Letter Read in Pittsburg Trial Ends Beset by Suspense
In the Dr Billa Deenecan trial jurors heard the sensational testimony as a letter read by Head was argued over. Duncan testified about self defense with a revolver after learning of rough camp characters and the defense sought to prove the letters were written by Mrs Duncan. A copy of a letter from October 3 190% was admitted in evidence. The judge charged the jury at 4 pm and they received a sealed verdict option overnight.
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Thas
Burleteh
Duncan
Nan
Head
Pittsburg
Bruce
Frazer
Three Killed by Dynamite at Quarry Near Columbia
Premature explosion at Stewarts granite quarry three miles south of Columbia South Carolina killed three black stone cutters and injured several others. The blast shook every house in the city as investigators began to determine causes and safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Stewarts Granite Quarry
Stetson Trustees Elect New President in Deland
In Jacksonville on February 20 special report Rev W M Chaundoin was chosen to lead the Stetson university board of trustees at Deland succeeding John B Stetson. Dr J Forbes was reelected president of the institution.
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Jacksonville
Fla
W. M. Chaundoin
Stetson University
Deland, Fla
John B. Stetson
J. Forbes
Chironelle
Ala
Nickell
Bowling Green
Mobile
Missouri
Leo Honored At Savannah Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
In Savannah Georgia Catholic churches marked the twenty fifth anniversary of Leo XII's elevation to the papacy with a pontifical high mass at St John the Baptist Cathedral and an address by Bishop Benjamin J Kelley praising the pope's long service to the church and mankind. A secondary note reports a British steamer on January 20 near Rio de Janeiro breaking up after going ashore near Garigary while enroute to New Orleans and New York.
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Savannah
Leo XII
St. Peter
St. John the Baptist
Benjamin J. Kelley
Keiley
Leo Att
Hishop Ketley Bratant
Father McMahon
Augusta
Walher Boden- Rother Hamilton
McGinre and Goggin
Dea
Father Kennedy
Rio
Janairo
Britten
Garigary
Ubis
New Orleans
New York
Tots Barred From Factories Bill Heads To Senate
Raleigh N C February 3 Special The bill to regulate child labor in factories comes up on the third reading in the senate. Brown offered an amendment making the sixty six hour week apply only to persons under 18. Woodward opposed any hours law. Brown's measure passed with a permit for under 18 to exceed sixty six hours. The bill excludes the oyster industry and then moves to passage. Under current provisions no child under 12 may work in factories.
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Raleigh
Senate
Brown
Woodward
Wmder
Big fake sprung by Maine paper in Watersville claim
Carrollton Ga February 20 Special. The greatest newspaper fake recently discovered here was a statement in The Home Queen February issue claiming Nidah Ga was a town of 2000 people all living in street cars with town hall and church buildings as street car banks. No one here knows Nidah or the claim.
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Carrollton
Home Queen
Watersville
Nidah
Selling Gold Bond Instalment Plan Ad Seeks Agents
Capacity for business seeks speedy reward in selling department for a Five Per Cent Twenty Year Gold Bond on the instalment plan. Applicants must state age present occupation and provide bank or good references. Letters treated as strictly confidential Dexter Superintendent of Domestic Agencies Mutual Life Insurance Company New York New York Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geqaget
Dexter
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New Vorl
Numan Street
New York, N
Georgia
Show Sued for Damages in Leopard Attack
Saul Bowman sues Hall's animal show for 2000000 damages after 13-year-old Raymond Bowman was attacked by a leopard in a cage run by trainer Miss Hail. The boy suffered severe leg lacerations and blood poisoning, with doctors warning of possible lifelong impairment. Sheriff Martin seized show properties pending circuit court hearing.
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Charleston, & C
Saul Bowman
Raymand Bowman
Sait
Hall
Miss Hail
Bowman
Martin
Rucker Is Given Freedom In Unusual Commitment Trial
In Washington yesterday the commitment trial of Frank Rucker, charged with the murder of Dr. J. Tharpe, began with arguments over proceeding without key witnesses. The court allowed the trial to proceed after tense debate. Rucker left free, though likely to be rearrested before departure. Defense by B. Irvin and Colley & Sims. prosecution by J. T. West and William Wynne.
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Washington
Washington, G
Frank Rucker
J 1. Tharpe
Pistal
Argent
Rucker
Irvin
Colley
Will Sink Oil Wells in Barboursville Project
Knoxville Tennessee February early United States oil has organized a new company capitalized at 590000. Backed by Knoxville leaders the firm has purchased and leased property in southeastern Kentucky near Barboursville. The plan is to sink a well at Barboursville to strike oil, with additional wells to follow after completion. H H Mizner of Knoxville is president.
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Knoxville
Tenn
United States Oil
Game of
Kentucky
Barboursville
Mizner
Cubans In Favor Of Ratification
Havana February The committee on foreign relations submitted to the Senate its report recommending ratification of the reciprocity treaty with the United States without amendment. The report urges ratification stating the treaty overall favors Cuba though sugar and tobacco gains are limited by U S market conditions. It calls for acceptance not modification and notes reciprocity will define Cuba’s commercial relations and future policy. No opposition is anticipated in the Senate.
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Havana
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
United States
Cuba
Police Smoke Out and Kill Negro in New Orleans Siege
In New Orleans a man named Lafayette Sims hid in a South Rampart Street boarding house for hours as police and a large mob surrounded the site. Fire was used to flush him out, and he was mortally wounded by officers after attempting to resist surrender, ending the standoff with his death as crowds watched.
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New Orleans
Lafayette Sims
Sims
Charles
Boyle
Journee
Fred Smith
Sandford Cain
Winstein
Sima
Hurrahan
Law shields husband as wife seeks separation in custody dispute
Charleston February 20 Mrs Adelaide Del Guidice seeks court aid to stop her husband Giuseppe Del Guidice from leaving the state with their 12 year old son. Unable to use divorce law she requests a legal separation with alimony. He plans to return to Italy where he owns property. Sheriff papers served at his sick bed. a constable stays to prevent escape. Also Murray acquitted in Mount Vernon murder case.
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Charleston
S. C
Adelaide del Guidice
Guisippe del Guidice
del Guidies
del Guildice
Italy
del Guldive
del Guidive
Florida farming surges with 5 percent gain in two years
Tallahassee February 20 Special The biennial report of Commissioner of Agriculture B F Melvin notes unprecedented prosperity in Florida farming over the past two years. It shows a 5 percent rise in total farm product value while cultivated acreage grew only 12 to 2 percent, indicating smarter cultivation and higher prices for better crops. The report highlights cattle expansion, growing interests of large cattle ventures, and strong ties to packing houses like Armour Cudahy Swift, plus profitable Cuba trade. It urges a state geological survey a pure food law expanded chemist staff and more immigration and land sales support. Immigration and land sales are rising. demand for agricultural literature for new settlers is enormous.
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Tallahassee
Fla
B. F. Melvin
Florida
Armour, Cudahy, Swift
Cuba
Mellin
Bowerman Held for Counterfeiting in Savannah
Savannah authorities lodged W. A. Bowerman in jail after bringing him from Valdosta. He is charged as a counterfeiter. Commissioner J. M. Johnson committed him on a warrant sworn by Deputy Marshall Adampier.
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Savannah
W. A. Bowerman
Valdosta
Tie
J. M. Johnson
Marshall Adampier
River at Evansville Tops Danger Line in Flood
Evansville Indiana reports the Wabash River nearly six feet above the danger line with 3 to 4 feet more expected, the highest since 1884. Hundreds displaced live in temporary homes as farms suffer, stock feared lost and river navigation remains hindered. At Mount Carmel the river is the highest in years with extensive flood damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Mount Carmel
Corbett Made Manager Of Florida Insurance Dept
Walter Corbett, formerly United States marshal for this district, has advanced to general manager of the Florida department for the Prudential Fire Insurance Company. He now operates from Jacksonville after a distinguished career in Macon and Savannah.
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Macon
Florida Insurance Department
Walter Cor Fett
United States
Corbett
Savannah
New York N.e. Insurance Company
Prudential Tire Insurance Company
Florida
Jacksonville
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Promote Blood Cleansing Cure
An advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as an internal cure for catarrh a blood disease. It claims sprays powders and washes fail, touts a palatable lozenge form that dissolves to reach the mucous membranes, contains no cocaine, aspirin or injurious drugs, and cites a Rochester man who says he was cured. It notes a 50 cent box and druggists sell the tablets as a household necessity and complete treatment.
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Stuart
C. BR. Rembrandt
Rochester
N. Y
Stagart
Senator Sorgum Reflects on Fame and Memory
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorgum replying to a prompt about earning lasting fame. He humorously notes his fondness for children and recalls past difficulties with history lessons, lamenting the challenge of spelling certain names for future generations.
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Washington Star
Senator Sorghum
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ANCED
Cook
Ls A
Nievespa
Mrs. Duncan
Stetson
Leo
North State Senate
Maine Paper
For Business
Show
Leopard
DR. Bell
Charles W. Crankshaw
Whitehall Street
Ita
Ita Marketa
Desperado
New’ Orleans
Vasser Woolley
Seaboard Air Line Ry
Dr McMurray
Athens
State Normal School
Charles McMurray
Clinois Normal University
McMurray
America
Murray
Chatanooga
Dunlap
W. K. Murray
W. H. Howard
Mount Vernon
Ills
Murra
Howard
Villness
R. L. Foreman
Equitable Building
Atlanta
Georgia Southern and
Nassau
Piney
South Georgia
Central of Georgia Railway
Georgia Southern
Southern
Unlor
B. Rhodes
Leon A. Bell
D. PT. A
Equitable Bidg
Atlanta, Ga
Kamper’s
Kingsbury
California
Uctions
the New Home Sewing Machine Co
Grange, Mass
the New Home Sewing Machine Company
Equitable
Tien
Fay
Cupedene
Gubedene
PA Vol Medicine CO
San Francisco
Cal
Delamater & Todd
Potts-Thompson Liquor Co
North Pryor St
Deslers
Stone Mountain
Bell
Greene County
Carey
W. S. Brand
Georgia Railroad
Augusta, Cr
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