Local Happenings In Americus And Nearby Areas
City and suburban chatter covers a novel mix of events from Americus and The Plains. A Turpin horse sold for 300 dollars to W M Lewis of Montezuma. Judge Littlejohn returns home to Americus for fall business. Americus eyes a fall mayoral race with aldermen and a clerk treasurer to be decided. Registration for local option election nears two thousand voters with potential growth. Thomas Clarke plan a large livestock operation at The Plains and build stables. Liquor dealers fear trials this week. Will Dudley showcases a hayless motorcycle on Jackson Street. Cotton prices bring optimism as two bales sell for ten cents each. Elberta peaches decline while later varieties arrive and watermelon remains. Americus earns a first bale. expectations rise for more. Seaboard excursion to Savannah nets about 9600 dollars. another trip likely this month.
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Americas
Savannah
Terrell Couple Back From North Campaign Trip
Hon and Mrs J M Terrell arrived in Savannah from New York aboard the Kansas City. They stayed at the De Soto and dined at Bannon Lodge as guests of Shelby Myrick. They left by night train for Atlanta. Mr Terrell reports rest after the campaign fatigue.
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Hon
J. M. Terrell
New York
Kansas City
de Soto
Bannon Lodge
Aupper
Shelby Myrick
Atlanta
Terrell
Savannah News
Bell Denies Larceny Charge and Proclaims Knife Ownership
Bell, jailed Monday on a larceny charge, was released on bond. He says he did not steal a rag or blade and will prove the blade belonged to him and had been in his possession for years. He is from Stewart County and is said to have an excellent reputation.
Veterans Collect Pensions in Americus Ceremony
Yesterday was pension day in Americus as survivors of the Mexican Indian and Civil wars drew their quarterly bounty from Uncle Sam at the temple. The small gathering reflected a steady flow of veterans receiving ongoing wartime allowances.
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Americus
Temple
Sam
Coldiere
Americus Gun Club Hosts Inter-State Trap Tournament
The Americus Gun Club prepares a three day inter state trap shooting tournament from August 12 to 14 at its grounds. top gunners from the south are invited with cash prizes and a grand memento for the highest average. events follow Roge System with expert traps under American Association rules. grounds open Monday for practice and meals are provided daily.
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Americus
Americus Gun Club
Times Recorder
Lee
the Dell
American ’ Association
Americas Club
Visitors were noted in Americus yesterday
Yesterday’s society page lists dozens of residents and guests visiting Americus. Names include Miss Irene Hudson in transit to Atlanta, Mrs. J. W. Stallings hosting relatives, and Miss May Eva McAfee en route to Atlanta. Also noted are travelers to White Springs and Chicago, with several locals hosting visitors. A nearby fire at Godwin’s store is reported amid extreme heat.
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Irene Hudson
Atlanta
Ettie Tullis
Richland
P. A. Jackson
de Soto
City
J. P. Cato
May Eva McAfee
J.W. Stallings
Stallings
Preston
Sarah Wheeler
University of Chicago
Annie May Bell
New York
Boston
Americus
Maggie Buchanan
Knoxville
Tenn
Mary Westbrook
Montezuma
E.M. Kendrick
Edward Hines
Opal Hines
Savannah
Eola Locisette Hollis
Misa
Antoinette Lockette
Lookout Mountain
Cincinnati
D. 3. Brown
Visitor’s joke ends in a jug of liquid demon
A guest promotes a dry town belief in Americus and is surprised when a jug arrives at a Macon town house. The host dismisses further lectures on temperance as the “liquid demon” is delivered, ending the evening’s moral sermon with comic irony.
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Church Street
Americus
Dreath
Macon
Wedding of Miss Mary Pickett and Mr De Witt Pickett
The marriage took place at noon yesterday at the bride’s aunt Mrs. Sarah P. Schamperl’s home. Only a few Schumpert family members attended due to bereavement and illness. Reverend A. M. Williams of Weycrose officiated.
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Mary Pickett
de Witt Pickett
Sarah P. Schamperl
Schumpert
A. M.’ Williame
Weycrose
Americus Marketing Third Cotton Bale At Early Market
Peter Dowdle, a diligent local farmer, delivered the third bale of the new cotton crop to Americus. It weighed strongly and sold to J D Tweedy of Tweedy White for ten cents a pound. Local buyers pay ten cents per bale. expectations rise for a rapid opening of cotton as rains threaten.
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Peter Dowdle
Dowdle
L. G. Couzeil
J.D. Tweedy
Tweedy & White
Americas
Americus
L.G. Council
Taxable property in Georgia shows large increase
Atlanta August 4 tax returns received by the comptroller general indicate 65 counties report increases in general property amounting to 4 964 131 with 36 counties showing decreases. Net gain totals 3 525 817. total estimated increase for the year may reach 6 million plus, with railroad and telegraph properties adding about 6 million more, pushing total net increases to around 10 to 12 million, down from last year’s 22 million.
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Atlanta
Muscogee
Fulton
Chatham
Bibb
Richmond
Floyd
Comptroller General
Georgia
Two Thousand Candidates in South Carolina Campaign
South Carolina faces three weeks left in a heated campaign as about 2000 of the state’s 95,000 voters enter the race. Across 41 counties, roughly fifty candidates vie for county offices while two parties contest the U S Senate and state posts, with extensive county travel and many barbecue notices in weekly papers.
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South Carolina
Columbia
United States Senate
Engineer a Corpse, the Train Raced to Destruction
Coroner’s inquest into last Sundays wreck on the New York Ontario and Western at Hortons, Middletown, N Y, July's end, grows clearer. Witnesses say Engineer Ady O Neal ignored orders and was dead on his engine after a fatal blow from a bridge or obstruction near Hortons or Chiloway. Conductor Ducoton tried signals without success.
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Middletown
N. Y
New York, Ontario and Western
Horton's
Johnston
Ady O'Neal
Chiloway
Horton
Ducoton
Weather event floods Colorado rail lines impact Denver
A general rain fell over eastern Colorado including Denver and surrounding areas. The showers disrupted railroad traffic but repairs are expected quickly. The downpour is beneficial for crops and will ease water shortages in Denver and other cities.
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Colorado
Denver
Pistols and clubs clash over kitchen garden fight
Rival factions fought over a small kitchen garden at One Hundred and Eighty-Third street and Walton avenue New York. Several wounded include Christine Agrilla and John Monga with a deed dispute cited. Police dispersed the ten minute exchange after neighbors joined in and both sides summoned supporters.
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New York
Eighty-Third Street
Walton Avenue
Christine Agrilla
John Monga
Genna Fonsa
Fonsa
Monga
Steeple Jack Killed In City Hall Tower Fall
Daniel Barry known as Steeple Jack fell eight feet while placing electric lights around the William Penn statue at the 640 foot high city hall tower and died instantly. The Philadelphia Herald reports the accident as part of routine news with other items from Chicago where Catholic societies discuss education funding and church civic relations.
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New York
Daniel Barry
City Hall
Philadelpha
Herald
Barry
William Penn
Shawiney
Convention Catholic Societies
Chicago
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Ile
So western State Manufacturing company increases capital
Carthage Missouri August 6 The So western State Manufacturing company of Slatington Arkansas has just filed articles of incorporation increasing its capital stock to 100000. The stockholders are principally eastern capitalists. The company operates slate quarries at Slatington and a railroad is to be built from Hot Springs to the plain miles distant.
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Carthage
Slatington
Ark
Tls Wright
Re Pressas
Slatingt
de Bulle
Hot Springs
Battle at Agua Dulce reported by State Department cable
A State Department cable dated August 5 reports a revolutionary naval engagement at Agua Dulce and claims a victory. The message notes fighting in the bay and mentions the Ranger as being present in the area.
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Agua Dulce
State Department
Isthmus
Washington
Panama
Agua
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Turpin
W. M. Lewis
Z. A. Littlejohn
Sumter County
Thomas & Clarke
Plains
Will Dudley
Jackson Street
Greensboro
Bell
Bond
FAT Pensions For Veterans
Gars
Americus Amecca
A. J. Hamil
Flora Hamil
White Springs, Fla
Lucy Mathews
White Sulpher Springs
Fla
Misa Lila Edwarde
Buena Vista
Sarah Mathis
Lee Street
Jessie Streyer
Fannie Stallings
Jennie Harrie
Charlee P. Payne
E. K. Keifer
Selma
Ala
K. J. Perry
Misees Perry
Allie McLendon
Dancon
Mrs. J. W. Harris
Felder Street
Ethel Baisden
Sallie McLeod
Salt Lake City
Utah
D. T. Wilson
Taylor Street
Janes A. Hixon
Yestesterday
Los Angeles
Cal
Tooki
Hill
P. H. Skellie
Fort Valley
Amanda Smith
A. K. Senumpert
Eloise Pickett
Monteigle Springs
Thornton Wheatley
Scranton
George Bagley
de Boto
Charles Damour
Joro Hollis
Claudia Moore
Atlante
Metta Owens
Lucile Bland
Myra Tigare
Troy
Ella Clark
Godwin
Myrtle Springs
Celagia
Uneeda
Tion “Tech
Ellwood
Aed
WHITE
White Sewing Machine Co
Sohton
F. G. Olver
Americus, Ga
Steeple Jack
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