Beef Thief Arrested In Macon Ham Heist At Armour Packing
In Macon on June 13 detectives arrested four suspects in a long-running Armour Packing Company ham theft. Will Taliaferro and Charlie Parker, a fresh meat dealer, were taken after a crate of hams was found on Parker’s wagon. The pair allegedly sold hams locally below wholesale, with Armour clerks confirming the brand as only theirs. Parker bonded. Taliaferro held for city court. another suspect, John Jordan, charged with receiving stolen goods.
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Macon
Armour Packing Company
Amerson and
Jenkins
Will Taliaferro
Charlie Parker
Parker
Taliaferro
Armour
Recorder's Court
Bond
Robert Hodges
John Jordan
Cherokee Democrat Mills Denies Populist Vote Claim
Canton Ga June 13 Special Hon W D Mills nominated to represent Cherokee county in the next legislature denies he was elected solely by populist votes He says he beat Editor Ben F Perry by a plurality of 603 to 608 and notes many Democrats who never affiliated with the populist party voted for him He cites 2247 votes cast with 1050 for Mills 47 for Perry and 2 for McCollum and affirms Cherokee has always been Democratic.
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Cheerokee
Canton
W. D. Mills
Cherokee County
Mille
Ben F. Perry
Perry
Cherokee
McCollum
Ir. Perry
Funeral of Rev J B Jordan Near Macon Ga
Funeral services for Rev J B Jordan were held at his home near Macon. Pastor Rev J B Johnston of First Street Methodist Church officiated. He was laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers included George W Jordan James Jordan Charles Jordan Will Heath H J Cason and C B Geoffin. He is survived by his widow and nine children. He was 66 and long associated with the South Georgia conference.
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Macon
J. B. Jordan
J. B. Johnston
First Street Methodist Church
Riverside Cemetery
George W. Jordan
James Jordan
Charles Jordan
Will Heath
H. J. Cason
C. B. Geoffin
Ekeip
South Georgia Conference
Bishop Candler in Macon at North Macon District
The North Macon District Methodist conference is in session at East Macon Methodist church in Macon Georgia on June 12. Bishop Candler delivered the sermon at 11 o'clock today and preached again tonight to a large crowd. Rev Walker Lewis, district presiding elder, attends and presides over meetings. Rev J P Tyson chairs the conference and Rev R E Bailey serves as secretary.
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North Macon
Macon
East Macon
Bishop Candler
J. M. Austin
Walker Lewis
J. P. Tyson
R. EB. Bailey
Rogers & Joiner Case Reaches Agreement in Court
In Macon Georgia on June 18 the Rogers and Joiner Commission Company case nears closure as all parties’ attorneys reach an agreement in district court Judge Speer presiding An order consolidating all claims against the company was granted This places banks and creditors on equal footing with those who first secured the bankruptcy order
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Rogers & Joiner
Aoe
Macon
Rogers & Joiner Commission Company
Speer
Messrs. Rogers and Joiner
Misunderstanding in Train Orders Caused Summit Wreck
Chattanooga reports that the Nashville and Chattanooga wreck at Summit, Tennessee, resulted from mis understanding in train orders. All injured in Erlanger Hospital are improving, except Thatch of Jasper, Tennessee, who is expected to die from head injuries.
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Summit
Tenn
Chattanooga
Nashville and
Erlanger Hospital
Thatch
Jasper
Wilkes Delegation Named for Georgia Convention
Washington Georgia June 13 Special The Wilkes delegates to the state convention in Atlanta July 8 are John C Dyson J C Williams No 2 Fortson Heldt Neal T B Holmeshead J H Griffin H T Turner and S D Fanning.
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Wilkes
Washington, Ga
Atlanta
John C. Dyson
J. C. Williams
Fortson
Heldt Neal
T. B. Hol Mnshead
J. H. Griffin
H. T. Turner
8. D. Fanning
Epworth Leaguers Meet at Americus in South Georgia
Americus Ga June 13 Special The first annual conference of the south Georgia Epworth League is in session with 200 representatives. Morning reports and addresses by Dr H M Dubose Miss Jennie Armstrong and Rev Homer Bush highlight a program of devotion charity league life and literature. Bishop Candler is slated to preach Sunday morning.
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Americus
South Georgia Epworth League
Jennie Armstrong
Atlanta
H. M. Dubose
Nashville
Savannah
Homer Bush
Andrew Female College
P. L. Cobb
Leila Clarke
Macon
Albert Rees
W. H. Park
Soochow
China
Marvin Parks
Savanah
Miss McWilliams
Cuthbert
W. M Armsworth
Bishop Candler
Death of well known Lady in Rome
Mrs. Charles T. Ward of Macon died yesterday in Rome at the residence of her granddaughter Mrs. Hamilton. The widow of Judge Charles T. Ward long an ordinary of Bibb county, her remains will arrive in Macon tonight and funeral services will be held tomorrow.
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Charles T. Ward
Macon
Rome
Hamilton
Ward
Bibb County
Morris the Horse Trader Charged in Lofley Theft
Morris a self described horse trader was arraigned in Macon recorder court on the charge of stealing 67 from William Lofley. Lofley identified a marked 10 bill found on Morris who claimed the money came from Jim Lyman at Oppenheim's buffet in Atlanta. Morris said he recently sold horses in Atlanta for 700 and expected 50 more from Atlanta to take to Florida. He was committed to the superior court.
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Morris
Lofley
Macon
N. A. Morris
Recorder’s Court
William Lofley
Morris’ Macket
Jim Lyman
Oppenheim
Atlanta
Florida
Superior Court
Deaths of William Hagedorn and Eugene Dixon in Georgia
West Point resident William Berliner Hagedorn died at his Bluffton heights home from erysipelas after a brief illness. Born December 20, 1869 in Wynesburgh Pa, he moved to West Point in 1883 and rose in J. J. Hagedorn & Co. Ellaville merchant Eugene Dixon died after a short pneumonia illness, leaving a wife and four children.
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West Point
William Berliner Hagedorn
Bluffton_heights
Mr. Hagedorn
Wynesburgh
LaGrange
Boys’ High
J. J. Hagedorn & Co
Georgia
Eugene Dixon
Ellaville
Against the bucket shops Supreme Court ruling closes exchanges
Austin June 13. The Texas Supreme Court in a decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals third district affirms Harvey Fullerton of Greenville in a bucket shop case. The ruling is said to close every stock exchange or brokerage office in the state.
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Supreme Court of Texas
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals, Third District
Harvey Fullerton
Greenville
What’s Your Face Worth In Liver Trouble Ad
A health ad promises clear skin and rosy cheeks with Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims liver trouble signs like jaundiced look and patchy skin fade after use. Pills cost 25 cents at druggists.
Registrars in Lee County Register 129 Voters
Registrars in Auburn Alabama completed the first appointment and registered 129 voters out of 600 possible. County totals show 1,200 registered of 6,000 possible with a single certificate issued to a Black man who produced his Cuban War discharge.
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Auburn
Ala
Lee County
Captain Croxton shoots self in Richmond home
Richmond June 13 Captain Richard C. Croxton United States Army shot himself in the temple at his brother in law's residence in Richmond. He was alone and in critical condition. It is not known whether the act was intentional or accidental.
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Richmond
Richard C. Croxton
United States Army
Sudden Death of a Madison Cross Roads Farmer
Huntsville Ala June 13 Special Perry Willams a prominent Madison Cross Roads farmer died suddenly yesterday after returning home for dinner and complaining of arm pain He was too ill to eat and died within an hour Cause of death unknown He left behind a wife and child.
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Huntsville
Ala
J— Perry Willams
Madison Cross Roads
Marietta Chautauqua Opens June 29 With Noted Lecturers
Marietta Georgia hosts a week of lectures and concerts starting June 29 led by Senator Tillman and Henry Litchfield West. The Crescent City band from New Orleans with 16 members and the Chicago Male Quartette perform. July 4 features a parade, races, and speeches by Tillman and West, plus church services and sacred concerts.
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Senator Tillman
Henry L. West
E. B. Andrews
Chautauqua
Marietta
Marietta Chautauqua
Crescent City Band
New Orleans
Carl Leake
Chicago
Benjamin Tillman
South Carolina
Henry Litchfield West
Washington Post
Washington, D. C
John H. White
Atlanta
Crescent City Band and Orchestra
They Seek Special Session To Repeal Valued Policy Law
Mississippi fire underwriters cotton brokers and compress managers plan to petition Governor Longino to call a special legislature in August to repeal the valued policy clause of the 1896 act. The move, supported by Insurance Commissioner Cole, aims to restore insurance on cotton risks and could mark Mississippi’s first ever special session.
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Longino
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Mississippi Underwriters’ Association
Bilox
Longina
Cole
Biloxi
Wife Elopes with Stranger Sparks County Reimbursement Debate
A Mississippi man seeks county funds to recover his wife who eloped with a stranger. Attorney General McClurg forwards the query to Coahoma County officials while noting the husband’s accusations of limited help and repeated alleged felonies by the spouse’s companion. The AG suggests a writ to reclaim the wife and to cover sheriff costs as far as possible.
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Jackson
Miss
McClurg
Coahoma County
Mississippi
Board of Supervisors
Heat Topples Record as Birmingham Reaches 99 Degrees
Birmingham suffered extreme heat with a 99 degree reading at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. A light southeastern breeze offered slight relief amid the oppressive conditions in the city.
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Birmingham
Ala
Murder confession stirs Kingston Tennessee lynch fears
Chattanooga June 13 Special. At the preliminary hearing of Jack and Arthur Bailey for Lucinda Bailey murder at Kingston, George Roberts a negro confessed striking Mrs Bailey with harness and said Jack Bailey finished with an iron. Great excitement and fear of lynching as Sheriff Ingram guards the jail.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Jack
Arthur Bailey
Lucinda Bailey
Kingston
George Roberts
Salvation Army Ten Day Meeting Planned in Birmingham
Birmingham June 13 Special The Salvation Army will hold a big celebration in Birmingham from June 21 to 30 with Colonel R E Holz presiding and Staff Captain Mrs W Andrews of Atlanta assisting. Officers from the army will be present to receive marching orders for the next year. An army wedding is planned between Captain John Shehan of Columbus and Captain Julia Hewitt of Atlanta. A building will shelter and feed homeless men overnight during the convention. Citizens welcome the event as the southern division eyes officer changes and a petition seeks retention of Captain Lawrence and Mrs Lawrence.
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Salvation Army
Birmingham
Ala
R. E. Holz
Columbus
Ohio
South
Holt
Lawrence
John, Shehan
Julia Hewitt
Atlanta
Salvationists
PARDONED BY GOVERNOR FOR THREE ALABAMA PRISONERS
Governor Jelks granted pardons to Tom Britton and John Hambrick from the Washington county lynching case of 1892, along with German H. Crosby for murder. Both Britton and Hambrick are former Confederate soldiers who have served five years and were not mob leaders. Crosby’s sentence stemmed from quelling a feud between J Bil and Crosby’s associate. Other convicts remain imprisoned. clemency cited five years served and petitions.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Jelks
Tom Britton
John Hambrick
Chrig Chambliss
Washington County
John
Arthur Tew
German H. Crosby
Chilton County
Capers Ochiltree
J. Bil
Crosby
Clement
Confederate Veteran Walks 100 Miles To New Home
W H Dunne, an elderly Confederate veteran in Wilcox poor house, began a trek to Mountain Creek to reach the new home, covering more than a hundred miles. He arrived in Montgomery and will be moved to the home on Sunday by Commissioner Falkner.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. H. Dunne
Wilcox
Mountain Creek
Falkner
Another Dividend Declared by Josiah Morris & Co
Montgomery Ala June 13 Special Josiah Morris & Co announces a second dividend of 12 1 2 percent to depositors under the agreement made after the bank suspended in January 1901 The installment was due last December and suits were filed by some depositors The dividend totals 392 000 with the county as the largest creditor receiving 19 000
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Montgomery
Ala
Josiah Morris & Co
Chase by hounds as Birmingham women attacked
Ada Walls, a widow with several children, was assaulted near Pratt City by a Negro miner. She was knocked down and choked into unconsciousness. A Pratt Mines posse with dogs pursued the suspect for hours without success. Fears are high of a brutal retaliation if caught.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ada Walls
Gmail
Pratt City
Pratt Mines
Too Hot to Cook Causes Jackson Cook Strike
In Jackson Mississippi a heat wave drives a large number of negro women cooks to quit their jobs. One street reportedly has twenty cooks leaving kitchens at once. Housewives discuss importing white cooks from northern cities as a remedy.
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Jackson
Miss
Jackson, Miss
North
Chicago
St. Louis
Prison escape men hunted near Rankin farm
Jackson Miss June 18 special report says penitentiary authorities have no trace of two white prisoners Leonard and James who escaped from Rankin convict farm this morning. Bloodhounds sweep the surrounding country as searches continue for the grand larceny suspects.
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Liberty
Jackson
Miss
Leonard
James
Rankin
Samford Appointed Trustee of Auburn College
Governor Jelks assigns Thomas D. Samford of Opelika to fill the vacancy on the Agricultural and Mechanical college board at Auburn after Dr. J. F. Purser resigns and moves to Atlanta. Samford, president of the alumni society, was unanimously endorsed for the post.
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Samford
Purser
Montgomery
Ala
Jelks
Thomas D. Samford
Opelika
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Auburn
J. F. Purser
Atlanta
Cantaloupe and Watermelon Harvest Poised for Big Georgia Shipment
Albany Georgia reports a 250 car cantaloupe crop in southwest Georgia with the first shipment due mid next week. About 2,000 pickers are expected within 20 miles as labor demand rises. growers contract for staged car prices, aiming for higher profits as weather remains favorable and yields look strong.
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Albany
Georgia
Albany Fim
Supreme Court Upholds Noel Primary Law in Mississippi
The Supreme Court sustains the judgment below in Charles McInnis et al v. Thames district attorney et al from Lawrence county. The ruling declares the Noel primary election law constitutional, establishing primary nominations for all Mississippi parties and ending the old convention system.
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Jackson
Miss
Supreme Court
Charles McInnis
J. D. Thames
Lawrence County
Mississippi
Vatican Dinner for Taft and Papal Subcommission
Rome June 12 American Francis MacNutt private chamberlain hosted a dinner for William H Taft civil governor of the Philippine islands and his party. Attending were United States embassy official Lewis Iddings and cardinals Sanminiatelli Satelli Frereta and Vanutelli along with Austrian French and Russian ambassadors. Plenary meetings with the cardinal subcommission begin tomorrow including Rampolla Vives Toto Stuttenburg Gott and Vanutelli.
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Rome
Francis MaccNutt
William H. Taft
Philippine Islands
Lewis Morris Iddings
United States
Sanminiatelli
Satelli
Frereta
Vanutelli
Italy
Judge Taft
Rampalla
Vives
Toto
Stuttenburg
Gott
Marconi Announces Magnetic Detector for Wireless Telegraphy
William Marconi announced at a Royal Institution lecture in London that he invented a highly sensitive magnetic detector for electric waves enabling about thirty words per minute reading in wireless telegraphy.
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Marconi
London
Royal Institution of Great Britain
William Marconi
Bestad Negro in Brutal Fight in Omaha
In Omaha Nebraska on June 13 Kia Herrmann of Chicago defeated Hayes Smith the local colored champion. The referee stopped the scheduled twenty round bout in the fourteenth round due to brutality saving Smith from a knockout.
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Bestad Negro
Omaha
Kia” Hermann
Chicago
Hayes Smith
South Omaha
Smith
Can't Color Oleomargarine. Tax Regulation Issued
Washington on June 13 Commissioner Yerkes of the internal revenues bureau rules that no artificial coloring may be used in oleomargarine without raising the tax from a quarter of a cent to one cent per pound. The regulation settles the contested question by stating any coloring material increases the tax.
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Washington
Yerkes
Internal Revenues Bureau
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Misunde
Epworth
South Georgia
William Hag
Ciizen
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Pr. E. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
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Willard Gorton
Greater America
Benjamin Andrews
Smith and Gorton
Gorton
Zacharia Spicer
Mr. Smith
Frank Dixon
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Jefferson
Dana C. Johnson
Iowa
Cotonel
George W. Bain
Lexington
J. Williams Macy
Teachers' Institute
Stranger
Eringston, Tenn
Negro
Court OF Mississippi
Vatican
Taft
Cabaneta
J. Mi. High CO
Farlinger
New
Gozem
Boston
Home Cookery
Lapstey
Huntley & Palmer
Horney
Palace Car Creamery Butter
Vienna
Welch
Bethesda
A. W. Farlinger
Peachtree Strees
Bell
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