Grace's Wound Proves Fatal in Atlanta Shooting Case
Eugene Grace dies in Newnan after a bullet wound he allegedly received during a 1912 shooting at his Atlanta home. His wife Daisy Opie Grace was accused, later acquitted, with Grace claiming she shot him to obtain life insurance. Physicians cite uremic poisoning from the wound as the cause of death.
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Associated Press
Newnan
Eugene
Atlanta
Grace
Daisy Opie Grace
Race
Wen
Euremic
One Gallon Law of Tennessee Argued Before High Court
Tennessee supreme court heard argument on a new interstate liquor shipping bill that limits shipments to personal use and requires recording with county court clerks. Chancellor Allison previously ruled the provisions invalid as interstate commerce interference and contrary to the 1910 act amending the interstate commerce act.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Supreme Court Today
Chancery Court
John Allison
Two Million Dollar Heirloom Sought by Le Bon Descendants
Descendants of Captain Charles Francis Le Bon claim a near two million dollar fortune rooted in a Haiti coffee plantation. They allege 12,100 louis compensation granted by the French government in 1794 was never paid and cite ties to Le Bon family ships and wartime vessel commandeering.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Republic of Hayti
Charles Francis le Bon
Captain le Bon
Philadelphia
Jusserand
le Bon
Haiti
Louis
England
United States
Harry Dunlap Taken Off By Heart Asthma
Washington correspondent Harry J. Dunlap of the New York World died at his home from heart asthma. He was 45, a native of Paxton Illinois, and lived in Washington for five years after time with St. Louis and Chicago papers and a stint as a lawyer in Chattanooga Tennessee. A widow and his mother of Biloxi Mississippi survive.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry J. Dunlap
New York World
Mr. Dunlap
Paxton, Ill
St. Louis
Chicago
Chattandolra
Tenn
Biloxi
Miss
Death of Geo W. Peckham Noted Educator and Entomologist
Geo W. Peckham, nationally known educator author and entomologist aged 68 died at his Milwaukee home after a brief illness yesterday. He leaves a legacy in scientific and educational fields and was widely respected in academic circles.
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Associated Press
Milwaukeer
Wis
Geo. W. Peckham
Knoxs Rumored Rift Clouds Bermuda Voyage
Philadelphia January reports say Mrs Philander C Knox and her son Philander C Knox Jr sailed for Bermuda on January 7 while young Mrs Knox Jr was not in the party fueling talk of a possible serious rupture. The Echo gulf salvage operations continued to find wreckage and towed vessels to Mobile, with crews noting extensive storm debris across the area.
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Philadelphia
Philander C. Knox
Philander C. Knox, Jr
Bermuda
Knox, Jr
Knox
May Boller
Echo
Gulf
Mobile
William H. Sumner
Port St. Joe
Fla
Dantzler Lumber Company
Scranton
Miss
Lord of Avon
Bis
Marie Heniig
Campeche
Bertha M. Bailey
Star Fish and Oyster Company
F. W. McLaughlin
Claude Wilson
Doughertys pledge to purge East Side echoed in arrests
New York officials report 30 East Side gang members sent to five day workhouse after a raid on a club as Dopey Benny Fein and three lieutenants are held without bail for homicide in the Straus murder. Police say the crackdown aims to end years of gang violence.
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Associated Press
New York
Benny” Fein
Connec
Frederick Straus
Fein’s
Straus
East Side
Fein
Dougherty
Herman Rosenthal
Charles Becker
Sing Sing
Men with Backbone Is Need of Country Says Thos Marshall
Washington, Jan 12. In a Woman's Missionary Society praise service Vice President Marshall condemned infidelity and pulpit scandals. He urged Americans to regain faith in God and called for men with backbone who stand for something beyond money, noting he would prefer clean wealth babies can bite into.
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Thos. Marshall
Associated Press
Washington
Marshall
Woman's Missionary Society
Republic
Vets Prepare for 1914 Confederate Reunion in Jacksonville
General orders from New Orleans announce the 1914 Confederate Veterans reunion to be held in Jacksonville Florida on April 29 to May 1. General Bennett H Young met December 5 with Jacksonville committees. The Confederate Memorial Association also will hold its annual meeting then. General Order 16 eulogizes Col S A Cunningham editor of The Confederate Veteran who died December 20 1913.
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Jacksonville
Fla
New Orleans
Bennett H. Young
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
Col. S. A. Cunningham
The
Confederate Veteran
General Young
Colonel Cunningham
Veteran
Death of Judge C. Coffin in Pine Bluff
Judge Charles Coffin a long time participant in Arkansas politics died in Pine Bluff at 71. Former state legislator and United States Senate candidate, he was born in Rogersville Tennessee.
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Associated Press
Pine Bluff
Ark
Charles Coffin
Arkansas
Wilson Passes Through Mobile on Special Train
President Woodrow Wilson and his party rode a special train through Mobile at 1:46 Monday en route from Pass Christian Mississippi. The voyage featured minimal onboard activity with precautions by railroad staff and gatekeeping at crossings between Pass Christian and Flomaton.
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Woodrow Wilson
Mobile
Pass Christian
Miss
John Rose
Michael Gavin
Pass Christian An Flomaton
General T. W. Castleman Died in New Orleans
General T. W. Castleman, 72, a prominent figure in the United Confederate Veterans of Louisiana and former commander of the Louisiana Division, died at his New Orleans home Sunday. The obituary notes his long association with the UCV.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
T. W. Castleman
United Confederate Veterans’ Organization of Louisiana
Louisiana
Cascarets Claim Quick Liver Relief and Relief from Headaches
An advertisement asserts Cascarets cleanse the liver and bowels, remove intestinal poison, and ease headaches. It promises overnight relief and a bright, regular digestion for adults and children with a 10 cent box.
Entire Myers Family Stricken by Ptomaine Poisoning in Mississippi
Special to The Item Walter Myers his wife six children and sister fell ill Sunday morning at eleven with ptomaine poisoning in New Augusta Mississippi. Doctors Smith and Young attend as family remains in precarious condition. The piece mentions symptoms and an advertisement for Soley Kidney Pills claiming to restore kidney function.
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New Augusta
Miss
Walter Myers
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