Doctors Lake Makes Him Rich in Oil Lands
Savannah physician Dr. St J B Graham, president of the Savannah Medical Society, holds Texas oil lands in Harden and Liberty counties near Beaumont. He reports 40 acres owned individually, 160 acres jointly, and 460 acres transferred from a friend. He rejects a 28 000 per acre offer, aiming for 25 000 to 30 000, and contemplates forming a company to sink wells. He plans to leave Savannah for Beaumont tonight, may sell all or part, and expects to return soon.
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Savannah
St. J. B. Graham
Savannah Medical Society
Texas
Oll
Graham
Mes
Liberty
Harden
Beaumont
Colorado
Tiberty
Ifat
West
St Paul. Minn
Wolla
Siavannah
Notorious Robber Chauncey Proctor Captured in Asheville
A man, believed to be Chauncey Proctor an alleged robber wanted in Tennessee, was captured by Asheville police. He carried a satchel full of valuable jewelry and will be held for Tennessee authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville, N
Chauncey Proctor
Tennessee
Rail prospects boost Cuthbert as lines to Columbus planned
July 17, Cuthbert, Ga. reports signed contracts with the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway to extend from Arlington to Cuthbert, with work starting immediately and trains possibly by November 1 or January 1. The Central of Georgia Railway plans a Fort Gaines to Columbus line, plus further east west expansion. Swelled by farming timber regions, the town foresees rapid growth and a larger Southwest Georgia role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuthbert
Beonle
Georgia, Florida and
Alabama Railway Company
The
Georgia Pine
Fardagwey
Reilroad
Pmedge
Coltad
Georgia
Lauch
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Fort Gaines
Columbus
Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway Company
Conference at Greenesboro Colored Methodists Hold Sessions
In Greenesboro Georgia the African Methodist Episcopal conference of the Monticello district continues its sessions at Ebenezer church with Rev W D Johnson presiding. Reports show increased membership and funds while white residents attend in large numbers. Clergymen from several churches delivered eloquent addresses and harmony between white and black Southerners was praised. The annual sermon was to be delivered by Rev W C Davis in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenesboro
African Methodist, Episcopal Conference of
Monticello ‘District
Ebenezer Church
W. D. Johnson
J.B. Thomies
Houston
D. B. Cantrell
F. D. Cantrell
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
George Bightower
African Methodist Episcopal Wion
P. Bradley
Shady Caie
Ai. EB. Roberts
H. P., Porter
W.C. Davis
Social Circle
Saw Mill Men Hold Meeting in Georgia Association
The Georgia Saw Mill Men’s Association met at Hotel Bailie tiedon with Mitchoolt present at 3 0 o'clock continuing into the evening. About sixty mills represented a total daily cut of 2 5 0 0 0 0 feet. Prices remain firm and orders exceed capacity. Labor costs rise sharply with Negro labor up 10 to 20 percent, complicating hiring. New members joined. offers of travel, hotel fare, and three months free membership extended. Next meeting set for August in Tifton at Hotel Sadie with urgent appeal to yellow pine manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Association
Joe Jay
Shedan
Yas
Georgia
Ho‘ Tel
Bailie Tiedon
Tifton
Watch Presented to Retiring Columbus Superintendent
In Columbus Georgia at midnight last night about forty Columbus Railroad Company employees gathered at the car barn to honor retiring superintendent W D Keene. Mayor Sommerkamp presented a gold watch in their name, and Keene thanked them, noting the strong ties with his men. Keene served thirteen years as superintendent and, with his family, plans rest and recuperation in north Georgia in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
The
Columbus Railroad Company
W. D. Keene
Keene
Georgia
Heane Kemp Captured After Jail Escape
Columbus Ga July 17 Special Frank Kemp a Marion county white man who with his brother was sentenced to the penitentiary for murder escaped from Merion county jail before transfer to the penitentiary and was later arrested at Long View Texas His brother is now in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merion County
Columbus
Frank Kemp
Marion County
Long View
Tex
Cantaloupes Prove to Be Great Money Mak Albany GA
Albany Georgia July 17 Special Within ten days cantaloupe growers in this section have increased their bank accounts by thousands. The crop has yielded fine fruit despite mixed weather with some carloads shipping this week. A two hundred acre Rocky Ford field brought at least $18,000 after expenses. Multiple patches delivered crates at $1.50 to $2.50 each, with consignments fetching around $4 per crate. Speculators reaped profits by buying at $1.60 to $2.50 and selling to northern markets at higher prices. Some expect next spring’s Dougherty county acreage to jump tenfold, though the crop remains highly uncertain and weather sensitive. Watermelons have fared poorly in the Albany district with weak prices and uncertain profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Georgia
Lerze
Dougherty County
Spmaker
Iimits
New York
Pring
Body of Kronstadt girl found near Hilton Head
Savannah reports the body of Annie Kronstadt, one of the Daufuskie drownings, recovered from a marsh at the mouth of Broadriver on Hilton Head Inland South Carolina. An inquest proceeded, the body buried briefly, then moved to Savannah and interred in Lewis Grove Jewish section amid about 600 mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Kronstadt
Hilton Head
Savannah
Daufuskie
Broadriver
South Carolina
Fillton Head
F. W. Wilder
Kronstadt
Leuvel Grove
Oscar Singleton Held in Zebulon Jail for Assault
Oscar Singleton, a sixteen year old African American boy from Barnesville, Ga, is charged with assaulting a girl of the same race. He was given a commitment trial and remanded to the county jail at Zebulon to await the next session of the superior court. Local Negroes express special excitement over the youth of the accused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Singleton
Barnesville
Young Carrollton Soldier Receives Regular Army Lieutenancy
Boss Heesa aged twenty one son of Oscar Reese and nephew of Judge No Adamson is appointed first lieutenant in the regular army by President McKinley after exam approval. He previously served in the Spanish American War and re enlisted in the Twenty-ninth United States Volunteers for the Philippines. He spent nearly two years in active field service on Luzon with a band of Macabebe natives and earned a second lieutenancy for meritorious action. His boldness and service have drawn many commendations from superiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Boss Heesa
Oscar Reese
Adamson
McKinley
Reese
Twenty-ninth Regiment of
United States Volunteers
Philippines
Luzon
Three Men Arrested for Watermelon Theft in Carrollton
Howard Portwood Sam Portwood and George Lenders, all young white men from western Carroll County, were jailed on July 17 in Carrollton on charges of stealing watermelons from Jack Henderson near Shiloh on July 1. They faced commitment trials and were bound over in default of $200 bonds each as evidence pointed to their involvement.
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Carrollton
Howard
Sam Portwood
George Lenders
Jack Henderson
Shiloh
Eit
Gold Fever in Wilkes County Sparks Mining Rush
The Wilkes County region experiences a gold rush as Latimer vents prospecting on his plantation and a 1000 pounds of dirt yields a lump worth 1500 to 2760 dollars. The Seminole Mining Company sinks a new shaft at Magrader mines with modern machinery, while the Columbia Mining Company reports paying property worth about 800000 dollars. Locals believe the rich vein may extend through the county, boosting excitement and prospects in Wilkes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Ga
Wilkes
L.W
Latimer
Charlotte
Columbia Gold
Columbia Mining Company
Seminole Mining Company
Western Capital
Magrader
Columbia Ning Company
What are Humors and their effects explained
The text describes humors as vittatea or fiorbid-nalds coursing through the veing and affecting tissues. They arise from sietochive anger or ton and can be inherited. Manifestations include various cutaneous eruptions, eczema, pimples, boils, and general debility. Hood's Sarsaparilla is prescribed to expel them and strengthen the systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Preparations for New Federal Court Quarters Begin in Athens
Athens July 17 Special Preparations will soon be made for arranging quarters for the new division of the federal court established here by act of Congress last spring. The Athens committee, with citizen aid, will prepare suitable space for the court to be ready for the session in November. The docket will be heavy with at least fifty cases set for trial, including several civil matters and bankruptcy filings. After Congress reconvenes in December movement will start to secure a government building to house the post office and federal court, with hopes for an appropriation to fund the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Congress
Athena ‘Committee
Kinnebrew
Gaston
Atlanta
Congréss
Washington
Hurn and His Vineyards Prosper in South Georgia
Alex Hurn, of Brunswick, reports a fine week of weather and steady rain that boosted his vineyard near Wasi. Grapes now reach Southern railway markets with strong orders. he handles shipping personally. Responding to Colonel Wadée, he planted one acre of cassava, two feet high, clean and barely hoed, using a sweep plow and minimal fertilizer. Hog fattening will follow harvest, and costs are tracked to demonstrate cassava value to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Alex Hurn
Wasi
Southern Railway
South Georgia
Hurn
Wadée
Waycross Air Line extension to Cordele underway in 1901 reports
Special dispatch notes rapid extension work on the Waycross Air Line from Waycross to Cordele. Fifteen cars of construction material are en route and a grading outfit has passed through with two dollars of mules. The line is expected to reach Cordele by January 1902 making the route shorter to the west and to Florida and Montgomery by about an hour and thirty-eight miles shorter than competing routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Cordele
J . Waybross
Ald
Cordéle
Waycross Air Line
Waycross
Brunswick Items Dispatch Receiverships and Local Ventures
In Glynn superior court Judge Bennet disposed of the Brunswick Book Company receivership and the Palmer Shoe Company reservership. Judge Bishop of Eastman attended on legal business. L N Buford plans timber survey at Altamaha for mill site. The Brunswick and Birmingham rail road will meet Seaboard near Everett to connect with Savannah. Joseph H Phillips of National Auction and Improvement Co attends annual directors meeting. the firm reports recent Southern expansion. No regular races between Mansacon and Dragoon. I D M Strachan notes two boats to be tested together, no races planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Bennet
Glynn Superior Court
Thas
Brunswick Book Company
Palmer Shoe Company
Bishop
Eastman
L. N. Buford
Roanoke
Altamaha
Brunswick and Birmingham
Seaboard Air Line
Everett
Savannah
Joseph H. Phillips
National Auction, and Improvement
Copany
Brunswick Business
Phillips
Dragoon
I. D. M. Strachan
Profits in Raising Pecans in Waycross Area
Special from Waycross Georgia notes pretty pecan groves within the city and county. Some nuts from a Waycross tree sold last year for planting at 20 cents each. A Homerville tree yields about 20 dollars yearly. nuts shipped to Jacksonville. Observer M Hoskinson reports temperatures of 102, 98, 96, and 96 over four days, marking Waycross as among the cooler Georgia locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware Mounty
Waycross
Homerville
Jacksonville
M. Hoskinson
Georgia
Congregationalists Hold Waycross District Session
Waycross Georgia July 17 Special session of the Waycross district conference of the Congregational church convenes at Whitehall church east of town Saturday at 10 o clock with services through Sunday A contingent of the Christian Layman Workers Association has just returned from Live Oak Clinch county where they aided Rev R P Fain in a revival Attendees include Mrs William Parker Mrs Georgia EB Jones Mrs I L Piutchins Mrs R G Wenne G Clough and W J Smith Messrs C Buchanan and J G Clough plan a revival at Bickley next Saturday and Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
The
Congregational Church
Whitehall Church
Christian Layman Workers’ Association of
Live Oak
Clinch County
R. Pp. Fain
Evidence of Oil Reported in Sumter County
Prospectors in Sumter County report unmistakable evidence of oil at Sumter station south of Americus. Landowners show great interest and experiments will begin immediately after months of belief in oil existence prior to Beaumont discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter
Americus
Sumter Station
Beaumont
Southern Polytechnic School Seeks Expanded Capacity
Waycross Ga July 17 advisory board of the Southern Polytechnic school will meet to consider enlarging the present quarters. Board includes G Fy Gilbert chairman G Clough J G Spears Edward F Jeffords and William Steely. The school has been crowded and seating capacity will be increased. Commencement exercises are set for July 26 and 26 with Rev Joe Jones of Cartersville to preach the sermon at the Baptist church. The school will reopen in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Polytechnic School
Waycross
G. Fy. Gilbert
G Clough
J. G Spears
Edward F. Jeffords
Wiliam
Steely
Joe Jones
Cartersville
Baptist Church
Lightning Strikes Waycross Residence. Chimney Damaged
During yesterday afternoon’s thunderstorm in Waycross Georgia lightning struck the residence of Mr J E B Jones. The chimney was broken down and a large hole fractured in the roof. Mrs Jones received a severe shock and was knocked down by the bolts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
J. EB. Joneau
Brocke
Jomes
Postell Sets Georgia Carbine Record At Avondale Range
Savannah Ga July 17 Special J C Postell established the Georgia carbine record this afternoon at the Avondale rifle range. He scored ten hits and a total of 43 points in the skirmish, setting a new mark for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postell
Savannah
J. C. Postel
Avondale
Skirmish
Three Way Race for Floyd County Tax Collector
In Floyd County Georgia a three way contest forms for tax collector as Colonel A W Walton joins William A Wright and John M Vandiver. The July primary is expected to be hot with strong local support and Walton’s previous narrowly lost mayoral bid fueling the heated field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Floyd County
A. W. Walton
William A. Wright
John M. ‘Waldiver
Bott
Vandiver
Walton
Hoxey Found Guilty in Murder Verdict with Mercy Request
In Floyd County Georgia Jim Hoxey faced trial for killing John Weems at a Williams Yast Juna home. The jury returned a guilty verdict with a mercy recommendation, sentencing him to two years. The report notes a prior murder case within the week and a grand jury targeting vagrants gamblers and other criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weems
Bloyd
Rome
Jim Hoxey
John ‘Weems
Williams Yast’ Juna
Hoxey
Arthur Griggs
Wfa
Vintent
Thrilling near catastrophe on San Francisco rail trip
Thirty Georgians aboard a special Epworth League car from Columbus to the San Francisco convention faced a peril when a Los Angeles gas lamp exploded near the car’s end, igniting flames. W Lott pulled the bell cord thrice to stop the train before anyone was harmed, allowing all to escape with minor losses as the flames were extinguished.اضر
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
California
Columbus
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Ipassensgera
Lott
Yom and Gus Reynolds Meet After 36 Years Separated
In Columbugy Georgia on July 17 special report describes an emotional scene at police headquarters as Tom Reynolds from Austin Texas encounters Gus Reynolds, Columbus sergeant, reuniting after a 36 year split since Montgomery in 1855. The brothers, now about fifty, walk into the station and embrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbugy
Tom Reynolds
Austin
Tex
Gus Reynolds
Montgomery
Texas
Mortuary notices from Macon and Eatonton area deaths
Multiple obituaries and death notices from July 17 include W C Knobloch of Macon from Buffalo bakery success with eight surviving children and two marriages. Love Wynn of Hickory Level dies after illness. Mrs Bettie Hearn McCalla wife of Dr L C McCall dies of consumption. and Mike Gran killed on the steamer Krata near Pocahontas by a pearl buyer, with suspect Phillips jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knobloch
Macon
W. C. Knobloch
Buffalo
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythies and
Elks
Love Wynn
Hickory Level
Carrollton
Bettie Hearn McCalla
L. C. McCall
Black Rock
Ark
Mike Gran
Black River
Pocahontas
Tennessee
Phillips
Equity case heard at Mount Airy involving National Bank
At Mount Airy Georgia on July 17 a major equity suit National Bank of the Republic versus Hobbs and Tucker was heard before Judge Emory Speer. The nearly hundred thousand dollar matter saw representation by Hall Wimberly and W W Bacon for the plaintiffs and Buford M Davis Dupont Gerry and George F Jones for the defendants. Judge Speer appointed Harry Co Dunwoody of Brunswick as United States commissioner for the southern district of Georgia on the judge’s request to assist in the administration of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
National Bank of the Republc
Hubbs & Tucker
Emory Speer
Hall Wimberly
W. W. Bacon
Buford M. Davis
Dupont
Gerry
George 5. Jones
Speer
Hon
Harry Co. Dunwoody
Brunswick
United States
Georgia
Dunwoody
Mysterious Woman Valued Land Purchases Near Decatur
A wealthy unidentified woman dressed in black silk bought hundreds of acres near Heartsell and in New Decatur, paying cash and enforcing secrecy. The purchases, made under heavy guard, led locals to suspect the figure may be Mrs. Hetty Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Decatur
Ala
Heartsell
Hetty Green
Physician post in Columbus filled by Schley
Columbus Ga July 17 Dr Frank Y Schley was elected city physician to succeed himself ending a deadlock that had halted the office. The decision came at a afternoon council session restoring medical oversight for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank Y. Schley
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Quteberl
Pho2ui Hatel
Aslington
Contragis Raye
Greenesborg
Colored Methodists
Cai
Blais
Dr. Pierce
Roel
Fiesco
Heane Kemp
Zebulon
Boss Reese
Seminole Mining’ Company
Seria
Varilla
Malaita
Federal Court
His Eine
Daria
Inn Glenn Superior Court
Congregationalists
Sclonel
Hace
Grove
Yom and
Mortuary
Liz
Whitehall
Ui. Lysu
Teuth Pende
Waurray
Hill
E& Bottia
Cale
Jos
National Bank of Republic
Hobbs and Tucker
Hetty Gresn
J. Newton
Hathaway
Inman
Broad Street
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