Thomasville Clinches Empire League Pennant With Postseason Win
Thomasville wins the Empire League pennant by a 5 0 postseason victory over Valdosta on the local lot. Wagnon hits a first inning infield single and a late grand slam homer with two on. Cheney, Dudley, and strong defense seal the shutout as Dudley’s club finishes first season atop the standings. Fans from nearby towns cheer as Wagnon receives a purse for his homer.
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Thomasville
Valdosta
Dudley
Parker
Ball Park
John Wagnon
Homer
Barnett
Medlock
Manger Dudley
Hawkins
Wagnon
Thaw Freed Then Re Arrested In Nova Scotia
Sherbrooke Quebec September 3 Thaw was released on habeas corpus then immediately detained by immigration authorities. The trial of Gentleman Roger Thompson postponed a week as both sides accept the delay. Immigration plans for deportation were outlined if the writ is sustained with L A Faline supporting Thaw's lawyers.
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Thaw
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Hutchison
Hutchinson
Harry K. Thaw
Roger’ Thomp
Roger Thompson
Matteawan
Judge Park Recharges Grand Jury in Grady County Court
Cairo September 3 Special Judge Park convened and re charged the grand jury detailing their oath duties and the fight against illicit liquor. He urged only men fit to serve and instructed the foreman to excuse any unwilling juror promptly. The court warned against protecting violators and set State vs Linton Singletary for this evening regarding the killing of Hardy Rawls.
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JUDG
Linton
Cairo
Park
Grady
Linton Singletary
Hardy Rawls
Convicts Firefighters Save Lansing Home Fire
Prison inmates from the Kansas State Penitentiary operated the fire fighting equipment to save a Lansing residence from a blaze. They quickly controlled the flames and assisted as unguarded firefighters until the danger subsided.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Lansing
Kansas
State Penitentiary
Naked babies on lawns sparks arrest in Atlanta
Mrs. Annie Hanson was fined 10.73 dollars after neighbors complained about her toddlers running nude on the front lawn in the sun. She argued the weather was hot and the children tiny, not realizing the act was improper.
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Atlanta
Annie Hanson
Florence
Impeachment Nears Trial Readiness for Sulzer Case
New York Sept. 4 The Legislative committee probing Governor Sulzer charges will finish public inquiry today. Impeachment trial to follow in about two weeks as the committee hands its findings to the Board of Impeachment for lawyers to plan the proceedings. Meanwhile a Woodmen of the World meeting is set for Friday at 7:20 PM in the Masonic Hall with important business on the agenda.
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New York
Legislative Committee
Sulzer
Board of Impeachment
W. O
Masonic Hall
BP. Herring
Thomasville men testify in McNaughton case
Two Thomasville citizens W J Taylor and A J Stanaland affidavits claim Fred Flanders took medicine daily and said it would kill him. They contend Flanders died by his own hand, not by Dr McNaughton, and request a pardon as evidence is reviewed by the Prison Commission.
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Thomasville
Ww. J. “Taylor
A. J. Stanaland
Fred Flanders
W. J.mcnaughton
Emanuel
Prison Commission
Safford
Flanders
Emanuel County
W. J. Taylor
Thomas County
Thomsville
Stanaland
Thompson
Broad Street
Taylor
W. H. Rockwell
First National Bank of
John Bennett
John
Wilder
Free Side
Baptist’ Church
Savannah
Atlanta
Atlanta. Tuesday Morning. He Declared That Dr. McNaughtonas
Prominent Coolidge Visitor Spotted in Thomasville
Dev Morris of Coolidge was a notable business visitor in Thomasville yesterday, drawing attention from local merchants and officials. His stop emphasized regional commerce ties and investment interest in area projects.
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Dev. Morris
Coolidge
Thomasville
Pellagra Cause Discussed by Southern Physicians
In Spartanburg on September 3 a conference of Southern physicians addressed pellagra and its insect transmission. About two hundred disease students from nearly every Southern state attended. Dr Louis Sambon of London presented as the leading expert on the insect theory, noting fifty three pellagra cases in the British Isles and many more likely undiscovered due to physician ignorance. He cited buffalo gnats as a probable vector and linked spread to flowing streams.
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Louis ‘Sambon
School of Tropical . Medicine, of
London
Sambon
British Isles
Explorers Claim Common Origins for Amazon and Orinoco
Dr. Hamilton Rice, an English explorer, and Lieut. Von Bauer of Vienna have arrived in New York after a thirty month expedition into South American jungles. They claim the Amazon and Orinoco rivers originate near the same spot and say they may have traversed regions never before seen by humans.
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New York
Hamilton Rice
Lieut
von Bauer
Vienna
Amazon
Airship fatalities tally from wars and military aviation
Washington reports eleven aviators have died in army and navy service since early experiments. Most victims were in the army aviation corps with one death in the navy. Global aviation accidents total 33 since 1908, with 12 losses this year.
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Washington
Haniae
Army
McNaughton Clemency Hearing Nears Final Decision
Atlanta reports a prison commission hearing on Dr. McNaughton’s petition for commutation or pardon after his death sentence for the murder of Fred Flanders. A favorable board recommendation would likely mean gubernatorial clemency, while a rejection tightens his path to the gallows.
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Atlanta
Prison Commission
McNaughton
Fred Flanders
Slaton
Fanlew Mill Destroyed By Major Fire
A large fire at Fanlew destroyed the Tallahassee Saw Mill plant on Tuesday night. The blaze began near the boiler room around nine o clock. despite a quick alarm the dry kiln and planing mill additions survived, but the saw mill suffered a total loss. Owners including J L Philips faced about two hundred thousand dollars in cost with insured coverage near fifty eight thousand dollars. The mill had been idle for several weeks and the community mourns the loss.
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Fanlew
Tallahassee
J. L. Philips
Convicts Take Oath in Open Air Working Gang
Forty five convicts in Jollett Illinois reportedly took a solemn oath to deal summarily with any violation of the gang’s trust. The ceremony, overheard by a fellow inmate, supposedly binds members to hunt down an escapee and surrender him to authorities.
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Jollett
Treasury rules grant free cigars to factory workers
Secretary McAdoo issued new regulations on free cigars for cigar factory employees. Exempted cigars must not exceed twenty one weekly and must be smoked by the employee to whom issued.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Wallingford wreck prompts federal inquiry into rail safety
Washington officials announced a rigorous investigation into the Wallingford Connecticut disaster. The inquiry seeks fault assessment and recommendations to improve railway passenger service including the continued use of wooden sleeping cars on three trains.
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Engi
Interstate Commerce, Commission
Washington
Cor ‘sioner _ McRéhert
State Commerce Commission
Wallingford
Conn
Commerce Commission
Car Overturns on Bankment injures three near Ousley station
A Thomasville car plunged down a bank near Ousley station after hitting a washed out road hole. All three occupants were bruised but aided by passersby and soon resumed their journey.
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Ousley Station
Tome
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