Albany Man Injured In Head On Collision
Albany Ga May 6 Charle J Baily in critical condition after a head on crash with a car driven by Wilbur Stocks. Baily paralysed from the waist down after being caught under his overturned vehicle. W Atkinson drove Baily's car with two companions. Atkinson remained seriously injured while Stocks and other occupants had only slight injuries. Baily a well known horticulturist who worked in pecan groves locally.
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Albany
Charle J Baily
Wilbur Stocks
Baily
Atkinson
Dempsey Offered 150000 Berlin Bout While Honeymooning
New York May 5 Jack Curley said he received a cable from Samuel Rachman motion picture producer in Germany offering Jack Dempsey 150000 for a heavyweight bout in Berlin while the champion is abroad on his honeymoon. Curley named possible opponents Hans Breittenstraetter or K O Sampson and said he would discuss the offer with Dempsey before the latter boards for Europe. Breittenstraetter was stopped in seven rounds by Erminio Spalla three years ago
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New York
Jack Curley
Samuel Rachman
Germany
Jack Dempsey
Berlin
Dempsey
Curley
Rachman
America
Europe
Sampson
Breittenstraetter
Erminio Spalla
Witness Identifies Alleged Slayers in Georgia School Head Murder
In Natonton Georgia on March 4 two men, Ted Coggeshall and S J Scarborough, were identified in court as occupants of the slain Putnam County schools superintendent W C Wright's car. The state opened its case with Coggeshall and Scarborough charged alongside F L McClellan. Witnesses including J W Cochran and Otis Winsett testified to seeing the two men with Wright. Scarborough may testify after being severed from the others.
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J. W. Cochran
Eatonton
Prof.Wright
Coggeshall and
Scarborough
E. F. Griffin
Coggeshall and McClellan
Solcitor Duke
PD. F. Hallman
Athens
Otis Winsett
Madison Road
Prof. Wright
Coggeshall
Walter Mosley
Winslett
Ford Flowers and Girls in Thomasville Tales
A humorous reminiscence recounts a Thomasville visit to Capitol City where a group of boys park on a hill, lose their car, and recover it in a flower-filled yard. The writer jokes about Ford cars, social scenes with Florida State College women, and a playful contest of wits among friends. Mothers Day is noted and Boys Week is announced with a banquet in Thomasville.
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Thomasville
Capitol City
Lizzie
Capitol
O. K
Prominent Bulloch Farmer Dies by His Own Action
Stateboro Georgia May 5 J R Groover well known Bulloch farmer shot and killed himself at his home Sunday afternoon. A shotgun loaded with buckshot was used and the wad removed from the shells. The load entered the head behind the right ear tearing off the back of the skull but leaving the face unharmed. The reason for the act is unknown. Groover 67 left a widow four sons six daughters and three brothers. Another son died years ago after mistaking bichloride of mercury tablets for a supply of aspirin. Funeral from Lower Lotts Creek Church at 430 yesterday with Statesboro Undertaking Company in charge.
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Stateboro
J. R. Groover
Mr. Groover
Texas
Rocky Ford
Dover
Statesporo
Lower Lott's Creek Church
Statesboro Undertaking Company
Important Church Documents Found in New York Drawer
Historians discover dusty church papers at St. James Lutheran Church in New York in a drawer of ancient ornaments. Among them is the original ordination certificate of Rev. Justus Palckner, the first regularly ordained clergyman in America in 1703. The papers are believed stored away thirty two years ago.
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New York
St. James Lutheran Church
Justus Palckner
America
Mrs Budlong Fails in Rhode Island Maintenance Suit
Mrs Jessie Margaret Budlong failed in her bid for separate maintenance from husband Milton J Budlong of New York Newport in Superior Court. Judge Sumner barred further Rhode Island action for two years until residence is re established.
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Newport
Jessie Margaret Budlong
Milton J. Budlong
New York
Arthur Sumner
Rhode Island
Early Church Records Unearthed by Two Charwomen
Two charwomen helped uncover when the present church was built and Rev William F Sunday informed historians. Rev Justus Falckner, ordained in 1703 in Philadelphia, joined the Dutch Lutheran Church in New York. A lost ordination certificate was found by 1903 via a photo copy from Amsterdam archives. Letters from 1826 trace a donor, likely Peter Lorillard Sr, founder of Lorillard Tobacco, granting lands to St James Church.
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William F. Sunday
Justus Falckner
Philadelphia
New York
Old Lutheran Church
Amsterdam
Peter Lorillard, Sr
Lorillard Tobacco Firm
St. James Church
Methodist Bishops Take No Action on Unification Plan
Nashville article reports the Methodist Episcopal Church South College of Bishops finishing their spring sessions without acting on Baltimore conference appeal for unification with the northern church. Unfinished business may review Baltimore proceedings. bishops remain in Nashville for board of missions sessions and discuss fall meeting location.
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Nashville
Tenn
College of Bishops
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Baltimore
Board of Missions of the Church
Local notes reflect community life and weather impacts
A sequence of small town greetings and visits is recorded. Mrs Redfern and Mrs Alderman recover from illness while crops suffer from dry weather. Several residents visit friends in nearby towns and families relocate. District conference plans in Pavo on May 12 focus on unification amid ongoing social ties.
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Ione
Ira Alderman
Pavo
Milk Company Honors Old Time Employees
London May 5 a leading British dairy firm honors its Long Service Corps with 361 men 24 women who have served 30 years each. At a recent dinner all recipients received a gold watch a silver badge and a merit certificate with nearly all directors present alongside humble milk roundsmen.
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London
Great Britain
New York Service Via A B and A ATL Leave Thomasville
Advertisement announces new York service via A B and A and Atlanta leaving Thomasville at 7 80 p m and arriving in New York at 9 18 a m next morning with Crosby as commercial agent and phone number 200.
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Atlanta
Thomasville
New York
Crosby Commercial Agent
D A R Members Seek Coweta County Chronicles Relics
D A R chapter in Newnan led by Mrs Mary G Jones and Miss Lily Reynolds works to recover and publish Coweta County Chronicles to preserve Indian Revolutionary and Civil War relics found in an attic. Object is a 1926 centennial volume with aid from other chapters. The Austin capital site story and Galveston sisters’ settlement also noted.
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Atlanta
United States
Sarah Dickinson
Newnan
Mary G. Jones
Lily Reynolds
Coweta County
Sarah Jackinson
George
Two Women of Galveston Win in Long State Fight
Govenor Miriam A Ferguson signed a bill paying 200000 for the site of the Texas capitol ending a century-old dispute. The measure brings relief to two elderly Galveston residents linked to the long contested land grant of General T J Chambers awarded in 1830.
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Galveston
Long State
Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
T. J. Chambers
All in the Family Exchange Sparks Gossip
The Boston Transcript quotes a tense exchange between an elder sister and younger sister about a kiss with a perfect stranger. The remark sparks talk of propriety and social judgment within a family.
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Helen
Bister
Boston Transcript
Woman's back ache relieved by Lydia E Pinkham's products
Mrs Price of St Paul Minnesota reports chronic back pain bearing down sensations and monthly dizziness improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She now handles housework, recommends the remedies to friends, and offers to answer other women's questions.
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St. Paul
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Am
Mrs. Price
Summit Avenue
Minnesota
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