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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1902
Page
7
Americus Ga January 5 Special. City finances spark retrenchment talk as council plans salary cuts and vacancy control. Heads of departments face new year appointments while street lighting and a per capita tax on schools are debated amid budget strain. Local utility rates and moonlit plant scheduling cited as cost factors.
A negro named Charles Gratton is jailed in Wilmington charged with the assassination of an aged man named Tom King. Witnesses say King was in his yard at midnight with a lantern when Gratton fired a shotgun through a window, shattering the lantern. the gun carried heavy shot. The investigation continues.
In Americus, Georgia, the Improved Order of Red Men crowned new chiefs of the Lamahassee tribe, including W. H. Daniel and C. A. Murphey as sagamores and J. S. Glover as keeper of wampum. The public ceremony drew grand lodge officers who praised the lodge with a strong turnout.
Waycross Georgia held a special municipal election January 5 with about 200 votes cast. The contest ratified a white primary ticket naming George R Youmans for mayor and aldermen C E Murphy W H Susan R B Ballard W W Shelley S T Wright Hawkins and Warren Lott to the board of education.
A January 16 17 convention in Columbus Georgia gathers state and Alabama delegates to push road improvements. G Gunby Jordan chairs the executive committee with L A Camp secretary and a long list of city leaders. The event includes a good roads train by Southern Railway and calls for wide county and town representation.
Macon Georgia January 5 The new engine house will be occupied by a full fire department with complete apparatus after this week. Delays from heavy rain postponed occupancy and caused repairs. The building at Fifth and Mulberry conforms to Southeastern Tariff Association guidance. It is expected Macon will receive a first class fire insurance rating once the new company is in place.
Tallulah Falls Georgia reports reelection of Mayor H R Cannon and council members Dr P N DeBenny W E Cook Walter Hunnicutt J R Taylor. Town enters a real boom as work on the new railroad to Franklin begins soon with contractors likely next week, boosting real estate interest.
J I O Neal, 19, who died from injuries after a explosion at the Central railroad shops in Macon, will be buried tomorrow at the family burying ground in Twiggs County. He leaves a mother and sister.
Waycross Georgia January 5 Special second candidate John P Cason announces for Ware County sheriff He served faithfully under the present sheriff as deputy United States marshal He is son of the late Hon John B Cason and is familiar with the sheriff office It is understood J J McClellan the present sheriff will not seek reelection and they are close friends
Fragmentary 19th century style advertisement urges self cure for various ailments claiming non surgical treatment avoids disfigurement. Warns against surgeons while promising cost effective relief, lists conditions like varicocele rupture and blood poisons. Contact details appear with cryptic codes and a postal timestamp.
Macon Georgia January 6 Special James Callaway has joined The Macon Telegraph as traveling representative. He previously worked with The Atlanta Journal for several months and starts duties tomorrow. He is noted as the oldest traveling representative among Georgia newspapers with many friends in the state.
Macon officials vow rapid city cleanup as board of health assigns carts to haul wood and coal to needy residents and secures new wagons to remove trash. The aim is a tidier city before spring, with operations continuing despite rough weather.
Irwinville Georgia January 65 Special Harry Hill a negro prisoner escaped from the county jail. A special train was sent from Acilla to bring bloodhounds and a large posse hunted the fugitive yesterday afternoon but failed to capture him.
Elberton Georgia reports the city schools open January 6 for the spring term. Superintendent C Langatsy is supervising as old teachers return to duties. The term promises improvements in math and overall progress for the schools.
Lexington dispatch outlines four front runners McCreary Vantrill Smith and Wheeler for the Kentucky senate seat after Goebel era. notes party factions Goebel wing vs conservative, ballot timing, gubernatorial spillover, and local political maneuvering shaping the race ahead of January 7 legislative convening.
The article extols sweets as a beneficial part of diet and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe postmeal aid to digestion. It quotes Dr Harlandson and Dr Wuerth and cites testimonials from Rev J R Hoag and Lydia Bartram about improved digestion, appetite, and health after using the tablets, suggesting long use shows effectiveness in indigestion and related conditions.
The text describes a southern Philippine settlement first settled by Spaniards in 1635, later occupied by Americans after 1662, and highlights its historic commercial importance surpassing New York in its era. It notes a unique Filipino language blend among locals, no true harbor, and ships anchoring offshore with strong tides.
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