Eminent Counsel On Both Sides Of Macon Terminal Fight
In Mount Airy Ga on August 12 the U S Courthouse hosted a lengthy hearing over the Macon terminals dispute between Central of Georgia and defendants the city of Macon and the Macon Dublin and Savannah railroad. Major J F Hanson and Colonel A R Lawton led Central arguments while Assistant Attorney General Erwin Colonel John M Stubbs and City Attorney Minter Wimberly defended the city and railroad. The case centered on alleged secret actions to seize Central property without due process and to claim control of grading and road beds valued at 20000. The defense maintained no title to the grounds existed and that rights reverted to the city for railroad use. Colonel Banton claimed joint conspiracy and shared legal counsel linked the parties. The hour-long session concluded with Judge Peer reserving decision, likely for tomorrow.
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Mount Airy
United States Ceourthouse
J. F. Hanson
The
Central
A. R. Lawton
Macon
City of
Macon, Dublin and Savannah
Olin Wimberly
Lawton
Erwin
John M. Stubbs
Minter Wimberly
Centrala
Dublin
Bavannah
Savannah
Georgia Railroad
Supreme Court of the Estate
Macon and Northern
Nsts
Lnhich i
Mount Atry City
Peer
Tragedy Aboard Vessel at Mantanzas Ends in Killing
A. McCord, steward on the schooner Robert J. Moulton, killed Sandstrom after a deadly altercation in Mantanzas Cuba. Sandstrom attacked with a knife. McCord fired, killing him. Captain Cook reported the incident. McCord was jailed then released after authorities here refused arrest. McCord headed to Boston with wages drawn.
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Brunswick
A. McCord
Robert J. Moulton
Boston
Cook
McCord
Mantanzas
Sandstream
Sandstrom
Fnally Sandstrom
Hay
Moulton
Captain Cook
United States
Custom House
Washington
Pulaski County Court Opens With Light Civil Docket
Hawkinsville Ga August 12 Specta The fall term of Pulaski superior court convened this morning and the civil docket was taken up. It is light and will hardly consume the week. The criminal docket will be called next Monday morning and will likely consume the entire week and then not be cleared. There are nine or ten murder cases in order for trial. Six of these are against white men all out on bonds from 1600 to 34000. It is understood the grand jury will recommend a bill to establish a dispensary in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkinsville
Pulaski
Paulding Superior Court Opens Second Week in Dallas
Paulding superior court opened its second week in Dallas with Judge Jones presiding and Solicitor General W. T. Roberts present. The criminal docket was taken up this morning.
Train Strikes Hand Car Near Oak Mountain Springs
An early Warm Springs to Columbus passenger train collided with a handcar operated by a gang of African American workers near Oak Mountain Springs in Columbus, Georgia. Section Boss Graham sustained a broken leg after trying to move the wrecked car. he was cared for by a Southern Railway surgeon at Waverly Ball.
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Oak Mountain Springs
Columbus
Warm Springs
Graham
Waverly Ball
Southern Railway
Ee, Sues
Judge modifies order in Jones case sale approved
Judge Newman altered his original order allowing the state receiver to collect Mr Jones accounts and permit the stock sale. The sale occurred today with W D Britt & Co purchasing the stock for 1301 dollars. Jurisdiction dispute between courts remains unresolved and sale proceeds and accounts are held pending settlement.
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Columbus
Newman
R. D. Jones
Infested Waycross Faces Nighttime Fear of Negroes
Waycross residents report robberies and break ins by Black men, with a burly intruder found under a bed at 33 Miller Street and another shot in the hip during a police arrest. Authorities hunt the suspect described as dangerous and possibly connected to recent incidents.
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Waycross
Avery
Enoch Patterson
Miller Street
Fleetwood Buys Mason Property in Macon for 12000
W N Fleetwood Jr purchases three brick stores on Poplar street Hollingsworth block for 12000. Two stores currently host Fleetwood Co and A W Turner. He plans to acquire additional real estate in Macon. August 12. Special.
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Mason Property
Macon
W. N. Fleetwood, Jr
Poplar Street
Hollingsworth Block
Fleetwood & Co
A. W. Turner
Fleetwood
Knocked Off of Train Near Blue Ridge Ga
Charley Ford a brakeman on the Atlanta Knoxville and Northern railroad was struck from an arriving freight train by a water tank spout near Blue Ridge Ga last night about 10 he lay unconscious at his boarding house while the train crew cared for him Epworth Leagues district conference on August 27 at Lake Church Bearden Ridge Ga is noted in Columbus Ga broadcasts
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Blue Ridge
Charley Ford
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railroad
Epworth
Columbus, Ga
Columbite Methodist District
Lake Church
Peach Industry Rises in North Georgia Calhoun Area
August 12 Calhoun Ga Special. The peach industry in north Georgia is expanding rapidly with an estimated nine hundred cars shipped this season, up from four hundred last year. Early shipments began last year and totals to about thirty cars so far with twenty more expected next week. Prices remain high at about 1.25 to 1.50 per crate. nurseries fear insufficient supply for demand. An inferred 600 cars are expected from Calhoun and nearby stations within a fifteen mile radius.
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Calhoun
North
Georgia
Ebertas
North Georgia
Norita
McHenry
Adairaville
Flainville
County
Para
FIRST BALE GEORGIA COTTON AT COCHRAN
Georgia's first bale of entirely new cotton brought to Cochran by J. Martin and sold to Planters' warehouse for 10 cents. Bale weighed 565 pounds. Mobile reports Alabama's first bale of the season arriving from Nellis, Wilcox county. Malaria mentioned in ad for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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Cochran
J. Martin
Georgia
Mobile
Ala
Alabama
B Farish & Co
Nellis
Wilcox County
Brandon Indorsed by Tuscaloosa Elks for Alabama post
At a Tuscaloosa lodge meeting Colonel W. W. Brandon was endorsed for district deputy of Alabama. The secretary was directed to seek support from other lodges. The Elks set October 7-10 for a street fair and carnival in Tuscaloosa, with continued emphasis on the agricultural fair and prizes for farm products.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Hiks
W. W. Brandon
Alabama
Brandon
Elks
Indian Spring poker raid ends with fines and court in room
In Macon Butts County deputy sheriff raided a room at Indian Spring where thirteen men played stud and draw poker. Judge Frank Curry fined the room’s proprietor 300 dollars after a brief court session held in the playing room. Eleven others were fined, two pleaded not guilty with bonds. Gambling at Indian Spring is being clamped down, with court held on site due to Sunday timing. Also reported Macon may get a savings bank linked to the American National Bank, pending final arrangements.
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Macon
Butts County
Indian Spring
Frank Curry
County Court of
Butts
Judge Curry
Curry
Jackson
Atlanta
Savannah
Augusta
Montgomery
Birmingham
Gemre
Plata Einsineereiaee Eas
Great Cataula Camp Meeting Attracts Thousands
The Cataula camp meeting, 13 miles above Columbus, GA, draws hundreds daily with sermons by Dr J W Hinton Rev G G MacDowell Rev H M Morrison and Rev W L Wootten. A large scale cooking operation and hospitable tents mark the event as it continues through Wednesday drawing attendees from Muscogee and Harris counties.
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Columbus
Cataula
J.W. Hinton
G. G. MacDowell
H. M. Morrison
W. L. Wootten
Hinton
Wesleyan College
W. L. Wooten
Georgia
Tabernacle
Muscogee County
Harris County
Stanton
Dredge in Chattahoochee gains government approval
The dredge boat built by M A Sweeney at Jeffersonville Ind was tested by US engineer Captain J W Singleton and formally accepted for government use. It will dredge the Chattahoochee between Columbus and Eufaula and patrol the upper river removing sandbars.
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Columbus
Columbus Wharf
J. W. Singleton
United States
M. A. Sweeney Shipyard and Foundry Company
Jeffersonville
Ind
Chattahoochee
Eufaula
Bweeney Company
Mobile, Ale
Harness workers strike at Bernd & Co over pay and apprentices
About twenty five harness and saddle makers at G Bernd & Co in Macon Go went on strike this afternoon. They demand a seven percent wage increase for piece work and better regulation of apprentices. The firm offered to review its books to see if the raise is possible. The strike followed that response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
G. Bernd & Co
Wedding Not Held in Waycross double ceremony
In Waycross on Saturday afternoon a planned double wedding by two sisters and two suitors was stopped by the girls’ parents. Six girls were confined in a room and guarded as steps were taken to prevent the unions amid speculation love would defy parental authority. Separately in Knoxville efforts to curb mosquitoes by kerosene treatment of standing water were announced by city health officials.
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Waycross
Knoxville
Tenn
Signs of Disturbance in Savannah Street Car Strike
Striking motormen and conductors on the Savannah Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope lines have not yet riotously demonstrated since the walkout began last Saturday. Reports of possible violence exist, but none has materialized. Police say the situation is under control and the company reports no disruption to service.
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Savannah
Savannah, Thunderbolt and
Isle of Hope Railway
Death notices in Columbus and Hawkinsville run of August
Colmbus and surrounding Georgia towns report multiple obituary items. James McIlhenny of Philadelphia and Redlands Florida died at sea age 31, possibly from an injury in his bunk. Mrs. W A Ferguson of Hawkinsville died suddenly of heart failure this morning. Mrs J Durham Acworth, wife of a druggist and daughter of J Colling, died Friday afternoon. Alex Mathes, superintendent of the Hable and Phertz mile, died today.
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Columbus
Columbus Friends
John MeIlhenny
Philadelphia
James McIthenny
McIlhenny
California
Redlands
Fla
W. A. Fergerson
Hawkinsville
W. A. Ferguson
Durham
War
J. Colling
Tha
Wey
Alex
Phertz
Mile
Woman Severely Wounded in Macon Neck Cut Incident
In Macon Georgia on August 12 a man named Frank Griddens severely cut the throat of a woman identified as Dene Anderson at Henry Hammond s. The injury is not believed to be fatal.
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Macon
Henry Hammond
Frank Griddens
Dene Anderson
Opening of the Rooms of Waycross Y M C A
The new Y M C A rooms in Waycross Georgia opened to a crowded audience on August 12 with free form programs. Secretary Riley led the gathering with musical selections by Manderville and Angelus orchestras, plus recitations and solos by local performers.
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Waycross
Young Men's Christian Association
Riley
Professor Mandeville
Professor Manderville
Beulah Knight
A. P. Perham, Jr
Carrie Perham
Admiral Johnson Picked to Succeed Sampson at Boston Yard
The Navy Department selects Rear Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson to take over the Boston Navy Yard when Admiral Sampson retires. Formal appointment pending unsure retirement date. Sampson’s health and possible early retirement discussed. no direct link to the Schley inquiry. It is unclear if Sampson will testify, though likely as a witness.
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Admiral Johnson
Boston Navy Yard
Washington
Navy Department
Mortimer L. Johnson
Port Royal Naval Station
Admiral Sampson
Department
Schley Court of Inqulry
Lemiy
Envoys Agree On Protocol Finalizing Chinese Trouble
Washington reports the state department has a cable from Pekin saying the final protocol draft is agreed. A 6 percent tariff will go into effect two months after signing, with exemptions for goods shipped within ten days and after, until specific rates are set. The Chinese free list includes rice, cereals, flour, gold, bullion and coin. flour's inclusion is noted as important for Pacific coast shippers. American rice shipments are small, and rice inclusion reflects China's staple needs.
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Washington
State Department
Rockhill
Pekin
Expert Commission
China
Morgan Leases Nob Hill Mansion for Episcopal Council
San Francisco, August 12. J Pierpont Morgan will temporarily reside in the old Charles Crocker mansion during the Episcopal triennial council opening October 2. Morgan may serve as a lay delegate as in prior councils. His daughter now in Colorado is expected to join the family during their stay. The Crocker mansion ranks among Nob Hills premier houses and features a grand art hall.
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Nob Hill
San Francisco
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ban Francisco
Charles Crocker
Crocker
Nob San Sy
Calfornia Monay
Macon Railway Conductors Buy Building for Lodge Rooms
Macon Georgia August 12 Special The Macon division of the Order of Railway Conductors bought for 6000 dollars the Hollingsworth building on Poplar street near Fourth street for lodge use. Remodeling at 1500 dollars will create offices on the second floor and lodge rooms on the third with a reading room. The first floor remains a store. The rooms will serve several labor groups including locomotive engineers firemen telegraphers and others and opening is set for October 1 with a banquet and guest officers from the national order expected. The division aims to have the finest southern headquarters and reports 15 members in prosperous condition. Officers for 1901 listed with Kendrick as chief conductor and Pardee as secretary and treasurer.
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Macon
Hollingsworth
Foplar Street
Fourth Street
Ingalls Drug Store
National Crder
A. N. Kendrick
A. P. Donnsén
Aasistant
S.A. Pardee
Ww. F. Holt
G. V. Beall
H. T. Smith
Inside Seniley
G. Bridges
Outside Sentinel
W.wire Holt
W. F. Holt
Death of Mr Morrison and linked Macon deaths
Macon Georgia reports the death of W P Morrison former Fourth Street grocer. Funeral set for 9 AM tomorrow with J B Johnstone officiating. Also notes the death of Cleo Harrell in Jeffersonville and the infant child of Mr and Mrs Strozier dying at Hol The Roberts family funeral at Cross Keys and Rose Hill cemetery interment follow.
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Macon
W. P. Morrison
Fourth Street
James Wommack
Hey
J. B. Johnstone
First Street Methodist Church
Mary Lou Harrell
Jeffersonville
Mattie Jones
Cleo Harrell
Bullards
W. H. Strozier
Holton
GB. T. Roberts
Cross Keys
Haat Macon
Rose Hill Cemetery
Slashed Brother in Law Over Small Debt Murder Attempt
Alonzo Allen alleges his brother in law Jim Strozier attacked him with a knife over a debt at the Empire Ice Company in Macon Georgia. Strozier fled to the swamp after the slash to Allen’s head near the ear, with reports varying whether a rock was thrown first. Allen received medical care.
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Macon
Alonzo Allen
Jim Strozier
Strozier
Empire Ice Company
Allen
Strosier
The Legislative Contest in Bibb County
Macon Georgia August 12 Special The election for the legislature will not occur until next year but already there is talk of possible candidates in Bibb County with several names mentioned as maybes The piece notes early speculation without listing definite candidates or dates.
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Macon
Politician names circulate for state house seats in Georgia
In Macon Georgia a list of candidates for the state house includes Minter Wimberly Walter Harris Marion Harris N D May George A Smith Roland Bilis J H Han L J Kilvurn and Thomas Felder. The three last named currently serve in the house but reelection is uncertain. Roland Ellis once a state senator is mentioned for the house as Monroe county would supply the senate seat. The Baptists offer Beth Israel use of First Baptist Church during the construction of a new synagogue and the Beth Israel holiday exercises may shift to the church pages of the September plans.
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House of Representatives
Minter Wimberly
Walter Harris
Marion Harris
N. D. May
George A. Smith
Roland Bilis
J.H. Han
L. J. Kilvurn
Thomas Felder
Hall
House
Dupone Guerry
Roland Ellis
Senate
Monroe County
Ellis
Beth Israel
Macon
Hptse
First Baptist Church
Second Street
Cherry and
Poplar Streets
Baptista
Masonic Hall
Making War on Mosquitoes in Columbus
Columbus observes a city wide campaign against mosquitoes. Mayor L H Chappel leads the effort instructing police and sanitary departments to target stagnant pools wells rain barrels and unused fire buckets. Where practical water surfaces will be treated with oil to kill larvae.
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Columbus
L. H. Chappel
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Phith
Goa
ARS Happy
Calhoun District
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State of
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Gataula
Grave
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SUIRE
of & Bernd & Co
Acon
James Meilhenny
Vessel
Negro
Girl
Neta Carpenter
QO. J. Allen
Francis Street
Calif
Mr. Allen
Ocean Way
New York
Ocean Steamsuw Company
Brewer City
Raverneh-Ca
Jrirderhams
Retahnalee Rna
Pal
Sampson
Molgan
Frisco
Hiood
Tutt
Sandy CatHanth
Aiay Hill
Shskey
JOS. A. Magnus & CO
Cincinnati
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M.D
South Broad Street
Atlante
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