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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
8
Perry Kennedy, a leading Statesboro figure and operator of one of the area’s largest farms with twenty five plows, was brought home from Midville in Emanuel county after suffering a stroke of paralysis today. He is a prominent local resident and well known in the farming community.
Three young women Miss Durant Miss Genevieve Jones Spell of Durant and Miss Annie Halsell of Bennington drowned in the Blue River after their rocking boat capsized. A father of one swimmer was rescued by fishermen. bodies recovered today.
A committee from the Anderson chamber and the Atlanta chamber discussed building an interurban line about 126 miles apart. Directors reviewed the idea and may take action at a future meeting.
Resinol Ointment along with Resinol Soap claim quick relief for sunburn eczema ringworm and other itchy skin eruptions. The ad notes doctors prescribe Resinol for eighteen years and recommends using both products together for best effect. Trial sizes are offered free by the Resinol Company in Baltimore Maryland.
San Francisco July 9 forest fires blaze fiercely on three sides of Mount Tamalpais threatening three villages. A white smoke mantle draped the peak as darkness fell the mountain glowed like a beacon. About 3000 soldiers sailors naval apprentices forest rangers militia men and volunteer fire fighters battle the flames. No loss of life or private property reported yet though potential damage is vast. Colonel George Bell of the Sixteenth United States Infantry and District Chief Dubois of the forestry service direct the effort. Easy access by ferry and electric lines links the area to San Francisco bay and nearby cities. The foothills host many homes and resorts with the national park groves of giant sequoias conserved at Muir Woods named for John Muir.
Judge T E Patterson explains that Governor Brown commuted Tony Hightower’s sentence on prison board recommendation after serving parole time. The 1912 action followed reports by Hightower’s parole officer H W Gray and Barnsville residents, with no evidence of parole violation known to the governor.
A garbled docket-like item lists cases including Frank Houston v Strahan and Company and several banks from Bibb Chatham Jefferson and other counties. The fragment references multiple financial institutions and municipalities with unclear connections and outcomes.
The notice lists a special train July service from Ly Atlanta to Asheville with stops at intermediate points. Round trip fare is $600, offered by Southern Railway with times 8 605 am and 6 30 pm as stated.
Night watchman J W Myers at the Scottdale mills store in De Kalb county was held at gunpoint as a bold safecracker broke the front window, entered the vault, and escaped with 306 dollars after forcing Myers to stand with his hands up. Crawford, linked to Walter Turpin, was detained later but released after alibi.
Officers of the National Association of Attorneys General were chosen at Isle of Palms July 9 led by President John Dawson of Kansas and Vice President John H. Light of Connecticut. Royall C. Johnson of South Dakota named secretary with an executive committee including West Oklahoma Cosson Iowa Tanner Washington and Grant Martin Nevada. The next convention’s piece will be chosen by the American Bar Association meeting in Montreal. After adjournment the group joined Charleston bar guests on a harbor excursion aboard the government steamship Cypress.
J A Jackson railway mail clerk on the Georgia railway between Atlanta and Augusta was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 28 for abstracting from the mail a letter containing money. He will be arraigned before Judge Newman this morning for trial.
An electric storm swept Brunswick Georgia at dawn damaging wires and telegraph lines. A bolt struck the post office building, destroying the mast pole and smoking it. The strike felled trees in front of the building, knocking out over 100 telephones and causing additional damage.
Chattoona's peach crop is nearly a total failure for the first time in years. The Elberts crop is a complete failure with only a few peaches of other varieties. Apples and pears are also very short across the region.
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