GE Whipple Prompts Halt In Jail Case On Insanity Question
Sheriff Bennett halts move to transfer Jeff Moore after Judge A V Pippe of Cordele court requests delay for sanity inquiry. Moore, sentenced to life for murder, sparked controversy as doctors and officials debated his fitness. governor and attorney general disagree on authority to order exams. Likely outcome: transfer to asylum officials for possible penitentiary re-evaluation. Also a local real estate sale and a health ad for Foley's Kidney Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Bennett
A. V. Pipple
Cordele Judicial Court
Jeffore
Janny
Ouracters
Jeff Moore
Supreme Court
Igns
Mysician
Walliams
Supreme Curt
Prisonommission
Lork
Cols
J. M. Buse
W.W. Harvard
Prison Commission
Jin
Cols. Busbee
Harvard
W.F. George
Gov. Smith
Hart
Solicitor George
Rally and Reunion Next Thursday at County Campground
Veterans reunion and big Farmers Union rally planned for the county campground next Thursday. Col J R Sansay of Sylvester will speak for the veterans at 1 PM, Prof DeLoach of the state agricultural college at Athens addresses the public at 11 AM, with talks in the afternoon on Black Root and Other Cotton Diseases by state entomologists.
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Farmers’ Union
J. R. Sansay
Sylvester
DeLoach
State Agricultural College At
Athens
Committees Organized for Baptist Church Fund
The fund for a new Baptist church has fully organized committees and duties begin. D A Taylor is treasurer of the building committee and will receive first payments due the 15th of the month. The construction committee needs funds promptly to buy materials and begin work. The pastor R W Evans urges immediate payment.
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New Baptist Church Fund
D. A. Taylor
R. W. Evnanxs
Sparks Western railway expansion nears Moultrie link
Sparks Georgia June 21. Construction of the Sparks Western railway from Sparks to Moultrie is rapidly advancing with trains expected to reach Moultrie by January 1, 1910. The line has thirteen miles completed and spurs timberland growth in south Georgia. A sewer saw mill on the new line processes up to 60,000 feet daily. Ellenton ten miles away, four months old, features a brick store and hotel with several residences, located in Colquitt County.
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Sparks
Sparks Western
Moultrie
South Georgia
Ellenton
Colquitt County
Governor Smith Suspends McLendon Over Port Rate
Governor Hoke Smith suspends 8.G. McLendon, chairman of the Georgia railroad commission, and will send a message to the legislature with reasons under section 2185 of the state code. The move follows McLendon’s sudden shift on the port rate issue decided last week, triggering expected legislative action and lively public debate.
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Hoke Smith
G. McLendon
Georgia Railroad Commission
McLendon
J. P
Good Teeth and Health Driving City Dental Care Push
City authorities push dental care for schoolchildren, citing medical science to show most people suffer tooth trouble. early, gentle treatment can prevent painful outcomes. The piece praises dentists for progress from brutal memory of past treatments and notes gas and opiates helped, yet fear persists in adults.
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Warbere
County Commissioners Halt Unadilla Road Plan
County commissioners were enjoined by taxpayers from cutting out a new road into Unadilla, base of dispute over legal authority. Old law granting road-cutting power to district commissioners remains in force, delaying new roads. Local officials planned to focus on improving existing roads amid high taxes and tight budgets, signaling a long pause on new road building.
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Unadilla
Dooly
Kelley
Dentists Show Careful Technique Reducing Patient Pain
The article argues dentists should spend time reassuring patients and examining teeth, warning against rushing to extract teeth for speed. It notes cures of insanity through proper dental treatment and cites advances by dental scientists linking oral health to overall well being.
Governor’s fee in suit over Western and Atlantic line
In Atlanta on June 22 the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis rail line’s attorney charged Gov. Smith with using a rumor of payoffs to reward a loyal servant and to fund a contingent fee for Hooper Alexander for pushing to extend the Western and Atlantic railroad to the sea. The state sues to recover 200000 dollars claimed as due, while the railroad’s counsel dismisses the suit. Attorney General Hart asserts Hooper Alexander is the father of the action.
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Atlanta
Western and
Atlantic
Tye
Hart
Hooper Alexander
Extension plan for A.B. and A. to Birmingham
Standing Master George J. Bell, handling the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic receivership, has prepared a report urging issue of 8 250 000 receivers certificates to extend the line to Birmingham and through Alabama coal fields to pay Georgia taxes and other essential expenses. He will hear argument tomorrow and, absent a controlling reason, will present the report to the court for action.
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Atlanta
Atlanta, Birmingham ,and Atlantic Railroad
Birmingham
Alabama
Georgia
Accident Leaves Arm Broken at Campground
Lloyd Roberts suffered a broken left arm above the elbow while bathing at the campground yesterday afternoon. He slipped during a jump, threw himself, and was brought to the city for medical attention. He is reported to be progressing well.
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Lloyd Roberts
Reverend Brewton Fills St Paul Appointment Amid Quiet Week
The community notes church life with Rev A G Brewton at St Paul Sunday. Della Walden visited Maggie Brown, Carrie and Sallie Walden stayed with Lula Wood, and Mr Hedge Wood is listed as sick. Reynolds of Sylvester visited his parents Sunday. R A Washington and children returned to Thomasville Tuesday.
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A. G. Brewton
St. Paul
Della Walden
Maggie Brown
H. Reynolds
Sylvester
Humbert Ford
Carrie and
Sallie Walden
Lula Wood
R. A. Washington
Thomasville
Hedge Wood
Black man shoots farmer and wife near Adrian Georgia
June 22 a Black man, Robert Jenkins, shot George Howell and wife in a field near Adrian. Howell employed Jenkins who had protested crime work. Jenkins fired without warning. Mrs. Howell wounded and dying, seven children. A large posse searched Dublin Wrightsville area all day. sheriffs involved, lynching feared if captured.
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Adrian, Ga
Robert Jenkins
George Howell
Howell
Jenkins
Dublin Wrightaville
Lau- Teng
Johnson
Shot to Death Jumping a Ditch in Madison
Madison Ga June 28 H C Dickens was accidentally shot and killed early morning while going to shoot a rabbit in the fair grounds. It is believed a ditch jump caused the gun to fire, blowing off the top of his skull. He leaves a wife and three children, two nearly grown.
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Madison, Ga
Walk Before Breakfast Prompted By Dr Ringgold Advice
A middle aged man walking with his one year old son follows Dr Ringgold advice to take a half hour walk before breakfast. A touring car speeds by at 80 miles an hour as the driver waves hello. The boy asks if the driver is his father and the father confirms.
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GE Whipple
Sherif Bennett
6Th Street
J. M. Woodward
Bright
Foley
Sterans and Farmers’ Union
Campground
Colquitt
Hasi
Smith
Atlanta Journal
Inlexander
N. C
St. L
Gov. Hoke Smith
Farmer
H. &. Dickens
Madison
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