Auto crash in rain claims two victims in Atlanta
In Atlanta, Oct 7, Mrs. A Dobbs is critically injured and Miss Edwards is killed after an auto collision at Gordon and Holderness Streets during a heavy rain. The machine, driven by M Hayes, was going fast when it struck the pedestrians just as they stepped off a street car. The chauffeur was arrested. doctors feared Miss Edwards’s death and Mrs. Dobbs’s injuries may be of serious character. The street car operator testified speed was high and he did not slacken before the collision.
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Avanta
Mike M. A. Baewards
Slater
A. Dobbs
Kor Aigter
Gordon
Edwarda
Olbads
Fatal double murder suicide near Kostler Georgia
A farmer, Jonu Batts, aged about 46, shot his wife and then killed himself near the Gi I A railroad ten miles south of Arlington Georgia after a day of heavy drinking. The couple’s child was uninjured, and Batts shot himself in the chest after turning the pistol on himself. The report notes the wife had just left to tend a baby and medicine, and the incident occurred around 10 o'clock in the morning.
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Arlington
Jonu Batts
Kostler
Wie
Saved Wie Mother's Tete Four doctors aid Mia Gaines
A letter from Mia Gaines of Agooa Louisiana praises doctors and a remedy called Bitters, claiming it restored health after fainting spells and illness. The note endorses Bitters as a priceless blessing to women and notes a money back guarantee.
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Mia
Laura Gaines
Agooa
Laity Indo
Anderson Mant Mates 141 Mushets in National Plant Yield Note
An OCR fragment reports that Anderson Mant Mates 141 Mushets received notice from the National Department of Agriculture about a yield offer. Three representatives measured fold yield at 113 Imahola after costs, with yield decreasing after maturation. Names and details are partly garbled.
Local Seneca Church Meeting Closes After Week of Preaching
Epochal week in Seneca ends with sermons by Rev. Mellwain of Charlotte at the Presbyterian church. Large night congregations, school events, football practice, and a planned relay race between Valhalla and Seneca feature in a busy town week. Mary Reid visits Anderson and Greenville. Mr Nott shifts to a Danville railroad post. health board and school trustees adjust schedules to curb diphtheria.
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Seneca
Mellwain
Charlotte
Ppd
Ebacoh
Prat
TP Cox
Af Groanville
Wit Atom
Verna Strilling
Alston Morrison
Jaw
Stribling
Bo Gleasen
Coole
Ghia
Wie High School
Mob. Trocknan
Pis
Valhalla
Senoon
Wil Ga
Mary Jutta Reid
Anderson
Greenville
W. M. Nell
Alice
Danville
Nott
Net Hell
Clemson
Charles Moyd
Sennen
Hethey
Pisgah Forest
N. C
Sen- Pen Rugged
Ina Weels
Stella Mincanion
Fewaya
J. W. Todd
MéeCall
Hal
Board of Health
School Board of Trastees
Nora
Bth
Teachool
R. Anderson
Progressive Republicans Split At National Conference
Delegates at the national conference failed to unite around a direct primary. leaders including Wisconsin Senator Robert Mo La Polletta pressed for nonpartisan expression while Theodore Roosevelt supporters faced opposition. The event featured resolutions pushed by former Secretary of Interior Aimes RE Garfield and drew mixed reactions as delegates dispersed after weak endorsement of the progressive program.
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Mermally Kater Han Woallette
Chicago
Garfield
Theodora Roosevelt
Cleerad
Ione Ie
Loamarrew
Justice John M. Harlan Dead at 84 in Washington
Washington obituary reports Associate Justice John M. Harlan of the U.S. Supreme Court died early today after a brief illness. At age 84 on his last June birthday, he was revered as a top constitutional authority and long active in Republican politics and Presbyterian circles. His funeral will be at Rock Creek Cemetery after services at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, with the court adjourned in his honor.
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Washington
John M. Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Kentucky
Presbyterian Counells
National Cemetery
Aylin Lon
Rock Grea
New Yorks Avenue
Supreme Court
Mistice Harkin
Juste Wilte
Wisdee Brewer
Marian
Pyle
Ha Kervlee
Marshall
Stephen J. Feld Wield
Maraball
Unilan
Justice Story
Mme Bench
Harlan
Chicago
Thebard C. Marian
Juste Tapia
Taft van Aid
Theelbunal
Shaky OCR News Note with Minor Details
Fragmented OCR text references a chaotic scene near a railway with police, a Hindu man, a gun incident, a wall watcher, and medical advice urging Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for the cold. It mentions a Tart trial, a dynamite water event, and a town expiring, but specifics are unclear and many names are unintelligible.
Westminster's Town Humbles Over John Farmer Death
Westminster Oct 17 Special Last Thursday morning the people of Westminster were shocked by John Farmer's death after a paralysis struck Wednesday night. He died around 1:40 AM after a rapid decline following a stroke believed to be a recurrence of a former illness. He was a longtime resident and member of the Westminster Methodist church. The rural service was led by Rev J L Singleton. Surviving are his wife two sons and a daughter and two sisters. The town notes a charity relay race between Westminster and Walhalla with Westminster winning. Various local residents are mentioned in brief notes, including church events and visits among neighbors.
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Westminster
John Farmer
Mt. Warrior
Westminester
Westmingtor Methodiat Church
Jt. L. Singleton
Valhalla Boys
Mem
M. J. Peabody
Little Son
Georgia
Harriet Pedon
C. B. Gray
Ove+hee Marble and Granite Works
Rosa McDonald
Mount Airy Graded School
Fred Zimmerman
Atlant
Stayle Heating and
Conway Terrell
Greenville
M.A. ‘Terrell
Hey
Ferrell
Nellie Brown
Pearl Smith
Liberty
W. C. ‘Taylor
Tatler
Anion
Pearl Marett
Anderra
Wyty Nan
Atlanta
Wily Moore
Mig
Lam Ai
Kyntia Moore
Matchurch
A. B. Singleton
Methodist Church
Palls
Laurens
Maggie Adium
del Kruschwitz
Abbott
Seneca
D. 1
Norra
Young Rider Leaps From Train Window in Alabama Summer
A young man named Wed allegedly leaped from a moving Southern passenger train near Edwardsville Alabama. He sustained severe facial lacerations and multiple injuries after plunging down an embankment. He was taken to a railroad physician for treatment. doctors consider his condition serious but stable.
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Buchanan
Gay
Edwardsville
Ala
Atexander
Alexander
Iuniol
Trearment
Alexwileryk
Llotlin
Walhalla Market To-Dayy Cotton Prices Report
Morning prices from Walhalla market show middling and good milching quality figures. Readings are reported as received with limited legible details on fiber length and fiber contents.
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Walhalla
Widhalla
Death of Judge J C Klugh disrupts Oconea November court
The death of Judge J C Klugh removes the officer who would have presided over the November term at Oconee. No bench or filling arrangements exist, jurors and draws are uncertain, and an extension of court into December is likely. Local bar members seek a term if possible with potential special sessions.
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J. C. Klugh
Oconea
Jaidee Kingh
Toby
Annex
Mouchi
Mose
Irrara
Che Juey
Unexpired Portion of Judge Klugh's Term Under Review
The death of Judge J C Klugh leaves a vacancy for the unexpired portion of his term. The General Assembly must elect a successor at the 1912 session. Until then, temporary arrangements may see a judge sit or a special appointee chosen by the Governor on Chief Justice's recommendation.
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Judge Klugh
Columbia
J. C. Klugh
General Assembly
W Jndae
Kiugh
Kingh
Supreme Court
Klngh
Milledgeville prison escape tied to Old Miner gang
Sensational escape report from the Milledgeville State prison farm as Old Miner, a 20 year inmate, joins with Moore and Watts in a bid to flee toward Macon. Guards were gagged and bound, hounds pursued the trio, and telegrams alerted sheriffs statewide. Miner had robbed a railway train near Cednsville a year earlier, with others sentenced to long terms. A portion of the report notes Miner’s health decline and a disputed parole decision by the pardons board.
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Minon
Wien
Milledgeville
Out Moore
Jon Watta
Macon
Cidnesville
Tom Moots
Warrather
Burke County
Forbin
Capecihy
Hare
aMelin
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