Fulk Grants Stay of Liberty Woman’s Hanging in Missouri
Governor Folk intervener and lawyers win a postponement of the execution of Mrs Agnes Meyers and Julius Hoffman for the murder of Meyers husband. The gallows were prepared at the Liberty county jail yard but the sentence is rescheduled to January 1. Meyers dreams of intervention and constructs Christmas gifts in her cell as she awaits fate.
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Roume City
Dee
Fulk
Mia
Agnes Meyers
Julius Hoffman
Liberty
Mra
Meyere
Folk
Petichot
Frank Hoffman
Death of 5 month old Joseph L. Andrews
Joseph L. Andrews, infant son of Mr and Mrs W M Andrews, died Monday morning at the family home. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 o clock at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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Joseph L. Andrews
W.M. Andrews
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Gillette 10 Die In Chair In January
Chester Gillette convicted of Grace Brown murder is sentenced to death in Auburn New York’s electric chair. Judge Devendorf denies a new trial and Gillette proclaims innocence as his appeal proceeds. He will be taken to Auburn within ten days for execution week starting January 28.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
Devendorf
Auburn
Gillette
Big Moose Lake
Hearst News Service
L. M. Gillette
Davendorfer
Gillette Wald
Mae Woods Seeks Conference With Senator Platt in Washington
Mae Woods arrived in Washington seeking a meeting with Senator Platt. She is staying at a hotel under an assumed name and has discussed her identity with several acquaintances. Clerks at the hotel reported her registration, and she claimed that Platt had assisted her in 1902 with her bills. She also accused Secretary Loeb of involvement in pressuring her.
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Mae Woods
Platt
Washington
Dee
Wash
Artington Jolel
New Bor
Sechon
Ator Patt
Loeb
Ays
Birdsong case looming as judgment expected in Hazlehurst
The trial of Mrs. Birdsong at Hazlehurst opened with jurors hearing jury instructions from Judge Miller. Lawyers argued that the case would continue this afternoon, with a verdict unlikely before tomorrow. Hazlehurst townsfolk predict acquittal for Mrs. Birdsong.
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Jackson
Miss
Dee
Hazle‘el
Former Schoolmate to Defend Turnage
Notert E Turnage the young white man charged with attempted criminal assault will be defended by an old schoolmate and family friend, Hamilton Madison, a Patton County legislator. Turnage, removed to the Tower on a warrant sworn by Officer Clark, protested his innocence as police held two others tied to the case.
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Notert E. Turnage
Currie Ostock
Trumphries
Jones Avenue
Edwards Street
Madison ‘Ll
Patton County
Blu
Turnage
Beit Meuvlay
Tornage
Justice of the Peace Landrum
Clark
Connally
Volleeman Hower
Tale Tee
Railwaymen charged with murder after fatal wreck
Danville Virginia December report states two railroad operators Clemmer and Skinnell and flagman Mull arrested on murder warrants. They were arraigned and bailed. hospital bound flagman Mull as patients recover. Coroner’s inquest adjourned. Kinney and King victims named. Kinney’s body homebound. sisters present at wreck scene. King’s headless body to be buried.
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Danville
Dee
Southern
Clemmer
Skinnell
Flagman
O. J. Mull
Thoms Hamlin
Chinmer
Wooding
Flagman Mull
General Hospital
Ford
George C. Kinney
Spencer
Thomasville
N.C
Kinney
William A. Kinney
Sawyers
W. B. King
King
Saved From Death By Chloroform For Third Time
W. E. Edwards a young white man was revived after being found in a dazed state with a chloroform soaked handkerchief at the Union Depot. He was treated at Grady hospital and released. He had previous incidents on November 28 and last Friday in a Salvation Army hall. Officials say Edwards used the poison as a stimulant during personal crises, not with intent to kill.
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W. E. Edwards
Edwards
Columbus
Union Depot
Grady Hospital
Neal House
Salvation Army Hall
Marietta Street
Seerfee
Salvation Army
Army
30000 Persons Without Food in Lodz Poland
In Lodz Russian Poland on December 10, factory closures leave about 30,000 people without food. Demonstrations by lawless groups rise as a feud between Nationalist and Socialist laborers intensifies. In two days laborers killed five Nationalists and wounded fifteen amid violent clashes and rising tensions.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Atlanta Spirit helps Georgia Tech seek 7500 for growth
The Atlanta Georgian urges a $7500 rise to expand the Georgia School of Technology campus. Dr. K G Matheson warns of crowding, dormitory shortages, and basement gym use, as options on adjacent lots expire January 1. Subscriptions already total 7250 with donors including local figures and The Georgian.
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Atlanta
Georgia School of Technology
South
Georgia Tech
K. G. Matheson
F. L. Seely
Re ‘Gia Tech
Matheson
Georgia School ,of Technology
Vanderbilt
Uns
Baptists Plan Month Long Atlanta Revival With 30 Evangelists
The Atlanta Baptist conference voted to stage a April revival with no fewer than thirty evangelists from twenty eight white Baptist churches. Dr. W W Hamilton will direct the work, assisted by Dr. John E White and other clergy, meeting daily and nightly for a full month with noontime conferences at a central venue. The group also pledged aid to Dr Weaver's family amid his wandering mind and possible transfer to Milledgeville.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Baptist Conference
Dey W. W. Hamilton
Southern Baptist Convention
Home Mission Board
Hamilton
South
John E. White
Second Baptist Church
Landrum
Motley
Briggs
W. W. Landrum
John EB. White
J. W. Millard
Len G. Broughton
J.P. Purser
Jordan
Briege
Weaver
Howell Park
Milledgeville
Roosevelt Wins Nobel Peace Prize for 1906
Christiana Dec 10 President Roosevelt has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1906. The report notes candidates worldwide and mentions the prize aim to promote international fraternity. The article cites sponsors from Chicago University Ya le Georgetown and Munich. It also explains the prize's origin from Alfred Nobel. The report adds a local obituary note for J. H. Spurlin of 38 White Street.
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Christiana
Roosvelt
Roosevelt
Harry Pratt
Judson
Chicago University
Baldwin
Harberger
Munich
Georgetown University
Washington
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
Sweden
Modern Pryor street school contrasts with congested basement rooms
A reader laments unhealthy basement classrooms at Fraser street and similar old frame schools. The Pryor street and new district buildings prove better light, ventilation, and heating. Rainy, damp conditions worsen hazards, while modern facilities reduce sickness and fire risk amid growing enrollments.
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Fair Street
Pryor Street
Fraser Street
Fraser
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Georgia Behoo of Technology
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