Desperate clash in Macon habeas corpus case unfolds
In Macon Georgia May 23 the habeas corpus hearing for Deputy U S Marshals John Kelly Rob Garrison and Cohen Garrison charged with Lucius Williams murder drew a crowded courtroom. Testimony covered warrants, arrests, rewards, and threats amid tense exchanges on who could serve papers and why the Garrisons were chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
United States
John Kelly
Bob
Cohen Garrison
Lucius L. Williams
Telfair County
Speer
Telfair
Harrell
Sheri
Gary
United States Attordesney
Cleneral Olney
Marion Erwin
J. W. Preston
Sherif Alligood
Yon
Tom Eason
Alliggod
Marshal Harrell
Lucius Whlisms
John M Willams
Stephen Williams
Irwin
Lucius
John M
Breghen Williams
J. M. Kelly
Rob
Lucius Willigins
Willams
Lugigs
Williams
Walter B Hill
Norman W Dodge
New York
John ML
Stephen Withams
Preston
Lucius Williams
Garriseon
Lucius Wiliams
Tch
Tragon
State of
Georgia
Eason
L. M. Erwin
George White
Equity
Wiliams
Dodge
Williams Feud Ends in Shootout at Macon
Testimony details a deadly confrontation between Lucius and John M Williams and Deputy Marshal John Kelly in Telfair County. Kelly recounts armed resistance, multiple gunshots, and the pursuit of the Williams family as authorities moved to arrest them.
Missionary letter from Monrovia reports emigrants' distress in Africa
Brunswick Ga May 24 Special C A Shaw a leading colored citizen and Knights of Pythias official quotes a Monrovia Africa letter dated April 8 describing sixteen years of missionary work and arrivals of Georgia negro immigrants. Most landed without reception or preparations. many suffer acclimating fever and deaths occur. The writer urges colored people to stay in the United States, noting hardships and poor prospects in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
C. A. Shaw
Knights of Pythias
Georgia
Constitution
Monrovia
Africa
Steamah
Horsa
Chile
United States
Mary
Shaw
Cotton Thieves Arrested in Albany Cotton Theft Ring
Jim Deeson and Louis Ford, colored cotton samplers for West & Plonsky and Parker & Co., were arrested for stealing hundreds of pounds of cotton. Their confederate Bill Phice, a Brunswick and Western trainhand, sold the spolls to parties along his run. Inspectors Satterlee and Brown expected next Monday to inspect Albany Colquite Guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Jim Deeson
Louis Ford
West & Plonsky and
Parker & Co
Decon
Ford
Bill Phice
Brunswick and Western
Satterlee
Brown
Colquite Guards
Savannah Yacht Club Hosts Twentieth Annual Regatta
The Savannah Yacht Club held its twentieth annual regatta at Thunderbolt on May 24. The Ruth, a Savannah built yacht, won the first prize in the float class sailing yachts with a $100 gold award. Notable entries included Major A. W. Witlin’s Moselle, Dixie by George J. Baldwin, and Dion by Andrew Siamonds of Charleston. Winds were light and races only fair, with several Atlanta and Raleigh officers in attendance.
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Ruth
Lanneh Tacons
Savannah
Savannah Yacht Club
Thunderbolt
A. W. Witlins
George J. Baldwin
Dion
Andrew Siamonds
Charleston
8. C
Atlanta and
Roleigh
Man Kills Paramour in Washington County Town
Bud Pollen, a white man, shot and killed Evel’ns McClendon, his Black partner, at Danburgh yesterday afternoon. Pollen fled and remains at large as residents organize a manhunt. Local authorities issue warrants and search efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Pollen
Washington, Ga
Evel'ns McClendon
Danburgh
Pollen
Old Rome Notes on Shorter College May Events
Rome Ga May 24 Special The opening exercises of Shorter College commence with a French play by Professor Lustrat and a juvenile entertainment directed by Miss Mary Duggan. The audience enjoyed the college chapel program and costumes. Graduation events follow next Thursday afternoon. Rainy May weather slows other plans.
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Rome
Shorter College
Lustrat
Mary Duggan
Eleanor Churchill Gibbs
Sam
Emily Smith
Floyd County Industrial Association
Atlanta
Gala Day at Waycross Features Baby Show and Races
Waycross Georgia on May 24 hosted four thousand visitors for a gala trade day. A baby show with twenty two entrants produced a $5 prize for prettiest baby won by Jeanette Waters, seventeen months. Foot races, a greasy pole ascent, and excursion rates drew crowds. Willie D James won the seventy five yard race for men with $5 prize, while Eustace Sirmans won the boys race, also for $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Jeanette Waters
Eustace Sirmans
Frank Garrett
Eustace
Griffin Rifles Fall Camp Promises Great Exhibition
Griffin Georgia May 24 Special The Griffin Rifles encampment plans grow into a major event merchants donate merchandise as campaign items and labels will identify donors Ladies in charge prepare for a June start with anticipated scale matching past years Concerns over funding eased by governor reversing earlier cuts Also reports swirl about Rev F H Braxton and church tensions plus new telephone line progress and a railway conductor visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Macon
Ocmulgee Park
Father Brislaw
Hibernian Society of
Wesleyan Female College
Philomathean Society
J. & Hardeman Willl
Southern Female College
LaGrange
Hardeman
Georgia
George W. Duncan
Peach Carnival
Cornel
C M Wiley
D. Huguenin
Jobin P. Ross
Miller White
Tom Drew
C C. Carnes
G R. Bell
Albert Jones
Gus Walker
James Raley
Wardeman
Griffin Rifles
Griffin
Ravannah
F. H. Braxton
Mt Zion Baptist Church
Atlanta
Gentry
Allente
Charles Sears
Griffin Bay
Western Division
The
Southern Railway
Ida Head
Woodbridge
Covington
Various society notes and moves around Milledgeville
The column records a sermon at the Masonic Female College, Jane Williams recently adjudged insane sent to Milledgeville asylum, W W Stevens visiting Roanoke, Mrs A M Ward of Rome visiting Dr E L Hames, W C Stafford of Barnesville in town, Miss Rebecca Nall visiting Atlanta friends, Mrs T J Hightower of Atlanta visiting relatives, Young Men’s Christian Association Bicycle Club’s first ride in rain, standpipe at Ninth and New Orleans streets draws crowds, Mrs W C Backs visiting Atlanta, E Basa returning from Flint River fishing trip in Meriwether county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Female College
Jane Williams
Milledgeville
W. W. Stevens
Roanoke
A. M. Ward
Rome
E. L. Hames
W. C. Stafford
W. C. Backs
Atlanta
Basa
Flint River
Meriwether County
Forrest Gay Despondent Leader In Augusta Scandal
Augusta Ga May 34 Special Forrest Gay a young populist leader known for election day rows took a large dose of laudanum last night in a personal crisis intent and lies unconscious. He had previously feared prosecution for carrying concealed weapons after a street pistol incident and returned home to die while lingering between life and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Forest Gay
London
Augusta
Forrest Gay
Gay
Verdict for the plaintiff in salary case at Augusta
The salt of Arthur P. Glover against The Wool Hat settled with a $250 verdict for unpaid salary plus interest. Mac Williams, a popular young social figure, returned home from a fishing trip with a bullet wound in his toe after a rifle fired unexpectedly while the muzzle rested on his toe. Lieutenant Batterlee is in Augusta tonight inspecting the colored military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Arthur P. Glover
Mac Wiliams
Courthouse Fire Threat Near Elbert County Center
Elbert's courthouse narrowly escaped total loss when a basement fire in the surplus area rapidly spread. The office of County School Commissioner Hoy James N Wall sustained likely damage, but the loss is fully insured and repairs will begin immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert
Elberton
Hoy
James N Wall
Sudden Death in Waycross Woman at Home
Waycross Georgia May 2 Special Mrs J B Henderson wife of ex Sheriff Henderson found dead in bed by her husband who had prepared breakfast for her She fainted yesterday while riding health failing for some time Heart disease believed to be cause Funeral set for Saturday morning at 30 o clock Henderson residence Fast Train This Augusta May 4 The Atlanta to Augusta special train for the Order of Railway Conductors convention delegates ran in five hours forty minutes The train carried ten singers one day coach and ten express cars.
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Witneys
Larcius Willams
Lucius
John M. Williams
John M. Wiliams
Lucius Wiliams
Mr. Kelly
Lucius Williams
Han
Fred
Wenr
Mr. Wells
Ita
Garrigans
John Kelly
John ‘Kelly
Kelly
Telfair
Willamses
John M. Willams
Lucius Willams
John M
Stephen Williams
John M Wiliams
Cohen Garrison
Williams
Tudhus Williams
Mr. Williams
Tuckshot
Bob Garrison
Moe
Macon
Jack Willams
Jack
Gerry
Waycross
B. Henderson
Sherif Henderson
Augusta
Atlanta
Order of Railway Conductors Convention
Sante Creer Mining Company Organized at Scottsboro
The Sante Creer Mining Company formed at Scottsboro Alabama with $100000 capital to mine for gold in Sand Mountain fourteen miles away. Mineral rights cover 240 acres along Santa Creek with options on nearby land. Officers named D Ke Jones president G F Jones secretary treasurer F W Bodfish manager all of Chattanooga.
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Scattaboro
Ala
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sante Creer Mining Company
Scottsboro
Scottsbboro
Santa Creek
D. Ke Jones
G. F. Jones
F. W. Bodfiah
Cattanooga
Beattsko
Tennessee River
Chattawood
Montgomery
Middlesboro Steel Plant to Restart July Blast
A London report via Manufacturers' Record says Middlesboro Town Company and the Watts steel and iron syndicate have cleared pending deals. The Watts plant, built with about 2.6 million, will resume operations with blast furnaces and a steel plant capable of around 400 tons of pig iron daily and 700 tons of steel daily, after delays tied to iron markets and English financial troubles.
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Watts
Baltimore
Patch
Middlesboro
London
Wats Steel and Iron Syndicate
Platia
Watts Syndicate
Whch
England
Secret of Beauty in Pores by Utigura Soap
A vintage ad claims Utigura Soap perfects pores and enhances beauty. It highlights that skin tone and texture improve through the soap’s action, promising noticeable effects in thousands of cases.
Funeral for Mrs Callaway at Westview Interment follows
Friends and relatives of Mrs Callaway and her family are invited to the funeral at the residence of Mr and Mrs William W Reid 20 Highland Avenue Saturday at 3 PM Interment will be at Westview Pallbearers named B S Drake A McD Wilson Captain Wingfield Woolf H S Johnson FC Stewart J Stovall and Judge John T Pendleton asked to meet at J F Barclay & Co at 1 30 PM Saturday
Postmaster embezzlement and political unrest reported
A Raleigh area wire reports postmaster W. R. Ferguson of Southport used money order funds to repair his house and defaulted on 400 dollars. A drunkenness incident involves Judge W. L Norwood and calls for his resignation. Arbitration over land between Alamance and Chatham counties, and party political moves surface. The Episcopal Diocese council meets in Fayetteville with Bishops Watson and Cheshire present. Deaths of railway officials’ relatives are noted alongside frost damage and fertilizer tag reports. Raleigh’s Republican aldermen face disqualification for failing to file election expense returns.
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Raleigh
N. CC
W. R. Ferguson
Southport
Robison County
W. L Norwood
Norwood
Graham
Chatham County
Almance County
Chatham
Almance
Stroud
Episcopal Diocese of
East Carolina
Fayetteville
Watson and
Cheshire
J. We Fry
Cape Wear and Yadkie
Clamp Oavis
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Superior Court
Ousted Two Aldermen Over Campaign Expense Law
Raleigh May 2 The city board ousted two Republican aldermen for failing to file itemized campaign expense statements within ten days after the election. The law, passed by the fusion legislature, forfeits office for noncompliance. Four other Republicans also failed to comply, but the move aimed to test the issue before further actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Legisaluure
Explosion in Omaha Kills Woman and Sparks Disappearance
An explosion at a cottage at Twenty sixth and Caldwell streets in Omaha at 12:30 this morning wrecked the house. Mrs G Osburn died from severe burns shortly after. William Henry and his wife, the other occupants, vanished. The blast is thought to be caused by a large quantity of gasoline and other explosives.
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Omaha
Neb
Twenty-sixth
Caldwell Streets
Qsburn
William Henry
Freight wreck on Cincinnati Southern line kills two
A wreck near Danville Kentucky on the Cincinnati Southern railroad early today killed two men and wounded five others all unemployed travelers. The deceased are Stanley Davis a white man from Chattanooga and D R Stacks a colored man from Chattanooga. Injured are Ransom Mitchell Jacks Ward Archie Polick Andrew Lawson and James Gallivan with homes listed as Cincinnati Somerset and Chattanooga as noted. None of the injured are in serious condition.
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Wrecix
Dapville
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Here
Stanley Davis
Chattanooga
D. R. Stacks
Ransom Mitchell
Cin~ Pinnati
Jacks Ward
Archie Polick
Andrew Lawson
James Galiivan
Somerset
Ameena Som in London Parade Visit and Court Sentence
The Ameena Som in London reports London mayor Nasrulla Khan and Portsmouth officials welcomed a Afghan ameer’s son with a harbor parade and train transfer to London. In Chicago Frederick Griffin, a Northwestern National Bank assistant cashier, pleaded guilty and received five years in prison for a $50,000 shortage from alleged fraud.
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London
Nasrulla Khan
Ameer
Afghanistan
Portsmouth
Honer
Chicago
Frederick W. Griffin
Northwestern National Bank
Bunen
Griffin
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Lucies Willams
Mr. White
Jurge Speer
Williamses
Katta
Coroney Preston
Newt Wells
Cohen
Rob Garrison
Dave Wells
Wells
Garrsons
John C. Forsyth
Father A Hall Et al
Myer
AL Wea
Ak Renulla
Gays Dimeo
Lavded
Savannah’s Yacht Club
Hill City News
Peramal Gysutp
Arthur Dennison Hull
Misa Adelaide Sinclaire Norton
Wille Tenwrad
St. Tater’s Episcopt
East
Rene
Mel EH Moore
D. W Cuny
Ba Justood
State Board of Pharmacy
Salv
Hood
Cincinnati Southern
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