Witnesses Testify Jett Inside Court House During Shooting
In Cynthiana Ky July 30 the Commonwealth’s second trial of Curtis Jett and Thomas White for Marcum’s murder added new witnesses and evidence. Staulbee testified he saw Marcum fall and Ewen flee from Hargis drugstore across from the Jackson courthouse. Combs said he heard the shot in Judge Black’s office and saw Jett emerge from the courthouse after the firing. New witness Hezekiah Combs placed Noble Jett and White with Jett shortly before the shooting, while Back Patrick and Dr Yogg supported that Jett was inside the courthouse when the shot occurred.
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Cynthiana
Commonwealth
Curtis Jett
Thomas White
Marcum
Jackson S. Staulbee
Breathe Tt County
Hargis Ros
Etore
Jackson Court House
Ewen
Jett
William Combs
Jackson
Judge Black
Turking
Court House
Hezzekiah Combs
John Noble
White
Noble
J. W. Back
J. L. Patrick
Dr. Yogg
Rates Declared Exhorbitant in Southern Rail Freight
Citizens of Lincoln and Lawrence Counties protest exorbitant freight rates charged by the Natchez Columbia end Mobile road. They seek limits of 3 cents per 100 for lumber and 15 mile Haula, and demand competition to build switches and platforms at needed places.
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Jackson
Miss
Lincoln
Lawrence Counties
Railroad Commission
Natchez
Columbia
Norfield
Topeka
Practically Australian Ballot. Noel primary election law aims
In Jackson Mississippi on July 40 special, the new Noel primary law lacks ballot casting rules. The state general law, modeled after the Australian system, allows only one voter per booth and restricts time in booth to ten minutes. Section 364 of the annotated code dictates the method of ballot casting.
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Jackson
Miss
New Capitol Under Inspection In Jackson Mississippi
A thorough inspection of the new capitol building was conducted today by Commissioner R A Dean. The structure is ready for turnover to the state for acceptance and final settlement with contractors but will not be fully occupied by state government until the latter part of the year. The capitol commission meeting, normally August 6, will be rescheduled due to the primary election.
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New Capitol
Jackson
Miss
Capitol
R. A. Dean
Capitol Commission
Moonshining gang oath exposed in Raleigh trial
In Raleigh on July 30 a U S commissioner heard that a northern county area harbored an oath-bound moonshine gang and illicit whisky selling. A leader allegedly given a terrible oath remains unnamed as arrests loom. A man promised information for 10 dollars and faked a distillery site to collect funds, admitting the ruse after officers exposed the deception.
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Raleigh
N. C
United States
Geveral
Here
Hell
American Band in Lisbon
The Brooklyn band played to a large crowd on Lisbon’s public square as American officers enjoy excursions in Portugal. King Charles and the royal princess will visit the Brooklyn for a luncheon on the American warship with Admiral Catton.
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Brooklyn
Lisbon
Portugal
Public Square
King Charles
Admiral Catton
Admiral Cotton
Royal
Ciotra
Roosevelt
United States
Bryan
Alsn
Wen
Ministry of Marine
Will Go Back to Cotton in Pee Dee Region
Tobacco growers in the Pee Dee section face paralysis from low current prices, blamed on a tobacco trust. Last season's high prices drew many inexperienced farmers to tobacco, with some expanding acreage. Discouraged, many plan to switch back to cotton.
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Columbia
US. C
Pee Dee
Tobacco Trust
San Jose scale in North Carolina counties report
State Entomologist Franklin Sherman says the San Jose scale is present in thirty two counties with widespread spread across the state and fifteen counties showing prevalence in one area. Southern Pines is noted as the most heavily infested locality with the pest likely starting there early.
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San Jose Beale
Raleigh
N. G
Specia
Franklin Sherman
San Jose
Rome Peach Crop Yields $110000 In Immediate Section
Special from Rome Ga reports Elberta peaches bring strong value this season. About 100 carloads from within six to fifteen miles of Rome ship at about $11 00 per car averaging $110 000 total value and an estimated $77000 net profit for investors. Prices high and harvest lively.
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Raccoon
Tila Jesa
I- 19
W. P. Simpson
Cothran & Co
Summerville
Trion
Chattooga County
Elmont A& Romance
Geologists Visit Grier's Cave Near Cuthbert Georgia
State Geologist Smith of Alabama and Professor Howard Harper of the U S botanical department conducted field investigations in Cuthbert County. They visited Grier's cave north of Cuthbert, a limestone formation explored several miles underground and yielding various points of interest.
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Cuthbert
Smith
Alabama
Howard Harper
United States Botanical Department
Harper
Grier's Cave
Cuthbert forms board of trade to boost city interests
The business men of Cuthbert organized the Cuthbert board of trade to support and encourage local interests. Elected officers include J. W. Stanford president G. W. Webb vice president and BR L Moye secretary and treasurer.
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Outhbert Board of Trade
Cuthbert
Bnalnese
Cuthbert Board of Trade
J. W. Stanford
G. W. Webb
BR. L. Moye
Boats Hauling Heavy Traffic On Ocmulgee
Hawkinsville Georgia July 40 Special The boat lines down the Ocmulgee have been doing a heavy business in the transportation of freight.
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Hawkinsville
Ocmulgee
Hawkinsville Mills Close Down For Short Gap
Hawkinsville Georgia July 30 Special mills halted operations this week on cotton softness concerns. They plan to resume when new crop arrives. Talks of expanding the mill plant by a noticeable percent and operatives will return to work elsewhere during the shutdown.
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Hawkinsville Mills
Hawkinsville
Hawkinsville Cotton Mits
Tnulp
Police Telephone System Under Review by Board Committee
A police commissioners committee led by Chairman Fox with Commissioners Jones and Brotherton met to probe the police telephone system. Experts from Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Co. and City Electrician Harper testified, noting Wright’s competence but pressing needs for new boxes underground wires and eight circuits. A proposed $12,000 upgrade, with $6,000 immediate, is urged, and a $3,000 appropriation requested, to be decided at the next board meeting.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Fox
Jones and Brotherton
Moon
Wright
City Electrician
Harper
O. P. Crocker
Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company
Women Serve In Fire Brigade At Ceiba Blaze
Mobile Alabama dispatch July 30 reports a July 15 fire in Ceiba Spanish Honduras destroying Antonio Pizzali’s dwelling and store and Vaccaro Bros two story building, plus Lafitte Alvarez Devoux firms. Officials under Julio Agular and Joseph Taranta organized bucket brigades with women aiding. Loss estimated at 250000 with insured claims noted.
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Mobile
Ala
Ceiba
Antonio Pizzali
Vaccaro Bros. Teamship Company
Central America
Lafitte & Alvarez
P. Devoux & Co
Julio Agularia
Joseph Taranta
Devyeux, Lafitte and Alvares
Mother and Daughter Found Dead in Baltimore Home
Elizabeth Metchhold, 80, and her daughter Misa Pauline, 60, were found dead in their Baltimore city residence. The two appear to have died from gas asphyxiation two days prior, with investigators unsure if self-inflicted death occurred.
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Baltimore
Jay
Elizabeth Metchhold
Misa Pauline
Coley
Discount Clerk Short 10000 at Merchants Bank
Joseph M. Riker, president of Merchants National Bank, states Edmund Smith, former discount clerk, misappropriated at least $10,000. Efforts will be made to place Smith under arrest. he is on a 100,000 bond with American Security Company.
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Newark
N. 3
Joseph M. Riker
Merchants’ National Bank
Edmund Smith
Smith
American Security Company
Smith Named Deputy Commissioner of Corporations
Gortelyou announced Herbert Knox Smith appointed deputy commissioner of corporations in the department of commerce and labor. Smith, president of Hartford Connecticut, graduated Yale in 1891 and was admitted to the Connecticut bar to practice.
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Weslington
Fair Association Holds Meeting in Macon Georgia
The Macon Fair Association held its regular weekly meeting tonight. Reports of officers showed progress on work and preparations. indicators suggest upcoming plans will be ready.
Judge Gray Accepts Position on Alabama Coal Strike Board
Judge George Gray accepts appointment as fifth member of the Alabama coal strike commission and will preside over a U S court of appeals session in September. He agrees to start work in August, postponing his vacation, and will travel to Birmingham to join the arbitration panel. Fourteen thousand idle miners are set to return to work once the board acts on wage disputes.
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Wilmington
Del
George’ Gray
Alabama, Coal Strike Commission
Atlantic City
United States Court of Appeals
Gray
Birmingham
Ala
Newse
Atth
Board of Arbitration
Bessemer
Pratt City
Ensley
J. L. Clemo
United Mine Workers of America
Edward Fly
Coal Operators’ Association
Lewis
Randolph Shows Big Increase in Tax Returns
Randolph Georgia July 3 Randolph shows a big rise in tax returns over last year with an increase of 96336 dollars. The town has consistently reported yearly gains in tax returns and the latest figures show continued growth despite broader economic conditions.
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Randolph
Cuthbert
Sealing Theft Alleged at Dutch Harbor Manifest
Beattie Wash July 30 Captain AL BH. Nicé, agent for North American Commercial Company, at Dutch Harbor Alaska, accuses hermen on Japatena yemete of misappropriating seals aboard the Prinytoft ialasae. He claims American and Canadian fish masqueraders under the Japanese flag killed seals rather than selling them, distorting Breeding of nearby areas and threatening the Pringlott Interris fleet.
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Nics
Lockjaw Cured by Antitoxin at Grand Hospital
In San Francisco on July 90 doctors at Grand hospital cured Pietro Raffino of lockjaw using antitoxin injections. After initial muscle injections he developed infection in the spinal canal, prompting a skull drill to inject antitoxin into the lateral ventricle. The patient is now well.
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San Francisco
Grand Hospital
Pietro Raffino
Percy Jones Named First Lieutenant In U S Army Medical Corps
Dr. Percy L. Jones, a young physician well known in Atlanta, has been appointed first lieutenant in the medical services of the United States army and will depart for Fortress Monroe. He is a Tennessee graduate who served in the Philippines and as a contract surgeon at Manila. Jones, a Cleveland, Tennessee native, is among two southern men to pass the latest official medical commissions exam, the other being Dr. J. L. Siler of Alabama, now at Fort McPherson.
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United States Army
Atlanta
Fortress Monroe
Jones
Cleveland
Jtenn
E. H. Richardean
Atlante
J. L. Siler
Alabama
Fort McPherson
Washington, D.C
Medical School
University of Tennessee
Philippines
Tennessee
Manila
Dr. Siler
Medicinl Department
University of Virginia
Philppines
Tf Thia
Bound Over in Grand Larceny Case Against Jones
Professor W H Jones former superintendent of Phenix City schools was bound over to Lee County circuit court on a 200 bond on grand larceny charges. Books alleged to belong to the school were sold to Columbus stores, though some boxes from Jones’s house held his own volumes. Jones, once principal at Smith Station, Ala, had not yet recovered. Also reported a preacher drowned during baptism in the Mississippi River near Bathing, Mo.
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Professor Jones
Phenix City
Columbus
Phoenix City
W. H. Jones
Page
Coan
Circuit Court of
Lee County
Jones
Smith Station
Ala
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