Lawyer Elopes With A Young Girl In Georgia
Savannah report from Gleneville notes Lucius Tippins a young lawyer who moved there eloped with Brantley Surreney’s fifteen year old daughter after taking her for a ride. A search followed as the couple vanished about nine miles from Manassas with no trace.
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Savannah
Ketteville
Reday
Gleneville
Lucius Tipping
Brantley ‘Burreney
Tippins
Appling
Appling County
Glennville
Surreney
Afteen
Manassas
Young Rucker Taken Off in Abduction Case
In Savannah on July 15 a special report says Joseph Rucker of Atlanta, nephew of Mrs James G Woodward, was carried aboard the British bark Kambira bound for Santos, Brazil three weeks ago. An investigation is under way and Santos officials have been asked to watch for the ship. if Rucker is aboard, he will be taken off and arrests for abduction will follow.
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Savannah
Joseph Rucker
Atlanta
James G. Woodward
Santos
Brazil
Ruckert
Eight Killed in Crowded Express Train Wreck Near Liverpool
A South Point express train crowded with passengers jumped the track at Waterloo, five miles from Liverpool, causing multiple deaths and many injuries. Early reports put eight dead and fifteen seriously hurt as the wreck left the train practically destroyed.
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Liverpool
South Point
Waterloo
Ataterloo
Burned Body to Save Soul at Finnish Monastery Beach
A young woman was found on the gulf of Finland coast behind Sergies monastery twelve miles from St Petersburg with severely burned feet and legs. She claimed incineration was the only path to salvation after reading religious books and had prepared a funeral pyre at the beach but could not bear the flames and collapsed. Her life may be saved.
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St. Petersburg
Gulf of Finland
Monatery
Will Camp at East Lake by Second Alabama
Montgomery July 15 Special It is understood the Second Alabama regiment under Colonel Graves will camp at East Lake Birmingham to secure better discipline away from home. The unit, drawn from Montgomery area, will be taken to Birmingham for drilling and order. Previous Birmingham camp by the Third regiment aimed to maintain discipline after a loose first night provoking criticism.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Graves
East Lake
Birmingham
Jiu
AlAbama National Guard
Undertaker’s Peculiar Fall At Linwood Cemetery
Columbus Ga July 15 Special. Alex Toles a well known colored undertaker of the city broke a leg in a peculiar manner at Linwood cemetery today He was bricking a grave and while trying to get out slipped and fell Fortunately the sexton was near and rescued him from the grave
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Columbus, Ga
Alex Toles
Linwood Cemetery
Count y Officers at Warm Springs Meet in 1904 Georgia
The County Officers Association of Georgia held its annual convention at Warm Springs with about fifty officials from across the state. The group elected A J Hinton of Meriwether as president, and Macon chosen to host next year’s gathering, while urging four-year terms for county officers and honoring Col J Render Terrell for his welcome address on crime and law enforcement.
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Warm Springs
County Officers’ Association of Georgia
Macon
Cumberland
A J. Hinton
Meriwether County
Association
Georgia
J. Render Terrell
Thomas H Jeffries
Atlanta
Fulton County
Colner Terrel
Menwether County
J. M. Terrell
C. A. Powell
Macon County
Powell
Nelms
Wiley
Bloch
F. A. Hooper
Sumter
Redd
Muscogee
Newman
Washington
Red
Bender Terrell
Meriwether Couuty
Terrell
Sid Coronet
Jeffries
A. Powell
John R Wilkinson
Fulton
Campaign heats up in Mississippi with frenzied debates
Jackson Mississippi July 15 special reports the state campaign entering its final two weeks. Personalities grow sharper and more aggressive as campaigns anticipate dramatic and possibly sensational confrontations. Counties will report returns by the next morning after August 6 votes are tallied.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Iine
Fireman Falls From Cab on Train In Thomaston
John Waller of Thomaston, a white fireman on the Macon and Birmingham railroad, fell from his cab this morning and was found unconscious beside the track. He suffered a badly fractured right shoulder and remains under medical care. extent of internal injuries unknown.
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John Waller
Thomaston
Macon and Birmingham
Captain H. A. Tayloe Dies in Alabama at 95
Montgomery July 15 Captain Henry Tayloe died this morning at his Prairieville Alabama home in his ninety six year. He was born in Washington DC in 1808 and was a longstanding figure in Alabama affairs. He frequently visited Jefferson at Monticello and had strong ties to national figures.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Henry
Tayloe
Prairieville
Alg
Washington,d. C
Jefferson
Monticello
National Electrical Contractors Convene in Detroit
The National Electrical Contractors' Association opened its third annual convention in Detroit on July 15. Attendance shows membership up 50 percent in the last year, with electrical purchases by members totaling about 11 to 12.9 million dollars in the past twelve months. The afternoon featured discussions on proposed amendments to the constitution.
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Detroit
Mich
National Electrical Contractors’ Association
Fire destroys Ardmore stores in $90,000 loss
Ardmore Ind July 15 fire today wiped out the Ed Ringer and James Hotchkiss stores and the Ledbetter building. Loss about 390,000 Assistant Chief Kendall was badly hurt with recovery doubtful.
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Ardmore
Ind. T
Ed Ringer
James Hotchkiss
Ledbetter
Kendall
Heavy Fine for Army Officer
Captain William H. Harts of the U S A, recently returned from the Orient on the transport Thomas, was fined by customs for failing to declare 108 armaments found in his baggage. The incident occurred in San Francisco on July 36, highlighting strict import controls.
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San Francisco
William H. Harts
Orient
Thomas
Buzzard Model For His Airship
Washington July 15 Professor B P Langley unveiled a buzzard inspired airship plan as it was towed on a Potomac house boat to a secluded lower Potomac site for initial trials. Langley studied buzzard flight to design wings capable of soaring and beating air with pinions.
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Washington
B. P. Langley
Potomac River
Potomac
Tidewater
Langley
Short Items of Local Interest
A joint meeting of the council ordinance committee chaired by Winnle and the hospital and charities committee chaired by Longino will be held tomorrow at 10 am to hear from ladies interested in a probation system for juvenile offenders in Atlanta. The Pax committee met yesterday to relieve railroad agents from paying a $15 license tax. The printing committee opened bids for city work and will report next Monday. The Hygiene Laboratory offers free typhoid tests for physicians, with envelopes and instructions at drug stores. The Peachtree street store of bankrupt K. M. Turner was sold for 3500 dollars to R. M. Freeman. sale confirmed by referee Percy H. Adams. Dr W H McGlauflin, Universalist pastor, attended a national convention in Akron and will visit Cuba NY before returning for a funeral. The Atlanta Lecture Association seeks member input on next season’s attractions, with top talent to be engaged by vote. Funeral services for Mayall Astro, aged 4, were held yesterday. Atlanta Public Schools urge parents to secure admission tickets promptly. office hours 9–12 and 2–5, no Saturday afternoon hours. Streetcar conductor L A Cowley was bound over for trial on assault and battery. incident dated July 6 involving Lilla Thomas on the car. Motorman dismissed.
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Council
Winnle
Hospital and Charities
Longino
Atlanta
L. A. Cowley
Peruna touted as cure for kidney catarrh in historic letter
Major T H Mars of the First Wisconsin Cavalry writes from Chicago praising Peruna for curing his kidney catarrh after years of illness. The letter claims the remedy attacks the disease root, improves heart and digestion, and urges others with kidney catarrh to seek Dr Hartman’s free advice at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Peruna
T. H. Mars
First Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment
Dunning Street
Chicago
Gratt
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Pope Leo XIE Lingers in Vatican as Death Looms
Reports from Rome describe Pope Leo XIII's rapid decline with extreme frailty and facial collapse. Doctors seek to preserve his life while routines around the Vatican intensify, including Lourdes water doses and a flood of telegrams about his health.
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Leo Xie
Gaetano Mazzaont
Lourdes
Leo
Lapponi
Dasa
Brideri
Rome
Lappont
Vatican
Vatican Administration
Entomological Society Convention Arrangements Planned
State Entomologist Scott confirmed in Athens on July 15 that preparations are underway for the State Horticultural Society session in August. Officials Rhodes and Bitan Sota will oversee arrangements, with meetings at the Washing School and displays by noted speakers. A full program of exercises and addresses will be announced in the coming days.
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Athens
Scott
Rhodes
Rence
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