Resignation at Savannah Central Rail Road Prompts Change
Traffic Manager E H Hinton will resign effective October 1 and be succeeded by General Freight Agent W A Winburn. Hinton, praised for thoroughness especially in the peach belt, began with the Central in 1887 and has a long prior railway career. He plans a Buffalo trip with his family before finalizing his future.
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Savannah
E. H. Hinton
The
Central Railroad
W. A. Winburn
Hinton
Winburn
John M. Egan
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Mississippi
Tennessee
Grenada
Miss
D. B. Morey
W. W. Finlay
Texas Pacific
Gould
Southwest
Finlay
Gould Southwestern
Dallas
San Francisco
Panama Railroad Company
Central
Dennis Struck by Train Engine in Eatonton Ga
John T. Dennis railway mail clerk on the Columbus to Americus run was struck by the inbound Central passenger train engine at Eatonton on the eighth instant, sustaining 50 injuries to the side and back. He has been moved to his home in Extonton where he rests and is improving slowly though it may be some time before he resumes duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatonton
John T. Dennis
Columbus
Americus
Extonton
Night Ferry Tragedy Near Eatonton Ends With Drowning
Two Hancock County men attempted a river crossing at Oconee Springs using a ferry flat without a ferryman. The cable broke, the craft drifted and one man drowned while the other, entangled in a chain, was then rescued after hours of peril. The drowned man’s body was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatonton
Oconee Springs
Hancockeganty
Flagler Kenan Wedding Planned for Saturday in Kenansville
Miss Mary Lily Kenan of Wilmington to wed Henry M. Flagler of Florida in Kenansville North Carolina a secluded Kenan estate ceremony to be conducted by Presbyterian rites with a small party. Flagler arrives Friday and a special Atlantic Coast Line train will take the couple to Kenansville for the nuptials. The Kenans and close friends will attend. The bride is about 23, tall and slender with dark hair and a singing talent. The groom is said to be to receive a $1,000,000 wedding gift.
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Wilmington
N. C
Mary Lily“Kenan
Henry M. Flagler
Florida
Kenaneville
North Carolina
Magnolia
Wilmington and Weldon
Atlantic Coast Line
Kenan
Presbyterian Church
P. H. Hoge
Louisville
Flagler
Atlantic
William R. Kenan
Cleveland
Thomas
North Carolina Supreme Court
Benansville
Stealing Suspect Arrested in Macon Dress Theft Ring
Mary Matthews, a negro woman, was arrested in Macon on August 22 for systematically stealing dresses and other apparel from city homes. A witness identified her wearing a stolen dress, leading police to her barracks confinement and the search of a nearby house yielding more stolen items. Investigators believe an accomplice, a transient woman who rents rooms briefly, aided the thefts and is being sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Plarce
Thompson
Mary Matthews
Big camp meeting announced for Lorane near Macon
Presiding Elder J B McGehee urges Bibb Crawford and neighboring counties to attend a large Lorane camp meeting opening September 1 at 11 a m and lasting four to six days with four services and daily ground dinners. A committee on arrangements includes Roberts Park Bass Merritt Hill Burden Guerry Dennis Mims Bowman Howard Hollingsworth Crawford Williams Hicks. meeting set at First Street church Monday August 26 at 1 30 a m
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J. B. McGehee
Macon
Lorane
Bibbe
J. B. McGehes
Cross Road
J. D. Howard
Bibb
Crawford
Houston
Dr. Lovett
Bishop Candler
Rev
Gt, Roberts
R. BE. Park
W. G. Bass
R L Merritt
W. E B. Hill
Judge Speer Rides Through Georgia North Carolina Mountains
Macon Ga August 22 Special Judge Emory Speer now on a horseback tour with Mr Cook Clayton of Macon through the mountains of Georgia and North Carolina. They plan an extended excursion ending at Highlands NC where Speer will rest. He has been busy with court duties at Mount Airy and will take a rest from judicial labors.
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Georgia
North Carolina
Macon
Emory Speer
Mount Airy
Cook Clayton
Highlands
N. C
Judge Speer
Robinson Gets More Time as Supreme Court Appeal Hopes Rise
Dublin Ga August 22 Special John Robinson a negro condemned for the Bertha Simmons murder has days left before hanging His lawyer filed a supreme court appeal a supersedeas and the case will go up immediately Also Judge Hart denied a new trial for Jack Haskins Jesse Webb and Charlie Davis in Laurens County for voluntary manslaughter of Oscar Cannon on July 4 1900 Fordham serves life for the same crime
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Dublin
John Robinson
Bertha Simmons
Superior Court
Robinson
Hart
Milledgeville
Bee Hicks
Adam Fullard
Jack Haskins
Jesse Webb
Charlie Davis
Laurens Superior Court
Oscar Cannon
William H B. Fordham
Death of Rome mail carrier Eugene Black at 41
Eugene Black, a well known Rome Georgia mail carrier, died after a two day illness in his home following a malignant typhoid fever. He was 41, survived by his wife daughter of the late Colonel B F Sawyer and several children. Funeral set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Black
Rome
B. F. Sawyer
The Street Pair of the Elks prepares Macon street fair
The Elks executive committee in Macon plans a street fair for next October. They report strong citizen subscriptions to the fair fund and have contracted for a clean show with no objectionable midway features, aiming for a successful event.
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Macon
The
Elks
Macon horses to race at Montgomery meet next week
Fourteen of Macon Georgia’s fast trotters will travel to Montgomery next week to compete in the Montgomery meet. In return several Montgomery horses will come to Macon for matinee races in September under the Macon Driving Club. Macon horsemen anticipate wins.
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Montgomery
Macon
Macon Driving Club
Candidate for Georgia House messenger from Jackson letter
A Macon dated letter from Jackson dated August 21 announces candidacy for messenger of the Georgia House to fill the unexpired term of the late F M Durham. The writer seeks support from Durham’s friends and asks recipients to withhold judgment until he can provide endorsements.
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Macon
House of Representatives of Georgia
Jackson
House
F. M. Durham
Gores L. Latham
Trouble in Liberty at End Disposed by Court
In Liberty County Georgia three white men C T Butler Luther Sands and Eugene Edwards arrested by a mob and charged with attempting to kuklux were dismissed on a technicality by Justice Warnell There was a large weapons display but no outbreak Troops were not called and warrants were issued for twelve negroes accused of resisting process of law Meanwhile near Jefferson a dwelling burned about midnight damaging a frame house insured partially for 60 dollars origin of the fire not known
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Savannah
Liberty County
C. T. Butler
Luther Sands
Eugene Edwards
James EB. Warnell
Oneida
R. W. Moore
Jefferson
Jefferson, Ga
Andrew J. Williamson
Miie
Phoenix
Chatham to Have Primary for County Official Seat
Chatham county Democrats meet and vote 8 to 6 to hold a white primary for the county ordinary race. Eight candidates remain in the field as the contest promises to be close with factions and promises shaping the selection.
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Savannah
Chatham County Democratic Committee
Ton
Conte
Many suits filed by Widtuid in Georgia towns
W M Wim b ish of Atlanta filed fifty-one suits in U S court as receiver for three building and loan associations for stock nonpayment. Petitions seek foreclosure against numerous borrowers in Bainbridge Sumner Waynesboro Savannah Cordele Zebulon and other cities with debt totals listed for each case. Malaria makes impure blood. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic cures malaria.
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Savannah
W. M. Wimbish
Atlanta
Atlanta National Building and Loan Association
Southern Home Building and Loan Association
New Building and Loan Association
United States
Georgia
John T. Pendleton
M. A. Alexander
the Association
E.dixon & Co
Ligon Johnson
George A. Speer
Movants
Florence R
Sumner
G.L. Anderson
Tison
J. A. Phunkett
Jackson
A. L. Thompson
C. W. Jennings
Smithville
Salle H. Evans
Waynesboro
Henry J. Bruton
Bainbridge
G. A. Simmons
Zebulon
Mra. Hat
de Cabaniss
Forsyth
J. J. Hasterling
Robert Cronk
A. F. Flint
J. A. Hozendorff
Stockton
Wiliam Voight
Wadley
C. IF. Stanton
Valdosta
HH. H. Morgan
Pooler
H. Rolomans & Son
Yannah
D. C. Beckham
Smith
F. H. Ferguson
F. C. Girardeau
New South Building and Loan Association
Anna R. Demming
Macon
H. 8. Horrie
Rosannah McGuire
Louie H. Lafayette
Wren Barnes
James McGinley
Moore
Brunswick
Hattley
Boutwell
Charles G. Moore
Emma Cannon
Saad
Sey
H. Harvey
A. S. Mitchell
Anna Hughes
John Gonzales
J. P. Harvey
H. H. Harvey
Anna Butzeloff
Picture used in divorce suit of Savannah woman
In Savannah on August 22 a New Jersey commissioner of streets traced the wife of his son, Charles Ginder, to a Savannah house of ill fame. He arranged to photograph her with detectives, and the image would be used in the divorce case soon to be filed by his son, who was wed to the woman when he was 17. The woman broke down when confronted at night.
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Savannah
Ginder
Obituary notices from Waycross and Augusta life
Obituaries from Waycross and Augusta detail the deaths of Mrs. D C Kittrell aged about, M J Deween aged 58 longtime courthouse janitor, and Doc Pearson of Vance Alabama after brief illnesses. The items note surviving relatives, military service in the Confederate Army, and local public roles, with scant personal detail and a brief transport report. Also mentions washouts halting trains along the AK and N Railroad line near Marietta following heavy rains.
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D. C. Kittrell
Waycross
Leg Avenue
Augusta
M. J. Deween
Mike Deween
Doc Pearson
Tuscalooga
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Vance
C. C. Beatty
Olé
Guerry Spears as Jackson Welcomes Early Campaign
Hon Dupont Guerry spoke to 200 300 farmers in Jackson Georgia delivering a second campaign address. He framed his platform around prohibition purification of state politics abolition of lobbyists dethronement of a railroad liquor ring equalization of taxation and honest efficient government. He praised his proposals while criticizing opponents and warned the public that the campaign would last a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Dupont Guerry
Butts
Georgia
Court House
Guerry
Boby
State House
Southern Hallway Company
Pelham
Dublin Railroads Face Council Duel Over Spur Line
The Wrightsville and Tennille spar with the Macon Dublin and Savannah over a spur into Dublin's manufacturing district. Both railroads seek proximity to the same area, crossing streets to extend a spur. The city council will hear arguments next Tuesday night.
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Dublin
Wrightsville
Tennille
Macon
Savannah
Texas Fever Among Cattle and Local News in North Carolina
Cattle inspectors report Texas fever infected about half the farms in McDowell county, prompting quarantine blocks to exclude the area. Rockingham leader James T. LeGrand dies of Bright Disease after public service as legislator and prison director. Agricultural department reports crop yields across counties with varied figures. Durham plans $200,000 in bonds for street and sewer improvements starting by September. Fever kills horses and mules in Pamlico county, fifty deaths in a recent stretch. Ex Senator Marion Butler raises stock for a cotton mill in Elliott, amid mining wealth tips from a close ally Pettigrew.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Piedmont
Agricultural Department
McDowell County
James T. LeGrand
Rockingham
Bright
State Agricultural Department
Durham
Hyde County
Pamlico
Marion Butler
Elliott
Sampson County
Pettigrew
Conference to Set Wage Scale for Jellico Coal Creek District
A conference of coal miners and operators from Jellico and Coal Creek districts will convene in Knoxville on Tuesday, August 27, to adopt a wage scale starting September 1. An earlier attempt failed, and another joint meeting will be arranged with Cincinnati Southern Railway after a Jellico Coal Creek scale is agreed.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Prisoner’s Brother Tries Rescue as Sheriff Is Shot
Jacob Miller was arrested in Rock Creek Tennessee for alleged alienation of a Mrs. McKinney of Mitchell County. Sheriff John Whitson and deputy Garland seized the prisoner. On the return trip George Miller fired on them. shots were exchanged. the sheriff was wounded, the prisoner not rescued.
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Knoxvile
Jacob Miller
Rock Creek
Tenn
Mra. McKinney
Mitchell County
John Whitson
Garland
George Miller
Whitson
Stonpids
Republicans of Virginia Denounce Grandfather Clause Platform
The Virginia Republican state convention reassembled at 10 and adopted a platform endorsing the national party, McKinley, and the sovereignty of the people. It denounces Virginia Democratic elections as fraudulent, opposes duties to grant suffrage by ancestry, supports a fixed Virginia constitution with fair ballots, condemns criminal trusts, favors state economy, and seeks pensions for Confederate soldiers. Governor candidate J. Hampton Hoge spoke against the Democrats before the 11:30 adjournment.
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Roanoke
Thorpe
Resolutions Committee
National Republican Party
Philadelphia
McKinley
Virginia
Democratic Party of
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party
Supreme Court of Appeals
Lurry
J. Hampton Hoge
Malaria Tied to Biliousness in Georgia Town
Dublin, Ga August 22 Special a runaway marriage enlivened Dublin last night with Andrew J Brown a printer known across Georgia and Miss Mattie Collings the contracting parties. The item appears next to an ad for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonics claiming to remove the cause of biliousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Dublin
Andrew J. Brown
Georgia
Mattie, Collings
Fires Drive Foreign Insurers From Richmond
Destructive fires in Richmond during the past year have shaken foreign insurers and prompted departures from the city. In the last two months several firms have withdrawn due to heavy losses and Wharton law restrictions, while local companies report minimal damage. Withdrawn names include Lancashire England Delaware Pennsylvania Magdeburg Germany Manhattan and American New York United Baltimore Palatine London.
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Richmond
Lancashire
England
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Madgeburg
Germany
Manhattan
American
New York
United
Baltimore
Palatine
London
Widow Hooker Leaves Home to Dexter Avenue Church
Montgomery August 27 Mrs Jesse Hooker a rich widow who died here yesterday has bequeathed her handsome home to the Dexter Avenue Methodist church of which she was a member The will reportedly has not yet been debated but the bequest is confirmed by relatives and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Jesse Hooker
Dexter Avenue
Mrs Beckham Improves. Kentucky Governor's Wife Gains
Physicians report Mrs J C Beckham wife of Kentucky governor very much improved. Temperature normal since noon she ate a hearty meal and slept intermittently. If no change within twenty four hours recovery outlook improves.
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Frankfort
J. C. Beckham
Kentucky
Nashville official denies ouster report as fabrication
Collector David A. Nunn in Nashville disputes a Washington story claiming he will be ousted. He says the report is without foundation, asserts he enjoys excellent relations with colleagues, and has widespread support.
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Nashville
David A. Nunn
Washington
Rail fares from Atlanta to Washington and New York
Rail travel costs listed for round trips on the Seaboard Air Line Railway. From Atlanta to Washington and return costs 29.30 dollars, and from Atlanta to New York and return 39.30 dollars.
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Atlanta
Washington
New York
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Warren county Confederate veterans hold annual Norwood reunion
In Norwood Georgia on August 22 the Confederate veterans of Warren county gathered for their annual reunion. The mayor presented the keys of the town while local Sons and residents hosted a barbecue in their honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood
Confederate Veterans of
Warren County
Hutcherson Funeral Friday Postponed by Canton Flooding
Canton Ga August 22 heavy rain forces postponement of the Hutcherson funeral. The Hutcherson residence hospital or home was moved. The river in Canton rises to 18 feet delaying services to 11 o clock Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Thomas Hutcherson
White Man Shot At Negro Festival In Waycross
In Waycross Georgia on Saturday night Kim White a white man was shot at a negro festival and died Monday. Authorities say a negro mistook White for a man he had previously fought with firing a shot that pierced White's body. In Fort Gaines Georgia the first bale of cotton was brought in today by F M McKorkle classed middling and sold to A W Holley at 8 cents.
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Waycross
Kim White
McDonald
White
Fort Gaines
F. M. McKorkle
A. W. Holley
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