Man shoots sweetheart rival then surrenders in county
In Astiburn Georgia, W F Cochran wounded Tan Cleghorn after a confrontation sparked by Minnie Marchmans death. Cochran surrendered thinking he had killed Cleghorn but the victim survived. Cleghorn and Minnie Marchman were connected by a troubled engagement.
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Astiburn
W. F. Cochran
Bond
Tan Cleghorn
Cochran
Turner County
Minnie Marchman
Amboy
Marchman
Cleghorn
Sheriff Branch
Judge dissolves underage couple in double wed decree
Judge Tuthill grants Edward Therien a divorce from Laura Rasmus Therien, married Labor Day 1905 in St. Joseph Michigan, claiming both were under legal age making the ceremony illegal. He says they remarried August 18 1906 in Pittsburgh while still under age and accuses her of razor and butcher knife assaults during their Washington tenure.
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Chicago
Dec
Tuthill
Edward Therien
Laura Rasmussen Therien
St. Joseph
Mich
Therien
Pittsburg
Washington
Decatur Trade Board Signs 15 New Members
Despite bad weather last week, the Decatur Board of Trade membership committee added fifteen new members including Cc. G. Bradley, A. Shelverton, C. E. Rogers, J. T. Stewart, J. M. Boykin, J. G. Clarke, C. A. Blackstock, F. M. Rogers, R. P. McLarty, J. A. Hall, Eddie Kerr, F. L. Smith, GC, R. Clark Jr., J. L. Bond, K. P. McKlung, W. E. Beall and W. J. Massey. The drive will continue seven days with leadership hopefuls expanding the list.
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Decatur Board of Trade
Cc. G. Bradley
A. Shelverton
C. E. Rogers
J. T. Stewart
J. M. Boykin
J. G. Clarke
C. A. Blackstock
F. M. Rogers
R. P. McLarty
J. A. Hall
Eddie Kerr
F. L. Smith
R. Clark, Jr
Man Breaks Leg After Slipping on Banana Peel
St Louis, Dec 9. John Steinhauer of Belleville, 58, was taken to City Hospital with a double fracture above the knee after slipping on a banana peel while walking toward a streetcar at Twenty third and Walnut. He had been eating the fruit and tossed the peel ahead.
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ST. Louis
John Steinhauer
Belleville
Steinhauer
Page
Twenty-third
Walnut Streets
County Tax Returns Show Large 1912 Increase
Waycross gains lead Ware county tax returns with a record rise totaling 1,046,149 dollars for 1912. The bulk of the increase occurred in Waycross, marking the county’s strongest rise on record.
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Ware
Waycross
Defense Needs on Canal and Hawaii Urged by War Secretary
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson urged immediate fortification and troop mobilization in Panama and Hawaii to protect American assets. He pressed for a national volunteers bill, extended National Guard pay for general army use, and stricter canteen policies. The report calls for 6,500 Canal Zone troops, expanded Hawaii garrison, and a broader national defense council, with other reforms.
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Washington
Panama
Hawaii
National Volunteers
National Guard
Henry L. Stimson
United States Army
Stimson
Military Academy
West Point
Council of National Defense
Army
Navy
Congress
Philippines
House of Representatives
Panama Canal
Big Ditch
Philippine Scouts
Suffrage Campaigner Organizes Savannah Effort Early
Evelyn Noraton of Cleveland plans a Savannah campaign to educate on women's suffrage. Nora Gon will begin active work this week and stay until mid May after a recent campaign in South Carolina.
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Evelyn Noraton
Cleveland
Ohio
Savannah
Nora Gon
South Carolina
Druggist to be arraigned over fatal morphine sale
Dr T H Cox of 905 Marietta street faces arraignment before Recorder Brouse on alleged sale of morphine linked to the death of E J Bannister of 1 Coral place. Bannister said a negro woman had supplied a powder after he complained of a severe headache. Police seek the woman as muddy streets hindered rapid transport to Grady hospital.
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T. H. Cox
Marietta Street
Broulse
Grady Hospital
E. J. Bannister
Coral Place
Bannister
Western Heights
Anister
Insurance Against Twins Five Percent Rate Quoted
London brokers quote five per cent insurance for birth of twins and for insuring a child that might deprive another of an estate or title. The idea is to hedge against potential loss of inheritance or titles due to birth outcomes.
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London
Cows Deserve Mansions Says Speaker Dr Cassius Way
Chicago speaker Dr Cassius Way argues cows deserve mansion housing not stables calling them artificial mothers of the race and saying they deserve more elaborate housing than a man.
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Chicago
Cassius Way
Clash at Turner charges probe in city electrican case
Indications point to a heated investigation of City Electrician R. C. Turner by a council special committee tomorrow afternoon. The Moving Picture Operators union plans to charge Turner with illegal discrimination in license grants. Turner vows to refute all accusations as both sides prepare witnesses amid old grudges and intensified bitterness. Jesse M. Wood chairs the committee.
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City Electrician
R. C. Turner
Turner
Moving Picture Operators Union
Council
Jesse M. Wood
Auto Wrecked as Team Runs Away with Heavy Truck
Mrs. Harry Schaul of 5 East Fourteenth Street and companions narrowly escaped injury when a runaway lithia water wagon crashed into their stopped car in Whitehall Street. The wagon struck the fender, tore the steel, and damaged the vehicle but left no one hurt.
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Harry Schaul
East Fourteenth Street
Whitehall Street
Atlanta suffrage workers celebrate four-state wins rally
Atlanta suffragists plan a love feast and rally at 8 p.m. in the Carnegie library to celebrate votes for women gains in Oregon Arizona Kansas and Michigan. Mrs M L McLendon, Georgia Woman Suffrage association president, will speak along with Mrs William H Felton and Mrs Rose Ashby. The event is open to the public.
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Atlanta
Carnegie Library
Votes For Women
Atlanta Civic League Today
Oregon
Arizona
Kansas
Michigan
M. L. McLendon
Georgia Woman Suffrage Association
National Organization
William H. Felton
Cartersville
Rose Ashby
Pastor Dr. Junius W. Millard Dies After Illness
Dr. Junius W. Millard pastor of the Jackson Hill Baptist church and former head of the Ponce De Leon Avenue Baptist church died suddenly from an apoplectic stroke at his Oakdale road home after leading a debt-raising sermon. Born in Goldsboro North Carolina 44 years ago he served in Baltimore before coming to Atlanta where he led multiple congregations and leaves a widow two children a brother and five sisters. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Junius W. Millard
Jackson Hill Baptist Church
Ponce DeLeon Avenue
Oakdale Road
Jackson Hill
Millard
Wake Forest College
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Utan Place Baptist Church
Baltimore
Atlanta
J. W. Millard, Jr
Laura Millard
David P. Millard
Illinois governor elect Dunne to postpone inauguration
Chicago December 9 1912 due to too many thirteens in January 13 1913 the state inauguration date Governor elect Edward F Dunne has almost decided to shift the ceremony by one day to avoid the superstition surrounding the number thirteen.
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Chicago
Edward F. Dunne
Hill declares nation needs Christian spirit at college dedication
James J. Hill, Northwest rail magnate, told a large Warren crowd at North Star college’s $50,000 building dedication that no nation can exist without true Christian spirit. He urged the decalogue in every schoolroom and condemned laws banning Christian teaching in schools.
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Hill
William B. Crouch Dies in Mississippi at 60
Funeral services for William B. Crouch retired capitalist and bank president will be held in Cartersville this afternoon. He died in Vossburg Mississippi after a paralytic stroke suffered a year ago. Crouch led the American Trunk and Bag Company and earlier held top posts in Majestic Range Co and the First National Bank of Cartersville. He lived in Atlanta for three years and is survived by his wife.
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William B. Crouch
Vossburg
Miss
Cartersville
Crouch
Atlanta
American Trunk and Bag Company
St. Louis
Majestic Range Company
First National Bank of
Walker to be formally nominated for Savannah mayor
Savannah GA December 9 plans are under way for a large rally at the Savannah theater where Captain George P Walker will be formally tendered the nomination for mayor. The meeting is a ratification event with speeches by administration supporters led by T Mayhew Cunningham. Walker will respond to the nomination remarks. Opponent Captain R J Davant has campaigned actively after losing last year to Mayor Tiedeman.
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Savannah
Savannah Theater
George P. Walker
T. Mayhew Cunningham
Walker
R. J. Davant
Captain Davant
Tiedeman
Waycross Run Off Tomorrow In Georgia
Waycross voters will participate in a second primary tomorrow after adopting the majority rule for city primaries. Only one contest remains unresolved, the race between C. C. Buchanan Jr. and J. A. Jr. for First Ward alderman.
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Waycross
C. C. Buchanan, Jr
J. A. Jr
First Ward
Tariff bill may reach law by next July says Underwood
Washington dispatch reports Oscar W. Underwood as head of the Ways and Means Committee pressing President-elect Wilson to convene an extraordinary session on March 15 to push a new tariff measure. He predicts House action by April 15 and Senate concord leading to presidential signature by July.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Oscar W. Underwood
Ways and Means
Underwood
Edward W. Townsend
New Jersey
New York
New England
Middle Western
Trenton
N. J
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
McCombs
Representative Underwood
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
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International News Service
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J. W. Millard
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