Virginia man shot by deputy during Still raid near Lummis
Norfolk reports C L Tennant of Portsmouth a Seattle native was killed in Nansemond county when Deputy Sheriff J J Branch opened fire during a raid on a still near Lummis. A coroner’s jury cleared Branch saying the shooting was in self defense. Witnesses said Tennant drew a pistol. Also seized were an eighty gallon copper still seventeen gallons of liquor and an automobile.
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Virginia
Nant
Portsmouth
Seattle
Wash
Nansemond County
J.J
Branch
Tennant
Lummis
Brawles
Jesse Talor
SS. E. Doughetrie
Vaidrs
Waycross Man Faces Trial in Boy Run-Over Death
G L Faircloth of Waycross Ga on trial for the death of Clarence Barber seven in Astoria. Prosecution alleges deliberate swerving and flight. Defense argues memory lapse and possible accidental act with expert testimony about head injury. Also docket notes R R Jeffords murder case to be heard in Ware Superior Court next.
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Faircloth
Dixie Highway
Waycross
Clarence Barber
State Thru
R. R. Jeffords
Ware
Jeffords
Democrats Propose Tariff Reduction Resolution
Washington December 15 Democrats opened their fight against the tariff with a resolution by Representative Hull of Tennessee and joined by Representative Oldfield of Arkansas urging a downward revision of tariff rates. They plan to follow with bills detailing rate changes.
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Washington, D. C
Hull
Tennessee
Democratic National Committee
Oldfield
Arkansas
Democratic Congressional Committee
Congress
Discovery: Ancient Relics Hint at Pre Columbus America
In Tucson a dig near a kiln unearthed Latin and Hebrew inscriptions on war items that some historians date to the eighth or ninth century. Dr. C. J. Sarle believes the relics may indicate Roman Jewish contact with the Southwest around 775 A D and a short lived kingdom prior to revolts. Other scholars remain skeptical about the claims and await further verification.
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Tucson
Ariz
America
C. J. Sarle
University of Arizona
Sarle
Southwest
Fessors
Sarles
Byron Cummings
Marriages Outpace Divorces in Georgia
Georgia reports more marriages than divorces for the year, reflecting a trend in matrimonial activity. The statewide tally highlights the public interest in marriage more than dissolution within the period.
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Mentef
International Trade Congress
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Green
Ways and Means Committee
United States
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Theodorus
Court of Commerc
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