Georgia insurance men meet at Macon with officers elected
The Georgia Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents held a morning session at the Log Cabin Club in Macon on May 9. Officers were elected led by President Fred W Cole of Atlanta and First Vice President B P Walker of Macon. A barbecue was served as the convention adjourned. The group passed a resolution endorsing the Southeastern Tariff Association and urged fire marshal legislation modeled on North Carolina’s effective law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Georgia Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents
Log Cabin Club
Fred W Cole
Atlanta
B. P. Walker
R. 4 Peeples
Valdosta
Edgar Dunlap
R M Hult
Savannah
Phil Lanter
West Point
J M. Williams
Dublin
Park Harper
Cartersville
F. M. Butt
Augusta
Gog Cabin Club
Southeastern Tariff Association
Georgia
North Carolina
Epworth League Delegates Chosen for Americus Conference
The Epworth League of Mulberry Street Methodist Church in Macon elected delegates tonight to the Epworth League of Georgia annual conference. The Americus session runs June 12 to 16. The Georgia division into two conferences prompted by the statewide church borders will hold its first Americus gathering since the split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Epworth League
Mulberry Street
Epworth League of Georgia
Americus
Stafford Sues Central of Georgia for 20000 Damages
In Macon Georgia special report F A Stafford a mail clerk sues the Central of Georgia Railway Company for 20000 claiming injuries from a December 8 1901 wreck at Ocmulgee street. He alleges the train exceeded speed limits causing the mail car to overturn injuring him burning his left foot and leg and causing loss of a wristwatch and a diamond valued at 500.
Crops Suffer for Rain in Madison County
Reports from Madison county indicate a protracted dry spell has harmed newly planted crops. Four weeks without rain threatens gardens and vegetables, with no relief expected in the near future.
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Huntsville
Ala
Madison County
Fourteen Escape From Wise Courthouse Jail Break
Roanoke Va May 9 details reach here of a general jail delivery at Wise Courthouse on Wednesday night. Jailer knocked down, revolver taken. Robert Foy, murderer of Dayton St Miller secretary treasurer Crane's Nest Coal Co, who was to be hanged next month, escaped with thirteen others. Three recaptured. Foy and ten others still at large. Wise Courthouse is off the railroad and has no wire connections.
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Roanoke
Wise Courthouse
Robert Foy
Dayton St. Miller
Crane’s Nest Coal Company
Foy
Wise
Impeachment Proceedings Withdrawn for Judge Lovejoy
In Montgomery Alabama this morning the supreme court withdrew impeachment proceedings against Etowah County Probate Judge Lovejoy after three of five petitioners denied signing. An amended petition with two original signers and three new names was filed seeking impeachment on eighteen charges including several bond approval overcharges. Judge Lovejoy remained on site claiming no merit to the accusations and no worry about the outcome.
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Lovejoy
Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Etowah County
Thomas L Johnaegg
J. W. Lawrence
Felix H. King
J. C. Williama
J C. Prater
Wild Train at Lynchburg Ends in Fatal Runaway Collision
A runaway Southern railway freight train derailed cars and caused a fatal crash in Lynchburg Virginia. One flagman Owen Fields died after leaping from the engine. others escaped serious injuries as the runaway was halted by a reversed yard engine and burning caboose.
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Lynchburg
Southern Railway
Wilmore
Cit
Jefferson Street
Owen Fields
Peddler and wife shot in roadside attack
Jackson Mississippi special report says an international controversy may follow after an old Roumanian peddler and his wife were shot while sleeping in their wagon in Franklin county. The man may lose a leg, the woman has a severed leg, both are not naturalized, and they were taken to New Orleans for care. One suspect is in custody as authorities investigate.
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Jackson
Miss
Lkely
Franklin County
Franz
New Orleans
Elks Open Club Rooms In Milligan Block
Elk Lodge No 68 has opened club rooms in the Milligan block and will equip them with modern conveniences. The rooms will be occupied until the new opera house and Elk homes are completed. Members of the Junior Order United American Mechanics will have their annual outing on the Tennessee river May 20 with a steamboat excursion from Decatur to Muscle Shoals.
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Elks
Yuntsville
Ala
Elk Lodge No
Milligan Block
Opera House
Elk Homes
United American Mechanics
Tennessee River
Decatur
Muscle Shoals
Municipalities discuss dispensary and utilities in Alabama
Montgomery May 9 special. League of Alabama Municipalities second day focused on city ownership of utilities especially water works. Dispensary topic drew broad support though Florence Mayor Walker gave a grim report of illegal liquor in his town. Mayors Cochran Tuscaloosa Attalla and others cited profits and concerns as they debated licensing and revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
League of Alabama
Walker
Florence
Cochran
Tuscaloosa
Dothan
Stewart
Attalla
Mcense
Sensation at Hattiesburg Burglar Shot by Keeper
In Hattiesburg Mississippi on May 9 a burglar escaped after a confrontation with Paris Pelligrini keeper of the French market. Pelligrini fired repeatedly but the pistol misfired. A wounded man later found turned out to be James Boyd a prominent local white citizen with two bullet wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Miss
Pailigrini
James Boyd
Peculiar Accident Injures Andy Hundly in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee this May a man named Andy Hundly, resident of Hil City and suburb, was in a department store when he ran to catch a streetcar. He crashed through an open display window door, shattering plate glass and severely cutting his jugular vein, an incident likely to be fatal.
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Andy Hundly
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hil
City
Hundiy
District primary upheld by Democratic panel in Georgia
The Democratic executive committee of Georgia s 24th senatorial district rejected Marion county s bid to rescind the district primary. It urged continuation of the rotation system and declared the district primary action in effect, with Marion Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties represented. Separately, in Jackson Mississippi reduced rail rates were set for the Mississippi branch of the King s Daughters meeting at Biloxi May 27, with leaders including Mrs Charles Isabella Davis and Miss Sophia Wright. Several constitutional amendments will be voted on at the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Marion County
Marion
Muscogee
Chattalbochee
King’s Daughters
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Biloxi
Order
Charles Isabella Davis
New York
Sophia Wright
Louisiana
Valdosta Day at the Fair in Charleston Exposition
About one thousand visitors from Valdosta Georgia arrived to celebrate Valdosta day at the exposition. Mayor Ashley and city officials led the party with a luncheon at the fair grounds. The visitors received the keys to the town from Mayor Smyth and will remain until tomorrow night. Mrs Simonds welcomed the party as Valdosta’s chief executive spoke briefly. The Georgians planned harbor excursions and trolley rides tomorrow.
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Charleston
Valdosta
Ashley
Vaa
Smyth
Decision favors Etersky in Vicksburg assessor case
In Jackson Mississippi the supreme court ruled on Klersky v. Kelly from Warren County. It refused to dismiss the appeal despite Klersky having become deputy postmaster, holding that constitution section 266 does not apply and that his deputy postmastership does not prove abandonment of the assessor contest.
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Jackson
Miss
Supreme Court
Ktersky
Whitfield
Kilersky
Awards at the Exposition in the Fine Arts Department
Charleston May 9 Special Awards in the fine arts department were announced today with a radical departure by excluding previous prize winners. Gold medals were awarded to sculptors Charles Graffey, Charles Nichols, Carroll Beckwith, W. M Chase, Swain Giford, Winslow Homer, Henry Master, J. Francis Murph, Henry W. Ranger, H. O Walker, Horatio Walker, BR. W. Nannah and others for various works. No gold medals were awarded in miniatures or water colors.
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Charleston
8. C
Charles Graffey
Photographic Copies Of Letters In Clark Case
Fresh political stir in North Carolina as Russell sent photographic copies of five year old letters to Judge Walter Clark. Governor Russell previously kept the letters, now Clark may publish them after they were shown by State Treasurer Lacy. The letters are alleged to be in Clark's handwriting and the intrigue dominates state politics.
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Clark
Russell
Raleigh
Walter Clark
Lacy
North Carolina
Thomasville Furniture Plant Described as Model Enterprise
The Cramer Furniture Company in Thomasville North Carolina operates a sprawling three acre plant with brick asbestos roofing a fireproof design and its own electric light plant. It employs about one hundred workers, ships 800 chairs daily with capacity up to 1200, and uses a blast blower system to remove shavings. The factory feeds markets from Maine to Texas and even the Pacific coast with orders rolling in year round. The officers are John Cramer president Stuart W Cramer vice president and John R Myers secretary treasurer.
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Cramer Furniture Company
Thomasville
Boe
Pacific
New York
Chicago Exchange
John +. Cramer
Stuart W. Cramer
John R. Myers
Maine
Texas
Pacific Coast
Cates Chair Company
F. S Lambeth
E. W. Cates
J. W. Lambeth
Grover to Visit Mississippi for Bass Fishing
Ex President Grover Cleveland will visit Mississippi later this month, invited by the Ananias Fishing Club of Greenwood. He will join a piscatorial trip to the delta lakes to fish for black bass and other fish, with a select party planned and a possible public event in Greenwood in his honor.
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Cleveland
Jackson
Miss
Grover Cleveland
Mississippi
Ananias Fishing Club
Greenwood
Delta Lakes
Drummer Burned to Death in Moore's Lodging House Fire
A fire at Moore's saloon and lodging house in ake Charles Louisiana early today killed New Orleans commercial traveler Akeivel Helder. Proprieter Reuben Moore was fatally injured. Cause of the blaze remains unknown.
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Ake
Thomasville Furniture Company Spotlight in 1900s Trade Card
The Thomasville Manufacturing Company, oldest local firm since 1895, showcases modern steam-powered factory with capacity for fifty chiffoniers daily. Its trade spans the middle and eastern states to Texas and exports to South Africa. Directors include R W Thomas president G A Thompson founder and J L Armfield treasurer.
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Thomasville
Middle
Texas
South Africa
R. W. Thomas
G. A. Thompson
J. L. Armfield
Oy Tee
Cates Chair Company Incorporated Opens Modern Plant
A year old in Thomasville North Carolina the Cates Chair Company Incorporated operates a state class plant for medium and high grade chairs. The factory spans 110 by 40 feet with dedicated boiler and engine rooms bending room and a storage and finishing building housing the offices.
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Thomasville
N. C
Cates Chair Company, Incorporated
Lambeth Furniture Company Kitchens Boost Thomasville Industry
The Lambeth Furniture Company, Thomasville North Carolina, established a year ago, makes kitchen safes and cupboards with steam powered up–to–date machinery. Output reaches about one hundred units daily, serving the South including Atlanta, and providing employment for over twenty workers under General Manager R. J. Lambeth. J L Armfield serves as secretary treasurer and banker. Orders promise ongoing trade relations.
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Thomasville
N. G
Lambeth Furniture Company
Atlanta
J L. Armfield
Bank of Thomasville
Thomasvile Manufacturing Company
R. J. Lambeth
The Bank of Thomasville Founded in 1899 NC Bank
The Bank of Thomasville North Carolina Established in 1899 with capital stock of 26000 and surplus 3000. It handles regular banking, deposits averaging 975000, and offers modern services. E M Armfield of High Point serves as president while J L Armfield manages daily operations and holds key local manufacturing ties. Prominent citizens and manufacturers back the bank.
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North Carolina
Thomasville
Bank of
E. M. Armfield
High Point
N. C
J. L. Armfield
Thomasville Mfg. Co
Lambeth Furniture Co
Armfield
Armfields
The Ticket of the Third Officers Named for Vacancies
The adjutant general issued an order for an election in the Third regiment to fill vacancies in lieutenant colonel and three majors on May 24. Nine of twelve companies agreed on a ticket led by Lt Colonel F. P. McConnell with majors Z. L. Daniel Robert E. Simpson and John H. Bankhead Jr. Higdon remains deposed but may be restored if the election proceeds smoothly.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Alia
Adjutant General's Office
Leutenant
F. P. McConnell
Talladega
Z. L. Daniel
Ahniston
Robert E. Simpson
Peorence
John H. Bankhead, Jr
Jasiir
McConnell
Clark
J. L. Daniel
Borden H. Burr
G. C. Wilts
Higdon
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Georgia Association of Local Fire Underwriters
Fred W. Cole
Epworth Leaguers
Stafford
Buffalo Sunday Express
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Halls
Charles Major
Howard Chandler Christy
the Tribune
the Macmillan Company
Boston
Boston Herald
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
Municipality League
Etersky
NW. G
South
Grover
Jackson, Miss
Niles
Federal Court
Longinore
Mountain Creek
Victor Emmanuel
Turin
Sig Beer
Thomasville Manufacturing Company
Varws Springs
Bath Co
the Bank OF
Worth Carolina
Broadway
Bad ST
Grand Central Station
7Th Ave
Oance Avenue
W. Johnson
Berkeley
Boylston Sts
Bucls Bay
Ledie
John A. Sherloce
Old Dominion Line
Norfolk
Richmond
Old Point Comfort
Virginia Beach
BROW
Genl
Rich- East Malnead
B. Walker
I & Brown
N. Y
Dearborn
Rocky Mountains
Dearborn Desk Company
Birmingham
Peter Lynch
Whitehall St
Mitchell St
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