Gerald Chapman Captured After Pistol Fight in Indiana
Gerald Chapman, the notorious bandit and prison breakerer, was captured at Munice Indiana on Sunday afternoon after a pistol fight with four detectives. He escaped from Atlanta penitentiary while serving a 25 year term for participation in a $2,000,000 mail robbery in New York. He was found walking near a traction station, opened fire, was overpowered, and later identified. A search of his person revealed two nitroglycerine bottles a pistol and 4563 in cash.
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Munice
Ind
Gerald Chapman
Munele
Chapman
Atlanta
New York
Fred Puckett
Governor Walker Grants 181 Pardons in 1924
In 1924 Governor Clifford Walker pardoned 181 prisoners and paroles totaled 168. The Prison Commission recommended most clemency. Of 163 paroles, 83 were for murder and 35 for manslaughter, with other counts including burglary and theft. Walker had previously granted clemency to twelve inmates before Christmas.
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Clifford Walker
Executive Department
Prison Commission
Walker
Voices on courage and self belief in a restless era
A collection of aphorisms urging self reliance and ethical steadiness. It condemns complacency and warns that wavering views can lead to danger. The passage emphasizes inner conviction, perseverance, and the perils of surrender. It frames hate as misdirected love and lauds those who pursue progress despite crowd pressure.
Combinations of Cards and Ordering Explained
The text explains an inclusion of factorial-like counting for card arrangements. It notes that the number of ways ten cards can be arranged equals the product 1×2×8×4×5×6×7×8×9×10, totaling 3,628,800.
Copy of orders fixing hanging date in 1925 case
The court orders that R P McGuffin be taken to Muscogee County jail until February 18 1925 and be hanged at Taylor county jail on that date between 10 AM and 4 PM in private with witnesses only the execution to be watched by two physicians to determine death. Objections by defendants attorneys are noted and overruled with the record to reflect the proceedings and dates January 17 1925 and January 17 1926.
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Jantary
Griffin Circuit
R. P. McGuffin
Taylor County
Muscogee County
E. H. Searcy
Taylor Superior Court
State of Georgia
Gervis Bloodworth
Willie Jones
W. E. H. Searcy, Jr
Foy
McLaughlin
Mr Foy
Steed
Mr. Foy
Wm. E. H. Searcy, Jr
JS. C.G. OC
Special rural route club offer for Herald and Constitution
The Herald announces a limited time offer: The Butler Herald and the Daily and Sunday Constitution for one year at $7.50 on all rural routes in Taylor county. The regular combined rate is $11.00, making this a low price. The deal applies only to rural route subscribers who receive mail via rural routes or the post office. Offer lasts for a few weeks only.
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The
Herald
Butler Herald
Daily and Sunday Constitution
Taylor County
Constitution
Governor Walker Named to Save Boys
Atlanta reports a Lakeland letter warned Governor Clifford Walker to intervene in the impending executions of Taylor County youths Gervis Bloodworth and Willie Jones. The note promised the governor would die within 36 hours if he did not grant a respite and commute their sentences, a claim he dismissed as improbable. The letter arrived the day of the double hangings, and the governor remained in good health.
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Atlanta
Clifford Walker
Gervis Bloodworth
Willie Jones
Taylor County
Lakeland
Fla
First German school for the deaf opened in 1778 at Leipsic
The first institution for educating deaf mutes in Germany began in 1778 in Leipsic, founded by Samuel Helnicke, whose teaching experience led him to dedicate his life to the deaf and dumb.
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Germany
Leipsic
Samuel Helnicke
Vets Rally for Back Pension Payment in Georgia
Atlanta veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy urge camps in Atlanta and Decatur to lobby lawmakers for back pension payments. A committee of five camps will coordinate efforts to press Georgia legislators, with a hoped Rally Day in Atlanta and prominent speakers. No funds are on hand to cover expenses. camps must provide for their own costs.
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C. L. Moore
Tige Anderson
Atlanta
Decatur
Geo. W Wells
North Georgia
D. B. Freeman
Georgia
Daughters of the Confederacy
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Governor Walker
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Dublin
North Carolina
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Macon
Seeries & Armstrong
Third Street
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Willie
Sherrif McGuffin
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Jim Jones
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