Dudley's Traits and Political Turmoil Report
Washington March 20 Southern Democrats push letters of recommendation to aid Dudley for appointment while debate rages over party loyalty and character. Murray charges loom as Buck Davis and Pledger face scrutiny. Ochiltree and Longstreet figures loom large in this aging political machine saga. General Longstreet letters spark renewed camp tension. Judge Crisp remains a steady, reliable party stalwart.
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Notal
Washington, D. C
Dudley
Americus
Staard
Hampton
Ochiltree
Tom Ochiltree
Chamerlin's
Harrison
General Longstreet
Free city delivery bill eyed for 5000 population
Special to RECORDER from Washington reports a favorable committee vote to extend free city delivery to towns with five thousand residents. The measure would allow Americus and similar cities to obtain mail delivery at no cost pending passage.
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Recorder
Washington, D. C
Representative Wilbur Dies in New York
Special to ReconpEn. Washington April 1. Representative Wilbur died this morning in New York. He was one of three members who had not yet taken their seats in Congress. The House adjourned at four oclock this afternoon because of his death. ABBEVILLE GA March 1 About four miles of the Abbeville and Waycross railroad is ready for the fron ten miles more will be ready in ten days and in less than sixty days rolling stock will be put on. Dr J D Maynard president of the A and W is authority for this.
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Wasimatox
D. C
Wilbur
Congress
New York
House
M. G
Abbeville
Grave Robbery by Medical Students At Anchorage
Louisville readers report a sensational grave robbing case at The Anchorage cemetery twelve miles from Louisville. Two negroes were caught last week robbing graves and said they were hired by a medical institution to take bodies. Authorities released them briefly to avoid inflaming mourners, but public anger grew as the story spread, with claims of hundreds of empty graves and a large forthcoming investigation.
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Atlanta Journal
Louisville
Anchorage
Convention Call To North Georgia Citizens At Douglassville
Northern citizens of Georgia are urged to meet in a convention at Douglassville on June 18 to showcase the state’s resources and hospitality. Committees arrange lodging, reduced railroad rates, and publicity to counter Northern prejudices and attract visitors.
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Douglassville
Court House
State of Georgia
Douglasville
Georgia
C. C. Post
Ch N
W. H. LeVan
Sec’y Committee
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Dudley Weakens A Whitewash Report On Dudley Charges
Washington April 1 Inspector Sharpe says charges against Dudley are unfounded and opposition stems from color. Despite the report Colquitt and Crisp push, letters aid Colquitt. Colquitt dines with Sawyer while Crisp reviews papers for the committee. Colquitt hopeful. Billy Mahone pushes for consular post Paris at $6000 yearly. Blaine may resist but Mahone seeks appointment. Whitelaw Reid may protest. Mahone vows to win a diplomatic berth despite opposition.
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Washington, D. C
C. G. Sharpe
Dudley
O.G. Sharpe
Chattanooga
Dutley
Colquitt
Crisp
Wanamaker
Sawyer’s
Judge Crisp
Desperate Self Mutilation Ends in Death in New York
Mrs Mary Agnes Stylea killed herself by hacking off her left hand with a bread knife during a drunken spree in her New York apartment. She severed wrist, bled to death before officers could help, hand found in another room as she was overpowered and taken to hospital.
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Atlanta Journal
Cincinnati
New York
Times-Star
Mary Agnes Stylea
Official Death List from Macon News Totals
March 31 report states the official dead not yet complete but unlikely to exceed one hundred with nineteen fatally wounded and six crippled for life. Revised state lists raise outside-town dead to 143 and wounded to 618 with property losses totaling $500,000. Illinois reports 41 dead and 116 wounded, Indiana six dead. losses vary by state.
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Macon News
LovssysLue
Tennessee
Illinois
Indiana
Bogus Boxer Dubbed by Macon News in April Hoax
Macon Georgia April 1 The Macon News tells of Professor Long a self styled sparring professor who opened a Mulberry Street school and planned to fight E M Welsh of Kansas City on April 5. Backers deposited 100 in greenbacks as forfeit but Long presented a bogus check and vanished taking a ten dollar bill and ferrying funds for transport.
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Macon
Macon News
Professor Long
Mulberry Street
Long
E. M. Welsh
Kansas City
Welch
F. Foley
Brown House
Foley
Big Price Lift in Macon Construction Stock Sale
Public sale day featured real estate auctions near the courthouse with modest results. The standout event was the estate sale of one share of Macon Construction Company stock, divided into four quarters and selling at 7,700 per quarter, 80,800 for the full share. Buyers included B Jaques for two quarters, Sparks for one, and Slesel for one. The firm, formed under three years, saw its stock soar from par value 10,000 to over three times that level.
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Macon
Macon News
Court House
Macon Construction Company
T. Coleman
R. Jaques
W. B. Sparks
Slesel
Carlton withdraws from race to lead land company
Dr Carlton of the district announces he will not seek the next Congress seat. He plans to abandon politics and devote himself to the large land company he has formed of which he is president. Residence will be Washington.
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Atlanta Journal
Washtoton
D. C
Carlton
Congress
Washington
Stabbed by a School Boy in Jefferson Institute Incident
Yesterday afternoon around four o'clock at Jarqueson Georgia a Jefferson Institute student named C J McConnell from Cornersville was stabbed in the arm by a pupil from the primary department named Sam Sherud. The wound is described as painful but not serious.
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Atlanta Journal
Jarqueson
C.J. McConnell
Cornersville
Jefferson Institute
Sam Sherud
Forty Houses Wrecked at Blackford Disaster
Louisville reports confirm a catastrophic Blackford disaster. Forty houses destroyed including a school, Odd Fellows hall, both churches and all business buildings. Nine people, mostly children, died. Reports from Owensville Ky mention debris washing ashore. Also notes a new post office named Pina in Dooly county with John B. O'Neal as postmaster.
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Macon News
Louisville
Blackford
Odd Fellows Hall
Owensville
Ofer Dooly
Atlanta Journal
Washington
Pina
Dooly County
John B. O'Neal
Georgia
Cordele
Council report on Finn Street and S A M road bridges
Americus council reviews the S A M railway crossings and Finn street encroachment. The committee notes noncompliance with Hawkins orders, injunctions blocking work, and a request to fix crossings after lumber arrives. It traces Finn street width from the Schneider deed and recommends establishing a fixed south line jointly with property owners.
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City Council of
Hawkins
Marshall
Barlow Street
Superior Court
Sumter County
Finn Street
8. A. & M. Railway
Superior Court of
R. R. Company
W. A. Hawkins
Carl Schneider
Jackson Street
8. A. M. Railway
Finn
Lee Street
John Windsor
Judge Fort
P. R. Stanfield
Lee and
Finn Streets
Col. W. A. Hawkins
Mr. Stanfield
Schneider
Central's Quarry Contract Closed for Rose and Tench
The Central Railroad and Banking Company has selected Rose & Tench of New York to operate the north Griffin rock quarry. They will speed rock delivery via crusher and on cars, enlarge the plant, add steam derricks, and hire about 150 workers with new quarters built near the quarry.
Suits Filed Over Old Nations Express Stock Heirs
In Macon Georgia Hardeman & Davis and Hardeman & Northampton filed eighteen suits in Bibb superior court under John Gloss trustee. The actions target heirs of former stockholders in the Nations Express and Transportation Co which failed after earlier growth and local offices. About $60,000 was subscribed locally but only about $15,000 is presently in suit and collectible.
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Macon
Hardeman & Davis
Hardeman & Nottingham
Bible Superior Court
John Gloss
Nations Express and Transportation Co
Supreme Court of the State
U. S
Flood Threat Grows as River Rises Across Downriver Areas
From Macon News Moments April 1 reports describe rapidly rising floods with crevasses widening and ground submerging along the river. Unconfirmed rumors claim loss of life near Greenville and Austin on the Queen and Crespect road as water climbs twenty-five miles inland.
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Macon News
Down River
Greenville
Austin
Queen and Crescept
Austria to seek four million francs for smokeless powder
In Vienna on March 27 reports say Austria will demand a credit of four million francs to purchase smokeless powder. The move is read as an indicator that war may be forthcoming rather than peace.
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Vienna
Austria
Leesburg Couple Tie The Knot In Simple Nuptials
Mr. Joe A Lipsey of Leesburg and Miss Lucy Bunkley, sister of Will Bunkley of Leesburg, united in marriage last Sunday night. The groom is described as genial and hearty while the bride is praised for her many good qualities making a fitting partnership.
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Joe A. Lipsey
Leesburg
Lucy Bunkley
Will Bunkley
Mr. Lipsey
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