Wooten to Quit Military Life
Rumor confirmed that Colonel W. E. B. Wooten will resign as commander of the Fourth regiment Georgia state troops to focus on business. Lieutenant Colonel T. N. Hopkins of Thomasville is expected to be promoted to command, with Wooten’s resignation due within thirty days amid Albany circuit solicitor general duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Hopkins
Thomasville
Albany
W. EB. Wooten
Georgia
Wooten
Tuesaday
Georgia State Troops
New Pipe Works At Gadsden
In Gadsden Alabama on April 24 noon all Joral manufacturing plants blew their whistles to celebrate the new local pipe works. The plant, built by local capital, marks a thriving industry for the town and signals civic thrift and energy. The venture followed the Central Foundry Company's plan to move to Bessemer, spurring residents to organize a local company to manufacture pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadsden
Ala
Joral
Thia
Central Founary Company
Soll Pipe Works
Bessemer
Soll
Torrance donation to Confederate Home fund disclosed
Montgomery Alabama April 2 Special reports General Torrance commander of GA donated ten dollars for the Mountain Creek Confederate Home building fund and stated plans to travel to Washington to back a bill granting eight thousand fifteen dollars to the Mountain Creek home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Tor Trance
Falkner
Mountain Creek
Torrance
Washington
Bunco Gang Raided in Charleston Gambler Estab lishment
D B Hodses of New Orleans who was robbed in a Charleston gambling den reported to police. Four gamblers were arrested after renting a residence and furnishing it in style to fleece visitors. The gang, about twenty strong, used the house as a den. sportsmen protest police inaction and demand their removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Snedal
D. B. Hodses
New Orleans
Bunco
Athens Residence Burned Near Fields Street in Athens Ga
At 1 o clock this morning the residence of W J Whitehead on Fields street was destroyed by fire. The owner is in Texas for a Confederate veterans reunion. his wife is away visiting. Alonzo Whitehand escaped after being burned. a local negro worker was badly burned. Loss estimated at 33000 with insurance. Also notes a Kiowa Comanche and Apache lands opening bill in Oklahoma to settle 19009 acres within three months of enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Athens
W. J Whitehead
Fields Street
Whitehead
Texas
Confederate Veterans
Alonzo Whitehand
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Fan
Oklahoma
Six whales strand at Port Royal inlet near Beaufort
Six dead whales lie in a basin mu tlocked at low tide near Broad River mouth ten miles below Beaufort. A very large whale attempted to turn in the inlet causing commotion before grounding. six smaller whales failed to escape as the water shallowed. The carcasses were left to be scavenged as locals watched the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Broad River
Beaufort
Port Royal Harbor
Port Royal
Paris Point
Editors visit the Exposition in Charleston South Carolina
About eighty editors of the National Editorial Association from Hot Springs Arkansas arrived in Charleston for a visit. Ex president Albert Tozler led a group heading to Washington while others stayed several days. They toured aboard the Wistaria from the exposition wharf, cruised the Ashley river, and viewed Fort Mouline and Sumter jetties with Charleston Press Club hosts. A reception followed at the auditorium in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association
Charleston
National Editorial Association
Hot Springs
Ark
Albert Tozler
Portland
Oreg
Washington
Exposition Wharf
Charleston Press Club
Ashley River
Trans- Mississippi
Atlantic Ocean
Forts Mouline
Sumter
Emory Phoenix April issue praised as bright and spiciest
The April number of The Emory Phoenix at Emory College Oxford Ga appears today and is noted as one of the brightest issues this year. It features poems stories and essays by students highlighting literary value and college spirit with contributors like J N Haddock Walter B Hare Joe Hedgpath Stewart B Roberts Warren B Parks Robert L Wiggins and Pp Lipham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory College
Oxford
Emory Phoenix
The
Phoenix
J. N. Haddock
Walter B. Hare
Joe Hedgpath
Stewart
C Pp. Lipham
Mortality notes from Georgia and surrounding states
Multiple brief obituaries and notices dated April 24 report the deaths of Mrs M E Wright of Waycross Georgia and Professor L R Hamberlin of Richmond Virginia. Additional notices announce the deaths of Mrs BR Lester Sr of Covington Georgia and Augustus M Moore of Greenville North Carolina, with sparse biographical details and survivor lists. Also noted is a North Carolina legislative minority report opposing a bankruptcy law amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Hamberlin
Richmond
L R Hamberlin
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee
Professor Hamberlin
Clinton
Miss
BR. P. Lester
Covington
R. P. Lester
R P Lester
Lester
Methodist Church
R P. Lester
James G. Lester
James Eakes
Augusta
Clifford Lester
A. M. Moore
Greenville
N. C
Raleigh
N.C
Augustus M Moore
Tus
North Carolina
Eastern Criminal Court
Interurban Electric Railways Spur Kentucky Coal Fields
Movement to link eastern Kentucky rail lines with coal districts gains pace. Chesapeake and Ohio eyes a Big Sandy via Breaks route with 200 workers at one site, while South and Western Railway of Pike County plans connections to Virginia and Ohio systems. Kentucky electric rail proposals radiate from Lexington to multiple Blue Grass cities, with several regional lines and financing motions underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
New York
Kentucky
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
Big Sandy
Chesapeake and Gio Railway
South and Western Railway Company
Pike County
Virginia and Southwestern Railway
Ohio River
Charleston
Atlantic Coast
Lincolnton
South and Western Railway
Hamilton and
Dayton
Lexington
Georgetown
Paris
Winchester
Mount Sterling
Richmond
Versailles
Frankfort
Nicholasville
Harrodsburg
Danville
Fayette
America
Charlotte, Farmville and James River Valley Railway Company
Rosney
Buckingham County
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio and Southern
Lafayette Railway Company
Lafayette
Ala
Motley
Ashland
Clay County
Opelika
Lafayette Roads
North Carolina
Raleigh
Raleigh and Eastern North Carolina
Washington, N. C
Wilson
Greenville
Tidewater
Stantonsburg
Darien and Wijstern
Georgia
Walthourville
Vidala
Caney Valley
Southern Pacific
Texas
van Vieck
Ata
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Brevens
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Mississippi River, Hamburg and Western
Crossett
Ark
Toombsboro Safe Cracked In Night Burglary
In Toombsboro Georgia on April 24 I R Cason’s safe was cracked last night robbers took 75 dollars in cash and a large quantity of goods bloodhounds are on the trail but no identifications have been made yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toombsboro
I. R. Cason
Governor Pardons Youth In 1892 Chambliss Killing
Montgomery Ala April 24 Special The governor pardoned Tom Jordan the youngest of the Washington county lynchers involved in the 1892 killing of Arthur Chambliss. Chambliss a Democrat, mob of Populists, crime political. Jordan was mere boy then and is released from the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Chambliss
Montgomery
Ala
Tom Jordan
Washington County
Arthur Chambliss
Plan Maturing To Connect Tuscumbia Sheffield and Florence
Colonel N F Thompson said Pennsylvania capitalists agree to buy Jackson street car and gas properties for 115000 plus 160000 for extensions. Syndicate aims to build a line connecting Tuscumbia Sheffield Florence with pending franchises in each city. Also rumored Thompson plans Johnstown Pa branch for Tennessee valley development. Furnace at Sloss Sheffield Steel starts up after months idle. Mass Julia Cooke ignites startup. daily output about 80 tons.
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Tuscumbia
Sheffield
Florence
Ala
N. F. Thompson
Jackson
Tent
Thompson
Liese Properties
Colonel Thompson
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Tennessee Valley
Lady Ensley
Sloss- Pheffielad Steel and Iron Company
Julia Cooke
Tnsley
New Huntsville Bank Opens With $50,000 Capital
Huntsville Alabama April 24 Special J The Huntsville Savings Bank and Trust Company has been organized with a capital stock of 50 000 and opened its doors this morning. Directors include S J Mayhew T W Pratt M R Grace C C Anderson A M Booth Lawrence Cooper and James R Boyd. Officers are J Mayhew president Lawrence Cooper vice president and James R Boyd cashier. The bank will pay 4 percent on deposits semiannually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Huntsville Savings Bank and Trust Company
S. J. Mayhew
T. W. Pratt
M R. Grace
C C. Anderson
A. M. Booth
Lawrence Cooper
James R Boyd
J Mayhew
James R. Boyd
Montgomery
Alabama
Convict Department
Corner Stone Laid for Bartow County Court House
In Cartersville Georgia on April 24 special ceremonies marked the laying of the corner stone for Bartow county's new courthouse with Masonic honors. About 600 people attended and Max Meyerhardt grand master of Georgia spoke along with Judges Milner and Fite. The stone contains copies of The Atlanta Constitution The Atlanta Journal Cartersville News and Courant Confederate bills 1901 currency and lodge names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartow
New Court House
Cartersville
Bartow County
Max Meyerhardt
Georgia
T. W. Milner
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Journal
Cartersville News and Courant
Memorial Day Exercises by Decatur Daughters of the Confederacy
The Decatur chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy holds memorial exercises Saturday at Donald Fraser High School. Hon. Hooper Alexander delivers the address as Agnes Scott Institute and Donald Fraser High students join in a program with Confederate Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy. Graves of seventeen Confederate soldiers and two revolutionary soldiers in Decatur are to be decorated with US flags, and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Confederacy
Donald Fraser High School
Decatur
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Hooper Alexander
Agnes Scott Institute
Clement A Evans
United Confederate Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy
Children of the Confederacy
United States
Gift to University Highlighted by Yale Professor in 1785 Speech
Athens April 24 Special Professor Henry W. Farnham of Yale donated a valuable collection to the University of Georgia. The papers include a Baldwin manuscript prayer Adoration, letters from Governor James Jackson and John Adams, a Georgia boundary map, and a Savannah 1785 speech outlining the proposed University of Georgia. The speech emphasizes healthful location and local agriculture as key supports for broad access to education in Georgia.
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Athens
Abram Baldwin
Georgia
Henry W. Farnham
Yale
University of Georgia
Farnham
Miss Wier
New Hampshire
United States
Professor Farnham
Baldwin
James Jackson
John Adams
Timothy Pickering
George Walton
William Few
Joseph Habersham
General Assembly of Georgia
Washington
Mississippi
Mr. Baldwin
Savannah
Richard Malcolm Johnston
Two Officers Resign in Oxford Regiment Elections Ordered
Montgomery April 24 Special. Captain Harrison and Lieutenant F E D Smith of the Third Regiment at Oxford have resigned and elections have been ordered to fill the vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Harrison
F E. D. Smith
Oxford
Picnic Grounds Granted for Use at Bowden Lithia
Permission granted for use of the Bowden Lithia Seen grounds in Lithia Springs upon application to the executors of W. Marsh. Sweetwater Park Hotel under new management opens to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowden Lithia Seen
Lithia Springs
W. Marsh
Gould
City
Sweetwater Park Hotel
Hosiery Stocks Highlight European Goods At Knok Hats
A catalog note proclaims Cottons from Germany lisies and silks from France for Knok Hats hosiery stock. The cashmere half hose from England is recalled. It promotes a wide range of half hose patterns including cotton lisle and silk options with prices from 25 to 75 cents and 1.25 to 2.50 dollars, plus neckwear and belts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
England
Bijou at the Columbia brings popular musical comedy
The Bijou Musical Comedy Company plays five performances at the Grand this week setting attendance records. Tonight they appear at the Columbia with The Man from Mexico and Monday ushers in A Stranger in New York. Otis Harlan Agnes Rose Lane and the cast win audience favor as music and humor delight.
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Bijou
Grand
Columbia
Mexico
New York
Atlanta
Otis Harlan
Agnes Rose Lane
Tony Hart
Andrew Bode
Boyt
Jake Wells
Mitchell Case a Mistrial in York County Suit
The $26,000 damages suit against Woodmen of the World by Samuel W. Mitchell of York county ended in a mistrial with the jury split six to six. Finley and Brice spoke for the defense. Lord Kelvin, visiting Washington, addressed the House committee on coinage, weight, and measures regarding Shafroth’s metric system bill and voiced strong approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Columbia
8. C
Woodmen of the World
Samuel W. Mitchell
York County
Finley
Brice
Lord Kelvin
Washington
House
Shafroth
Colorado
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M. EB. Wright
Waycross
M. HE. Wright
Gilmore Street
House Committee On Judiciary
Firis
Halsigh
Wew Road
Kents. Georieus
NEW Bank For
Streay Ae As
Shes, Piuvel
Whitehall St
Fate Newspaper
Ang
Wey
Wluuwern Engraving Company
Uus
Sterliia
Kecley's
Hsfora
Me Kelley
Whitoniae Sv
Dhfk
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