Fair Play Push in Brunswick Post Office Row
Brunswick Ga January 15 Special Developments in the Brunswick post office appointment case bring Assistant Postmaster Bulcett into the dispute. Assistant Elliott allegedly sought the post and alerted Albert Smith who secured the job. Public opinion favors Postmaster Brown who denies irregularities and cites clean receipts while Washington party men pledge support for a full investigation.
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Brunswick
Brunswick Post Office
Bulcett
Brown
Elliott
Ellott
Albert Smith
Tilott
Harunswick
Postmaster Brown
Elott
Republican Organization
Washington
Forest fires devastate turpentine lands near Waycross
Forest fires west of Waycross Georgia raged Saturday and Sunday, burning eight to ten land parcels and causing heavy losses to turpentine workers, woodsmen, and farmers. W. D. Inman, a Manor area farmer, collapsed from heat after aiding the effort and died Monday afternoon at age 55. Wetterer Deen lost two turpentine crops and boxes, while Mr. Colins' wood was burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
W. D. Inman
Manor
Wetterer & Deen
Colins
Polk County City Court Opens in Cedartown
The first term of Polk county city court opened in Cedartown Ga with Hon Frank A Irwin presiding. Judge Irwin adjourned at 11 AM to allow an address on good roads by Hon Charles P Lane of Huntsville Alabama for the gathered public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Cedartown
Frank A. Irwin
Irwin
Charles P. Lane
Huntsville
Ala
City Hall Bridge Plan Aims to Free Office Space
Savannah January 15 Special W W Mackall representing the Seaboard Air Line and the Georgia and Alabama Terminal proposes a Savannah river bridge to Hutchinson island terminals. In exchange the Seaboard would donate a city hall building for city and railroad use with guaranteed free office space for one hundred years. The plan remains indefinite but Mackall’s record suggests likely success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Seaboard Air Line
Georgia and Alabama Terminal Company
Prp
Myers
Savannah River
Hutchinson Island
Seaboard
Mackall
This Man May Be Fay Hite Arrested in Griffin
Griffin Ga January 15 Sheriff Freeman holds a prisoner believed to be Fay Hite wanted in Fort Scott Kansas for escape from a two year sentence for assault with intent. The man denies the charge claiming he is Thomas Farks. A letter from Barton County Kansas described Hite and a deputy follows with requisition papers. If identified, he will be sent back to Kansas tonight or tomorrow.
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Griffin
Kansas
Freeman
Fay Hite
Fort Scott
Kans
Ean
Thomas Farks
Sheriff Brooks
Barton County
Hite
Kan
Central
Phelpa
Brooks
J. E. Bal
Ball
Poll Tax Deadline Pressures Alabama Voters
In Alabama the poll tax of 1.50 must be paid by February 1 for those under 45 to vote in November. Many voters delay, with some preferring to lose the vote than pay. Negro voters pay at similar or higher rates in some counties. Democratic authorities plan an active late January campaign as Montgomery committees meet to address apathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Democratic Party
Athens Citizens Fight Morton Postmaster Appointment
Athens citizens held a mass meeting to oppose M B Morton’s reappointment as postmaster. They urged the president to appoint a competent replacement, naming Robert P Hodgson as a preferred candidate. A five member committee will travel to Washington to present affidavits and request intervention.
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Washington
Athens
M. B. Morton
Opera House
J. F. Rhodes
T. W. Reed
J. Tribble
Howard
United States
Robert P. Hodgson
Rhoades
H. J. Rowe
H. C. Erwin
Morton
Dyspepsia Cure Promises Relief and Health Claims
An 1900s advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It argues modern eating habits hinder digestion, explains how chewing aids digestion, and cites testimonials from W. L. Easton of Audubon Iowa and H. Caulkins of South Edmeston N Y. The ad asserts the product digests food independently and rest the digestive organs, urging readers to use it for restoration of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Easton
Audubon
Iowa
Dyspepsia cure testimonials from two patients
Two customers report relief from indigestion using a dyspepsia cure. H L Wharton of New Bern NC says soda crackers and water caused agony until using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Alexander Kerr of Rice Landing Greene Co Penn says Social Dyspepsia Cure has healed forty years of suffering after two bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirs
H. L. Wharton
New Berne, N. C
Alexander Kerr
Rice Landing
Greene Co
Penn
Herty to Locate Work in Irwin County Georgia
Dr Charles Herty of the University of Georgia has chosen Ocilla Irwin County as the base for ongoing forestry research aimed at saving southern pines. He will not establish a government station and will operate starting February 1 from John H Powells plantation to test new methods of collecting trade carpentine and forestry practices. The Athens Woman's Club elected officers for the year with Mrs H C White as president and several section chairs and secretaries, noting the club's prosperous condition and enthusiastic membership.
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Erty
Irwin County
Athens
Charles Herty
University of Georgia
Government Department of Forestry
Ocilla
John H. Powell
Gerty
Herty
Woman's Club
Athens Woman's Club
H. C. White
Biliups -Phinlzy
C. 3B. Griffith
William H
Dorothy McPherson
W. J. Peeples
Walter
Men Arrested After Stealing Wife and Money Near Mount Pleasant
In Waycross Georgia on January 15 special report says Deputy Sheriff E Grooms and two men J Manning and J T Knight were arrested after abducting Mrs James Manning from near Mount Pleasant and taking $138 of her husband’s money. They claim the sum was actually $18. The woman was sent home and the deputy followed with the suspects as their trunks were intercepted near Screven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
E. Grooms
Ware County
J. B. Manning
J.T. Knight
Waresboro
James Manning
Mount Pleasant
Grooms
Screven
Dr. Spence
Married in Pythian Castle in Macon Georgia
Mrs Fannie Kaufman and Mr Max Hyman were married at the Pythian castle in Macon on January 14. The ceremony was kept secret until today and the couple left on the first train for Atlanta to visit relatives. The bride has lived in Macon for years and the groom has operated a local business for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Kaufman
Max Hyman
Macon
Max Heyman
Pythian Castle
Atlante
Hyman
Tribute of Respect Paid by Brunswick Bar for Judge Falligant
In Georgia on January 15 the Brunswick bar adopted resolutions of respect to the memory of the late Judge Falligant by rising vote. Judge Bennet presided in the superior court and speeches were given by Judge Bennet Judge Shabrook and Attorneys D. W. Krauss and W. E B Kay. Judge Shabrook presided later and issued a final decree in the Merchants and Traders Bank receivership. Creditors are to receive about six percent additional dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar of Brunswick
Falligant
Ok. Ga
Runswick Bar
Benet
Bennet
Shabrook
D. W. Krauss
W. E B. Kay
Beabrook
Merchants and Traders Bank
Rumor Denied by Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad
Brunswick Ga January 15 President Machen of the Brunswick and Birmingham railroad wires from New York that a statement from Fitzgerald claiming the company sold to the Atlantic and Birmingham is unfounded He will build to Birmingham The Cuthbert Schools Bethel Male College opens spring term with higher than expected enrollment at the institution in Cuthbert Ga and Andrew Female College reported continued arrivals for the year
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Machen
Brunswick, Ga
Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad
New York
Fitzgerald
Brunswick and
Birmingham
Atlantic and
Mackenons
Cuthbert Schools
Cuthbert
Bethel Male College
Otpile
Andrew Female
Pyramid Pile Cure Praised by Savannah Reader
Mrs. Aaron Medron of Savannah Georgia reports years of unbearable piles and rectal trouble ended after trying Pyramid Pile Cure. She claims two packages cured her, calling the product safe and painless and urging others to use it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Medron
Savannah
Templars Fete Admiral After Dinner Speeches Were Made
Admiral Schley was hosted by Palestine commandery Knights Templars at a banquet in Savannah Georgia. The event featured decorations with national colors, rear admiral’s flag and palms, and included Mrs Schley. Eminent Commander Colding and others spoke, with Schley’s remarks light and humorous. He plans a deer hunt on St Catherine Island, noting he has never killed a deer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Admiral Schley
St. Catterin
St. Catherine
Child Fatally Burned in Fire at Home in Savannah
Nellie Jeanette Brown, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Palmer Brown and granddaughter of Clerk J K P Carr of the superior court, died at 3:30 this morning from burns suffered while playing before a fire. A wire fender had been removed from the grate, and the child's dress caught fire yesterday afternoon on Thirty-ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Palmer
Brown
Savannah
Nellie Jeanette
J. Palmer Brown
J. K. P. Carr
Superior Court
Thirty-ninth Street
Griffin Rifles Elect Non-Commissioned Officers in Griffin Ga
At a Griffin Rifles meeting in the armory last night, J Nutt was named first sergeant, Lewis Niles quarmer master sergeant, C R Hale second sergeant, D W Hammond third sergeant, W Slaton fourth sergeant, A E Futral fifth sergeant, T B Johnson E P Williams J H Goddard and R H Allison named corporals, Albert T Blakely as company clerk. Cap tain J Henry Smith commands a well drilled unit and membership grows. Election in Eastman Ga also reported with L M Peacock elected mayor and four aldermen chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin Rifles
Griffin
J. ©. Nutt
Quarmermaster
Lewis Niles
C. R. Hale
D. W. Hammond
W. Slaton
A. E. Futral
T. B. Johnson
E. P. Williams
J. H. Goddard
R. H. Allison
Albert T. Blakely
Rifles
J. Henry Smith
Financialis
Local Society Notes From Eatonton and Jackson
Charm-filled gatherings are described in Eatonton with a Mystic Circle event hosted by Mrs. Thaddeus G. Green and a luncheon after nut-hunt games. A separate friendly gathering at Miss White's home features refreshments and a large guest list. In wedding news, Virginia horsemaster Charles Hurkamp and Marion Elliott Murchison announce an April wedding in New York, while Jackson reveals Eva Land and Rufus Lester Smith's February engagement with high social regard for both families.
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Eatonton
Mystic Circle
Thaddeus G. Green
Louise Edmondson
Mesdames Winefield
Anderson
Shivers
Green
Jones
Riley
Turner
Nisbet
White Turner
Adams
Leverette
Leonard Powell
Hasson
Rogersville
Tenn
Edmondson
Young
Jenkins
Bullard
Machen
Smith
Sparta
Joseph Sidney Turner
Miss White
Dennis
Brown and White
Foster
deJarnette
Wedmond
Charles Hurkamp
Virginia Horoor
Marion Elliott Murchison
Kenneth M. Murchison
Wilmington
N. C
New York
New York City
Hurkamp
Jackson
Eva Samett
Mary Heflin
Eva May Land
Rufus Lester Smith
Miss Land
Mr. Smith
Jaakeon
tamMles
Georgia
Delightful Covington Social At Mrs Turner Home
Miss Jule Trippe hosted a large circle of friends Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs N S Turner. The parlors and dining room were beautifully decorated for the season creating a delightful social occasion in Covington Georgia on January 15.
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Covington
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Lexington
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