Pottle murder case and city annexation fight loom in Macon
In Macon central news, Allen Fuller and others discuss the Pottle murder affidavits and implicate two unnamed white men amid intense trial prep. A separate injunction blocks a South and East Macon annexation vote as Judge Felton expects six hours of arguments. Funeral services reveal city figures, with Dr. Grant visiting Mercer and Haddock's fire devastates Haddock station, while Mercer Cornell baseball and Rip Van Winkle events energize local scene.
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South Macon
East Macon
Felton
Shaw Wants Reconciliation in Hot Springs Speech
General A. D. Shaw commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic arrives in Hot Springs for a public reception and a speech urging complete reconciliation between the sections. He backs Congressman Little’s bill for a 300000 dollar enlargement of the army hospital and its open access to old federal and Confederate soldiers and all U S veterans. Tenderloin Resorts Indicted in New York Immorality probe five keepers charged by grand jury with indictments and warrants issued.
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Hot Springs
Ark
A. D. Shaw
Grand Army of the Republic
Shaw
Army and Navy
Little
United States
New York
Celebrated Sixty-Eighth Anniversary of Marriage
Marietta Georgia March 26 Special Mr and Mrs A P Griggs Upshaw County celebrated their eighty six year marriage at their son A A Grines home Born in North Carolina they wed in 1831 and have eleven children eighty grandchildren thirty great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren Four generations attended the scene with Marietta visitors Judge George F Gober Judge John M Stone Sheriff A A Bishop and E R Green among attendees
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Marietta
A. P. Griggs
Upshawthia County
A. A. Grines
Cobb County
B. W
A. A. Griggs
Griggs
Mr. Griggs
Porter Griggs
George F. Gober
John M. Stone
A. A. Bishop
E. R. Green
Tragedy in Fayette County Bourne by Brothers in Law
Two brothers in law, John McElvaney and William Ellerson, fought over who should yield the road nine miles from Fayetteville Georgia. McElvaney shot Ellerson in the abdomen and Ellerson died the next day. McElvaney wounded, expected to die. Augusta dispatch also notes a controversy over General Miles with D S B Cannon defending Miles’ actions regarding President Jefferson Davis. Cannon claims Miles followed orders and visited Mrs Davis in condolence, not insult.
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John McElvaney
William Ellerson
Fayetteville
Doad
John McElmaney
William Elerson
Ths
McElvaney
Ellerson
Elterson
McElwaney
General Miles
Augusta
The
Chronicle
B. Cannon
Ben-Air
E. D. D. Twiggs
Sidney Lewis
Spartanburg Ishmanelite
Jefferson Davis
Cannon
General
Mr. Davis
Mrs. Davis
Brooklyn Club Practicing in Augusta Amid Weather Delays
In Augusta on March 26 Special reports Brooklyn baseball team has rehearsed daily since arrival despite bad weather. Local fans lament the lack of a Brook lyn Cornell game though manager Hanloen promises several good matchups between the two Brooklyn teams.
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Augusta
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Brooklyn
Cornell
Hanloen
Wheeler Invited To Lecture In Augusta Georgia
At a courthouse meeting of chapter A United Daughters of the Confederacy a cordial invitation was extended to General Joe Wheeler to speak in Augusta on April 26 for the Winnie Davis memorial fund. He has also been asked by the Merry Makers Association to be the Memorial Day guest of the city.
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Augusta
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Joe Wheeler
Winnie Davis Memorial Fund
General Wheeler
Merry- Makers' Association
Medical Department
University of Georgia
Opera House
Walter B. Hill
A. M
Eugene Foster
W. P. Adamson
Carrollton
James M. Hull
Candler
Georgia
State Board of Examiners
F. M. Ridley
LaGrange
Vermont Bank in Trouble After Cashier Arrest
The Merchants National Bank of Rutland has closed its doors and cashier Charles W. Massey is under arrest for misappropriation of about $145,000. He had fled to Albany before being captured. President J. A. Meade leads both Merchants Bank and State Trust Company, which remains unaffected. D. D. Clair, national bank examiner, is acting receiver as investigations continue.
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Rutland
Merchants’ National Bank of Rutland
Charles W. Massey
Albany
J. A. Meade
Merchants’ Bank
State Trust Company
Trust Company
National Bank
D. D. Clair
Muir
Whitfield County Politics Heats Up With New Candidacies
In Whitfield County Georgia political activity increases as Judge A W Pite and Solicitor Sam F Maddox seek reelection. Colonel Robert J McCamey announces to run for Cherokee circuit seat, facing no opposition to Maddox. Colonel B Z Herndon enters state senate race from the forty third district with strong support and no opposition. A Democratic mass meeting at the courthouse next Tuesday will form the county committee to set dates for the May 16 primary.
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Taken
A. W. Pite
Sam FP
Maddox
Robert J. McCamey
Cherokee Circuit
A. M. Fire
McCamey
Z. Herndon
State Senate
Forty-Third
Colonel Herndon
Resignation of Captain Blun in Savannah Guards
Captain Henry Blun of Savannah Volunteer Guards has tendered his resignation for business reasons while serving with the First Georgia Volunteers. His successor is not yet known.
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Blun
Savannah
Sperial
Henry Blun
Factions in Santiago clash at political meeting
In Santiago Cuba a united meeting of political factions broke up in riot as the black element predominated and would control nominations for elections. Whites then attacked, police struggled, and the assembly dissolved amid disorder. White Cubans announce plans for an annexation party seeking Cuban flag but resisting black control.
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Santiago
Cuba
Platts Illness Denied by Senator Platts Deputy
A report from New York states Senator Thomas Platt is seriously ill and may drop from political work for a time, but Lemuel F. Quigg, Platts deputy, emphatically denies the claim and rejects the idea of withdrawal.
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Platt
New York
Thomas
Lemuel F. Quigg
Johnson men exit race as Reynolds presses debate dispute
Augusta news says Hon. Joseph Reynolds attacks Henry Hammond over a joint debate petition, claiming it was gotten up by Hammond though not shared with other candidates. Reynolds notes public records will prove his and Hammond’s actions, while Hammond denies memory of urging against debate. Johnson withdraws, leaving Hammond and Reynolds as sole candidates for solicitor general.
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Augusta
Henry C. Hammond
Joseph
Reynolis
Hammond
Reynolds
Circuit
Johnson
P. B. Johnson
McDuffie
Solicitor General
Mr. Reynolds
Ringgold Bloodhound Hunters Track Negro Thief
Detective Perry Phipps and his famous Chattanooga bloodhounds pursue a negro thief in Ringgold, with the animal reportedly forming an unlikely alliance after the pursuit. The incident ties into broader crime coverage alongside a Savannah court case about Mrs. Margaret Dooner versus the Standard Life Insurance Company in Detroit.
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Ringgold. Ga
Perry Phipps
Chattanooga
Ringgold
Phipps
Jones
Marshal Hanna
Dalton
Sparta Gains A Creamery In Hancock County
Sparta Ga March 26 Specta Sparta is to have a creamery. The necessary stock has been raised and construction will begin soon. At the stockholders meeting a board of directors was formed with Hon M L Duggen Hancock County school commissioner elected president. Other officers will be chosen and steps taken to push proceedings.
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Sparta
Directura
M. L. Duggen
Hancock
Bank of Southwestern Georgia Buys Windsor Hotel Park
Americus Georgia report states the Bank of Southwestern Georgia purchased the vacant Windsor Hotel park block as an investment. The land, described as the city's most valuable, will be subdivided into building lots for profit. The nearby Plant ers' bank building cost about thirty thousand dollars and others may rise in value with new construction.
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Americus
Marcn
Bank of Southwestern Georgia
Windsor Hotel Park
Planters’ Bank
Colonel H D Capers Ill With Pneumonia in Lula Ga
Colonel Henry D Capers longtime Bellewood academy principal and former Confederate officer lies dangerously ill with pneumonia in Lula Georgia. He is noted for Civil War service including Cold Harbor wound and later literary work and historical scholarship. He chaired Union Sunday School and resided in Atlanta era Pioneer Society member.
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Henry D Capers
Bellewood Academy
Union Sunday School
Capers
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Davis
Montgomery
Ala
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Georgia
Artilery
Army of Virginia
Gordon
Evans
Cold Harbor
C. G. Memminger
American Historical Society
Lewis
Atlanta
Pioneer Society of
That City
Norfolk and Western Sold
The Norfolk and Western railway has passed under Pennsylvania Railroad control. A top Pennsylvania official confirms the transfer as of March 26 with authoritative backing.
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Norfolk and Western
New York
the Tribune
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pennsylvania Railway
Pennsylvania Corporation
Purvis Acquitted In Savannah Murder Trial
Savannah Ga March 6 Special A B Purvis white was tried in the superior court today on the charge of murder He killed a Negro farm hand just outside the city about three months ago by striking him with a heavy club The evidence showed prior trouble and the Negro had attacked Purvis The jury acquitted him He had been out on bond before the trial.
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Constitution Bureau
Brown House
Macan
Alan Fuller
Pottle
Alfred Redd
Fuller
The
Constitution
Old Man Redd
Mrs. Pottle
Small
Hedd
Purvis
Savannah
A. B. Purvis
Tom
His Son's Vessel Is Overdue
Athens Ga March 26 Special Captain J W Brumby of this city is quick uneasy about his son Ensign Frank Hardeman Brumby now in service on the United States supply ship Celtic According to the best information at hand the Celtic overdue nearly thirty days from Brisbane Australia to Manila Ensign Brumby was on the New York under Admiral Sampson during the war with Spain and was afterwards transferred to the Celtic
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J. W. Brumby
Frank Hardeman Brumby
United States
Celtic
Brisbane
Australia
Manila
Brumby
New York
Sampson
Spain
Mock Trial at Emory College Captivates Oxford Crowd
Emory College at Oxford Ga March 23 hosted a mock trial with Herman L Johnston of Palmetto accused of murdering Bir Wright Tate of Elberton. State counsel Lasster Mershon Seawright. defense Elder Wozencraft Wood. judge Feagan. Evidence suggested grievances and near death moments. Tate noted as morose with recent financial reverses. Jury remained out after strong speeches from Seawright and Wozencraft.
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Oxford
Emory
Fewhail
Herman L. Johnston
Palmetto
Bir
Wright Tate
Elberton
Lasseter
Vienna
Mershon
Sharon
Seawright
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