List of Homicides in Atlanta Show Rising Violence
A 1912 Atlanta crime roundup lists numerous homicides with suspects arrested, exonerations, or ongoing cases. Entries include Ida Slade found throat cut, Pearl Williams, Lon Johnson, and Mary Kate Sledge, with several suspects bound over or awaiting trial and others still at large. The compilation notes statewide increases in killings and gun violence.
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Georgia
Allente
Atlanta
Ida Slade
Ferguson
Marietta Road
Louisville
Nashville
Lucky Elliott
W. L. Bankston
Mise Kate Moncrifef
Fraser Street
Pearl Williams
Cheatnut
Wet Fair Streets
Lon Johnson
Charles Mullins
Decatur Street
Leela Wilder
State Street
John Humbert
Brooky Howell
Cannon Hotel
Mary Kate Sledge
Jim Anderson
Walton Street
Richard Harper
Kell Potta
Mechanic Street
Potts
Marietta Logan
Mary South
Atlanta Avenue
Svraser Street
Kate Hughes Clay
Rober I. Clay
Lee Street
Clay
J. K. Arter
West Hunter Street
Jack Shepard
Shepard
Fletcher Jones
Druggist Endorses Kilmer Swamp Root Remedy in Family
A druggist testifies to the curative value of Kilmer's Swamp Root from his own family and recommends readers request a sample bottle. The letter, notarized May 6 1912, promotes the remedy and mentions a booklet on kidneys and bladder, urging readers to mention The Atlanta Daily Constitution.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Atlanta Daily Constitution
Stabbed and shot deaths spark deadly year notes
A ledger of violence lists numerous killings and stabbings from June to December in Atlanta streets and homes. Names include Jim Berry, Will Mitchell, Demp A. Smith, Maude Fowler Story, Corinne Morris, Addie Williams, Robert L. Stevens, Charlie Connors, Foreco Dodson, Oscar Hewberry, Amma Cantrell, Henry Gibson, John xium, and many others. Cases show arrests, self defense pleas, and pending trials across Decatur Courtland and nearby avenues.
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Jim Berry
Berry
Daniel
Will Mitchell
Mitchell
Demp A. Smith
Decatur
Hijliard Street
Maude Fowler Story
B. H. Story
East Hunter Street
Story
Corrinne Morris
Addie Williama
William
Robert L. Stevens
Frank McDonald
Auburn Avenue
Pryor Street
McDonald
Charlie Connors
Butler Street
Fforaco Dodson
Pratt
Oscar Hewberry
Recorder's Court
J. T. Lassiter
Lassiter
John Hardwick
Jackson Street
Frank Tedder
Victoria Tedder
Pittman's Alley
Tedder
Banks
John Xium
Walter Ratteree
Atlanta
Ratteree
Gertrude Hill
Julius Hill
Houston and
Hill Streets
Allen McLendon
Will Bender
Martin and Crumley Street
Bender
McEorge Warner
Walter McWillams
Piedmont Avenue
Currier Street
Warner
Serre Dee Ce Namose Belding
J. W. Camp
Ntial Avenue
Dillard Wright
Courtland
Oliver Yancey
George Smith
Jim Thomas
Artis Luke
McDaniel
Peters Streets
Milton Willams
Williams
Will Seals
T. F. Gilstrap
West Ashby Street
A. B. & A. Railroad
Gilstrap
Kid McCrary
Clarence Casey
Clarence Jones
Ponliceman Slow
Wiley
Annie Brown
Jerry Brown
Brown
Lon Ross
Thomas Key
Key
Roy B. Clark
J. A. Copeland
Whitehall Street
William Franklin
Deratur Street
RL. Sloan
Frank Risley
Broyles
Henry Grigs
Piedrmont Avenue
Sing Kee
Houston Street
Walter
Tut Smith
Woodward Avenue
Mary Pope
Bertha Lark
Lark
Hen Daniels
M. C. Folds
Folds
Mollie Rauzin
Hunter Street
Charlie Grest
Fila Little
Slayer
Bob Henderson
Col Cored
John Henry Perkins
Crew Street
Perkina
Bradford Garner
Colered
Dixie" Pearson
Hunnicutt Street
Pearson
Recorder
Merchants Cheer As Parcel Post Opens In Atlanta
Atlanta merchants forecast a major boost in mail order trade with the parcel post starting today. Leaders from J. M. High, Davison Paxon Stokes, Daniel Bros., Jacobs Pharmacy, Keely Co., M. Rich, J. Alien, Parks Chambers Hardwick, Cloud Stanford and others predict lower rates, expanded territory, and a surge in orders from surrounding towns, expecting Atlanta to capture a larger share of the national mail order market.
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Atlanta
Parcels Post
W. Henry Britttan
J. M. High Company
Parcel Post
Express
Parrels Post
Beaumont Davison
Davison- Paxon-Stokes Company
Merchants’ Association
Atlanta Spirit
J. Daniel
Daniel Bros. Company
Charles A. Smith
Jacobs’ Pharmacy
Atelanta
Parcela Post
Uncle Sam
Robert E. O'Donnelly
Keely Company
Tuden W. York
M. Rich Bros. & Co
James P. Alien
J. # Alien & Co
Lloyd B. Parks
Parks-Chambers-Hardwick Company
J. Calvin Stanford
Cloud- Stanford Company
BR. DuBose
Uchamberlin- Johnson-DuHose Company
TB. J. Elseman
Blaeman Bros
William W. Orr
George Mu Clothing Company
First U S Parcels Post Begins With Hitchcock Ceremony
Postmaster General Hitchcock unveils the new parcels post with the first package as officials look on. The move will shift local deliveries from private express services and may expand the postal force and equipment needed for the coming fiscal year.
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Post Office Department
Pthis
Hitchcock
Robinson
Regetry
Granville Haunt
Washington Post Office
Department
James J. Britt Hag
Southern Plans Better Service for Chicago and Florida Limited
The Southern Railway announces improvements to trains 13 and 14 the Chicago and Florida Limited effective January 5. After January 6 these trains will run with a combined baggage car and coach first class car and Pullman sleeping car daily between Chicago and Jacksonville, with the Pullman car to Palm Beach and a three times weekly Pullman compartment car between Chicago and Jacksonville starting January 7. No schedule changes to the Chicago and Florida Limited and all cars will be electrically lighted and top quality.
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The
Southern Railway
Chicago and Florida
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Chicago
Palm Beach
Florida Fast Coast Railway
Chicago and Plor- Jada Limited
Griffin Cl erk and Treasurer Dies by His Own Hand
Griffin Georgia scene as city records vanish and Thomas Nall dies by suicide after a long career as city clerk and treasurer. Auditors from Atlanta probe missing thirteen years of tax books while a new financial system is put in place. A farewell note cites fear of being examined and fatigue. Witnesses say mental strain and a prior stroke contributed to the tragedy.
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Griffin
Thomas Nall
Nall
Atlanta
City Council
Hill Street
J. Henry Smith
Tom" Nall
Spalding County
Nah
Finance Committee
J . Bill Holloway
City ‘Hall
City Hall
Unclear Source Snippet on Philips Shooting
Fragmentary report notes uncertainty about the origin of the set that injured Mr. Philips and states the shooting will likely remain unexplained. No location details are provided and the exact circumstances are not established.
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Mr. Philips
Georgia Railroad line rushes toward Snapping Shoals
The Georgia Railroad and Electric Company plans extend a line from Stane Mountain to Snapping Shoals with a segment toward Conversind. Interested parties may contact Z. B. Spencer at the Constitution for details.
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Snapping Shoals
Georgia Railroad and Electric Company
Stane Mountain
Burgaine
Conversind Snapping Shoals
Z. B. Spencer
Care Constitution
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