Jail confession ties Newell Rathbun to insurance fraud scheme
Newell C Rathbun, jailed in Louisville, confessed to deserting the US Army and hatching a plan to fake his death to collect $2000 life insurance. Authorities say a corpse shipped to Little Rock as Rathbun’s body may belong to another man, while autopsy findings and signatures are being checked.
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Louisville
Newell C .Rathbun
Jeffersonville
Ind
Gust
Wea
Rathbun
Little Rock
Portal
Wol Ten Evke
United States Army
United States
Lousville
Sergeant Skinner
Staton
Lou Root
Detroit
Skinner
Neweil C Rathbun
Ark
Plattsboro
W. H Eilis
W L. Ten Byke
Salvation Army
Ten Eyke
W H Ewis
New Cadet Officers Named After Retirement Of Captain Byers
Dahlonega Ga November 11 Special The following special promotions and assignments in the battalion of cadets at North Georgia Agricultural College have been announced to fill vacancies caused by the retirement of Captain Augustus Byers of Company C Having attained optional exemption from military duty he requested release and was retired with rank of cadet major C Edwin Martin battalion adjutant to captain company C Since Augustus Byers retired Quartermaster N W Grant to battalion adjutant Second Lieutenant 83 C Edmundson to quartermaster Sergeant Major W T Townsend to second lieutenant company C quartermaster Sergeant Major Reni Granger to sergeant major First Sergeant J W Arrendall to quartermaster sergeant
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Augustus Byers
Dahlonega
North Georgia Agricultural College
Edwin Martin
Wnce Augustus Byers
N. W Grant
83 C Edmundson
W T Townsend
Leutenant
Reni Granger
J W. Arrendall
Poor Millionaire in London Starves Without Dr King Pills
An old advertisement narrates a Poor Millionaire Lately who starved in London due to indigestion. It touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy that strengthens the stomach aids digestion and improves appetite. Priced at 25 cents with a money back guarantee. Sold by all druggists. John M. Miller Co. 39 Marietta Street offers a book.
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London
Dr. King
Gee Blacks Have It in Black Finishes and Trusty Wools
The ad argues that judging a clothing store by its black suits reveals quality. It warns about impure dye and shoddy wool in black fabrics, urging buyers to choose a reliable house. It proclaims pride in black unfinished worsteds and thibets and promises steady color quality and customer trust.
Controversy Over Charleston Negro Sculptor Exhibit
Charleston officials and residents clash over Lopez's heroic figures depicting Negro life in the south. Negro commissioners object to faces of a boy with a banjo and a plowman, claiming the works stereotype the race. Booker T. Washington intervenes, calling for removal. group replacement undecided.
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Charleston
Lopez
South
Booker T. Washington
Board of Directors
T J Jackson
Negro Department
Biennial report from Attorney General McClurg sent to legislature
Jackson Mississippi November 11 Special The biennial report of Attorney General McClurg is being forwarded to lawmakers for pre session review. It urges modifying anti trust law with court discretion on fines and giving district attorneys enforcement authority. It also calls for codifying state law updating compensation and tax laws and reforming statistics on criminal litigation. During the biennial period the attorney general represented the state in 133 criminal appeals and 17 civil appeals while also handling four counties.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
McClurg
Smith Held for Murder in Raleigh Case
Peter Smith was jailed charged with the murder of his stepdaughter Hannah Fleming Smith about 47. The head of the girl was found near Smiths home above a logs area. bloodstains and clothing were nearby. The body has not yet been found and the state argues the defendant caused the downfall as motive. The search for the girl’s body continues.
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Raleigh
News and Observer
Marshall
NW C
Peter Smith
Hannah Fleming Smith
Smiths House
Smith
Fatal Jasper County Duel Ends in Death and Wounding
In Jasper county near Hillsboro two farmers, John Goolsby and Charlie Fullerton, exchanged shots at close range after a land dispute. Fullerton was killed instantly while Goolsby, mortally wounded, collapsed then fired twice before dying. The incident occurred in Macon, Georgia, on November 11.
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Macon
John Goolsby
Charlie Fullerton
Hillsboro
Jasper County
Here
Fullerton
Goolsby
Two Victims of the Same Hand in Tragic Double
Knoxville reports Miss Ada Thompson a teacher at Ranges school near Elizabethton was killed by Frank Kidwell of South Watauga who then killed himself. Motive given as her refusal of his marriage proposal. Both from respected families. Kidwell and Thompson died instantly.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ada Thompson
Ranges School House
Elizabethton
Frank Kidwell
South Watauga
Kidwell
Miss Thompson
Stig
Virginia Carolina Chemical gains control of Southern Chemical
The Virginia Carolina Chemical Company of Winston Salem says it has obtained a controlling interest in the Southern Chemical Company of Winston Salem. The Southern company has a capital stock of 200000 dollars and has produced large outputs since its establishment.
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Virginia-Carolina
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Southern Chemical Company
Professor C W Field Dead in Girard Home
Professor C W Field county school commissioner of Russell county Alabama died at his Girard home shortly after being nominated mayor His wife had died days earlier The report also notes the deaths of William McNealy 81 and C B A Clark 81 both from Muscogee with McNealy sent to Columbia for burial
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Russell County
Columbus
C W Field
Alabama
Girard
William McNealy
Columbia
B A Clark
Muscogee
Truitt disputes Neill on cotton bales estimate
LaGrange farmer George W. Truitt arrives with 500 bushels of cotton seed sold to the government for distribution. He criticizes Mr Neill's crop estimate, arguing the season yield will not exceed 10,250,000 bales while Neill forecasts around 31,250,000. A wagon frame showed cotton stalks for exhibition at Savannah fair.
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LaGrange
Neill
George W. Truitt
Savannah
Truitt
Weill
Parker Wants to Lecture Seeks Macon Date
Jim Parker seeks to lecture in Macon Georgia asking a prominent local to arrange a date and advertise him at the largest church He claims to be known in Macon and mentions involvement in the assassination of the president but Macon shows little interest in hearing him Parker signs letter from Washington DC promising to appear south and asks for proper contacts to arrange the event.
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Parker
Macon
Jim Parker
Washington
J. B. Parker
Sth Street
To Honor McKinley's Memory North Carolinians Form Association
Central McKinsey Memorial Association was formed at the executive office today with Governor Aycock as chair man and Wills G. Briggs as secretary Joseph G. Brown as treasurer A committee was named to draft an Address and a memorial urging contributions from the people of the state Gaverroy Avcock H Ihard Res tie C T Bailey Ro T Srv and BOF were listed for duties
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North
Saat
Van
Roosevelt May Appoint Duke to Kentucky Collectorship
A heated race for the Kentucky Internal Revenue collectorship follows the Sapp resignation. Candidates include S H Stone Ed Greene J H Craft John A Stratton and Mr Sterne with Craft favored by Bradley and Boreing while Stone is ruled out by President Roosevelt Duke says he would not accept the post despite reported interest from Washington and is not available under any circumstances Internal Revenue officials and Kentucky figures weigh the options as Irwin and others push for a consensus to avoid a split decision.
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Washington
Kentucky Collectorship of Internal Revenue
CE Sapp
Deboe
Bradley
Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Representative Boreing
Irwin
S H. Stone
Ed Greene
J. H Craft
John A Stratton
Sterne
Stone
Boreing
Craft
Seboe
Sapp
George Weissinger Smith
Albert Spies
George A. Newman, Jr
Alfred Seligman
Republican State Committee
Dr. T . Saker
Ouisville
Colonel Stone
Mr Craft
Basil Duke
Missouri
Leslie Coombs
United States Pension Agent
Kentucky
Duke
Louisville
Roosevelt
Awful losses by fire analysis from 1900 fires
Lesle's Weekly analyzes 1900 fire data in the United States noting 79,249 fires, 109,092 properties burned, and 160,929,805 dollars in indicated value. It cites causes from defective flues to unknown origins, incendiaries, lightning, and spontaneous combustion, arguing most fires are preventable and warning about overestimation of fire insurance indemnities.
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Lesle’s
United States
Boy Killed by Elevator at Columbus Mill
Claud Alexander Wadsworth, 14, died at Columbus Manufacturing Company mill when his head was pinned between an elevator and the second floor. He had been playfully leaning out to hail a companion as the elevator rose. The incident occurred this afternoon. no fault was found with the elevator operator. He was the son of James A. Wadsworth.
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Columbus
Claud Alexander Wadsworth
Columbus Manufacturing Company
Wadsworth
James A. Wadsworth
Carnival Company Detained Over $7 Breakfast Bill
Cincinnati Carnival Company arrived in Macon Georgia twenty four hours late after an attachment on their effects in Gordon for seven dollars. Railroad officials refused to move cars until the attachment was satisfied and lifted. The bill was paid and the company reached Macon this morning.
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Carnival Company
A &7
Macon
Cincinnati Carnival Company
Gordon
Two Sufficient Reasons
The senior partner fails to appear at the office by two and the junior partner asks for Mr Teriterhook. The bookkeeper says they left earlier and that he would not be back. The senior partner fears something wrong with him after a stomach pain and a fish lunch.
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Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
Teriterhook
Transfer of Rev Bradley Shakes Emory College Faculty
Knoxville reports Rev H S Bradley of Emory College may transfer from the North Georgia to the Halston conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The swap likely exchanges him for Rev Alonzo Monk who would move from Knoxville to Atlanta. Bradley’s unexpected college resignation is noted as significant. Three Floyd County convicts escape Rome Ga as county chain gang prisoners Charley Moore John Houston and Tom Robinson fled last night. guards seek the trio with locality Cave Springs cited and officials confirming planning months earlier.
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Knoxville Tonn
Knoxville
H .S. Bradley
Emory Colege
Oxford
North Georgia
Halston Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Alonzo Monk
Atlanta
Mr Bradley
Emory College
Floyd County
Rome
Charley Moore
John Houston
Tom Robinson
Camn Ts
Cave Springs
R. G. Hackney
Houston
Daughters of the Confederacy figures head to convention
Miss Mildred Rutherford president of the Georgia division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy left for Winnington North Carolina to attend the United Daughters of the South contention. Miss Anna Camak, delegate from the Athens chapter, also departed for Wilmington.
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Athens
Mildred Rutherford
Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Winnington
N. C
United Daughters of the South
Anna Camak
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Wilmington
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Cincinnati
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New York
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