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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1912
Page
1
A Texas banker is acquitted in a second trial over the murder of Captain Boyce. The report notes the case stemmed from a long, sensational escapade involving a rival in earlier days and connections to a series of tragedies, including a young boy named Boyce who faced fatal harm. The setup highlights the turbulent sequence of events and the courtroom outcome.
A historical Amarillo sequence links several killings and suicides around John Beal Snead in 1912. Captain A G Boyce and Captain J T Snead are among those slain near the city post office and hotel lobby, with R C Hilliard and Edward Throckmorton also perishing under violent or suspicious circumstances.
Fort Worth jurors acquitted Beal Snead of murdering Captain Boyce after a dramatic case linked to an elopement involving Lena Snead and Al Boyce Jr. The trial exposed a family feud driving a long sequence of crimes, with Snead’s wife and children at the center as guardians cared for by Ocea Snead of Waco. The court proceeding followed lengthy testimony and emotional scenes in the courtroom.
Acting Mayor John S. Candler orders police captains to inform pool rooms lockers clubs and near-beer saloons to remove nickel slot machines by Thursday noon. Violators face fines up to 100 dollars and 36 days in the stockade plus automatic license revocation. Recorder Nash Broyles says all offenders will be punished to the full extent. The council seeks a citywide prohibition amid estimates of hundreds of thousands in profits and ongoing public pressure to curb what authorities call a predatory gambling scheme.
Constantinople reports uncertainty over armistice talks as Bulgaria and Servia favor signing and starting peace talks, while Greece opposes the territorial partition and provisioning of besieged Turkish cities. Greek officials fear a Turkish ruse to renew war later under better terms.
Vienna reports 100000 Austrian soldiers encircle Semlin Hungary across the Danube from Servia. Troop trains carry heavy ordnance as diplomacy and Balkan armistice terms draw scrutiny. Roumania signals neutrality may come with concessions in Balkan peace terms.
Five members of the Marist Rifles were absent from a turkey trot at Knights of Columbus hall. Lt J L Harrison Jr led a squad to arrest the deserters, nabbed Sergeant John McGee who hid behind dressing room wraps, as five maidens wept and the band resumed with The Girl I Left Behind Me.
Senator elect Norris of Nebraska says he will enter the Senate after March 4 as a man without party. He intends to vote for legislation he deems wise regardless of party, adding there is no need to declare political allegiance.
Cordele Georgia December 3 blood poisoning from a gunshot wound in his foot forced the amputation of John Nesbitt right leg halfway between knee and ankle. Nesbitt a former Albany resident and longtime Georgia Cotton Company worker was wounded Thanksgiving day while hunting with a friend. He held an automatic gun between his legs when the dog flushed quail and the weapon discharged, mangling his foot.
San Francisco dispatch reports Mrs. N. Bramber a wealthy Atlantic City widow arriving with unusual baggage. Her belongings included sixty three barking dogs a horse sixteen trunks five bundles of golf sticks five gross of canine food a photograph and tennis equipment drawing curious attention from onlookers at the port.
Paris Tennessee dispatch reports Miss Annie Conway, a society woman, killed herself by a heart shot while in bed. Her gown caught fire from the pistol flash, but blood from the wound put out the flames. Her brother Edwin F. Conway, a bank employee in Mexico City, was recently found dead in bed from a bullet wound.
T Lamb, manager for the receivers of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad, is listed as a director of the New Old Dominion Trust Company which will open in Richmond. The firm’s official plan shows capital stock of 1,000,000 dollars and a surplus of 1,000,000 dollars under President William M Habliston.
Columbus Georgia December 3 The Columbus Poultry Association will host visiting poultrymen to a banquet at Carpenter's cafe. Speakers include H B Lansden of Manchester Tennessee and F J Marshall of College Park who are judging birds. Percy Cook of William Cook & Sons New Jersey originators of Orpington chickens. Mayor Chappell will offer a toast.
Kenry I Vandiver, once a prominent Alabama figure, waives extradition to Montgomery to answer a murder charge. He is accused of plotting Sloan Rowan's death with Walter Jones, who is already under death sentence and has confessed implicating Vandiver. Vandiver says enemies caused his arrest and notes his financial rise and fall.
Philadelphia December 3. The United States mint in Philadelphia has been transformed into a Santa Claus workshop. It is producing hundreds of thousands of gold coins including bright eagles and double eagles to meet the Christmas rush and fill stockings.
Chicago dispatch reports Marvin Hurley Pilot five to twelve months old weighs 35 pounds and has never cried. The baby is billed as the heavyweight champion of his age in a humorous record that reads as a playful feature.
New York reports that American railroad and industrial firms issued about 2 billion dollars in bonds stocks and notes in 1912. Output rose 273 million over 1911, with heavy maturing obligations and rising capital costs. Six nations Italy Turkey China Spain Bulgaria and Servia seek loans amid potential tariff and trade shifts.
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