Egan’s Fight Against Bridge Threatens Tybee Terminals
Savannah March 21 Special President John M. Egan of the Central railway returned from Washington where he argued before the senate commerce committee against Sea board Air Line Georgia and Alabama Permanual Company rights to build a bridge across the river at Savannah to connect to Hutchinson Island terminals He intimated the Central and Ocean Steamship Company may establish Tybee Island terminals if their port interests are harmed He called the bridge proposal not an idle threat and pressed for defeat of the bill or an amendment to guarantee damages protection.
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Savannah
John M. Egan
The
Central Railway
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Seaboard Air Line
Georgia
Alabama
Permanual
Hutchinson Island
Egan
Constitution
Seaboard
Central Railway and Steamship Company
Egenhelds
Tybee
Egin
Stabbing at First Baptist Church Leads to Arraignment
Macon, Maren Avant, a 35 year old Negro, was arraigned in recorder's court after stabbing Henry Spalding and Thomas Robinson at the First Baptist Church. He also faces charges of disturbing public worship. Both victims are ushers and were trying to eject him. Avant used a razor, injuring Robinson's arm and Spalding's side. All involved are colored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Maren W
Oscar Avant
Recorder’s Court
Henry Spalding
Thomas Robinson
First Baptist Church
Avant
Spalding
Robinson
Lawrence Assault Reported After Street Attack
Last night officer Holloman found J B Lawrence on Poplar street near Second with facial injuries from a severe blow to the eye and nose. E M Boyles and Tom Karney were arrested on suspicion of the assault and arraigned in recorder's court, where they pleaded not guilty but were bound over on the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Karney
E. M. Boyles
Maccna
Holloman
J B&b. Lawrence
Poplar Street
Second
Polce
Recorder's Court
Chief of Police Suspended Over Refusal to Obey Mayor
In Flovilla Georgia on March 21 a police chief was suspended for ten days after refusing to arrest four well dressed Philadelphia men riding a train from Atlanta to Savannah without a warrant. Mayor Duke ordered trial on a town ordinance and the chief faced dismissal after the men were escorted from town.
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Flovilla
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Savannah
Charles J. Batley
J. D. Alexander
Thomas Stephens
C. J. Armstrong
Willard
Crawford
Duke
Chief Willard
Major Duke
W 38. White
Georgia Masons Plan Large Seventh District Convention
Rome Georgia March 21 special. The seventh district convention of Georgia Masons will meet in Rome May 7 with every lodge represented. Ladies night on May 7 features music addresses stereopticon and banquet. May 8 begins the largest Masonic gathering in Georgia with grand officers from Georgia Alabama and other states. Grand Master Max Meyerhardt will oversee third degree work at Cherokee lodge No 66 along with a grand banquet. Railroads offer one and one third fare for the event. Grand Commander E A Cutts to inspect Rome commandery with Temple orders conferred and a banquet. Cutts a former Rome resident will be honored and welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Georgia Masons
Georgia
Alabama
Cherokee Lodge
No. 66
Tennessee
Florida
Mississippi
South Carolinas
Max Meyerhardt
E. A. Cutts
Knights Templars of
Order of the Temple
Cutts
Knights Templars
Ronn
Execution of John Peavy Dies on Gallows at Vienna Ga
John Henry Peavy, condemned for the July murder of Jesse Ford, was hanged at Vienna on March 21 after a prior delay. He died in 23 minutes from strangulation when the noose claimed his life. He had claimed an accomplice, Frank A. Peavy, who was tried and acquitted.
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Jesse Ford
Vienna
John Henry Peavy
Peavy
Frank A. Peavy
Murer
Williams urged by friends for prison commissioner
Columbus Ga March 21 Special Captain Wiley Williams ex chief of police has been urged by friends to announce as a candidate for prison commissioner and receives daily letters pledging support. He has not stated he is a candidate and resigned with intent to retire from politics though gratified by encouragement.
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Columbus
Wiley Williams
Williams
Meeting Between Street Railway Officials Urged In New Orleans
In New Orleans on March 21, union leaders pressed for a conference with railroad presidents who refused to discuss union recognition. Tonight’s central labor body meeting could decide on a strike by Sunday. Prominent citizens form a volunteer committee to maintain order amid tensions and past Debs movement echoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Central Labor Body
Central Labor Council
Sugar for the salty sea schooner wrecked off Molasses Reef
The four masted schooner Monhegan bound from Havana to Delaware breakwater with 10 000 bags of sugar went ashore Sunday near Key Largo. High seas caused her loss and the crew, taken by W J H Taylor at Key West, were later landed. Salvage attempts and wreck details reached Tampa on March 21.
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Tampa
Fla
Monhegan
J. J. Murphy
Havana
Delaware
Key Largo
Key West
W. J. H. Taylor
Charter Granted To New Corpant
Columbus Ga March 21 A charter was granted to the Interstate Railway Construction Company to build the Columbus Eufaula and Gulf railroad from Columbus to St Andrews Bay Florida a 175 mile route through Georgia Alabama and Florida W A Hawkins manager left for Atlanta to secure the charter and the company plans to organize in Columbus soon Dirt work to begin by May 1 with northern capital pledged and a terminal site requested in Columbus After main line completion branches to Apalachicola and Tallahassee are proposed St Andrews Bay noted as a deep water port with shore depth of 86 feet
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Columbus, Ga
Columbus
Hawking
Hawkins
Americus
Fitzgerald
Chattahoochee River
St. Andrews Bay
Florida
Apalachicola
Tallahassee
Fla
Speer Dismisses Plea in Savannah Vitrified Brick Case
Judge Emory Speer of the U S district court dismissed the plea of jurisdiction by Savannah mayor and aldermen in an injunction suit over paving Gaston Street with vitrified brick. Jurisdiction was held. case slated for trial next fall. city lawyers predict the ruling favors the court. Mayor Myers said Speer would claim jurisdiction in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Emory Speer
United States District Court
Gaston Street
Judge Speer
Myers
Massachusetts Mills to double Lindale Georgia plant capacity
Rome Georgia March 21 Special report says the Massachusetts Mills Company has purchased the Lindale Company. The Georgia mill will be doubled in capacity at once with an outlay not less than 500000. The Lindale lands and storehouse add to the asset base, and the total Georgia mill investment is expected near 1500000. Local real estate owners react with excitement.
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Rome
Massachusets Mills Company
Lindale Company
Massachusetts
Georgia
Massachusetts Mill
Massachusetts Mills
Lindale
Massachusetts Mill Company
Boozeville
Resolutions by Directors on Death of Captain S. S. Dunlap
Macon Ga March 21 special The directors of the Exchange Bank adopt resolutions on the death of Captain Samuel S Dunlap vice president of the bank dated March 8 1902. They note a loss of a faithful officer and zealous coworker and pledge to cherish his memory and emulate his virtues a page in the minute book will stand as a memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange
Macon
The
Exchange Bank
Dunlap
Samuel S. Dunlap
Depositors Hopeful as Bank Assets Cover Liabilities
Americus Georgia March 21 excitement over the suspension of the People's Bank of Americus fades. Assignee Ellis prepares a full statement of assets and liabilities for depositors meeting. If permitted he will administer affairs fully and carefully. Assets are considered nearly sufficient to liquidate the indebtedness with little loss expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Bank
Americus
People's Bank of
Ellis
Wesa
Deaths of Several Notables Reach Savannah and Beyond
A batch of obituaries notes the sudden death of Mrs Frances M Way widow of Col Charlton H Way in Savannah near Beaulieu after rheumatic troubles. Also reported are the deaths of Mrs Jennie Nichols in Griffin and Isaac Ross at Rossdale Opelika plus brief notes on Mrs Harriet Bee Bishop Athens and Miss Mary J Thomas Columbus with funeral details and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Frances M. Way
Charlton H. Way
Beaulieu
Way
Are
Milledgevile
Charles H. Olmstead
Susan Jones
Atlanta
J. P. Nichols
Griffin
Jennie Nichols
JP. Nichols
Griffin Banking Company
Thirteenth Street
The
Baptist Church
T First Baptist Church
J. H Smith
Edward Co. Smith
Charles F. Wolcott
Otis
Henry Bishop
A. H
E. R
J. M. Hodgson
Bilison
R. B. Thomas
John E. Booth
St. Paul Church
St. Luke Church
C. E. Bruce
Jackson
Augusta
E. W. Pilcher
C. H. Bruce
Mary Eliza Tigner
Columbus
W. BR. Tigner
Stock raising urged at University of Georgia
Colonel Wade of Atlanta spoke to the agricultural and senior classes in Athens urging Georgia farmers to adopt stock raising. He cited 25 million dollars yearly sent out of state and urged scientific, practical effort while not opposing University efforts to educate intellectual leaders, wanting industrial and agricultural work to go hand in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Wade
University
Athens
I Wade
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Georgia
Chosen Assistant Cashier Promoted at First National Bank
Luther Williams promoted from teller to assistant cashier at First National Bank Macon Georgia. The new office honors late cashier W W Wrigley who died yesterday. Williams effectively serves as cashier in title. Williams, long associated with the bank, is praised as competent and reliable, with many friends pleased by the promotion.
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Luther Williams
First National Bank
Macon
Williams
W. W. Wrigley
Willams
Mrs F A Schoneman Funeral Held at St Josephs
Funeral services for Mrs F A Schoneman were conducted at St Josephs Catholic Church in Macon Georgia on March 21. Father Winkler officiated. burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers included George Biaess Philip Cohn Philip Avord J O McMillan I Vannucci Sr M Pegger S Helfrich and W H Schatzman. Born in Germany in 1822 she was 7 years old at death and widow of the late F A Schoneman, a noted confectioner.
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St. Josephs Catholic Church
Macon
F. A. Schoneman
St Joseph Catholic Church
Winklereld
Rose Hill Cemetery
George Biaess
Philip Cohn
Philip Avord
J O. McMillan
I. Vannucci, Sr
M. Pegger
Columbus Board of Trade elects officers in Columbus Ga
On March 21 the Columbus Board of Trade elected W. L. Lott as president Frank G Lumpkin as vice president and John C Conart as secretary and treasurer All officers are noted as prominent insurance men reflecting a coincidence in professional background in the leadership slate.
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Board of Trade
Columbus
Columbus Board of Trade
W. L. Lott
Frank G. Lumpkin
John C. Conart
Savannah Seeks Carnegie Library Grant in City Council
A Savannah city committee, led by Mayor Myers, decided to propose to Andrew Carnegie that the city fund a five dollar annual maintenance appropriation for a Carnegie library. The group hopes Carnegie will donate at least 190000 dollars, with the Georgia Historical Society likely supplying most books. The plan includes using a city owned Christchurch cemetery area as the library site, with site costs estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Myers
Georgia Historical Society
Carnegie Free Library
Christchurch
Abercorm Strert
Carnegi Avires
Losses by Athens Fire Narrowed to About $100,000
Athens Ga March 11 Special. Losses in the Rucker compress fire will not reach 156000 but about 100000. Holst Co losses reduced from 450 bales to 110. Bil lups Phinizy loss down 100. Compress machinery saved. Salvage expected to about 25 percent. Fire chief McDorman and crew praised for heroism. efforts continue on debris. rebuilding steps planned after losses are adjusted.
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Athens
Holst & Co
Billups Phinizy
McDorman
Tidwell Announces Candidacy for Spalding Legislature
Tidwell announces for the Spalding county legislature seat challenging incumbent J J Flynt. The race shapes up as a highly watched contest between two popular figures with strong backing on both sides.
Veterans Camp Differ On Plan For Indigent Confederates
Camp Lomax Confederate Veterans debated care for indigent soldiers last night. Anger at creating a home funded by donations. preference for state relief in localities. Governor Oates to propose pension-law changes. two veterans already in county poorhouse to be moved. Delegates named for the Dallas reunion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Camp Lomax
Montgomery County Poor House
Dallas
Paul Sanguinetti
J. M Riley
C. P. Rogers
J. H. May
A. L. R. Thompson
Frank McLane
B. M. Washburn
G W. Eley
Athens Postoffice Receipts Signal Growth and Need for New Building
Athens postoffice shows a steady rise in yearly receipts with a $3,017.42 increase over the prior year and a splendid gain in the money order department. The growth has crowded the office, making efficient work difficult and highlighting the need for a new government building in Athens.
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Athens Postoffice
Athens
Cotton Brings 918 Cents in Forsyth Sale
Forsyth Ga March 21 Z M Maynard of Forsyth sold in bales of cotton to Kincaid Manufacturers Company Griffin Ga at 9 1/2 cents per pound. Very little ton is remaining in the warehouse as none has been shipped since 190k.
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Forsyth
Z. M. Maynard
Kincaid Manufacturers Company
Griffin
Georgia chautauqua opens in Albany in thirty days
Albany Ga March 21 Special The fourteenth annual Georgia chautauqua assembly opens in thirty days and runs eight days. Attendance in 1901 set records and organizers expect higher turnout next month with noted teachers and entertainers. Dr H R Palmer will conduct the chorus with 250 voices. Lecturers include Dr Charles N Simms and Gov Candler among others. Military displays with over twenty companies and three regiments will accompany the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
The
Georgia Chautauqua
America
Misa Jennie Teager
Memphis
H. R. Palmer
New York
Assembly
South
Charles N Simms
Homer T. Wilson
Texas
Candler
James M. Griggs
George W. Bain
John Gunn
John Temple Graves
John J. Tigert
J. Harris Chappell
Georgia State Troops
Natonal Guard
Alabama
Terrell Speaks at Eatonton Address Delivers Statesmanlike Speech
At Putnam County Superior Court adjournment Hon J M Terrell spoke to a large crowd in Eatonton Georgia March 21 He was introduced by Hon Thomas G Lawson and his address drew hearty applause He avoided references to other governorship candidates and covered major topics while being graciously entertained by Mr and Mrs G S Wingate Banang
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Eatonton
Putnam's Superior Court
J. M. Terrell
Putnam County
Thomas G. Lawson
MA Menie
Eo Wingate Banang
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Steamoni
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Bridge
Tybee Island
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Ean
Fuego A
Sigty Wess & Hodsondws
Witch Hazel
Ingist Spon Genuine Fond
Lancely
John Peavy
NEW Corpant
Movida
Secretary of State
Speer
Lindale Mill
Massachusetts III
Frances Way
Bove’ Clotisi & Boys’ Clothing
Upilinss
Lod
Siserlan
Sands
Colmer Alabeanes
Pryor Streets
Washington, D. C
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore. Md
MR. Carnegie
Tidwell
Jiffin
J. A. J. Tidwell
Spalding County
J. J. Flynt
Camp Falkner
Camp Lomax Hinks
State of
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