Fast Mail Train Debate Nets Subsidy Promise
Washington March 9 An appropriation of 8191 388 848 for the Postal Service was approved by the House committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and will be reported to the House in about ten days. The measure includes two key anti franking provisions and preserves a subsidy of 167 000 for continuing the fast mail train on the Southern Railway from Washington to New Orleans.
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Washington
House
Southern Railway
Weshington
New Orleans
Overstreet
Pension Hills by Scores
Washington March House passed a private pension bill and spent three hours on a naturalization measure. It would require applicants to show language ability and intent to reside in the United States before becoming citizens. The bill faced objections and heated debate, with Mr Bonynge of Colorado leading its defense and fielding questions.
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Washington
March
United States
Mr. Bonynge
Colorado
Negro Hanged for Murder in Prattville Alabama
A Black man was hanged today in Prattville for killing his father in law, Sam McBride, in 1904. The execution follows a long legal process and ends a fatal family crime that shocked the local community.
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Prattville
Ala
Will Stauden
Miere
Sam
McBride
Pretty Girl Killed by Jealous Sister in Atlanta Tragedy
A sensational dawn murder in Atlanta ends with Mrs Standifer killing her sister Chapell over alleged love for Chapell's husband. A family nurse and a cook testified while A P Durham described events before and after the shooting. Standifer, in police custody, admitted loving Chapell and claimed a pure but doomed affection.
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Miss Whisenant
J. ©. Sitton
Seneca
S.C
Standifer
Mra
Annie Williams
Waii
Sister
Ian Gadsen
Char
Jim
Liston
Rivers and Harbors Committee Tours Georgia Waterways
About thirty five members of the rivers and harbors committee and interstate and foreign commerce members visited Columbus and Albany Ga to inspect water power and industrial sites on the Chattahoochee. The group toured the city, attended lunches and banquets, and planned a 60 mile river trip to Apalachicola Fla then Mobile. The Albany stay highlighted Flint River interests and national attention for river development.
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Columbus
Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Albany
Columbus Board of Trade
Rankin House
Charlton EB. Battle
Hene
Muscogee Club
Rankin
Frederick B. Gordon
Apalachicola
Mobile
W. C. Afeamsen
Fourth
Georgia
Chattahoochee
Burton
Shooting and affairs surround Miss Whisenant case at Collins Street
Detectives traced letters between Miss Whisenant and Standifer and found a note at the Durham home linked to the shooting. The evidence describes a carriage ride, a Mollie Miller pie stop, and a six shooter borrowed by Mrs Standifer. Witnesses detail four to six gunshots and the shattered dresser mirror. Miss Whisenant, 18s, was wounded five times. Mrs Standifer is implicated.
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Collins Street
Miss Whisenant
Standifer
Nesto
Staniifer
Mollie Miller
Miss Whisenaot
Haves
Sgone
Washington Street
Standiter
W. A. Cot
Congressmen Tour the Ohio River Region on a Semi-Formal Visit
A large delegation led by Representative T. E. Hutton of Ohio toured the Ohio River area aboard the river steamer Forest. The party, including representatives from multiple states and several ladies, received a breakfast reception at the New Albany and learned about river improvements and local needs. After a brief drive, they departed for Corwinbus via Seaboard, with delegations from Bainbridge and Newton meeting them.
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T. E. Hutton
Ohio
Rivers and Harbors Committee
R. E B. Dovener
West Virginia
F. P. Bishop
Michigan
E. F. Acheson
Pennsylvania
D. S. Alexander
New York
G. P. Lawrence
Massachusetts
J. H. Davidson
Wisconsin
James McLachlin
California
Willam Lorimer
Minois
W. J. Jones
Washington
J. A. Bede
Minnesota
Eager C. Huis
Missouri
Rufus Lester
Georgia
James H. Bankhead
Alabama
8. M. Sparkman
Florida
J. E. Randell
Louisiana
George F. Burgess
Texas
Genjamin ©. Humphreys
Mississippi
New Albany
D. F. Crosland
Hepburn
Town
Jones
Randell
Griggs
Albany
Corwinbus
Seaboard
Bainbridge
Newton
Flint
Politics Heat Up in Spalding County Contests
Griffin Ga March 9 special It has been years since the county offices contest took its present shape There are two sheriff candidates five county commissioners seeking three seats One tax receiver announced nearly twenty candidates for offices including a senator and a representative Registration closes Saturday night April 3 Primary set for that date Citizens will vote on 40590 in bonds to fund a new courthouse on that day
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Griffin
Tila
Tadey
Williams Yellow Jacket Bill Seeks Federal Quarantine Power
Representative Ings of Pennsylvania presents part of the interstate commerce committee on the amended yellow fever and quarantine bill. The House reviews provisions for federal control to abolish state quarantines, aiming to protect interstate commerce from health officer interference. Bartlett of Georgia prepares a minority report opposing the committee’s approach as unconstitutional.
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Hington
Ings
Pennsylvania
House
United States
Tne
Bartlett
Georgia
Miss Whisenant Mystery: Sitton Connects to Funeral
Miss Whisenant's murder case draws in J E Sitton of Seneca as a possible fiancé, though Sitton denies engagement. The body was moved to Patterson's parlors amid speculation, with Sitton described as a widower from a South Carolina family and a Byrd Mercantile employee.
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J. E. Sitton
Senena
Miss Wiseenant
South Carolina
C. ¥. Sitton
Clemson College
Atlanta
Atlante
Miss Whisenant
Byrd Mercantile Company
Seneca
Belovea
Mies Whiscraft
Papers Taken From Greeks Convicted in Citizenship Case
Ivannik Ca March 9 Special Ar order evoking and setting aside the naturalization for twenty one Greeks signed by Judge Norwood in city court upon petition by Alexander Akerman assistant United States attorney The petition spared the order in each case Was secured through grand jury The action shows the government will prosecute politicians alleged to have induced the Greeks to seek naturalization rather than the Greeks themselves
Fading Kodak Prints Offer from A. K. Hawkes Company
An advertisement urges customers to choose Ve lox or Eastman papers to prevent fading. It claims the most expensive paper offers lasting quality and promotes A. K. Hawkes Company located at 14 Whitehall Street to supply Eastmen's products and finishing.
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KODAK
Velox
A. K. Hawkes Company
Whitehall Street
Mrs Tolla Escapes Moose Sentence Commuted
The death sentence for Bergen County murderess Antoinette Tolla in the killing of Joseph Sonta has been commuted to seven and a half years in prison by the New Jersey Court of Pardons. The commutation marks the first time the court has altered a death sentence to imprisonment.
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Trenton
N. J
March
Antoinette Tolla
Bergen County
Expect Good Peach Crop in Paulding County Georgia
Special report notes a likely strong peach yield for the coming season in Paulding County Georgia with several commercial orchards including J L Hay Sros and Wm Fraser. Despite earlier forecasts of a small harvest last season, growers anticipate improved prices as the crop prospects look favorable.
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Ballas
Paulding County
J. L. Hay Sros
Anon
Body of Brown Girl Identified in Paria
Mr and Mrs Brown of London arrived last night and acknowledged the body found recently in the River Seine as their daughter Athel A Brown, ending police efforts to confirm the identity. The case had been confused by an erroneous supposition of a different identity.
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Paria
Mrs. Brown
London
England
Athel A. Brown
River Seine
Kidney and Bladder Disease Cure Offers Office Visit
Thousands suffer from kidney and bladder troubles and are urged to visit an expert specialist for a potential cure. The ad touts home treatment, endorsements from cured patients, and promises relief from chronic conditions including nervous exhaustion rheumatism and specific infections. It claims not to use patent medicines and lists contact hours at the Atlanta area address.
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Xpert
Bimaly
Ad Hetharay & Qu. Snide
Fenta
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