Mass Meeting for Gla Station Urges Rail Upgrade
Mass meeting plans emerge from Macon Chamber of Commerce and City Council to back a new terminal station for Bacon and unite passenger interests. Rail officials express desire for a handsome structure in Central City, with committees seeking strong business support and an express from merchants.
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Constitution Bureau
Second Street
Macon
Bacon
Macon Chamber of Commerce
Jesse B. Hart
Chamber of Commerce
Central
Georgia Southern
Florida
Dublin
Savannah
Southern Ratway
Birmingham
Georgia Railroad
Cascade Sale Big at Foster Auction
A recent auction hosted by W. A. Foster on Saturday afternoon August 4 drew strong bidding and happy buyers. The top prize of 30 pounds in gold was won by Miss Cora Bree, followed by 30.06 dollars won by J. M. Lanier and 20 dollars by Mel Salmon. Auctioneer Mr. Ferguson delivered a lively performance as thirty one lots sold quickly.
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W. A. Foster
Cora Bree
J. M. Lanier
Mel Salmon
Ferguson
Columbus Wins In Water Case At Columbus Ga
Judge William A. Little denied B B Jordan suit to bar city council and water commissioners from using the Chattahoochee river for city water. He held councils act authorized by legislature and that land purchases for waterworks sites fall to the council, while noting harmony between council and water commissioners.
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Columbus
William A. Little
B. B. Jordan
Charles Jewatt Hwitt
Chattahoochee River
Little
Lewis Invited to Meet Bryan in Georgia Visit
Americus Ga August 4 Special Congressman Elijah B Lewis of the third district was invited by the New York committee to receive William J Bryan to be one of Georgia's representatives on that committee He was also invited by the national democratic committee to stump several western states in the fall Both invitations were accepted by Congressman Lewis.
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Americus, Ga
Elijah B. Lewis
New York
William J. Bryan
Georgia
Lewis
National Democratic Committee
Entomology Papers At Georgia Convention In Macon
Georgia state entomologists, led by R J Smith, will read papers at the Georgia State Horticultural Society meeting in Macon. Topics include pear blight and the apple codling moth. State geologists, including Yeates, will present survey results from Georgia and nearby states amid ongoing farm pest education efforts.
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Georgia
Georgia State Horticultural Society
Macon
Smith Wil
A.C. Lewig
Reed
PJ. Berckmans
Augusta
Atlanta
Negro fined for slapping a white boy in Jlumabits GA
In Jlumabits Georgia on August 4 a black bicycle dealer George Meyers and Clayborn Crawford were fined 100 dollars for slapping a white boy. The judge, Acting Recorder Eugene J Williams, lamented he could not impose a heavier sentence and offered sixty days on the chain gang instead. A separate note from Macon reports a burglar was spotted and Henry Hunter identified Frea Hambrick, a Houston county farmer, as the suspect who broke into Shall Richardson's general store at Byron Georgia and was captured. He is held in Bibb county jail awaiting transport back to Byron to face the act.
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Macon
Macon City Reserve
B. B. Ford
Collins
Henry Collins
Gheriffa Tom Jones
Charlee Plunkett
W. G. Lee
Paschal
Bibb County
Collings
Jlumabits
Greelal
George Meyers
Clayborn Crawford
Actiog
Henry Hunter
Frea Hambrick
Houston County
Shall Richardson
Byron
Bib Courty
Charters Granted for New Columbus Industries On the Rise
Muscogee superior court records show charters granted for the Columbus Behoo Desk Company to manufacture school desks and chairs, the Denton Grocery Company to run a wholesale grocery, and application filed for the Layfield Band Company to produce cement building blocks and other sand and cement products. Meanwhile the Columbus Guards depart for Chickamauga for a ten day encampment under Captain John C. Court. The paper notes Hon. Thomas J. Chappell’s candidacy for judge of the court of appeals, his family ties, and his long legal career with Goetchius & Chappell, plus a piano recital by blind Atlanta pianist B. Donehoo at the YMCA audience.
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Columbus
Muscogee Superior Court
Columbus Behoo Desk Company
Aia
Denton Grocery Company
Layfield Band Company
Columbus Guards
Coumbus
Southern Railway
Chickamauge
John C. Court
Chappell
Thomas J. Chappell
Court of Appeals
Absalom H. Chappell
Loretta Lamar Chappell
L. Q. Cc. Lamar
University of Georgia
Henry B. Goetchius
Goetchius & Chappell
Florida Sheriff Sued for Lynching Allowance
Governor Broward suspends Citrus County Sheriff George R. Carter for permitting mobs to seize two prisoners, Frank Jordan and James Davia, who were lynched on May 16 and June 7, thus dishonoring the state. P. Graham named to succeed Carter. Funeral details for Millie Willie Plunkett noted in Macon.
Knights of Columbus Barbecue at Cold Springs Cue Club
The Knights of Columbus will hold their third annual barbecue on Saturday August 11 at the Cold Springs Cue Club. All members and friends are cordially invited to attend for a good time.
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Cold Springs
Cue Club
Knights of Columbus
William Woods ends life in Mobile after murder arrest
William Woods of St Louis killed his wife in Mobile on Tuesday afternoon and, held in jail since Wednesday, died by taking Paris green shortly after noon today while in police custody. A separate Macon health board meeting will select a food inspector next week to oversee meat and dairy quality amid tighter market inspections.
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Mobile
Ala
Williamy Woods
St. Louis
Macon
Board of Health
Ancient gem lore touts stones curing ills and boosting vigor
An old volume extols precious stones as cures from digestion to memory and courage. It cites emeralds, rubies, sapphires, topaz, turquoise, and other stones with claims of plague defense and heart strength, alongside mixtures from France and a famed powdered compound.
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Necho
T&e
Burk
Head
Grimm
France
Providence J
Languedoc
Lightning kills farmer near Lacey Springs Alabama
Charles P Edwards 28, a local farmer near Lacey Springs in the Huntsville area, was struck and killed by lightning while waiting along the road to his home Thursday night. His body was found the next morning. he was the son of Jesse Edwards and unmarried.
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Huntsville
Ala
Charles P Edwards
Vicnity
Lacey Sirings
Arto
Jesse Edwards
Prescribed as Medicine Stones Cured Illness in Antiquity
The Westminster Gazette notes ancient claims that precious stones could cure ailments. It recalls old medical volumes showing odd remedies from earlier centuries, contrasting past quack cures with modern criticism of medical lore and superstition.
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Westminster Gazette
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