Prisoners Escape Chain Gang as Guard Fights Back
In Macon Georgia on July 2 a guard fired buckshot at three escaped chain gang convicts from the Seven Bridges area. Robert Carswell was found wounded in the woods with a flesh wound and a broken arm. Henry Smith was captured. Peter duBignon remains at large. Carswell, Smith, and duBignon had been sentenced for larceny.
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Macon
Robert Carswell
Houston Road
Carswell
Henry Smith
Peter duBignon
Chain Gang
Seven Bridges
Iberty
Erwin
Carewell
Eter duBign
Shot Three Times And Cut In Georgia Quarrel Over A Girl
Luther Howell and George Winston quarreled over a woman named Lucia Wooden at Zeke Thomas's store on Fourth and Boundary. Howell fired three times hitting Winston in the arm side and thigh. Howell cut Winston on the head with a knife. Both men fled Gunns hill outside the city. no arrests yet.
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Luther Howell
George Winston
Macon
Lucia Wooden
Didculty
Zeke Thomas
Fourth and
Boundary Streets
Howell
Winston Winston
Gunns Hill
Lockett Attacks Wife In Orchard Ave Home
Fred Lockett shot at his wife Clifford twice and beat her with a beer bottle at their Orchard avenue residence near the city limits in Macon Georgia. He fled after the assault but the woman reported the crime to county officers. She says he had neglected her and been away for days over another woman. Lockett is employed at Willingham mill.
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Fred Lockett
Macon
Clifford
Orchard Avenue
Healo
Lockett
Willingham
New Pastor Elected at First Presbyterian Macon
The First Presbyterian Church of Macon elected Rev J S Foster of Franklin Tennessee as pastor by unanimous vote. Foster, 83, married, will preach August 18 to inaugurate the call and await final acceptance for the church, one of the state’s largest. He and his wife are visiting Hartwell Georgia.
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First Presbyterian Church of
Macon
J. S. Foster
Macon Ga
First Presbyterian Church
J . Foster
Franklin, Teno
Foster
Ara
Hartwell
Funeral Services of Mrs Devlin at St Josephs Church
Funeral services for Mrs Uaviin Devlin were held this afternoon at 4 o clock from St Josephs Catholic church and were very largely attended. Father Medinald conducted the rites and a long procession of mourners accompanied the body to the cemetery with many beautiful flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devlin. Mascon
Uaviin
St Josephs Catholic Church
Fothir Medinald
Albert Johnson Shot Near Crumps Park in Macon
In Macon Georgia on July 28 a colored man named Albert Johnson was shot in the leg and struck on the head during a quarrel near Crumps Park. The incident began with a dispute involving a young man named Seed Maspeathes, who went to aid the injured man as the trouble escalated.
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Albert Johnson
Macon
Crumps Park
Mas Peathes
Johnson
Manliness, Vigor and Health Advertised Book
An old pamphlet promises secret methods to restore vitality and private health. It claims twenty years of medical experience and offers treatments, figures, and sealed envelopes to subscribers. The text resembles a late 19th or early 20th century public notice seeking readers for a guide on lost manhood and chronic disease.
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Perept
United States
Hood
Bealana
Ieee
Brothers in Georgia Debt Sparks Fatal Shooting
In Bibb County near Macon Tony Cummings killed his brother Tig over a 75 cent debt for a marriage license. Tony surrendered to the coroner and faced a murder verdict. he claims self defense after Tig allegedly advanced with a razor.
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Macon
Bibh County
Columbus
Tony Cummings
Tig Cummings
Tony
Tig
Ats Tersioon
Cummings
Ladies Have Narrow Escape in Bogey Run
Mrs James R Hicks Jr and a lady friend narrowly escaped serious injury when a buggy driven by Mrs Hicks ran away near the Dunlap place in East Macon. The horses bolted after loose horses in the road, throwing them into a ditch. they suffered only minor bruises while the buggy was wrecked. The horse continued through the city to Hicks & Lutally's stable on Burberry Street, where it smashed the vehicle.
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James Hicks
Macon
James R Hicks, Jr
Mra Hicks
Recreation Club
Dunlap Place
Bucey
Hicks & «Lutlally
Burberry Street
Ordination and Holy Services Across Macon Churches
In Macon churches a day of ordination and religious services unfolded. Emory College President C F E Dowman preached at Mulberry Street Methodist. Bishop Nelson led the Deacon Williams ordination at Christ Episcopal. An open air E ward meeting took place on the church lawn led by Mrs W B Bonnell. Wesleyan Female College President J W Hoberts preached at Tattall Square Presbyterian.
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C FE Dowman
Emory College
Mulberry Other Methodist Church
Nelson
Williams S
Crriat Episcopal Church
Mulberry Street
J W Hoberts
Wesleyan Female College
Tattall Square Presbyterian Church
All Differences Adjusted as Schofield Machinists to Return
Striking machinists at JS Schofield Sons & Co in Macon Georgia are set to resume work tomorrow morning after reports that all differences with the company have been satisfactorily settled. No other strikes are active in Macon aside from those at the Southern Railway shops, with railroads in the city operating full time and ample work available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield Sons & Go
Macon
JS Schofield Sons & Co
Varn
Msoo
Southern Railway
Brunswick and Birmingham Begin Docks Dredging
Brunswick GA July 28 Special Representatives of the Planford Rosa Dredging Company are taking soundings on the Brunswick and Birmingham railroad property fronting the waterfront. Indications show a five foot marl bed 800 feet inland, aiding buoyant dredging as docks and slips start. Sea board connections near by, with trains expected by August, and rapid terminal work to follow pending favorable surveys.
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Brunswick
Birmingham
Planford Rosa Dredging Company
Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad
Seaboard Air Lines
Seaboard
Thia
Suit Filed Against Brunswick in Water Company Case
Brunswick July 28 Special Deputy United States Marshal Cason served papers in a suit by Crovatt and Whitfield for the Branswick Light and Water Company seeking 726740 for sewer flushing water from January 1 1883 to date at 24900 gallons daily. Adventist Convention Adjourns Brunawick July 8 Special The second Adventist convention adjourned this morning aiding many people. Henry Shoots His Own Wife Eatontania July 24 Special Turner and Bishop Johnson quarreled over business. in attempting to take the Ute Henry shot his own wife nearby. she is Bishop's sister and seriously wounded. brothers-in-law and associates in cleaning and pressing men’s clothing.
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Brunswick
United States
Cason
Crovatt and Whitfield
Branswick Light and Water Company
Adventist Convention
Brunawick
Second Adventist Convention
Henry
Eatontania
Tenry Turner
Bishop Johnson
Bishop
Bishopere
Burglars Target Mabelton Post Office in 46 Dollars Theft
Special report from Mabelton Georgia notes burglars broke into the local post office last night securing 46 dollars in cash and a valuable watch. entry was gained by prying the back door while attempts were also made on Moss and Co and J W Dodgens stores. In Chicago a book agent's misadventure involved a washerwoman and comic exchanges as he attempted to sell work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabelton
Mabelton Ga
Moss & Co
J W. Dodgens
Flames Extinguished Just in Time On Desert Car Ride
A gas lamp explosion aboard a special Georgia party car near Los Angeles forced passengers to abandon berths as flames swept through the train at speed. A belt cord burned in two, but the car halted and all aboard escaped with only minor injuries. In Needles heat reached 120 degrees, some members prostrated but recovered.
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Columbus Ga
Sol Sarling
San Francisco
Lanning
Los Angeles
Cal
Joula F Garrard
Needles
Arizona
Columbia
Rain Favors Sufferers as Floody Harvests Loom
Rains across Kansas suppress drought worries and spur replanting of forage crops including turnips kaffir corn and sorghum as nine heat deaths and widespread prostrations are reported in Cincinnati Louisville and St Louis. A general rain brings drought relief to Dubuque and Kansas City while prayers for rain unfold in Louisville churches.
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Kans
Kansan
Santa Fe
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Dubuque Town
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Manson
Ackley
Louisville
Louisvile
St. Louis
Louis
St Louis
United States
Louieville
McCloskey
Aged Mood in Westminster Review On Modern Depression
The article discusses widespread mental depression among educated classes, suggesting a general cause behind the melancholy. It compares contemporary unease to late Pagan declines, notes the strain on Christian ethics without its theological basis, and links this to an era of transition mirroring Rome’s past.
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Westminster Review
Albert
Anfonines
Consternation in Canada over Marlborough as governor general
The piece argues that Canadian aristocratic objection to the Duke of Marlborough serving as governor general is misplaced and unlikely to influence policy. It notes the poor prospects of his social integration in Ottawa, contrasts him with established English figures, and suggests possible ambitions in Canadian public life if rumors prove true.
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Canada
Washington Post
Duke of Marlborough
Dominion
Rolontal
Regent Street
Strand
England
Marlborough
Population patterns show urban concentration in early United States
The article cites census data from 1050 to 1900 detailing city and town populations, noting that by 1050 there were about 690 places over 4600 residents, comprising a quarter of the nation’s people. It also lists leading states by incorporated towns, and comments on urban growth and distribution across regions.
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New York Sun
United States
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New Fork
Massachusetts
I Linois
Rhode Island
Catoradio
Connecticut
Mississippi
North Carolina
Vermont
Neva
Cane Gains Ground as Georgia Farmers Embrace Sugar Cane
Columbus Georgia July 28 Special. Johnson Williams president of Williams Manufacturing says cane cultivation will rival cotton in Georgia within five years. He notes 60 percent per acre increases, larger fields of 10, 25, and 150 acres, and a steady, permanent cash market for syrup at about 2.0 to 2.5 cents per gallon. The industry is moving from experimental to regular farming with many farmers diversifying and shipping syrup to Columbus.
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Columbus
Georgia
Johnson Wiliams
Williams Manufacturing Company
Williams
Mr Willams
Williama
Cairo
South Georgia
Three bullets hit man at Columbus craps game
In Columbus Georgia on July 28 a Sunday game in the Bottom east area triggered gunfire. Homer Mott shot Tom Griffin three times in what appears to be fatally wounding him. Mott, described as negrow, is at large. The shooter and victim are connected to the gathering.
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Henry Mott
Tom Griffin
Columbus Ga
Columbus
Homer Mott
Mott
Mortuary notices and obituaries of Johnson Cameron and Irwin
W H Johnson of Louisville died today after a career in telegraph and electrical work. James W Cameron of Eufaula born 182% and veteran of Mexican and Civil wars, dies leaving wife and children. Rear Admiral John Irwin, retired, dies in Washington after months of illness at age 52, survived by wife, daughter and five sons.
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W. H. Johnson
Louisville
Gily
W H Johnson
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cleveland
Telegraph Electric Hecht and Telephone
Johnson
Williamstown
Mass
T. W. Cameron
Eufaule
Ala
Eufaula
James W Cameron
Fimela
John Irwin
Washington
Iate
Naral Academy
John Irvin
Essex
Newport
Steel Strike May End This Week in Minneapolis Mills
Nailers and packers in Minneapolis flour mills threaten a one year contract demand after wage restoration to 1992 levels. Employers back a wage raise but refuse a five year contract, fueling potential widespread sympathy strikes and union pressure. Local rhythm shows tense stalemate with possible wider labor action across the plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Minn
Tha Nallera
Thoneanda
Atrika
Garment workers stifle return as strike hitch halts resume
In New York on July 23, about 16 000 garment workers slated to return to work did not. Only a few thousand did, despite shops being ready. The hitch arose when contractors demanded higher prices from manufacturers who had already settled. Manufacturers refused new demands, and contractor shops will stay closed until a settlement is reached. Steel rails move for Brunswick extension of Seaboard line.
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New York
Atlanta Railway and Power Company notice of track extensions
The undersigned company applies at the next meeting of Atlanta general council for rights to extend Capitol avenue Jing with single or double tracks from Bass street to city limits and connect with Ormond street line Aisa. extend Simpson street line with tracks and turnouts to city limits. double track St Peters and Walker Street line from Neloun Street to Leonard street and extend via Peters Street. extend Loyd and Pulliam Street line with tracks and turnouts from Clarke street to Georgia avenues. double track Courtland and Houston Pine and Piedmont avenues from North Pryor to Ponce de Leon. re lay tracks on Angier avenue from Boulevard to city limits. substitute double for single tracks on North Boulevard to city limits. install turnouts and switches on Jackson street for bidirectional operation. add curves and end switches on Edgewood avenue near Piedmont avenue to serve company property. Atlanta Railway and Power Company.
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General’ Council
City of
Atlanta
Capitol Avenue
Bass Street
City Limits
Iia Ormond Atrest
Aisa
Simpson Street
Simpson Treat
City Umits
Sts Peters and
Walker Street
Neloun Street
Leonard Street
Peters Street
Ame
Peters Sireet
Park
Loyd
Pulliam
Glarke Street
Georgia
Svens
Tts
Courtland
Houston
Pine
Piedmont Avenue
Pryor Street
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Tte
Angier Avenue
Boulevard
City Visils
North Houlevard
Irwin Street
Highland Avenue
City Limite
Jackson Street
Edgewood Avenue
Piedmont Averte
Bern
Ekewo
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Southern Photo Material Company charter petition filed
In Fulton County Georgia R A Hemphill DL Tompkins and BH Goodhart Jr petition to incorporate as Southern Photo Materials Company to operate in Atlanta. They seek a ten thousand dollar capital stock with power to increase, to manufacture and sell photographic materials and equipment, and to own lease sell and mortgage property. They request authority to elect directors officers and to bind stockholders for unpaid subscriptions. Filed July 20, 1901.
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Georgia Tilton County
R_ A. Hemphill
Atlanta
Fulton County
Georgia
Enid
Lreators
Dorshy
Brewster & Howeln
Arnold Broeles
State OF Georgia
Fulton —I
Arnold Broyles
Superior Court
Cali County
Southern Photo-Material Company
Arnold Brovras
Fulton Co
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Phelps Medical and Surgical Sanatorium
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Garment Workers
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Seaboard Air Line Railway
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Ye. E. Christion
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T. D. Green
Jefferson
Richmond
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