They Both Deny Brown Involved in Americus Post Office
In Avansta Georgia on March 14 1890 W S Brown denies any participation in the Americus post office matter. Dudley says Brown did not write to the department and Brown reportedly urged Dudley to decline the appointment while detailing a long discussion in Americus about the issue.
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Atlanta Constitution
Avansta
Constitution
Washington
Americus
D. A. Dudley
W.S. Brown
Dudley
Captain Brown
Brown
Post Ofice
Post Office Department
Hall deed cases probe Dodge county land tradings
In United States Court in Macon the Hall deed cases, part of the Dodge county land investigations, opened with principal witness Goodwin accused of perjury. He faced two bonds totaling 900 dollars. The court aims to establish the facts and tighten the scrutiny as the trial proceeds.
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Ikconpe R. Macon
Macon
United States
Dodge County
Goodwin
Globe chase begins as 17 year old Roschchild sails for world race
Miss Regina Roschchild, aged 17, leaves Port Townsend to race George Francis Train around the world. Citizens contribute $3,000 to cover expenses. Roschchild aims to beat all globetrotting records and completes the voyage in sixty one days if possible.
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Port Townsend
Regina Roschchild
George Francis Train
Roschoild
Old Capitol Sold for 125500 to Joel C Hart
Special to Recorpora Atlanta March 15 The old capitol was sold at auction Joel C Hart was the winning bidder at 125500 He plans to sell to the city without any price increase WW for weekly females
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Recorpora
Atlanta
Capitol
Joel C. Hart
Abbeville and Waycross Railway Breaks Ground
Special to Recenver Abbeville Georgia March 12 the Abbeville and Waycross Railway Company broke dirt on their right of way toward an air line to Waycross If not connected with the Waycross Air Line at Douglass Coffee County seat the line will run from here to Waycross Dr J D Maynard heads the project and is a director of the Savannah Americus Montgomery Railway Company P Lasseter heads Abbeville Investment and Construction Company with several Abbeville financiers R Brown J Mitchell S N Mitchell J R Monroe Sant Reid Drew Grosbil Grown and other county business men back the enterprise It is expected to complete within the year The survey runs through a prime timber belt and Macon capital is backing the project Abbeville area land values are projected to rise sharply upon completion with wages paid to a strong local force.
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Recenver
Abbeville
Maysville Fire Damages Five Stores. Incendiary Suspected
A fire in Maysville destroyed five frame storefronts on Road and Bernard streets between midnight and 1 am. Losses include J C Yeargin furniture and upholstery 300 dollars no insurance, Carr and Bacon store 400 dollars no insurance, H M Watkins and Joga 300 dollars no insurance, G W Brown law office 200 dollars, M Smith Co groceries 70 dollars, A B Means Co confectionery and post office 200 dollars no insurance, Yarborough and Fricks 140 dollars no insurance. Buildings owned by C L Bacon valued 200 dollars with no insurance. Fire suspected incendiary. no other cause evident.
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Recorder
Atlanta
Journal Saga
Mayaville
Road
Bernard Streets
Lesses
J.C. Yeargin
Iuinery
Carr & Bacon
H. M. Watkins & Joga
G. W. Brown
M. Smith & Co
Abbeville Bricks and Rail Link Move Forward
In Abbeville Georgia March 14 work has begun on the Abbeville and Waycross railroad with grading along a three and a half mile stretch. A brick yard is also starting with expected production within thirty days. A. B. Roberson, a Atlanta Medical College graduate, has relocated here and speaks positively on Abbeville’s outlook.
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Abbeville
Atlanta's New Depot Site Discussed By Officials
Atlanta delegates General EK Alexander Major J W Greene and General Manager Gabbett study triangular land between Western and Atlantic shops and Central lines as plans for a new union depot proceed. No site conclusion reached. group staying at the Kimball. The other notes cover Macon court in the Dodge cases with squatters and land titles, plus posturing on Bismarck's resignation and Berlin press views.
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Atlanta
EK. P. Alexander
J. W. Greene
Gabbett
Haskell
Union
Alexander
Kimball
Wyly Threatens Prosecution Over Dick Hawes Book
Atlanta March 14 John Wyly vows to prosecute any publisher printer bookseller or news dealer who prints or sells Dick Hawes alleged confession He claims the book would injure him and seeks to protect himself from malice related to Hawes death and a thwarted escape plan The Hawes manuscript is said to be with a Birmingham newspaper amid selling efforts and Wyly warns he will act if published
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Atlanta
John Wyly
Dick Hawes
Wyly
Hawes
Birmingham
Evening Chronicle
Mne
John Waly
Americus Manufacturing gets chartered and plans hotel build
The Americus Manufacturing and Improvement Company becomes a chartered corporation after Judge Fort granted the charter in a special Superior Court session. A stockholders meeting is set for next Saturday at the Bank of Southwestern Georgia to elect officers and resume stock subscriptions. The old court house property deed was recorded for $5,000 to be used for a hotel within eighteen months, with architect W. H. Parkins to present hotel design.
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Americus Manufacturing and Improvement Company
Saaturday
Fort
Dooly
Superior Court
Americus
Bank of Southwestern Georgia
J. K. Prince
A. EK. Schumpert
W. H. Parkins
Atlanta
Guess Americus Population for Next Census Contest
A local notice invites readers to estimate Americus population for the coming government census. Submissions on a printed ticket are due by May 1890, with multiple guesses allowed. The winner receives a free daily Recorder subscription for one year and published guesses may include names.
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Americus
Dainy
Danly
Desperate Negro Simon Blackburn Faces Severe Charges
Simon Blackburn, a repeat offender, faced a disorderly conduct charge after a domestic dispute with his wife escalated to beating. A hatchet thrown at the wife struck their daughter, crippling her leg, leading to a 55 dollar fine or sixty days on the street, with possible indictments for assault. If convicted, he may be removed from Americus.
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Simon Blackburn
Simon
Blackburn
Felder
Americus
Sensational Miller Elliott hearing disputed claim
Washington reports that Miller counsel W W Dudley threatened to retaliate against Mr Crisp during the Miller Elliott contested case hearing. Crisp and others deny the claim, saying there was no truth to the dispatch, though the publication drew much comment from observers.
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Washington, D. C
Baltimore American
Miller-Elliott
W. W. Dudley
Miller
Crisp
Dudley
City Hall Armory Plan Spurs City Council Debate
The Americus Light Infantry seeks a third story on the new city hall to serve as an armory, drill space, and future parade ground. Officials consider the plan to provide quarters as a solution to street drilling and storage needs while boosting the city’s business district appeal. The A. B. A. Club also eyes the space for dances, arguing the drill room would become a suitable hall for their events.
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Americus Light Infantry
Council Chamber
Court House
A. 8. A. Club
A Cold Day Delays Spring Cheer Across Region
A recent cold wave hit Saturday night into Sunday, blasting remaining early vegetation and unsettling fruit growers. Local gardeners report discouragement while physicians suggest the freezes may yield a healthier summer, arguing that a mild winter followed by a warm summer could bring more sickness.
Fire in Indianapolis claims twenty five lives
A major blaze in Indianapolis, Indiana, today destroyed a building and killed twenty five people as the wall collapsed. An earlier item from Atlanta notes a Rome express collision injuring Matthew Parker, a one legged Confederate veteran, near the rolling mill with his surviving limb set to be amputated.
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Reconogr
Troy
N. Y
Adams Street
Recorder
Indianapolis
Ind
Atlanta
Rome Express
Matthew Parker
Parker
Carroll County
Catherine Lewis
Olivette
Inspector Sharpe Arrives to Probe Dave Dudley in Americus
Post Office Inspector A. G. Sharpe from Chattanooga arrived in Americus to interview police, court officials, and prominent citizens about Dave Dudley. Evidence mounts that could support a report challenging the President's nominee as incompetent and untrustworthy. The piece ends noting Salvation Oil remains unknown to some citizens.
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Americus
A. G. Snarp
Chattanooga
Post Office
Dave Dudley
Court House
Dave
Dudley
Sharpe
Change of Route Rumor Seeks East City Entry
Street whispers say the 8 A. M. line will shift to enter the city from the east deflecting from the Barlow mill creek crossing and following Muckalee bottom to Church street bottom. The move would ease heavy city grades, though reporters could not confirm. A Sure Kidney and Blidde Comedy-W W. Oo.
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Muckalee Bottom
Ita Yarda
Church Street
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