Wheatley poised for major post amid war department tug
Washington March 3 telegrams show war department officials and Plant system managers clashing over troop transport from Cuba. Senator Bacon urges Walter Wheatley be promoted to major in Colonel Rays immune regiment to fill a vacancy. Bacon also backs Lieutenant Colonel Wylly for continued service, likely in Cuba or civic roles, as Wood and Corbin weigh muster-out constraints.
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Washington
War Department
Cuba
General Humphries
St Savanoah
Wrenn
United States
Bird
Savannah
Wheatley
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Walter Wheatley
Ray
Bacon
Wylly
Cor- Sidr
Macon
Wood
Corbin
Wily
Immune
Benator Bacon
Willy
Gevernment
Benator Bacop
Monument to Patrick Walsh Earmarked in Augusta Square
Augusta Georgia March 3 Augusta will erect a bronze statue of Hon Patrick Walsh late mayor to honor his role with Henry W Gundy in southern development subscriptions pour in from Georgia and South Carolina with gifts ranging from 9 to 10 while larger pledges are expected the monument cost not less than 10 000
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Augusta
Patrick Walsh
Aize
South
Henry W. Gundy
D. Cohen
Georgia
South Carolina
Storm in Walton County Hits Vinegar Hill
A severe rain storm and cyclone swept Walton County in the early morning injuring Emeline Stil of Vinegar Hill. Her house was wrecked and land damaged, fences and bridges were washed away while trees were uprooted. No serious injuries beyond the reported infortunes in the area.
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Loganvills
Vinegar Hill
Qira
Emeline
Moana
Cryptic Medical Promises Marketed as Quick Cure
Fragmentary ad style text claims quick fixes for unspecified ailments. Mentions a service or product promising cures, gratitude to readers, and a generic assurance of curing others. Tone suggests promotional medical hype without clear specifics.
Two Bodies Recovered After Mine Cave-In in Carteraville
In Carteraville Georgia on March 23 special report says Frank McEver and Charien McCul ver were recovered about noon from the Chumbly Hill mine cave in. Their bodies lay buried in mud and indicate the miners lived briefly after the collapse. Rescue teams continue for Thad Chastain as hope for life fades.
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Carteraville
Frank McEver
Charien ‘McCul
Chumbly Hill
Thad Chastain
Ife
Colored Republicans Meet in Columbus Georgia
About fifty colored Republicans of Mbecokee met to discuss political wrongs they claim. They allege local white bosses monopolize influence and consider reorganizing the party on a strictly black basis. The gathering condemned national leaders, accusing President McKinley of indifference to the negro, and a red presidential booklet was introduced by state leaders.
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Columbus
Mbecokee Eouity
McKinley
Aresent
Wreck on Atlantic Coast Line Near Augusta
A passenger train on the Atlantic Coast Line derailed after crossing the river bridge inside Augusta limits. The coach overturned on a sharp curve. six year old daughter of Professor Mack of Denmark suffered facial injuries. A sleeper and engine collision caused minor damage. one trainman was hurt.
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Atlantic Coast
Augusta
Tolay
River Bridge
Professor Mack
Denmark
Another Griffin Factory Planned as Grifin Expands
Grifin Georgia March 2 Special A new $100000 cotton factory is under construction as an addition to the Griffin Manufacturing Company. Material is arriving daily and over a hundred workers are expected by April 16 to help erect the plant. W J Kincaid of the Griffin Manufacturing Company and the Kincaid Manufacturing Company say the building is ready and machinery will run by the next cotton harvest.
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Griffe
Grifin
Grifin Manufacturing Company
Wr. W. J. Kincaid
Griffin Manufacturing Company
Kincaid Manufacturing Company
Wedding in Waycross Ga A Fair Evening Ceremony
Mies Mira Taylor daughter of Mrs T G Bibb and Mr J A Varrite popular conductor on the PlantaYatem were married last evening at the bride’s parents home. Rev Dr George C N McDowell conducted the ceremony with a large attendance including visitors from Savannah Brunswick and other points. The couple will spend several days in Tampa Fla before returning.
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Waycross Waycros
Mies Mira Taylor
T. G Bibb
J. A. Varrite
George C. N. McDowell
Savannah
Brunswick
Tampa
Fla
Green Thomas Severely Injured Cutting Board for Plow
Quinnan Georgia March 2. Green Thomas a 3 negro man living a mile or two from the country cut his foot badly today while making a guiding board for his plow with a club ax. The wound bled steadily as he was rushed to town and the trail of blood led to the doctor's office where it was dressed.
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Quinnan
Green Thomas
Hafrs
Fayette Brett Held On Assault Charge In Waycross
Special reports Brett, a Fayette resident, is jailed in Waycross Ga on charges of assault with intent to murder fireman John W. Lee age 13. Bond set at 200 dollars. Attorneys Toomer Reynolds Spence Jeffords. Unclear other details mention plant system locomotive and an opera house fire in Thomasville with railroad issues.
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Brett
Waycross
Fayette Brett
Aseadit
John W. Lee
Toomer & Reynolds
Spence & Jefferds
Piaron
A. L. Jobsson
Pokes Railroad
Young Men Meet at Milledgeville Convention Opens
Delegates from Georgia and visitors from other states attend the first meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association in Milledgeville. Morning business, registrations, and an afternoon program at First Baptist Church feature talks on Bible study duties and how to gain value from the convention.
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Milledgeville
Young Men's Christan Association
Young Men's Christian Association
B. Waters McGill
Atlanta, Ga
P. Williamson
J. R. Gunn
BE. L. Fielda
W. Cc. Taylor
Mercer University
Macon
Charles D. McKenney
D. J. P Myers
State University
Athens
T. R King
Fred C. Jackson
Keith Conway
Walter Hodgson
Blake W. Godfrey
John A. Watton
William Fraser
Georges L. Lumbard
C. T. Holm
I. Newman
Stallings
RW. Eubanks
J. A. Bley
Auatta
PB. O. Sellers
W. Polhill Wheeler
I. Stacy
First Baptist Church
State Young Men's Christian Association
Millidgeville
W. H. Warren
State i Young Men
Christian Association
Sellers
C. P. Williamson
Carlatian
Atlanta
W. K. Matthews
New York City
Young Men's Chrisstian Association
Stacy
L. Sates
Waters McGill
Medill
C. T. Crawford
Wiliam E. Reynolds
Middle Georgia Mechanical and Agricultural College
J. Harris Chappell
Girls’ Normal and Industrial College
Curiatian Church of
Swindling Scheme Targeting Ex Slaves in Floyd County
A widespread swindle targets former slaves in Floyd County and across the seventh district by falsely claiming a pension bill for ex southern slaves has passed. Con artists, possibly posing as government agents, have collected fees from gullible Black residents. Judge Maddox reports letters and calls from many victims in Rome and Pryor’s Station.
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Floyd County
Rome
Seventh Congressional District
Congress
Maddox
Washington
Pryor's Station
Monald
Judy Maddox
Benatar Mason
Sid Panished
Fire devastates Thomasville livery stable and opera house
A major blaze in Thomasville Ga destroyed Palin blacksmith shop Whittaker Elder livery stable and stock opera house and German hall. About twenty thousand dollars in losses with extensive insured values and several animals killed or injured after sparks from a passing locomotive. Firemen struggled to control the flames.
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Thomasville
Palin
Whittaker § Elder
Reed
Opera House
Whittaker
L. Hayes
Hitler
3. I. Hayes
Reid & Culpepper
EB. M. Mallette’s
Fall Fire and Marine
Nevional
Phoenix
London
Hansell & Merrill
Aetna
Home
New York
Westchester
Delaware
Hartford
E. M. Smith
Liverpool
London and Globe
Royal
Culpepper
Niagara
J. F. Evang
Continental
J. F. Parker
Pala
Ine
West Points New Ice Factory teased in West Point Ga
A water well is being dug on the West Point mill lot to supply the new five ton daily ice factory operated by West Point Investment Company. Groundbreaking has begun and progress is steady with the full plant arriving in parts. The town also sees plans for a wholesale grocery warehouse by West Point Commission and Brokerage Company and rumors of a new cotton oil plant similar to Lanett mills this summer.
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West Point
West Point of Mills
West Point Investment Company
West Faint Commission and Brokerage Company
Lanett Cotton Mills
Mission notes and bank plans in Georgia region
Bishop Candier disclaims responsibility for statements on Cobo remarks at an Oxford meeting. He praises Cuba reports and Protestant missions while predicting difficulties will be overcome. Loganville bank plans emerge with M L Hockmore arranging backing and a September opening. In Griffin a colored woman Lacy Connally is jailed for shoplifting大量 dry goods and clothing from multiple merchants.
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Candier Min
Candier
Cobo
Oxford
Taloa
Cuba
Gure
Columbus
Bank For
Loganville
M. L. Hockmore
Lawrenceville
Grifiz
Connally
Ghe
Ripon City case before Judge Speer argued in admiralty
The Ripon City libel case, from Savannah, before Judge Speer in U S court, centers on charter terms, agency realization, and alleged damages of 270 dollars as master Wag questioned Mims Co to handle the ship's agency during a fire. The ship owned by Noll McLean Co of Liverpool. Proceedings moved from December 1886 to March.
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Constitution Bureau
Brown House
Macon
Ripon City
Lase
Speer
United States Court
Savannah
Garrard, Meldrim& Newman
Charlton, Mackall & Anderson
Garamnah
William
Eail
J. F. Mims & Co
Mims& Co
Ahe
Wilson
Philadelphia
Ptrachan
Columbus
Diserac
Pares
H.J. Walker
Ftreman
Ed Rayfield
Boand of Health
Walker
Rayfield
Cama
Comer First
Arch Streets
Board of Health
Not a Proper Cure All Say Lena Druggist Motz Letter
A Lena Illinois druggist Mr John Motz F D warns against fake grip cures and endorses Dr Miles Nervine. Motz recalls curing his daughter during La Grippe and notes selling hundreds of bottles under the Miles guarantee. The letter extols Dr Miles Nervine as a trusted remedy available widely with refund if it fails.
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John Motz
Fu. D
Lena
Miles Medical Co
Miles
Bibb County plans road improvements to avoid debt
Bibb County will spend about 25 dollars yearly on permanent road work using local rock gravel and clay. Two squads will build ten to twelve miles of permanent road annually aiming to complete the program in three years with no new debt. The plan includes possible extra hands and a reduced convict force to finance the effort.
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Bibb County
G. W. Davis
Board of County Commissioners
Capadour
Shooting Scrape at Brewton Ends in Death in Brewton
News reports a fatal shooting in Brewton near Dublin as Fleet Smith, a Black man, is mortally wounded and two white men, Joe Lovett and Ben Maddox, are badly hurt after locking the suspect in Maddox’s store. The incident sparked fear and crowds in the village as shots rang out and panic followed. California floods feared after persistent rains raise flood risks in parts of the state.
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Dublin
Brewton
Fleet Smith
Joe M. Lovett
Ben Maddox
Dubin
Lovett
Maddox
Mr. Maddox
Alore
France and Britain Near Newfoundland Settlement
London March 4 The Standard reports a tentative agreement between Great Britain and France on Newfoundland. France would surrender shore rights if adequately compensated, with a satisfactory settlement anticipated.
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France
England
London
Standard
Great Britain
Newfoundland
Treasury data on tea imports for the year
A treasury department statement shows total tea imports of all kinds admitted at all United States ports during the year amounted to about 5,140,968 pounds.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
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Coucn Master
Barcelona
M. Jane
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Willam HM. Miller
Plant System
Mr. Miller
Thomaivile
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Ripon
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Recorder
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Dr. Altes’ Nerving
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Dr. Mites
A. W. Farlinder
Rey
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W. A. Jones
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