Dawson Crime and Local News Roundup
George White, colored, was arrested for theft and destruction of a lamp post at the St James Motel. He faced Mayor Kaigler and was fined ten dollars or twenty days, then freed when Wash Harris paid the fine. The article hints at possible further actions to uncover who hired White for the act and names local residents and businesses including Mr. Vanderburg, M. G. Statham, and Mr. Wr. Moreland. It also notes community details, local visits, a new lightning wagon for Hart & Co, and local schooling and social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Fulton
Dawson
George Write
Marshall Katelier
Kaigler
St. James Motel
Prince
Nelms
Vanderburg
St. James
M.G. Statham
George White
Maria Davis
George
Marshal Hatcher
Wash Harris
Harris
Bean
Elort
Ering
Wr. Moreland
William
Lizhasm
Messrs
T. J. Hart & Co
O. C. Cleveland
Thomasville
Laur
Duncen
M . Slurp
Scandal Rumors Stir Stewart County Near Louvale
County rumors swirl around a seduction case linked to Mr. John Simms and Miss Gulee as locals debate marriage or Texas departure while Grand Jury hints at investigation of the so-called vifraffs. Mortality notices rise with Mrs. Trotman and Mrs. Joiner among recent deaths. farming, guano, and travel news fill the rest of a bustling county week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumpsix
Louvale
Jno. Simms
Misa Gulee
Ruward
Texas
Grand Jury
Somon
Stewart County
Thos. Trotman
J. L. Joiner
Humber
Matthews
APL & Ta
Lon Lampkin
Arista Seymour
Cleghorn
Macon
Thursaay
F. A.looper
Cuthbert
Georiht Hrooka
Amvericia Yeatanlay
Perkins
Amerlove
Local notes from Oglethorpe and Montezuma lively district
The Montezuma Record reports on Leap Year festivities at the Hotel with young couples and a grand repast, county farmers improving, and damper news of travels. It notes a Sabbath School Convention in Montezuma, a town burglary with keys found, and local illnesses and visits, including Miss Nell Merritt leaving for Griffin to teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon County
Americus
Montezuma
the Record
Twitty
Ladies Church Aid Society
Nell Merritt
Griffin
Marshallville
Zinn
Ovlethorpe
Dawson
Monutezunas
Ate
Clarence
Piney woods boom boosts Rochelle trade and rail links
Rochelle notes a regional boom as land value rises from low to ten dollars per acre thanks to a railroad. Farmers cut transport costs by reaching rail hubs for guano and groceries, boosting efficiency. The piece also mentions Mr Matthews's accident and Col Tom Taylor, who won a widow amid several suitors including railroad men, while Jackson pushes his mill to full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Tom Taylor
Jackson
Hla Mill
Cherubee Chatter reports sickness and local news
February notes from Careneuer detail illnesses, including Mrs Williford and Mrs Morris, with Rev. W. T. Clarke active in the community. Jim Whaley’s happiness, Mr. Holmes’s helpfulness, and J. S. Lupford’s planned Gooseberry farm residence are highlighted. Local gossip, school status, and idle observations fill the column alongside scattered names and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Careneuer
Williford
W. H. Morris
W. T. Clarke
Brother Clarke
Academy
Cheribee
Jim Whaley
Hils
Bill Arp
Jim
Arp
W. R. Holmes
Chennabee
Holmes
Lupford
Gooseberry
Mahage
Lanford
Broney Aise
Old Soldier Fences Seven Rails Top Rails Tale
In Putnam a veteran recalls a Memphis campaign incident where a commander ordered burning only the top rails. Seven men sequentially took the top rail, erasing the fence without violating orders. The piece also notes local figures and society news, including a Republican nominee now serving as a laborer, the Putnam Agricultural Club’s officers, and details on Robert Barr and the Detroit Free Press. The article covers local chatter, school suspensions, and publishing practices of the Detroit Free Press with its London edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Republican Party
Sedley County
Gresham
Putnam Agricultural Club
Stevens
G. W. Monro
Seley
Robert Barr
Luke Sharp
Detroit Free Press
M. Quik
Barr
Canada
Detroit
The
Tree Press
London
Ute
Free Press
Sleeping car bills and presidential term chatter stir state politics
The Railway Age notes a Ohio Senate bill to fix 14 berth for night or twelve hour sleeping car use with upper berths closed when unsold. Critics warn the measure could be broadly copied but fails to offer real relief for travelers. Also cited are Cleveland’s potentially record-long presidency and Hoar’s plan to inaugurate every four years on the sea date, with debates over constitutional timing and practical convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway Age
Ohio Senate
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Cleveland
Hoar
United States
iSea
Marehy
Las Leretus
Blair bill to spark Senate debate this week
The Blair bill remains the focal point of discussion in the United States Senate this week as lawmakers await signs of potential surplus reduction from the House Ways and Means Committee. If Treasury relief seems likely, senators may vote for the educational measure without concern, seeing no gain for Mr Blutr to seize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
United States Senate
Piece of Indigenous Craft in Hamilton Keeper’s Collection
Nev J P Cheury of Hamilton possesses an ancient wooden dipper crafted by Indians over a century ago. The heirloom, passed through generations, features a black cedar tine and is described as a fine piece of workmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nev. J.P. Cheury
Hamilton
Economy in Farm Labor at State Meeting
The agricultural editor of the Recorder is booked for the Spring meeting of the State Agricultural Society at Waycrop next Tuesday to speak on Economy in Farm Labor. The piece recounts his lifelong focus on reducing labor and his early invention ideas as he argues for greater self-sufficiency in southern grain and hay production, citing Cotton World and New Orleans Picayune analyses. It notes Birmingham’s rapid growth and discusses southern railroad emigrant rate debates, stressing regional self-sufficiency and wealth accumulation through grain and hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural Society
Waycrops
Georgia
New Orleans
South
Virginia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Tesxas
Arkansas
Tennessee
New Orleans Picayune
Henry B. Tompkins
Atlanta
New York
Birmingham
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Dawson Doings
I. G. Marshall
Don Dixon
Purety
E.G. Brown
Kentday House
W. A. Sayles
Willie
L. L. Stevens
Steven's Pottery
Jas. R. Harper
Jacob Reed
Geneva
Rob Paschal
North Georgia
S. V. Hester
Orange Street
W. C. Kendrieck
Jno. M. Garrett
W. E. Riordan
Mesgra
W . Wooten
Albany
J. M. Wooten
Leary
Maj
C. B. Wooten
Ial P
Tapis
Oglethorpe
Rochelle
Chenubee Chatter
Beecher
Burton
Bigamlat
Putnam
Agricultural Society Oficers
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