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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1902

Page

8

Dispensary Corruption Allegations Hit South Carolina Board

Greenville News prepares to publish an affidavit style exposure alleging that South Carolina dispensary rebates granted to board of control members, including A F H Dukes, amounted to large kickbacks. affidavits claim B F Sprinkle of Reidsville NC discussed 600 barrels of corn whisky and a $2 per barrel commission leading to a $1000 rebate to Dukes.

Greenville S. C Greenville News South Carolina The News Onnest A. F. B. Dukes Menard Greensboro N Cc BF. Sprinkle theRettleville N. C Reidsville N.C Board of Control Uquor Sprinkle F H Dukes Dukes Gale South Dispensary Board of Control

Whitecaps Deal With Perry On Barbed Back

Spartanburg South Carolina July 10 A mob of whites abducted J G Perry from his home and subjected him to a gevors whipping on the edge of town. Back bared he received 100 lashes before being forced to board the midnight westbound train and warned never to return. Perry, married with two children, was accused of luring young girls to his office. The mob dispersed after punishment, with cooler heads preventing lynching.

Spartanburg J. G. Perry Perry Bose

Rome citizens fight to keep Central offices in Rome

A large Rome meeting at the Rome Commercial League urged pressure on Central railway to retain general offices in Rome rather than move to Cedartown. Citizens reject the Cedartown location as the center of the Chattanooga division while promising to mobilize all efforts to keep the offices in Rome.

Rome Rome Commercial League Central Railway Cedartown Roms Chattanooga Griffin New Orleans Texas Mexico California Meridian Jackson Vicksburg Shreveport Union Depot J C Conn Tenn A. B. Freeman Birmingham Ala W.d. Murphy W. C. Rinearson Cincinnati Ohio

Alleged Negro Murderer Held in Maryland Jail

Herbert Floyd, colored, is jailed in Baltimore awaiting instructions from South Carolina authorities. He is charged with the murder of John Nance, colored, at Mountville South Carolina last October. Floyd admits having shot Nance.

Baltimore Herbert Floyd South Carolina John Nance Mountville 5. C Floyd Nance

Values as Freedom Arises in Public Schools Address

Hon Eb T Williams of Atlanta spoke at West Point Ga public school commencement on values. He warned that monetary gauges fail to measure liberty and praised the revolutionary creed from Bastille to Valley Forge, urging that truth outshines money.

Eb T. Williams Atlanta West Point Opera House Eb T.williams France Bastile Bunker Hill Lexington Washington Valley Forge Western Hemisphere Robert E. Lee Appomattox

Indicted Woman Over Local Option Violation in Sumter

Americus Ga June 10 Special. A respectable white woman in the county is indicted by the grand jury for violating local option laws. The panel reports many indictments in blind tiger cases as the county battles illicit whisky. The six Americus druggists have agreed to cease rate cutting to stabilize trade and protect profits amid recent price undercutting.

Sumter Americus Americas Tode

Fine New Hotel for Albany

A stock company is forming in Albany to erect a modern hotel building costing $50,000. T. Philpot, former manager of the New Albany, leads the movement with subscriptions totaling over $40,000. The hotel will occupy a corner lot in the business center, addressing a long felt need in Albany.

Albany Superior Court Ehatel T. Philpot New Albany

Election Void Over Court House Bonds Vote

Albany Georgia June 10 Special announces a legal challenge to the $40 000 court house bond issue approved last Thursday by Dougherty voters. The defeat margin was slight and critics say the first notice was not published 30 days prior. If no concession to reuse the current court house is granted taxpayers may pursue court action to block the bonds.

Court House Albany Dougherty

Free Sample Coupon for Magnolia Balm

A coupon offer states that using tlagan's Magnolia Balm on face neck arms and hands gives instantaneous beautifying effects and invites readers to mail a cutout with name and address to Lyon Manufacturing Co Atlanta Ga to receive a free sample bottle.

Tlagan Magnolia Lyon Manufacturing Co South Pith St Atlanta Constitution Brooklyn N. Y

Clemson Boys Hiss Tillman At Clemson Row

Clemson College faces turmoil as 300 to 400 students resist Trustees not accepting President Hartzog’s resignation. Tillman’s stance and campus petitions escalate tensions. potential outbreaks loom before vacation ends and summer cadets may be absent next fall.

Charleston Clemson College Hartroy Sggres Startzog Thornwell Hartzog Bltter Tillman Hlartzog Clemson

Georgia Bar Association Meets at Warm Springs

The nineteenth annual session of the Georgia Bar Association will be held at Warm Springs July 2 3 and 4 1902. Sessions begin at 10 a m July 2 with committees meeting July 1 at 3 30 p m United States Circuit Judge Horace H Norton of Tennessee will deliver the annual address. Railroads offer a one fare round trip from all Georgia points. Secretary Orville A Park Macon Ga June 5 1902.

Macon Georgia Bar Association Orville A. Park Warm Springs United States Horace H. Norton Tennessee Georgia

Evans Declared To Be Sane In Georgia Trial

Milledgeville Ga June 10 Special The commission chosen for the vannty trial of Samuel Evans of this city returned their decision discharging Evans finding him of sound mind and fully capable of managing his business interests after five days of sessions. People throughout the state followed the outcome with interest.

Milledgeville, Ga Vannty Samuel Evans Evans

Fatal clash in Brunswick harms three men and injures a girl

In Brunswick Georgia on June 10 a tense confrontation near Thalman station on the Brunswick and Birmingham railroad left one man killed and two others wounded. George Williams, a public safety officer, was struck and killed. Azier Dickens, his son in law, died instantly while another Black man named Jackson, also his son in law, and a visiting young colored girl were wounded.

Brunswick Thalman Brunswick and Birmingham George Wilams Azier Dickens Jackson

Graves To Speak in Brunswick Tonight

Hor. John Temple Graves, head of a large Atlanta party staying at the Arnold house on St. Simon, will address the Episco pal church of St. Simon at the Grand opera house in Brunswick Friday night. Hon. M. R. Patterson renominated by the Democratic convention in Memphis for the tenth district.

Graves Brunswick John Temple Graves Atlanta Arnold House St. Simon Grand Opera House Episcopal Church of M. BR. Patterson Memphis Tenn M. R. Patterson Tenth District

ANOTHER CAPTAIN M DONALD DEFENDS IN ALABAMA

In Elim, Alexander City, Alabama, residents sought a statement from Captain J B McDonald after Corporal OBrien testified before a Senate committee about alleged atrocities in the Philippines. McDonald, now living in Massachusetts, denied the charges, praising the Twenty sixth United States Volunteer Infantry and calling OBrient a discontented soldier spreading hearsay.

Alenander City Ala O'Brien Senate McDoneld Philippines J. B. McDonald Third United States Cavalry McDonald Washington Company M Twenty-sixth United States Volunteer Infantry Massachusetts O’brien Cams Twenty-sizti SB M' Donald U. S Cavalry

Trio of Savannah breweries unite under one management

Savannah news reports that all three local breweries will operate under the Savannah Brewing Company starting July 1. The Savannah company will lease the Georgia Brewing and Winter Brewing plants, ending brewing by the others. The move cites overcompetition and hopes for no beer price change, though layoffs are possible.

Savannah Savannah Brewing Company Fiessee Georgia Brewing Company Winter Brewing Company Savannah Company

Liquid Food and the Pure Lager Debate in Astoria

A newspaper letter argues against anti liquor agitation, praising science and the healthful qualities of lager beer. It cites chemical analysis, urges trusting science over ignorance, and advertises Astoria lager at 25 cents per dozen with bottle return allowance.

Astoria

Sovereign Cigarette Dream Ad Endorsed as New Luxury

The new Sovereign Cigarette is pitched as a dream luxury in a bold promotional push. Crafted for discerning smokers, the ad touts smooth flavor and a refined smoking experience.

Ex Filipino Official Seeks Manila Exposition Aid in Charleston

Filipe Buencamino ex secretary of war in Aguinaldo’s cabinet arrived in Charleston to study exposition methods for a Manila fair honoring Dr Rizal. He aims to secure ideas on cost and plans and hopes government backing, asking about a $100,000 appropriation. He is accompanied by three American investors.

Charleston Filipe Buencamino Aguinaldo Senate Committee On the Philippines Manila Rizal Buencamina Buencamino

Cherry Tree Case Up Today In Federal Court

The government versus the Ames Owen Cherry Tree Company, accused of a swindle, will be called in U S court in Charlotte tomorrow. The company operated at Rutherfordton North Carolina, and the government says it collected 347000 in sixty days. Senator Pritchard and other noted counsel defend. government is represented by the district attorney and assistant. Numerous witnesses from around the state have arrived to testify.

Charlotte Ames Owen Cherry Tree Company United States Rutherfordton Pritchard

Fraud Exposed in New York Life Insurance Case

Conclusive proof of fraud against a New York Life Insurance company emerges from an exhumation in a Spanish cemetery and the resurrection of a stuffed figure filled with bricks and lead bars. The deceased, likely Bernardo Sotovena, was allegedly harmed for his brother and is now a prisoner in Mexico City.

New York Life Insurance Company Mexico City Bernardo Sotovena

Heroic Farm­er Rescues Family From Fire in Charlotte

Charlotte, June 10. Special J N Wilson a farmer saved his wife and three children from a blazing home at 3 am after a unknown arsonist set the house alight. He carried his wife to safety then returned for the children losing all including money in a trunk.

Charlotte N. C J. N Wilson Wilson

Mountain Feud Escalates in Tennessee Shooting

In Sewanee on June 1 a two year neighbor dispute over a fence erupted when W A McCoy shot R P Armstead near Otey Memorial church. Armstead was wounded and rushed to the University infirmary. McCoy remains at large with fears of further trouble upon Armstead’s hospital discharge.

Sewanee Tenn W. A. McCoy R P. Armstead McCoy Armstead University Infirmary

Promises of Zo Phora for Easier Childbirth

The advertisement claims Zo Phora eases labor and speeds recovery for expectant mothers. It cites Mrs. Mary A Hall of Macon Missouri praising its use before confinement, noting a one hour labor and quick recovery. Available from druggists in Atlanta for 60 cents to a bottle, with free medical advice from Gog Phoro Company Kalamazoo Michigan. Local outlets listed include Elkin-Watson Drug Co and several others in Atlanta.

Zoa Phora Mary A Hall Macon Zo. Phora Atlanta Gog Phoro Company Kalamazoo Mich

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