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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
12
Josephine Terranova, known as the girl-bride, was acquitted by a jury in York on murder charges involving her aunt. The jury retired at 3 26 p.m. and returned after eighteen minutes, finding her not guilty.
W R Brown of the park lesson returns to Atlanta after a week long jungle hunt yielding big, exotic animals. He reports ferocious Indian leopard, North American pumas, Asiatic hyena, African civil cats, Indian porcupine, baboon, mankills, camel, Madagascan lemurs, gebus from India, and an African leopard. Animals were bought in New York and arrive in Atlanta within a week for the Grant Park Zoo.
A head-on collision between freight trains near Bryan's Hill, sixty miles from Birmingham, left one man dead and four seriously injured. William E. Lock died on one engine. Vaughan, engineer, B. Green, M. J. Rodman, flagman, and seven other injured, with Armbruster among the injured transported to Birmingham for treatment.
Fire on Reid Brothers dairy left the barn and several outbuildings burned Wednesday night causing about 3000 dollars in damage. A fine horse was badly burned and injured, with feed stuffs harness and implements destroyed. Insurance paid part of the loss. The blaze destroyed the barn itself.
A leashed party of mutineers from a French torpedo boat No 260 arrived in port, tied and under guard, after capture following actions with the cruiser Hallo. The incident is reported from France on June 1.
Special to The Georgian from Crowley Louisiana reports five children were attacked and bitten by a dog believed to be mad. Local doctors are treating the cases and if the dog’s rabies status is confirmed the children may be sent to New Orleans for Pasteur department care.
The Baraca Union of America plans a national convention in May, with strong odds of Atlanta hosting. The Atlanta Baraca Union led by president A. B. Caldwell will host an executive committee meeting at Wesley Memorial Church Sunday at 4 PM to discuss the event.
Memorial exercises in honor of President Davis birthday will be held in Columbus tonight to replace Sunday observances. The oration will be delivered by A. W. Cozart, a young attorney of the city.
Revival services led by Rev J Q Watts of Griffin will run through next week at Lakewood Heights with Rev A J Noles and Rev Will Hill assisting. Music is directed by Prof W W Hooten and Lawrence Green.
The obituary notices list Mrs Martha Collins of 65 Whitehall Street who died Thursday night and will be taken to Duluth Georgia for funeral and interment Friday. Also listed are 8 H Livingston with funeral at Sercny Brandon's private chapel Saturday at 2 30 pm. extended notices for Mrs Carrieen Garrison and W F Ray. cremations and interments at Westview and College Park cemeteries. survivors include a daughter Annie Murray and son Mone Garrison, with arrangements to be announced or conducted by Westview and private chapels.
Two key committee meetings are scheduled in city hall Friday afternoon. The streets committee chief James L Key will meet at 3 o clock to consider a franchise application for a newly formed company. Police committee head William Oldknow will meet at 2 o clock to review related matters.
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