Mixed Americus News Items Highlight Local Events
Random news items from Americus Chronicle describe a family picnic at Golly Springs on Friday August 2, tax digest work by Receiver Raiford, Central excursion to Montgomery carrying 2500 people, a melon dispute over weight, a Newark theft case, rising prices for meal and cotton markets, court recesses, machinists strike relief, pleasant county park and courthouse views, peach shipments and melon “chip in” status, improving Officer Albritton, crop optimism in SW Georgia, and local option legal cases involving C. C. Montfort.
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Golly Sprines
Povery
Raiford
qThe Central
Montgom
Americas
Alderma Mitchell
Marball Feagie
Strikes Off and Men Return to Work in Americus
The long Seaboard Railway machinists strike ends with about forty to fifty Americus workers returning to their shops after a two month stoppage. A Portsmouth conference with eight shop representatives produced a settlement, though terms were not disclosed. Duncan Stewart of Americus spoke for the local strikers as they resume duties.
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Seaboard Railway
Americus
Evetem
San
Times-Recorder
Portsmouth
Duncan Stewart
Acarload Fruit to Buffalo Shipped From Singletary Orchards
H H Singletary a leading area fruit grower has sent peach carloads to Buffalo with promising results. A recent Americas visitor inspected orchards seven miles from town noting quality. Several days after shipments three consignments were in transit with receipts around 1150 dollars. two more carloads to Buffalo were sent yesterday via Ameli and more fruit remains available.
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H. H. Singletary
Buffalo
Americas
Stock Brought A Fair Figure In Bankruptcy Sale
The stock of E. D. Ansley’s groceries and confections was sold at public outcry on the premises. United States Marshal J. M. Barnes conducted the sale to satisfy a bankruptcy claim. The final bid by R. L. McMath reached 2400 dollars, about 43 cents on the dollar, with the stock valued at around 4800.80 dollars and items including store fixtures a horse two delivery wagons refrigerator and show cases included. The sale awaits confirmation by Judge Emory Speer.
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E. D. Ansley
United States
J. M. Barnes
R. L. McMath
Marshal Barnes
RB. L. McMath
Catfish Explosion Surprises City Crew at Muckabee Creek
City workers at Muckabee Creek were clearing a submerged log when a stick of dynamite used to dislodge the obstruction exploded. The blast sent dead catfish to the surface and yielded a six pound cucker along with fine bream, startling the digging party.
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Muckabee Creek
Glawson Appears on Crutches After Injury at Magnolia Dell
Officer J L Glawson made his first public appearance since a fight with rioters at Magnolia Dell a week ago. A bullet from Bull English struck Glawson in the right thigh, forcing crutches for a time. He is mending and hopes to return to duty within a week.
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J. L. Glawson
Magnolia Dell
Bull English
Glawson
Richland Peach Fields Drive Local Prosperity
Richland thrives as a peach hub with dozens employed packing Elberta fruit for shipment. More than thirty carloads have left the orchards toward Buffalo and Baltimore, with growers earning up to a crate price of 125 dollars at the depot. Boys earn two to eight dollars daily, while girls pack crates for two cents each.
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Americus
Richland
Elbertas
John C. Nicholson
Mr. Nicholson
Nicholson
Buffalo
Baltimore
Saliba Fined for Disorderly Conduct After Street Run-In
Syrian Tom Saliba faced Mayor Felder for disorderly conduct after an incident on Lee Street near Bell Street. He collided with pedestrians Byrd and Divining, upsetting one, and was fined 25 dollars after offering little defense. He then left to the fruit stand.
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Tom Saliba
Saliba
Felder
Lee Street
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Divining
Bell Street
Trainload Of Watermelons Headed North From Americus
Watermelons from Americus area farms are shipping in carload lots to northern markets. Several growers report satisfactory returns and one producer recently sent seven carloads via Central Railroad. Pennsylvania cities currently offer a strong market for this fruit. The piece closes with a stray, non sequitur line about science.
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Americus
Central Railroad
Pennsylvania
No New Phases In Steel Strike Today
Pittsburg July 23 The steel strike shows no new phases this morning. Reports say wellsville mill may start up with few new workers while Dewewood and McKeesport remain guarded. Across McKeesport and Vandergrift conditions stay tense as Amalgamated watchers monitor potential attempts to resume operations.
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Pittssura
Wellsville
Dewees Wood Mills
McKees
McKeesport
DeWeen Wood
Vandergrift
Duncansville
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
American Steel Hoop Company
Clark Mill
Thirty-fifth Street
Brown
Lindsay Mill
Allegheny
National Steel Company
Thas Comy
Youngstown
Daeton
United States
Reward for slayer of Tom Stapleton offered
Governor and Webster county officials post rewards totaling 200 dollars for the arrest and conviction of the killer of Tom Stapleton, an aged Black man slain near Preston on June 7. Authorities urge sleuths to bring the perpetrator to justice in what is described as a heinous crime.
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Tom Stapleton
Prenton
Wooster
Times-Recorder
Candler
Montgomery
Webster
Jane
Preston
Cotton market partial regain after July slump
The cotton market rallied at the opening with July contract rising from 7.80 and gaining several points while January contracts opened steady at 7.55, signaling a partial recovery from the previous day’s 35 point drop.
Blazing Petrol Onboard Sloops Envelops Crew Tragedy
Explosion aboard the American schooner Louise Adelaide at Stockholm Harbor kills Captain Orr ten crewmen Swedish customs officials and the Brazilian consul. Four Swedish officers die, two crew survive, ship afire as petroleum envelopes all on board. Vessel built in 1842 at Vinalhaven Maine, 672 tons, 154 by 84 by 12 feet, owned by Edgar Orr of Portland Maine.
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Stockholm
Orr
Philadelphia
Portland
Btockholm
Louise Adelaide
Iig Petroleum
Louis Adelaide
Dutch Taland Harbor
Yarmouth
Edgar Orr
Portland, Me
Promoters organize Vicksburg and Hattiesburg Railroad
Promoters met in Jackson Mississippi on July 3 to form a company named the Vicksburg and Hattiesburg Railroad. The group selected organization plans and agreed on a board of directors. Stock was fixed at 1,150,000 dollars.
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Vicksburg and
Hattiesburg
Jackson
Misa
Pre Wourrea
Hinds
Copiab
Simpson
COF. Forrends
al LW
Bilis
BP. Wilboard
Medal for Edward in Maine hospital ship affair
An American ladies hospital ship Maine committee pressed for a commemorative medal for Edward and asked the king to transmit it to Alexandra. The king reportedly opposed but the committee prevailed. His reply drew comment as a diplomatic gesture. Bernard Baker of Baltimore had presented the medal in place of the king.
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Maine
Alexandra
Eas
Queen’s Land
Bernard Baker
Baltimore
Incendiaries Attack Church and School Properties in Lincoln County
In Jackson Mississippi on July 23, fires strike church and school buildings in Lincoln county. Judge Robert Powell may travel to Brookhaven to investigate as the county’s circuit court term is five months away. Over the prior three weeks two schoolhouses and two churches were burned or damaged with evidence removed or decoyed.
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Mississippi
Jackson, Mins
Lincoln County
Robert Powell
Brookhaven
Secaret
Taenly Peek Con
Thorisms P
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