Murder Shocks Pratt City Prominent Atlantan Boylston
George A. Boylston, vice president of the Georgia Redemption and Loan Company and a notable Atlanta resident, was killed in Pratt City Alabama by four armed robbers. Three suspects were arrested as a manhunt followed the broad daylight shooting near the Pratt City Lumber Company office.
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George A. Boylston
Atlante
Georgia Redemption and Loan Company
Pratt City
Ala
Mr Boylston
Boylston
H M Smith
Edgewood
Birmingham
Atlanta
West Point
G A. Boylston
E D. Evans
Pratt City Lumber Company
E D Evans
Fratt City Luther Company
Evans
Contributions to hospital thanked by Atlanta band
The Atlanta Band of Kings Daughters and Sons thanks the public for recent May donations to the hospital for incurables. Names and gifts include cash, goods, flowers, and services from many residents and local businesses, with appreciation for all contributions and a note that some donors may have been unintentionally omitted.
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King’s Daughters and Sons
Atlanta
Band of
King's Daughters and Sons
King's Daughters and Sons Hospital
Dr Calhoun
Susan Calhoun
Lessig Beatt
Clyde Brooks
Hebrew Benevolent Society
Atlanta Dental
Ta’ Burcke
SS. Grandmothers Club
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
J Frank Beck
Dahl &Co
R &M Rose & Co
Benjamin's Pharmacy
McCord
M. Herron
Nathan Home Fakery
M Je' Tome
J A Curtis
J J Merrett
Fuga Inman
Young Ladies’ Aid’ Society
First Christian Church
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Daily News
Barnard
Agrindo
H.'Simons
Martha
Crane
Atlanta Band
Kings Daughters and Sons
Death of Mrs E M Leyden in Atlanta literary circle
Mrs Elizabeth McAllister Leyden widow of Dr W H Leyden died at 9 a m at her father J M McAllister’s residence 61 Highland Ave after about six weeks illness She was 35 with two children Estelle 13 and John 7 Her funeral will be at St Luke's Church at 4 p m conducted by Dr C B Wilmer interment at Orlando Pallbearers listed McD Wilson Isham Danrtel James Holiday L Kentz Logan H Bleckley Thomas Peeples She wrote dialect stories for syndicates and contributed to Kate Field's Washington newspaper
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Woman's Club
Elizabeth McAllister Leyden
W H Leyden
J M McAmister
Highland Avenue
Kate Field
Washington
Atlanta Woman's Club
Leyden
Estelle
John
United States Mail Service
St Luke's Church
C B Wilmer
Orland
Wilson
Isham Danrtel
James Holiday
L Kentz Logan H. Bleckley
Thomas Peeples
Shriners Barbecue Draws Members and Families
Mystic Shriners hosted a barbecue at Cola Springs near Cast Point with about 409 attendees. An orchestra performed and dancing followed a lively afternoon event for SOG members and their families amid a festive crowd.
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Cold Springs
Mystic Shriners
Cola Springs
Cast Point
HEX Co Cork
Liquor for Sale in Coweta Woman and the Place
Newnan Ga May 18 Special Despite a new act declaring blind tigers a nuisance Constable McCullough Sheriff Brown seized about twenty gallons of corn whiskey two cases of brandy and three barrels of beer from a blind tiger operated by Susan Foster near Senoia The owner was bound over for trial and escaped custody overnight by slipping a guard key and fleeing from the justice court room Foster has not been recaptured and was last seen heading toward Keg Creek She had prior convictions for selling liquor in Fayette County.
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Newnan
Coweta
Lewis McCullough
Senoia
McCullough
D. Freeman
Justice Court
Lenois
Keg Creek
Fayette County
Reagan
Leesburg Cue Club dinner debunks political ties claim
The Leesburg Cue Club in Leesburg Georgia hosted a famed dinner at Mossy Dell under old Joe Covin as chief cook. Officials noted no political aims, stressing the social event draws members and visitors for a convivial gathering, with Phil Cook and other figures present.
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Leesburg
Cue Club
Leesburg Ga
Mossy Dell
Joe Covin
Phil Cook
Lee County
Terrell
Atlanta
Les County
Mir ‘Tarrell
Sis
Rox
Rowe Pierce
S A Smith
Americus
Plisbury
Senator Stone
Walton
Joe
Ue Club
CH Beszzusy
Body Arrives Tomorrow for Palmer Burial in Newnan
D Palmer who died in Salt Lake City last Tuesday will have his body transported by the Western and Atlantic railroad to Atlanta tomorrow morning at 7:40. From Atlanta it will be moved to Newnan for interment via the Atlanta and West Point railroad. Friends are expected to meet the train. Palmer lived in Atlanta ten years and his family in Newnan. He leaves a sister Miss Hugenia Palmer in Newnan and a brother Egbert Palmer believed to be there. A nephew Tred Barnes is connected with the firm Davia Freeman in this city.
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D. Palmer
Salt Lake City
Newnan
W D Palmer
Atlanta
Western and Atlantic
West Point
Mr Palmer
Newman
Miss Hugenia Palmer
Egbert Palmer
Tred Barnes
Davia & Freeman
McGough murder case seeks new trial over juror scene inquiry
In Muscogee Georgia on May 18 a motion for a new trial in John McGough’s murder case was filed citing twenty three grounds. Juror affidavits claim jurors toured the crime scene during a break and one remarked where the witness stood. Counter affidavits say the walkby was accidental and not premeditated. The defense argues for a retrial citing Supreme Court rulings. McGough received a twenty year term for Bohceman Osborn’s killing.
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Columbus
John McGough
Supreme Court
Mc- Gough
McGough
Bohceman Osborn
Commencement Speakers Named at Gordon Institute
President Pound at Gordon Institute announced the senior junior and sophomore speaker selections for commencement. The royal drama The Ticket of Leave Man will headline the ceremony with rehearsals ongoing and a large cast led by Matthews Hunt Harris Covington Middlebrooks Harmon Woodward and others.
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Pound
Gordon Institute
BarnemiNe Ga
Jerem Pound
Nue Pig
Heldt Shearouse
Ess. Harris
Nettle Matthews
Edith Seltzer
Mise Maud Chappell
Byron Hate
Lillian Speir
Vannie Hunt
Walter Marshburn
Walter Middiebrooks
Fletcher
Werren Woodward
Jeff D. Wright
Weyman Harmon
Dave Atkinson
Stiles Carswell
Henry Covington Seymour Evans
Aaron Reppard Een Askew
Myrtice- Nelson
Lucile Mitchell
Vaulis of Gordon Institute
Misses Nettle Matthews
Essie Harris
Messrs
Henry Covington
Walter Middlebrooks
Byron Hale
Warren Woodward
Archie Day
John Morrow
Walter Dickson
William Nicholls
Jett Wright Ashford Milner
Piedmont Institute Commencement in Rockmart Ga
Rockmart Georgia hosts Piedmont Institute closing exercises beginning with a sermon by Professor A H Brady of Oxford. The schedule spans Monday through Wednesday with primary and intermediate concerts, sixth grade address by Dr Lovett, and diplomas delivered by President Rev O L Kelley.
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Piedmont Institute
Rockmart Ga
Ah 5 Bradey
Oxford Ga
Lovett
O L Keliey
Hunt Elected Tax Collector in Pike County Ga
In Pike County Georgia, during special election May 18 an unexpired term for the late J W Dunbar was filled. Major John Z Hunt of Barnesville won the race after being nominated a week earlier.
Allen Nets Big Salmon in Toctoa River Catch
Wade Allen yesterday caught a forty two inch salmon weighing fifteen pounds with a hook in the Toctoa river half a mile south of here. The report notes a notable fish strike during May eighteen special coverage.
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Allen
Wade Allen
Toctoa
Peruna touted as the greatest spring tonic and catarrh remedy
An article citing Senor Gonzalo De Quesada of Cuba’s Washington legation praises Peruna as a systemic catarrh remedy and toning tonic. It quotes Quesada on its efficacy, explains catarrh as a blood vessel membrane issue, and includes testimonials from Mrs. J Priest of Lee Michigan about health improvements after using Peruna.
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Gonzalo de Quesada
Washington
Senor Quesada
George Kennan
Quesada Speek
Witeban
Cuba
Quesada
Marti
Pesont Medicine Company
Washington DC
J Priest
Lee Mich
Catarrh Cure Promised by American Woman in 20 Years
A letter from Hannah Marshall of Tuckertown NJ and Mertha Wittkopp of Greenville Mich recounts long catarrh suffering and $hundreds spent on remedies. Both credit Peruna with full recovery after months of use, urging others to seek this cure and contact Dr Hartman for guidance and to insist on Peruna.
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Howsra
Harry Marehall
Main Street
Tuckertown
Peruna
Perura
Catarra
Hannah Marshall
Mise Mertha Wittkopp
Greenville Mich
Martha Wittkopping
Buckechs
Peruna Very Much As For Myelf
Wren
Hartman
Gratia Agaress
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Storm Rips Albany Area Causes Fire and Crop Losses
May 18 report from Albany Georgia details a heavy storm with wind rain hail and lightning. A residence on Commerce Street owned by J W Livingston burned, the Chau teauqua auditorium was damaged, crops suffered with corn stripped and a fifty acre watermelon patch destroyed. Four inches of rainfall fell in two hours, with more rain later. total damage counted in thousands, farmers hardest hit. Lightning also killed two mules near Zebulon.
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Albany
Alhany
J W Livingston
Commerce Street
Manchester
Greenwich
Chauteuqua
Zebulon
J L Smith
Gordon Institute Cadets Set Fair Target Practice Records
Cadets at Gordon Institute in Barnesville report a highly satisfactory season with target practice. Cadet Major Huie won the medal for the maximum at all ranges with a high percentage. Cadet Private 3. G. Brown took the medal for the maximum percentage at one range. No trouble predicted in Augusta over nine hour day protests as machinists and employers seek amicable settlements.
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Gordon Institute
Barnesville
Gadet
Huie
G. Brown
Augusta
Marhinista
Two Church Services at Hunter Street Church Today
Rev B Moore will conduct morning and evening services at First Christian Church 46 East Hunter Street. Morning sermon at 11 about Christ's Companions on the Cross. Evening sermon titled Why We Wear the Name Christian.
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Hunter Street
B Moore
First Christian Church
East Hunter Street
West End
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the Constitution
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E. M. Leyden
Benda
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Rockmart
Wien
Marion
Devion
Sears
T.ceal Apphaino Co
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Frag
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Therps Brook
Ansley
Oale
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Julius R. Watts & Co
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Fearhorse Street
Bulding
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