Judge Roddenbery critically ill at home in this city
Judge Roddenbery lies seriously ill at his home in this city after weeks of declining health. Physicians warn death may come in days yet he rallied briefly and remains hopef ul though grave, with telegrams of concern pouring in from across the country. The report has cast a pall over Georgia as friends recall his arduous labor for his district and calling to duty over personal health. Additionally notices announce Campbell Association Women’s Missionary Union meeting at New Shilo Church near Thomasville with attendees by rail and a welcome at Dillon station.
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Anderson Roddenberg
Thomasville
Judge Roddenberg
Georgia
Roddenberg
Gossier
Woman’s Missionary Union of Campbell Association
New Shiloh Church
Annie
Dillon
A. C.cl
T.A. White
Cotton Ginning Surges in Thomas County 1913 Report
A census summary notes Thomas County ginned three times as much cotton in 1913 as in 1912. Figures show 3,144 bales in 1913 versus 1,050 in 1912, based on the first county report signed by Mr. Harris, Census Director. The data will be published at set intervals.
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Thomas County
Harris
Thomasville Black Population Forced to Labor in Fields
A Thomasville mayor Rostro Luke leads an anti-unhoused campaign resulting in 318 Black residents moved to cotton fields. An officer counts workers, praising the mayor’s effort while farmers claim easier labor “than ever.” Community reactions vary as authorities bolster enforcement.
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Thomasville
Luke
Roscoe Luke
Upginningers 2
Latte
Cempatzn
Pnd
Mator Luke
Hearings Open On Petition For Death Row In Frey Case
Gov Slaton presides over hearings on the petition of W J McNaughton who is under a death sentence for the Frey Flan ders murder. The proceedings began today and are expected to continue tomorrow or longer. The State Prison Board has recommended a full pardon.
McNaughton pardon bid hinges on new affidavit in Thomasville
In 1910 McNaughton was sentenced to hang amid poison death claims tied to a man named Flanders. New affidavits from witnesses including farmer Charle Hancock and attorney Titus bolster the tale of illness in Thomasville and prompt a governor’s conference seeking clemency. Col Bennett seeks the fresh evidence to sway Governor Slaton as legal teams prepare rebuttals and presentations.
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Ollay
Herald
Dry V.tj
McNaughton
Thomasville
John W. Bennett
Waycross
Charle Hancock
Flanders
Arin Thomasville
Slaigh Kriday
Prosention
Thomasyillé
Farmer Hancock
Dixon
Shorcock
Theo Titus
Col. Bennett
Slaton
Swainsore
Tal le Franklin
Getivi
D. Mate
Overnor Slaton
Cal. Bennett
Bennett
Hancock
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Kennedy suit verdict awards twelve thousand five hundred dollars
The jury returned a verdict for twelve thousand five hundred dollars in the Kennedy case against A B S Aysbrought for injuries after a porter allegedly misled the plaintiff about the stop causing a fall near a trestle. Separately Peggy Walker received fifteen hundred dollars in her suit against A B A for ten thousand dollars, tied to her husband Larry Walker on Mitchell trestle last May.
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Coolidge
Kennedy
Peggy ‘Walker
A. B
Peggy Walker
Larry
Walker
Mitchell Trestle
Contests Vote Counts Led by Minnie Weldon in Merchants Race
The first official tally in the Merchants contest shows Minnie Weldon leading. Kitty Murphy of Coolidge and Eleanor Hopkins follow, with dozens of other candidates listed and vote totals ranging from a few dozen to over twenty thousand.
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Miss. Murphy
Coolidge
Big Merchants
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Kitty. Murphy
Mahy
Eleanor Hopkins
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Ville
Kitty
Murphy
Cooky
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Ile ‘Dfovatt
Thom
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Umno
Uae
Rene
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Asvo
Chambers
Thomasvillé
Madie Lilly
Metcalfe
Gladys Cardin
Sallie J
Ancontén
Pavo
Fannie May Hall
Felix
Crawford
Asville
Baker
Thomasville
Tat
Scarbro
Julia
Fatstone Thoma
Ei T Stewart
Denlock Wage
Fat Cox
Norma Hines
Thomas- Pato
Stella
Drew
Promasville Oo
Cacwatee
Helen Baker
C. B. Dixon
Merchants Club Rules Ban Business Ties in Contest
The Merchants Contest prize car a 1914 Ford touring model from Logan Automobile Exchange was used to tour several county towns yesterday. At a recent merchants meeting an amendment was added prohibiting managers owners family clerks and employees of any business from receiving using or influencing votes for any candidate. The rule aims to prevent favors and avoid embarrassment for contestant B and others involved.
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Logan Automobile Exchange
T Em
Farmers Fair Dates Fixed For Thomas County Event
The Thomas County Farmers Fair is set for November 18 19 and 20 with manager Hon. W I MacIntyre and association officers approving the schedule. The event will feature poultry exhibitions from nearby towns and promote Johnny Jones Carnival Company as a major attraction. Colored farmers plan a separate fair to display their products on Friday and Saturday the 21st and 22nd, pending final arrangements.
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Thomas County
Hove
MacIntyre
Augusta
Fair Management
Johnny Jores Garnival Company
Piney Woods
Deaths and Deliberations In Leo Frank Case
In Atlanta September 92 Leo M Frank, a convicted murderer, faces a death sentence. He maintains calm, running the Western Pencil Company plant from jail with assistant Herbert Schilf, while awaiting motions for a new trial and potential appeals that could push execution beyond 1915.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Paagan
Frank
Supreme Court
Postmortem in Boston on Mrs. Steele death
A post mortem examination was held in Boston on Mrs. L. B. Steele who died near the city after a short illness on Wednesday. The inquest, prompted by Mr. Steele, found uramic poisoning from kidney disease as the cause. Mrs. Steele weighed about two hundred pounds and had been on a fishing trip with her husband and brother before her death. Her mother, living in Augusta, arranged the inquiry but county officials initially refused. the examination proceeded with Dr. Little conducting it.
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Boston
L. B. Steele
Steele
Charleston
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