Rawlings Case Set for April in Georgia Murder Appeal
The U S Supreme Court grants leave for J G Milton Leonard and Jesse Rawlings to plead paupers in a Georgia murder case. All four defendants await execution or life imprisonment after a 1905 deadly attack in Lacwndes County aimed at a family. The appeal questions jury regularity and trial procedures.
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United States Supreme Court
Clington
Supreme Court of the United States
J. G
Milton
Leonard
Jesse Rawlings
State of Georgia
Lacwndes County
Georgia
Ontine
Farmers Adapt To Labor Scarcity In Georgia
In Hainesville Georgia on February 28 farmers work full time to prepare crops for the year. Bad weather delayed progress in late winter and labor scarcity grows as black workers resist wage work and provide unsatisfactory output, prompting a shift to higher yields per acre.
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Hainesville
Riot Fire Destroys Home as Police Clash
A mob set fire to a house in The Jungles area after cornering police. Sergeant Creager was struck by a brick and seriously wounded. At 10 pm a call went out for the Xenia military company. By 2:15 am, a small militia force arrived and with National Guard units totaling about 70 men, pushed the mob back along Columbia Street. One more building burned as troops secured the area.
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O Rouch
Sergeant Creager
Xenia Military
Fercely
Xenia
Whch
Oto National Guard
Columbia Street
Water Street
Foster Street
Riot Quiet After Dawn in The Jungles District
Dawn brought quiet to Lima Ohio after a riot in The Jungles. Six houses and a saloon were destroyed, several others damaged, and Police Sergeant Greager was injured. George Taylor, jailed for a minor offense, reportedly went insane from the disgrace after spending the night with three prisoners playing craps.
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Greager
Lima
George Taylor
Taylor
Two Babies Burned In Huntington Home Tragedy
In McDowell county near Wagle Homer Trail's two young children were burned to death when left alone in the family home. The mother returned after an hour to find both victims burned.
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Huntington
W. Va
Homer Trail
Wagle
McDowell County
Fined for Infraction of Stamp Law in Mexico
Reports from the Artega District in Chihuahua state say fines totaling 127000 pesos were imposed on several miners for stamp law infractions.
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Mexico
Artega
Chuhuahua
Ten-Hour Sneezing Spell Ends in Ohio Death
Bessie Cole, daughter of Stephen Cole of Bloomingtons, Fayette County, Ohio, died Monday after a ten hour sneezing spell. A physician was called but could not stop the sneezing. a broken blood vessel caused her death.
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Incinnati
Bessie Cole
Stephen Co
Bloominsboro
Fayette County
Ohio
General Joseph Wheeler Laid to Rest in Arlington
The body of General Joseph Wheeler was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Veterans from both Civil War and Spanish American War, lawmakers, and citizens attended as troops presented arms and a three volleys volley was fired over the grave. The Episcopal service was led by Rev. Dr. Stires before the casket was lowered.
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Washington
Jac
Joseph Wheeler
Congress
United States Army
Arlington
Wueele
Episcopal Church
Stires
Tapa
Funeral of Major General Wheeler Sends Washington Honor Guard
General Wheeler's funeral procession moves from St Johns Church to Arlington Cemetery after 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. services. A guard of honor from Spanish War Veterans and units from Washington barracks Fort Myer and U S Army accompany the body on a caisson with a riderless horse. The route crosses the Potomac at the aqueduct bridge and includes Fort Myer with a 13-gun salute. Dignitaries and veterans follow as muffled drums and dirge mark the final farewell.
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Wheeler
Brooklyn
St. Johns Episcopal Church
St. Johns Church
Sixteenth and
H Streets
N. W
LaFayette Squate
Ernest Stires
St. Thomas Church
New York
Washington
United States
War Department
Washington Barracks
Fort Myer
Pennsylvania Avenue
Georgetown
Potomac River
Aqueduct Bridge
Virginia
Arlington Cemetery
Distinguished Soldier Dead in Nashville at 69
Nashville Tenn Feb 26 Colonel John Terrill Robeson aged 69 died at his residence. A distinguished federal soldier and longtime member of the consular service under Grant and Johnson he was consul general to Scotland under Johnson and later consul to Tangier. He also served in other consular posts.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Terrill Robeson
Grant
Johnson
Robeson
Scotland
Tangier
Woman fatally injured in Whistler wagon collision
In Whistler Alabama near Mobile Friday night Mrs Rachel Thomas was riding in a wagon pulled by a horse that became frightened by a southbound Mobile and Ohio passenger train. The wagon overturned and Mrs Thomas was kicked in the head by the horse, sustaining fatal injuries.
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Mobile
Ala
Whistler
Rachel Thomas
Ohio
Thomas
Morris resigns trusteeship of Mutual Life in New York
Effingham B. Morris of Philadelphia announces his resignation from the trusteeship of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York citing business pressure. He serves as president of the Girard Trust Company. Schliemann anecdote about luck and a change in habit follows, recounting a tale of the buried cities explorer.
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Morris
Philadelphia
Nicotiana Affinis Border Flower's Fragrance and Origins
Nicotiana affinis known as the border flower opens around six and releases a strong night scent. The plant’s name honors John Nicot of Nismes the French ambassador to Portugal who sourced seeds from a Dutchman who obtained them from Florida.
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John Nicot
Nismes
France
Portugal
Florida
Did the Architect Carry Out Your Plans
A Cleveland Leader humor column jokes about a homeowner failing to locate any plans, quipping that the architect may have delivered nothing real and the plans vanished from the house. The item reflects local editorial voice and wordplay.
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Hustings
Cleveland
Target and Slogan Echoes in Turbulent Night
A man named Jordan struck with a rock and caused injuries described as non life threatening. Police report no further trouble expected as military forces maintain order and saloons have closed for the night. Martin Davis, a Big Four brakeman, was shot and lies in critical condition at the city hospital following the incident caused by two African American assailants.
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Jordan
Martin Davis
Davis
Senate committee backs Santo Domingo treaty report
The senate committee on foreign relations in Washington today reported favorably the Santo Domingo treaty by a party vote. Several amendments were approved before reporting the measure.
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Washington
Mech
The
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Santo Domingo
Presence of Mind and Absence of Cat
A humorous anecdote from a newspaper page describes a minister’s wife hosting a talkative visitor, a cat, that is sent home in a basket. The minister, returning from a stroll, quips about the cat’s absence, while the wife confirms the guest remains entertaining a chatty presence.
Early Creek History and Toltec Origins
The Creek nation is described as a distinct people with Toltec origins. The piece recalls teocallis and sacred relics in Creek country, their archives on shells, and a life sized war god image from Vera Cruz. It covers contact with Cortes, their defense of Mexico, and fleeing to found new homes for their families.
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Vercuce
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Cortes
Spain
Montezuma
Gautomazin
Montemia
Kachange
Pointed Paragraphs From the Atchison Globe
A reflective snippet notes humor and manners influence on popularity. It ponders empathy over mockery and hints at frugality, daily burdens, and the paradoxes of homecoming from battle with emphasis on truthfulness versus storytelling. It ends with a quip about friends and dollars.
Cold Feet And Ways To Warm Them
This piece discusses the dangers of going to bed with cold feet and the health risks of sleeping with them chilled. It advises warming through exercise if possible, or alternate hot and cold water dips and vigorous friction, then drying and warming before the fire and correcting habits or health factors.
Washington Irving Began Life in New York on April 3 1783
A house on William Street NY was Irving's birthplace. As British evacuees left, Washington prepared to take possession. Mrs Irving praised his work and a nursing Scot named nurse watched over the boy. The president blessed the child named after him.
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William Street
New York
Irving
Washington
New Land
Holmes Critiques Contemporary Literature as Overparted
Holmes laments that literature is spread thin as shells of dead novels, each consumed quickly by the public and then abandoned. He views modern works as hollow remnants, swallowed in a single bite rather than savored.
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Holmes
Wounding of Two Girls in Georgia Shootout Over Custody
In Athens Georgia on January 29 Wash Han of this city and Walter Hardeman of Madison county engaged in a shooting dispute with Christian, a horse mule trader. Hardeman fired at Christian and at the two girls aged 11 and 13, injuring them with bird shot while Christian exchanged pistol fire and was wounded in the arm. The girls, treated locally, are expected to recover as the incident moves toward investigation in Madison and Clarke counties.
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Athens
Wash Han
Walterman
Madison County
Tian
Christian
Walter Hard
Clarke Hardeman
Hardeman
Flardeman
Herdage
Bird Sha
Christian Cag
Teehooting
Clarke County
Diplomatic Corps Reject Venezuela Note on Envoy Status
Twenty five diplomats today rejected Venezuela's formal note alleging that M. Talgay, the former chargé d affaires, lost his official character and remained only a French citizen at the time of departure. The corps noted the text of the note from respective governments.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Thamday
Port of Spain
Idad
M. Talgay
Railroads Win Suit Over Citrus Fruit Route
The California railroads triumph in the Citrus Fruit cases as the state supreme court reverses lower court rulings. Justice Peckham writes for the court, upholding railroad rights to designate routes for fruit shipments eastward after leaving California.
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Washington
California
Supreme Court of the States
Peckham
Circuit Court For
Southern District of Californis
Will Retire From Railroad Board
New York February 27. The firm Kuhn Loeb & Co has decided to retire from all boards on which it sat as director. The reason given is increasing difficulty and time demands preventing proper performance of their duties as directors of corporations.
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New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
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