Happenings in Americus city notes and odds and ends
Local items from Americus describe civic life and concerns. The fire department’s quick action at the oil mill blaze saved a potential 350000 loss. A November primary will elect a mayor, three aldermen and a city clerk. Citizens are urged to guard against burglars, beggars, and sneak thieves, while cotton receipts remain light due to rain and wind. The Red Men lodge grows, farmers report cotton and potato activity, and Elks fair visitors are expected. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be observed by the Hebrew community.
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Gente
Red Men of
Americas
Narrowly Escaped Disaster At Mill and Storage Depot Fire
Fire at Americus Oil Company warehouse in Hull Press area barely reignited after sprinkler and local crew fought dense smoke and flames. Firemen laid three lines, two used to douse the blaze within minutes, keeping total loss under 800 dollars with only minor building damage and no injuries. Origin undetermined but likely accidental possibly a locomotive spark near the railroad track.
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Americus
Americus Oil Company
Hulle
Americas
Visitors in Americus and surrounding cities travel list
A long list of recent visitors and departures appears, noting Mrs J W Stallings returning from Rome and Atlanta, Miss Evelyn Rutherford from Richwood visiting family, Mr H J Fite moving to Atlanta, Miss Florine West visiting River Junction and Dawson, and several other locals like Mr RB L Barnum, Dr B L Joiner, Mrs Harry Bradford, Mrs Edward Stallings, Miss Annis Poole, Mrs Sallie Bagley, Miss Annie Baile, Mr and Mrs Eugene Hawkins Jr, and Miss Hennie May Crittenden traveling to or from various destinations including Memphis, Atlanta, Richmond, Galveston, Linville, Shellman and Montgomery.
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Hudson's Drug Store
J. W. Stallings
Rome
Atlanta
Evelyn Rutherford
Richwood
Eugene Hawkins, Jr
Col
E. A. Hawkins
Galveston
Texas
George W. Bacot
Martha Wheatley
Linville
N.C
Plant Under Construction At Americas To Be A Major Fertilizer Facility
Work at the Virginia Carolina Chemical plant in Americas proceeds in a rush with carpenters and large crews erecting the main building and outbuildings. Supt. Pike supervises rapid progress as RB Sams visits to inspect progress. The project covers about fifty acres of tract with ample rail access and a total investment of 150000 dollars, aiming to rank among the companys largest Georgia plants once fully equipped with top fertilizer machinery.
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RB. F. Sams
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Up
Americas
Pike
Georgia
Confederate Veterans Gather for Georgia State Reunion in Columbus
Veterans of Americus report the Georgia Confederate Veterans state reunion set for Columbus on the 28th and 29th. Camp Sumter plans to send large delegations and will hold an important meeting Tuesday at City Hall to arrange travel and commit to attendance. J B Pilsbury calls Camp Sumter to elect delegates and organize transportation for Columbus.
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Columbus
Camp Sumter
City Hall
J. Bi. Pilebury
Commeander
Sumter
Vlc
Taessay
Dolealy Cao
Union
J. B. Prranory
Pilsbury
Early city campaign opens with clerk and treasurer bids
Two Ameri cas citizens announce their candidacies for city clerk and treasurer. E J McMath, a noted businessman, and John B McGarrah, the current incumbent, enter the race as council elect H O Mitchell’s successor in the clerk role. The contest promises a long, active campaign as voters anticipate fall elections.
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Americas
E.J. McMath
Cily Relérk
McMath
Gaise
John 8. McGarrah
McGarrah
Offy Council
H.O. Mitchell
Young Ike Hudson Shot While Shooting Woodpeckers
A boy named Ike Hudson was accidentally shot while shooting a woodpecker with a perfor rifle outside his home. The bullet entered above the jaw and exited through the mouth. The wound bled but is not considered dangerous.
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Ike Hudson
Hudson
New Life Pills Claim Cure for Severe Illness
Dorham North Carolina resident P Muse reports life saved by Dr. Kings New Life Pills after long stomach and liver trouble. He praises the product as best on earth and available for 250 at Eldridge Drug Stores.
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P. Muse
Dorham
N. C
Dr. King
Eldridge
Storms Threaten Massive Hay Loss Across Sumter Farms
The article notes heavy rains ruin thousands of tons of hay and open cotton, with farmers facing substantial losses as wet ground delays harvest. Sumter's hay crop is a key regional product, and continued precipitation could severely impact local farmers and the fall season harvest.
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Americas
Sumter
Gunners May Cause Trouble In Early Partridge Shooting
Hunters already firing at birds around Bob White's home despite partridge season not opening until November 1. Any killing or trapping before that date is prosecutable. True American sportsmen will watch for violators of game laws.
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Bob White
Americas
Pothanter
Miss Estea Croup Announces Fall Millinery Opening
Miss Estea Croup returns from Atlanta and invites Indies to her Cotton Avenue shop No. 111 for the fall and winter millinery opening. With competent hands she promises satisfaction to all and extends cordial invitation to friends and patrons.
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Atlanta
Cotton Avenue
Estea Croup
Great Live Stock Show At Southern Inter-State Fair
Georgie and teams from the Carolinas Alabama and Tennessee will display at the Southern Inter-State Fair in Atlanta from October 8 to 25. The fair has spent thousands to boost southern livestock, claiming renewed sales of eight to ten thousand registered cattle tied to past fairs. This year premium entries are restricted to southern states to favor local farmers over northern and western professional exhibitors.
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Georgie
Carolinas
Alabama
Tenneseee
Atlanta
South
Cotton Market Report Americas Ga October Receipts and Prices
Receipts today at local warehouses total 914 bales with previous intake bringing total to 12 785 bales. Cotton market shows good middling at day with quotes from New York for Oct 1 with prices around 8.65 for Oct and 8.78 Nov and 8.70 Dec posted, indicating a quiet market.
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Americas
York
Dee
Fite Transfers HQ to Atlanta for Southern Agency
Mr. H. J. Fite, southern agent for the Rock Hill Baggy Co, will move his headquarters from Americus to Atlanta. He and his family depart today to establish their new home, leaving many friends in Americaa saddened by their departure after long residence.
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Americus
George Cobb
New York
H. J. Fite
Rock Hill Baggy Co
Atlanta
Mrs. Fite
Fall Opening Next Tuesday at Kleckley Millinery
Mrs. Bessie Kleckley invites ladies to a fall opening at her Cali Thon millinery shop next Tuesday in October. She promotes a broad display of hats and patterns, highlighting the craftsmanship and adult labor behind the creations.
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Bessie Kleckley
Coppage leaps to death amid asylum ban in Atlanta
J R Coppage 64 leaped from a tower balcony five floors up in Atlanta while preparations were under way to send him to the state insane asylum. He had been declared insane after a recent court hearing and had protested leaving for the institution. A Confederate veteran and Mason, his near relative opposed his removal, and he had resided in Atlanta about five years with many friends. In a separate note from Columbia a would be assassin shot merchant F Schien through a crack in a building, the bullet striking his arm, and the shooter named as Harry Simmons.
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Coppage
Atlanta
Asylim
J. &. Coppage
Yester Cab Page
John R. Wilkinson
W. H. Coppage
West Alexander Street
Forty-second
Mississippi
Baptist Church
Gettyeburg
Fort Delaware
Columbia
F. Schien
Woman killed, man injured near Buffalo and East Water Streets
A woman died and a man likely fatally hurt after being struck by an electric car in Milwaukee. The woman's clothing bore a slip of paper bearing the name Miss Waldo. The incident occurred at the corner of Buffalo and East Water Streets with a man identified as Sooner from Racine.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Odt
Fatal accident at Hood's gun near Harmony Grove Ga
Harmony Grove Ga Sept 30 a gunnery accident at Hood's gun left Cleveland Hood dead after a band wheel crushed his skull and mangled his body. He was alone present at the scene with no other witness.
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Gunnery
Harmony Grove
Hood
Cleveland Hood
Young Hood
Death at the stake in a wrongful lynching case near Corinth
A brutal report from Corinth Mississippi describes the murder of Minnie Whitfield by Tom Clark alias Will Gideon a Black man. Clark allegedly forced entry assaulted choked and cut the victim before escaping with a pistol. The mob later executed the accused by stake and fire. Additional notes cover a separate lynching in Pine Bluff Arkansas and a industrial blast at Mountain Furnace Alabama.
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Misassaippi
Corinth
Miss
Tom Clarl
Will
Gideon
Minnie Whitfield
Tom Clark
Clark
Whitfield
Memphis
Tenn
Pine Bluff
Ark
Walter Sullivan
Portland
Suliven
J. Reddy
Round Mountain Furnace
Leeaburg
Ala
Sam J. Gordon Chemical
Cincinnati
Mountain Furnace
Nace
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir Advertises Health Claims
An old ad lists Mozley’s Lemon Elixir as a remedy for indigestion headache malaria kidney disease and other ailments. It promotes liver stomach bowel and kidney regulation and offers bottles at 50 cents and 1 dollar through druggists.
Rev John P Sanders Testifies Lemon Elixir Relief
Dr H Mozley Atlents Ga reports reader letter from Verbena Alabama praising Mozleys Lemon Bliz for life saving relief. letter notes de clared relief as knife and claims permanent cure and return to health. endorsement from Church South member refers to a brother recommendation and cites shipment details.
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H. Mozley
Atlents
Mozley
Verbena
Ala
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