Roosevelt Refuses to Save Tucker Execution Delayed
Boston June 11 The president declined to intervene in the Tucker murder case despite requests from Boston parties. The electrocution of Charles Lewis Tucker was postponed to allow a minister to attempt conversion baptism, with lingering questions about the motive and timing of the delay.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Tucker
Mabel Page
Governor Guild
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Lewis Tucker
Charles L. Tucker
Mable Page
Paris Paper Proposes 1000 Dollar Interview With John D
Paris Matin offered Rockefeller a thousand dollars for a fifteen minute interview. Rockefeller, visiting Complegne, declined the request calling it absurd and saying even American papers are not so fanciful. The event drew crowds as a ceremonial homage to the oil magnate with mayoral gifts and city honors mentioned in the cable report.
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Complegne
France
D. F
Lot Complegnie
Hotel de la Roche
Biggar
Rockefeller
Paria Matin
Matin
Smoot Branded Emissary of Mormon Church in Utah Seat Fight
Washington report on June 11 states the senate committee majority declares Reed Smoot not entitled to a senate seat from Utah. The majority conclusions accuse the First Presidency and Twelve Apostles of divine authority, polygamy advocacy, and political control in Utah, framing Smoot as chosen by church hierarchy rather than representing Utah.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Senate
Reed Smoot
Utah
Smoot
Church of Jesus Ch
Latter Day Sainte
Mormon’ Church
First Presidency
Twelve Apostles
Land
Utabad
United States
Mormon Church
Apectis Holloway Dies After Sun Stroke On Work Detail
The Atlanta area report notes Munch Holloway, a Black man convicted of forgery and sent to the county gang, died about six hours after beginning work on Saturday morning in Americus Georgia. Officials suspect sun stroke as the cause.
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Apectis
Thea
Americus
Munch Holloway
Bride of eight months commits death by self
Special to The Georgian Macon Georgia June 11 Mary Parker Dunwoody wife of Felix Dunwoody assistant superintendent Cherokee Brick Company ofantes committed death by own action by shooting herself through the brain with Diatol at midnight last night Death followed quickly She was 18 years old and eight months a bride The crisis was personal according to a physician's testimony She left her husband's room and went to the spare room Her husband broke in and asked her to open the door which she had locked The pistol report followed The coroners jury returned a verdict of murder
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Macon
Mary Parker Dunwoody
Felix Dunwoody
Cherokee Brick Company
Antes
Government sale halted by city authorities
June 11 report from The Georgian Orleans states city authorities stopped a government sale of decayed and rotten fruit vegetables and fish. The sale was being conducted by federal appraisers and involved articles deemed unfit for sale by the five Sprecneseey authorities.
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Spedal
Orleans
Sprecnesey
Wynne Likely to Be Exonerated in Army Subordination Case
New York dispatch reports officers of the army corps holding executive session at noon to consider Captain Wynne who has been charged with insubordination. The confidential inquiry into the matter continues as witnesses are examined and the case moves toward resolution.
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New York
Lal
Seven Frantic Horses Return Into Fire Incident
A brief report notes seven frenzied horses rushing back into a fire after an incident described as private leased activity. No injuries reported and authorities did not release further details.
Engineer Tom Blackburn Killed in Mesena Wreck
Longtime Georgia railroad engineer Tom J. Blackburn died from injuries suffered in a wreck near Mesena on Saturday night. Blackburn, fifty-something and known as Engineer Tom, had 25 years of service with the Georgia Railway and had never wrecked before. Funeral set for Tuesday at his residence in Atlanta with Odd Fellows and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers representatives attending. He leaves wife Lizzie Hardy Blackburn and four children, two daughters and two sons. A wrecking train was sent from Augusta and most crew members were hospitalized. Jes[e] Carter, a negro porter, rushed four miles to Camak to warn a following freight train. No cause is known for the wreck. track repairs halted schedules temporarily.
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Mesena
The
Georgia Railroad
Atlanta
Fitzgerald Street
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Odd Fellows
Tom
Augusta
Morris
Macon
Li Hardy Blackburn
Tom J
Athens
Err
Lizzie Hardy
Georgia Railway
Lodge of Odd Fellows
T. R. Cain
Montgomery
Ala
WT. Terry
North’ Boulevard
Willie
Jease Carter
Camak
Has Curtis Jett Made Confession
A Winchester Ky report states Curtis Jett now in Cynthiana awaiting a second trial for the assassination of Dr B N Cox James Cockrill and James G Marcum has made a full confession. He corroborates B J Ewan the star witness and says Tom White spoke of a plot to kill Marcum. Samuel Jett and B R Jovett relatives face prosecution as well.
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Lexington
Winchester
Curtis Jett
Cynthiana
James Cockrill
Jackson
B. N. Cox
James G. Marcum
Jett
B.j.ewan
Marcum
Tom White
Samuel Jett
Curtin Jett
B. R. Jovett
Boat Capsize Drowns Two Men on Chattahoochee River
Special to The Georgian from West Point Georgia reports two young men Ostlee Walker and Thomas Culpepper drowned when their boat capsized on the Chattahoochee River about 10 o clock while four others were rowing. The accident occurred six miles below West Point near Andale as they struggled in the current.
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West Point
Ostlee Walker
Thomas Culpepper
Andale
Chattahoochee
Derriex
Gaines
Bryan says it is too early to discuss 1909 party talks
Berlin dispatch reports William J. Bryan in Berlin delaying speculation on 1909 party conventions. He draws a line between democracy and socialism, argues for reform and opposition to monopolies, and says beef packing revelations show private trusts push prices up and quality down, while public ownership would curb such power.
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Malcolm Clarke
Berlin
William J. Bryan J
St. Petersburg
New York
Bryan
United States
Democratic Party
Packing House
Uncle of Roosevelt 18 Seriously Ill
Robert E L Roosevelt, aged uncle of the president and longtime public figure, is seriously ill at his summer home Seton Lake Sayville L I where he has stayed for three weeks. He is 77 and had been improving before a sudden decline with limited mobility and ongoing health issues.
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New York
Robert EL Roosevelt
Seton Lake
Sayceville
T. I
Roosevelt
Lake
Ry Wi
Mother Fends Off Frenzied Mad Dog To Save Child
Mrs. George W. Cate of 42 Crew Street rescued her 4 year old daughter Lillian from a stray mad dog that leapt at the child. The mother struck the canine with a stick until it retreated and safety was restored. Call Officer Luck dispatched the dog with a pistol. The girl sustained only scratches and precautions were taken against hydrophobia.
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Lillian
George W. Cate
Crew Street
Cate
Luck
Price of Ice Hi red Sudden ly Saturday
Thomas A. Terry of the Atlanta Telephone and Telegraph Company crawled from a ten foot trench on Edgewood avenue near Butler street after gas fumes overwhelmed him. He searched for help, then collapsed again. physicians revived him and he was resting easily. A cave‑in from heavy rain exposed a gas leak during conduit work. Mrs Cate's child escape a deadly bite from a dog.
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Thomas A. Terry
Atlanta Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company
Edgewood Avenue
Butler Street
Telephone Company
Cai
Rae
Earth
Terry
Thomas Terry
Stockade
Price Rise Smacks Atlanta Peddlers Monopoly
Atlanta residents faced a sudden ten cent increase in ice prices from four firms, with reports that peddlers sparked the change to curb competition. Company officials denied consumer hikes, saying prices rise with season. observers call the move a monopoly squeeze harming the poor.
Medical Practitioners and Scientists Injured in Boston Auto Crash
In Boston on June 11 a sightseeing automobile carrying 34 Christian Belentiste visitors to the Pope ton dedication crashed down Commonwealth Hill. The brake failed, the car veered off, and overturned at Kenilworth Golf Club grounds. Several injured were treated at the scene and later by Christian Science practitioners. Notable injured include Miss Childs and Join Bintang with fractures, Amanda Bamber with a minor head injury, and others listed with contusions and bruises. Several patients remained under care or refused medical attendance.
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Boston
Mass
Christian Belentiste
Popeton
Brighton Discs
Commonwealth Hill
Dlose
Matchine
Kenilworth Golf Club
Miss Childs
Ely Tal
Bintang
Kansas City
W. Childs
Batavia Atreet
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Price OF Ice
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Rhce
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Thmond Street
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Abwend
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Ernest Juff
Atlanta Tee and Coalpany
Nantres
Georgina
Ly A Ik
Mndarsta
Scientist
City
Fred ‘Key
Medford Terrace
A. J. Avery
Lake Avenue
Chica
Mattie Oriahott
Lows
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Wire
Amanda
Bamber
Warden
Wisconsin
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