Burglar Targeted City Chief in Nighttime Break-In
An armed burglary attempt at Chief Wheeler's residence ends with a gunshot as the fugitives slip away. Col. Ed Littleton had earlier faced a break-in, and the city urges vigilance. A hunting Colt fired, but the burglars escaped unseen. Local safety warnings accompany the report.
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Hepsidam
Times-Recorder
Col
Ed. Littleton
Church Street
Chief Wheeler
Chesley Wheeler
Chesley
Wheeler
Season Opens in Earnest Here This Week
September marks the start of Americas money season as merchants relocate, salesmen begin fall assignments, new goods fill shelves, and farmers cash cotton, injecting new money into circulation amid renewed city commerce and optimism from local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Americus
Times-Recorder
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming it acts through the blood and mucous surfaces to heal. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites readers to request testimonials by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
A Difference of Thousands in Cotton Prices
A year apart the market shows a nearly four cent gap per pound in cotton prices. An Americas buyer paid $14,800 yesterday for 300 bales, while a year earlier he had written a similar payment of $14,600 for 500 bales, illustrating the price disparity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Dr King’s New Life Pills Endorsement Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a safe remedy to remove harmful minerals and cleanse the body after a powder mill explosion. It claims the pills cure headaches and act like a refreshing breeze, available for 25 cents at E. J. Elba drugstore.
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Dr. King
E. J. el
Cloudburst Falls Near Americus Causing Cotton Loss
A cloudburst near Americus at 2 pm yesterday flooded the Central Railroad main line, inundating tracks and a large hoghead load of cotton. The downpour damaged infrastructure north of the city with a bound train delayed while waters receded and the cotton was practically destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Wheat Planting Discussed at Sumter Meeting
Slim attendance marked the Sumter County Agricultural Society gathering yesterday with delegates to the recent State Agricultural Congress at Dublin. Topics included peas sowing and pea vine hay, and extensive discussion on wheat sowing and acreage for the crop. The September meeting will cover wheat plans, reflecting the society’s focus on this vital crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter
Mercer University Promoted As High Character College
Mercer University in Macon Georgia is praised for its Christian character, strong scholarship, and harmonious faculty student relations. The college claims three Georgia governors as alumni, notes its oratory prominence, and announces the next session begins September 19 with further details from President P D Pollock.
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John Temple Graves
Georgia
Mercer
P. D. Pollock
Macon Ga
Wanderer lost in Muckalee swamp recalls fishing ordeal
Sumter tax receiver Mr. J. P. Raiford recounts becoming lost deep in Muckalee swamp while fishing at night. He traveled in a boat to gather nuts, then wandered for an hour as snakes owls and snarling briars left him bloodied. A nearby cabin resident lit by kerosene rescued him. He vows to quit fishing.
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J. P. Raiford
Sumter
Muckalee
Little’s Bridge
Hiahalios
Negro
Mr. Raiford
Policeman Sits In Judgment Over Colored Matrimony
Officer W D Smith faced a domestic dispute when a couple showed a Tatnall county license. The man claimed a $35 loan to buy a wedding outfit. the woman fled to Americus saying she would not marry. The chief advised there is no law forcing matrimony to recover a debt.
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W. D. Smith
Tatnall County
Americus
Swain
Smith
Lemons as Medicine Elixir Promises Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Dr H Morley s Lemon Elixir as a remedy improving liver stomach bowels kidneys and blood. It claims to cure biliousness constipation indigestion headache appendicitis malaria kidney disease fevers chills heart failure and nervous prostration with a pleasant lemon drink sold by druggists for 50 cents and 81 per bottle.
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de. H. Morley
Hannibal Citizen Credits King’s New Discovery
J E Lilly of Hannibal Missouri, once stricken by typhoid that led to pneumonia, describes a dire decline yet rapid recovery after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He claims one bottle brought relief, and a full course left him well and strong. The ad touts it as a sure cure for throat and lung troubles with trial bottles at E J Eldridge’s Drug Store.
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J. E. Lilly
Hannibal
E.J. Eldridge
Doctor praises Mozley Lemon Elixir for cure
Reverend John P. Sanders of Verbena Alabama reports relief from appendicitis after using Mozley's Lemon Elixir. He credits his brother Reverend E E Cowen for the recommendation and states he was advised the knife but avoided it and is now a well man. He orders a half dozen large bottles C O D.
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G. Mozley
Atlanta
Mozley
M. E. Church
Verbena
Ala
E. E. Cowen
Mozleys Lemon Elixir Cures Long Fever Chills
A patient reports curing a long standing fever and chills after using two bottles of Mozleys Lemon Elixir. The account credits J O Stanney engineer LT V Ga B R with the preparation and administration. The claim presents a personal testimonial in a historical remedy context.
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Mozley
J. O, Stanney
B, R
Cured by Elixir at Habersham and St Thomas Streets
A Savannah reader reports relief from a four year heart disease and agitation after using Lemon Elixir and various medicines. The note credits a remedy found near the corner of Habersham and St Thomas Streets in Savannah Georgia.
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Habersham and
St. Thomas Sts
Savannah
Georgia Couple Married in Cleveland Ohio City
A Georgia couple from Albany and Americus were married in Cleveland Ohio on Monday evening the 20th. The groom is Mr. E N Clarke of Albany and the bride Mrs Jennie D North of Americus. They plan to return home September 1 and will reside in Albany after a ten day stay at Niagara and the Thousand Islands.
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Georgia
Ohio City
Americus
Albany
Cleveland
Ohio
E. N. Clarke
Jennie D. North
Mozleys Lemon Elixir Endorsed By J W Roxie
J W Roxie of West End Atlanta Georgia endorses Mozleys Lemon Elixir for nervous prostration headaches indigestion and constipation noting satisfactory results after other remedies failed.
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Mozley
J. W. Roxie
West End
Atlanta, Ga
Mrs Carter Dies in Atlanta After Short Illness
A telegram from Atlanta announced the death of Mrs. M. R Carter after a brief illness. She lived on Lee Street for years, leaving many friends here in heartfelt mourning. She was the mother of Mr. Sim Carter, formerly of this city, and the remains will be interred at Weston, Webster County, at 10 o clock this morning.
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Atlanta
M. R Carter
Cattle Turned In Fields Report Stirs Concern
An American traveler returning from a trip through the Central reports a Terrell County farm where cotton was picked in a single large field and cattle were turned in to graze the grass. The claim suggests a serious agricultural mishap if verified.
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Central
Terrell County
Our Music Department at Union Female College
Our Music Department offers piano voice violin guitar mandolin and pipe organ with specialists as instructors. Address Thos F Jones President Union Female College Eu faula Ala assurance of instruction in multiple instruments at the college for serious music study.
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Thos. F. Jones
Union Female College
Eufaula
Ala
HOK
F. Jones
Thirty Leaders of the Mob Arrested in LaFollette Riot
In LaFollette Tennessee rioting subsided with soldiers patrolling the business streets. Authorities report about 30 rioters named and several leaders arrested. Fourth and Eighth regiments may stay for days to prevent prisoner rescue as tensions rise among surrounding communities.
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Agaron
Sheriff Guards Cleveland Jail After Akron Mob Rumor
In Clevelant on Aug 24 Sheriff Mc Connell kept a large deputy force at the jail all night fearing a mob from Akron seeking Louis Peck the alleged assailant. Detectives watched trains and cars but no mob appeared. Akron authorities reported eight men headed to Cleveland and a railroad worker said 125 men were ready to depart Akron.
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Clevelant
McConnell
Akron
Louis Peck
Christine Maas
Kelly
Cleveland
Peck
Labor Riot in Tennessee At LaFollette Mines
In LaFollette Tennessee the LaFollette company moves to eject miners from company houses after many refuse to sign an ironclad contract releasing the company from damages in mines and pledging not to join the miners’ union. A melee followed a court ruling in favor of the miners. Chief of Police Potter was knocked senseless and Superintendent Bier was arrested for a pistol. The miners remain out, seeking freedom from the contract.
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LaFolllettre
Tenn
LaFollette Company
Potter
Bier
Pittsburg
Fear A Race War In Texas Threats By Negroes
Great excitement in Sabine county amid fears of a whites versus blacks race war after whitecap notices threaten to kill three prominent white men and intimidate women. Peace officers have been asked for from adjoining counties.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Sabine County
Union Female College Student Offers Training Program
Fragmented OCR text describes a training program at Union Female College, Wooren, mentioning a lone male presence and references to orders and respect. Phone contact for Steve Wooten appears as a partial detail amid unclear lines. The item resembles a notice or brief listing from a 20th century campus page.
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Wooren
Fae
Steve Wooten
For Rent and For Sale Notices in Thomas Block Area
For Rent. Very desirable storehouse in Thomas block adjoining Bank of Southwestern Georgia now occupied by J C Nicholson with possession September 1 1900. Also three rooms over Bank of Southwestern Georgia east front newly painted and papered with light water and sewer. Apply to Bank Southwestern Georgia or W H Dudley. For Sale three lots on south side Forsyth between Planters Bank and Hotel avenue. Four lots on west Lee opposite city hall. Five lots on north Jam ar between Lee and Hotel Parts of Windsor Park. For Sale or Lease two lots at Hill and Elm near Seaboard Airline shops. Apply to Bank of Southwestern Georgia.
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Thomas Block
Bank of Southwestern George
J.C. Nicholson
Bank of Southwestern Georgia
Bank Southwestern Georgia
H. C. Dudley
Forsyth St
Planters Bank
Hotel Avenue
Lee St
City Hall
Jamar St
Windsor Park
Hill Street
Elm Avenue
Seaboard
Holly Springs Amusement Grounds Open Season
Holly Springs opens for the season at a 2 mile city site offering boating bathing a chute dancing pavilion and other amusements with free grounds water provided by W. E. Lue and M. Hansford with no admission charge.
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W. E
Lue M. Hansford
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