Geneva County Supt Abducts With Missing Funds
Geneva March 9 reports reveal County Superintendent J Mi Lammons fled with a large shortage of funds from Geneva County accounts. He and his wife and child left for Montgomery February 20 after Lammons drew 9,464.96 from the State Treasury for February pay. Teachers have not been paid for January and February. Lammons took office records and vouchers. Bonding company will cover up to 11,000. papers of the absconder were received by Assistant State Examiner HY Brooke, with no papers missing in transit.
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Lammuens
Geneva County
Montgomery
Lammons
Jt 19
Lanunoas
HY Brooke
Engineer Frank Ansley Hurt In B 8 Wreck
A Selma dispatch reports engineer Frank Ansley severely injured in a collision of two freight trains on the Southern Railway between Selma and Birmingham. His leg was amputated? no. doctors say a bad fracture but not amputated. Family in Dothan learns from a nurse in Bessemer that recovery chances are good.
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Selma
Frank Ansley
Birmingham
Ansley
Mr Ansley
Bf 5
Misa Margaret Ansley
Dothan
Miss Ansley
Bessemer Hospital
Engineer Ansley
Five Inches of Rainfall Floods Montgomery Area
A historic downpour doused Montgomery with about five and a half inches of rain from early afternoon to evening. The city flooded, Sandy in and around the cut experienced inundation and extensive damage to buildings and properties.
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Montgomery
Yeater
Was It Murder Santee Autopsy Seeks Truth in Beaver Creek Death
A garbled report suggests an autopsy on a man found near Beaver Creek after a Saturday event. Officials consider possible violence as a cause of death and investigate whether foul play occurred. Local investigators and medical staff are reviewing evidence and awaiting results.
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Santee
Beaver Creek
Shaw
Fragmented War Time Crime Trial Text Truncated
A garbled wartime transcript references a trial or investigation with mentions of a gun, coroner, and authorities. The text names individuals like Carroll and a son, notes police and prosecutors, and hints at a death and a potential homicide case. The ruined OCR obscures precise details and dates.
Mothers Meeting at Robe Hill Urges Attendance
A garbled notice invites four mothers to a meeting at Robe Hill Rose Hall. The readable fragments mention urging attendance, parental interest, and encouragement to come, with unclear references to surrounding names and places. The exact date, speakers, or organizer remain unreadable.
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Robe Hill
Rose Hall
Putin
Yorelick
Rand Stable
Rev Craig Returns to Duty in Georgia Clergy District
The Rev Craig resumes duties after a brief absence described as pleasant days spent in the Athens area near Commerce. He is noted to lead the Home Mission board overseeing fifteen counties in North Georgia but has not announced his next decision.
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Craig
Athens
Crug
Sark
Atheng
North
Georgi
White Foam and Black Marble In Shifting Text
A fragmentary passage muses on white foam and powdered marble as contrasts, noting how white bodies reflect heat and absorb facets. It blends scattered phrases about colors, substances, and perceptions with incomplete lines and garbled dialogue.
Storm Strikes Cuthbert Area Wrecks Town
Cuthbert Georgia reports a nocturnal storm damaging the northwestern section. About thirty loaded freight cars derailed or burned, destroying buildings and leaving darkness. Property losses are estimated around 100000 dollars with many brick structures and four large mercantile establishments ruined. No deaths reported among residents. few injuries noted.
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Cuthbert
Myst
Gieorgia
Hartrend
Lesa Wall
Racial mixing debated in Montgomery speech excerpt
Fragmentary wartime style column discusses segregation and miscegenation myths. It cites Booker T. Washington and calls for racial separation, claiming unity harms child outcomes and progress. The text reflects shared biases and dated science in a Montgomery, Alabama context.
Dothan Rumor Ties Local Clergy to Emory Presidency
In Dothan the rumor links Pastor Kiba of Mulberry Street Methodist to Emory College presidency as Dr Dickey and Dr Elid figure in the leading roles. Notes mention Dr Asinsworth’s Savannah departure years ago and JW Grant with bankrupt stock tied to Watson Brothers of Birmingham possibly relocating or remaining in town.
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Dothan
Kiba
Emory College
Dickey
Elid
Asinsworth
Savannah
JW Grant
Bankrapt
Green Bay
Watson Brothers
Birminghawn
Stolen Electric Light Bulbs Reportedly Looted
A damaged clipping reports Edison company workers, including a relative, looted electric light bulbs in York on March 4. The theft involved incandescent bulbs valued at about $000 and $8 100, with details unclear due to OCR errors.
Woman's Att Line Near Knees at Wade Street
Hartford visitor Alin Richards checked Lane Cook Boots for sale at 90 cents in a grainy notice. The item list includes LM Crawford at 110 East Birdeshaw Street and miscellaneous quotations.
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Crasford
Burdeshew
Crawford
East
Birdeshaw St
Hypnosis Show Tricked Town with Double Team Prank
A report describes a hypnotist or performer enacting a staged routine across town. A devised “double team” moved through houses, hypnotizing residents and returning them to their prior locations. Spectators witnessed a long display with staged echoes of past actions and claimed a public demonstration continued at the Elite venue that night.
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Jand
Jaythen
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