Fatal switch engine crash near Macon depot in Georgia
Two Southern Railway switch engines collided near the Macon passenger depot killing fireman M Broadwater and seriously injuring engineers Brantley Strong and Henry Little, yard conductor Oscar Green and Frank Hunter. The engines rushed the freight cars, causing flames that required city firemen. cause under investigation with a full inquiry planned for tomorrow.
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Macon
Southern Railway
Paserreer
C M Broadwater
Brantley Strong
Henry Little
Oscar Green
Frank Hunter
Broadwater
Green
Wynnton Home Burned in Wynnton Georgia
A Wynnton residence belonging to W M Amos burned at 1 am from an unknown cause. Dr Amos, felled and frail, escaped with injuries to head and back. Loss estimated at 2500 dollars with no insurance. Also reports Bowdon College in Carroll County electing W C Williams of Blue Ridge as president for the next year, arriving July 1 to arrange the year’s work. Brouse resigns to join South Dakota State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynnton
Columbus
W M Amos
Amos
Dc. Williams
Carrollton
Bowdon College
C Williams
Blue Ridge
Bowdon
JP W Brouse
State University of South
Contempt Warrants Issued for Two Colquitt Men
Judge William T Newman orders arrest of John Black and W H Cowart of Colquitt county for contempt. Cowart must purge by delivering $937.90 to trustees and may post a $1000 bond. Black allegedly holds $250 and may bond or purge by paying funds to the trustee. Proceedings tied to March 23, 1992 bankruptcy case under Referee H A Wilkinson in Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
Wiliam T Newman
John Black
W. H. Cowart
Colquitt County
Georgia
W J. Cowart
Miler County
H. A. Wilkinson
Dawson
T. B. McDowell
Cowart
Miller County
Black
Wilkinson
Newman
Convention of American Fisheries Society Meets Next Month
The American Fisheries Society plans its thirty first annual meeting at Put In Bay Ohio on August 5 6 and 7 Encouraging fish culture in the south the society invites Southern residents to join with a one dollar initiation fee and annual dues The Bullochville Ga station head J J Stranahan will read a paper on Fish Culture on the Farm and members receive the association literature Also Rev Thomas Crosby of Selma Ala leaves for Brooklyn New York to join St James Church on July 1.
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Convention of American Fisheries Society
South
American Fisheries Society
Put-In-Bay
Ohio
J J Stranahan
United States Fish Commission
Bullochville
Crosby
Brooklyn
New York
Thomas Crosby
St Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church
Selma
Ala
St James Church
Carter Tate Nominated for Congress in Ninth District
Farish Carter Tate was formally nominated by the Ninth District convention in Gainesville to succeed himself in Congress. The meeting elected officers, dissolved credentials, and adopted a resolution praising Tate’s service and renewing his renomination. The platform endorsed Democratic principles including local self government, taxation policy, and protection against monopolies.
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Farish
Carter Tate
Habersham
Mr Tate
B F Perry
H W A Hamb
Rabon
Tates
Farish Carter Tate
Congress
9Th
Democratic Party
Strike Starts in Coal in Birmingham Alabama
In Birmingham on July 1 special reports say about 11 000 miners are idle as the national union negotiates. Woodward Iron Company Dolomite mines signed a pending thirty day contract but no other firms have. Peace and restraint prevail with expectations of settlement within weeks while furnaces go idle and coke supplies run short.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Flynn
United Mine Workers
Woodward Iron Company
The
National Organization
Indianapolis
Alabama Coal Operators' Association
Upret
Perators
United Mine Work-s
Walker County
Furniture prices rise after Greensboro manufacturers meeting
In Greensboro North Carolina on July 1 chair manufacturers and jobbers from major northern and southern cities. a New York leader said the session aimed at mutual protection, not a trust. A 10 percent price advance is discussed though not tied to the meeting. pool prospects explored after High Point NC firms did not join.
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Greensboro
N. C
N C
Philadelphia
Chicago
St Louis
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Richmond
Pittsburg
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
High Pont NC
Supreme Court of Georgia Teal Case List 1902
Georgia Supreme Court docket from Chatham Bibb and Richmond counties shows multiple cases listed for argument or submission. Names include Parson Poort Partner Brewing Company Cooper Demere Maclean executors Williams next friend and Germania Bank with local officials noted. Also mentions Savannah Electric Company and Travelers Insurance Company with various appellants and Bibb County submissions.
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J ‘Parson
Poort Partner Brewing
Cooper
Richmond
Atniulm Maclean Et al Executora
Wiliams
Next Friend
Chatham
Demere
Executrix
Germania Bank
Matannah Electric Company
Travelers Insurance Company
Austin
Bibb
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company
JL Cartledge
Earliest Elbertas Reach Peach Market in Tifton
The earliest Elbertas, shipped from Tifton on June 20 by C. S. Austin, were large and flavorful and about seven days ahead of the usual crop. Myers Bros. reported a fine batch sold quickly, while prospects for a robust Bilberta crop remain bright if rot is kept at bay and prices should please Georgia growers.
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Tifton Ga
Tifton
C. 5
Austin
Myers Bros
Georgia
Confederate Veterans Call for Walker Monument Unveiling
General Evans orders Georgia Division veterans to attend the July 22 unveiling of Major General W H T Walker’s monument in Atlanta. Julius L. Brown leads the Confederate veterans association backing the dedication, with Major General Clement A Evans and Colonel William McRumley approving the notice.
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Evans
Walker
Clement A. Evans
Georgia
United Confederate Veterans
Atlanta
W HT. Walker
Georgia Division
O. T. Walker
Julius L. Brown
Thea Press of
Clement A Evans
Purse Raised for Destitute Widow Annie Bankston
Harry Schlesinger collected aid for Mrs Bankston, widow of 382 Decatur Street, after her story in The Constitution. Her baby died, her brother, her only support, is bedridden with two leg amputations, and now destitute.
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Harry Schlesinger
Annie Bankston
Annie Hankston
Decatur Street
Bankston
Fire damages Hast Fair grocery store. cause unknown
Early morning blaze at the corner of Hast Fair and Praser streets damaged G Pierce grocery store and stock, building valued at 1000 with 700 stock, fully insured. Fire cause unknown. Earlier, at 12 16 yesterday afternoon, Hon C T Ladsen’s residence at Peeples street and facile avenue caught by falling sparks. a few shingles burned.
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Hast Fair
Praser
G . Pierce
Degushe
Hon C T Ladsen
Peeples Street
Facile Avenue
Attachment for $6,834 Granted in New York Court
Justice Truax of the New York Supreme Court granted an attachment for $6,834 against J Overton Paine and Arthur B Paine of J Overton Paine & Co stock brokers. The action, brought by Conrad Becker of Rosebud, Illinois, seeks recovery on a stock transaction balance.
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New York
Supreme Court
Overton Paine
Atlanta
Conrad Becker
Rosebud, Ills
New York Dispatch
Justice Truax
J Overton Paine
Arthur B Paine
Fire Department Marks Twentieth Anniversary
The fire department celebrated its twentieth birthday yesterday, praising the department’s good work and service to the community. The observance highlighted years of public safety and readiness.
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Fire Department
Ablerorie Anniver
Thieves Raid Georgia Home During Breakfast Encounter
Intruders enter John Whitten’s Acworth residence at 8 30 am while family away. They eat breakfast, damage trunks and bedding, scatter leftovers, and open fire when discovered. One assailant, Peter Mayer of Smyrna, is captured after a gunfight. Mr Whitten and a neighbor are slightly wounded. the second intruder escapes.
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Acworth
John Whitten
Mrs Whitten
Whitten
Price Tries to End His Life in Store Attempt
At Lentzville in Athena County F M Price a prominent merchant and farmer attempted suicide by hanging himself from rafters in his western county store. He was cut down and given aid. he remains unconscious but hope rests on recovery, with health and family life noted as factors rather than finances or disputes.
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Mada
Athena
Ala
Lentzville
F M Price
Price
Atlantan Weds In Secret Marriage in Carrollton Ga
Ralph Brown formerly of Carrollton marries Miss Gertrude Chandler of Newnan in a June 1 ceremony by Dr. Montgomery of the Barget church in Deratur. The couple returned to Atlanta and kept the wedding secret until last Friday. They reside at 187 Whitehall Street and will visit Mr Brown’s parents this month.
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Ralph Brown
Gertrude Chandler
Carrollton
Newnan
Montgomery
Barget
Deratur
Atlanta
Brown
John ‘Chandler
W F Brown
W D Hamrick
Whitehall Street
Thieves Make a Rich Haul in Macon Saloon
About 1130 last night at Cas sidy and Gillespie's saloon on Cotton Ave a thief entered the back and stole about 300 in currency from a cigar box in the counter drawer. He dropped 56 in five dollar gold coins on the floor as he fled. Five Black suspects are jailed at police headquarters.
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Macon Ga
Pat Gillespie
Cassidy & Gillespie
Cotton Avenue
Richards Widow of Carrollton Dies After Illness
Mrs W T Richards of Carrollton Georgia died at her home after several days illness. She was about 45 years old and survived by her husband and two children. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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W. T. Richards
Carrollton
Richards
Sunday Constitution Promotes 10c Weekly Delivery
The Constitution touts near doubling city circulation and the Sunday Constitution surpassing rivals. It highlights a 10 cent a week rate for residents in Atlanta, offering seven days of clearly printed news and nearly twenty pages per issue. It also notes two supplements with each edition, unique in the South.
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Constitution
Atlanta
Sunday Constitution
South
The Constitution Ad Growth in June 1901 1902
The piece touts The Constitution's rising advertising columns and reader reach. It compares Sunday editions June 1901 to June 1902, noting large increases in advertising columns, pages, and circulation, claiming The Constitution is superior to nearby rivals. It frames the Sunday edition as the best venue for advertisers to reach Atlanta households with extensive news and features.
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Constitution
Atlanta
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