Fatal Bullets After Arrest Attempt
Will Catchings died after a two day struggle from a gunshot wound sustained Tuesday night during an arrest at Mary Holloway's house. Officers Darrow Smith and Albritton confronted Catchings and another man. a pistol fired nearby as they struggled in a dark hallway. The 82 calibre bullet struck Catchings in the hip and abdomen. the ball was not recovered. Relatives from Marion county likely will take the body home. inquest decisions pending.
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Will Catchings
Mary Holloway
B. B. Hudson
Catchings
Marion County
Catchinge
Times-Recorder
Darrow
Smith
Albritton
Ternoon
Am ericus Rejoices As Cotton Receipts Set Record
Am ericus sees a record 812 bales of cotton received at the warehouses on Saturday, boosting cash payouts and trade. Prices hovered around ten cents a pound, with about 700 bales sold at an average of $50 each, unlocking around thirty five thousand dollars in circulation. Banks, merchants, and farmers benefited as demand stayed strong and the town buzzed with commerce. A local note praises Electric Bitters as a cure, highlighting its claim to heal scrofula and improve general health.
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Americas
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claims Cure
One hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cheney & Co Toledo endorse the product and offer testimonials. The cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills also advertised as best.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
J. Cheney
A & Tucax
Still Enrolling Pupils at Americas Blio Schools
Superintendent J. E. Mathie continues enrollment for the coming term. He added three hundred pupils at Farlow and Rees schools last week and plans to enroll many more this week. Last term set attendance records with 625 white pupils and about 700 colored pupils, and officials expect another surge this fall as the Hic schools open on the 11th.
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J. E. Mathie
Americas Blio
Eek
Forthing
Mathis
Farlow and
Rees ‘&K
Americas
Hic
Tomor
He Fooled the Surgeons by Self Cure Claim
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio says after leaking 18 ounces from Rectal Fistula he avoided a costly operation and cured himself with five doses of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, hailed as the world’s best pile cure, sold by EF J Elge, local druggist.
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Alldoctora
Renick Hamilton
West Jefferson
Bucklen
Earth
EF. J. Elge
Jury List Open for Public Inspection in County
Book opened for inspection lets residents check if their name was included on the jury list. Clerk Allen’s office invites inquiries at the temple to verify if names were left out as revisions flagged many omissions. County commissioners have not decided to publish the list, but any voter can check the status by visiting the clerk’s office.
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T Clerk Allen
Temple
Death of William Wheatley Breaks Northumberland Circle
Mr. John W. Wheatley of Northumberland Penn informs of the death of his elder brother William Wheatley at seventy three after intermittent fever. A Georgia resident in Rome and Cartersville earlier, he visited Americus and others, a prominent citizen of Northumberland. Interment will be in his native city this morning.
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John W. Wheatley
Northumberland
Penn
William Wheatley
Georgia
Rome
Cartersville
Americus
Meesie
J. W
CO. M
Thornton Wheatley
Cotton market surge spurs wagon captain to town
Capt. Tip Childers drives a six mule wagon piled with cotton into the warehouse after learning cotton rose to ten cents a pound. He notes prices near fifty dollars per bale and believes farmers hold leverage as the market shifts, while a local ad touts Ker Mott’s Chocolates for colds and sore throats.
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Tip Childera
Boston
Capt. Childers
Americus Pays Highest Cotton Prices in Region
The Americus market leads nearby towns in cotton payments this season. Reports from Macon Albany Rome Columbus Dawson Ellaville show Americus paying about ten cents for good middling cotton, while others range from nine to ten cents. Americus consistently earns one eighth to a quarter cent more than Macon buyers.
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Americus
Macor
Albany
Herald
Rome
Macon
Good Citizen John Ed. Thomas Dies After Illness
John Ed. Thomas died Thursday after a brief illness from hemorrhagic fever. A Sumter resident for over forty years he served four years in Cutts Artillery during the Civil War and later worked in farming while holding local offices. Survived by a wife and several grown children, his funeral drew hundreds of mourners.
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John Ed. Thomas
Thomas
Sumter
Cutts
Mercer University Promotes Character and Scholarship
Mercer University in Macon GA touts its fundamental principle of Christian character as essential to education. The college highlights high grades, top scholarship, strong courses, democratic merit, and a history of oratorical success, with three Georgia governors produced. The next session opens September 1 and inquiries go to President P D Pollock.
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Georgia
Mercer
P. D. Pollock
Macon Ga
Costly Flirtation With Fortune Ends In Loss
A man deposited 500 dollars at a local bank but was tempted by a stranger's tale of cotton market riches. He wired the funds north to speculate, sold short, and within two hours the fortune vanished, leaving him with regret and losses. Others followed similar fates in the same time frame.
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Americas
Dame Fortune
Bureau OF Civil Service Instruction
Washington, D.C
Americus Delegation Extends Stay at Springs
At White Sulphur Springs Florida Americus representatives Mr. E J Miller and Sheriff McArthur will remain a week longer. Both have derived great benefit from the waters and will prolong their visit.
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Americus
White Sulphur Springs
Fla
E. J. Miller
Sheriff McArthur
Well Stocked on Books M 8 Holliday Comment on Demand
M 8 Holliday notes schools will soon face strong demand for books and points readers to a new advertisement on page four.
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Holliday
Factory site near railroads eyed as Americus grows
Discussion notes a potential cotton factory in Americus if revived, suggesting purchase of the former Americus Guano Company plant now owned by Virginia-Carolina Chemical. The building remains large and well built with frontage on two railroads, prompting questions about local industry needs.
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Americus
Americus Guano Co
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Mozley Lemon Elixir Promoted By Dr. Mozley
Advertisement for Mozley’s Lemon Elixir claims it cures biliousness constipation indigestion sick headaches sleeplessness nervousness fever chills debility and kidney disease. Bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar are available at druggists in Atlanta Georgia.
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H. Mozley
Atlanta
Cure by Morley Lemon Elixir Claims Relief
After ten years of indigestion nervous prostration biliousness and kidney trouble I am now well thanks to Dr Morley s Lemon Elixir Rev C D Davis Eld M E Church South Atlanta Ga confirms the cure and address No 28 Tatnall St.
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Morley
C. D. Davis
Eld. M. E Church South
Tatnall St
Atlanta, Ga
Prominent Memphian Praises Lemon Elixir Remedy
Dr H Mozley Lemon Elixir is extolled by R L Rocco of 206 Hernando Street Memphis Tennessee after three years of indigestion and ineffective medical treatment. He credits the Elixir with complete relief and declares it the greatest medicine on earth.
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H. Mozley
Atlanta
R. L. Rocco
Hernando St
Memphis
Tenn
Certified testimonial for Morley Lemon Elixir
A card cites Dr. Morley’s Lemon Elixir reducing neuralgia of the head and eyes with marked overall health benefit. The signer, H. A. Braun of Superior Court Randolph County, states they would have paid $500 for the relief received at a cost of two or three dollars.
Mr Crawford Wheatley Joins Sheffield Huntington Company
Mr. Crawford Wheatley is now actively associated with the Sheffield Huntington Company and can be found in the establishment in the future. He is a large stockholder and will give its affairs his best attention.
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Crawford Wheatley
Sheffield- Huntington Company
Wheatley
Blood Balm ad touts cure for long stubborn blood poison
An Atlanta based claim promotes B B B Blood Balm as a cure for deep seated blood poison. It promises quick relief for mucous patches sore throat eruptions bone pains and skin eruptions. Free trial bottles and medical advice offered along with full treatment details and pricing.
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Address Blood Balm CO
Atlanta
Capital City Guards Disbanded by Governor McSweeney
Riot and arrests follow governor ordered dishonorable discharge of the negro unit after parade violence in Columbia. Officers report 10,000 rounds stored at armory and fear of further bloodshed on next drill day.
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Columbia
D. C
McSweeney
Capital City Guards
Negro Military Company
Mall
Bis
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