Boy refuses to leave mother amid custody dispute
In Chico on October 11 a 11 year old boy Culver Taggart defied Major Taggart and vowed he would never live with his father. The decree places Culver under his father’s care but the boy clings to his mother and resists abduction attempts as witnesses testify at the trial.
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Culver
Charles
Captain Tapgart
Hason
Boy
Eason
Gusa
Major Taggart
Sirs
Culver Taggart
Mamma
Macon to Get New Building in Government Fight
Washington October 14 special secretary Shaw seeks to inform Judge Emory Speer in Macon Ga that a new public building will replace the old structure. Roosevelt and Shaw push action as Speer remains absent across several locations. final telegram directs delivery to the judge when found. The dispute over demolition and expansion has drawn broad government attention.
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Speer
Shaw
Washington
Svhera
Emory Speer
Southern Federal District of Georgia
Treasury
Roosevelt
Bpeer
Mt Macon
Macon
Tne
Jige Speer
Judge Speers
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Highlanda
North
Maconad
Judge @peer
Jixely
Jorome Thas
Alg
Bhawang
Roosevelt Himenlf
Treasury Department
Anld
Officer Swears to Quit County in Theft Case Outcome
An officer facing a theft charge in Savannah saw the suit dismissed after he agreed to leave the county. He was fined 260 dollars or six months in jail and is to depart permanently. James Hyde, tied to a separate inquiry, plans to testify as part of ongoing investigations and political maneuvering surrounding Equitable and a Macon building project.
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Savanneh
Thomas J Farrell
Savanach
Cann
Stoo
Fearful Shipwreck Story From Charleston Coast
Eight sailors endure a gale bound voyage from Charleston to New York. The Norse Atlantic schooner Vanneme and King sinks after October 6, leaving two survivors William Thomas and William Warner rescued near Caps Lookout. Six perished including Captain Maxwell, Mate Chase, and two Jamaican seamen amid exposure and madness. Rescue by the brig Stiman F Gelly occurs two days later with both sailors finally landed.
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Aea
Yanttame
King of
New Haven
South Carolina
Mr. Duye
Kelly
William ‘Thomas
Wiliam @ Warner
Antleus
British West Indies
William A Maxwell
New Jersey
A, Chase
William Grizell
Fred Arthur
Jamupica
Charleston
Vanneme
King
Cherlenton, & C
New York
Snes
Beaman Arthur
Grigell
Arthur
Maxwell
Chase
Captain Maxwell
Stiman F Gelly
Ceylon
Thomas
Warner
Caps
Sensation at Ostern brothers murder trial unsettles court
Four Ostend brothers face murder indictments for George and Edward Carter. Judge Mackay keeps all defendants in $1000 bonds for November term. Fifth brother James Ostern remains at large. Post adjournment a brawl erupted when Louis Michler attacked Perre Greene over an old insult. The scene drew outsiders before police intervened.
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Osteen
Angustine Bia
George
Edward Carter
Mackay
James Osteen
Noom
Louis Michler
Perre Greene
Moutrie
Mickler
Green
Yeera
Georgia State Fair Declared Best Yet by Governor Northen
Former Governor William J. Northen urges Georgia farmers to visit the state fair, praising the stock show and agricultural exhibits as the best in twenty five years. He says the displays symbolize prosperity, invite immigration, and inspire young men to rebuild and invest in farming.
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Northen
Gargia
Felr
Wny
Vlows
Thin City
Eformer
Groom of a Few Hours Taken From His Bride
A bridegroom barely hours after a ceremony with Miss Fannie Ferrer was seized from his new wife amid a chaotic incident. The scene at the wedding was described as urgent and alarming with the groom reportedly missing or seized shortly after the vows. Names and exact locations are partially unclear due to damaged text.
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Strong
Fannie Ferrer
Bobie
Yellow Fever Control Claim In New Orleans
In New Orleans on October 16, Dr White of the Marine Hospital Service says yellow fever is absolutely under control and urges avoiding non yellow fever cases in official tallies to preserve record accuracy. Pensacola reports 7 new cases, 417 total, 2 deaths today, 55 total deaths, 178 under treatment, 164 discharged. State official Porter cites cool weather as a factor in a downturn. two physicians, Dr Phillips and Dr Herron, arrested for failing to report fever cases within five hours.
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New Orleans
White
Marine Hospital Service
Pensacola
Pensagola
Fla
Porter
Anniston Tragedy: Pippin Fires on City Leaders
In Anniston Alabama on October 16 1869 Pippin Overseer of the city streets fired two pistols at city hall steps striking Trigg a prominent furniture dealer and Chief Dill wounding them both before being overcome. Trigg later died and Chief Dill was wounded. A separate report says William Litte foreman of a levees gang was shot and killed by a black man named Leray Blackmore near Mound City Arkansas.
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Anniston
Ala
Trigg Ons
Jons
Annistoh
LE Pippin
Pippin
Trigg
Dui
Tiler
Bite
Pippins
Mr Trigg
Chief Dill
Atlanta
Foreman
Memphis, Tenn
William Litte
Levees
Leray Blackmore
Mound City
Ark
Atlanta Theater Plans and City Viaduct Redevelopment
Dr Horace Grant proposes a new Atlanta theater with independent management to rival national hotels, hiring Hubert Belasco attractions and aiming for architecture praised in the United States. Captain J Dallas seeks a site near Whitehall and Broad and, if terms fail, rents space over the Western and Atlantic railroad. The plan includes bridge modifications and a potential lease from the railroad, with state approval pursued. Columbus Festival Association signs with Robinson Amusement for seventeen shows during fall festival week.
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Horace Grant
Avanta
Joel Hurt
Jake Wells
H L DeGive
Theatrical Syndicate
Grant
Atlanta
Nashville
Tenn
Dallas
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Whitehall Street
Broad Street
Western
Atlante
Thtaler European
Whitewall
Siroad
Columbus Festival Association
Columbus Ga
JT Cooper
Word
L T Jones
Columbus Fall Festival Association Today
Robinson Amusement Company
Columbus
Police Board and Council Row Sparks Civil Service Tension
A dispute emerges between the Police Board and the City Council over civil service rules and appointments. Officials signal potential reforms as callers cite governance concerns and procedural delays.
Special Committee Authorized to Draft Police Civil Service Rules
City council moved civil service for the police department from the police board to a special committee. The panel, led by Mayor Pro Tem Harwell and including William Oldknow and W. D Ellis, was empowered to draft the regulations amid looming clashes between the council and the police board.
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Coumei
Council
Police Department
Phat
T O
Ugon
Wooedwerd
Fox
Covncll
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Weather outlook across regions with rain and winds
The weather forecast covers Georgia to Alabama with rain chances on Tuesday and Wednesday, accompanied by fresh east to southeast winds. Eastern Florida expects showers with partial cloud cover and northeast to east winds. South Carolina anticipates cloudy intervals with possible rain and brisk winds, while Alabama begins chilly Tuesday and Wednesday with clearer conditions in the north and variable winds overall.
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Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Alabama
Partom
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