Murder Near Lexington Church Endangers Deacon and Wife
In Lexington Kentucky a merchant Jesse N Hawkins a deacon and choir member was found dying with a bullet wound near a church. An autopsy showed blows from a blunt instrument before the fatal shot. The robber took his watch money and papers after leaving the store where he worked on church records. He died later that day.
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Lexington
Jesse N. Hawkins
Hawkins
Broadway Christian Church
Wagon Spills Six Firemen in Macon Embankment Crash
In Macon Georgia December 8 a massive wagon No 2 wheels caught in a streetcar track on Washington Avenue and was pitched onto a high embankment overturning completely. Six firemen were scattered across the ground four returned to duty though two men Ed Smith and J A Knox were seriously hurt Knox sustaining facial injuries while Smith suffered a cuticle loss. The blaze at 32 Cherry Street occupied by Ike Bashinski and Isadore Wells destroyed the second story and its contents by fire and water. Estimated damage about 1000.
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Macon
Washington Avenue
Ed Smith
J. A. Knox
Knox
Smith
TZ Cherry Street
Ike Bashinski
Isadore Wells
Fire Claims Two Victims in Washington County
Special from Washington Georgia reports two separate fatal fires leaving a three year old burned to death near Sharon after a father left the child with a younger sibling. A separate incident near Gordon Neal's area burned Nancy Lewis as she attempted to smother flames and wrap herself in bed clothes.
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Washington, Ga
Sharon
Jim Burdette
Nancy Lewis
Gorden Neal
Tod
Sixty Five Indictments by Americus Grand Jury
Americus Georgia December 8 grand jury returns sixty five indictments mainly for misdemeanor offenses. The sessions herald a county jail purge with Judge Z A Littlejohn to hear criminal docket. The homicide of Charles Mize at a local house of ill repute prompted sweeping indictments against owners and operators. Local gaming and violations of local option laws are also addressed by the panel.
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Americus Grand Jury
Americus, Gd
Speciat
J— Tudge Spence
Albany
Sumter
Bank of
Americus
Z. A. Littlejohn
Charles Mize
Tendeartoin
Many Turned From Church in Macon Sermon Draws Crowd
South Georgia Conference pastors occupied Macon pulits as Mulberry Street Method ist Church overflowed. About two thousand were turned away for lack of seating. Bishop C B Galloway preached an eloquent two hour sermon. others attended sister churches.
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South Georia Conference
Macon
Mulberry Street Methodist Church
C. B. Galloway D
South Georgia Conference
Mulberry’ Street
Waycross Air Line Renamed Atlantic and Birmingham RR
The Waycross Air Line has its name changed to the Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad Company. Announcement comes from George Dole Wadley vice president and general manager of the company.
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Waycross, Gah
Waycross Air Line
Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad Company
George Dole Wadley
City Fathers Bar the Carnival in Carrollton
City officials barred a weeklong street fair planned for Carrollton, Georgia, after arrival of advance agents and several exhibitors. The show sought to relocate to the town outskirts to avoid damages.
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Carrollton
Many Seek Wilkes County Treasurer Post in December Race
The Wilkes county treasurer race heats up as six candidates announce with more likely to join. Names listed include Prnmes Hires De Fons and others, highlighting a crowded field in this December election context.
Bundren Sentenced to Life for Crozier Murder in Rutledge
R B Bundren a nearly sixty year old farmer was sentenced to life imprisonment at Rutledge Tenn for the July murder of Attorney John H Crozier who was shot while serving as counsel for a widow in a debt case. Juror Moore was fined 50 and jailed for talking with an outsider about the case and for discarding a trial newspaper.
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Knoxville
Tenn
R. B. Bundren
Ufe
Rutledge
John H. Crozier
Crozier
Bundren
Hicks
Moore
Jtalt
Ten Will Fight For Bal lot s Americus Primary Confident Rivalry
Ten candidates vie for one city treasurer seat and four alderman posts in Americus Georgia as the municipal primary nears. T N Hawkes and H Mitchell seek treasurer while H L Mize C J Sherlock J B Hudson B B Turner G H Whitaker J S Bolton G B Bragg and Elmo Poole aim for alderman. Indebted finances prompt retrenchment and a close, spirited race is expected with around 500 votes cast.
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Americus
T. N. Hawkes
H. ©. Mitchell
H. L. Mize
C. J. Sherlock
J. B. Hudson
B. B. Turner
G. H. Whitaker
Bolton
G. &. Bragg
Elmo Poole
Burglar Takes $775 From Aged Farmer In Carrollton
Special report says a burglar entered Henry Parker's room in Carrollton between Mandeville and Waco on Friday night. He carried away a trunk containing $775 but left $400 of the money nearby across a field toward the railroad. The intruder is believed to be an unidentified local man, possibly a Black resident.
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Carrollton
Henry Parker
Mandeville
Waco
Quiet Athens wedding joins Hattie Hearin and Harvey Lawrence
Lawrence and Hearin tied by Rev Ridley at the Ezell home in Monticello this morning. Attendants Ruby Pope Daisy Pope Ruben Jordan and Randolph Malone. The couple, of Athens, depart for their future home after the ceremony.
Lodge of Pythians Formed in Jefferson Georgia
A large Knights of Pythias lodge was organized in Jefferson last week. Officers installed included C. B. L. J. Smith as V C, Fred Randolph as prelate, J. G. Elder M of W, W. W. Dickson K of R, J. Ayers M of F, W. H. Williamson M of E, S. J. Beth M of A, Emory Williamson L G, A. E. Pittman O Gj, Randolph Ir, and past chancellors J. Smith Pp.B. Mathews and R. L. J. Smith.
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Lodge of Pythians
Jefferson, Ga
Knights of Pythias
W.H. Smith
C. B
L. J. Smith
V. C
Fred. Randolph
J. G. Elder
W. W. Dickson
Masonic Officers Elected in Jefferson Mason Lodge
The annual election of officers at the Jefferson lodge occurred this week. Elected were F. L. Pendergrass WM W. H. Smith SW W. B. Mayes JW R. N. Abraham treasurer, W. W. Dickson secretary, J. C. Turner SD J. D. 3 C. H. Barnett JD J.S. Ayers, 8.5 Bell stewards, A. B. Pittman tyler, C. B. Henry chaplain, C. C. Pittman organist.
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Masonic
Jefferson
Aninuat
Masonic Lodge
F. L. Pendergrass
WM. W. H. Smith
W. B. Mayes
W.R. N. Abraham
W.W. Dickson
J. C. Turner
C. H. Barnett
J. D
J.S
Ayers
Bell
A. B. Pittman
Tyler
C. B. Henry
C. C. Pittman
Enterested in Good Roads Convention in Georgia
Interest grows in the good roads movement across central Georgia. Maconites and neighbors plan to attend the Atlanta convention this week. Mayor Bridges Smith has received many letters from parties scheduling a Macon visit in January for the good roads special.
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Macon
Georgia
Dope-Stick Wonder Briefs Glynn County Grand Jury
Brunswick Ga December 8 Special Glynn county grand jury has been at work this week and rumor says several merchants have been indicted for selling cigarettes to boys.
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Brunswick
Glynn
Idle Mill Takes on Life in Brunswick Progress Report
The Bladen Lumber Company, a firm of northern capitalists, has started operating the Bladen saw mill after a period of inactivity and plans full-time work. The Jekyl Island Club announces its Christmas Eve opening. Superintendent Geof. departs Brunswick for New York to arrange final preliminaries before December 24.
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Brunswick
Bladen Lumber Company
Fim
Northern
Bladen
Geof
Jekyl Island
New York
Wyly Woman Dies In Rome Home At 2 Oclock
Mrs. A G Wyly died at her residence in Rome Georgia this afternoon at 2 oclock. The funeral will be held at the home at 2:30 oclock tomorrow.
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Wyly
Rome
A. G Wyly
Whisky Selling Now Com Washington Ga
The city council of Sharon has increased the whisky license to 2080 dollars per year. There is strong talk of a prohibition election in Tallaferrros county at an early date.
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Washington Ga
No Tank Wanted in Wilkes Seeks Dispensary Fight
Washington December 8 Special. When it was learned here that Senator Lyndon had introduced a bill providing a dispensary for the city of Washington strong protest was entered against it by leading prohibitionists. Several left immediately for Atlanta to fight the bill.
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Wilkes
Washington
Lyndon
Atlanta
Washington, Ga. Woman Wins Noted Prize in Lottery
A fragmentary item from Washington Georgia notes Mrs. V L Booker earning a prize of local note. The brief mentions a prize and a prominent citizen, with garbled OCR making details unclear. The period setting implies a social or community recognition event.
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Washington, Ga
Spas
V.L. ‘Booker
Pwize
Leizen
Cotiney
Prisoners Escape from Birmingham City Jail
In Birmingham, Alabama, 39 inmates escaped from the South Side city jail between 3 and 4 am by digging through a 16 inch brick wall with pocket knives. Thirty four remain at large in the city. guards were on duty only from 12 to 4. Some prisoners were found after crawling through the hole and reaching a nearby car barn. Five were captured that afternoon, others untraceable as police and trusted inmates search the area. Also reported Norfolk Naval training ship Prairie, converted gunboat, reaches Hampton Roads to take apprentices for a long practice cruise and seaman graduates preparation for commissioning new ships.
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Birmingham
Ala
South Side City
Uncle Sam
Norfolk
Prairie
Hampton’ Roads
Navy Yard
Carolina
Virginia
Curbing the Anarchists in Cleveland Hall Meeting Blocked
Cleveland police refused to permit the Liberty Association gathering in a hall, members including Emma Goldman followers, to hold a meeting in Cleveland Ohio on December 8.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Liberty Association
Emma Goldman
Bishop-Elect Declines Porto Rico Appointment
Rochester December 8 Rev Campbell Brown of West Virginia declines appointment as Episcopal bishop of Porto Rico and will continue work in West Virginia.
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Rochester
Campbell Brown
West Virginia
Episcopal
Porto Rico
Gale Off British Coast Delays and Wreck Reports
Heavy gales battered Great Britain on Saturday night and today with several wrecks reported. Channel steamers were delayed as rough seas affected coastal shipping and coastal towns faced damage.
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British
London
Great Britain
Channel Mall
Sunday Law Stops Circus in Griffin Georgia
Walter L Main's circus halted in Griffin Georgia due to a Sabbath travel ban. The troupe had performed in Tennille the day before and, after stopping for the season, heads to Geneva Ohio for winter quarters. The stop was compelled by Georgia law prohibiting trains on Sundays.
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Griffin
Walter L. Main
Tennille
Geneva
Ohio
Georgia
Cold mutton and mahogany hunters in remote forests
An anecdote credits cold mutton with Cecil Rhodes’s wealth and notes an English historian Green praising sixpenny photographs. The New York Press describes mahogany hunting in Central and South America, where workers climb scaffolded trees, fell them, and drag logs to streams for transport to lumber ports.
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Green
Cecil Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes
New York Press
Central
South Americas
Flags twined US and Cuban banners delight General Wood in Cuba
In Cuba General Wood noted joyous public decorations mixing Stars and Stripes with the Cuban flag. Children drew both flags on papers and blackboards in schools, with townspeople surprised by such displays and officials unprepared for the governor’s reception.
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Cuba
Army and Navy Journal
Citing a Parallel in Historic Naval Dialogue
A fragmentary Washington Times passage shows a tense exchange about terminology and perception aboard a naval crew. The quoted officer questions implied meaning while others debate who is truly referenced and whether slang or substance alters understanding.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a court or interview line
The text fragment shows garbled quotes about a father in law and a claimant, with incomplete names and phrases suggesting a legal or interview setting. It mentions Washington Star and Mr Cumrog, but lacks coherent facts or events.
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Washington
Star
Cumrog
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Washington Times
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Secona
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