Beggars to Work at Rockpile in Macon City Plan
Macon launches a program to curb begging by providing a rock crushing workplace called the rockpile at Second Street. Beggars receive 5 cent tickets for crushed rock to redeem at local stores, with clothing and provisions supplied and no cash given. About 25 began work today, shelter provided, and mayor Smith promotes the new labor and library fundraising events. The report also covers Talbott’s creditor dealings, Captain Park’s candidacy, underground wires, and other city news.
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Constitution Bureau
Brown House
Macon
Smith
Second Street
Price Free Library
Talbott
Enis M .Talbott
Atlanta
Bond
Wiley
Talcott
T Wallace Palmer
University of Georgia Baseball Schedule Proposed for 1900
Manager Richard M Ghariton announces a provisional 1900 Georgia baseball schedule with Cornell at Athens March 29 to 31 North Carolina at Chapel Hill April 1 2 Maryland at Atlanta and Mercer at Atlanta with more games arranged versus Vanderbilt Clemson Texas Alabama Tennessee Trinity College and Georgia Tech. If approved an eastern trip to North Carolina and Virginia is possible. A Athens bazaar February 13 helps cover debts of the ’99 teams. New officers of the University Athletic Association and University Young Men’s Christian Association are listed. Cornel ie at Atlanta March at Atlanta April 16th
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North
Chariton
Ladies of Athens
Athletic Association of the University
University Athletic Association
Benjamin J. Watkins
Frank E Broadnax
Athens
Wiliam D Hoyt
Rome
Robert J Stephens
Atlanta
University Young Men's Christian Association
George E Usher
Springfield
Fred C Jackson
Ira L. Williams
Villa Rica
University
Young Mens Christian Resoelation
Cornelie
Two Boys Run Away Enlistment Attempt Near Tennille
Henry Patillo and Marshall Beckum, boys from Mayfield Hancock County, ran away Monday and were captured in Tennille Georgia on February 7. A relative, Humphrey, confronted them near a cotton warehouse. Patillo, thirteen, lured Beckum toward Savannah to enlist, leaving his sick father's store unattended.
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Tennille
Henry Patilla
Marshall Beckum
Mayfield
Hancock County
Humphrey
Patillo
Beckum
Savannah
Found Naked and Freezing Year Old Boy
A year old boy was found naked and freezing, authorities say. Police and emergency responders transported him for evaluation and safety assessment. Investigators are following leads to determine how he ended up outside.
Boy Skins, Beaten by Neighbor as He Tries to Escape
In Mayaville Ga a ten year old boy was found naked and severely whipped near railroad embankment while fleeing from Dan Matthews who allegedly beat him for hours. The boy was rescued by Mr J C Jarrett who found him nearly frozen and injured on the way to church. Matthews faces prosecution amid public outrage over the abuse.
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Mayaville
J C Jarrett
Center
Northeastern
Jarrett
Matthews
McDonough Eyes Cotton Factory Hopeful Meeting
A Henry county gathering in McDonough formed to organize a cotton factory. C W Strother chaired with Hon Paul Turner as secretary. J C Wade urged business terms and a stock subscription committee was named including P W Pullen A W N Brown B B Carmichael H J Copriand George W Morris and Hon Paul Turner. Expectation runs high a factory within two months.
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McDonough
Henry County
Superior Court
C W Strothar
Paul Turner
J. C Wade
Atlanta
Land and Industrial Department
The
Southern Railway
P W Pullen
Greenwood Ga
Bank of
WN Brown
B Carmichael McDonough
H J Copriand
George W Morris
Stockbridge
Paul Turner McDonough
There's a Hitch Somewhere Dublin Cotton Mill Delay
Dublin Ga February 7 Special The Dublin cotton factory project stalls after site purchase survey and brick contract. Machinery order to Mr D A Tompkins of Charlotte NC is unsettled due to material price issues, delaying start for next cotton season as Mr W G Day plans to move from Dublin.
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Dublin
D A Tompkins
Charlotte
N C
Tompkins
W G Day
Dublins
Dublin News Outlook for Mayor Hicks and City Growth
The article notes Dublin’s growth with new business on Jackson Street by W W Robinson and rising taxes under the ad valorem rate increasing to 1 per 100. It praises Mayor James B Hicks for satisfactory administration and suggests public opinion favors his potential re election next July.
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Atlanta
Bavannah
W. W. Robinson
Jackson Street
Dublin
James B. Hicks
Ashley 18 and Kept on Street for Kleptomania in Dublin
A Dublin Georgia report profiles an eighteen year old Black youth named Well Ashley described as incorrigible. He is alleged to steal bicycles repeatedly, with terms of months served and current confinement in the guardhouse to prevent further incidents.
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Dublin
Oze
Ashley
Burglary Suspect Nabbed After Careless Break In
In Milledgeville on February 7 Charles Harris, a Black man, entered E F Bass and Bro and tried to steal goods. He left the front door ajar, letting police detect the crime. Harris wore new clothes and shoes, and a morning confession pointed to accomplices in a long-running local gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Charles Harris
E .F Bass & Bro
Harris
Death of Negro Worker Found Near Tifton Farm
Special report from Colquitt county describes the death of a H H Parker turpentine farm employee ten miles southwest of Tifton. The man was found in the woods with his dinner bucket hanging from a limb, frozen from cold. Coroner’s jury ruled death from natural causes related to colic, noting he worked several hours and left his coat neatly folded by his bucket. No violence observed.
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Tifton Ga
Feruary
H H Parker
Turpentine
Tifton
Colquitt County
G W Warren
Tifton Opens Its New Depot In Handsome Style
Tifton opened its new union passenger depot after a two month delay serving Plant system Georgia Southern and Florida Tifton and Moultrie Tifton and Northeastern and Tifton Thomasville and Gulf lines The express and Western Union offices moved in with ticket agents J B Carlton of Cordele and J H Nance of Atlanta The V shaped structure with 240 foot sheds houses ticket telegraph waiting baggage and express rooms and cost about 7000 to 9000 words.
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Tifton
Tiftons Union
Georgia Southern
Florida
Moultrie
Northeastern
Thomasville
Gulf Roads
Express
Western Union
J B Carlton
Cordele
Union
J H. Nance
Atlanta
South Georgia
Carrollton Murder Investigation narrows to four men before justices
In Carrollton Georgia on February 7 Special Judge presides as Dr Thomas Edgar Rodgers H M King B E Styles and W J Malone face trial on the Henry Chappel murder warrant issued by Coroner Batley. Witnesses including quest jurors and medical experts testify. all defendants released. The defense claims Taylor Wright killed Chappel in self defense and Wright may be at large.
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Henry Chappel
Carrollton
Thomas Edgar Rodgers
H M King
E Styles
W J Malone
J Henry Chappel
Barge
Batley
Norman
Stallings
Jones
Taylor Wright
Ben Stylea
Wright
Grantville Invites Professor Glenn for School Address
Grantville Ga February 7 Special Grantville's school is its largest in years Professor Glenn has been invited to address the children and patrons February 9 He is popular in the region and would be warmly received if he accepts The invitation also mentions an oratorical contest on March 1 with Hogansville and LaGrange joining Grantville
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Teutonia Club
Mulberry Street
Maecon
Public Library
Glenn
Grantville
Melson
Hogansville
LaGrange
Faithful teachers prepare for upcoming event at school
Dedicated teachers have accepted duties and are making preparations for the forthcoming event. Every effort is directed at making the school pleasant and profitable for the children, and universal satisfaction is reported.
Pension game swindlers prey on Pulaski County Negroes
Special report from Cochran Georgia on February 7 describes a scam where Macon men pose as government agents to recruit black residents into a recurring dues paying society. The fraud has circulated across the south and targets trusting African Americans. Local officials may be alerted as preachers are urged to warn their congregations.
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Pulaski County
Cochran
Macon
South
Lkely
The
Law
Huger to Represent Georgia at Paris Exposition
Savannah February 7 Special The appointment of Mr John W Huger as Georgia special representative to the Paris exposition accompanies the unveiling of a Marquis de Lafayette statue by Governor Candler The link goes to Huger’s grandfather Francis Kin Loch Huger born 1773 in Charleston who aided Lafayette in 1794 and was banished from Austria He possesses a Lafayette letter thanking his grandfather for aid and friendship and plans to go to Paris as Georgia’s representative
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Marquis Lafayette
Savannah
John W Huger
Georgia
Marquis de Lafayette
Candler
Francis Kinloch Huger
Hugers
Charleston
Eric Bollman
Hanover
Marquis
Ormutz
Lafayette
Huger
Bollman
Ausiria
Hoger
Paris
Leonard Resentenced to Death in Georgia
In Talbotton on February 7 special term Judge W B Butt resentenced Will Leonard to death with execution set for March 2. Leonard had been convicted of murder in Talbot superior court for killing his wife Nora Dean Leonard and her mother Mary Francis Dean at Christmas 1897 after appeals to the state supreme court for a new trial.
Muscogee Grand Jury Delays Dog Law License Enforcement
Columbus Ga February 7 1 8pecial The Muscogee grand jury declined to enact dog leash or control measures this year and will not enforce the law in the county next year Solicitor General Gibert had written to the governor detailing the position and plans
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Columbus
Muscogee Grand Jury
Gibert
Heavy Cotton Sales at High Prices in Columbus
In Columbus on February 7 cotton sold at four cents and more with Slade & Farish shipping 130 bales at and over four cents. About 1006 bales remain saleable in local warehouses as demand grows at four cents. Farmers held long staple cotton for years, now selling reluctantly as prices rise and supply tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Slade & Farish
Baptista Athené to Collaborate on Baptist Achievements Book
Dr B F Riley of the University of George has accepted an invitation from Dr Ho Newman of Torens to co author a book on The Baptist Achievements of the Past Century. Newman is a professor of church history at WeMaster University in Toronto and a leading American church historian.
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B F Riley
University of George
Ho Newman
Torens
Newman
WeMaster Uniersity
Toronto
Canada
America
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Constitution
Mr Broughton
Madison
Joe Hall
Bibb County
Licely
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Roland Ellis
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Walter Harris
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kemp
Henry Feagin
Nellston
Henry
W A Davie
Wellston
Feagin
Suwanee Springs
Admiral Dewey
City Executive Annexation Committee
Executive Annexation Committee
Boundary Committee
Executive Committee
Judge Speer
Citzens
Willingham
BR J Willingham
Foreigh Mission Board of
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Wacon
Mazon
Frances Payne
Marlon Willingham
Woman's Foreign
Chamber of Commerce
Cabaniss
Central Labor Union
Eugene V Debs
Academy of Music
Georgia Regiment
W E Wooten
Albany
J Scott
W T Cox
R GL ‘Moye
Cuthbert
Gia
Carter
Carters
Charlton
Richard M Ghariton
University of Georgia
Cornell University
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Ayer
Fas
Carrollton’s
Geo. Muse Clothing Co
Whitehall
Farlinger
Aoe
Rector
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Ivy
Murray HiLl Club
City
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Hathaway
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Hathaway & Co
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