Desperate Fight Ends in Bloodshed Among Excursionists
Brunswick Ga June 23 A bloody shooting incident followed boisterous drunken negro excursionists from Thomasville. At the depot police attempted arrest of Spencer Grant who shot at Officer Horton. Grant wounded a bystander. several policemen and others fought to seize him. Victims treated at Barke drug store. Fears of further clashes mount.
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Brunswick
Thomasville
Bob Burney
Tom Horton
Spencer Grant
Horton
Burney
Tom Arold
Lamb
Baily
Hese
Barke
Grant
Brunswick gears up for State Convention week
Brunswick Georgia is preparing for the State Superior Court Clerks and Sheriffs convention on July 9 with about two hundred delegates expected from across the state. City leaders plan major hotel expansions, with Hotel St Simons tripling in size and Oglethorpe Hotel remaining open year round to accommodate guests.
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Brunswick
State Superior Court
St. Simons
Oglethorpe
Sam Small Says He Will Run for Legislature If Desired
Sam Small writes from Atlanta that he is ready to run for the legislature if friends wish him to make the race. He notes he remains a citizen of Atlanta and Fulton county, with family here, though he is away on business. Backing has waned since last month, making a bid unlikely unless urged.
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Atlanta
Sam Small
Mr. Small
Fulton County
Heat waves sweep cities as prostrations rise across regions
Heat waves grip the nation with multiple prostrations reported in Philadelphia and New York as temperatures soar. Reports note oppressive conditions and rising illnesses, with references to intense heat and looming storms affecting Illinois Indiana and surrounding areas.
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Philadelphia
New York
Curiaco
Iris
Illinois
Indiana
Found Dead in a Caboose at Smithville
On Sunday night a freight train brakeman named Mack Barber was found dead in the caboose at Smithville. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by heart disease. Also noted is a report that the French government offered 80 000 pounds to American smokeless powder inventors for the manufacturing secret, but the offer was declined due to a prior similar Australian price.
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Smithville
Mack Barber
Lonxvon
Twiggs Watson duel dispute ends with dismissive note
The June report from Avavsra notes Judge Twiggs dismisses the feud with Watson after a series of published correspondences. Twiggs rejects retraction while Watson refuses apology and refuses dueling. Watson spoke in Jefferson county, and the fight is considered off.
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Avavsra
Twiggs- Watson
Evening News
Judge Twiggs
Waynesboro
Georgia Military Money and Post Office Controversy Across State
Thomasville Postmaster Smith faces efforts to be ousted after refusing a negro assistant. An affidavit and inspector reports trigger investigations into Smith. Georgia collects 11275.32 of 400000 for militia armament. Carlton courted by farmers. silver bill moves to vote Tomorrow. Buck seen in Cheshire seeking Americas and Augusta offices.
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Washington, D. C
Smith
Thomasville
E. DeKlee
DeKlee
Carnes
Georgia
Newspaper Alliance
Farmers Newspaper Alliance
L. Polk
J.H. Turner
C. W. Macune
A. Wardell
Huron
J. D. and
L. F. Livingston
Cairo
Reed On Top In Silver Bill Fight At House Adjournment
In Washington on June 20 the House adjourned leaving the silver bill in the custody of the coinage committee. Reed may rule to delay further action to push a compromise measure. The plan is a conference between houses to adopt a House style bill with a bullion redemption clause removed and a legal tender clause added.
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Washington
Reed Ie
Committee On Coinage
Reed
Campaign charges correspondence from Americus Ga 1890
Letters between J A McDonald and W R Dorn discuss jury selection incidents in Friendship and Americus Georgia. Dorn states McDonald had no role in placing negroes on the jury box while both served as jury commissioners. McDonald replies that he did all he could to prevent it.
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J. A. McDonald
Joan A. McDonald
Friendship
W. R. Dory
Charman
Iron Work To Start In Abbeville For Governor
Abbeville June 23 The iron gang begins laying track today with forty carloads arrived. One engine five box cars and ten flats expected daily. After completion toward Bown's mill fifteen miles away. Twenty four new houses under contract in Abbeville. Colonel Tom Hardeman enjoys strong support for Governor with locals favoring Hardeman.
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Abbeville
Bown’s Mill
Tom Hardeman
Wilcox County
False New York Times report sparks Brunswick alarm
Brunswick Ga June 24 A telegram from Louisville claimed Dick Glasgow died of yellow fever here on the 23d Inst. The claim proved false and city leaders, physicians and health officers denounced the report. The city remains sanitary with little sickness. A bicycle club forms soon and a grand concert is planned at Hotel St Simons. Capitalist A Moe, missing after arriving to buy land, was found intoxicated in a Negro barber shop and taken to police.
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Brunswick
New York Times
Louisville
Dick Glasgow
Glasgow
New York
Jeffersonville
Indiana
St. Simons
A. Moe
Abbeville Builds Railroads and Grows Citizens
Abbeville Georgia announces rapid growth with cars of spikes bolts and fish-plates and then fifty six pound steel rails arriving. The Abbeville and Waycross railroad is expected to run soon through the pine belt, spurring local confidence. Heavy melon shipments from Albany report about one hundred cars daily moving to the Southwestern railroad, straining capacity to unload.
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Abbeville
Georgia
Albany
Southwestern Railroad
Southwestern
Georgia Political Outlook and Post Office Picks
Washington June 25 Representative Candler reports on Georgia politics. Northern looks set to defeat Hardeman for governor, Barnes favored for re nomination over Watson, Livingston pushes hard in Atlanta district, Grimes likely to win Harris. Augusta post office likely Denning, Americas post office pending Buck’s recommendation. House passes silver bill 132 to 135. National election law bill due next Wednesday. Julian Harris unresolved. family seeks him.
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Candler
Georgia
Northen
Hardeman
Barnes
Congress
Watson
Twiggs
Livingston
Alliance
Atlanta
Stewart
Grimes
Harris
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Augusta
White House
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Washington
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Thomasville
Smith
Americas
House
Fragmentary OCR Note from Iowa City Area
Incomplete text fragment references local names and locations in Iowa with scattered terms like Sieckie Cits and local tele use. The content appears garbled and lacks a coherent event or clear entities to summarize into a full news item.
Half a Million Stolen From Uncle Sam’s Malls
Chicago dispatch reports that over nine months there were repeated complaints about missing mail including checks and money while in transit from Cornell Bluff to Davenport Iowa. The total face value of lost mail exceeds $500,000 with pouches stolen at Wyandotte Junction on the Rock Island to Burlington transfer. A pouch with all contents was found underwater. another with $250,000 in checks and drafts surfaced in a house. Six railroad workers were watched, four eluded capture, and two suspects Wilson Green and A D Lacy were arrested awaiting trial.
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Chicago
Cornell Bluffé
Davenport
Iowa
Wyandotte Junction
Rock Island Road
Burlington Road
Wilson Green
A.D. Lacy
Harrison Likely Out, May Run If Renominated
From Washington June 23 Harrison is not expected to seek renomination in the hustling gen se but will enter the race if renominated. Word afloat has Blaine opposing McKinley but suffering a setback after Senate committee actions. Porter notes census reports arriving as fast as anticipated.
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Carlton
Washington
Harrison
Blaine
McKinley
Senate Committee
Porter
Man Falls From Window in Dempsey Building
John Morman, a young married Willingham's factory employee, fell from a window in the Dempsey building last night in Macon Georgia. He suffered severe injuries and remained unconscious all day. He had been drinking heavily for several days and was drunk at the time. His wife was telegraphed from Cochran and his mother is grief-stricken.
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Macon
John Morman
Willingham
Dempsey
Morman
Cochran
The Deadly Cholera Spreads Across Spanish Cities
The Puebla de Regateda area faces panic with new cholera cases and two deaths. Valencia reports cases as residents flee. Troops grow demoralized amid a deteriorating scene. Also, Berlin journals view the Russian ambassador note to Bulgaria as ominous and significant for months.
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Manorizip
Spain
Puebla
de Regate
Valencia
London
Berlin
Bulgaria
Porte
Dudley’s Dying Struggle for Americus Postmaster
Special to RECORDER from Washington reports Black David Dudley trying anew to gain postmaster appointment in Americus but faces disqualifying papers. In contrast, strong support builds for Roney’s reappointment. Also from OoLaCola, R. M. C., prominent farmer S T Murray dies after a life of local respect and service.
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Washinaton
David Dudley
Americus
Roney
Blaine's Sugar Schedule Amendment Sparks Paper Debate
New York editors react to Secretary Blaine's tariff amendment on the sugar schedule. Morning papers view the proposal as complicating matters while Democratic papers accuse it of opposing the administration and seeking a snub. Republican papers blame a lack of grasp and enterprise.
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New York
Blaine
Bernhardt Nearing Death After Chloral Overdose
London reports Sarah Bernhardt likely dying after an overdose of chloral taken by mistake. She regained consciousness but officials fear delays may have been fatal. In St Louis the latest census updates show population at 435000, with revisions planned. An expert horticulturist near Griffin studies peach yellow and blight to aid Georgia growers.
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London
Sarah Bernhardt
St. Louis
Griffin
Georgia
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