Classic City News Bits and Local Notes From Athens
Athens items report the last melons of the season, Will Tong leaving M. and N. R. R. duties, Mrs N B Saye visiting in Athens, Maggie Mealor returning to Gainesville, and varied gossip about politics, the Third party, and local society. Also notes on lodge growth, football prep, a prison escape, and a damaged student injury.
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Zeke Edge Ie
Tex
Will Tong
N. B
Saye
Mealor
Gainesville
Maggie Mealor
Athens
Ciosixe
Jefferson
Harmony Grove
Jackson County
Injuries After Fall From Tree At Lula
In a Saturday night incident near Lula a youth, Arthur Cox, son of Captain E. Cox, fell from a tree at thirty five feet height. His right ankle was badly crushed and Dr. Hardman of Harmony Grove treated him. Recovery will take months. Also notes Rosa Gardiner collecting funds in the city for the Jefferson Davis monument and Confederate veteran voting restrictions in Kansas. A classified ad offers a team of mules and wagon for lumber and shingles.
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Mg. Antuur Cox
Arthur Cox
Lula
Hardman
Harmony Grove
Jefrenson Davis
Rosa Gardiner
Jefferson Davis
Attempted Robbery Report On Prince Avenue Incident
Night incident on Prince avenue near Angland's store where John Robinson was halted by three men who demanded money or life before he fled toward Angland's and called police. Officers searched but found no clues about the alleged robbers.
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John Robinson
Prince Avenue
J. R. Crane
Robinson
Angland’s
Cleveland Arrives in New York Meets Grace at First Call
Ex President Cleveland lands in New York aboard the Pilgrim and is greeted by about two hundred people at the pier before being driven to the Victoria hotel. His first caller is William R Grace who spends a long interview with the former president.
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New York
Cleveland
Fall River Line
Pilgrim
Victoria Hotel
Wm. R. Grace
Sad Fate for Nobby My Lord Barer ford
Walter S. Bereaford or Sydney Lascelles, heir to an English noble family, has been sentenced to six years of hard labor in a Georgia penitentiary by Judge W M Henry in Rome Georgia on September 30. The case is noted as part of a nationwide record of criminal activity associated with the individual.
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Rome
Walter S. Bereaford
Sydney Lascelles
Georgia
W. M. Henry
Cholera Abroad and U.S. Reports Sept 30
News from The Vienna correspondent notes cholera danger in Gala cia is over as measures curb the epidemic. Havre reports four new cases and two deaths on Wednesday, a drop in deaths from prior day. A suspicious cholera case arrives at Gouverneur’s Island hospital in New York. Nicaragua closes ports fearing cholera invasion. In St Petersburg, 35 new cholera cases were reported to Tuesday. New York health board says no new cases since Sept 19. Sweet Gum and Mullein help coughs and colds.
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New York
Lospen
Vienna
Galacia
Cracow
Hamburg
Havre
Cron Governora
Island Hospital
Benjamin Beaver
Tha_ health board
Storm Devastates Brooklyn. Two Boys Die
A major Brooklyn storm felled six houses and wrecked property on Knickerbocker and Woodbine streets. Joseph Gold and Charles Brown, both 18, were killed. Arthur Maloney, 7, was severely injured. Esсray Five and Cornelia Street houses toppled. John Dermish suffered a skull fracture and a broken leg. Frederick Larkin was fatally struck by a falling tree amid widespread damage and injuries from the cyclone level gusts.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Knickerbocker
Woodbine
Joseph Gold
Charles Brown
Arthur’ Maloney
Escay
Cornelia Street
Wickeft I Agenti¢ Moe
John Deremish
Frederick Larkin
Westbound express hits hand car near St Louis
At St Louis on September 29 the west bound Vandalia express struck a hand car carrying six section men. Three men died instantly and two others were seriously injured. one crewman survived. Authorities investigated the accident and secured the scene for repairs.
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St. Louis
Five Results From German Crimson Clover Seed
Seed for sale at Bank Office price seven dollars per bushel. Cash on delivery. September notes from Moxraommer, Alg. discuss plowing depth, re vitality of Lach roots, and crop rotation including clover, corn, peas, and winter grazing. An Ev eee congress mention appears amid district notes.
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BaNxn
Maine Official Figures Show Cleaves Lead With 67,586 Votes
Official gubernatorial tallies list Cleaves with 67,586 votes, Tult’s Pills act kindly suggests mixed public sentiment, while Bateman totals reach 129,029 with various age groups noted. Plurality figures indicate Cleaves’ win amid uneven turnout and campaign notes.
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Maine
Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad under the hammer
Judge Miller sustains demurrer by Georgia Southern bondholders trustees denying receiver Sparks power to issue certificates for interest payments. Road in default on $102,000 due and $400,006 for a Tifton to Thomasville branch. Requests for $61,771.91 certificates and Let termenta set to a master to determine exact character. Judge Kibbee named master. holder of road liable for later claims.
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Georgia Southern
Florida
Madox
Miller
Sparks
Tifton
Thomasville
C. C. Kibbee
Prominent Judge Attacked on Bennettsville Streets
Towns end, a Republican candidate for solicitor, was horse-whipped by A J Rowe on Main Street Bennettsville after a dispute over testimony. Townsend sought to return to his office but was halted by friends. Both men prominent citizens and Methodist church members, with further trouble feared.
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Bennettsville
Columbia
Townsend
A. J. Rowe
Bate
Charleston
Sumter
Northmpany
Townsent West
Methodist Church
Story revived on Edwards estate in New York
Dayton Ohio September 30 William Edwards of Greensburg South Carolina arrives to push the Edwards heirs case. He says he found the original lease in an old Bible in South Carolina and obtained a certified copy of a queen's court signed by Queen Elizabeth. He believes the $400 million matter will be settled soon.
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New York
Dayton
William . Edwards
Greensburg
8. C
Edwards
South Carolina
Europe
Coeur d Alene miners trial ends with four condemns ten acquitted
Spokane reports the Coeur d Alene conspiracy trial resulted in convictions for four defendants and acquittals for ten. Convicted are George A. Petibone John Murphey William L. Devine and G. Sinclair. Sentences range from fifteen months to two years in the penitentiary with appeals noted. Bond set at four thousand dollars for each defendant.
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Spokane
Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene City
George ‘A. Petibone
John Murphey
William L. Devine
Petibone
Devine
Sinclaire
Murphy
Republicans Guard Electors in Ohio Caution on Eligibility
Ohio Republicans tighten rules to bar any presidential elector who holds federal office or is an officer or director of a party or related body. Chairman Carter sent a list of questions to candidates about eligibility and threatened removal from the ticket if ineligible. The national committee plans to deploy four traveling organizers to campaign and maintain eligibility standards.
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Carvusel
Carter
Republican Nationnal Committee
Republican“ State Executive Committee
Ecteoal
Thera
Pani
Scea
Coramnittee Paehiere
Ohio Republicar Lea
Ite
Unclear Horse Race Report From Fair Day
A fragmentary race note from Trane Haute Indiana describes Nancy Hanks winning in a fast pace with Budd Doble driving the sulky. Abe Lito is listed as runner, and the track scene includes a pneumatic tire sulky and quick splits. The brief description mentions fair weather and a strong final pace with a best quarter around 31 seconds.
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Trane Haute
Ind
Nancy Hanks
Budd Doble
Abe Lito
Gus
Governor Northen Replies to Peek on Election Managers
Governor Northen answers W L Peek with a firm, honest letter on not interfering in election manager appointments. He cites state election laws and says control should rest with local committees, asserting faith in honest polls and the voters’ rights to a free ballot. He notes his absence from office but reiterates support for fair elections and denies any undue influence.
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Sam Jones
Northen
Georgia
Sam
W. L. Peek
Atlanta
W. I
Penx
Atlants
People’s Party
Democratic Party
Democratic Committee
W. J. NorTuen
British Cruiser Sent To Siberia To Aid Seized Sailors
A British cruiser has been dispatched to Siberian waters to relieve sailors seized by Russian men of war. The mission aims to protect those released on Siberian shores but feared to be in a vulnerable position while awaiting further word from officials.
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Siberia
Montreal
Tudon
Tapper
Siberian
New Diocese of Dallas to Become an Archbishopric
The Rome cablegram reports the pope ordered formal steps to create the diocese of Dallas Texas into an archbishopric. Dallas was established in 1890 with Thomas F Brennan of Bare as the first bishop. The diocese covers 103 counties over about 100000 square miles, currently in the New Orleans province, likely including Galveston San Antonio and nearby vicariates.
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Texas
New Yor
Rome
Catholic News
Dallas
Tex
Co Ena
Thomas F. Brennan
Bare, Pas
Bren- Seapine Ben
New Orleans
Galves
San Antonio
Bragnsville
Indian Territory
Convict Labor Builds Floyd County Roads in Georgia
County commissioners in Floyd County Georgia describe using convict labor to construct macadam roads. Ten years ago officials decided convicts would help build and maintain roads, producing over fifty miles at about $1,000 per mile. Roads are twenty four feet wide with sixteen feet of macadam, well-graded and drained. The item also notes local political shifts in Savannah aldermen elections, various industrial updates, Columbus anniversary plans, court house roof issues, large families in Houston County, Albany police gambling raid, water works tower foundation, Gilmore the Pittman killer, Maconi troops' parade talk, and Ham and eggs in the campaign.
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Floyd County
Bate Ws
A. G. Martain
Eufaula Cotton Mills
W. L. Woodward
Kincaid Cotton Mills
Griffin
Savannah
America
Court House of
Quitman
Josephine Brown
Houston County
Indian Springs
Albany
Gilmore
Pittmans
Sandersville
Pecan Tree Noted Along County Line and Local News Update
A large pecan tree four feet in diameter stands on the Sprding and Henry county line, with about ten bushes of nuts yearly. Capt. John H. Reece of Rome reports his son Harvey Reece killed in Monte Vista, body shipped to Rome. Douglasville notes a tobacco leaf twenty six inches wide from North Carolina, planted June first after forty years of cultivation. Mrs. M. E. Tyson of Randolph County seeks pension information for her husband Moses E. Tyson from 1836 India War services. she is mother-in-law to A. J. Britt of Dawon.
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Conde
Brunswick Bar
Spriding
Henry Counties
John H. Reece
Rome
Monte
Douglasville
New South
J. H. Jeffers
North Carolina
M. E. Tyson
New Sherman
Randolph County
Moses E. Tyson
Tyson
A. J.britt
Dawon
Perfect Types of Beauty at White House Reception
An anecdote from a diplomatic reception at the White House describes Mme de Struve’s escort praising American beauty while the minister's wife retorts she embodies Russia leather. The exchange underscores contrasts of elegance and national stereotypes in social diplomacy.
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White House
Mme, de Struve
Russia
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