Blaine Health News and Political Talk From June Dispatches
Washington reports on Secretary Blaine’s health and campaign prospects with Gen McCreary predicting a free coinage bill fight and tariff reform as a campaign slogan. Ingalls and Lease set July Chautauqua visits. Macon Construction firm struggles. Washington notes distillery fires and other brief items from Chicago London and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Blaine
Boston
Telegraph
Harrison
Charlie Foster
McCreary
Congress
House
Senate
Ingalls
J. W. Heidt
Georgia Chautauqua
Lithia Springs
Mary E Lease
Kansas
Lady Alliance
Peffer
Chautauqua
William KR
Morrison
Ben Butler Worth
Nat Harris
Macon
Baltimore
Macon Construction Company
Plains notes on harvests and local events in June
In Plains on June 3 the community reports fair weather and ongoing harvests of small grains. Notices cover a May 29 death at Macedonia cemetery, narrow escapes from a buggy accident, dam repairs at Black's mill, and a rich fishermen harvest from the dam break. Social visits, church activities, travelers, and railroad committee actions on lumber car fastenings are also noted.
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Plains
J. J. West
Macedonia Cemetery
Maj
J. 1
Black
Florence Jones
Flora Wise
Dawson
Leesville
S.C
Lena Ford
Americus
Willie Cato
Tyre Jennings
Atlanta
J. W. Wells
Timmerman
LB. Forrest
Roe Edwards
Jessie Jones
Webster
Rena Wright
E. Timmerman
Wise
F. W. Griffin
IL. J. Jennings
Fannie Chappell
Parker
P. J. Wise
A. Chappell
Americas
Forth
Lyons
H. Stubbs
Shellman
Messrs
Cain
Carter
Edwards
Evans
Jennings
Jossey
Mitchell
Moore
Through the Heart Murder Ends in Cold Blood at Mill Quarter
A Montgomery county killing after a card game ends with Charles Saville shooting rival Preston. In a whisky fueled dispute over twenty cents, Saville fires twice. Preston dies within twenty minutes, his wife and child grieving as Saville flees. Witnesses report both families devastated and vows to bring Saville to justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Times-Recorder
Bowery
Montgomery
Charles Saville
Op Preston
Sastie
Saville
Preston
Ile
Americus News Mixed: Monuments Picnic Bonds and Barbecues
Community notices recount planning for Davis monument day on June 18 and a large July barbecue led by Sumter alliance. reports include new Odd Fellows branch, local fish arrivals from Flint River, a track issue at the Southwest yard, and a boy’s broken leg after a fall in Americus.
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Davis
Hollis’ Mill
Lee County
Americus
Flint River
Times-Itliconbet
Spring Street
Americus Yeatenday
L. B. Westbrook
Webster Bagley Place
Charlie Andrews
Schley
Ellaville
Oliver Baseball Club
Olivers
Laniers
Opera House
Sumter
Sumter County
Americas
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GEO. D. Wheatley’s
Col. Lamar St. and
Cotton Ave
White Goods Department
Grenadines
HatRék
Chantilly
Wheatley
Ingall
Mas. Leale
Chicago
Shufeldt
Whisky Trust
Joss
Shufeldt and
Calumet Distillers
Calumet
W. H. Shufeldt
London
Arthur Wilson
Cumming
Somerset
May
Canpine
N. J
New Oceans
Hummell
William Jenings
Hormel
Galena
Grant Monument
Americus National Building and Loan Association
Kay
Americus Building and Loan Association
Leila Maxwell
Taylor Street
Mrs. Maxwell
Miss Leila
Dill
The
Central
Fleming
Savannah
Florida and Western
Blanfield
East Tennesssee
Jioge
Georgia Southern
Marshall
Railroad Commission
C. L. Bartlett
Georgia
Colonel Blount
Judge Crisp
Thaye
Crisp
Bartlett
Hoth
Ide Ape
Yestern
Odd Fellows
Central Railroad
Amos J. Cummings
Cummings
International Typographical Union
Childs-Drexel
New York
Great Britain
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