Funeral Held for Harry Dunwoody in Brunswick
In Brunswick on March 8, crowds gathered as the funeral for Harry Dunwoody was held at the residence before his body was sent to Savannah for burial at Bonaventure Cemetery tomorrow. Prominent relatives and Atlanta visitors traveled to attend, with many distantly connected to the Dunwoody family and notable legal figures among the mourners. The article also reports on the ongoing hospital scene after a Saturday shooting, detailing injuries to Monroe Philips and Gunner Teet, observers, and medical updates from Savannah specialists.
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Brunswih
City Hospital
Monroe Philips
Gunner Teet
Mio Wa
Dunwoody
Chisholm
Savannah
Way
Gury
Sity Buck Hote
Brunswick
Hive
Philips
Harry Dunwood
Harry Dunwoody
Pwiannah
Bonaventure
Harty
Peatle
Hanta
Bunwools
Adlanty
Reubua Arnold
Bris Dunwood
Scotia Walker
Mre Dunwoody
Hollins Randolph
BR G Dunwoody
Piedmont
Wenut
Pentecostal Workers Face Police Case Over Loud Talkers
Police were called to Pentecostal meetings at 79 Marietta Street to calm disturbances by visitors. Organizer Mrs M B Wordssworth Motter and assistants Rev J Jackson, John Greene, and Mr Kovd saw an arrest last Sunday. the case was heard in police court Monday and later dismissed, with more possibly to follow.
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Marietta Street
M B Wordssworth Mtter
J If Jackson John Greene
Kovd
Jackson
Afraid of Her Husband She Sues for Divorce
Mig Clhotavre files for divorce in superior court stating she could tolerate drunkenness but bullets endangered her safety. She recounts incidents when her husband repeatedly threatened to shoot her with a pistol and records his conduct during drunken bouts. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Savre Urs the Hech.
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Mig Clhotavre
Superor Court
Sayra
Savre Urs
Fulton Courthouse In Need Of Library
A Fulton County committee from the Atlanta Bar Association will meet Tuesday afternoon to plan a free law library for Fulton County courthouse. Chairman Burton Smith will host in rooms 1310 14 at 30 oclock. Attendees include Walter McElreath and other listed members to devise a location and plan for judges and law clerks.
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Atlanta, Bar Association
Fulton County
Torgether
Burton Smith
Frelaw
Walter McElreath
C & Hopkyns
W A Tuller SD Hewlett
Hudgon
Dallas Seeks Paid Fire Protection Outside City Limits
Courterlman S Li Dallas representative of the seventh ward on the board of firemasters outlined his stance on outside fire protection. He supports outside aid but opposes free service. He proposed that Chief Cummings list property owners willing to pay for fire protection so responded calls go to the nearest engine. Dallas notes the fire board would need to meet to direct aid if a fire starts at the stockyards.
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Courterlman
Dallas
Seventh Ward
Board of
Firemasters
Fire Department
Fire Board
Cummings
Councilan Dallas
Board of Firemasters
Seizing Lady s Hand Costly For J P Strickland
JP Strickland a machinist faced the police court after grabbing a woman s hand on Forsyth and Mitchell streets. Mrs Smith recounted the incident, slapped him, and he apologized. The recorder fined him 67 dollars and warned him to beware when intoxicated to avoid more severe punishment.
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J. P. Strickland
JP Strickland
Polices Court
Accise
W Or Smith
Capitol
View Ie
Forsyth and
Mitchell Streets
Stockland
Mra Smith
Wandering Boy Story Proves Lucrative Says Federal Charge
An indictment from a federal grand jury says Fred Downs alias Jesse Sorrela posed as a wandering son to defraud Mollie Sorrels of Rusellville Miss. He allegedly telegraphed asking for 20 dollars to “return home” and was jailed in Hall County pending Atlanta trial on mail fraud charges.
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United States Grand Jury
Mondey
Fred Downs
J G Brown
Gainesville
Virs
Mollie Sorrels
Russellylle
Jesse Sorrela
Downs
Hall County
Atlanta
Sheriff Aids Women in Effort to Keep Husbands
Mrs Gertrude Manning filed a writ of ne exeat against her husband E E Mannie in Atlanta to prevent him from leaving. He was arrested by the sheriff, admitted under $200 bond, and must remain within the court's jurisdiction while alimony proceedings proceed.
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Gertrude Manning
Mannme
Tragedy in Mitchell County Night of Shot Firefight
Special reports from Mitchell county say Frank Booth was shot and killed by UF Cox a prominent farmer after Booth tried to attack Cox in retaliation for his brother’s arrest Cox is held for commitment trial Booth and Cox were well known in Mitchell County.
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Thomasville
Mwatch
Mitchell County
Frank Booth
Tate
T UF Cox
Cox
Booth
Booths
Negroes Taken to Macon Fear of Mob Violence
Information from Irwin county reports John Mountain and Randolph Uscks taken to Macon after the murder of J D Pennington. Officers fear mob violence as excitement rose in Irwinton. The coroner did not issue a verdict. Pennington left a $60 debt, and money on his person aided a large sum. A ham from his smokehouse and bloody overalls tied to one of the accused were found. Other negroes are thought implicated in the crime occurred about 5 o clock Sunday morning.
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John Mountain
Randolph Uscks
J D Pennington
Irwin County
Macon
Irwinton
Fountain
Pennington
Ima Kitchen
Penningtons
Fountains House
Sundarz
Bublin Ga March
Death of Negro Who Claimed to Be 128 Years Old
Griffin Georgia March 8 Special Ralph Seandrick colored of Orchard HaI Ga died on last Friday March He claimed to have been born in 1787 therefore at the time of his death was 128 years of age In his reminiscences he spoke of working at a ferry on the Chattahoochee River helping to pull the boat across He said this was when he was 21 years old in 1808 a hundred and nine years ago
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Griffin Ga
Ralph Seandrick
Orchard
Hai Ga Dieu
Chattahoochee
Ifessid
Bishop Candler Raises $13,000 for Smory College
Special report from Quitman on a Sunday sermon at the Methodist church by Bishop Candler for Smory University. The church was packed and over $13 000 was donated for the new college in Atlanta.
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Bishop Candler
Quitman Gn
Candler
Smory University
Atimta
Georgia Representatives Fight Condemnation Of State Property
Judge Joan C Hart and Attorney General Warren Grice left Monday for Nashville Town to appear before the Tennessee General Assembly. They oppose a bill condemned to seize the Western and Atlantic terminal property in Chattanooga. The state’s valuable asset faces loss, and Georgia vows to use every means to prevent it. Chattanooga is prepared to contest the measure, while Georgia expects serious consideration from Tennessee lawmakers.
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Joan C Hart
Warren Grice
Nashville
Tennessee General Assembly
Chattanooga
Georgia
Georgina Pla
Tennessee Solons
Tablet in memory of Dr S C Benedict Athens Ga
The state health board and the University of Georgia honor Dr Samuel Caldwell Benedict a longtime physician and dean of the School of Pharmacy. A bronze tablet will be placed at Crayford VW Long infirmary on the campus listing him as professor of medical jurisprudence from 1883 to 1907 and queen of the school of pharmacy from 1904 to 1914.
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Athens
Dr & C Benedict
State Board of Health
School of Pharmacy
University of Georgia
Crayford VW Long
Samuel Caldwell Benedict
Jueen
Not Dead Nor Dying Says Grover Chappell
Grover C Chappell, a young carpenter, refutes an afternoon paper report of his death by self-inflicted gunshot in Armour Station Atlanta suburb, claiming the story is exaggerated and timed to harm his business. He says the shooting did not occur at his home and suspects a telephone fabrication.
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Grover Chappell
Grover C Chappell
Chappell
Armour Station
Atlanta
Inspection of Militia Takes Place This Week
Beginning this week through March 20 the annual inspection of the Fifth regiment Georgia National Guard will occur. Companies drill hard to show strength as several members recently discharged from Atlanta employment have joined regular Marine Corps. New enlistments fill gaps. organizational actions follow.
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Fifth Regiment
Georgia National Guard
Atlanta
Regular Army
Marine Corps
Tax dispute settled as Coast Line pays 1914 levy
In Tifton Georgia on March 8 a dispute over taxes paid by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was resolved when the company settled the full portion due for 1914 to Tift county. Earlier in January it paid a portion but refused the remainder, contending the levy was illegal.
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Tifton
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Ompany
Tift County
Tts
A Happy Bald Headed Man Reveals Hair Growth Recipe
A western politician famed for baldness displays growing hair and explains his method. He claims a home remedy of water bay rum Bardal Compound glycerine and careful scalp application stimulates hair growth, improves texture, and darkens gray areas. The mix is said to be purchasable at drug stores.
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Bua
Amy Drug Store
Tery
Lttke
Vost
St Beta
Weather as tonic sparks cold day jitters
The weather man touts cold weather as a tonic boosting energy and nerves while residents endure tight buttoned coats and shifting winds. Forecasters say a moderation in temperature will arrive by tomorrow with potential springlike warmth by Thursday, easing windier conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Bank of Southwestern Georgia Receivership Confirmed
Americus Ga Maich special council named receiver for the Bank of Southwestern Georgia which closed for liquidation. Mr Coane, president of Planters Bank of Americus, assumes trusteeship with strong backing from the mandating bank, assets expected to pay depositors and creditors in full.
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Americus Ga
G Council
Georgia State Bankere Association
Bank of Southwestern Georgia
Coane
Planters Bank of
Aymanicus
Reward Offered Over Missing County Deed Records
Decatur March 8 special report explains unresolved missing pages from the county clerk Burgess records. A reward of zero dollars is offered for the arrest and conviction of the party who removed the deeds concerning the Ledford property on Walnut Venough Street. Henderson had conveyed and then reclaimed the Ledford lot before work on a brick building was halted as liens remain. The grand jury will investigate this week, with Burgess and his staff said to be diligent and not at fault.
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Decatur Oa
Burgess
G RK Ledford
Ledford
Wucvenough Street
Decatur
Kis Lanniet
Kedfod
Mienderson
Lisery
Mens
Henderson
Eta
B F Burgess
Hts
Grand Jury
Auto owners in Bibb Chatham register cars steadily
Secretary of State Paul Coch praised rising compliance with the state automobile law. Bibb County officials refused to enforce, yet Bibb car owners mailed in registrations. Over 190 tags were mailed to Macon. Chatham and Richmond and Fulton counties show solid daily registrations while Sumter remains slow.
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Paul Coch
Bibb County
Bibb
Hibb County
Macon
Chatham
Chatham County
Sumter County
Richmond
Fulton Counties
Dangerous to Toss Rocks at Mail Carrier Says Federal Jury
A U S grand jury warns that shooting at or throwing stones at a letter carrier on his route interferes with the mails. George Foster, 19, was arrested after meeting letter carrier Howard Jackson on February and firing stones at him while he delivered the mail.
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United States Grand Jury
George Foster
Foster
Howard Jackson
Jackson
Guinn to speak on double sessions at East Atlanta club
Atlanta voters and school patrons discuss whether public schools should adopt a double daily session. Demme tt Guinn, president of the city board of education, will headline the East Atlanta Improvement Club meeting. A special committee report on street paving assessments will also be reviewed.
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Jac
Atlanta
East Atlanta Improvement Club
Demmett Guinn
City Board of Education
Schoook
Blood Purifier Claim Promotes Dr Pierce Remedies
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as a blood purifying cure. It asserts impure blood causes pimples and eruptions and promises skin clarity, improved digestion, and vigor after using the products for 40 years. It invites readers to request free advice and a booklet from Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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Paerces
Pierce
Pierte Buffalo
Son Kills Parents and Then Kills Self in Alabama Home
Anniston report states J A Cooper his wife and their son L A Cooper were found dead in bed at the Cooper residence. The son appears to have shot his parents then killed himself with a shotgun found beside the boy. A poker was used to fire the final self act. Authorities note debts and idleness as possible motives. The elder Cooper had worked for Monticello Ga. Times and bore a printer union card with W H Crant's signature.
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Anniston Mia Mareh
J A Cooper
L A. Cooper
Cooper
Here
Young
Couper
Monticello Ga
Printers Union
Atlanta
W H Crant
Ted Way
Funeral of Phillips Shot at Colquitt
Colquitt burial held for Phillips a country merchant killed Saturday night. Coroner’s jury found he was shot by Allen and Merce. Andrews Allen is jailed, refusing to speak. Phillips described as peaceable, later noted to have prior trouble.
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Phillips
Colquitt
Kgos Phillips
Andrews Browners
Allen
Merce
Andrews Allen
Advanc
Unclear fragment hints at weapon scene after homicide
A damaged OCR excerpt notes that Andrews placed a pistol, knuckles, and knife by his side after a killing. The text is incomplete and provides limited context or verifiable details about the incident or parties involved.
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Andrews
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