Macon Citizens Move to Pay Dixie Interstate Fair Debt
Macon Georgia in mid November stories an expected popular subscription to settle the Dixie Interstate Fair debt. Citizens like R W Jemison and Ellis M Talbot pledge 200 and 100 respectively, with The Constitution offering to start a fund as creditors weigh the $8,000 owed and the city weighs its ability to pay its own debts.
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Macon
Dixie Interstate Fair Association
Atlanta
R. W. Jemison
Dixia Interstate Fair
Ellis M. Talbot
Fair Association
M. Talbot
Lst
T. D. Tinsley
Juan R. Lane
M. J. Hatcher
George A. Smith
E. L. Marlin
Marlon ‘W. Harris
T. G. Goodwin
Tepstar
John Eads
Clem Phillips
Uilger
Iste
W. Cabaniss
J. D. Bretson
John Hoge
D. W. Bull
F. W. Hazelhurst
A. B. Small
J. L. Gerdine
Bartlett
Macon Telegraph
Tata
Macon Owen
Habersham Wine Vaults Crown Savannah Heritage
Savannah report on two upper rooms of the Habersham mansion housing a vast wine collection from the colonial era. Madeiras and sherries traceable to 1827, with bottles from General Lee Arlington and Newton Gordon Madeira. The estate of the late William Neyle Habersham holds the prized vintages. fading odds of preservation as time passes.
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Savannah
Habersham
Harris and
Barnard Streets
William Neyle Habersham
Mr. Habersham
Georgia
Madeira
Spain
Br. Habersham
Clarence
Habershams
London
Arlington
R. E. Lee
Arington
Newton Gordon
Gonzales, Byass & Co
Ward McAlister
New York
Fladersham
Ife
WILL CONSTRUCT PARK AT ONCE New Street Car Line Buys Land Near the Central City
North and South railway line buys land near the Outing Club in Macon and will build a seven mile park and streetcar route. Wallis F Sparks and Senator A O Bacon lead the new Worth and South line. track laying has begun and cars expected by February first.
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Macon
North and
Boardman
Outing Club
Worth and South
Wallis F. Sparks
A. O. Bacon
Morgan's Drug Atere
Second Street
Mulberry
North Highlands
TRYING TO SAVE THE LIBRARY IN MACON
Macon citizens plan a public library meeting at the city library to decide a plan to prevent sale of the building. Directors fear selling assets to meet bond debt as subscriptions have waned and efforts to raise funds have failed. T. J. Carling and George A. Smith have offered 125 each toward the debt, with little other support from residents. The library has long operated without profit and attendance has declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Debat
T. J. Carling
George A. Smith
Lst
Cittizens
Three Negroes Escape Terrell County Jail
Three prisoners escaped from the Terrell county jail last night by enlarging the sink and slipping out one at a time. The trio were negroes. two faced light offenses and were confined for shorter terms while Wil Thames, the third, is charged with assaulting a negro woman.
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Dawson
Terrell County
Wil Thames
Wil
Ground Broken for New Columbus Cotton Mill
The Columbus Manufacturing Company began construction on a new North Highlands mill in Columbus Georgia with I B Gordon president of the company breaking ground. The project uses Palmer Massachusetts builder for the plant and Lockwood Greene Boston for plans. Initial capital stands at 220000 dollars and will rise to 250000 dollars as plans for expansion progress.
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Columbus, Ga
Columbus Manufacturing Company
North Highlands
I. B. Gordon
Thia New
Iint Building and
Lue
Rome Cotton Receipts Shrink. Mills Expected to Absorb Crop
Rome Georgia November 13 special report says local cotton receipts total 20 500 bales, 1 000 under recent years. Last week’s 2 447 bales lag behind. Freezes damaged top crop, but mills in operation and under construction will absorb the 236 000 bale North Georgia crop.
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Rome
North Georgia
Wheat planting grows as North Georgia abandons cotton
North Georgia farmers, led by Floyd and the upper Floyd counties, plan record wheat acreage next year. Pell county also foresees large plantings while many Floyd farmers expect 100 acres or more. The shift from all cotton to grains hay and fruit signals improved conditions and profitable market gardening.
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North Georgia
Rome
J— Floyd
Floyd
Pell County
Henry Stewart is Promoted Battalion Adjutant
Rome Boy in the Forty Third Is Now Battalion Adjutant, Rome, Ga. November 13. Lieutenant Henry Stewart, formerly a captain in the Third Georgia regiment, now with the Forty third at Fort Ethan Allen near Burlington Vermont, has been promoted to battalion adjutant under Major Gilmore. He was also made signal officer for the regiment. Stewart enlisted about thirty men here and no deserters from this section are among the 200 reported in press dispatches Saturday.
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Rome
Forty-Third
Henry Stewart
Third
Georgia Regiment
Fortythird
Fort Ethan Allen
Burlington
Gilmore
Stewart
Recruiting Officer Moon Succeeds Howe at Macon Ga
Captain Moon, in charge of the Macon recruiting station, has been successful in enlisting men for the United States regular army. He succeeded Captain Howe, who has gone to Manila. Captain Alcon of the Twentieth Infantry, also in the Philippines, was wounded at Santiago and detailed to Macon. Moon was wounded in multiple injuries and not yet ready for active duty.
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Moon
Captain Howe
Macon
United States Regular Army
Howe
Manila
Alcon
Twentieth Infantry
Philippines
Santiago
Dying Reverend L P Neese of North Georgia Conference
Rev L P Neese is critically ill at his Fairburn home tonight after sixteen weeks in bed. A long time member of the North Georgia conference, his condition is reported as grave.
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L. P. Reese
Fairburn
L. P. Neese
North Georgia Conference
Two Candidates for Solicitor in Perry Georgia
Major R. N. Holtzclaw and Captain W. Oc. Davis compete for the Houston county solicitor post. Both are Perry attorneys with extensive support and active petition campaigns. Holtzclaw is currently in Atlanta and the appointment is expected soon, possibly within the week.
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Perry
R. N. Holtzclaw
W. Oc. Davis
Houston County Court
Cure for early consumption and relief with cod liver oil
The notice asserts that consumption in its early stage is curable and relief is obtained with fresh air, proper food, and Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil taken regularly. It urges starting the Emulsion at once if threatened. c Agadrogtatj 90-4 Bide.
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Scott
Ten Year Brunswick Trade Statistics Planned
Captain Otto Johannensen of the Brunswick board of trade will compile a ten year statistics book on Brunswick commerce. The illustrated volume will cover arrivals and sailings of all nations, crews, disbursements, foreign exports, imports, and coastwise trade. It aims for broad circulation in the US, Europe, and other regions, highlighting Brunswick’s growing commerce and new shipping lines.
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Brunswick
Otto Johannensen
Brunswick Board of Trade
United States
Europe
United Kingdom
China
Japan
Australia
South America
Johannensen
Cape Hatteras
New York
Stack Exchange
Brunswick Securities
Seaboard Air Line
Birmingham
Dr. Thomas F. Jones Dies in Cartersville Confederate Veteran
Dr. Thomas F. Jones of Bartow county dies at his home in Cartersville Ga from paralysis of the heart after a period of illness He was a Confederate captain in the Twenty fifth Georgia Cavalry serving under General John H Morgan He leaves a wife five children and will be laid beside General Young in the local cemetery with the B Young Camp Confederate Veterans attending en masse.
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Carteraville
Thomas F. Jones
Bartow County
Laurens
S. C
Kingston
Louisa J. Young
Pierce M. B. Young
General Young
Twenty-fifth
Georgia Cavalry
John H. Morgan
Etowah
Carrie
Emma
Thomas Jones, Jr
Mamie
Lula Jones
Presbyterian Church
Farmer slain in Georgia by hired killer and robbery
In Harris County near Columbus Georgia Bartlett Horn a white farmer is brain murdered with an axe by a man he employed The assailant robbed the body of sixty three dollars and fled The eight year old son witnessed the attack and alerted the mother Neighbors pursued but the killer remains at large and could face lynching if captured
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Columbus
Bartlett Horn
Harris County
Athens Merchant in Trouble Involuntary Bankruptcy Forced
L Morris a leading dry goods firm in Athens Ga is forced into involuntary bankruptcy by New York creditors Sam Myers of Augusta and A L Hall of Athens named temporary receivers Hearing scheduled for Thursday Claims by Athens banks total 9000 while most assets and operations are in New York and other northern and western cities Morris has operated in Athens for twenty years
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New York
L. Morris
Athens
Sam Myers
Augusta
A. L. Hall
Morris
Three Black People Fatally Hurt in West Point Violence
West Point Ga November 13 Special. Three Black people fatally injured Sunday night. Son Chappell found dead by river bank near Vinegar Valley. A 44 caliber public safety item used. seven women arrested. Coroner inquest returns verdict accusing Lou Huguley and alleging Carrie and Minnie Huguley as accessories. Jealousy cited. In Lanett area two Black men, Riey Craft and Will Fears, quarrel over a party. Craft dies Sunday. Fears arrested and jailed in LaFayette. At Riverview Babe Corton fatally wounds Jim Thompson over a craps game.
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West Point
Son
Lou Huguley
Carrie
Minnie Huguley
Lanett
Riey Craft
Will Fears
Craft
Fears
LaFayette
Riverview
Babe Corton
Jim Thompson
Bank of Athens Placed in Receiver Hands
In Athens Georgia on November 13 the Bank of Athens was put in the hands of receiver A S Parker teller of Athens National Bank upon stockholders petition claiming losses and liquidation. The bank is solvent and will pay all depositors and outside liabilities. stockholders receive any remainder. Alabama Hed sentenced to death for hanging December 1 after supreme court denial of new trial. crowd heard the ruling in Perry Georgia.
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Bank of Athens
Parker
Athens
Athens National Bank
Alabama
Perry
Fefton
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
Baldwin
Clark
Mobile
Monroe
Washington
Sith
Neovember
Crowninshield Corrects Annual Report Wording
Washington November 13 Admiral Crowninshield chief of the navigation bureau revises a portion of his annual report to clarify the claim that the greatest hero does not deserve less than the medal given to many who shared in a victory. The footnote explains a prior drafting error.
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Washington
Admiral Crowninshield
Navigation Bureau
Department
Crowninshield
Chief Joel to Join Boers in Basutoland Annexation
Chief Joel of the Basutos is expected to join the Boers who likely intend to annex a strip of Basutoland's northern territory on Wednesday November 8. Other chiefs remain steadfast and there is no cause for alarm.
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Joel
Maseru
Basutoland
Basutos
Boers Withdraw From Border Into Rhodesia
Tuli Rhodesia October 31 The Boers have left the northern border except a contingent at Pont Drift. The railway is now open south of Gabe ronez for about one hundred miles toward Mafeking.
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Tuli
Rhodesia
Pont Drift
Gaberonez
Mafei King
Illinois monuments dedication plans at Chickamauga Park
Colonel Edgar D. Swain of the Illinois Chickamauga Natural Park commission arrived in Chattanooga to arrange the dedication of the Illinois monuments on November 23. He says Secretary Root and Adjutant General Cervin will attend. Root will inspect Chickamauga Park with aims to establish an army post, then move to Nashville. Swain expects about 2,000 Illinois men to attend.
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Illinois
Chattanooga
Tenn
Edgar D. Swain
Chica
Illinois Chickamauga Natural Park
Nashville
Tennessee
Swain
Supreme Court Advances Indian Territory Land Dispute
Washington November 13 The United States Supreme Court advanced the hearing of an 18 docket case involving a conflict between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians on one side and the Wichitas on the other over large tracts of land in Indian Territory. The case is set for the first Monday in March.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Indian Territory
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