Bagley-Ray Farm Ships Belle Peaches and Melons to the North
Americus shipments sail from Georgia Belle Fruit Farm with cantaloupes, peaches, and green corn packed for northern markets. May reach 40 cents per dozen for corn. Eden cantaloupes feature strong flavor and size. Expect full Elberta peach shipments soon. crate counts vary with fruit size and season.
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Potomac
Sumter
Ife
Bagley-Ray
Tere
Georgia
Yeserday
Empley
Anio
A. Ray
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A.leity
New York State
Shack
Bagley Bay
Packig House
Ray
Knife blade sundered Hicks lung in fatal domestic row
Pearl Bivins, a mixed-race woman, drove a knife into Cleveland Hicks in a jealous rage near Americus. One lung was severed, he lay near death but survived into the next day, as authorities held Bivins in Americus Jail awaiting word on Hicks’s condition. The couple lived near Pieria and had a troubled domestic history.
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Pearl Bivins
Cleveland Hicks
Megrees
Americus
Megress
Pieria
Americus Lawn Tennis Club elects officers and plans growth
The Americus Tennis Club held a special meeting at the MC A last night and elected officers, with I. L. Rowlson as president and J. A. It was decided to meet the first and third Mondays at the Y M C A. A committee was named to recruit new members, courts to be improved, and a tournament set for October. Mrs Gould to move to Georgia as her income is limited to 3000 dollars a month.
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Americus Tennis Club
MC. A
Preadent
I. L. Rowlson
J. A
Mec Y.M.C. A
Asm
Tomatoes and drinks decide a solicitor’s loss in court
A humorous tale describes Solicitor Williams paying for coca colas and cigars at the court. Col Blalock and Clerk Allen trade tomato baskets to fake Williams as the winner, with a playful bet among sheriffs and chairwarmers. The story ends with Williams realizing the clever ruse once he reads the Expose of the game.
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Williams
H. E. Allen
Allence
I. J. Blalock
Clerk Allen
Feagin
Solicitor Williams
Col. Blalock
Allen
Blalock
Col. Williams
Williams Garden
Wedding Bells Welcome Nadirs in Americus Return Home
Mr and Mrs Hinkle McLendon returned to Americus with Reese Horton after their Durant Oklahoma wedding to Mrs Willie Estelle Van Riper. The ceremony occurred at the bride’s parents home and was witnessed by relatives and close friends. The couple will reside at Hancock avenue with Mr and Mrs Lashburn after April first.
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Hinkle McLendon
Reese Horton
Americus
Henry W. van Riper
Durant
Oklahoma
Willie Estelle van Riper
McLendon
H. Blashburn
Hancock Avenue
F. B. Arthur Named Trustee in Duncan Mercantile Case
The first creditors meeting in the Duncan Mercantile Co. bankruptcy was held in Macon. A. G. Duncan attended and proposed a 20 percent settlement of claims. The court named Fred B. Arthur of Americus as trustee to manage the case and distribute assets if needed.
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Duncan Mercantile Co
Macon
A. G. Duncan
Fred B. Arthur
Americus
Times Change Tar On My Last Voyage
A veteran sailor recalls waves felt to be impossibly high, claiming they were once only forty feet but now seem to reach a hundred, reflecting on changes over forty years at sea.
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Star
Wade Chewed Ear of Enemy Given Parole
Gov. Smith granted a pardon to Dan Wade of Miller County who had served fourteen years of a life sentence for mayhem after biting off a piece of another man's ear in a fight. The pardon notes Wade’s punishment and that only a portion of the ear was bitten, not the whole organ.
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Atlanta
Gov. Smith
Dan Wade
Miller County
Wade
House Reconsiders McLendon Suspension Action
Atlanta, June 28. In a tight vote 91 to 72 the Georgia House moved to reconsider the suspension of Chairman McLendon and return the matter to the House for disposition. The session saw bills on recall of officials and grounds for suspending a railroad commissioner. Governor Brown refused to discuss filling the vacancy. Ex-Governor Smith urged a state tax investigator position. Senate backed a bill to lease Western & Atlantic Railroad. Marchon Dixon won his seat 145 to 15 after a contest.
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Atlanta
House
General Assembly
Committee of
Smith
McLendon
Senate
Wright
Floyd
Irwin
C. 8S. Reid
Campbell County
Longley
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Marchon Dixon
Ben Hill County
Lillard Freed From Penitentiary Amid Clemency Sparsity
George Lillard, described as an Americas negro, was released from the state penitentiary under unclear clemency as the governor’s term ended. He had been imprisoned for assault with intent to murder, with no record of a pardon request from the Prison Commission and no stated reason for mercy. The release appears tied to a late surge of parole during the fall of the regime.
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George Lillard
State
Lillard
Ben
Allard
Funeral of Tyre G Williams
Funeral services for Tyre G Williams who died Saturday evening at his residence on Jackson Street were held Sunday at Montezuma for burial. He was about forty, spent most of his life in Americus, and is survived by his wife a son and two daughters.
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T. G. Williams
Jackson Street
Montezuma
Williams
Americus
Real Sarcasm and Shake Before Inking Exchange
The passage riffs on fever remedies and sarcasm as a motif in a Chicago News quote about a fever victim. A seafaring badge story contrasts old jokes with new lines from a middy in a Purple Cow context, reflecting playful dialogue and evolving humor.
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Chicago News
Mills of Justice in a Temple Trial Scene
Merrily the mills of justice whirred at the temple Monday in jail case trials. Judge Crisp disposed of several cases including Curt Bridges jailed for elgct months or forty-five simpleons and Frank Fletcher for cheating with ten months or $75. Jim Moore awaits morning sentencing for larceny while two white men, George and Walter Singletary, face trial for tampering with the booze buzzsaw. Jail cases continue, bonded cases set for July 19.
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Childers
Crisp
Curt Bridges
Kyards
Frank Fletcher
Bil Morris
County Road
Jim Moore
George
Walter Singletary
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Touts Piles Cure
Tortured on a horse for ten years L. B Napier of Rugress Ky. says all doctors failed but Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. Infallible for piles burns scalds cuts boils fever sores eczema salt rheum corns 25 cents guaranteed by Eldridge Drug Co.
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Napier
Rugress
Bucklen
Eldridge Drug Co
Biennial Sessions Favored In Georgia Legislature
In Atlanta on June 26 the push for biennial state legislature sessions is echoed by Senator Julian B. McCurry and Senator Slater. House member Walter McElreath introduces a reform bill to require quarterly court reports to the Attorney General, detailing criminal cases and dispositions, with penalties for noncompliance. He seeks nationwide input from state Attorneys General.
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Atlanta
Senate
Julian B. McCurry
Slater
Walter McElreath
Fulton County
McElreath
New County Wins In Contest
Atlanta June 26 The committee appointed by the House to investigate whether Representative Dickson of Ben Hill county should retain his seat will report favorably to his claim.
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Atlanta
House of Representatives
Dickson
Ben Hill County
Lynching Follows Alleged Assault Near Cuthbert
In Cuthbert Georgia on June 26 Albert Reese a Black man jailed for Tuesday afternoon assault on Mary Taunton a young white woman on the Monroe farm four miles south of town was taken from the jail by a small crowd and lynched on the city outskirts.
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Cuthbert
aAlbert Reese
Misa Mary Taunton
Monroe Farm
Lawrence McKenzie Visits Americus from Montezuma
Lawrence McKenzie of Montezuma was in Americus yesterday among other visitors. He traveled to the city for unspecified business and was seen touring local spots with acquaintances.
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Lawrence McKenzie
Montezuma
Americus
De Soto brick store house and lot advertised for sale
Sumter County will sell before the courthouse door in Americus on the first Tuesday in July between legal hours. The property is a brick store house and lot in De Soto described as twenty by eighty feet on Ferguson lot, with a 26 by 110 foot back section, north by railroad street, east by E A Lake, south by a twenty-foot alley, and west by a vacant lot owned by E B Ferguson. It is levied under a mortgage from J M Summerford in favor of E H Moore court debt. Property pointed out by plaintiff’s attorney. tenant notified. This June 5, 1909, W H Feagin, Sheriff.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Americus
de Soto
E. A. Lake
E. 8. Ferguson
E. H. Moore
J. M. Summerford
Superior Court
W. H. Feagin
Administrator Sale in Sumter County Georgia
Walter L Page as administrator of Eugenia Page seeks leave to sell all her real estate in Sumter County Georgia. The application will be heard on the first Monday in July 1909. Judge John A Cobb, Ordinary, Office.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Walter L. Page
Eugenia Page
Said County
John A, Cobb
Ordbiary
Odt
Sheriff Sale in Americus Georgia July 1909
Sumter county will sell before the court-house door in Americus on the first Tuesday in July 1909 the west half of lot 28 in district 26 comprising 100 acres. The property now held by H D Frazier and levied to satisfy a City Court of Americus judgment for J E French Co. Frazier named by plaintiff’s attorney. tenant notified. Dated June 5 1909.
Sheriff’s Sale in Webster County Ga Details Property near Lot 213
In July 1909 before the county house door Webster County Georgia will sell the western portion of lot 213 containing about 109.5 acres in district two. Boundaries include James Blakey to the north and D J Norman to the west and south. The land, levied under a tax execution in Stewart County favoring Mrs E C Meyer against J D Wright and Sallie B Bostwick, will be sold for cash. Sheriff C M Christian administers the sale.
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Georgia
Webster County
James Blakey
D. J. Norman
D. W. Nicholson
Bostwick & Hardy
Sallie B. Bostwick
Stewart County
E. ¢. Meyer
J. D. Wright
Claintiff
C. M. Christian
Estate sale request for J F Stapleton in Webster County
Martha Fletcher administratrix seeks leave to sell the real and personal property of J F Stapleton deceased in Webster County Georgia. All interested persons must show cause in the Court of Ordinary by the first Monday in July next why the application should not be granted. This 7th June 1909 W H Cosby Ordinary
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Georgia
Webster County
Martha Fletcher
J. F. Stapleton
Court of Ordinary
W. H. Cosby
For Sale The Hotel Windsor Am ericus Georgia
For sale, the Hotel Windsor in Americus, Georgia, with fourteen stores, sample rooms, 110 bedrooms, elevator, open roof garden, parlors, writing rooms, furniture, piano, and fixtures. Prospective purchasers refer to John B. Felder, Americus, Ga., or to the undersigned Crawford Wheatley.
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Windsor
Americus
Georgia
John B. Felder
Crawford Wheatley
Magnificent Crops Report Amid Favorable Weather
Weather conditions during the week have been most favorable for the growing cotton crop. Heavy rains have broken the drought, and the main risk now is too much rain causing the weed to take on sap. The crop is in fine condition and promises a good yield. Rain saved the corn crop, though early corn suffered from continued dry weather.
Guardianship Hearing for Minor in Sumter County
Mrs Courtney E McGehee applies for guardianship of Alice McGehee a minor in Georgia Sumter County Ordinary John A Cobb sets hearing for the first Monday in July 1909 with official signature dated June 7 1909 and notice to all concerned.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Courtney E. McGehee
Alice McGehee
John A. Cobb
Guardian Application in Sumter Georgia for Burton Minor
Mary Lou Reddick applies for guardianship of Georgia Louise Burton, minor child of Henry T. Burton. The hearing is set for the first Monday in January 1909 at the Sumter Court of Ordinary. Witness John A Cobb signs the notice on June 7, 1900.
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Georgia Sumter
Mary Lou Reddick
Georgia
Louise Burton
Henry T. Burton
John A.cobb
Sumter County
Bankruptcy sale of large Sumter County tracts in Georgia
By order of Hon. Alexander Proudfit, Referee in Bankruptcy, a sale of land in Sumter County Georgia will occur July 10 1909 at the courthouse. The property includes parts of lots 196 197 198 187 and 219 totalling about 595 acres with growing crops sold separately. Terms 10 percent bid deposit balance cash on confirmation. Trustee James Taylor Estate of C A Chambliss Bankrupt. 11 4t
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Alexander Proudfit
Court House
Sumter County
Georgia
Muckalee Creek
James Taylor
C. A. Chambliss
Georgia Legislators Seek $130000 in School Allocations
Representative McMahan of Clarke plans yearly bills to boost state education funding. Proposals include $26000 for Athens State Normal School buildings, $20000 for State University repairs, $16000 for heating, $5000 for dairy equipment, $30000 for Georgia Tech, and $335000 for Milledgeville Normal and Industrial College, all atop regular maintenance.
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McMahan of
Clarke
House
State University
State Normal School
Athens
Georgia School of ‘Technology
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Milledgeville
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