Crazy Doctor Burns His Farm and House at Madison County
Athens Ga January 6 Special Dr F J Matthews an old Madison county resident long troubled by insanity fires ransacks and escapes as his son rescues him and the building burns the residence outhouse and barn are destroyed operatives object to night work at the Athens factory and plan a possible all night schedule mayor appoints a new city marshal Arthur B Arnold to collect taxes inspect tax returns and enforce the books the office aims to save thousands yearly
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Athens
F. J. Matthews
Madison County
Dr. Matthews
Madison Maddox
Jackson County
Greensboro
Smith
Darky
Air Arthur
Arnold
General Assembly
Negro field’s hush final hour in Georgia gallows
Jefferson Ga January 5 Special Ed Fields a young negro was hanged in the jailyard for the 1898 murder of Virginia Griffith, a negro girl, in Hurricane Shoals Jackson county. He confessed religion before death, showed no fear, and faced the scaffold with ministers at his side.
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Jefferson, Ga
Ed Fields
Virginia Griffith
Hurricane Shoals
Jackson County
Virginia Grifith
Fields
Virginia
Stevens
Jali
Jackson Superior Court
Russell Sineshig
Stevena
Sherif Appleby
Drs Hardeman
Smith
LaGrange to Issue Bonds for Electric Light Plant
LaGrange, Ga special report states the city council approved $15,000 in bonds to fund a new electric light plant. An election is set for February 1 to authorize the bond issue. Voters are urged to register as the city currently obtains lights from La Grange mills. County commissioners also plan a $50,000 bond issue for a courthouse with future debt adjustments, with an election to be ordered at the next meeting.
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LaGrange
la Grange
Dill
Rumor of John D Little Governor Run Denied
Columbus January 6 Captain John D Little denies rumors he will seek Georgia governor to replace Allen D Candler. He says the idea is absurd and notes he is 28, not eligible, and will support Candler’s re election. He plans to seek reelection to Muscogee County’s lower house seat and pursue speakership again.
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Columbus, Ga
John D. Little
Allen D. Candler
The
Enquirer-Bun
Little
Candler
Muscogee County
Jack Heard's Porkers Dominates Troup County Hogs
LaGrange Ga January 3 Special Mr Jack Heard remains the champion hog raiser of Troup county. He exhibited a twenty month old hog that netted 6 pounds and another twelve month old that weighed 47k pounds. He notes several twelve month olds brought 2 or 30 pounds. Heard says these hogs cost little to raise, fed on st im med muk and lucerne.
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Jack Heard
LaGrange
Troup County
Mr. Heard
Indorsed The Constitution Editorial
Americus, Ga January 6 Special The bear element in New York failed to spur Spot cotton sales here. Frice McCormick Co telegrams unsettled market but merchants remain unshaken. Cotton in Americas warehouses stands at 3500 bales owned by shippers and planters. Editorial in today’s Constitution is endorsed by merchants and warehousemen.
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Constitution
Americus
New York
Frice, McCormick & Co
Americas
Americus Bar Association Praises Judge Maynard Retirement
In Americus Georgia on January 5 the local bar association met to act on the retirement of Judge Robert L Maynard from the county court of Sumter. Shiny lawyers attended as resolutions commending Judge Maynard were adopted for his faithful and fearless five years of service. Judge Charles R Crisp succeeds Maynard who returns to private practice.
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Americus
Americus Bar Association
Robert L. Maynard
Sumter
Charles R Crisp
No Fear Of Its Spreading In Brunswick Smallpox Cases
Brunswick Board of Health reports prompt control of smallpox traced to George Ponder in Hell's Half Acre. House quarantined and fumigated. pesthouse procured on six acres near the old oyster factory site, with all cases moved under guard. Dr Butts says the situation is in good control and no widespread danger.
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Brunswick Board of Health
Brunswick
Butts
Board of Health
George Ponder
Hell's Half Acre
Brunswickia
Hell
Brunawick
Archibald Butt Secures Captain’s Post in Army
Archibald W Butt Washington correspondent and Louisville Post and Nashville American representative is named captain and assistant quartermaster general in the volunteer service. A Augusta native and friend of President McKinley, Butt will serve in the Philippines with strong Atlanta ties and personal backing.
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Archibald W. Butt
Washington
Butt
Augusta
Atlanta
Gibiron Club
Anyelt
Bute
McKinley
Phiippines
Louisvile Post
Nashville American
Brunswick Archdeaconry Session Promises Strong Church Attendance
Brunswick hosts the winter archdeaconry session with Rev Thomas Thompson arriving from Jena to preach at the first congregational gathering. Bishop Nelson will assist at confirmations while Rev Harry Cassi and Rev M Campbell Stryer lead services across St Marks, St Jude’s, Christ Church, and St Simons stations.
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Sgecat
McKendree
Thomas Thompson
Jena
Ulm
Presbyterian Church
HH George DD
Alegheny Pa
Tradts
National Reform Association
St Judes Church
Campbell Stryer
Grace
Shrunswick
St Marks Retory
St Judes
Stryer
Waycross
Mr. Hall
Piphany
Harry Cassi
Christ Church
Frederica
Ila
Joj. P Perry
St. Perpetual
St Simons
Nelson
M. Campbell Stryer
St Johns Church
St. Simons Mills
Rev
Hall, DD
Ignatus
St Simons Mil
St. Judes Church
Archdeaconry Brings Brunswick St Simon’s Trio Day Programme
Episcopalians in Brunswick and St Simon's prep a three day program. Bishop Nelson will lead the services with Rev Benjamin F Han newly arrived from New York to assist at St Jude's. The event includes multiple churches across Brunswick and St Simon's with various attractions.
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Brunswick
St Si Tron’s
Nelson
Benjamin F. Han
St. Jude's
New York
St Simon’s
Cuthbert Election Returns Moye Re-elected Mayor
Cuthbert Ga January 6 Special The city election passed quietly yesterday Wither opposition Mr R L Moye was re elected mayor for his eleventh term Messrs W P Boone J M Giddens D M Jacobs Ab Jones and J H Sealy were elected councilmen Boone and Giddens are new men Jacobs and Jones are serving their ninth term while Seaty is serving his fifth
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Quetly
Wither
R. L. Moye
Messrs
W. P. Boone
J. M. Giddens
D. M Jacobs
Ab Jones
J. H. Sealy
Messrs Boone
Giddens
Messrs Jacobs and Jones
Mr. Seaty
Georgia Cracker Tobacco Prize Contest Official Announcement
Sunday edition promises official word on the Georgia Cracker Tobacco Prize Contest with details likely to be released. The notice signals an upcoming announcement by the prize organizers and local sponsors.
Canton Bank Canton Holds Annual Meeting and Declares Dividend
The Canton Bank stockholders met Wednesday with President HoT Jones reporting a strong year. The bank shows more customers and deposits, pays an 8 percent dividend, adds 2500 to surplus, and reflects a working capital of 4000 with 25,000 capital. Directors reelected include KR T Jones, James R Brown, T M Brady, Wood Teasley, William Galt, Ben F Perry, N A Fowler, Sam Tate, and John B Richards. Officers remain RT Jones president, Ben Tate and William A Teasley vice presidents, William Galt cashier, Ben F Perry assistant cashier, and W A Teasley attorney. The bank notes high demand for money, but local debt reduction and reinvestment in land and enterprises signal a bright new year.
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Canton
Bank of Canton
Hot Jones
Georgia
KR T Jones
James R. Brown
T M Brady
Wooa Teasley
William Galt Ben TI Perry
N A Fowler
Woodstock
Sam Tate
Tate
John B Richards
Atlanta
RT Jones
Bam Tate
William A Teasley
William Galt
Ben F Perry
W. A. Teasley
Death of Mrs Laura Comer A Prominent Columbus Lady
Mrs Laura B Comer aged eighty three of Columbus Ga died tonight after a short illness of pneumonia She was born in Connecticut a Beecher relative and taught school before marrying James Comer He died after the war She supported the South and charity works for the Columbus Guards and Daughters of the Confederacy The funeral is set for tomorrow afternoon in Brunswick Ga Mr F Gatchell a respected citizen of Brunswick died yesterday and was interred today
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Laura B Comer
Comer
Connectcut
Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
F. Gatchell
Brunswick
James E. Lambright
Gatchell
Coleracy
Wwera
Marshall Trial at Raleigh Opens in Counterfeiting Case
In Raleigh North Carolina January special the Marshall counterfeiting case moves forward as the United States presents key witnesses including Nicholas Politz Theodore Darkley and ex Secret Service Agent Perry. Politz testified Marshall introduced others to counterfeiting while pledging innocence Day the penitentiary superintendent testified Politz claimed Marshall was innocent and warned him not to lie in court. The defense accuses a conspiracy to convict and many witnesses are expected over several days.
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Raleigh
N. C
Aguila J. Marshall
Wilmington
United States
Nicholas Politz
Theodore Darkley
Secret Service
Perry
Paolitz
Marshall
Politz
Day
Prosperous Year for Columbus Business and Farmers Brisk
Columbus Georgia enters the new year with strong optimism as farmers improve and home capital fuels local growth. New mills, factories, and facilities expand capacity at Eagle and Phenix Muscogee Swift Columbus Power and other sites while housing and street improvements rise. A first ever Columbus street fair and a refined Eagle and Phenix clubhouse signal broad prosperity and cultural growth.
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Colmbus
Luminus Gin
Columbus Man- Warfering Company
Georgia Manufacturing Company
Eagle and Phenix Mills
Muscoges Cotton Mills
Wicker
Swift Cotton Mill
Union Iron Works
Dixie Brewery
Columbus Power Company
Ion
Georgia
West Point Mill Workers Gift Lang Cup in 1850
West Point Manufacturing Company operatives on Christmas Day presented Mr and Mrs Thomas Lang with a silver loving cup to honor his twenty years as superintendent. A popular subscription raised funds with even children contributing. The cup, engraved by Whiting Co Newark, noted Lang as a fatherlike leader whose guidance brought order to Langdale a town not incorporated and governed by a perceived paternal authority.
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West Pont
West Point Manufacturing Company
Thomas Lang
Messrs. Whiting & Co
Newark
Fire at Brooks Station Destroys Boykin Brothers Store
Brooks Station Georgia was struck by a blaze yesterday morning about 5 o clock wiping out the Boykin Brothers store. The stock of general merchandise was valued near 4000 with 200 to 300 dollars of goods saved. The origin remains unknown as flames rapidly spread threatening the town’s business district.
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Boykin Brothers
Brooks Station
Boykin Bros
Impeachment Threative Over Election Law Action
Ex Associate Justice W C Avery declares a Republican plan to seek a court order restraining enforcement of the state election law. He says if a North Carolina judge grants the order he will push to impeach the judge at the June legislative session.
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Raleigh
Nwc
W. C. Avery
North Carolina
Republican Executive Committee
State Election Board
Farmers Rally for Acreage Cut in Troup County
A farmers meeting in LaGrange chaired by WT Godwin passed resolutions urging a reduction of cotton acreage, urging unity against high priced fertilizers and fertilizer trusts, and calling on southern farmers to hold acreage to not more than 20,000,000 acres while promoting home made manures and increased crop diversification. The gathering also urged press support and cited the Atlanta Constitution’s advocacy.
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LaGrange Gn
Godwin
F. M Longley
Troup County
New York
Liverpool
Bermuda
South
Atlanta Constitution
Longley
Newnan Fertilizer Company
Robbed Oakfield Post Office Sparks Political Intrigue
Special from Savannah details a bold post office robbery at Oakfield in Worth County. Mrs Mery Lippitt, widow and postmistress, aided by political allies, faced threats from Glenn Smith who claimed influence over her appointment. The theft damaged the office, erased money order blanks, and scattered stationery with a wall message blaming Brimberry. A second item notes plans for a new six story Planters Hotel to begin February.
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Savannah
Oakfield
Worth County
Mery Lippitt
Oaktheld
Lippitt
E B Brimbercy
Albany
Glenn Smith
Walter Johnson
Epirs
Womack
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