Americus Georgia Landmark of Growth and Climate Brightens Future
In Americus Georgia, a booming agricultural center famed for cane sugar, peaches, and diverse crops, the town sits 60 miles from Thomasville and 11 miles southwest of Macon rail lines. The region boasts mild winters, artesian wells, low disease, rising population over 6,000, and rapid growth with new courthouse, jail, post office, and prominent brick business blocks enhancing the city’s prominence.
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Amettone
Georgia
Bourdweatera
Convent
Fanah
Western
Americus and
Montgomery
Macon
Piorida
Toomasville
Virginia
Tennessee
Confederacy
Egypt
Cana
Ayrup
Americus
Nany City
New County Court House
Windsor
Atlanta
Savannah
Amer
Ansley Seal Brand Candles buy by S A M railway team
Short Notes notes that the boys on the S. A. M. railway purchased Ansley’s Seal Brand Candles for 500 lb and claim the wares are equal to BCs goods on the market.
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Ansley
Bcs
Wreck on S A M and A W Railroads Traps Freight Cars
Reports from Abbeville describe a collision between the eastbound S A M freight and a stopped A W train on the main line. Locomotive and one or two cars smashed, no lives lost, engineer Flint escaped injury after leaping from the cab. Debris blocked tracks briefly while crews cleared the wreck. An inquiry will determine fault. the A W train may have lacked air brakes after transfers. Columbus Perry shooting case widens with Cato arrested for assault to murder after Perry wounded. Americus Light Infantry heads to Cumberland Island for camp life. Seashore Express carried the party to Helena with a large group of friends and many attending.
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Abbeville
S.A
Maln
Filot
Av & W
Flint
Columbus Perry
Cato
Perry
C. F. Foster
Bagley Place
Americus Light Infantry
Cumberland Island
Tyboo Island Express
Helena
Seashore Express
H. O. Davis
Lee
F. A. Cooper
J. B. Fitegerald
W. G. Turpin
Jack Britton
Lynn Burt
Frank Sarrold
Henry Johnson
Will Clarks
Will Morgan
Kirby Jones
Robert Beville
Pred Chap
Carr Glover
Howel Kiam
C. C. Hawking
T. B. Hooks
J. D. Shephard
D. M. Wheatley
P. J. Holt
Ida Marah
Mollie Cobb
Cload
E. Goorry
Clarence Dodson
T. Ford
Rez Carraway
Lampkin
Cant of Thanks to Fire Department Residents
A note of thanks expresses appreciation to the Americas fire department for their swift response on a Wednesday in 1908 at J. Hexny Parknax. The author notes heartfelt gratitude to all who resisted the fire.
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Americas Fire Department
J. Hexny
Tuly Vth
Myocente
Marion Harbin
Ian
Harper's Boar
Bible Societies Convention in Sumter County Plains
The Bible Societies convention met at Plains of Dura on Friday delayed to 2 pm due to a Methodist meeting. Judge J A Ansley opened with a report while W A Wilson Nobert Adams and M Speer spoke on topics from Sinai to Calvary and Israel as God’s chosen people. The session closed at 4 30 with remarks on ministry and heavy postconvention duties.
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Bible Societies of
Sumter County
Plains of Dura
Methodist Church
J. A. Ansley
Jintor
W. A. Wilson
St. Paul
Nobert Adams
Sinai
Calvary
Tay
W. W. Walker
Teres
M. Speer
Hot Summer Heat Stirs Town Controversy Over Editor Myrick
The scorching day pushed temperatures toward the 104 notch as residents sweated and debated Tar Timms-Recoxpes editor Bascom Myrick. The piece defends Myrick’s democratic stance against editors opposing his policy, noting many are office seekers and send marked copies to the president. The report mentions Editor Myrick’s ongoing influence and proximity to local political clashes.
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Vanhion
Bascom Myrick
Tar Timms- Recoxpes
Myrick
Hon
Hocus Smith
Georgia druggists to hold annual convention in Rome
An array of brief notices reports the Georgia druggists meeting scheduled for August 10 and 11 in Rome. Other items note notable figures and events across Georgia including deaths, appointments, emigration talk, wreck injuries, and local business notices.
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Georgia
Rome
Tulen Aldige
New Orleans
Bissell
John Locke Martin
Interior Department
Hoke Smith
Ueter
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