Accusations Surround Dr Seymour in Tennessee Case
Bolivar Tenn December 11 A Spectal report details Dr John W Seymour accused of desertion and bigamy with a dying wife in Georgia. He faced whipping threats, denied the charges, feigned illness, and disappeared after a prolonged episode ending with his current whereabouts unknown.
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Bolivar, Tenn
John W. Seymour
Porrhuntis
Meinthne Rimers
Fr Seymour
Madison Comty
Georgia
Elbert County
Frida
Seymeour
Registrars Appointed Under Temporary Plan In Fourteen Alabama Counties
December 11 special report lists fourteen counties selecting registrars under the temporary constitution plan. The governor, auditor and commissioner of agriculture appoint the boards, with pay at two dollars daily for sixty days. Only one Republican, Robert M Byars of Lawrence, appears among the appointees.
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Montgomeri Ala
Covenor
Agricuit
Todaj
Robert M Byars
Lawrence
Baldwin O. B Richardson
S. White
Oasis
A.M Turrer
J L. Roberts
Conecuh
Hugh W Kung
J. A. Feagin
Dcth P Anderson
Escamila
Howa T
J Stephens
C QO Gunn
Etowah
Ko A. D Dunlap
D N_ Jelks
Dotter Thornton
Jefferson
R. G. Hewitt
M P. Lewiz
George P Bondurant
James T Smith
Robert M. Byars
Wiliam H Martin
Russell
R. W. Jamson
W. A L Turker
T. J. Gibson
Walker
W F, Stubblefield
Wood. Sides
Robert Wion
Percy
S H. Helms
W. J. Vaiden
E. H George
Pension Law Violations Lead to Federal Court Sentences
In Columbia on December 11 a federal court session resulted in multiple pension law cases. Notary Louis Tann, a crippled ex Confederate, was fined 3100 after refunding the overcharge for a technical failure. H W Ackerman faced eight counts with five guilty pleas, accused of fraudulent pension claims and forging witness names. He, previously a Colleton County magistrate, was sentenced to one year and one day in Nashville prison.
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Columbia
Quess
Louis Tann
H. W. Ackerman
Ackerman
Colleton County
Capecl
Nashville
Deed of Assignment Filed in Louisville
Louisville Savings Loan and Building Association files assignment with liabilities estimated at 60,000 and assets cents on the dollar. The move follows an unfavorable Kentucky Court of Appeals decision. J. W. McMullen, former manager, is the assignee.
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Louisville
Louisville Savings, Loan and Building Association
Kentucky Fourt of Appeals
J. W. McMullen
Birmingham to Build Large Car Barn and Repair Shop
The Birmingham Railway and Electric Company announces plans to start soon a $100,000 barn at Third avenue and Tenth street to house and repair cars, plus a machine shop for fifty cars. A new electric line to Bessemer, twelve miles away, costing $225,000 is underway.
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Birmingham
Ala
Spe- Sil
Birmingham ‘Railway and Electric Company
Tbern
Third Avenue
Tenth Street
Bessemer
Fear of Humbug Keeps People From Trying Medicine
An article on reluctance to test cures for digestive troubles notes that many avoid remedies like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets due to fear of being cheated. It explains the tablets use non secret ingredients including digestive ferments and bismuth to aid digestion, not laxatives, and emphasizes treating the stomach by aiding digestion after meals.
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Jega
Fate of Nellie Cropsey Still Unknown In Dec 1902
Elizabeth City reports the Nellie Cropsey missing case toward a possible resolution. Police chief Dawson has no new leads as a river-dragging party recovers a dress fragment. W. H. Cropsey thanks North Carolina citizens and holds James Wilcox responsible for the disappearance amid a $1,000 bail on abduction charges.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Committee of Five
Nellia Cropsey
Dawson
Cay
Wilcox
Miss Cropsey
Rev Thomas M Gambon Dead Rector of St Patrick’s Louisville
The Rev. Thomas M Gambon rector of St Patrick's Catholic Church and chancellor of the Louisville diocese died suddenly at his home in Louisville this morning of heart disease following an attack of influenza. He was 64, a native of Ireland, and previously taught mathematics at St Mary's College Emmitsburg. He held the title of monsignor and was an honorary member of the pope's household.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Louisville
Thomas M. Gambon
St. Patrick’s Catholi Church
Andicar
Diocese of
Gambon
Ireland
Kentucky
St Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
Altercation in Blanche Tenn Ends in Death
Special dispatch reports Sam Brown died in Rowell from a blow to the head delivered by J. L. Davidson last Saturday. Brown alleged insult to his wife and approached with a knife. Davidson used a heavy stick and struck Brown, who never regained consciousness. Davidson, a prominent citizen, surrendered to officers.
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Blanche
Tenn
Huntsville
Ala
Sam Brown
Rowell
J. L. Davidson
Brown
Davidson
Governor Jelks Grants Pardons In Alabama clemency action
Montgomery December 11 Governor Jelks on the pardoning board's recommendation granted pardons to Join Ray of Autauga for murder Mary J Adams of Chilton for bigamy Charles Belcher of Autauga for murder whose victim was a man named Knight who betrayed his wife and boasted about it James Grant colored of Jefferson for grand larceny Francis Coleman of St Clair for forgery.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Jelks
Ray
Autanga
Mary J. Adams
Chilton
Charles Belcher
Autauga
Knight
James Grant
Jefferson
Francis Coleman
St. Clair
ELECTION PLAN CRITICISED AT VIRGINIA CONVENTION
In Richmond on December 11 the constitutional convention rejected Mr. Dunaway s substitute for section 8 proposing redistricting to twenty seven circuits with at most four counties each Section 10 on closing judges to be appointed by the governor with consent of the general assembly saw amendments debated and some defeated Senator Glass delivered a warm speech criticizing the current method of electing judges Other items include Tuscaloosa criminal cases and a fatal accident in Raleigh with a worker killed by a belt-driven stick at a Charlotte fertilizer works Chattanooga festival officials consider mobilizing National Guard as a feature and building permits in Chattanooga total 502000 since January 1 with about a thousand permits issued
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Glass
Richmond
Mr. Dunaway
Judiciary
Supreme Court
Pollard
General Assembly
Wither
Raleigh
N. C
Charlotte Fertilizer Works
Charles Simmons
Simmons
A Unique Oyster Feast Arrests Troubled Tramp
In Chattanooga on December 11 WHT Harris, a desperate negro tramp, was arrested in a Central of Georgia railway box car loaded with oysters. Harris reportedly broke into the car at Cedartown, Georgia and kept trainmen at bay with a razor while feasting on the shellfish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Harris
Central of Georgia Railway
Cedartown
Miners Trial Continued in Louisville County Court
In Louisville Kentucky on December 11 the examination trials of Vice President Barnaby Executive Board Member Plackman Camp Leader Artie Oates and other union miners charged with conspiring to intimidate non union miners were called but carried over until next Monday in the county court.
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Liouisville
Barnaby
Plackman
Artie Oates
H Laurin to See Good Road Built in Greenville
Greenville December 11 The good roads convention plans a large turnout with special train service and lodging arrangements. Work begins Tuesday on Washington street and a road will be built outside city limits. Senator McLaurin and Congressman Lattimer will attend. Southern Railway offers a round trip fare with reduced rates on other lines.
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Greenville
S. C
Gpevtal
Varions
North Carolina
Georgia
Washington Street
Southern
Good Roads Congress
Opera House
McLaurin
Lattimer
Southern Railway
Grand Theater hosts Lost River and Foxy Quiller amid grand company
The Grand presents Lost River with Klaw and Erlanger Opera Company led by Jerome Sykes, praised as clean and wholesome. The season features Foxy Quiller in DéKayen and Smiths with a strong cast and DeKoven’s melody rich score. Valley Forge drama and Columbia theater program attract large audiences at popular prices.
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Klaw & Erlanger Opera Company
Jerome’Sykes
DéKayen and Smiths
Foxy Quiller
Eleanor Kent
Grace Cameron
Almira Forrest
Lil- Man Seville
Misa Marian Bent
Marie Christie
Julian Steger
Adolph Zink
Hispatian
Harry Macdonough
Louis Cassavant
Signor A DeNovellis
Mr. Sikes
Mt. DeKovens
Eveat
Sykes
Hving Buffos
Valley Forge
William L Roberts
the Piay
William L. Roberts
Olive Martin
Columbia
Baldwin- Melville Company
The
Scott's Emulsion Endorsed For Cold and Wasting Ailments
The Esquimo article notes cold exposure among lumbermen and diners and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a highly digestible fatty nourishment. Physicians prescribe it and the ad offers to send a sample upon request from Scott & Bowne.
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Scott
Robbery and arrests in Omaha target jewelry firm theft
In Omaha two colored individuals, W H Woods and a woman named True Johnson, were arrested for robbing traveling salesman Alfred B Lowenthal of $15,000 worth of diamonds in a Portland hotel. The pair were found with $3,000 in gems and a $206 check, plus transportation to Portland.
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Omaha
Nebr
W. HF. Woods
True Johnson
Alfred B Lowenthal
New York
Portland
Oreg
Woods
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Pather
James Wilcox
LE Maire Opera
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N. Broad Street
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Tuscaloosa County
James Harris
Jim Harris
Henry Pratt
National Guard
Chattanooga Spring Festival Association
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H Laurin
Lost River
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Esquimo
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