at 1 o'clock in Augusta The deceased served the road since Judge King led the railroad and was widely known along the line from Atlanta to Augusta
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Mike Walsh
Augusta
Georgia Railroad
Vlave
Judge King
Avary Bolty
Atlanta
Fatal Accident Hangs Brakeman J L Tennyson in Calera
J L Tennyson, brakeman on the Alabama Mineral division of the Louisville and Nashville, died after a Calera accident where both legs were caught in brake beams. He was 36, lived in this city, died en route to Birmingham hospital, and his funeral followed in Cullman with wife and child left behind.
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J. L. Tennyson
Calera
Anniston
Ala
L Tennyson
Alabama Mineral Division
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Birmingham
Cullman
Petropol and Cameron Form Capitalized Atlanta Firm
Petropol and Cameron Company emerges from the merger of Petropol and Bastertin & Cameron at No 6 Broad Street. The new firm touts ample capital and a varied stock, aiming to dominate out of town trade with California and Florida fruits and vegetables while maintaining close buyer, seller, and shipper contact and inviting correspondence and consignments.
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Atlanta
Petropol and Cameron Company
Petropol and Bastertin & Cameron
Broad Street
California
Florida
INTERMENTS AND OBITUARY NOTES FROM LOCAL PAGE
Short items report multiple deaths, funerals, and related notices. Mrs Jude Angoline Purdy dies at her son Wilmer Pords residence 12 Howell Street with services at 12 o'clock and burial at Sylvester. Mrs Susan A Bigwell buried near Norcross, Ga with seven children listed. Anthony Louis Keen dies at 588 Woodward Avenue. funeral at Church of the Immaculate Conception at 3 pm. Oakland Cemetery interment. Altord Gorge dies at 64 South Savannah Street. funeral at 10 am. Westlawn interment. Sunday night special services at Payne Memorial Methodist for Epworth Leaguers with railroad department officers in charge. Board of Education holds extra meeting approving engraved cuts for five school-related buildings and outlines for new buildings. penmanship policy changes in manual training. A black man on way to Warm Springs dies in police barracks after seeking a bed, coroner rules no inquest. Yonah Council No 1,58 Royal Arcanum elects officers. several named. W D Greene cited as representative. A H Shuiafer as regent. other posts filled. A 847 Highland Avenue resident injured by a fall onto a fire alarm box at Broad and Marietta. treated at Grady Hospital for head injury.
Punishing the Gamblers in Griffin Court
Special Griffin city court session fined Ed Engram and Walter Burke 100 dollars each for gaming and running gaming tables near Griffins mills. A warrant was issued for Wowshot on similar charges. Several other cases were heard as bailiffs Parks Griffin and Teb Thurman pressed the investigation. The offenders paid fines and were discharged.
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Griffin Gonecempers
City Court of
Griffin
Ed Engram
Walter Burke
Lye
Griffins Mills
WoWshot
Parks Griffin
Teb Thurman
Jamestown Exposition fund boosted at Newport News meeting
At a mass meeting in the Academy of Music Newport News under the chamber of commerce, $25 000 was added to the Jamestown exposition subscription fund. Speakers included Representatives John Sharp Williams and Washington Gardner and Virginia figures Claude A Swanson and Harry LeMaynard, with Walter Scott Copeland of The Richmond Times Dispatch as moderator.
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Newport News
Academy of Music
Chamber of Commerce
John Sharp Willams
Mississippi
Washington Gardner
Michigan
John F Lacy
Town
Claude A Swanson
Harry le Maynard
Virginia
Walter Scott Copeland
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Peace prospects in Far East prompt Takahira remarks
Washington December 3 Japanese minister Mr Takahira voiced cautious optimism about a Paris reported settlement between Japan and Russia. He cited Japan’s aim of preserving peace and order in the Far East and noted American goodwill, including Mrs Anita Newcomb McGee offering Spanish War nurses for Japan if needed. He doubted a wartime need would arise but praised peaceful efforts.
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Washington
Paris
Japan
Russia
Takahira
Far East
Takahiro
Anita Newcombs McGee
Mre McGre
Association of
Spain
Bia
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Cousin
Dant
Kaiser
Liliam
H. M. Patterson
Jones
Undertaker
Peachtree
Charles Gabriel
Petropol & Cameron
M. Rich & Bros. Co
Star and Crescent
Karen Cave Co
Jude Angoline Purdy
Wilmer Pords
Howell Street
Sylvester
Susan A Bigwell
Norcross
J W Bagwell
D Bagwell
R F Bagwell
Col L Sang
Tt W Mewhorn
Mia M LaAnderson
J D Reaves
Anthony Louis Keen
G Keene
Woodward Avenue
Altord Gorge
E EB Gorge
South
Savannah Street
Westlow
Payne Memorial Methodist Church
Oclock
Manafield
Epworth Leaguers
Railroad& Department
MCA
Wagoner
BOARD
Charles Foster
Warm Springs
Stamps
Yonah Council
Royal Arcanum
Lodge
E Shuthafer
I Wiliams
Gure
W W Wilson
Bonstein
Chambers
J M W Plaker
H N Stanley F
Af. Sweat
Locke
Highland Avenue
Broad
Marietta
Grady Hosspital
Jamestown Exposition
Bradtiard Regulator Co
Atisata
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