Suburbs Not Counted in Macon Population Census
A Washington census letter says Macon suburbs will not be counted unless annexed before the census. Court officials depart for Perry to continue the Houston county docket with criminal cases prominent. Voter registration in Bibb county remains slow while Saturday’s Crawford county debate will draw many. The senate race gains momentum as Clem Steed campaigns, and the funeral of Mr. McGehee draws a large crowd. Three Macon officers are reported sick.
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Constitution Bureau
Brown House
Macon
Washington
Supreme Court
Felton
East
Vineville
South
Houston
Perry
Houston County
M. G. Clark
Bibb County
Knoxville
Crawford
Crawford County
Andrew W. Lane
Hope Pont
Bob Hodges
John Randolph Cooper
Walter Grace
N. M. G. Bayne
J. P. Duncan
Senate
Clem P. Steed
Steed
Roland el Ms
McGehee
Second Street
Macon Typographical Union
Flood Strikes Texas Town Wrecks Waterworks and Homes
April 9 report from Austin shows improving flood while Wharton Lafayette Bastrop and surrounding areas suffer extensive damage. Railways suffer hundreds of washouts and bridge losses. Italian and African American families likely lost as homes washed away. City considers rebuilding dam or supplying water by steam pump. Governor allocates 500 to aid homeless.
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Austin
Tex
Wharton
Lafayette
Bastrop County
Concho
Here
LaGrange
Fayette County
International and Great Northern Railway
Missouri, Kansas and
Texas
Concensus
Old Water Company
Water and Light Commission
New Orleans
Sayers
Police officers critically wounded in Macon
Sergeant Charles Wood and Patrolman Billson are in dangerous or critical condition after a police force incident in Macon. Detective Alex Clarke is precarious but expected to recover. R. W. Smith resigns as city editor of The Macon Telegraph to join The Macon News. Mercer lawsuit against faculty and students for damages seeks $20,000. Funeral held for Mrs. Ruth Conway at Oak Street residence with burial at Riverside Cemetery.
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Charles Wood
Wood
Bill Sons
Alex Clarke
Smith
R. W. Smith
Macon Telegraph
Macon News
New Place
Mercer
Cladge Turner
R. R. White
First Presbyterian Church
Riverside Cemetery
Quitman Shops Destroyed in Fire at Quitman Georgia
The Quitman machine shops of C. F. Goodwin burned to the ground last night causing over four thousand dollars in loss to the owner. The alarm rang at midnight and the building was outside the water limit, spreading quickly with no insurance. A drill worth more than 400 dollars was added but not set up. Incendiary origin is suspected though witnesses saw smoke from the funnel Sunday and the fire may have been smoldering Saturday night, with woodwork catching fire.
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C. F. Goodwin
Quitman
Quitman Machine Shops
Q.F. Goodwin
Goodwin
District Committee in Athens Sets May Votes Toward Nominee
The eighth district democratic executive committee met in Athens with Judge John P. Shannon presiding. They ordered a May 15 vote in each county for congressional nominee and May 18 for selecting a county committeeman, with certified returns to the district chair and a July 17 Elberton meeting to declare the winner. The lead item notes a likely unopposed July nomination for Congressman Howard. Also reported are Crumley’s gift of $800 to the Decatur orphans’ home, Epworth League formation at Oconee Street church, railroad survey work at Winterville, and dog-control enforcement amid recent rabies scares.
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Athens
Eighth District
Democratic Executive Committee
John P. Shannon
Ech
Elberton
Howard
H. L. Crumley
Decatur
Athens News
Oconee Street Church
Epworth League
Charleston, Augusta and Chattanooga Railroad
Winterville
Georgia Chautauqua Prep for Albany Annual Assembly
Albany gears up for the twelfth Georgia chautauqua from April 2 to 9 with a strong slate of southern entertainers. Rev. R. S. McArthur will preach the baccalaureate, and Governor Candler will review the militia on Tuesday. Memorial day features chiefs like Hon. Hoxie Smith, General John B. Gordon, and J Harris Chappell. railroads offer half rates and special trains will run.
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Albany
The
Georgia
Georgia Hhautauqua
Janday
Pine and
Jackson Streets
O'Cllock
R. S. McArthur
D.D
New York
Metropolis
Candler
Road
Ada Evelyn Lewis
James Young Fair
D-D
Dozen Persons Drowned As Gonzales Flood Rages
Water in Gonzales Texas has fallen about four feet with a rising flood toll feared at a dozen or more lives lost. A Bohemian couple drowned while seeking safety, a negro boy and two Mexicans missing, boats snagged, and barbed wire fences snagged bodies. Aransas Pass track washed out. schooners blown ashore at Corpus Christi after Friday storm.
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Gonzales
Texas
Marcus Tate
Aransas Pass
Luling
Harwood
Southern Pacific
Corpus Christi
Texas Flood Wreaks Havoc Across Counties in April
A Texas disaster report notes Bastrop river levels falling with no deaths though farms washed out. Columbus sees rising Colorado river, Wharton flooded, drift blocks river mouth for 13 miles. Bryan and Navasota bottoms submerged, cattle moved, crops damaged. Brazos near record height but expected losses limited. Guadelope and San Marcos converge at Gonzales with town safe. Small streams feed the big rivers as floods continue.
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Texas
Houston
Tex
Bastrop
Columbus
Colorado
Wharton
Bryan
Brazos
Navasota
Guadelope
San Marcos
Gonzales
Texas Weather Relief Delays Put Farmers at Risk
Reports from southern central and Southwestern Texas warn of more rain delaying fieldwork for days. Most corn and nearly all cotton planted are ruined and must be replanted. Coastal towns report gale damage but no loss of life. LaGrange notes the river at forty six feet, with power plants inundated and trains halted on the Missouri Kansas and Texas line.
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Texas
Lavaca
Rockport
Corpus Christi
LaGrange
Misso
Kansas and
Death notices from Georgia and surrounding states
A string of obituaries reports Judge Cornest B. Wooten of Albany dies after a long illness at Arcadia home. Other notices include Peter Keenan of Augusta. F G Oxley of Bridgeport noted as Oxley Stave Company president with ties to Standard Oil. Mrs F C Goodwin of Reynolds. Ellen Kidd Nicholl of Poulan. J W Spencer of Buford. Ludie Sinclair of Quitman. Mrs J N Mazza of Huntsville. and C Henry Matthews of Talbot County.
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South Georgia
Albany
Cornest B. Wooten
Arcadia
Judge Wooten
Judge Wadlen
Georgia
Peter Keenan
Augusta
Thomas J
Peter F. Keenan
F. G. Oxley
Bridgeport
Ala
Chattanooga
Tenn
Oxley Stave Company
Standard Oil Company
Oxley
New York Petroleum Exchange
F. C. Goodwin
Reynolds
F.C. Goodwin
Here
E. KE. Nicholl
Poulan
Ellen Kidd Nicholl
T. J. Nicholl
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company
Chicago
J. F. Wilson
Robert Stewart
Br. Marys
Canada
Scoland
J. W. Spencer
Buford
Calvin Spencer
Flowery Branch
Ludie Sinclair
Quitman
Methodist Church
Old Family Burying Ground
Concord Church
J. N. Mazza
Huntsville
Baltimore
C. Henry Matthews
Talbot County
Talbotton
Funston May Face Court Martial Now
Brigadier General Frederick Funston may face court martial over the execution of two Viliones. Filipinos captured three Macabebe scouts near San Isidro and were to kill them. one scout escaped and led Funston to rescue. Troops pursued. Filipinos fled, some were shot, and Funston hanged two prisoners without trial as a warning.
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Manila
Army Choles
Frederick Funston
Viliones
San Isidro
Funsten
Marabebe
Funston
Ipinos
Pana
Kobbe
Panay
Rev William F Junkin Dead Brother-in-Law to Stonewall Jackson
Rev William F Junkin of Montclair New Jersey died after a weeklong illness from pneumonia aged ninety nine. He was born in Philadelphia to Rev Charles Junkin a noted pastor and graduated from Princeton Seminary in 1834. He served as a Confederate chaplain and was Stonewall Jacksons brother-in-law, accompanying him at Chancellorsville before leading First Presbyterian Danville Kentucky then Montclair since 1889.
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Stonewall Jackson
New York
William PF. Junkin
Montclair
N. J
Philadelphia Oiaty
Charles Junkin
Junkin
Princeton Theological Seminary
Presbyterian Church
Falling Springs
Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
Chancellorsville
First Presbyterian Church
Danville
Greenesboro Elects Mayor And Aldermen In Watery Governance
In Greenesboro Georgia on April 9 the annual election for mayor and aldermen produced Hon James B Park Jr as mayor for the ensuing term. Aldermen chosen were Hong J B Williams E W Copelan T B Rice and Henry M Spinks with no opposition to the ticket. Williams had served two terms and was well regarded by the people.
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Greenesboro
Greenasboro
James B. Park, Jr
Mergor
Hong
J. B. Williams
E. W. Copelan
T. B. Rice
Henry M. Spinks
Abse
Washington Woman's Missionary Society Meeting Relocated
Milledgeville has quarantined for smallpox, closing gates to the Georgia conference meeting. Mrs. W P Lovejoy reports delegates from the northern district must find a new venue. Washington residents push to host, with Madison City also seeking the honor.
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Washington
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Washington, Ga
W. P. Lovejoy
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the North Georgia Conference
Horne
Milledgeville
Madison
No Smallpox in Milledgeville but Chickenpox Cases Rise
Milledgeville Ga April residents report no smallpox yet several chickenpox cases among students. To limit spread, chickenpox patterns are separated and public gatherings discouraged. Mayor Horne asks Foreign Missionary Society ladies to avoid town. Parents with college children reassured. Dr Mellen resigns from University of Tennessee Greek chair to focus on research.
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Milledgeville
Harror
Horne
the Foreign Missionary Society
Mellen
Knoxville
Tesin
George FP. Mellen
University of Tennessee
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Clay County
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Johann Hoff
W. N. Bradford
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C. B. Wooten
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