City News and Court Actions in Local Trial Docket
City notices report a United Sons of Union veteran meeting and officer election set for March 4 in the chamber of commerce rooms. Bankruptcy filings include W. Lan of Gainesville and the Gainesville Auto Company with creditors from New York and Cleveland. A separate suit seeks 10,000 damages from Allunta Coal and Ice Company for a July 1911 truck accident on Trecaruth Street. Simmons files exceptions in the Stromberg-Jartson v Simmons case, with 74 pages of history and Judge Slaton as special master.
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WIM Elvet
United Sons of Uninefederaty Veterans
Atga Pn
Chamber of Commerce
Vugly Empire Building
Gainesville Company
Federal Court
W. HL
Fution
James W. Woorrby
Atlanta
Alluntig Coal and Ice Company
United States District Court
Trecatur Street
Lis
John M. Slaton
Brantley to Speak on Alexander H. Stephens Tablet
Representative Brantley of Georgia has been chosen by the D A R of Richmond to deliver the principal address at the May 22 unveiling of a tablet to Alexander H Stephens on the site of Stephens old Richmond home. The speech honors the Georgia congressman noted from the eleventh district.
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Washington
Brantley
Georgia
Richmond
Alexander H. Stephens
Stephens
Branley
Laurens Holds Primary Today
Dublin Ga March 6 Special The Laurens county primary to fill county offices features forty seven candidates for fourteen seats. All current officials face opposition except Baldwin who seeks a first term as clerk of the superior court. Surveyor Colquhoun is not seeking re election and distant precincts may delay results until Friday if close.
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Dublin
Laurens County
Forety
Baldwin
Superior Court
Colquhoun
Book of Sun Priest Declared Moral by Cult Follower
Federal grand jurors heard Dr U G Philips praise the Sun worship cult leader Hanish and his writings as moral and beneficial. Philips said he joined after being physically weak and now feels strengthened, while Hanish is accused of shipping obscene literature by express under federal law.
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Chicago
Phillips
Haniah
Express
Hidden tunnel distillery uncovered in Tennessee cave
Knoxville reports from March 6 describe two raids in Cocke county where revenue officers destroyed two illicit distilleries each over 110 gallons. One plant was hidden in a cave beneath George Messer's home, accessible by a tunnel from a smokehouse. A steam tramline powered the setup and the entire operation was demolished.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Federal Building
Cocke County
Lllicit
George Messer
Messer
Germany to Build Work Battleships
Berlin reports that Germany plans new naval bills to be debated by the reichstag. The naval bill calls for three more battleships and two cruisers in six years, plus five reserve battleships to form a larger active squadron. Annual navy costs would rise, with funding to be covered by revenue adjustments and state measures.
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Berlin
March
Reichstag
Federal Council
Lokal Anzeiger
Health committee plans city cleanup before summer
The chamber of commerce health committee meets to map a cleanup of the city. It targets 10 000 homes using surface closets for sewerage facilities and aims to remove garbage more quickly, aligning with The Constitution editorial. Attorney Charles J Hayden chairs and backs swift action with Mayfen and Kennedy supporting the effort.
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Chamber of Commerce
Charles J. Hayden
Ely
Chamber of Commercr
Chidrian
Gilbert
Board of Health
Sr. Kennedy
Wayden
Mary
J. J. Krom Company Arrives in Atlanta
The J. J. Krom Company, formerly of Chattanooga, opens a new operation in Atlanta. The firm expands its line of toilet preparations and sets up at a historic lab site in the Arannen drug store building, 300.
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Uxt
Atlanta
J. J. Krom Company
Chattanooga
Arannen Drug Store
Brannen Sells Drug Business to Jacobs Pharmacy and Moves Production
After selling his retail drug business to Jacobs Pharmacy, Brannen shifts his wholesale toilet articles to Chattanooga via J. J. Krom Company where he serves as secretary treasurer. He has secured plans to relocate manufacturing to Atlanta, a favored center, and will devote full time to the enterprise. Dr. J. J. Krom remains president with P. M. Birmingham as vice president.
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Whitehall Street
Brannen
Jacobs Pharmacy Company
Chattanooga
J.J. Krom Company
Atlanta
J. J. Krom
Grand Opera
Atlante
P. M. Birmingham
Columbia Offers Course on Agriculture and Living Costs
New York March 6 Columbia University will offer a course for agriculture students on the cost of living. Professor Morgen will lead a systematic study of market conditions to determine consumer purchasing power and the real cost of items such as poultry and other essentials.
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New York
Columbia University
Morgen
Spring Hats at Low Prices Draw Fans Into Store
The ad heralds spring with baseball and groundhog cues and invites shoppers to view a spring apparel display. It promotes John B. Stetson hats and Rimble hats as affordable, urging customers to visit and try them on for a fresh seasonal look.
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John B. Stetson
Rimble
Bramblett Rescued From Oconee River in Athens
Marek reports Frank Gramblett of Athens was saved from the chilly waters of the Oconee River by Charlie Bridges. Bramblett, ill for weeks and weak for months, threw himself into the river and was pulled from the water. Police notified, he received temporary care, and remained in precarious condition last night.
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Athens
Marek
Frank Gramblett
Charlie Bridges
Bramstett
Mr. Bridges
Snch
Bramblett
Watt
Negro editor fined for libelous article in Georgia paper
Washington Ga March 6 Julian St George White colored editor of The Georgia Broad Ax Atlanta pleaded guilty to crime libel for copying a scurrilous Chicago article credited to The Defender. Judge William Wynne sentenced him to one year on the chaingang and $400 plus costs, paid. The piece tied to the Hollenshein murder was falsely attributed and later traced to The Defender.
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Washington, Ga
Speckald
Chicago
Julian St. George White
Georgia Broad Ax
Atlanta
Wiliam Wynne
Charles S. Hollenshein
T. B. Walker
Wilkes County
Pinkerton
Chicago Chronicle
White
Chicago Defender
Hudson poised to announce governorship bid
It is now stated positively that Commissioner of Agriculture T. G. Hudson will run for governor. Friends no longer avoid questions and at the capitol it is taken for granted this is his plan. An official announcement may come within days after a conference with political allies.
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T. G. Hudson
Hudson
Capitol
Sudson pressured toward governor run in Georgia race
Report notes Hudson, linked to the Hoke Smith faction, shifting from a planned third district congress bid to a gubernatorial run. Friends say he resigned with May 1 as the start of his campaign efforts and will leverage political support across the state after the announcement.
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Hoke Smith
Georgia
Kudson
Congress
Hudson
Campaiga
Sidewalk paving contracts redrawn after bids
The street committee awarded sidewalk tile paving to Southern Tile and Stone Company, but after review the award was changed to Jameson and Hollowell as the lowest bidder. The committee refused to modify terms allowing private contractors after thirty days, and awarded to next lowest bidders.
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Southern Tile and Stone Company
Cement Tile and Stone Company
Jameson & Hollowell
Jameson & Hollawell
Inglorious end for D Eweys vessel Olympia
The old protected cruiser Olympia arrived at the navy yard to become a barracks ship and parent of the reserve torpedo flora, marking a quiet end to its famed 1898 Manila Bay action. A crew detail for the yard trades school accompanied the return.
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Charleston
Olympia
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Navy Yard
Flora
Big Easter Egg Hunt Subscriptions Reach 300 Dollars
The Easter egg hunt fundraiser grows to 300 dollars with contributions from The Constitution The Atlanta Journal and the Georgia Railway and Electric Company plus the park commission. Grant Park will host the event on April 13 with about 200000 eggs and several prizes, as committee chair Puckett plans a meeting soon.
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Park Commission
Georgia Railway and Eiectric Company
The
Atlanta Journal
Puckett
Bond
Burnett
Cochranena
Gordon N. Hurtel
Constituen
Grant Park
Cochran
Constitution
Hurtel
Chicago Police Overhaul After Civil Service Probe
Chicago’s Civil Service Commission ordered the discharge of one sergeant and six patrolmen as part of a six month investigation. The probe led to the abolition of the police inspector office and the dismissal of four inspectors, two captains, and six lieutenants, amid findings of police cooperation with vice districts. Captain Plunkett resigned awaiting trial as officials faced broader allegations of impunity and corruption.
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Chicago
Civil Service Commission
Harrison
Plunkett
Heroine of Civil War dies at 103 in Brooklyn
New York report says Mary Jones, honored by special act granting her a pension for Civil War nursing, died in Brooklyn aged 103. She accompanied her brother into war as a nurse, sought his fallen body at Port Hudson, appealed to President Lincoln for a pass, and later erected a monument at the site. She served until 1876.
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New York
Mary
Jones
Congress
Brooklyn
Miss Jones
Port Hudson
Lincoln
Clemency Sought for Banker Carlisle in Bank Theft Case
Washington reports Attorney General Wickersham has begun an investigation into the case of Carlisle, convicted in Newberry for violating national bank laws and misappropriating 470 dollars. Senator Tillman and South Carolina reps urge clemency as a five year sentence is deemed excessive. A district attorney in Charleston will report on commutation or pardon justification.
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Washington
Wickersham
Mal Carlisle
Newberry, Sr
Tillman
Johnson
Finley
Kilerhe
South Carolina
Carlinle
Dixirier
Cochran
Charleston
Tragedy in Philadelphia Ends with Husband Murder Suicide
John Leichtier, 60, shot and killed his wife Jennie Collard in her Philadelphia home, then shot himself in the head. The couple had separated eight years earlier and Leichtier ended his life after the killing. The 14-year-old son Hamilton Leichtle discovered the scene.
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Philadelphia
Jennie Collard
John Leichtier
Collard
Leichtie
Hamilton Leichtle
Man of Mystery Again To Be Issue In May
The mistrial in the Kimmel identity and insurance case leads to a fourth court presentation in May. John Boone Swinney will again testify about the treasure hunt and murder in Oregon woods. The case centers on $10,000 life insurance policies for George A. Kimmel, who disappeared from Arkansas City in 1898.
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Louis
Kimmel
John Boone Swinney
Oregon Woods
Tena Bonslett
George A. Kimmel
Arkansas City
Kat
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Wysnaw and Company
Alex H. Stephens
Elgin
Waltham
Maier & Berkele,Inc
Laurens
Underwood Typewriter Co
Germany
Kentucky
Franktort Kenniels
Zanelor Wien
T. H. Brannen
Daniel Bros. Co
Peachtree St
D&ewey
Rountree Trunk & Bag CO
Comminston
Iquor
Iclemency
Carlisle
Eiseman Bros
Official Outfitters
BOY Scouts OF America
Whitehall St
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