Murderer Jones Kills Family and Burns House Near Raleigh
Tom Jones known as Preacher Jones killed Ella Jones and daughter Ida with an ax and set fire to their home at Garners five miles east of Raleigh. Laura Jones and Sid Jones survived, describing the crime before the house burned with six other children found dead or burned. Jones was jailed as locals debated lynching. two surviving children placed in county care.
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N. C
Garners
Tom Jones
Jones
Ella Jones
Ida Jones
Laura Jones
Sid Jones
Hila Jones
Ida
Josie Jones
Nancy Jones
Clever Jones
Johnson Retires From Race Leaves Reynolds and Hammond To Fight It Out
Augusta Ga March 2 Special A letter from President Johnson of McDuffle announces withdrawal from the race for solicitor general of the Augusta circuit. Reynolds and Hammond now spar in newspaper cards as the only candidates. Reynolds replies in tomorrow's Chronicle denying public debate and reiterating opposition to joint discussions. No further evidence found in a separate case in Augusta involving Barrie Jones, a negro porter, in a jewelry store burglary. Jones is released due to lack of strong evidence. Police continue investigations with no arrest to date.
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Hammond
Augusta
Gua
Joseph
Pres Johnson
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Tomorrow's Chronicle
Barrie Jones
A. J. Renkl
Jones
State Convention YMCA in Macon Opens Attended by 300 Delegates
The Georgia YMCA state convention opened in Macon with a banquet at the armory attended by about 300 delegates. Sessions begin tomorrow at Mulberry Street Church with talks by Dr. W. W. Landrum Major E. W. Halford and Lawton B. Evans. Local and Mercer delegates named for Macon and Mercer representation.
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Brown
First Baptist Church
Atlanta
Lawton B. Evans
Board of Education
Augusta
Young Men's Christian Association
E. W. Halford
United States Army
Fort McPherson
Mercer Young Men’s Christian Association
Hector Cameron
R. FE. Douglass
R. R. Donnody
A. W. Gibgon
Et Graves
M. G. Jordan
W. P. Jones
L. M. Jones
W. 2B. King
J. M. Moore
J. Leon Respess
W. H. Roper
C Smith
R A. Scandrett
John McKay
Robert J. Taylor
Mercer
Faul Carmichael
San Piedro
Cal
George W. Miler
Los Alimatos
Fire at Hotel Lanier and buggy accident injure Captain Hurley
Reported today a buggy overturned on lege street near Appleton avenue throwing Captain Hurley to the ground with a precarious condition. Earlier fire at Hotel Lanier broke out shortly after the Dewey parade, discovered upstairs and quickly contained with little damage.
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Totel Lanier
Dewey Para
Politics in Hancock County Sparks Bitter Race News
Sparta Ga March 22 Special The democratic executive committee of Hancock county will meet on April to set a date for a mass meeting. Primary for county offices and the legislature likely May 9 with state primary. Races heat for sheriff ordinary county clerk and tax receiver. Legislature candidates Lewis and Merritt face no opposition. Northern circuit judgeship close Horace Holden opposes Reese with strong Hancock backing. Bob Lewis favored for solicitor of the northern circuit. Hancock remains dry as soda founts and clear stands attract shoppers amid campaign.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Hancock County
Wellborn Moore
Hancock
Lewis
Merritt
Horace Holden
Crawfordvill
Reese
HK. H. Lewis
Bob” Lewis
Incendiary Fire in Dawson Warehouse
Fire struck the cotton in Perry Roberts's warehouse at Dawson Georgia at 8 o'clock tonight. The flames were extinguished within minutes with minor damage to a few bales. A box of matches and loosened bale ties suggest incendiary origin, but no suspect or motive is known. The new paid fire department and Chief Jack Cameron received praise.
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Dawson
Perry & Roberts
Dawsonians
Jack Cameron
Many Candidates for Place in Laurens County Office
The death of Colonel W. R Ramsay last week created a vacancy as Laurens county school commissioner and drew many applicants. Names mentioned include Rev George A Thompson Rev J T Smith Judge Ira S Chappel W K H Walter and Thomas J Ramsey son of the late commissioner. Ramsey served on the city board of education and city council. The Laurens County Board will elect a successor in a day or two. Also H M Stanley announces candidacy for senator from the sixteenth district. W J Stewart of Lovett is the only other definite candidate for the house so far. County Chairman J A Peacock calls a county executive committee meeting for April 3 to decide on the time and manner of nominating county officers, with a possible plan for a convention or a primary. The senate confirmed R S Hanna as postmaster at St Petersburg Florida.
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Maren
Ramsay
Ofice
Laurens County
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J. T. Smith
Chappel
WK. H. Walter
Thomas J. Ramsay
Ramsey
Couter-Dispatch
H. M. Stanley
Senate
W. J. Stewart
Lovett
L. Q. Stubbs
J. A. Peacock
Emigrant agent fined in Athens case and temperance union grows
Davis, a white man from Ozark Alabama, was fined 209 plus costs for violating emigrant agent licensing laws in Athens. He appealed after posting bond as the Gospel Temperance Union forms a local branch led by Cobb Lampkin and J. T. Conk, clarifying non political aims. Also, the University of Georgia will distribute 4000 copies of a new handbook titled University Education.
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P. BR. Davis
Ozark
Ala
Davis
Opera House
Georgia
Mat Hiyhs
Smith
Davi
John J. Strickland
Frm
Strickland & Green
Shackelford
Gospel Temperance Union
The
Cobb Lampkin
J. TL. Conk
Fill
State Democratic Committee
Democrats of
University of Georgia
Census enumerators face illegal indorsement schemes in Georgia
In Ware county a man sold fake enumerator indorsements at 15 dollars each, claiming official patronage. The district will employ 196 enumerators across Laurens Ware Wayne Appling Montgomery Brooks Charlton Camden Clinch Coffee Dodge Echols Glynn Irwin Johnson Lowndes Pierce Telfair with penalties up to 3,000 dollars fine or one year imprisonment for accepting payments for services.
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Dublin
Alex Akerman
Ware County
Laurens
Ware
Wayne
Appling
Montgomery
Brooks
Charlton
Camden
Interesting Case At Dublin Insane Sanders Battle
In Dublin Georgia Judge John S Adams denied release of John L Sanders from Sherri Hicks custody after Sanders was returned from the state sanitarium in Milledgeville where he had been sent for insanity. The case centers on a conspiracy tying Sanders to his alleged enemies as brother A Bannery sought to jail him, prompting habeas corpus actions and renewed confinement before potential release by law.
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John S. Adams
John L. Sanders
Sherri Hicks
Sanders
Ablledgeville
Powers
Adams
Dupin
Sougut
John Sanders
Bua
Bannery Wat
Orstner
Jonn Sanders
Jai
Orm
Punders
Millengeville
Hum
Favors White Primary in Augusta District
About twenty five white voters in the 1931 district G. M. unanimously resolved to form a three member committee to work with Augusta's white primary committee. The aim is to extend the white primary system to rural county districts, giving all white voters a voice in nominations for public office. F. E. Gibson W. H. T. Walker and W. B. Nelson named as the committee.
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Maren
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Messrs
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W. Bk.nelson
Gilchrist's Slayer Surrenders to Police
Lawrence Walsh, a slender man from Trumbull avenue, told Capt Wheeler and Lt Ambrose at the Maxwell station he killed barber Bob Gilchrist at 1764 Twenty second street with a rifle to avenge a past wrong. He claimed four others also harmed him and said he served in the Spanish American War with the Second Louisiana volunteers known as the Tigers.
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Maxwell
Hubert Gilchrist
Lawrence Walsch
Trumbull Avenue
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Walsch
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Loubet Pardons Christians After Races Assault
Paris reports President Loubet will pardon Wearon Christians, who attacked him on the presidential stand at the races and received a four year sentence. The pardon, to be signed Tuesday with fifty others, signals an early step in promoting national reconciliation.
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Paris
Loubet
Wearon Christians
M. Loubet
Carrell to Seek Solicitor Post in Richmond County
Augusta Ga March 2 Colonel M P Carrell has confirmed he will apply before Governor Candler for the appointment as solicitor of the city court of Richmond county He says he has known Governor Candler well for years and organized the first Candler hub in the county He expresses confidence in a successful outcome of his candidacy.
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Augusta
M. P. Carrell
Candler
Richmond County
Carrel
Crovernor Candler
Explosion Raages Wrecks Two Philadelphia Buildings
A deadly blast at the McCollin and Clad buildings on South Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, killed Herman Welss, 19, and seriously injured four others including George W. Nicholas and August Habser. The force damaged both structures, started fires, and forced rescue efforts, with total damage estimated at about 74 thousand dollars.
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Photygerank
Thomas M. McColin & Co
South Eleventh Street
Herman Welss
George W. Nicholas
August Habser
Daniel Stred
John A.franten
W. Clad & Sons
McCollin
Ww & Hauser
W. Hauser
Welss
Nichols
Granton
McCollin Company
McCullin
Dynamite Blast Kills Laborer in Rookwood Tennessee
Frank Day, a white railroad laborer on the Tennessee Central, attempted to extract a misfired dynamite cartridge from a drill hole. The blast destroyed him, and remains were scattered, making burial difficult.
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Frank Day
Tennessee Central Railroad
Frank
Dewey to Visit Waycross Saturday Morning
Admiral Dewey will pass through Waycross Georgia on Saturday morning with no speeches or reception. The train is due to arrive about 7 43 o clock and will be seen from the rear of his car by local residents.
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Admiral Dewey
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