Empty Handed Expedition Returns from Cocos Island
Victoria B C Aug 8 An elaborately outfitted expedition aboard the brigantine Blakely set out in January to seek the mythical treasure of Cocos Island but returned without sign of treasure. Captains Hackett and Whidden report instruments failed to locate gold, leading to discontent and potential trouble over stock dispersal by company chairman H H Jones.
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Weing
Whidden
Hackett
Gilbert
Enyeart
H. H. Jones
Bolt Deals Death At Latta Park Carousel
In Charlotte during a fierce storm a lightning bolt struck Latta park carousel. Engineer Ira McMillan died instantly while Fred Smith a Negro boy and Marion McManaway, son of a park owner, were injured. Smith is expected to recover.
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Charlotte
N. C
Latta Park
Ira McMillan
Fred Smith
Marion McManaway
McMillan
Smith
Augusta and Aiken electric railway to open officially
Augusta Georgia on August 7 marks the formal opening of the Augusta and Aiken electric railway. Invitations go to residents of Aiken and nearby towns with Augusta hosting guests. The railway provides cars and a barbecue dinner at Lake View Park hosted by the Augusta chamber of commerce. Bibb County tax returns show 387,392 increase over last year with total values 16,951,417 and 11,344 polls split 6,130 whites and 5,214 blacks. Cotton manufactures value up by 200,000.
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Augusta
Augusta and Aiken
Aiken
Augusta Chamber of Commerce
Lake View Park
Bibb County
Macon
Five New Bales of Cotton Arrive in Sylvania
Five bales of new cotton arrived in Sylvania, bought by L. H. Hilton & Co. The Airet bale drew a 14 cent per pound premium and was classed middling. The first bale last year arrived August 21. Prospects for a good crop look better than last year at this time but not as strong as two weeks ago.
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Sylvania
L. H. Hilton & Co
Hilton Company
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