Train Bandits Escape With Small Loot Near Batesville
Memphis, July 4. Train No. 1 southbound on the Illinois Central was held up on a trestle over river bottoms near Batesville and Pope Mississippi. Bandits escaped with loot estimated between 500 and 4500 dollars and rifled the mail car. Passengers and crew were shaken. a few exchanged shots with the robbers as they fled.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tallahatchie
Batesville
Pope
Miss
Linuis Central
Railroad and Express Company
Sol Seche
Harrison
Will Change Route of River Car Line
City council to consider authorizing Georgia Railway and Power to open Marietta and Forsyth near city hall to lay a loop adjusting the river car line route into the city. General Manager Glenn outlined the plan to ease congestion at Broad and Marietta by routing inbound cars via Walton and Forsyth to Marietta for outbound runs.
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Ueext
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Marietta
Forsyth Streets
Glenn
Walton Stme
Metra
Walton
Porsyth
Grady Monument
Broad
Marietta Street
Mrs Carrie Maffett Dies at 30 in Atlanta
Carrie A Maffett aged 30 longtime Atlanta resident died Friday at 3 am her granddaughter Mrs Mark J McCord 335 West Peachtree remains in Atlanta native of Columbus Ga educated Mobile Ala widow of Frederick Maffett member of Wesley Chapel now First Methodist church survivor includes granddaughter Mrs Henry Inman and Mrs Marl McCord grandson Ben Lee Crew hundreds mourn a life of Christian character and gentleness
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Carrie A. Maffett
Atlanta
Mark J. McCord
West Peachtree
Maffett
Columbus
Mobile
Ala
Frederick Maffett
Frederick Maffett. Mrs. Maffett
Old Wesley Chapel
First Methodist Church
South
Henry Inman
Marl McCord
Ben Lee Crew
Special Train Mountain Excursion July 10
Special train excursion from Atlanta to Asheville with parlor cars coaches and dining car at $6 round trip. Travel by daylight, arrive Asheville 6:30 PM, depart 8:05 AM. Good ten days to see the land of the sky. reservations now with Southern Railway.
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ST. Atlanta
Asheville
Land OF the Sky
Whitehall regrading delayed amid council clash over payments
Whitehall street regrading from Mitchell to Garnett will not start before October 15 due to a dispute over property owner payments. Councilman Boynton urged start once taxpayers subsidize their share. Councilman Ashley warned it would delay other critical sewer projects. The plan remains pending a future vote while the grade is set to shift east and west along the street.
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Bmitchell
Garnett
George H. Boynton
Goldsmith
Clutche I. Ashley
Butler Street
Ashley
McDaniel Street
Orville H. Hall
Mitchel
Trinity Avenue
Boynton
25 000 Damages for Crown Jewels Story
London July 4 Arthur Edward Vicars Ulster king of arms at time jewels were stolen from Dublin castle in 1907 awarded 25 909 damages in a suit against the London Mall a sensational weekly The paper alleged Vicars shielded the woman who took jewels out of jealousy of his attachment for Lady Haddo wife of Lord Haddo son of the Earl of Aberde en Lord lieutenant of Ireland Both Vicars and Haddo denied knowledge of the disappearance The newspaper did not justify its story Evidence today disposed of various circulating claims of Haddo knowing about missing jewels
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London
Arthur Edward Vicars
Ulster
Dublin Castle
Thel Todey
London Mall
Sir Arthur
Haddo
Lord Hadda
Earl of Aberdeen
Ireland
Lord Haddo
Masons to Meet at Menlo for Annual Convention
Chattooga Masonic convention plans its annual gathering with Chelsea lodge No. 212 at Menlo on July 28 and 24. Distinguished Masons from the state are expected, and organizers aim for a record meeting. Last year’s event drew a large public dinner crowd.
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Menlo
Lyerly
Chelsea Lodge
Blackboards Advocated to Replace Textbooks in Primary Grades
Chisago July 4 resolutions by the American Ophthalmic Phthislological and Larynxological society urged substituting blackboards for textbooks where possible to reduce eye strain among primary grade children.
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Chisago
Cotton in Fine Shape in Lyrinx Georgia
Special report notes cotton blooms ahead of last year by ten days and forecasts one of the largest crops in ten years. Prospects are very favorable with early specimens exhibited signaling improved yields for the season.
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Lyrinx
Jay
These Babies Want Homes Foster care appeal in Atlanta
The Georgia Children's Home society seeks foster mothers in Atlanta to care for homeless babies until permanent homes are found. The program pays expenses but not wages, inspired by Massachusetts model with thousands of children boarded out. Helen and Ruth, nearly one, seek permanent foster homes alongside other children ages from months to 15 years. Office: 401 Foote Davies building, Atlanta.
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Georgia Children's Home Society
Atlanta
Massachusetts Children’s Aid Society
McCord
Children's Home Society
Georgia
Helen
Ruth
Sociery
The
Society
Foote & Davies Building
Is Watermelon Popularitys Fading Amid Fourth of July Trends
A Georgia newspaper piece notes dwindling watermelon demand on the Fourth as fashion and safety norms steer choices away from the fruit. Vendors report plenty of melons, but shoppers and hosts show little interest, preferring soft drinks or other fare.
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Allaniags
Post Office Clerks Convene at Albany Georgia
The annual convention of the United National Association of Post Office Clerks for Georgia met in Albany with nearly a hundred delegates. Sessions were in the United States courtroom and featured a watermelon cutting, a barbecue dinner, welcomes from city representatives and the local branch, and year’s operation reports led by President W. J. H. Moore of Valdosta.
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Albany
United National Association of Post Office Clerks For
Georgia
United States
W. J H. Moore
Valdosta
Georgia Fesoclation
Edinburgh Honors Ex-Secretary Wilson
The University of Edinburgh awarded Jaroen Wilson former secretary of agriculture in the United States the honorary doctor of laws degree on July 4. In the same ceremony a woman received the degree of doctor of sciences for the first time in the university's history.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
University of Edinburgh
Jaroen Wilson
United States
Inspecting Thomasville Shops in July Fourth Visit
State Inspector Humphreys surveyed Thomasville butcher shops and pens to assess sanitation and compliance with regulations. He found all markets sanitary except two with unsanitary back premises, and reported on the condition of meats and cleanliness.
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Thomasville
Humphreys
The Great Need for a Home Renaissance and Equal Marriage
Bien Key argues in The July Atlantic that the home remains central to civilization and calls for a home renaissance through a new marriage built on equality and liberty. He urges social responsibility toward parentage, motherhood education, and economic security as public work.
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Bien Key
Atlantic
Cordele Man Applicant for State Game Warden
Cordele resident Gary Ferry, tax receiver of Crisp County, has filed an application before Governor Slaton for appointment as state game warden. Slaton has acknowledged receipt of the application and Ferry's supporters believe he has a good chance.
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Cordele
Gary
Perry
Crisp County
Slaton
Ferry
Aviator Hurled to Ground in Prosser Exhibition
Prosser Washington July 4 Harvey Crawford a young aviator under contract with a Seattle carnival company was fatally injured yesterday when his plane lurched and toppled during a landing after an exhibition flight. Fear of plowing into the crowd prompted the crash.
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Prosser
Wash
Harvey Crawfor
Tarnival Company
Seattle
Probaly
Sizzling July Fourth in Atlanta Also Hottest Day
Downtown Atlanta endured a sweltering Fourth of July with noon readings near 92 degrees and street temperatures likely 96. A late shower cooled the city as winds drove rain horizontally, disrupting games and dampening the heat. Citizens called it perhaps the hottest Fourth on record due to high humidity and asphalt heat.
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Plentekers
Weather Bureau
Four Children Injured Celebrating Fourth of July
Four youngsters suffer burns and lacerations while celebrating with cannon crackers and toy pistols. Charles Garrison and John Garrison from 19 Davis Street are both hurt at dawn by a premature cracker. Walter Pete of 85 Pratt Street has a severely cut hand from a toy pistol blast. O B Biggers of 348 Glenn Street is hurt by a blank shell discharged by Henry Kathannen during a pre Fourth celebration.
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Charles Garrison
John Garrison
Davis Street
Charles
Walter Pete
Pratt Street
Cireworks
B. Biggers
Glenn Street
Henry Kathcannen
Independence Day Heat Record Not the Hottest Yet
Weather bureau notes show Independence Day was extremely hot with a high near 97 degrees, but the year 1902 still holds the higher peak as the day ended.
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Weather Bureau
Birmingham man drowns himself in Tennessee River
Thomas J. Melpasse, an insurance man from Birmingham, Alabama, drowned last night in the Tennessee River near Decatur. His body was not recovered. He left a note asking his wife be told gently and another letter to his son stating he was ending his life.
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Decatur
Ala
Thomas J. Melpasse
Birmingham
Tennessee
Melpasse
D. W. Willams
Melpasec
Suffragette Hurls Petition at Kings Carriage
In Bristol on July 4 a suffragette rushed the royal carriage as White King George drove to open the royal agricultural show and threw a petition at the monarch. She was immediately arrested.
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Bristol
England
George
Popular Excursions to Warm Springs Start May 25
The notice announces excursions to Warm Springs via A B and A starting Sunday May 25. Round trip fare is $1 with trains leaving Union Station at 8 a.m. A humorous aside about a grad appears in the clippings.
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Warm Springs
Union Station
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