Reward Offered for Negro Killer in Georgia
A reward of 250 dollars is offered by the state to aid in capturing Lincoln Jackson a black man accused of killing County Policeman Snow Skelton of Hartwell Georgia Sunday night. Bloodhounds from Clarke county prison farm were rushed to Hart county to aid the hunt as officers close in Dear and swamp area reports say Jackson is armed with a shotgun Skelton died shortly after the shooting Sheriff Britt Brown was slightly wounded in the confrontation.
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Linecoln Jackson
L. Snow Skelton
Hartwell
Georgia
Athens
Clarke County
Hart County
Coln Jackson
Snow Ekelt
Sartwell
Dear & Swamp
Jackson
Skelton
Britt Brown
Watson Estate to Go on Block at Sale Today
The estate of the late United States Senator Thomas B. Watson will be sold today at administrator's sale in Thomson Georgia. The 193 acre property including the senator's former home overlooks Thomson along with other land and a vast library of several thousand volumes. Household articles and various items from the estate will also be auctioned to the highest bidder for cash.
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Thomson
United States
Thomas B. Watson
Georgia Watson
Senators
Forty Women Workers Will Advocate Peach County at Atlanta Polls
About 40 women workers from Georgia’s peach region traveled to Atlanta to urge voters to create Peach county. Advocates claim the new county would split Houston and bring good roads and schools, with no tax increase beyond the five mill limit. They present letters from former opponents now favorable and say local judges may resign if Peach county forms.
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New
Peach County
Atlanta
Georgia
Macon
Houston
Fort Valley
Peach Raising
Houston County
Bronday
Peach Belt
Forget-Me-Not Workers Plan Final Atlanta Observance
Final plans are set for Atlanta’s Forget-Me-Not day observance with work ers including veterans, civic leaders, and volunteers meeting at the Biltmore hotel Thursday at 3 pm to assign roles. More than 100 disabled ex service men at Base Hospital No 18 prepared blue flowers for sale Friday to raise funds for comforts and necessities of life for wounded veterans, with proceeds deposited in Atlanta and Lowry National Bank and audited by a special committee.
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Atlanta
Biltmore Hotel
Base Hospital No. 18
Atlanta and
Lowry National Bank
Rumors of Laurens County Reduction Surface in Georgia
Dublin reports rumors of a move at the next Georgia General Assembly to shrink Laurens County. William B. Kent of Wheeler County and Representative Ernest Clark of Laurens advocate plans including forming a new county from Laurens parts or enlarging Wheeler by annexing a cut-off strip. Clark says he will act for the county’s best interests and constituents.
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Dublin
General Assembly
Laurens County
William B. Kent
Wheeler County
Ernest Clark
Laurens
Rentz
Cadwell
Dexter
Wheeler, Cre
Ated
Clark
Wheeler
Africa Big Wine Producer
South Africa alone produces about 5,000,000 gallons of wine annually. Some of the wine is exported but a great deal is used at home.
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Africa
Western Hemisphere
South Africa
Sumter County fair opens with many exhibits
Sumter County opens its fair in Americus with displays by George O. Marshall Henry P. Everett and Miss Bonnie Parkman in charge of agricultural industrial and school exhibits. Thomas P. Littlejohn provides amusement as visitors hail the event as the biggest and best yet. The poultry show and school displays attract wide attention for the weeklong event.
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Americus
Sumter County
George O. Marshall
Henry P. Everett
Wistriet A. M
Ex Station Agent Held For Killing Of Lumberman
Savannah reports F C Benner superintendent of Savannah River Timber mills at Gilman, S C, shot in his office. W R B Thurston, former station agent, is jailed in Ridgeland. Thurston allegedly angry after losing his job amid complaints by Savannah River Lumber company. Benner leaves a widow and two sons.
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Savannah
F. C. Benner
Savannah River Tarmber Company
Gilmanin
W. R B. Phurston
Ridgeland
Savannah River Lumber Company
Thurston
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
Benner
Lumber Company
Federal Judge Grants Voting Rights to Unregistered Negroes
Federal Judge F E Kennamer issued a writ of mandamus ordering Okfuskee county to register about 550 negro voters and to allow Ithwa to vote as if registered before the statutory limit. Earlier he granted a restraining order enfranchising about 1 100 voters, most of them negroes in Carter county.
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Tulsa
Okla
F. E. Kennamar
Okfuskee County
Ithwa
Kennamar
Carter County
Yamacraw Returns to Savannah After Aiding Shipwrecks
Savannah Ga November 3 Special The coast guard cutter Yamacraw returned to its home port after responding to distress off the Bermuda coast. The crew rescued four persons clinging to timbers from a capsized skiff, saving them from death.
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Savannah
U. S. Coast Guard
PH. Parks
Cuban election fraud claims surface in Machado victory
Havana November 3 The Associated Press reports that fraud charges were raised by former President Menocal after 1 632 of 1 777 Cuba precincts showed General Gerardo Machado winning the presidency with 182 812 votes to 122 949 for Menocal. Machado led in most provinces, while Santa Clara and Matanzas saw opposition efforts blocked or swayed by partisans and a large electoral fund. Menocal called the process illegal and warned of coming disclosures, as officials and diplomats reviewed the manifesto and returns from the interior ministry.
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Havana
Cuba
Associated Press
j—Chargea
Gerardo Machado
M. G
Menccal
Machado
Santa Clara
Ignacio Dela Torre
Menocal
Diario del Marina
Matanzas
Miss Cynthia McLean Dies in Thomasville at 74
Thomasville Ga November 3 Miss Cynthia McLean prominent resident died suddenly at her home from apoplexy aged 74 She was the daughter of the late Ewen McLean who came from Scotland and she died in the house of her birth She was the last of her immediate family with her brother Captain K T McLean having died in February Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon by Rev Campbell Symonds of the Presbyterian church.
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Thomasville
Cynthia McLean
Mclean
Ewen McLean
Scotland
K. T. McLean
Campbell Symonds
The
Presbyterian Church
Smallpox Epidemic Sweeps Dublin Georgia
Dublin announces drastic vaccination drive starting Tuesday to curb a growing smallpox outbreak. County Health Officer Ovid Check and City Sanitary Inspector J Wesley Wood lead precautionary measures targeting all public school children and affected areas including both negro and white sections.
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Dublin
Ovid Check
J. Wesley ‘Wood
Cits
Creomulsion Promises Relief for Chronic Colds and Coughs
An advertisement for Creomulsion promotes its twofold action to soothe inflamed membranes and destroy germs causing chronic coughs and colds. It claims creosote as a key healing agent, supports recovery after flu, and offers money back if relief is not felt when used as directed.
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Creomulsion Co
Atlanta
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W. M. Brewster
Ruby Harris
New County
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