Murderers Arrested in Brutal Georgia Woman's Slaying
Gainesville reports two men J C Stover and Charley Pirkle were jailed after the murder and assault of Mrs Christina Blake, 75, at her Flowery Branch area home. Whisky intoxication, strangulation marks, and torn clothing accompany the bloodied scene. Authorities moved quickly to prevent lynching. Stover, 25-30, has a wife. Pirkle, about 18.
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Stover
Pirkle
Flowery Branch
Mrs Blake
Jack Evans
Judge Estes
Gainesville
Heart
Gold Hill Copper Company Elects Officers at Meeting
The Gold Hill Copper Company of New York held its annual meeting on March 17 electing Walter George Newman president R T Marsh vice president William H Richardson secretary and treasurer and naming directors Gustave Reinberg William H Richardson Co Downes Hon W A Blair S M Newman R T Marsh and Walter George Newman. The company notes its mines are located in North Carolina.
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Gold Hill Copper Company
New York
Gold Hill Copper Companys
Walter George Newman
R. T Marsh
Willam H Richardson
Gustave Reinberg
Wiliam H Richardson
Downes
W A Blair
S M. Newman
North Carolina
Evans to Leave Pension Bureau After G A R Pressure
Washington March 11 There is no longer any doubt that Pension Commissioner Evans will sever his connection with the pension bureau within months to accept a presidential promotion. The Grand Army of the Republic has pressed for his removal, accusing him of purging pension rolls and making bounty access harder while he claims he aimed to honor the rolls. The president seeks a successor of equal character, and a change seems likely.
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H. Clay Evans
The
Pension Bureau
G. A. RB
Grand Army of the Republic
Evans
Pansion Bureau
Grand Army
Grand Army of the Republice
Relentless attack on Rev Boust shocks Elizabeth City
The German Lutheran pastor Rev Mr Boust was assaulted at his home in Elizabeth City New Jersey after a prior murder plot against him and threats to his family. His son vanished last November and his daughter faced a street enticement incident. The attacker knocked him down and stabbed him in the chest, with further blows to the head. A motive linked to Italian anarchists is suspected, but no clue to the attackers.
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Elizaneth City
Boust
Polce
McKinie
Houst
Xan
Miinister
Poy
Hell
Msruth
Defense Lawyer Hears An Anonymous Claim On Witness
Savannah March 17 Attorney James W Boyd in the Stewart Fits murder case discussed an anonymous letter claiming a named witness knows who killed Richardson. The letter suggests the witness could alter the trial, but fear and legal obstacles may prevent testimony. Mrs Richardson denied sending notes and testified under cross examination about prior testimonies and events surrounding the December night.
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Savannah
James W Boyd
Stewart Fits
Frank Riciapason
Boyd
Richardson
Mrs Long
Blum
Plattsburg
Fife
Public Utility Corporations Will Consolidate April I
Baltimore dispatch reports the consolidation of Atlanta street railways and light and power interests by New York Boston capitalists and Mercantile Trust. The Georgia Railway and Electric Company will form by April 1 with a $7.85 million first mortgage bond base, $1.8 million preferred stock, and $8 million common stock. The absorbed entities include Atlanta Power Company and Georgia Electric Light, giving control of street rail, electric light, power, and steam heating in Atlanta and Fulton county. A $50,000 city payment and graduated gross income taxation are part of the agreement.
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Baltimore
Atlanta
New York
Boston
Mercantile Trust Company
Electric Light
Iastated
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Ota
Rensoli
Harry M Atkinson
A Belden
Ilinois
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Consolidated Company
Tents Bey End
Aéusnta Rapid
Georgia Electric Light Company
Atlanta Steam Heating Company
Fulton County
Atlanta Balina, and Power Company
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
Georgia Eilectric
Blom thees drown ussac Dln seven life saven and five seamen
A report recalls a maritime disaster where seven lives were lost and five sailors saved after a vessel named Ocean of Caps Cod encountered trouble. Rescuers and coast guards battled rough seas, pulling survivors from the water. Survivors and authorities began investigations into the incident.
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Ana
Ocean of Caps
Cod
Monomoy Coast Lifesavers Die Saving Wagons Crew
Seven life savers from the Monomoy station on the Cape Cod coast perished at their post while trying to rescue five men from the stranded barge Wadena off Chatham. Captain Eldridge and Captain Mayo, with their crews, battled gale and seas to pull four survivors aboard before the boat capsized and all were lost.
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Chatham
Mase
Monomar
Cape Cod
Cleveland
Ohio
Boutelle & Towne Transportation, Company
Warshd
Ife
Cuxhaven
Harwich
Tife
Marshal Neldridge
South Chatham
Edgar Small
Elijah Kendrick
Osborne Charles
Arthur Rogers
Abe Argich Isaac
Thomas “F" Foye
Valentine Nickerson
William H Mack Cleveland
Christian Olsen
Boston
Robert Molineux
Peter Smith
Walter
Cottage City
Manuel Enos
Monomoy Point
Nantucket Sound
Wadena
John C Fitzpatrick
Vineyard Haven
Hyannis
Eldridge
Mr Mack
Fitzpatrick
Mayo
Ellis
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Senate Passes Ship Subsidy Bill After Heated Debate
The senate approved the ship subsidy bill by 42 to 31 with Republicans McLaurin of South Carolina voting for and several Republicans including Allison Spooner and Dillingham voting against. The floor featured clashes between Clay and Hanna over shipping freight and farm cargo, drawing broad audience in the galleries.
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McLaurin
Tmleasure
Allison
Spooner
Bill
Jos. Ohl
Washington
Senate
al Hson
Dolliver
Iowa
Spooner and
Quarles
Wisconsin
Proctor Od Dillingham
Vermont
Republic
South Carolina
Aldrich
Bard
Beveridge
Burnham
Burrows
Burton
Clarke
Wyoming
Gullum
DeBoer
Benew
Britrich
Dryden
Eline
Fairbanks
Foraker
Foster
Frye
Gallinger
Gamble
Hale
Hanng
Hansbrough
Hawley
Hoar
Jones
Nevada
Kean
Kearns
Kittredge
McGomas
McCumber
McMillan
Mason
Mitchell
Nelson
Pen
Rawlins
Spioner
Tallaferro
Teller
West—St
Clay
Hanna
Senatera
Georgi
Ohia
Fyinna
Clay, West
Subsidy Bill Aims Ocean Mail Service and Ship Aid
Washington March 17. The bill promotes ocean mail service and national defense by subsidizing American steamships for mail routes, with contracts of five to fifteen years to American owners. Vessels must be iron or steel, meet speed classes, and employ a growing American crew share. Payments vary by class and route, plus separate subsidies for deep sea fishery ships and apprentice provisions. Restrictions include no double compensation, foreign ownership limits, and U.S. regulatory oversight.
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Ashington
Agnate Isi
United States
Atlantic
Mexican Gulf
Pacific
Post Office Department
North America
Secretary of the Treasury
Uni States
Prentices One Amer
Weather and crime glimpses amid statewide notes and trial
Forecast notes a colder turn Tuesday with highs in the forties and a chance of rain. details patchy. Local fire department report describes the Fitten building saved from destruction by fire and injuries from a fall near Mt. Bywater. In Georgia, Mrs Christina Blake, 11, found dead at her Gainesville home. two white men, J C Stover and Charles Pickle, found nearby in a drunken stupor. Mercer University President Pollock seeks to convert a bequest from James A Gray into a loan for indigent Jones county students. In Elizabeth City, NC, Ollie Cropsey testified about the last sighting of the dead girl as James Wilcox’s trial continues. The ship subsidy bill passes the Senate 42 to 31, with Senator McLaurin voting with Republicans. Seven life savers and five rescuers evacuated from a capsized craft. responders exhausted, one survivor dropped into the water.
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Christina Blake
Gainesville
J. C. Stover
Charles Pickle
Pollock
Mercer University
James A. Gray
Jones County
Hance
Mies
Ollie Cropsey
Elizabeth City
James Wilcox
Wilcox
Nomestic
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Perkle
J C Stover
Charley Pirkle
J. M. Green
W. l Hawkins
Roosevelt
Mr. Houst
New Jersey
Czolgosz
Blom Thes
Ussac
Mark Hanna
McLalan
South Cara
Mee
Poetics
Tillina
Wilson
Philadelphia
St Louis
St Paul
Benator Clay
Hannatring
St. Louis
Toa
House
Alison
Henderson
Atlanta Fire Department
Fitten
Splendid Works
John B. Gordon
Seguin
Tex
Peaple
Lhahene
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