Thieves Attack Three Homes In A Night
A series of early morning burglaries disrupted Covington area streets as a burglar was thwarted at three homes. Mrs. W. Cook narrowly escaped while a fox terrier alarm helped alert the Lynch household and a chicken thief was chased from Mrs. Moore’s Grady Place yard. Police, including motorcycle officers Arnold and Long, pursued suspects but no arrests were reported.
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W. 8. Cook
Covington
Central Avenue
Luckie Street
B. Lynch
Lynch
Grady Place
J. Moore
Cook
George P. Gomez
Mrs. Cook
Blackie Street
Mrs. Lynch
Tombstone Mine Sold to Phelps Dodge Copper Co
In Bisbe Arizona on June 37 the Tombstone Consolidated Mines, once yielding 25 million in silver era profits, were bought by Phelps Dodge Copper Co at a receiver sale for 600. The mines will be developed for copper and continued as a productive property. A separate report from Bourbon Indiana notes that a tornado near Marshall County caused over 100000 dollars in property damage, killed one person and injured twelve others.
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BISBE
Ariz
Tombstone Consolidated Mines
Phelps Dodge Copper Company
Hart
Bourbon
Ind
Marshall County
Kodak Trip Advertisement Promotes Picture Stories
A vintage ad from Jno L. Moore & Sons at 42 N Broad Street highlights Kodak and Brownie photography as worthwhile trips. It emphasizes Picture taking with a Kodak or Brownie and invites customers to view offerings.
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Kodak
Jno L. Moore & Sons
N. Broad Street
Marietta Monument for Illinois Soldiers Dedication
Governor Dunne attends the dedication ceremony for a monument shaft in the National Cemetery at Marietta honoring Illinois soldiers. The event marks a lasting tribute amid the civil/memorial efforts and highlights state involvement in veterans’ memorials.
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Dunne
National Cemetery
Marietta
Governor Dunne Attends Marietta Monument Ceremony in Georgia
Governor Dunne and his party visited Marietta Georgia meeting local leaders before traveling to Mammoth Cave. He paid tribute to Confederate and Illinois troops at Cheatham Hill noting shared bravery and honoring Illinois regiments in the Civil War commemoration.
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Dunne
Atlanta
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
Marietta
J. L. Stringer
Board of Trade
J. H. Patton
EB. P
Illinois
Sons of
Ilinois
Legislature of
Three Negroes Held After Larkin Street Vagrancy Turmoil
A crowd of about 1,000 negroes gathered Friday on Larkin Street to see three self styled holy rollers arrested. They were later held to bond of 200 dollars each for vagrancy. Authorities described threats against the police and city as the trio, led by M. J. Divine, caused disorder over ten days.
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Larkin Street
Borgles
M. J. Divine
Gabriel Divine
Mike Michaels
Beavers
Chambers
N. F. Roberts
Barfield
Child Labor Reform Urged by Editor Walter Woodall
Columbus June 27 Walter J Woodall editor of the Georgia Alabama Industrial Index and former staffer of Governor Atkinson and longtime aide in the educational department under State School Commissioner Glenn advocates reforms in child labor laws.
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Columbus
Walter J. Woodall
Atkinson
Glenn
Georgia Child Labor Reform Debate Stressed
Mr. Woodall notes two sides to child labor questions in Georgia and backs reform urged by The American and The Georgian. He argues for calm, faster progress, citing young mill workers, long hours, and the need for education while condemning vagabond fathers profiting from children’s earnings.
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Georgia
Woodall
Recorder rules sleeveless bathing suit case a non-issue
Recorder Broyles dismissed the complaint against Harris G White a prominent insurance man after he wore a sleeveless bathing suit at Piedmont Park arguing that sleeves are not essential to life and the act did not show persistent violation of park board rules The mayor celebrated the decision while the park board stayed silent Continuing debate around the park ordinance drew public curiosity and joking remarks from city officials
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Broyles
Harris G. White
Wade
Piedmont Lake
Park Board
White
W. A. Harria
Atlanta
Dan Carey
Woodward
Piedmont Park
W. A. Harris
Old Women's Home Observes Tenth Birthday
The Home for Old Women marked its tenth year with an open house to celebrate its ninth anniversary. Officials highlighted care for 28 inmates as music and refreshments drew visitors. The charity remains a leading city institution and expressed satisfaction with its progress.
Cities in 3 States Flooded by Storms
LA CROSSH Wisconsin June 27 Many towns in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa were flooded by the third violent storm within a week. Cloudbursts washed out rail and wagon roads and badly damaged crops. In Lanesboro Minnesota population about 1000 streets were inundated six feet.
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LA Crossh
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Lanesboro
Minn
Woman Regains Sight After Radium Treatment
READING PA June 37 Radium treatment has restored the sight of Mrs Emma Epler of Mohnton five miles from her The woman became blind at five years old and can now read a newspaper without glasses.
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Reading
Emma Epler
Mohnton
Crisp Treasurer Qualified
Crisp County records show T. E. Gleaton qualifying before Judge S. W. Coney as county treasurer to succeed his late son R. M. Gleaton. His term runs until January 1, 1915, in Cordele on June 27.
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CRISP
Cordele
T. E. Gleaton
S. W. Coney
Crisp County
R. M. Gleaton
Seventy-Five Seek R F D Job in Sevier County
Knoxville date June 27. Seventy five men take a civil service examination in Sevier County for a rural route vacancies in the post office service.
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Knoxville
Sevier County
A Good Oculist Ad at John L. Moore & Sons
An advertisement advises consulting a good oculist to determine treatment or glasses. Glasses are not pills but can relieve many head troubles. Bring your oculist prescription to 42 North Broad Street.
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John L. Moore & Sons
N. Broad Street
Huerta deposits 2.5 million in Paris amid retirement talks
Paris reports say President Huerta shipped 2.5 million dollars to a Paris bank as a sign of leaving Mexico. In Niagara Falls mediators heard Huerta likely to retire to a constitutionalist successor, conditionally sparing military chiefs and preserving land titles while offering amnesty to Federal forces.
Huerta in Shadow of Noose Says Villa
ZACATECAS MEXICO June 27 General Villa heads toward Aguas Calientes after dispatching troops to recapture Zacatecas from Federal forces. Villa predicts Queretaro will be the next realible target and expects little resistance at Aguas Calientes. He criticizes Huerta and notes recruits flocking to his standard as he forms a new regiment.
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Zacatecas
Mexico
Villa
Aguas Calientes
Medina Barron
Queretaro
Huerta
Natera
Gomez Palacio
Torreon
Hottest Day Recorded As 101 Degrees On City Heat
The Weather Bureau on the Empire Building logged nearly 101 degrees on Thursday the hottest day. Street temperature runs about two degrees higher. Advert for A K Hawkes Co opticians invites readers to bring thermometers for testing at 14 Whitehall.
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Weather Bureau
Empire Building
A. K Hawkes Co
Opticians
Whitehall
Colorados Fight and Die in Mexican Rebel Assault
The article recalls LA's harsh warning against looting and assault, honoring the Colorados led by Pascual Orozco. They faced brutal losses, with ours dying, including generals Arguemedo and Rojas. Orozco and Caraveo escaped after fierce fighting.
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Tecas
Pascual Orozco
Colorado
Caraveo
Antonio Rojas
Arquemedo
Benjamin Arguemedo
Rojas
Orozco
Mexicans Seek Return of U S Vice Council Silliman
Brazilian Minister Cordoba told the State Department that Selvillo authorities urge immediate return of American Vice Council Silliman. Silliman awaits State Department orders in Washington with protection guaranteed.
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Washington
Senor Cordoba
Mexico
State Department
Selvillo
Silliman
Killing on Excursion Leaves Glascock County Farmer Dead
June 27 Gibson GA. Frank Towner, a Glascock County farmer, dies after a quarrel with T. J. M. Kelley Jr. during a picnic excursion train from Augusta. Reaching Gibson, Kelley shoots Towner three times. Kelley is son of Dr T J M Kelley and brother of Dr Louis Kelley.
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Gibson
Frank Towner
Glascock County
T. J. M. Kelley, Jr
Augusta
Kelley
Towner
T. J. M. Kelley
Louis Kelley
Find Naval Officer is a Typhoid Mary
Washington June 27 The navy has a Typhoid Mary in an officer who distributes a vigorous collection of typhoid germs among his shipmates wherever he goes The officer's name is withheld by order of the Department He is under treatment by specialists and unless he can be freed from the germs he will be retired from the navy.
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Washington
Navy
Rev Lee McB White Named English Chair at Bessie Tift College
Albany June 27. Rev. Lee McB White pastor of Byne Memorial Church and son of Dr J L White of Macon was today offered the chair of English at Bessie Tift College Forsyth.
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Bessie Tift
Albany
Lee McB. White
Byne Memorial Church
J. L. White
Macon
Forsyth
Fraud charges over sale of Union Trust Company stock
S J Anderson and W A Wilkinson petition to intervene in Union Trust Company litigation claim they were induced by fraud to buy capital and treasury stock. They allege Edwards Clements Company paid 150 a share for stock valued at about 483,?00 though they say actual worth is around 19000 and ask the receiver be blocked from property release until an auditor reviews the affairs.
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S. J. Anderson
W. A. Wilkinson
Union Trust Company
Treasury
Trust Company
Edwards-Clements Company
Wife details choking incident in 1912 divorce case
Mrs Mary W Fickling testifies that Thomas W Fickling nearly choked her to death before their 1912 separation, aided by sister Harriet Rycroft. judge awards $10 monthly alimony. She notes only two dresses and a pair of shoes bought during the marriage from 1903. Other divorce suits mentioned include Mrs S C Emerson vs Frank Emerson for desertion and Mrs Nell Braddy vs T W Braddy on cruelty and habitual intoxication.
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Mary W. Fickling
Thomas W. Fickling
Harriet Rycroft
Bell
S. C. Emerson
Frank Emerson
Nell Braddy
T. W. Braddy
Runaway Girls Must Stay in Jail A While
Runaway girls Ehel Nash and Bernice Holland from the juvenile detention home remain in county jail for several more days. Their lawyer Thomas Lewis asked Judge Hill for a writ of habeas corpus to free them. The case was continued as Lewis argued the juveniles, aged 17, were sent to jail by Juvenile Court Judge W. W. Tindall in violation of the code reserving jurisdiction to offenders under 16.
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Ehel Nash
Bernice Holland
Thomas Lewis
Floyd Prince Bound Over for Dynamiting Fish
Floyd Prince of Chattanooga was bound over to the Grand Jury on charges of dynamiting fish in Chickamauga Creek. State Game Warden W. D. Houser led the prosecution in the case.
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Chattanooga
Chickamauga Creek
Floyd Prince
W. D. Houser
Liner Gothland Refloated and Towed to St Marys
The Belgian liner Gothland that ran aground near Bishop Lightship was refloated on June 27 and towed into the port of St. Marys at Penzance England. The vessel is expected to undergo inspection and repairs after the successful operation.
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Penzance
England
Bishop Lightship
St. Marys
Roosevelt 10 Take Rest—Campaign Cut Short
Roosevelt to curtail summer campaign after doctor’s examination at Sagamore Hill. Dr Alexander Lambert orders four months of rest due to malaria and spleen enlargement. He cancels California trip in support of Hiram Johnson, plans about six major speeches in New York state, and one speech in Pittsburgh for the Pennsylvania Progressives.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Alexander Lambert
Sagamore Hill
New York
Roosevelt
California
Hiram Johnson
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a prompt cooling beverage for low mood and heat symptoms. The non alcoholic drink is described as refreshing and delicious, aimed at quick relief.
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Horsford
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Him
Paris
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Mexico City
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Luis Cabrera
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Saltillo
Good Housekeeping Magazine
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