Woman Serves Coffee to Husband’s Slayer at the Float
A woman provided coffee to the man who killed her husband during a float event. Local officials cited the incident as a notable moment amid a tense day on the river parade route.
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14 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1909
Page
1
Silent banker killed in Crescent City feud over daughter
In Watseka Illinois a bank vice president J B Sayler was shot by Dr W R Miller after his daughter Golda 17 faced alleged unwanted attention from the doctor. Sayler died after three bullets and a wall shot. Miller claims self defense. Mrs Sayler and kin held as accessories. A lynch mob gathered but cooler heads prevailed. Evidence hints at a hatchet during the struggle and a lingering wrist wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadler
Seace
Mr. Nightingale
Joan Grungen
Miller
Mr. Sayler
Sayler
Mr! Miller
Dr. Miller
McLendon hearing reveals bonds sale offer and duties questioned
Testimony before the joint legislative committee uncovers Judge Hines offered to sell Wrightsville and Tennille bonds for a $1,000 fee after Chairman McLendon failed to find a market. Daley says no commission paid and bonds sold later to a company director. Governor Smith accused of dereliction for not enforcing circulars reducing local freight rates. Parrott describes absence of a 1907 meeting and hints at a potential re hearing before a new commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative
S. G. McLendon
Railroad Comemission
A. F. Daley
Wrightsville and Tennille
James K. Hines
Railroad Commission
Wrightsville
Tennille
McLendon
Daley
Superior Court
Dublin
Judge Daley
Smith
Hines
Central of Georgia
Atlantic Coast Line
Southern Railway
United States
MacLerdon
Candler
Comer
Alabama
Athens Street Railway Company
New York
Athens Street Railroad
Parrott
Georgia Lines
Notorious bigamist John Madson revealed life of crime
Christian C. Johnson, jailed five years for bigamy in San Jose, confessed to the persona John Madson, swindling women by promising marriage. He says he has wed 18 women across California Missouri Oregon and other states, taking money and jewelry before deserting them. He claims to have once loved ten women simultaneously in Portland and to have worked on a government horse buying commission. He is headed to San Quentin for seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Christian C. Johnson
San Jose
John Madson
Portland
Oregon
Johnson
Germany
United States
Army
Springfield
Mass
Marie Brown
Jones
Ada Jones
San Quentin Prison
Election of Alderman from Eighth Ward
A special election for alderman from the eighth ward to fill the vacancy caused by Alderman Charles M. Roberts resignation will be held Thursday. About 3,000 voters are registered and turnout is expected to be light. The only announced candidates are F. P. Rice and J. B. Everett. Everett resides on North Boulevard and will be cut out of the ward after a city charter amendment takes effect, a factor seen as potentially influential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Roberts
Clarks Campbell
F. P. Rice
J. B. Everett
Mr. Everett
North Boulevard
Eighth Ward
Wife Arrested in Murder of Tuscaloosa County Farmer
Birmingham dispatch reports Sheriff Latham of Tuscaloosa holding Mrs. Dave Yates, wife of a Georgia migrant farmer, after neighbors observed a closed cabin and a gunshot was heard. The investigation centers on the murder of Mr. Yates. the wife initially denied knowledge of the event.
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Birmingham
Ala
Latham
Tuscaloosa County
Dave Yates
Georgia
Deer New
Lexington
Yates
Fred
Jane Rig
Welcome for visiting bill posters in Atlanta
Georgia welcomed 600 delegates and their wives to Atlanta with Governor Brown Mayor Maddox and Chamber of Commerce President Candler presiding. Speakers included E Allen Frost of Chicago and Chennell of the Associated Bill Posters. Remarks praised Atlanta growth, advertising, and theater, with witty quips about city spirit and local pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cable Hall
Georgia
Brown
Atlanta
Maddox
Candler
Maxim'a
Miss Innocence
Drew
Gillett
Goodwin
Directoire
Directory
Johnston
Chamber of Commerce
Sally
Niagara Falls
Canada
Chennell
Associated Bill
Eylanta
Applachas Y Maddox
Census Places for the South Taft Cabinet Plan Patronage
President Taft and his cabinet discussed census patronage in the south and pledged to appoint the best available men. Senators from southern states consulted him, with a policy to name enumerators without regard to party. Republicans and Democrats will share in appointments, with Postmaster General Hitchcock and Secretary Nagel to weigh recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
South
Hitchcock
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Census Office
Yemassee and Norway Fire Ravage Carolina Village Businesses
Fire at Yemassee destroys W D Sanders Weeks and Litchfield stores and post office with the railroad station saved by night crew. In Norway, a blaze starting at Huff’s store devastates most of the business block causing about 29000 dollars in loss with 14000 dollars insured. Worlded as Specials from Beaufort DC dated July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaufort
D. C
Yemassee
W. D. Sanders
Litchfield's
Norway
of & C. Huff
Augusta Fireman Drowns in Sankey’s Pool
Augusta Ga July 15 Special J J VanDyke 40 years old a fireman on the Georgia railroad drowned tonight while bathing at Sankey's natatorium in Summerville He dived from the chute the chute stayed under and when the crowd missed him men went down He was dead when brought to shore His death is particularly sad as he leaves a widow and six children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browwa
Steve Johnston
Cedartown
Douglas
Georgia
Atlanta
Iman
Nebraska
Augusta
J.J. VanDyke
Georgia Railroad
Sankey
Summerville
Contlaren
Evelyn Thaw On Stand In Rationality Testimony At Trial
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testified in White Plains before Justice Mills as the state seeks to prove Harry K. Thaw's insanity. She appeared in blue, excused after about an hour, then resubpoenaed with a crowd following her to the district attorney's office. The outcome hinges on her statements, with privileged matters and threatened testimony contested by counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw
Harry EK
Stanford White
Justice Mills
Supreme Court
Malleawan
Evelyn
Evelyn Thaw
Clarke
Matteawan
Milla
Daniel O'Reilly
New York
Mrs. Thaw
Criminal Courts
Weather Prophecy Showers Hit Georgia Midweek
Local forecast calls for showers Wednesday and Thursday with variable winds mostly from the south. Record temperatures show a low around 2, a high near 86, and a mean near 66. Rainfall data indicate 24 hours of precipitation and excess totals since month start and since January 1.
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Georgia
Lovat
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