Outlaws Still At Large In Banks County
The two young men Armour and an associate suspected of multiple robberies and the shooting of Lowery Patterson remain at large after a posse failed to capture them. Patterson is gravely wounded, with authorities reporting a Winchester shot near the shoulder blade and a second man struck in the head by a bullet. Eyewitness accounts place the suspects near Cornelia as bloodhounds hunted them through the night.
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Banks County
Toe Tate
Banks
Lowery Patterson
Cornelia
Patterson
Ployer
Pig
Jones Martin
Martin
Basts County
Dishama
Stolen Cotton in Broad Daylight Shocks Macon
Macon Ga December 18 Special Charged with stealing tires and bales of cotton two men Jon Thomas and Henry Brown were jailed after a bold midday theft in a crowded street. They allegedly hitched a wagon near Adams ware house and threw cotton over a weigh scale while bystanders watched. Police learned of the crime when two African American men attempting to sell cotton drew suspicion. The act described as one of the boldest thefts in the area.
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Brotfey
Constliution Bureau
Sirset
Ucom
Jon Thomas
Henry Brown
Adame Ware
Grand Jury Criticizes County Commissioners in Tampa Report
The Tampa grand jury report harshly criticizes county commissioners for gross carelessness and incompetence in managing financial affairs. It stops short of alleging wilful criminality, urging fair-minded readers to question the commissioners’ fitness to oversee public funds amid a local inquiry in December.
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Tampa
Fla
Grand Surry
Sayer
Cotton Mills Face Losses in Lowell Mass
Lowell mills plan to keep operating without wage cuts or production curtailment as long as possible. Franklin Nourse of Lowell Manufacturing warns the cotton crisis is severe with rising costs and uncertain outcomes. He suggests wage reductions or production cuts only if relief is not found.
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Lowell
Mass
Franklin Nourse
Lowell Manufacturing Company
Nouris
Ocala
Srl
No decision on road taxes in Fulton county
The Fulton county grand jury committee on roads and bridges weighs highway funding options. It has not adopted a plan or issued presentments and has heard opinions from road commissioners on whether a $2 road tax should replace five days of road work. A majority favor the tax, arguing funds would better benefit roads. a final conclusion is anticipated soon.
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Fulton County
Grand Jury
Committees On Roads and Bridges
Committee On Roads and Bridges
Sparks to hang after supreme court ruling in Alabama
Montgomery December 18 The supreme court today denied the application for a rehearing in the case of Charlie Sparks who is scheduled to be hanged February 6. Sparks had previously hired strong counsel, and his effort to overturn the verdict included another defendant named Jack Ingersoll in Phenix City.
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Charley Sparks
Montgomery
Ala
Charlie Sparks
Saya
Supreme Court
Sparks
Jack Ingersoll
Phenix City
Buehl Book Co Largest Holiday Novelty Display
The Buehl Book Co advertises the largest holiday novelty display in town, featuring a wide range of book and stationery items including the popular One 9 Whitehat. Shoppers are urged to visit for gift ideas and seasonal selections.
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Buehl Book CO
Brilliant Naval Fete Marks Louisiana Purchase Anniversary
New Orleans hosts a commemorative celebration of the Louisiana Purchase with a river naval review. Admiral Wise and Governor Heard lead a multi-nation fleet with French and Spanish representatives. A grand ball at the French Opera caps the event, directed by Grace King.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
France
United States
Napoleon
American Republic
Claiborne
Wilkinson
Spain
Louisiane
Louisiana Historical Society
Congress
Louleianas Soverignty
Navy Department
156
Julien de l5 Graviere
Rilo de la
Eiver
Stranger
Canal Street
Fle Stom
Buesta
David R. Francis
Louisiana. Purchase Exposition
Heard
Jusserang
Senor J. Tuero Y Cdonnell
Nauslea
Minneapolis
Admiral Wise
Wen
Commandare Au
Colonial Era Themed Ball At Louisiana Hall Event
Professor George L O Connell led a three section program with eighteenth nineteenth century music dances by period and modern works The hall featured colonial costumes flags flowers and a grand entry with fifty couples performing minuet and gavotte Tomorrow offers a city hall reception parade colonial museum openings and speeches by the governor mayor and foreign representatives at Cabildo site for a commemorative gathering.
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George L. O Connell
Louisiana
Colonial Museum
France
Spain
Fran
Arrests in West Virginia Ties to Plantation Killings
Madison reports a Black suspect, Madison G Mathews, arrested near Charleston after allegedly killing Jack Martin on a plantation near 30 Peary on November 23, 2002. He used the alias Bill Thomas and faced arrest after a letter incident. Other local crimes include a shooting of Busie Harris on a plantation and a fatal home confrontation involving Anderson Broughton.
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Madison
Alex Mathews
Jack Martin
Peary
Charleston
W. Va
Polits
H. L. Simmons
Aycock
Mathews
Bill Thomas
Morgan
AtWingan
Anderson Broughton
Seeron
Atkinson
Broughton
Aiehnooe
Columbus Renews Request for Ship Named Columbus Ga
Columbus Ga December 18 Pursuant to a board of trade vote President William Scott wired Ocean Steamship Company President J F Hanson renewing the request that the new steamship launching in February be named Columbus Ga The board had made the request earlier and again contacted Major Hanson Vanuiem of Philadelphia is seriously ill with pneumonia at his home He is a Philadelphia millionaire who recently built a winter home at Upatole Muscogee County and bought thousands of acres of land becoming involved in commerce and manufacturing interests in the area
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Columbus,Ga
Board of Trade
Wiliam Scott
J. F Hanson
Ocean Steamship Company
Columbus Ga
Hanson Vanuiem
Philadelphia
JL. C Vanuiem
Vanuiem
Upatole
Muscogea County
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