Ownership of Tomb Causes Law Suit in New Orleans
In New Orleans on May 13 Judge Hills dismissed a civil suit for partition of joint ownership of a tomb at Metalria cemetery. Plaintiff Mrs. Danny B. Cook and her brother Fred Beebe inherited the tomb and sought court-ordered sale by partition. They alleged they cannot continue joint ownership.
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New Orleans
Metalria
Hills
Civil District Court
Danny B. Cook
W Fred Beebe
Texas Bank Burned In Detroit Texas Fire
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the First National Bank building and five other structures in Detroit Texas early today. Estimated damage about 100000 dollars. Incident noted near Fort Worth Texas with broader business district impact.
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Texas Bank
Fort Worth
Tex
Detroit
First National Bank
Asylum Row Over Admission Of Woman In Milledgeville
Savannah May 13. A dispute arose between Chatham County officials and the State Asylum for the Insane at Milledgeville over admission forms. Mrs. Snyder, unaccompanied by the new commitment form, was denied admittance and held at the asylum until next Thursday when the board of trustees will decide. County Attorney Cann says Ordinary Mc Alpine acted within rights and Chatham County will stand firm while the asylum determines whether to admit or refuse the patient.
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Savannah
Chatham County
George T. Cann
McAlpine
Agylum
Relief From Catarrh Promises Quick Benefit
An advertisement claims Eclipse Catarrh Cure provides immediate relief and potential cure for catarrh. It cites testimonials from Ev anantha Alabama and Avanta Georgia, offering a sample for twenty five cents and full packs at one dollar. The copy urges quick treatment to prevent chronic decline.
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Anantha
Ala
Eclipse Medicine & Manufacturing CO
Atlanta
Whipped by his aunt a boy kills himself
Nashville Tenn May 13 Peter Paschall aged 13 lying with his uncle and aunt at their home 65 policeman called by his aunt entered the house The boy had been whipped several times that day and abused by his aunt who said he used harsh language and threatened to kill her before police arrived
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Peter Paschall
Hall
Nashville
Tann
Ndora
Night train leaves Atlanta at 9:40 P M with through sleeper
The SEA BOARD night train departs Atlanta at 9:40 P M offering through sleeper and complete dining car service. It continues to East via Richmond Baltimore Philadelphia and New York, delivering late departure convenience for travelers to major eastern cities.
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Seaboard
Richmond
Baltimore
Philadephia
New York
Atlanta
Government to Own Ice Plant at Capitol
Washington May 13 Government ownership of an ice plant in Washington is contemplated in a plan to centralize government supply purchases. The president may sign an executive order soon creating a central awards board with Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hilla as chairman. OVER $1,000,000 INVOLVED Richmond Va May 13 A petition seeks Supreme Court review in Weatfelt vs North Carolina Mining Co, a land possession case valued at over a million dollars.
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Washington
Taft
Central Board of Awards
Richmond
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Hannis Taylor
Supreme Court
Weatfelt
North Carolina Mining Company
Taylor
Caro Ung
Birmingham Special Inauguration Run May Sixteenth
No 29 the Birmingham Special is to be inaugurated Sunday May 16 with arrival in Birmingham at 4 00 p m after a 10 45 a m departure from Atlanta. The train promises superb dining car service along with coaches and Pullman cars aboard Southern Railway.
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Birmingham
St. Atlanta
Officers Named by Knights Templars in Georgia
Brunswick Georgia May 1 1901 Special The Knights Templar of Georgia elected officers with one grade up Grand Commander A B Simmone Savannah Deputy Grand Commander J C Greenfisd Atlanta Grand General Jasimo George D Case Milledgeville Grand Captain General F T Petrie Columbus Grand Senior Warden A G Miller Americus Grand Junior Warden W F Bowie Augusta At 10 o’clock Knights and visiting ladies departed for Saint Almonson on the Pilot Boy for a planned outing At 2 o’clock a famous St Simon fish dinner was served to the members enhancing an enjoyable program
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Brunswick
Knights Template of
Georgia
A. B. Simmone
Savannah
J. C. Greenfisid
Atlanta
Jasimo
George D. Case
Milledgeville
F. T. Petrie
Columbus
A. G. Miller
Earthquakes Shake Ecuador Amid Fortnight of Tremors
Quayquit Ecuador reports ongoing seismic activity with shocks felt in the morning. Telextama Dipijapa notes shocks since the month’s start, growing stronger in Mane nounce, and a Quite dispatch cites very strong shocks recorded Wednesday in the western Indies region.
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Ecuador
Quayquit
Telextama Dipijapa
Mane
Quite
Weat Indies
Sons of Veterans Oppose Proposed Changes in Name
New Orleans May 13. Camp Beauregard Sons of Confederate Veterans here vow to fight any move to rename the United Daughters? United Sons? of Confederate Veterans to the Band? of the Confederacy and to broaden membership. The group adopts a resolution declaring full opposition to constitutional changes affecting membership or name, unless the confederation votes unanimously. If such changes occur, they reserve the right to withdraw their membership and support from the new organization.
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New Orleans
Jeet
Ourselv
Big Cotton Mill Planned at Americus
Americus Ga May 13 Special Americus business men started a drive to build a 500000 cotton mill. Enthusiasm runs high with substantial cash subscriptions pledged already. Two hundred thousand dollars to come from Americus stockholders while the rest will be provided by outside capitalists. Several five thousand dollar subscriptions have been pledged and the effort aims for eventual success.
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Americus
Auto smashed by train near Tifton in Georgia
Two young men en route from Ormond Beach Florida to Chicago in an automobile found their wheels jammed on train tracks of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad near Tifton. A 50 mile per hour passenger train struck the car destroying it as the men called for jacking. The $2600 car was wrecked and liability will be settled in court.
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Valdante
Spectatj
McDowell
Ormond Beach
Fla
Chicago
Georgian Southern and Florida
Tifton
Philippine tariff bill consumed House session day
Washington May 13 The House spent the day debating the Philippine tariff bill with little opposition though Mesera Harrison and Underwood voiced general concerns. After the reading the measure was laid over until Monday and debates on Porto Rico amendments continued near the adjournment at 6:17 p.m Speaker Cannon’s committee appointments policy was affirmed as Garrett pressed to name the insular affairs panel.
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Washington
Mesera Harrison
New York
Underwood
Alabama
Clark
Missouri
Porto Rico
Cannon
Garrett
Tennessee
Uni
Savannah Hosts Tri State Photographers League Meeting
Savannah Georgia May 13 spectats efforts to organize a four state league of photographers began at the regular Savannah photographers meeting. The local group adopted bylaws elected officers and appointed a committee to secure a prominent manufacturer to open a school for photographers at Tybee Island this summer. The plan aims to attract about two to three hundred photographers from Georgia Florida and South Carolina to form a permanent regional association.
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Savannah
League of Photographers
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
No. 30 Train to New York on Southern Rail Way
No 30 is the new train to New York via the Southern Rail way schedule effective Sunday May 16 leaves Atlanta 2 45 p m arrives Washington 10 40 a m arrives New York 5 00 p m. Dining car service Pullman sleeping cars and elegant coaches.
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New York
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Washington
Pullman
Man Freed After 31 Years for Murder in Grundy County
James R Saunders, aged 71, released from Fort Madiana penitentiary by gubernatorial pardon after a 31 year sentence for the alleged murder of a 14 year old girl in Grundy county. A Civil War veteran and sharpshooter, Saunders saved $1800 during incarceration and is planning to visit Ohio to locate relatives. His family reportedly never knew his whereabouts.
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Fort Madiana
Towa
Ohio
Glyndon
Drummond Stricken by Smallpox in Cannes
Maldwin Drummond, married to Mrs. Mar shel Field Jr., was among London society’s sensations last summer after undergoing a severe smallpox attack. He stayed at his villa in Cannes with his wife, when quarantined, with factors fearing for his life as the family and servants were kept in isolation.
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Chicago
Maldwin Drummond
Marshel Field,Jr
London
Cannes
Negro Sentenced to Death in Alabama Murder Case
Anniston Alabama May 13 The jury in the case of Ervin Pops a Black man convicted of the murder of J B McClorkin a prominent gunner and farmer returned a verdict of murder in the first degree and recommended a death sentence a death sentence was imposed by the judge an appeal is likely.
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Anniston Ala
Ervin Pops
J. B. McClorkin
Seventh Day Adventists Open 37th International Conference in Takoma Park
Washington May 13 nearly 300 delegates from all parts of the globe and friends and families totaling almost 3000 gathered as the thirty seventh annual conference of the Seventh Day Adventists opened at Takoma Park Maryland today. Delegates came from the United States Furone South America Japan Asia Minor China Canada and Mexico.
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Seventh Day Adventists
Washington
Takoma Park
Maryland
United States
Furone
South America
Japan
Asia Minor
China
Canada
Mexico
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