Americus considers gas and electric fixture plant
At Americas Board of Trade meeting a special committee was formed to explore locating a gas and electric fixture factory here. A Philadelphia firm eyed Americus, proposing a site and tax exemption for five years. The plan would cost about $30,000, start with 60–73 workers, and expand to 150, with a weekly payroll around $1,400 for 75 white workers. The committee aims to secure site, tax relief, and funding to cover taxes for five years to lure the project.
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Americas Board of Trade
A. N. Walker
Sed. Crockett
Thomas Gamble
Walker
Americus Railways and Light Company
Sterling
Philadelphia
Americus
Americcus
Americas
Mr. Sterling
Lmits
South
New Orleans
Officers chosen for another year in M. B. Council Lodge No. 95
The annual election of officers for M. B. Council Lodge No. 95 was held last night. Worshipful Master F. A. Hooper Senior Warden Dr. F. T. Gregory Secretary S. A. Sullivan Treasurer J. E. Mathis Senior Deacon A. G. Miller Junior Deacon J. B. Hannon. Read reports show lodge in good shape and growing. membership eighty.
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M. B. Council Lodge No
F. A. Hooper
F. T. Gregory
S. A. Sullivan
J. E. Mathis
A. G Miller
J. B. Hannon
Large Halts Describe Dome Hat Trim for Girls
The article describes a large flat dome shaped hat with a brim widening at the sides and back trimmed for girls. It notes a crushed silk band with tasseled ends and a single rose adorning one side and part of the front.
Sumter County Pays All Teachers On Time
Sumter County schools have paid all teachers for the term ending this month in full and promptly. County Superintendent Moore praises prompt payments for attracting and retaining a high-quality teaching staff, noting 27 white and 36 colored teachers.
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Sumter
Moore
Americus
Supt. Moore
To & Times
Sumter County
Growing finger to nose operation proposed for cancer patient
Cornelius Snyder of Hawthorne Borough New Jersey underwent a finger nose reconstruction at General Hospital after cancer required removal of most of his nose. Doctors say the finger from his left hand may fuse with the facial tissue within three weeks and then be amputated at the middle joint, yielding a new nose.
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Snyder
General Hospital
John C. McCoy
New York Motorist Confronts Wagon Driver On Long Island Road
A New York automobilist visiting a secluded Long Island area during hunting season chased a horse drawn wagon with loud horn blasts. The wagon driver, annoyed, told him to stop tooting and the motorist drew a shotgun and fired a shell, causing the wagon to crawl along as the autoist kept behind, muttering of new insults he would call later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island
Tooting
Ananias Club Gains Notable Accessions in Prosperous Era
The Ananias Club welcomes distinguished figures including Mr. Laffan and Mr. Delayen Smith as it enters its most prosperous period to date.
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Houston Post
Laffan
Delayen Smith
Ananias Club
Monument Shifts and Public Sale Mark Local News
The Wirt monument remains in place in Georgia as plans for its shipment to Richmond pause pending a new convention decision. In a separate sale, George D. Wheatley stock was auctioned by trustee W W Dykes, with Thomas B. Lumpkin of Atlanta buying for about 9825 and planning a local disposal.
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George D. Wheatley
W.W. Dykes
Court of Bankruptcy
Thomas B. Lumpkin
Atlanta
Proudfit
Dallas
Texas
Lampkin
Wheatley
Lumpkin
How Signatures Were Obtained
Mrs N B Harrison of Savannah claims signatures on a card to halt a monument site decision. A Times Recorder article says Mrs J B Mathis and Mrs James Taylor were added to a Savannah committee and that Mathis voiced support for Richmond. The piece accuses the Americus chapter of misrepresenting its stance and pressures silent assent.
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N. B. Harrison
Savannah
J. E. Mathis
James Taylor
Wirt
Harrison
Savannah Press
Americus Chapter
Times-Recorder
Americus
Georgia
Andersonville
J. B. Mathis
Richmond Veterans and Daughters
Americas
Mathis
Richmond
Color Beauty Colorings and Empire Green Fabrics
A fragment notes colorings and Empire green fabrics with a peaceful shade and soft finish suited to gold and silver bullion trimming. The piece mentions lectures and women’s comments, hinting at fashion and social observations in a period tone.
Phonograph dealer in assault case bound over in Pittsburgh
In Police Court Magistrate Geo S England's court Mrs. John E Hinds charged phonograph dealer C A Rumstay with assault and battery after he entered her home during a disputed phonograph sale. The phonograph captured the altercation on record. Rumstay was bound over to the higher court.
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Pittsburg
Geo. S. England
John E. Hinds
C. A. Rumstay
Rumstay
A Dangerous Operation and Dr King’s Life-Pills
An old promotional snippet touts Dr King’s New Life-Pills No 18 as a harmless remedy avoiding dangerous surgeries. It claims the pills quietly cure constipation headache biliousness and malaria and advertises 25 cents at Eldriden Drug Co.
Huntington School Closes for Holidays Exhibition Attracts Patrons
The flourishing Huntington school near Americus, led by Prof. and Mrs. J. T. Price, closed for holidays with a large exhibition of declamation and essays. About fifty pupils impressed attendees with refined instruction. Classes resume January 4.
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Huntington
Pear Americus
J. T. Price
Hampton Mims Dies at Home Near Plains
Hampton Mims, an aged Confederate veteran from Sumter County, died Thursday at his home near Plains. Funeral held yesterday at Bottsford. Survived by brother W. T. Mims, sister Mrs M. B. Gulce of Americus, two sons George and Wright Mims, and two daughters including Mrs. George Horn of this city. He was widely respected by friends.
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Hampton Mims
Sumter County
Plains
Bottsford
Mims
Georgia
W. T. Mims
M. B. Gulce
Americus
George and
Wright Mims
George Horn
Witty Exchange Sparks Conversation About Shakespeare
A man grumbles about portrait sessions unless his whiskers impress. A young East Coast man asks about Shakespeare, and Miss Fitz of St. Louis counters that she has read all his works unless he has produced anything in the last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Miss Fitz
St. Louis
Bryan backs Texas sandas as campaign funds rise
Philadelphia Record reports William Jennings Bryan favors investing spare cash in Texas sandas. The 1912 campaign notes farmers cultivate cotton and oranges atop groundwater and tap oil beneath.
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Philadelphia
William Jennings Bryan
Texas
Sanda
A Bad Outlook For It Chicago Inter Ocean
A harsh critique questions whether the Chicago Inter Ocean ever wakes in fear of Associate Editor Roosevelt offering a long article akin to his annual messages.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Roosevelt
Notice to creditors in the Hooks estate
All creditors of the estate of John Hooks of Sumter county are notified to render their demands to the undersigned and all persons indebted to the estate must make immediate payment. L G Council Executor December 8 1908 12 10 6t
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John Hooks
Sumter County
L. G. Council
Georgia
Webster County
A.C. Reddick
M. J. Leverett
A. C. Reddick
Guardianship Discharge Petition for Thomas H. Tinsley
Miss Mary Hortense Tinsley as guardian seeks discharge from guardianship of Thomas H. Tinsley. Objects must be filed by the first Monday in January. otherwise discharge will be granted. Issued by John A. Cobb, Ordinary, Sumter County Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Sumter County
Mary Hortense Tinsley
Thomas H. Tinsley
John A. Cobb
Foreclosure Order in Sumter County Mortgage Case
Superior Court Sumter County Nov term 1908. J M Summerford v KE H Moore NJ SJ to foreclose mortgage on brick store in De Soto Ga bounded Ferguson lot 25 by 110 feet. Defendants must pay or show cause. default bars redemption. Judge Z A Littlejohn presiding.
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J. M. Summerford
KE. H. Moore
J. M.summerford
DeSoto
Ferguson
R. R
E. A. Luke
de _fendant
Z. A. Littlejohn
Judge Superior Court Sumter Co
Notice to creditors and heirs in Webster County Georgia
Public notices warn creditors of the estate of A C Reddick to present claims within legally prescribed time. Debtors are asked to pay, and guardians seek twelve months support for Morris Bell’s share. Court terms set for January 1909 with required showings before the County Ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Webster County
Mattie Reddick
C. A. C. Reddick
Court of Ordinary
W. H. Cosby
M. J. Leverett
Mary J. Minor
Administrators Sale in Sumter County Georgia
By order of the Court of Ordinary of Sumter County the administrators of P. J. Wise deceased offer cash sale of 428 acres on various land lots in 26th District Sumter County Georgia to be held at the Americus courthouse during legal hours in January 1909. Tracts include 137 1/2 acres of lot 10 187 1/2 acres of lot 23 16 acres west of Chocahatel Creek off lot 42 23 acres off the northeast corner of lot 43. J D Wise and George W Jennings administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Sumter County
Court of Ordinary
de Americus
P. J. Wise
West Chocahatelc Creel
N. B
J. D. Wise
George W. Jennings
Petition for Charter in Georgia Superior Court
Petition from C Horne L Summers and K G Bradley of Pike County Georgia to the Superior Court seeking charter for themselves and associates. The document outlines intent to form a corporate entity and commence legal actions as required by the court.
Horne Summers Bradley Company proposes 1908 charter in Americus
Petition seeks to form a corporate mercantile firm in Americus Sumter County Georgia under the name Horne Summers Bradley Company for twenty years with potential capital increase to ten thousand dollars. Principal office to be in Americus. initial capital three thousand dollars, all paid in. object to profit through dry goods shoes hats groceries hardware and related merchandise. authority to own real estate and sue or be sued. petition filed December 10 1908 by Ellis Webb Ellis and attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Bue
Gaid Capital
H. B. Allen
Cik
Georgia
Sumter County
Horne-Summers-Bradley Company
H. E. Allen
Clk
Notice of Sale in Webster County Georgia
Notice is given that under a deed to secure debt dated November 30, 1904 Mary B Hardy obligates the Webster County property to be sold at public outcry January 5, 1909 before the Court House door Webster County Georgia. The Lot 235 comprising 200 acres in the 24th District G M bounds Lot 236 Lot 246 Lot 234 and Lot 214. Sale pays the indebtedness and costs with spot cash. Signed Mrs L V Hardy Savannah Georgia December 3 4t.
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Georgia
Webster County
Mary B. Hardy
Rgin
G. M
Lee County
Stewart County
Towit
L. V. Hardy
Travis & Travis
Auorneus
Savannah
Ordinary's Citation for Mrs L M Howard Estate
J W Howard applies for permanent Letters of Administration on the estate of Mrs L M Howard. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the Ordinary's office within legal time to show cause why administration should not be granted. Witness dated November 2 and official seal of John A Cobb Ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Howard
L. M. Howard
W. Howard
Nature
John A. Cobb
Libel For Divorce Clara Williams Parker Williams Parker
Clara Williams Parker seeks a divorce from spouse Parker in Sumter Superior Court. The defendant is commanded to appear on the fourth Monday in May 1909 as required by Judge Z A Littlejon in the Southwestern Circuit. Witness H E Allen, Clerk, dated December 15 1908.
Prize seed for planting farming offer at Leslie farm
D C Jones of Southville advertises prize seed cotton for planting with large boll and abundant yield. He claims to have produced 125 bales from his farm this year and offers 1 dollar per vise in fodder and seed details.
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Lesiie
D.C. Jones
Southvile
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Wirt Monument
Clark
Harris
Clark Monumental Works
Chicago News
Halse
Superior Court
Morris C. Bell
Preston
Dot
Bell
Morris Bell
Said County
Horne
L. Summers
K. G. Bradley
Pereet County
Bnd
Vicor
Horne-Summers-Bradley Co
Ellis, Webb & Ellis, Petitioners’ Attorneys
Original
Webster CO
Sumter Superior Court
Clara
Williams
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