Train Robbers Are Sentenced in Georgia Court
Chestnut and Jordan were sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to robbing an Express Messenger in Macon. Judge Felton called the case quick and noted the sentences align with the crime’s severity and the defendants’ pleas. Chestnut, 30, born in North Carolina, tearfully apologized. Jordan, from Macon, offered a boastful defense.
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Bacon
W. Chestnut
G. R. Jorden
Penitentia
Stven
White
Felton
Southern Express Company
Chestnut
Jordan
Recorder's Court
Georgia
Recorder Freeman
Brunson
Fonce Et Jackson Ilre
Fla
Dts
North Carolina
Jeniousy
Macon
Tauor
Waycross Meeting Opens Amid Counterfeiting Charge
District headlines report an early press for a Waycross gathering under a large canopy by the river. Investigations show a counterfeiting charge was dismissed. local officials praised police and court actions. The two defendants, Chestnut and Jordan, face penitentiary terms after sentencing with credit for good behavior. Meanwhile a 190-voice choir led by Charley Tillman is announced for the upcoming two week revival at the tabernacle on Rowe Street.
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Waycross
Ty Street
Aivf
Wayuteas
Sam F. Toner
Charley D. Tillman
Graham
Sam Jones
Cartersville
A.B. Springer
Spurious Liquor Car Seized En Route to Atlanta Firm
A solid carload of whiskey and brandy labeled cheap and caps was seized at Eastman by Deputy Marshals Dit Vigal and William F H Strauss, expert representative for import export firms, and R B Thomas, special agent. The consignment was said to be bound for an Atlanta firm and contained illegal liquor supplies.
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Atlanta
Macon
Eastman
United States
Dit Vigal
William FH. Strauss
New York
R. B. Thomas
Walaria Cures Max with Impure Blood and Grove’s Tasteless Chill
A fragment outlines Tonie attempting cures for Max using Walaria described as impure blood and Grove’s tasteless chill as a remedy. Details are incomplete, with unclear attribution and dates.
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wWalaria
Grove
Tonie
Max Forla
ABE CHARGED WITH LARCENY IN Macon CASES
Grand jury indicts Melle Bergermy Eva Hooper Louis Carter and George J Coley for larceny from the person. Bonds set at 500 each except Carter held in jail. Co-defendants accused of robbing a white man of over 200 while a guest at Mollie Bergermy’s home and drugs allegedly used to render him helpless.
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Macon
Melle Bergermy
Eva Hooper
Louis Carter
George J. Coley
Jgreeny
Hach
Pond
Carter
A& White
Mollie Bergermy
Mrs Ferkerson Gets Verdict in Railroad Case
Macon Ga May 3 A verdict for 9200 damages was rendered in city court in favor of Mrs Ferkerson against Central railroad for idling her husband who was a conductor. A prior verdict of 10833.33 was reduced to 8500 as excessive. The case was appealed to the supreme court and a new trial granted.
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Ferkerson
Macon
Sisetat.j
Perkerson
Central Railroad
Supreme Court
Farmer Dies of Heart Failure on Road Near Graham Ga
Odum Ga May 1 Special Mr H A Hall a prominent Gra ham farmer was found dead on the road near his home late yesterday He was about fifty a pioneer Appling county family The cause is heart failure and he started to the woods when he fell plus other notes from Opelika and Augusta offerings of obituaries and local figures including Dr M P Banks and T Davidson with scattered names and details from Alabama Georgia and South Carolina news summaries
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Graham
Odum
A. Hall
Te Woods
N. PB. Banks
Opelika
Ala
M. P. Banks
Alabama
Reed
Methodist Church
Alabame
Georgis
D. M. Banks
Ere County
Coombus
T. T. Davidson
Augusta
Meg
Wwu- Udm
Davidson
Bright
Albert H. Davidson
St. Paul's Episcopal Ch
Davison
Davidton
Fendleton
Chattianooga
Chetsqearé
Tenn
Hush
Pendleton
Lee
Virginia
N. B. Forrest
Thiz City
Dita
Ayer
Andie McCarthy
Waycross
Waershara
Belleville killing and arson suspects tied to burglary
A negro named Kailof McGade was found shot in the head at Belleville after arrests were made following house break ins. Warrants issued against Bert and Major for murder. In Spartanburg WN C May 1 a sophomore exhibit lit by Rev W H Richardson featured several speeches and a later reception at Preston and Calhoun halls.
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W. HR. Richardson
Loy D. Thompson
Greene
Calhoun Literary Society
Preston
Calhoun Literary Societies
Douglas to Have New Road to Gemulgee River
Douglas launches a new railroad project by local capital to reach the Gemulgee River via Broxton and Barrows Bluff, eighteen miles long. The line aims to meet Augusta’s line at the Oconee then push south toward Valdosta, hoping to lower freight rates through river competition.
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Gemulgee
Eneal
Doudles
Douglas
Waycress Air Line
Alexander
Gemalgse
Broxton
Barrows Blut
Augusta
Oconee
Valdosta
Grange Quiet Election In LaGrange White Primary
LaGrange Ga May 1 Quiet white primary elects mayor and five councilmen without opposition. John D Edmondson elected mayor. C N Pike Roy Daills H D Granton and Pr W E Morgan win council seats. Real estate boom noted as population rises with new homes and sales. Negro shot by deputy in Reidsville. Huntsville man convicted of murder for dance incident with nineety nine year sentence.
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LaGrange
Lao
Grange
John D. Edmondson
C. N. Pike
Roy Daills
Granton
Pr. W. BE. Morgan
LaGranga
Delicate Advice On Scott's Emulsion For Children
A fragment discusses giving Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil to a delicate child. It warns not to give too much at breakfast or dinner, to avoid upsetting the stomach, and notes effects will be slow and gradual starting the first day. Mention references to Pearl Street and a household remedy.
North Georgia Fruit Growers Meet Opens In Calhoun
The third annual North Georgia Fruit Growers Association convention opens in Calhoun with Peach Growers from Floyd Chattooga Bartow Gordon Whitfield and Polk counties expected. President Miller of Rome presides and will deliver an address of high importance.
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Burme
North Georgia Fruit Growers’ Association
Galhout
North Georgia
Floyd
Chattooga
Bartow
Gordon
Whitfield
Polx
FR Miller
Rome
Quintance
Experiment’ Station
Scott
Wadge Gober
Ylarietts
Pratt
Diller
Sisk
Charles Fugazzi
Gncinnatl
Saloon Closures Spark Lamp Revival in Brunswick
In Brunswick Georgia saloon owners respond to a 9 pm closing ordinance by switching to lamps and piloting pumps or wells to cut water supply from the Brunswick Light and Water Company. A. Dr Way of the company drew their ire, and many saloon operators also remove house lights as a protest.
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Brunswick
Citr Coxhell
Teddy
Brunswick “Light and ‘Water Company
Bronewick
Soldiers Brew Crew Bickers to Quit or Be Demoted
In Richmond in May 1 reports Colonel George Ware Anderson of the Seventieth Regiment refused discharges sought by brewers union members. The men, mostly mechanics and workers, face three-year enlistments and the unions threaten to pull them out, risking losses in pay and standing. Anxiety over labor unrest and potential general strike grows among contractors and workers with no decisive action taken yet.
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Mark ¢Vbrlen
Southern Express Company
Chattanooga
W. W. Hulbert
Atlanta
Paddy Byrne
Mesgeneer Whits
Express
Chestnut
Jordan
Bible
Richmond
George Ware Anderson
Seventieth Regiment
Bss
Brewers' Union
Brewers! Union
Femgromné Orinst
Richhmond
Brewers’ Union
Treat
Omar Deloneine
Grand Council of Royal Arcanum Opens in Dublin Georgia
The twenty first annual grand lodge session of the Royal Arcanum met in Dublin with about 100 delegates and officers. Morning carriage tours followed by a public courthouse meeting featured welcome addresses and responses from Grand Regent Edmundson and others amid applause. A secret session then preceded a sail to Wells Springs for a barbecue aboard the City of Dublin. The council plans to adjourn tomorrow. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic noted as a malaria remedy.
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Grand Council of the
Royal Arcanum
Dullin
Grand Lodge, Royal Arcanum
C. A. Weaton
P. L. Wade
W. H. Edmundson
Rome
R. B. Currie
Nashville
Tenn
F. H. Safford
Swainsboro
Masornle Temple
Wells Springs
City of
Dubin
Georgia
Negro Man Charged With Insulting Two Dublin Ladies
In Dublin Georgia on the night of May 4 a local negro is alleged to have insulted Mrs. B J Fuller and Miss Ellen Asbury at their home. Mrs. Asbury fainted from fear as the commotion spread and a crowd pursued the suspect. Men Yopp was arrested on suspicion and denied involvement claiming no knowledge of the incident.
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Dublin
B.J. Fuller
Ellen Asbury
Yopp
Fuller
Perton
Miss Lizzie Halsey Killed in buggy accident near Madison
Huntsville Alabama May 1 Special A stressing accident near Madison yesterday afternoon killed Miss Lizzie Halsey a well known young lady of Huntsville. She was riding with cousins Kate Dillard and Florence Loyal when the buggy ran away causing her to jump and fall on her head. She never regained consciousness and died last night. Miss Halsey was daughter of Charles H. Halsey a prominent business man.
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Huntsville
Ala
Madigan
Lizzie Halsey
Miss Halsey
Kate Dillard
Florence Loyal
Triana
Charles H. Halsey
Belmont and Birmingham board inspect Louisville and Nashville line
August Belmont and several board members with President M. H. Smith arrived by private car for an inspection tour of the Louisville and Nashville properties in the Birmingham district. They visited the Birmingham Mineral system as part of the fact gathering.
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Belmont
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville Am
Nashville Railroad
M. H. Smith
No Guesswork in Chronic Disease Treatment Claims
A physician argues that chronic diseases require specialized care, not generalist or eye doctors. He asserts his twenty years of focused experience, detailing individualized, case by case treatment avoiding ready made plans, and claims unmatched success in his field.
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United States
Develo
Scheclawe
Untitled fragment of local notice in garbled text
A fragmentary historical note appears with uncertain names and locations. It mentions a consent or appeal phrase and a plan of a home entry on a street possibly named South Brow Street in a city area, with references to Sundays and tallies. The legibility is poor and key details are unclear.
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Temuty
Butane South Brow Street
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Chas. H. Phillips Chemical Co
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