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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1912
Page
2
A patient letters recount relief from severe lumbago and kidney issues after using Swamp Root. Henry Searle of Little Rock praises two bottles curing attacks, and urges others to get a sample from Dr Kilmer Co. and mention The Atlanta Daily Constitution.
A pursuit begins as Blunt helps convicts escape toward Albright. Chief Briggs and Trouton lead the posse in a three mile chase with gunfire after Morley yields. Blunt is shot while Morley and Dowd die amid the engagement.
Charles Morley recounts the Lincoln pursuit and battle that left three convicts dead and hostage Roy Blunt killed. He says Taylor and Morley fell to the posse fire, Dowd killed himself, and Briggs and Trouton believe Blunt was shot by a convict. Morley details their path from Prairie Home to Havelock and Have lock before capture.
An old advertisement promotes Cure for cold relief with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. W. Grove's signature appears on each box. Prices noted as 8 cents.
President Taft urged to safeguard ballots in presidential primaries and rejected informal “soap box” methods as aiding ineligible voters and fraud. He spoke to the Massachusetts Peace Society and Irish groups on arbitration, unity, and stability, then planned a New Hampshire trip and met the Harvard Taft Club before addressing the General Court.
Big vaudeville bill led by Bud Fisher with Matt and Jeff opens at Forsyth. Pauline Welsh and George Spink headline a strong act while Eugenes Trio, Navarros, Belidon duo, Jones and Deely, Six American Dancers, and the Lyric’s Third Degree play deliver varied entertainment. Polly of the Circus returns to Atlanta with Ida St Leon and Thompson’s cast.
The speaker defends popular government over 135 years of U S history, arguing the people govern despite corruption and legislative hurdles. He opposes judicial recall as a threat to court independence, urging reforms in procedure and efficiency instead of altering judiciary tenure.
J W Patterson of Macon Ga dies at the county pest house after a brief illness of smallpox leading to heart paralysis. He was 60, a well known longtime resident of Macon and a former city detective.
Viola Allen, famed American actress, shifts from Shakespeare to the era’s woman question in The Herfords. She performs at the Grand on Monday and Tuesday evenings March 25 and 26, portraying a modern woman torn between ambition and family.
Shreveport dispatch reports Henry Lee, a negro, hanged by a mob near Mer Rouge after an incident with a white party. He was wounded, arrested, then taken from jail and hanged. Coroner found death at hands of unknown persons.
An excerpt notes the South Georgian of the A B and A departs for all points in South Georgia at 10 16 p m sleepers to Thomasa ville and Waycross await occupancy at Union station at 9 04 p m The ramsh horn quotes a visiting girl saying she enjoys her country time and mentions attending a funeral witnessing two pigs killed and a barn burn down in exchange tabloid style
Greensboro dispatch reports Sidna Allen and gang backed by Floyd Allen face pursuit as authorities close in at Spur near Mount Airy. A Maryland-style shootout narrative unfolds with Lt. Landreth foreseeing premeditation and possible prearranged actions after verdict.
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