Family elopement shocks Onstville with Tenn marriage
In Onstville Alabama February 3 specials report Alten Hutchens 37 and Miles Ranly Davidson 6 eloped to wed in Petersburg Tennessee after the bride’s family planned to move to Mississippi. Fayetteville officials refused a license on family advice, but the couple found success in Petersburg. The bride is daughter of J. T. Davidson general manager of Madison Manufacturing. groom is son of Postmaster William T. Hutchens.
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Ontsville
Ala
Alten
Hutchens
Miles Ranly Davitaon
Petersburg
Tenn
Willam T. Hutchens
J. T. Davidson
Madison Manufacturing Company
Mississippi
Mine Davidson
Tennessee
FayettevMe
Mother Dies During Daughter's Andalusia Wedding
February 3. In Andalusia, Spe ner W. J Batson and Miss Willie Edwards wed as the bride’s mother died of pneumonia. The ceremony occurred in the kitchen and the mother’s son stepped out during the vows.
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Mongomery
Alan
Spener
W. J Batson
Willie Edwards
Andalusia
Datang
Baby boy found abandoned at Bishop Galloway’s door
In Ackson Mississippi on February 3 a month old infant was found at the door of Bishop B. Galloway. The baby was wrapped in a blanket and looks emaciated. Police investigate but no parentage clue has been found.
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Bishop Galloway
Farms push tariff to force cotton use in Laurens County
In Dublin Georgia on February 3 farmers urged Congressman Brantley to seek a prohibitory tariff on burlans jute and hemp to force substitution with cotton goods. A copy was sent to President Roosevelt as support. A New Orleans plan reduction of 25 percent acreage was adopted with a public meeting set for February 16.
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Dublin
Laurens County
W. G. Brantley
Roosevelt
G C. Thompson
New Orleans
Guaranteed Cure Claim for Piles Medicine
An advertisement asserts a guaranteed cure for piles with Fazo Ointment promising relief within fourteen days and offering a refund if it fails, featuring bold claims about Stebing and Sting related products.
Boyman Confesses to Chime in Charleston Fire
Raymond Bayman was arrested for arson and confessed to firing several hay and grain warehouses in Charleston. A second story dwelling in one building elevated the charge to a capital crime. the 16 year old prisoner awaits trial in fall. Losses totaled about $25,000 across multiple buildings within a week.
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Charleston
Raymond Bayman
Carnegie Gives A Library In Albany District
Albany council accepts Andrew Carnegie donation of 310000 for a new library with annual 1000 maintenance by the city. The Albany Library Association’s volumes will transfer to the city. A city lot and furnishings are separate, with potential further funding discussions.
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Albany
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Albany Library Association
Two Petitions in Bankruptcy From Waycross
Brunswick Ga February 3 two petitions for bankruptcy were filed by Referee Isaac. John D Wilson a merchant of Brunswick lists liabilities 3870 47 and assets 1440. Q M Shapperson a Waycross stenographer reports liabilities 860 36 and assets 375.
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Brunswick
Isaac
Waycross
John D. Wilson
Q M. Shapperson
Final Assault Without Effect on Postal Appropriation
The House yesterday passed the postal appropriation bill after an attempted motion to recommit and strike out the trunk line special facilities provision failed 94 to 156. Debates cited civil service rules for rural carriers and police of postal employee associations while bills extended time for homestead residence on Rosebud and Devil's Lake lands. Adjournment followed amid Republican caucus plans on railroad rate legislation.
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Old Washington
Moon
Tennessee
Aacci
Carrice
Watson
Indiana
Civil Service
Griggs
Georgia
Congress
Asmisanl
Petal
Rosebud Indian Reservation
South Dakota
Devil's Lake Reservation
North Dakota
Arizona
Poisons in Food and Dr King’s New Life Pills Claim Cure
The ad warns that poisons in food can cause symptoms like indigestion and urges readers to use Dr. King’s New Life Pills, claiming they cure sickness from undigested food. It promises a money back guarantee and prices at 25 cents in drug stores.
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Dr. King
Leg Shattering Injury After Emery Wheel Blast Near Dublin
In Dublin Georgia on February 2 a saw mill accident caused by an emery wheel burst seriously injured Thomas A. Howard while Sidney J. Brown Laurens county tax receiver suffered a severely shattered leg requiring amputation after the wheel explosion. Brown had previously lost his right arm in a gun accident and remains in dangerous condition.
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Dublin
Thomas A. Howard
Sidney J. Brown
Laurens Coutry
Bowen Indicted for Murder in Georgia Black College Case
Savannah Ga February 3 Special Bammie Howen a student at the Georgia State College for Colored Youths was indicted for murder after a brick he hurled fractured the skull and killed Professor T L Cotton of Augusta The defense will rely on the professor’s actions in forcing his removal from the classroom and threats with a stick. Also reports James Leboy was killed by a navy yard sentry during a Brooklyn robbery attempt.
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Sevannah
Bammie Howen
Georgia State College For
T. L. Cotton
Augeeta
Bowen
Col- Bowen
Wavy Yard
New York
James Leboy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Laurence, Milton, & Gentry
Affton
Beboy
Passing Throng At The Kimball Reunites Old Atlanta Friends
Sam Beall, now in Denton Texas, recalls eight years away from Atlanta and his days behind the Kimball counter. He meets Smith Trayton and Ed Calloway, praising Denton as a booming town and inviting them to move there for a hotel and newspaper ventures. Other locals, including George W. Place and H. M. Ashe, share travels, weather, and views on Atlanta’s growth and southern vitality.
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Atlanta
Sam Beall
The
Kimball
Denton
Tex
Smith Trayton
Kimball Register
Ed Calloway
Sam
Smith
Ed Delloway
Texas
Equitable
Denton County
Cex
Chamber of Commerce
Gate City
South
Loyd Street
Mrrow
Smith Grayton
H. S. Kimball
Sunny South Publishing Seeks Advertisers for 100000-Copy Run
The February 11 issue of the Sunny South will reach 100000 homes across Georgia and surrounding states. Ads cost 3.50 per inch in the February 21 edition, with 160000 chances to secure orders. Forms close February 8. Sunny South Publishing Company, Atlanta, GA.
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Georgia
South
Sunny South Publishing Company
Lanta, GA
Telfair Gets Fine Pictures in Savannah Gift
A codicil to Carl N. Brandt's will bequeaths to the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences in Savannah all his pictures, including those already there. The codicil was filed but the will awaits probate. The disputed painting The Temptation of Christ was involved in a prior seizure and dispute.
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Savannah
Carl N. Brandt
White Plains
N. X
Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences
Brandt
Academy
New York
Miller Co. Offers New Book The Clansman Novel
MO M Miller Co announces Thos Dixon's The Clansman a dramatic love story of the Ku Klux Klan set in Reconstruction era. A sensational political novel priced postpaid at 1.35 or over the counter 1.20.
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MO. M. Miller CO
Thos, Dixon
What the Brickmakers Did Interesting Papers Head at the National Convention
At the brick manufacturers national convention in Birmingham on February 3 a set of technical papers was presented. Topics included good roads by Col R. W. Richardson of Omaha operating brick plants by electricity by Lincoln Morrison of Rome Georgia and dry process brick by Gordon McNeill of St Louis among others. Possible next meeting location is West Baden Springs.
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Birmingham
Ala
R. W. Richardson
Omaha
Lincoln Morrison
Rome
Gordon McNeill
St. Louis
Hicks
Providence
Albert D. Klein
Baltimore
F. Salmon
Sildeif
West Baden Springs
Tim Birthday Celebration at First Baptist Church
In Macon Georgia a special program marks the tenth anniversary of Dr J L White's long association with the First Baptist Church. Invitations have been issued and preparations are underway for a Sunday observance.
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Tim
Macon
J. L. White
First Baptist Church
Reed Describes Life on Isthmus in Waycross Interview
Harry Day Reed, secretary of the Panama Canal Zone, speaks from Waycross about work on the canal. He notes 3,600 federal employees on the isthmus, civil service rules for the canal service, improving health efforts, and rapid progress on water and sewer systems in Panama and Colon. The canal zone covers about 450 square miles with a population of 10,000 to 12,000.
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Waycross
Harry Day Reed
Panama Canal Zone
E. H. Reed
United States
Canal Commission
Civil Service
Canal Service Commission
Commission
Health Department
United States Mariner
Panama
Colon
Estinus
Ancon Hill
Panama Bay
French Canal Company
Ancon
Canal Zone
Davis
Warren Farmers Plan Crop Reduction in Warren County
Warren county farmers anticipate a 26 percent cut in cotton acreage and reduced fertilizer use. Only one car of fertilizer has arrived in the county to date, according to a Warren County report dated February 3.
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Warren
Norwood
Warren County
Found Dead in His Room at Argyle Hotel
John E. Foley of New Orleans was found dead in his room at the Argyle hotel in Charleston on February 3. The coroner's verdict was apoplexy. Foley traveled for Travers Bros. of New York.
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Charleston, & C
John £. Foley
New Orleans
Attempted murder shocks Brenau teacher in Gainesville
Special report from Gainesville Georgia details an early morning attempt to shoot Miss Elinor Taylor, Brenau College teacher. A bullet shattered the glass but did not penetrate the neck, the assailant fled, and broadhounds pursued through a one mile circuit. no suspect yet identified. The incident follows a wave of robberies and disturbances in the college area.
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Gainesville
Elinor Taylor
Brenan College
Misa Taylor i
Ben Faylor
A. M. Evans
Miss Taylor
Brenau
Wores Masonic Lodges Swindler Targeting Meridian Masons
Meridian Miss February 3. Chariey Fleher alias William F Martman alias Oscar Martman and Karl Fisher posing as Masonic lodgers have swindled several persons here and in other cities. They used fake receipts signed by Carl Wirth of Carnegie Lodge No 54 Brooklyn. The trio collected hundreds of dollars from local Masons and others before scrutiny revealed their fraud. Fisher, about 30, tall, with mustache and sandy hair, 5 feet 9 inches, wearing a Masons pin, is being sought by police.
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Fisher
Tallapoosa Office Robbed by Burglars with Nitro Explosive
Tallapoosa Ga February 3 Special Tallapoosa post office was raided just after midnight by burglars who forced the front door with a crowbar and blew the safe with nitro glycerine. About six hundred dollars was stolen. The United States offers 500 for detection of the burglars.
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Tallapoom
Tallapovea
Torrance
United States
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