Two Negroes Involved In Columbus Chase Shootout
In Columbus Georgia on May 18 two armed and intoxicated men provoked a chase. George Wylie shot at Henry Morris and was captured after a pursuit. Morris was wounded in the leg. Later Jim Gammage battered his wife prompting a crowd to pursue him, shots were fired but he was captured by three officers. The case goes to the recorder for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
George Wylie
Henry Morris
Sixth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Tom Moore
Morris
Wylie
Moore
Linwood
Kell
Jim Gammage
First Avenue
Seventh
Eighth
Gammage
Trains to Start Soon on New Fitzgerald Cordele Line
Waycross Ga May 18 Special Atlantic and Birmingham railroad will inaugurate a new schedule on Sunday May 25 and begin operation of trains on the new line between Fitzgerald and Cordele A second passenger train will be added and a double daily service will run The line from Waycross to Fitzgerald has operated just over a year prior to that it extended to Nicholls and then Douglas The company plans further extensions to Montezuma Oglethorpe via Vienna Byronville with grading to be completed by mid July and trains expected by September Surveyors are locating a link from Oglethorpe to Talbotton and should reach operation in about a year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Cordele
Waycross
Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad
Fizgerald
Nicholls
Douglas
Atlantic
Birmingham
Montezuma
Oglethorpe
Vienna
Byronville
Talborton
Teutonia Tug of War Set for Macon Picnic
Teutonia Club and Robert Emmet Club will contest a tug of war at the Teutonia Club annual picnic in Ocmulgee park Macon Ga May 18 1910 crowd expected judges Mayor Bridges Smith and Robert A Nisbet to award prizes. Other events include foot races sack races and entertainments with remarks by Rev W N Ainsworth and civic notices throughout Macon Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immets
Teutonias
Macon
Teutonia Club
Ocmulgee Park
Robert Emmet Club
Emmets
John Travis
Pat Gillespie
Dennis Gilder
Owen Travis
Larry Travis
George Blaess
R. Frey
Aug Miller
A. Gruhn
Phil Stevens
H. Mall
Bridges Smith
Robert A. Nisbet
William 5
M. C. A. Hall
W. N. Ainsworth
Knights of Fidelity
Fourth Street
United States
Gresham High School
Ophie Smith
Edna Popper
Jamie Hinton
Lonnie Kennington
Hinton
Speer
United States Court
Reid
Thomaston
Adelphean and
Philomathean
Wesleyan Female College
Vineville Methodist Sunday School
Crump'’s Park
Second Regiment
Religion and Politics Sermon in Macon by W N Ainsworth
In Macon Georgia on May 18 Rev W N Ainsworth pastor of Mulberry Street Methodist church preached a plea for voting by conscience and righteousness grounded in the Bible. He avoided endorsing any candidate though references to the gubernatorial race circulated, contrasting with Rev Walker Lewis who named Mr Guerry last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
W. N. Ainsworth
Mulberry Street Methodist Church
Ainsworth
Walker Lewis
North Macon Diatrict
Mr. Guerry
Guerry
Funeral of Mrs W B Felder at Riverside Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs William B Felder were conducted at the DeHaven residence by Rev. Mr Scruges with a large mourner crowd. formerly Miss Grace DeHaven, she was a first honor graduate of Wesleyan Female College Macon GA. She is survived by her husband and three young daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan
Macon
William &. Felder
W. W. DeHaven
Scruges
Riverside Cemetery
Grace DeHaven
Wesleyan Female College
Macows New Fire Company Goes On Duty Today
Macon Georgia May 18 Spendall The new fire company added to Macon's department will go on duty tomorrow Bb l Handall is named captain The ten new men will be distributed among existing companies preserving overall efficiency The Southeastern Tariff Association will save $30 000 yearly on fire insurance premiums for Macon property holders due to the new company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Spendall
Southeastern Tariff Association
Emory College Trustees to vote on honors system at commencement
Oxford Ga May 18 Special trustees to discuss retaining or abolishing the college honors system. Dr Dowman to advocate abolition while faculty favors ending honors. Ground breaking for a $30000 science building planned and graduation dates shortened to June 1. The class will wear caps and gowns for the first time, and Emory projects an active track team for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Emory College
Board of Trustees
Dowman
South
Emery
Southern Collegiate Association
Outlook Brightens for Henry Reelection in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi May 18 Special Congressman Pat Henry of the old third district said he feels encouraged by warm assurances of support as he eyes a four cornered race in the new righth district. He will return to Mississippi after Congress to canvass the district and join debates with other candidates. He noted rivers and harbors legislation pending but called the measure fairly liberal. Fire company organized Phenix City Columbus Ga May 18 Special J Crawford elected chief with thirty one members.
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Pat Henry
Jackson
Miss
Third
Washington
New Righth
Congress
Mississippi
Henry
Columbus
Phenix City
Y. J. Crawford
Kenny elevated to bishop at St. Augustine ceremony
In St. Augustine on May 18 Bishop William J. Kenny was consecrated in a cathedral service led by Cardinal James Gibbons. The rite featured the apostolic mandate, oath, consecration mass, and benediction, with a sermon by Father Pace and a large clergy assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Fla
William J. Kenhy
James Gibbons
Father Nunan
Kenny
Cardinal Gibbons
Bisop Kenny
St. Josephs
Giobong
Father Pace
D.D
Catholic University, of Washington
Northrop
Kelly
Monaghan
Baid
Donahue
Father Slattery
Pace
Maher
Nunan
Lynch
O’brien
Roberts
O'Reilly
Barry
Steamer R B Tupper Launched in Brunswick Georgia
In Brunswick Georgia on May 18 a steamer named the R B Tupper was launched from the Mallory wharf built by local carpenters of Georgia timber. Donovan Raymond christened the craft as about five hundred locals watched. The vessel will be moored at Mallory wharf and prepared for harbor service. Also noted are the Munhall revival meetings led by Dr Munhall and conducted by Professor and Mrs Moore drawing large crowds, and a report of an expert forgery ring in Georgia with a Jacksonville bank cashing a forged check against a Brunswick bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
R. B. Tupper
Mallory Wharf
Donovan Raymond
Tupper
Georgia Timber
Brunswick Carpenters
Port T
Raymond
W. M. Tupper & Co
Munbslil
Moore
Philadelphia
Georgia
National Bank of Brunswick
Brunswick Bank and Trust Company
National Bank of Florida
Jacksonville
Menjamm
Borchardt & Co
Brunswick Bank
Brunswick Saving and Trust Company
James Burns, Jr
Two Casualties in Augusta as Fight Ends in Tragedy
In Augusta’s Bridwell bottom a fight among negro women led to Nancy Collins collapsing and dying as onlookers fled. Earlier, a runaway delivery wagon horse caused a fatal crash with a mule, injuring bystanders and a boy who escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Bridwell’s_ bottom
Nancy Collins
Broad Street
Mournful Dance Polite Requests a Final Waltz
A sobering exchange unfolds as a mourner asks for one final waltz while the partner pleads for a slow, solitary moment. The scene carries a quiet, restrained mood reflecting loss and longing.
Most Secular Intermarriage Case Shocks Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi a chancery court case reveals an extraordinary intermarriage history within the Easley family. Hastey Easley sues Joseph Ascher over real estate while evidence shows his father and mother were half siblings who lived as husband and wife for thirty four years producing seven children. All offspring were weak minded and one became an inmate of the insane hospital. The union’s nature and details are officially recorded in chancery court, marking a remarkable entry in Mississippi civil records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Hinds County
Easley
Kentucky
Mississippi
Chancery
Eee Ie
Texas cyclone toll tops ninety dead and many injured
A Texas cyclone devastates Goliad with extensive property damage and many injuries. Reports list ninety dead and about 120 injured, with churches, hotels, and the academy damaged. a second account describes a tornado striking Goliad, leaving only one house standing along a central stretch of the town and widespread destruction.
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Goliad
Tex
White
Johnson
Margaret Pope
Stuart Dial
Pinkie Lott
Willam Lott
Pub
Maud
Alice
Augustine
Stopple
William Hoardan
Joh Savage
Farinette
Phosa Savage
MR. Newcomb
William Threadwell
Haywood Jones
W. H. Maddox
Gibson
Libbie Cart
Bessie
Osca
Mollie
Alice Park
J. A. Turner
Clyde Harbison
John Haring
Mr. Beckar
Lyndia Smith
Mabinger
Albert
Victoria
James Rutherford
Smith
Rockport
Harbison
Ruby
Baby Maddox
Casey
Maud Casey
P. Haring
Vegroes
Abile Jefferson
Alfred Robbins
Mollig Lott
Gussie Jotdon
Terrell Hall
Joe Simon
Rufus Taylor
Pauline Simon
Clayton Taylor
Cliff Douglass
Floyd Lott
Gusesie Windey
Topsy Tippen
Fanny Taylor
Pauline Lott
Fannie Robison
Georg Taylor
Will Weston
John Barefield
Ethel Barefield
George Paste
Joh Smidt
Houston
Southern Georgia fruit crop outlook favors melons and cantaloupes
Albany reports a strong prospect for watermelons and cantaloupes despite an overall short fruit crop in south Georgia. Acreage shifts show cantaloupes up about 10 percent and watermelons down, with ideal vine conditions and large plantings around Albany signaling large, well flavored melons for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Georgia
Cloudburst in the West Washes Out Rail Lines
A May 18 report from Joseph Missouri details a severe cloudburst damaging the Chicago Great Western line with more than 150 feet of track destroyed at Fairbanks and 200 feet washed east of Oelwein. Trains suspended. service not expected until tomorrow. Widespread crop damage noted as a mile wide strip lost vegetation.
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Joseph
Chicago Great Western Railway
Des Moines
Chicago
Fairbanks
Oelwin
St. Paul
Dubuque
Jows
Olinois Central
Here
Waterloo
Chicago and Northwestern
Wool Crash Clothing Appeal and Design Triumphs
A fragment describes wool crash fabrics selling at eighteen dollars, noting sheer versatility and shape retention. It highlights Scotch homespun fanciness, cheerful color combinations, and asserts careful design as the secret behind the fabric’s appeal.
Southern railways face no coal strike disruption
In Savannah on May 18 President Samuel Spencer of the Southern Railway said he sees no risk to coal supply from a miners strike, citing sources in Tennessee and Alabama. John M. Egan of Central of Georgia echoed confidence, noting convict labor mines would continue and free labor mines may still resist a nationwide strike. Spencer and General Agent J B Thompson planned Jacksonville talks with Coast Line officials about track rights and July 1 operations, settling questions of Southern access via Plant system and potential Jacksonville routes.
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Savannah
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Alabama
John M. Egan
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Tim
Spencer
J. B. Thompson
At-lanta
Jacksonville
Atlantis Coastiine
Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Coast Line
Boutgern
Iite
Storm Destroys Crops and Infrastructure Across Counties
Hogs and sheep were drowned and much damage done to crops highways and bridges Lightning caused considerable damage in Monroe Juneau and Vernon counties.
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Monroe
Juneau
Vernon
Burning the Dead at Fort de France Amid War-Torn Ruins
Acting Governor L Heurts and insular authorities aboard the French cruiser Suchet reach St Pierre to assess continuing burials amid putrefaction and flames. Strong odors and shifting smoke hinder excavation as cinders blanket Fort de France and nearby towns. US cruiser Cincinnati and tug Potomac remain offshore.
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Fort de France
Martinique
L’heurts
Suchet
St. Pierre
St. Pietra
Poymlaton
Cincinnati
Potomac
Stopping the Ric Good Deal Ad Urges Astoria Beer
A damaged ad promotes Astoria Beer as a remedy for overstated bravado during troubling Saturday events. It claims strong men and the weak gain strength, touts doctors recommending the product, and offers ordering by phone 1249.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturday
Dr Leatherman Promises Quick Cure For Sexual Ailments
Dr Leatherman pledges rapid lasting cures for sexual debility and prostate troubles in men and offers a free confidential home diagnosis by return mail. He claims to be Atlanta’s only specialist and lists the Austell building address with daily hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Leatherman
Atlanta
Fredis
Austell T Building
Atlants
Auction to Sell Lots on Woodward and Fair Streets
Property sale notice stating many plots at Auce tton will be sold this afternoon on Woodward Fair Cameron and nearby streets. Lots are suitable for homes or investments and one lot will be given away. Attend sale.
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Aucetton
Woodward
Fair
Cameron
Cereal Story Delivers Quirky Wordplay and Odd Dialogue
A fragmented OCR item features wordplay with phrases like young seedy and wild oats contrasted with rye. The brief appears as a playful, non coherent snippet, possibly from a column or humor piece, with scattered dialogue and odd framing.
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Fay
Jowan
Teutonia
W. 8. Felder
Macows New Fire Company
W. J. Kenny
Father Nunaa
Ske
Lal Whenieyyen
Ascum
Hers
West End
Hartwell
St. Louis College
Academy of the Lady of the Sacred Heart
South Georgia
Goliad Guard
Ufe
Cuero
Forbes
Beeville
Austin
Texas
Walters Park
State Institution For the Blind
Mineola
Norfolk
Ric
Leathernal
Buacd
In Wen
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