Prisoner Bryson Testifies In Hall County Lynching Case
Tom Bryson describes his movements before and after the July 13 killing of Si Smith in Hall County. He says he traveled from Maysville to Lula, met Taylor Hamilton, rode Evan’s bus to Gainesville, and later walked to Summer’s store where he ate and then continued toward Turner’s store, denying knowledge of Hamilton’s later appearance. Sheriff Mundy recounts the crime and identifies Hamilton’s dubious past.
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Gainesville
Tom Bryson
St Smith
Hall County
Bryson
Taylor Hamilton
Maysville
J. B. Lipscomb
Bellton
Hamilton
Pat Prater
Evans
John A. Howard
Summer
Wallace
Lumpkin County
Howard
A. J. Mundy
Smith
Mundy
Tire Defense
White County
J. J. Kimsey
H. D. Ingersoll
Bob Quillian
Dick Hulsey
Nat Trout
Jackson County
Deadwyler
R. P. McGaillard
H. A. Terrell
Si Smith
Taylor
Helston
Lula
Lipscomb
Anti
Evan
Walker's Corner
Turner
Will Summers
Dr Dix Tablets Sell Promise of Quick Health Restorative
A newspaper ad touts Dr Dix Tablets as a cure for general malaise and nervous fatigue. It claims rapid relief within ten minutes and offers free trial mailings from Hayes and Coon of Detroit. The copy emphasizes vitality, appetite, and mood improvement for overwork and intemperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dix’ Tonle
Dix
Bicenia
Hayes A Coon
Hull
Detroit
Mien
Sage of Oxford claims miraculous recovery from tonic tablets
A Georgia man 78 and partially paralyzed credits Dr Dixs Tonic Tablets with a remarkable improvement. He reports weight gain, restored mobility to walk two miles, and renewed cheerfulness after July use. He is a Methodist church member and notes a violin kept as his own. He urges others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Dix
George W. Yarbrough
Methodist Church
Mary Callere
Oxford
Henderton
Wesleyan Christian Advocate
Professor Smith
Atlanta Journal
Covington
Hues O. P
Henderson, Tord
Newton Co
Ga. Sena
Witness Describes Alibi as Trial Reaches Deliberation
The testimony details a nighttime sequence involving Hamilton asking for a favor and planning to meet a wagon on Oak Street. The narrator describes encounters with Charley Tanner and Lester Bell, then learns that Smith was killed at the jail the next day. Arguments are to begin tomorrow, with a jury likely verdict that night.
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Hamilton
Oak Street
Maysville
Hudson House
Oak
Washington Street
Charley Tanner
Montye
Lester Bell
Lester
Alf Gilmer
Mr. Hut
Georgia School Masters Club Forms in Augusta
State School Commissioner Glenn joins Athens men Branson and Bond as Augusta hosts a secret ballot meeting of school superintendents. The group forms The Georgia School Masters Club with a rule ejecting members missing two consecutive meetings. Macon wins next meeting, set for the third week of January 1901, with a visit to Hawkinsville to inspect local schools. Glenn commends Augusta schools and supports state manual training in public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Glenn
Abbott
Macon
Ashmore
Savannah
Hawkinsville
Ware
CARRIED BACK TO CAROLINA
Nanem Virginia January 43. Jarvis and a woman he claimed as his wife arrived in Harlem a year after marrying against the bride’s parents wishes. A Columbia County man was sent by Barnwell County to arrest him for beating his wife. The South Carolina sheriff later took Jarvis back to Barnwell, noting he had deserted his spouse for the woman she met as Mrs Jarvis.
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Mar
Harlem
Georgia
Barnwell County
Nanem
C. A Jarvis
Jarvis
Shenji Clay
Columbia County
Warnwell County
South Carolina
Haslem
Carolina
Mrs
Canton Cotton Mills Site Selected Near Canton Depot
Canton Ga January 2 Special The Canton cotton mills site has been chosen and construction will start this week. The twenty acre plot lies south of the depot beside the Georgia Marble Finishing works along the Atlanta Knoxville and Northern railroad, part of the Galt field bought from the Galt estate. Housing for operatives will be built at the rear of the Etowah Institute near the mills, close to schools and business areas.
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N. RB. B
Canton
Canton Cotton Mills
Georgia Marble
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern
Galt
Baldwin Republicans Call For County Convention
The Baldwin County Republican Party calls a convention at the courthouse on the 7th for selecting an executive committee and electing delegates to district and state conventions. J. T. Singleton, secretary of the Baldwin County Republican Executive Committee, notes Singleton is a Black shoemaker active in Black political affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Republican Party
Baldwin County
J. T. Singleton
Republican Executive Committee
Singleton
Funeral of Fred Reaves in Athens Georgia
The funeral for Fred Reaves, the young man who drowned Saturday in the lake at Demorest, Ga., was held at 3 o'clock at the home of J. F. Rhodes. Rev. J. W. Heidt of the First Methodist Church officiated. Reaves was a son of the late James H. Reaves and nephew of Rufus K. Reaves of this city. The remains were buried in Gounze cemetery.
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Athens
J. F. Rhodes
Fred Reaves
Demorest
J. Wheidt
First Methodist Cnerch
Young Reaves
James H. Reaves
Rufus K. Reaves
Gconze Cemetery
Will Decline re election in Carrollton Ga
Carrollton Georgia January 3 Special Hon Mose R Russel who has been for twelve years a school commissioner of Carroll county has announced his intention to withdraw from that office after his present term There are several aspirants for the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Mose R. Russel
Carroll County
New Machinery Arriving For Monroe Mills Addition
Special dispatch from Monroe Georgia notes thirty cars of machinery en route to Monroe cotton mills for an expansion. Several cars arrived Saturday and with this equipment and new raw materials a railroad blockade is reported in Monroe due to heavy freight traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monroe Cotton Mills
Smallpox Reported at Fair Play Georgia
Special dispatch from Monroe Georgia dated January 23 reports eight known cases of a mild smallpox outbreak at Fair Play between Walton and Morgan counties. Local reaction appears calm with no widespread panic noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Fair Play
Walton
Morgan
Fisherman Leben Missing After River Fishing Trip
Milledgeville Ga January 23 Special F W Leben of this city disappeared while fishing on the Oconee River a mile from town. He left with Iverson Barnes to fish. Barnes returned with a lantern and Leben was gone. Searchers dragged the river and swamps all day with no results.
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Milledgeville, Ga
F. W. Leben
Oconee
Leben
Iverson Barnes
Barnes
Shot by Negro Desperado Injures West Point Leader
James M. Gay a leading Chambers county citizen was shot and wounded by Colo nel Sherrill a desperado who fired from a window with a double barreled shotgun as Gay accompanied J G Jacobs to a negro farm hand’s house. Gay was hit in the left arm and both legs and was taken home by Jacobs where he rests. the shooter fled into the woods. The community is stirred by the attack.
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West Point
James M. Gay
Chambers County
Gay
J. G. Jacobs
Sherrill
Jacobs
Eighth District Republicans meet at Greenesboro
In Greenesboro Georgia on January 3 the negro Republicans of the eighth district met to nominate delegates to the state convention. W A Pledger and Fink Morton were chosen to represent the district. Two or three white men attended and participated. The meeting endorsed Colonel Walter Johnson J W Lyons and President McKinley administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenesboro
Eighth Congressional District
W. A. Pledger
Fink Morton
Walter Johnson
J. W. Lyons
McKinley
Sparta Merchant Catches Burglar in Store
John Allen of Hamilton street heard a noise late at night and pursued Colling Broadnax, sixteen, capturing him as he fled. The sheriff jailed Broadnax on burglary charges amid local reports he had targeted town stores before and had prior chaingang time for theft.
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Sparta
John Allen
Hamilton Street
Colling Broadnax
Allen
Collins
Champion Debaters Elected by Dahlonega Literary Society
In Dahlonega Georgia on January 23 special report notes the Decora Palaestra Society elected officers and two champion debaters. C L Harris was named president with H L Palmour as vice president W T Edwards recording secretary Chamblee corresponding secretary W M Smith sergeant at arms and A F Hilliard chaplain. The champion debaters are A W Cain and F H McClesky. Officers will serve the next two calendar months.
TRYING TO PREVENT MERGING CASE CALLED TODAY
In Macon Georgia on January 23 a federal suit Dady versus the Georgia and Alabama and Florida Central and Peninsular railroads is set for hearing before Judge Speer to block a merger. Lead plaintiff's attorney Marlon Erwin arrived from New York with other counsel. The injunction suit could span several days.
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Macon
Dady
Speer
United States Court
Marlon Erwin
New York
Jon Terrell
W. A. Henderson
Morris Brandon
Georgia
Naval Militia Officers Nominated in Brunswick
Brunswick Ga January 23 Special Vorpedo division naval militia tonight nominated as officers for the three year term James Wright lieutenant commander C A Taylor lieutenant junior grade C M Gowen senior ensign C W Deming junior ensign
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Naval Militia
Brunswick
Vorpedo Division
James 8. Wright
Leutenant
C. A. Taylor
Heutenant
C. M. Gowen
C. W. Deming
Black man injured at Augusta merry-go-round by sharp object
In Augusta on January 23 a crowd of Black people gathered at a merry-go-round when Bud Heywood, a notorious local figure, seriously stabbed an unknown Black man in the neck. The victim was taken to hospital in precarious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Bud Heywood
Fruit Growers Session Discusses San Jose Scale Near Fort Valley
Georgia state board of entomology met at the Hotel Lanier in Macon with growers from across the state to discuss San Jose scale on peach and pecan trees. Debate centered on killing infected trees to protect adjacent orchards, with strong calls for destruction but entomologist Scott wary of losses, noting over 300,000 trees infected and possible statewide spread.
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Macon
Specia
State Board of Entomology
Hotel Lanier
O. B. Stevens
J. Pope Brown
W. M. Scott
R. E. Park
B. D. Lumsden
Captain James
J. L
W. Howard
H. D. Howard
Scott
San Jose
Baird
Hale Orchard Company
Fort Valley
Wright
Quaintance
State Experiment Farm
P. J. Berckmans
R. J. Bacon
Baconton
Georgia
Bibb County
Holton
Howard
Negro Confesses to Theft in Macon
Will Hunt, a Black man, was arrested by Patrolman Davis near Sewell's store on Cotton avenue with a large sack of potatoes. He admitted taking the produce, claiming he had left it outside the door the previous night and returned for it. Judge Freeman bound him over to the city court under a $20 bond.
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Macon
Will Hunt
Davis
Sewell
Cotton Avenue
Hunt
Feltman Injured in Georgia Shooting Row
In Macon on January 23 a white man, B Feltman, was seriously wounded by J H Butler, a black assailant, with a bullet through the left side. John Reid, another white man, was only lightly wounded in the neck and is at work. The two Black men killed in the incident were buried today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
B. Feltman
J. H. Butler
John Reid
Pet Stock Show in Macon Opens With Fine Exhibits
Macon Ga January 23 Special The poultry show opened this morning under flattering auspices with some of the finest dogs and chickens in the state on display drawing a large crowd. Atlanta dogs are among exhibitors and likely to win prizes. The event runs several days at the Macon Hussars armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Atlanta
Well Known Macon Drummer Found Dead in Macon
Macon Georgia January 2 Special M C McKendree a noted Macon citizen and traveling salesman for Georgia Cotton Oil Company was found dead in his room early morning on the third day. The crude OCR text confirms the death notice for a local business figure with city ties and an identifiable company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
M. C. McKendree
Georgia Cotton of. Company
Jo le
Local Man Perishes In House Fire In Milledgeville
A man died in a fatal fire with physicians ruling he died before striking the fireplace. His head and scalp were severely burned and he suffered a hemorrhage, causing unconsciousness prior to collapse. Funeral services are set for tomorrow in Milledgeville.
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Milledgeville
Grand Jury Backs County Dog Tax Law in Bibb
In Macon Georgia on January 23 the Bibb County grand jury voted unanimously to enforce the dog law passed by the last legislature. The measure requires dog owners to pay a tax for the coming year with a male dog taxed at one dollar and a female at one dollar.
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Macon
Hibb County
Erwin Returns From New York on Gaynor Greene Case
United States District Attorney Marion Erwin arrives in Macon from New York where he attended the Gaynor Greene hearing. He notes indicted contractors aim to delay action until after July 1 to exploit statute of limitations, predicting conviction but condemning defense tactics. Advertisement for Dr Bull's Cough Syrup follows.
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United States
Erwin
New York
Macon
Marion Erwin
Gaynor-Greene
SnNields
Holt's Residence Burns in Vineville Fire
Macon Ga January 4 2 a m Special The residence of A T Holt in Vineville was destroyed by a morning fire at 1 o'clock Eighteen people were in the house but no injuries reported The loss is about 18000 dollars
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Macon
A T. Holt
Vineville
Expansion sways Macon suburbs annexation push
Macon Georgia January 2 special report at a chamber of commerce meeting annexation was urged to secure future government appropriations. Senator Macon favored immediate annexation and Judge Speer shifted to support. The chamber plans to push suburbs to join Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Chamber of Commerce
Augusta to organize Sons of Confederate Veterans camp
A preliminary meeting in Augusta Ja held to organize a Sons of Confederate Veterans camp. Committees were appointed to canvass for members and report to a Friday courthouse meeting to perfect the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Sons of Veterans
Washington Speaks in Savannah February Banquet Talk
Special dispatch from Macon reports Hugh Washington accepted an invitation to address Savannah at the Bars of the Revolution annual banquet on February 1. A Georgia railroad depot in Waterville was burglarized with silver half-dimes stolen. the agent had gathered the coins there before the theft.
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Washington
Savannah
Macon
Hugh Washington
Athens
Ge. Sunvasy
Georgia
Whatervile
Centennial of the University in 1901 event planned
Athens Georgia January 3 special reports that the centennial of the University of Georgia will be celebrated in June 1901 with a grand reunion. Chancellor Hill and board officials confirm plans to gather thousands of graduates, with the class of 1870 leading efforts and inviting alumni from 1867 to 1873 to join in.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Hill
H. D. Meshanict
University
Georgia
Walter R. Hill
Mos
Hil
H. N. Starnes
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Fred Reeves
Fan
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Negro Desperado
Farmer Gay
Pledger
Montecttosrn
Literary Society of
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Hlomsronn
Busnett, House
Atlante
Ieee
State Board of Entomology Surrounded
Negro
Feltman
Geo. Muse Clothing Co
Whitehall
Dimes Invested
Fartinger’s
Bremner
Little Devils’ Olives
Columbia
Stockdell Gyster
Jbottles
Farlinger
Peachtree
Bibb
Holt
Handsome
McDaniel
Dr. Hathaway & Co
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Dr. Hathaway
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