Williams and Peg Leg Williams Circulate Emigrant Advice
Madison Ga January 15 A governor issued a circular to Sheriff Fears to guard the jail housing emigrant agent R A Williams amid fear of mob violence. The advisory urges colored farm hands to stop emigration and stay to work, noting no more emigrant trains this season unless farmers consent to departures. Habeas corpus proceedings begun to free Pegleg Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doon
Georgia
Williams
Madison
Candler
R. A. Williams
Madisonian
Hazlehurst Named for Captain in Macon Volunteers Vote
Robert C. Hazlehurst tonight won the Macon Volunteers captaincy by one vote over Granville Connor and will assume command after the February election. Louis Uhan is promoted to first lieutenant and William Martin to second lieutenant. Also, Colonel C. M. Wiley resigns as Bibb County Confederate Veterans commander, with Lt. Commander Robert Nisbet resigning too. new officers to be elected next month. A separate note records a dying overdose incident, a Riley poem found in a library volume, and local campaign activity for solicitor general including candidates Duncan, Hodges, Bayne, Cooper, Polhitt, Lane, and Walter Grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitution Bureau
Brown House
Macon
Robert C. Hazelhurst
Macon Volunteers
Granville Connor
Louis Uhan
William ‘Martin
Bob Hazelhurst
Volunteers
Wiley
Bibb County
City Hospital
Walter Grace
Grace
Constitution
J. P. Duncan
Houston
Bob Hodges
Marmaduke Bayne
John R. Cooper
Hope Polhitt
A. W. Lane
Emigration Fever Hits Newton County Negroes Move to Georgia Road
In Newton county upon a wave of emigration, about twenty five families left Thursday night with some leaving again last night. Mrs Williams known for stirring laborers, led the exodus as white residents grew angered near Covington two miles away. The elder at a negro church praised The Atlanta Constitution as the Georgia Bible, amid countywide unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Madison
Morgan County
Newton County
Wiliams
Georgia Road
Covington
Williams
Peglee
Atlanta Constitution
Dyspepsia cure claims germicidal efficacy and warrantied results
An advertisement promotes Hyomei Dyspepsia Cure as uniquely germicidal, treating the disease rather than just symptoms. It argues dyspepsia is a germ disease and criticizes past cures, claiming complete relief and a money back guarantee. Sold by druggists or by mail from The R. T. Booth Co, Ithaca, N Y.
No Agents in Oglethorpe County Report
Lexington Ga January 15 Special. Exodus of negroes to Mississippi bottoms not yet reached Oglethorpe. A few rumors in Greene County with some preparing to leave. No agents have visited. farmers plan year work and owe balances from last year. Agents would cause damage and should stay away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Mississippi Bottoms
Greene County
Dublin Residence Burned In Quitman Georgia
The west side of Quitman in Georgia saw a house belonging to M. J. Smith burn to the ground after an alarm at 2 o'clock last night. The back portion nearly collapsed before the family could escape in night clothes, with only a small portion of furniture saved. A smokehouse holding 1,400 pounds of meat, barrels of syrup and lard were lost. The fire likely started in the kitchen though no fire had been used there since noon yesterday. The house was insured for 200 and the furniture for 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quitman
M. J. Smith
Smith
Mill Will Start Work Again in Cordele
Cordele Ga January 15 The Albany Lumber Company sold out to Mr J H Hill. The price paid was 19500. The property includes a well equipped mill and about 7000 acres of pine and cypress timber. The mill has been idle for two years but Mr Hill will start it at once. He now owns about 15000 acres giving the mill timber for ten years or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
Albany Lumber Company
J. Hhl
Hill
Negroes Meet in Lexington on Elector Delegation
In Lexington Georgia on January 15 a special meeting of county negroes met by call of the county executive secretary. About fifty attended. Pink Morton of Athens, the current postmaster, was removed. A delegation favorable to him as elector to the Republican convention was chosen to attend the convention, which will meet in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Pink Morton
Athens
Wreenesboro
Memorial for Judge Clifford Anderson Observed Monday
Monday marks a memorial day for Judge Clifford Anderson with speeches by attorneys and resolutions. Tuesday’s criminal docket will be heard with Judge John B. Candler presiding in place of disqualified Judge Felton. The notable case involves W. D. Smith charged with mayhem. Felton will travel to Perry next month for Houston County cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Anderson
John B. Candler
Atlanta
Felton
Missing Adel Bank cashier Walter Warnell
Descriptions of Walter I. Warnell a 20 year old cashier at the Bank of Adel in Adel Georgia who disappeared last Thursday morning after a period of overwork. Authorities note his cash and books are intact and a momentary mental imbalance is suggested as a possible cause. A lead linked to Macon and his brother in law W T Hargrett yielded no further trace. Descriptive details and contact instructions are provided for witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton
Walter I. Warnell
Adel
Bank of Adel
Bank of Tifton
Macon
W. T. Hargrett
Warnell
W.T. Hargrett
Care Plant
Vennard's Condition Worse After Accidental Shooting
Covington Ga January 15 Special Mr Charles Dennard an operator at the Southern Bell exchange was accidentally shot last Wednesday when his pistol fell from the desk. The bullet entered the left leg above the ankle shattering the bone and necessitating amputation. Doctors say his condition is serious with little hope of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Charles Dennard
Dennard
Alabama Pig Iron Output Surges in 1899
Official figures show Alabama and Tennessee pig iron shipments rising in 1899 to 1,571,570 tons, with the Birmingham district delivering 45,969 tons and iron pipe shipments totaling 146,837 tons. Export iron fell to 167,08 tons amid strong domestic demand and higher prices, while new furnaces like Vanderbilt and Alice expanded capacity. The year ends noting southern iron industry records and an expected rise to 1.5 million tons in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee
Bessemer
United States Cast Iron Pipe Company
City of
Mexico
Trussville
Talladega
Vanderbilt
Alice
Gadsden
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company
Philadelphia
Florence
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
South
Skelton Williams Denies Dady Voting Status
Savannah January 16 John Skelton Williams president of Seaboard Air Line says in an official interview that M J Dady of New York is not a stockholder of record nor a registered holder of voting trust certificates in the Georgia and Alabama Railway. He claims the bill to restrain consolidation with Florida Central and Peninsular cannot be supported and that the court will not impede their progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dady
Savannah
John Skelton Williams
Seaboard Air Line
United States Court For
Southern District of Georgia
M. J. Dady
New York
Florida Central and Peninsular
Georgia and
Alabama
Dadys
Georgia and Alabama Railway
Gainesville Bank Election Directors Reelect Officers
Gainesville Ga January 15 Special At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank the board of directors was reelected including Z T Castleberry H H Dean J W Smith J W H Underwood B H Whelchel and John Carter The old officers were reelected President Z T Castleberry Vice President H H Dean Cashier J W Smith Bookkeeper and Teller J T Telford Attorney H Dean and Secretary of Board B H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville Bank
Gainesville
First National Bank
Messrs
Z. T. Castleberry
H. H. Dean
J. W. Smith
J. W. H. Underwood
B. H. Whelchel
John Carter
Molineux Case Brings Wife Into Motive Evidence
In the New York courtroom, Roland B. Molineux’s murder trial includes testimony linking his wife Blanche Chesborough to the defendant. Negro witnesses describe a man resembling Molineux tied to Chesborough, with handwriting and identification experts called as evidence in the Barnet poisoning context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roland B. Molineux
Katharine J. Adams
Henry C. Barnet
Molineux
Barnet
Ford
Blanche Chesborough
Weeks
Osborne
H. C Barnet
Death of Colonel Joe White in Augusta
Colonel Joe W. White a prominent Augusta railroad passenger agent died after ten days of meningitis. Born in Alexandria Virginia in 186, he joined the army at fifteen and served in the Seventeenth Virginia under W H F Lee. He later worked in newspapers briefly then spent most of his career in railroads, arriving in Augusta in 1876 with Port Royal and later serving the Georgian railroad for over twenty years. He was a noted advertiser and popular figure. He is survived by a wife and three grown children, two sons and a married daughter, in Washington city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Joe W. White
Georgia Railroad
Virginia
Alexandria
W. H. F Lee
Port Royal
Georgian
Tie
Washington City
Wreck St. Johns Vessel Still Unidentified
Wrecked and burned ship in St. Marys bay has no identified name yet. Bowrings of St Johns may own the Snowflake oil tanker that sailed from New York January 7 for Southampton and London. black and white funnels with a red cross mark Bowrings ships. A tug Ingraham with police and divers heads to St. Marys bay, Terra Nova to follow, as wreckage is examined to determine the vessel’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
St. Mary’s Bay
Bowrings
Snowflake
New York
Southampton
London
Ingraham
St. Mary's Bay
Swine Breeders Association to Meet in Auburn This Week
Auburn Ala January 15 Special On next Wednesday and Thursday January 16 and 17 the Alabama Swine Breeders Association will meet here and farmers and stock raisers will have an opportunity of seeing good specimens of full blooded short horns polled Angus and red poll cattle Railroads give reduced rates for attendees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama Gamebreeders’ Association
Barn and Stables Burned at Sosebee Farm
A large barn and stables belonging to W N Sosebee at the upper end of the Santee valley were destroyed by fire yesterday around 2 p m. Six hundred bushels of corn 5000 bundles of fodder and a large quantity of hay were consumed. The origin of the fire is unknown and there is no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santee
W N Sosebee
Santee Valley
Close the door on infection with healing pneumonia inflammation
Pneumonia weakens the lungs and invites consumption germs. Don’t wait for coughs to start. act now to heal the inflammation and protect the lungs.
Coroner's inquest over Lank Strickland’s death
The coroner held an inquest yesterday morning on Lank Strickland who was shot and killed Sunday morning by Jeff Bates. The jury returned that Strickland died from a pistol shot fired by Bates. Bates is at large. Ordinary Hulsey was busy all day signing pensions for indigent Confederate veterans. The January pensions work continued from early morning until 4 o'clock. The will and two codicils of the late General J. W. Harris of Mississippi were proven in solemn form. Willie B. Harris, a grandson, qualified as executor. Harris had property in Atlanta and Fulton County. The State Fair executive committee meets this morning at 2:30 in Lasines Leapite rooms to discuss the Macon lawsuit and other matters. Jury verdict in Morris Srochi vs. Mrs H. C. Peeples awarded Srochi $29 for bread supplied to soldiers in 186? The suit by Srochi claimed $2427 for 16,971 loaves. The defense argued eight-ounce loaves breached the contract. S. L. Phillips sued the Howard Transfer Company for $125 damages over two horses returned in poor condition after a 17-day hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Lank Strickland
Deff Bates
Strickland
Jef Hates
Hulsey
J. W Harris
Mississippi
Willie B Marris
Genera Harris
Fulton County
Atlanta
Lasines Leapite
Macon
J Pupe Brown
W Q O. Wadles
R F Critenton
A J. Smith
James Warret
W J Northen
A. Collier
J. A Miller
Clark Howell
H. H. Cabaniel
Morris Sroch
H C. Peeples
A. E Calhoun
Srochi
L. Phillips
Howard Transfer Company
Phillips
Interdenominational Mass Meeting at Wheat Street
A large gathering at Wheat Street Baptist church heard speeches by Governor Candler ex Governor Northen John M Green and Hoke Smith at the interdenominational Negro Sunday schools mass meeting. The program ran late and a resolution urged city authorities to erect a reform school for Negro boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat Street Baptist Church
Candler
Northen
John M. Green
Hoke Smith
Tca
Unanimous Resolution and Convention Program Summary
The document lists a unanimous resolution followed by a convocation program featuring speeches on moral training, Sunday school work, citizen formation, and cooperation. Notable speakers include Hoke Smith Rev L B Maxwell Gov A D Candler Rev E R Curler DD Rev A L R Wilson DD J W M Green R Porter DDS Rev E OW Lee DD Rev P J Bryant B D Rev H H Proctor BD Rev 8 X Floyd AM Augusta Go and HFE Matthews regarding American Baptist Publication Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoke Smith
L B Maxwell
A D Candler
E R. Curler
A L R Wilson
J. W M. Green
R Porter
E OW Lee
W.J Narthen
P J Bryant
H. H. Proctor
Union
Floyd
Augusta
The
American Baptist Publication Society
Hfe Matthews
Gift of Healing Praised as Thorough Medical Training
Physicians emphasize that his healing ability stems from college and hospital education paired with extensive practice. They describe his care as scientifically grounded and highly effective, enabling remarkable cures through careful, methodical treatment.
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Cizcus
Hegades
Misskalppi
Ta &K
Pegleg
Hart
Putnam
Hazleaurst
Louia Juhian
William Martin
James Whitcom
Riley
of Free Library
Price Free Library
James Whitcomb Riley
B. Price
Rey
Nome Books
Free Library
Hinley
Mayor Price
le Tsh
Faita
Bridges Smith
Brown
Chapman
C. H. Hall, Jr
W. D. Smith
Newton
R. T, Booth CO
Ithaca, N
Oglethorpe
Dublin
Ayer
Bank of
Vennard
Hood
Skelton Williams
Chesborough
Joe White
Swine Breeders’ Association of Alabama
Ad Druggists
Scorr Bowne Gace Ne
York
Geo. Muse Clothing Co
Whitehall
Farlinger's
White House
Yacht Club
A. W. Farlinger
Rector's
Brenner
Battle Creek
Peachtree ST
Murray Hill Club
Jos. A. Magnus & Co
Negro Sunday Schools
Newton Hathaway
Hathaway
Lao
DR. Hathaway & CO
M.D
South Broad Street
Bam
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