Passenger Train Collides With Freight at West End Injures Engineer
A head on collision between Atlanta and West Point vestibule limited No. 38 from New Orleans and a Central of Georgia freight at Humphreys street crossing, West End, injures engineer John Steele. The West Point locomotive overturned. freight engine damaged. Pilot wheels split the switch, delaying traffic. passengers unharmed except for shock.
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John Steele
Atlanta
West Point Vestibule Limited
New Orleans
Central of Georgia
Humphreys Street Cross
West End
Washington Street
Thomas Jordan
West Point
Central
Cut in Twain Under Heavy Locomotive
George F. Allen 25 of Livingston Ky an employee of Gould Construction Co was killed when a switch engine struck him at the Loutaville and Nashville trestle while working on the pile over near Swift fertiliser works. He was from Livingston Ky and the accident occurred near noon Thursday.
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Southfru
Swift Fertiliser
George F. Allen
Gould Construction Company
Loutaville
Nashville
Alleh
Wor
Livingston, Ky
Alini Ali Alidi May Escape Trial By Jury Evidence
Defense argues timing of new evidence could prove Will Jalson is innocent in a murder case involving Mrs Richand Hetn ee and ender sentence of death. Attorneys Toknon and Johnson press for new trial claiming valued evidence should establish beyond question. Jury may consider whether Johnson was the shooter or misidentified.
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Will Jalson
Aweault
Mra
Richand Hetnee
Ender
Alex HL Stephens
Walter McRhreath
Mark ‘Totbert
Johnson
Ben Redevil
Toknon
Curt Jett Confesses Murder of Jim Cockrell
Curtis Jett, in Cynthiana Kentucky, confessed the murder of Jim Cockrell at Jackson, providing a full account of the crime. The confession was reported from Jackson with Curtis Jett naming himself as the killer and detailing the events surrounding the homicide.
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Curtis Jett
Cockrill
Cynthiana
Curt Jett
Jim Cockrell
Jackson
Fire at Piedmont Hat Company endangers workers and firemen
A blaze on the third floor of the Piedmont Hat Company at 4612 West Mitchell Street caused hundreds of dollars in damage and put several firemen at risk as they crawled through thick smoke. The fire began in the boys dressing room, likely from a discarded cigarette, and forced downtown units to deploy multiple hoses despite ice on ladders and sleet in the air. Several responders collapsed from nausea and were helped out, with Chief Cummings noting the smoky, “awful” conditions.
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Piedmont Hat Company
Mitchell Street
Cummings
Sunshine Weather Promises Warmer Lead Into Holidays
A weather forecast urges completing Christmas shopping on Friday with sunny intervals and warmer temperatures after a cold snap. The Empire’s top weather forecaster predicts rain at times and rising highs near the mid thirties during the day, with temperatures around 27 to 36 degrees in the morning through afternoon.
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Grees
P.m
P. m
Atlanta Artist Notified of Brother's Death in Buffalo Fire
A Cedar Heights style blaze at Zenobia apartment house on Prospect avenue Buffalo last night left four dead and a fifth died in hospital. Victims named include F M Lambrecht 45 his wife 40 Ruth Lambrecht three year old, Mrs J J Fischel of New York and A Chanins Pram. Atlanta artist Robert Jerome Dean learns his brother A Charles Dean died from injuries and his family in Atlanta was notified.
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Buffalo
Zenobia
Prospect Avenue
Greasen
F. M. Lambrecht
Ae Lambrecht
Ruth Capennas
MRA
J. J. Fischel
New York
A. Chanins Pram
Aioe O
Niagara
Atlanta
A. Charles Dean
Robert Jerome Dean
Wingo Adveraing Company
Century
Woolen Mills Merge Form American Textile Woolens Co
Special to The Georgian Chattanooga Tenn December 20 A major woolen mill merger with 1.25 million dollar capitalization creates the American Textile Woolens Company. Partners include Park Woolen Mills Rossville Ga Louisville Woolen Mills Kentucky Sweetwater Woolen Mills Tennessee Athens Woolen Mills Georgia and Atlanta Woolen Mills Georgia. W M Nixon of Atlanta named president and plans relocation to Chattanooga. F A Carter of Sweetwater named secretary. Directors to be elected soon.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
South
American Textile Woolens Company
Lawn of Georgia
Park Woolen Mills
Rossville
Louisville Woolen
Louisville
Sweetwater Woolen Mills
Sweetwater
Town
Athens Woolen Mills
Athens
Atlanta Woolen Mills
Atlanta
W. M. Nixon
F. A. Carter
Jeffries Accepts $50,000 Fight Challenge for Goldfield Return
New York reports James J Jeffries, heavyweight champion, has accepted Tex Rickards offer of 50 000 to fight again in Goldfield Nevada in April or May. Rickards claimed assurances of 50 000 if Jeffries would waive color prejudice and face Jack Johnson.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
Weet
Tex” Rickards
Goldfield
Nev
Rickards
Jeffries
Big Jack Johnson
Bear hunt tale closes Western postoffice for one day
Washington today relays a humorous postal letter in which a Western postmaster warns the public that the postoffice will close for a day to go on a bear hunt. The letter highlights quirks of department rules and the postmaster’s confident claim of sole ability to write.
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Washington
Postoffice
James M. Griggs
Georgia
Tam
Eer
Governor commutes Albert Patrick life in Sing Sing case
Governor Higgins, in citing evidence and doubts about the Rice murder verdict, commutes Albert T. Patrick from death to life imprisonment. Patrick, in Sing Sing's death house, protests he will continue his fight for liberty and disputes the commutation.
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Higgins
Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Albert T. Patrick
Patrick
Vernor
Albert Patrick
Albany
William Rice
William M. Rice
Charles F. Jones
Jones
Judge Roan warns holiday lawbreakers no mercy in January
Judge Roan closes December term of the superior court with a sweeping warning to lawbreakers. After a guilty verdict for three charged with robbery, he sentences them to fifteen years each and urges jurors to remain vigilant. He praises jurors’ sacrifices, laments mob violence, and hopes for a peaceful Christmas while warning that repeat offenders will face no mercy when tried again.
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Roan
Superior Court
Judge Roan
Ral Hill
Brown
Perkins and Morgan aide called to testify on New York Life transfer
George W Perkins, key witness in the Armstrong Investigation, testified before the grand jury about a $3,000,000 bond transfer from New York Life’s treasury to the New York Security and Trust Company. The move, aimed at satisfying Prussian government requirements, appears to be a subterfuge to secure operating rights in Prussia. Perkins was cross-examined under subpena with counsel present, alongside other officers including Treasurer Randol and chief clerk Mattison.
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New York
George W. Perkins
Armstrong Investigation Committee
New York Life Insurance Company
Grand
J. P. Morgan
New York Life
Perkins
Armstrong Committee
Criminal Courts
Lewis J. Delafield
Rando
Ah. M. Mattison
Treasury
Receiver Appointed for German Insurance Company of Illinois
Philip Alston was named receiver for the German Insurance Company of Illinois assets in Georgia by Judge Pendleton in the superior court. An injunction temporarily restrains the company from interfering with its assets. The Prowell Hardware Company of Birmingham, Alabama, is the petitioner. The firm faces insolvency due to risks from the San Francisco fire and earthquake. Claims and assets figures are cited, with liabilities around 3.52 million reported in Georgia and San Francisco liabilities cited at over 5.1 million.
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Philip Alston
German Insurance Company of
Illinois
Georgia
Pendleton
Prowell Hardware Compapany
Birmingham
Ala
San Francisco
German Insurance Company
United States
Insurance Commissioner of Georgia
Royal Insurance Company
Liverpool
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Chicago
Mr. Alston
PARDONS TO CONVICTS FOR CHRISTMAS G
Governor Jelks granted twenty five paroles and commutations as Christmas presents, a smaller number than in two decades, while unrelated legal actions unfolded. A separate case notes Chicago Title and Trust Company named as receiver, with matters involving bonds and insured losses proceeding to January hearings.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jelks
Freight Trains Tied Up on Southern Railroad
Spencer North Carolina December 20 One of the worst freight blockades in Southern railway history cripples the line as hundreds of loaded cars and crews remain encumbered. A single crew endured ninety ore hours between Concord and Spencer this week with four to six trains often stalled within five miles of Spencer. Officials work to relieve the crush as a double track is being built but not likely in service for a year or more.
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Spencer
N. C
Southern Railway
Concord
Southern Ry Machinists to Get More Pay
Washington December 20 machinists employed by the Southern Railway Company won an increased wage scale. Most shops will gain 2 cents per hour, Birmingham and Sheffield 11-3 cents, and apprentices 1 cent. Arbitration details involved Col Thom and P J Conlon with Judge George Gray as umpire.
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Washington
Southern Railway Company
Birmingham
Sheffield
The
Southern
P. J. Conlon
International Association of Machiniists
Thom
Conlon
Anne
George Gray
Delaware
Three Men Vie To Tell The Georgian Missing Man Case
The Georgian reports new evidence unearthed by reporters ties a missing man to the fatal shooting of a bailiff on Ketta Street near Pine. Witnesses say they can identify Dodgen’s mysterious companion, with a search spanning Decatur and Marietta streets and pool halls. Police have located the three suspects and plan to reveal the key witness at unity proceedings.
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John
Ketta Street
Pine
Georgia
Ur Street
C. C
Alpharetta
Dodgen
Justice of
Bega
Decatur Street
Webb
Marietta Street
Mills
Mills Street
Ogen
Marietta
Shorty
Coronid de Nesses
Corgan Descriptiona
Et Webb
Willie
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Las
IM Alidi
Hat Works
Woolen Mills
Jim Jeffries
Hunt Bears
Georian
Morgan
George Perkins
Frisco
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