South Carolina Governor Speaks on Tillman McLaurin Clash
Governor McSweeney deplores the Tillman and McLaurin senate clash as South Carolina rides a wave of industrial growth. He urges the Senate to handle the matter while noting the dispute risks hindering economic progress and emphasizes political unity over faction. He recalls resignations, calls for proof on charges, and says he will face the issue squarely if required by circumstances. The debate lingers into plans for Philippine governance discussion.
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South Carolina
East
United States Senate
Senate
Tillman
McLaurin
Carolina
United States
McLaurn
McLau iI
South Caroling
McLavrin
Bacon
Senatoy Spooner
Wisconsin
Georgia
Masonic Temple Work Advances in Columbus Georgia
February 23 report from Columbus Georgia notes steady progress on the new Masonic temple. The Lee building on Broad Street nears completion while a four story Brearley building planned for Selly Bros. other projects include a union of efforts by Gregg’s Mens Christian Association and related structures as construction continues.
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Columbus
Columbus Ga
Masonic Temre
Lee
Broad Street
Selly-~ Bros
Hageng Mill
S Gregg’ Mens Christian Association
Braten
Paralyzed Savannah Clergyman Hopes to Resume Soon
Rev Charles H Strong rector of St Johns Episcopal Church in Savannah suffered a slight stroke on his way to conduct the evening service on Gaston Street. Physicians diagnosed paralysis but expect a short recovery period and for him to resume duties within weeks. Strong recently returned from three months abroad in Europe Asia and the Holy Land and is a well known Episcopalian minister in the state.
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Savannah
Charles H Strong
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Strong
Europe
Asia
New City Hall In Waycross Constructed By Water Works
Waycross city council authorized the water works commission to erect a city hall occupying the triangular park site. The building will house engine and reservoir facilities downstairs and offices for the mayor, clerk, and marshal upstairs. Cost set at 400 or 5000 dollars, funded by the water department.
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Water Works Commission
Waycross
Water Way Commission
City Water Works
School tax bill defeated in Ware county vote
Hon Warren Lott received Friday's school tax ratification returns from Ware county. Consolidated figures show 216 votes cast with 182 in favor and 34 against. Defeat prompts supporters to plan another election next year.
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Waycross
Warren Lott
Ware County
North Carolina Debaters Chosen for Hopkins Vanderbilt Georgia
The Philanthropic and Dialectic Literary societies chose Carolina representatives for Johns Hopkins Vanderbilt and Georgia debates. Williams from Newton NC and Stern from Scotland Neck NC join the Johns Hopkins team. Ross from Lincolnton NC and Adams from Chapel Hill NC head Vanderbilt lineup. Bynum from Lincolnton NC and Herring from Chatham NC join Georgia. Debates center on federal railroad ownership and centralization versus democratic institutions.
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Johns Hopkins
Vanderbilt
Georgia
University of North
Carolina
Charles Ross
T A Adams
Phiir Ross
Adams
United States
C A Bynum
Lincolnton
W Herring Chatham
Phi
BAD MONEY PASSER CAUGHT IN ALLEGED COUNTERFEIT PLOT
In Waycross Georgia on February 23 a white man described as good looking circulated counterfeit silver and half dollar coins among Black residents to launder revenue by having them change the money. A Black man known as One Arm Charley alerted Sheriff McClelland, who notified Jacksonville authorities. The counterfeit suspect was jailed in Jacksonville. local officials request his return to face charges in Waycross. The case hinges on cooperation between Waycross and Jacksonville police to transfer the prisoner for local prosecution.
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Waycross Ga
Charley
McClelland
Jacksonville
McClellaid
W Vinzant
Chief Vinzant
McCleNand
Peabody funds awarded for Columbus YMCA building plan
George Foster Peabody of New York visits Columbus to review three YMCA building designs by T W Smith Lockwood Bros and Alexander Blair. Plans awarded to Smith and Lockwood to finalize details. Building cost projected at $35,000 with construction slated for April.
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George Foster
Columbus
Coumbus
George Foster Peabody
New York
Columbus Young Mens Christian Association
T W Smith
Lockwood Bros
Alexander Blair
Macon
Messrs
Carroll County Starts Rural Free Delivery Service
Carrollton Ga February 23 Special Carroll county's first rural free mail delivery began January 1 from this place via Sand Hill Hickory Level and Shady Grove. The first trip used a new screen wagon. Carrier Mr T A C Smith equipped himself with a modern cap for duty.
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Carrollton
Carroll
Southern Literature Theme Marks Phi Kappa Anniversary
The Phi Kappa celebration in Athens Ga honored its eighty second anniversary with Frank H Barrett of Augusta as speaker. He argued the South produced few writers, only notable orators, and traced literature growth from New England to the Civil War era, urging educated Southerners to pursue art and literature with persistence. The program included music by the university orchestra and remarks by Sandy Beaver Jr.
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Athens
Phi Kappa
F H Barrett
Augusta
South
Troy Beatty
University
Sandy Beaver Jr
Frank H Barrett
Augusta Ga
Sindy Beaver, Jr
America
Earth
New England
Demosthenes
Cicero
Sophocles
Aristotle
England
Appomattox
Wlimstabie
Birck
Joel Chander Harra
Ireland
FRANK_H BARRETT
Veterans and Seaboard workers receive pension and wages in Americus
In Americus on February 23 a total of 85000 was paid to veterans and Sumter County pensioners. Seaboard Air Line Railway employees received 20000 in wages. The town faced cash shortages as merchants reported high demand for cash with many checks outstanding and little cash on hand.
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Seaboard
Americus Gaebruar
Americus
Sumter
Tall Road
They Left for New York Louisville Ky February 3
Terry Mc Govern and Nave Sullivan principals in Saturday nights aght left today for New Fert.
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New York
Louisville
Terry McGovern
Nave Sullivan
Prinapels
New Fert
Tragic Death of Eddie Hollands in Columbia Home
Eddie Hollands a 16 year old son of a railroad engineer shot himself in his room after a harsh fatherly rebuke. He had been going out at night despite warnings and left a note saying he felt harsh treatment and wished to end it all before saying goodbye to his family.
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Columbia, S C
Eddie Hollands
Holland
Eddie
Hadle
Lectures At University Map Winter Agriculture Course
At Athens Georgia February 25 the university winter course of agriculture is outlined with thirty dairying and veterinary science lectures by Professors Starnes and Johnson. A model dairy is in the agricultural hall basement. equipment is top rate and staff expert. The Freshman Banquet proceeds with secret preparations and playful pranks by sophomores. toasts celebrate Our Class Our Athletics Our Girls and other class themes.
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Athens
Starnes
Johnson
Albert EB Thornton
England
John Copeland
T Hanson
Moore
Keith Conway
H Hodgson
Macon Stags to Make Money and Veterans Cake Walk
Macon Ga February 23 special Stag affair by the Macon Volunteers tomorrow night promises lively entertainment with mayor Bridges Smith and city council to attend Confederate and Spanish American war veterans invited plus members of the Gang Amy of the Republic post A cake walk by Robert A Smith camp Confederate Veterans is a featured program segment Citizens gather at the count house at 730 pm and march to Volunteers armory in a body.
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Macon
Bridges Smith
Amy
Republic Post
Robert A Smith
Count House
Volnteers Armory
Edward A Horne
Planters
Cherry Street
Third
Fourth
H . Judd
St Paul Episcopal Church
Valdosta
Judd
S1 Pauls Church
Smallpox in Wilkes County Ga Reported Cases
Two cases of well developed smallpox are recorded in Wilkes County Georgia. One involves Gabe Grantines on Ben Cad es place four miles from town, and the other a negro child on Aris Lindsey's plantation, four miles north of the city. Dr John Hull has examined the Grant case. Disease believed brought from Atlanta by a negro woman named Sissy Stark.
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Wilkes County
Washington
Gabe Grantines
Ben Cades
Aris Lindseys
John Hull
Grant
Atlanta
Sissy Stark
Court House in Montourie Delayed by Dispute
Disagreement between the county commissioners and contractor J H Harris has halted work on the Montourie Georgia courthouse. The commissioners will finish the project themselves and aim for completion by June 1.
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Court House
Monuttrie
Owige
J H Harris
Six Ejectment Suits Over Whitehead Estate Filed
Six ejectment suits were filed in the superior court by J Boykin county administrator as administrator of L M Whitehead deceased to recover about 35010 in real estate for the Whitehead estate. Defendants are farmers from the northern county near Temple including William Wrenn John O Sharp Jeff Whitehead Davis Williams John Pritchett and Mrs Susan B Me Lung of Haralson county.
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Carrollton
J Boykin
L M Whitehead
Whitehead
Temple
William Wrenn
John O Sharp
Jeff Whitehead Davis Willams
John Pritchett
Susan B Me. Lung
Haralson
Denmark and Mitchell vie for southern circuit judgeship
Moultrie Ga February 23 Colonel BEF S Denmark of Valdosta, candidate for judge of the southern circuit, was here yesterday. The bar at this place is about evenly divided between Denmark and Hon. R G Mitchell of Thomasville.
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Hven Hace
Moultrie
BE F S Denmark
Valdosta
Colorel Denmark
R. G. Mitchell
Thomasville
Fugitive Pitkins Kills Deputy in Virginia Shootout
In Russell County, Virginia, Deputy Sheriff J Smith was fatally shot by George Pitkins, a mountaineer, after Pitkins refused to leave a home for using profane language. A $20 reward was offered as a posse searched for Pitkins, who fled the scene after killing the officer and risking lynching.
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Roanoke
J . Smith
George Pitkins
Russell County
S. Ht
Pitkins
Smith
Pilkins
Phkins
Fire Devastates Main Street in Hartsville
Early telegram from Hartsville Tennessee reports a massive fire destroying the entire south side of Main Street with the north side under threat. Harrisville lacks a fire department and locals fight flames with bucket brigades. By 2 o'clock the blaze was under control with losses estimated at 350,600 dollars.
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Hartsville
Tenn
Nashville
Hartsville Tenn
Main Street
Harrisville
Greene and Gaynor trial promises much interest today
Savannah February 24 special in the Greene and Gaynor case of alleged conspiracy in the United States court here the derurrer of the defendants being overruled a motion to quash the indictment will be made to support averments that many witnesses have been summoned A jury has been drawn and members of the panel notified to appear Monday It is believed the facts alleged in a motion to quash must be submitted to a jury for determination and decision Attacks on the grand jury by which the indictment was returned are expected to be made and may prove sensational The trial resumes tomorrow morning
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Greene
Tege Ig
Five Have Narrow Escape as Car Carriage Overturned
In Augusta on February 8 an electric car narrowly avoided disaster after colliding with a double seated drag driven by J Sildell Nixon. The frightened horses bolted, the breast strap broke, and the carriage tipped with Nixon, his family, two ladies and two children aboard. The electric car quickly halted and rescuers aided the passengers. remarkably no serious injuries were reported.
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Augusta
Ben Air
Bommerville
Ace
Bills Will Remain Unacted As Legislature Adjourns
In Jackson Mississippi on February 23 a special note says not less than fifty bills remain on calendars in the two houses. When the legislature adjourns next Friday it will be impossible to pass all measures introduced.
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Jackson
University Gets Large Telescope Donation in Tennessee
Dr John Peate, renowned maker of giant telescopes, donates the third largest telescope to the American University at Harriman Tennessee. The instrument ranks behind only the Lick telescope and the Yerkes observatory telescope in size and promises to advance astronomical research locally.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Peate
American University
Harriman
United States
Lick
Xerkes Observatory
Green By
Mortuary notices and local deaths in Georgia
A series of brief obituaries from Macon Reynolds Bainbridge Bainbridge and Woodstock list J H Otto a prominent Macon jeweler and Civil War Confederate veteran who died after a stroke and is to be buried in Macon. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs T J Windham in Reynolds Sigmund Nussbaum a longtime attorney in Bainbridge Goodwin a contractor in Bainbridge Gaulding and the 13 year old Walter McClesky of Woodstock.
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J. HE. Otto
Macon
J H Otto
Otto
Empire
Germany
T. J. Windham
Reynolds
T J Windham
Windham
Bainbridge
Sigmund Nussbaum
Thomasville
Atlanta Special hat sale at three dollars
The Pearl Black Otter hat is offered as a superior value at $3, pitched against Stetson and other three dollar hats. The note emphasizes the local hat business leadership, highlighting manufacturing quality and the supplier’s specialty approach while inviting customers to compare the product.
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Atlanta
Stetson
Liquor Men Press Dispensary Election in Rome
The Rome dispensary electors will meet Monday to elect commissioners for two, four and six year terms. Prominent names include J F Bass, A W Wikine, W L Salmon, W H H Camp, Frank Freeman, W J Neel, RH H West ard, and W J Griffin. Salary set at $20 monthly. Possible injunction discussed. contest and opening of the dispensary doubtful. Rev. M B R Gross, formerly of Griffin, fills pulpit in Washington with ties to Selma Ala. parish.
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Rome
City of
Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
Floyd Counts
F Bass
Wikine
L Salmon
H H Camp
Frank Freeman
J Neel
J Griffin
Teast
Mquormer
Court valued kiss leads to arrest escape in Georgia line
In Columbus Georgia a young man Will Horn was fined twenty five dollars or ninety days for kissing a young woman on the street in Girard’s mayor court. He fled the courtroom and sprinted toward Lie street then crossed the wagon bridge into Georgia before officers caught him. Police search for the escapee continues.
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Columbus Ga
Tebruary
Mayors Court
Girard
Will Horn
Georgii
Columbus
Death Stops Marriage Vow at Bedside in Georgia
Fred Crest of Cincinnati arrived in Waycross to be beside his dying fiancée Grace Gillette, who had suffered typhoid fever for two months. She died at 7 pm, funeral held at the family residence by Rev W H Scruges, and remains sent to Ohio for interment after the family moved there eighteen months ago.
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Ohio
Georgia
France
Fred Crest
Cincinnati
Grace Gillette
Miss Gillette
W H Scruges
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New City Hall
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Soeimy Goserda Highly-Secuua Anal Tersary
Frank H. Baknett
Om Oeo
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George Pilkins Howe
Walter McCleskey
Woodstock
Wandstork
McCleeky
T A McClesky
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Knox
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Griffin
Selma Ala
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