Deserter Sergeant Benjamin in Macon Bilks Checks
Sergeant Benjamin, a U S Army recruit in Macon, is alleged to have cashed bogus government checks for cash. He allegedly used two blank checks to pay Mrs M Thompson and Charley Thompson, then fled after being found a deserter. Local merchants including Marks and Star Clothing traced the fraud to him and he disappeared after May 10. He enlisted in New York and was last seen in Macon, described as 5 feet 9 inches tall with blue eyes.
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Maren
Ernest C Fenjamin
United States
Macon
F. B. Jones
Uke 2
Benjamin
New York
Berdamin
Marks
Star Clothing Company
Ang
Sergeanc’ Benjaz*min
Contain Jones
Burre
Fourth Street
Terremin
Thompson
Hecor Thompson
Mr Jackson
Macin
Winchester
Jackson
Atlanta
Tenamin
New York City
Hiseran
Important Trust Case Declares Act Unconstitutional
A court ruling declares the 1996 act unconstitutional in a trust case involving the Dererdant Company. The special hearing concluded with the judge delivering the verdict, noting constitutional defects and remedy implications.
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Dererdant Company
Mts
Dudge Nottingham
Firearms in pursuit as moonshiners flee to Georgia hills
Dalton Georgia deputized marshal and companions chase moonshiners from Nashville to the Alcensey mountains. A 20 gallon copper still, beer and fermentors seized. moonshiners escaped. Case involves Holt Malone and Jones Grocers against National Biscuit Company over 1895 Georgia statute on competition. Litigation cites National Biscuit Co of Chicago with $61 million capitalization and exclusive dealing disputes. Tudge Nottingham yet to rule.
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Portant
Holt & Malone
Jones Grocers Company
National Biocuit Company
National Biscuit Company
Chicago
United States of America
Georgia
Holt & Matone Company
Jones Grocery Company
National Hiscuit Company
Sherry
Ap Peak Tey
Hardla
Rational Biscuit Company
Thay
Sandie
LEN
Cine National Biscale Camping Dia
Ae Gifaece
Celebration at Mercer Heralds Anniversary of Societies
The Mercer University chapel hosted a crowded anniversary event for the Ciceronian and Phi Delta societies with Weslayan Female College students present. Lamar Sims presided. J J Harris spoke on modern social and industrial trends while the crowd heard “China” as the address topic.
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Biocon
Mercer University
Wesleyan Female College
China
Lamar Sims
Ciceronian Society
J. J. Harris
Phi Delta Society
Macon
C. H. Eaton
Google Southern and Florida Railroad
Carpenters’ Std Joiners’ Union
Central Tabor Union
Academy of Music
Wimberly
Macon Hospital Association
Blood Poison's Blight and Secret Cures Advertised
Frantic archaic medical column touts Blood Poison cures claiming immediate eradication of the disease and its stagewise symptoms. It promises a “perfect method” through home treatment and urges readers to consult the advertiser for equipment and personal remedies.
Sam Jones at Savannah Sermon Targets Elks and Wealth
Savannah reports Sam Jones drawing large crowds as he criticizes the Elks for drinking and luring youths. He disputes Chicago Herald claims about his wealth, saying his fortune is closer to $20,000 and his house cost around $3,000. He endorses Carnegie’s view that dying rich is disgraceful and notes the city’s officials offered no comment.
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Elks
Savannah
Moe
Ash
Elka
Baptist
Prother Jordan
Mr. Jones
First Baptist Church
Sodom
Gomorrah
W. E. Curtis
Andrew Carnegis
Young Roberts Drowns at Milledgeville Natatorium
Milledgeville Ga May 17 a drowning at Robinsons natatorium claims Edward KR Roberts son of a prominent local family He could not swim and fell from a springboard into seven foot water depths His rescue attempt failed and the distressed party died The incident follows family rumors and local gossip surrounding the Roberts household and a secret marriage in Eatonton Georgia
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Milledgeville
Spertal
Edward KR
Roberta
Robinson's
Roberts
W. H. Reynolds
Hoberts
W. H. Roberts
E.H. Roberts
Biorith Azo
Oratorical Contest selects Broom and Timmons
Alfred C. Broom of Newnan was chosen as representative and Robert H. Timmons of Atlanta as alternate in the Emory College oratorical contest held May 17 at Oxford. Broom has Phi Gamma Society ties and is a Phi Delts Theta member. Timmons, a junior, has spoken on the commencement stage and competed for the Dowman medal, belonging to Few Society Innocents and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
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Broom
Newnan
Timmons
Atlanta
Emory College
Oxford
Alfred Oc. Broom
Robert H. Timmons
Hrogm
Phi Gamma Society
Phi Delts ‘Theta
Dowman
Few Society
the Innocents
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Globe Cotton Mill Burns in Augusta Fire
A Augusta damage story reports the Globe cotton mill on Marbury Street burning, destroying duck and heavy sheeting. Losses reach 45 900 dollars with 5 40 dollars insurance. 12 workers employed. annual payroll 15 00. annual consumption of heat fin 2001. dates show 1 708 ates. J W Clarke is named president of a proposed incorporation. No action by the Lincoln grand jury on Lum Sult killing.
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Augusta
Marbury Street
Hanis
Inoma
Tasman
Rebut Incorporated
J W. Clarke
Washington, Ga
Lincoin Grand Jury
Lum S Ult
Lincoln County
Desperate Jail Escape Attempt Traced to Lamp Fire
In Birmingham on May 17 special Frank Miler, under sentence to hang for a policeman’s murder, tried to burn the county jail by lighting a lamp in his cell. The lamp, freshly filled, spilled oil igniting clothing. guards extinguished the blaze quickly. Miller claimed the fire was accidental after spilling oil and dropping a lit match.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Miler
Jama
J. Was. Adams
Miller
Henry Bail
Milley
Premium Gist 18 Made Out Conference with Officials
Savannah May 17 Special President Pope Brown and assistants meet with Savannah Felt Association directors to set a premium list totaling 8200 for the state fair. Departments include agricultural educational forest and minerals with ten divisions and plans to continue discussions tomorrow on further matters of importance.
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Brown
Savannah
Pope Brown
James Barrett
M. V. Calvin
Augusta
W. B. Burroughs
Brunschexand
R. F. Crittenden
Shellman
State Agricultural Society
Owens
Savannah Felt Association
Agricultural Department
Totel
Department of Forest, Mines and Minerals
Georgis Mutual Life Forms In Athens Georgia
A new Georgia Mutual Life Insurance Association is being organized in Athens with Charles S Webb and John A Darwin as leaders. Charter petitions were filed, with plans to establish headquarters in Athens and roll out agents across the South within sixty days. Meanwhile Union Manufacturing Co in Athens, recently formed among wholesale grocers, leases large space near the Seaboard depot to start candy manufacturing and later produce crackers and soda, expanding capacity as required.
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New Insurance
Athens
Georgia Mutual Life Insurance Association
Charles S Webb
John A. Darwin
G. M. Webb
J. L. Webb
Shelby
N. C
Webb
J. A. Darwin
Athjens
Untor Manufacturing Company
Seaboard Air Line
Well Known Minister Dead In Georgia and Alabama
Rev. John Wesley Solomon a widely known Methodist preacher died at his Seale Alabama home after a long illness. He was born in Georgia about seventy nine years ago and moved to Alabama early. Funeral at the Methodist church tomorrow at 11 o clock with Pyrst4ing Fder Mangum conducting services. Solomon was famed for his pulpit delivery and often visited Columbus for protracted services.
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Georgia
Columbus Ga
John Wesley Solomon
Seale
Ala
Alabama
Wiliam Pitty
Pittsboro
Corinne Salomen
Houston
Tex
Aix
Fi. W. Solomon
H L
William
Troy
Tom
Headlight
Jim
Viton Springs
Frank
Beale
Seale Cemietery
der Mangum
Heale
Columbu
Columbus
Voters Registration Open Near Waverose Ga May Primary
Registered voters in Waverose Georgia are reminded that registration books for the election of a clerk of the superior court are closed after the May 17 18 period. The note mentions about 1500 residents in the area and implies a May primary date.
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Waverose
Superior Court
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises to Cure and Keep Its Word
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for blood poisons and diseases. It claims to cure scrofula eczema catarrh rheumatism malaria nervous debility and fatigue, asserting the medicine is solid fact and urging readers to rely on Hood's over substitutes.
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Hood
Bearsport
Lavonia Institute to Close With Commencement Programs
Lavonia Ga May 17 Special The closing of the Lavonia Institute is near. The programme includes a commencement sermon May 26 at Baptist church by Dr H W Williams of Elberton. May 27 features recitations speeches and a trustees medal contest. An address by Dr HL Robin Adair of Atlanta follows a school chorus drum and drill acts.
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Robin Adair
Atlanta
Echool
Miasea Mora
Mamie Halley
Httle
Florence Wilkinson
Thrasher
Halley
Waycross Ice Company absorbs old factory
Artesian water is used at the new Waycross Ice Company plant built near the Brunswick and Western railroad tracks. The facility in western Waycross has a daily capacity of twenty three and a half tons of ice and ten tons of cold storage with a two bath system and 645 cans. The outlay is shown as 896.00.
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Waycross
Guedal
Waycross Ice Company
Waycross Ice Factory
Bes
Brunswick and Western Railroad
Whipped and told to stack by masked visitors in Sparta
In Sparta Tennessee on May 16 a band of masked men with blackened faces visited the home of Doh Parrish in the western part of the county. Parrish armed himself but surrendered after seeing the crowd. He was whipped in the woods and told to leave. his wife recently left him and he was charged with immoral character. Most citizens condemn the act. the maskers’ identities remain unknown.
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Tennessee
Sparta
Tenn
Doho
Parrish
Remains of Lewis Reed Maxwell Brought Home
News from Savannah Georgia reports the death of Lewis Reed Maxwell at New Orleans aged seventeen, Tulane student, son of A T Maxwell of the Georgia Telephone Co and nephew of L J Maxwell of Western Union Savannah. Interment planned in McDonough Georgia Sunday. Also notes Brunswick death of Mrs Alfred J Crevatt and Oglethorpe merchant Mr McCrory.
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Lewis Reed Maxwell
Savannah
Louis Read Maxwell
New Orleans
Tulane University
A. T. Maxwell
Georgia Telephone Company
L. J. Maxwell
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Oglethorpe, Ga
Oglethorpe
Heyward Found Guilty in Mathew Riley Murder
In superior court, the negro simon Heyward was found guilty of the murder of Mathew Riley and sentenced to life in the penitentiary. Riley's body was found in a well in January after Heyward, who vied for the same woman, killed him at Christmas and disposed of the body.
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Heyward
Riley
Auguste
Simon Heyward
Mathew Riley
Dam Across Chattahoochee under contract in Columbus
The City Mills Company will award a contract within days for a $4000 stone dam on the Chattahoochee River to replace the wooden dam. Construction should start soon with completion planned by January 2002, followed by plans to add a new elevator and warehouse. In Washington, Herbert Soratlin’s store and contents were destroyed by a fire around midnight, with an estimated $500 loss and no insurance.
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Columbus
City Mills Company
Washington, Ga
Herbert Soratlin
Hitch for Judge in Waycross Field Narrowed to Three
May 17 Waycross Georgia report lists Simon W Hirer candidate for city court judge. Three aspirants compete with incumbent Taige Williams and Cornell J Chandis Reynolds among the field. May 12 Waycross District Conference notes a Methodist event ongoing through June with Rev. Jew Weston presiding elder and Hughes Jame9H as guest speaker.
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Waycross
Wwaycross
Innet Renfereno
Aifhodigt
Fev
Mt Christian of
Waycros
Jew Weston
Wil Precide
Not a Drink in Charleston
Charleston dispatch reports orders from the state liquor control board to close every dispensary in Charleston county until further notice. The action follows a clash with the local board over legality, with May 1 enforcement and expected disruptions in beer sales and price rises as tigers stock up. A constable deployment may follow to enforce closures. A separate note from Augusta, Ga mentions a Paul Hamilton Hayne monument fund totaling 688 80 in the Augusta Savings Bank.
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Aneston
Charleston County
State Board
Board of Control
County Board of Commissioners
Bellinger
Charleston
Ilegally
Hayne
Augusta
Charles W. Wabner
Paul Hamilton Hayne
Wiliam H Fleming
Avcusta Savings Bank
Gravely Bond Set At Ten Thousand In Levy Murder
Preliminary trial in Birmingham linked to the murder of I. S. Levy ends with Louis Gravely bound over at ten thousand dollars and Blanche Builder bound at nine hundred dollars as an accessory before the fact. Gravely, twenty two, recently worked in a recruiting office and is connected to a Virginia family. the killing occurred May 10 over a dispute involving Blanche Snider.
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Birmingham
Ala
Louis
Gravely
Levy
Blanche Builder
Virginia
Blanche Snider
Dalton Etremen Reach Home From Cedartown Victory Tour
The Dalton fire department returned today from Cedartown to a grand ovation as Mayor McAuley and councilmen met the train in the fire wagon. The team won two prizes for the straight water run and Siamese connection, with total winnings near fifty dollars.
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Citizens Reserve Erize
Dalton
Dalton Fire Department
Cedartown
McAuley
Examination for teachers licenses set in Ware county
Waycross Ga May 17 Special The general examination for applicants for teachers licenses in Ware county will be held Saturday June 1 at the court house This order is given by new school commissioner J R Bennett.
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Waycoss
Ware County
J. R. Bennett
Beyond Control Ghio Citizen Cured By Pink Pills
A Waverly Ohio man, 76 year old veteran of the Mexican War, testifies that Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured his locomotor ataxia and nerve troubles after seven years of decline. He credits restored muscle control and better health to the pills, and endorses them for others with similar symptoms. The note is sworn before a notary in 1900. The advertisement promotes the pills as a universal remedy for various nervous and circulatory ailments.
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Waverly
Ohio
Sl Potts
Ifa
Fourteenth Tennessee
Willams
Williams Medicine Company
Ehe
Nectady
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