Crew is rescued near Alligator Light
Key West Florida October 12 Captain Sam Williams of the schooner Ruel said residents reported a large four masted schooner burned near Alligator Lighthouse last Sunday and sank. The crew were saved at the lighthouse and later taken off by a northbound steamer. Wrecking tugs prepared to go but halted for fuller details. The steamer Miamis arrived from Mian but reported nothing new.
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Key West
Fla
Sam Williams
Ruel
the Keys
Key
Alligator Lght House
Mian
White Farmer Kills Two Negroes in Pembroke
Lloyd Nelson Young, a white planter in Hopkinsville Kentucky, attacked in Pembroke after being ejected from a train. He used an ax to kill Rebecca MecKay, a Black woman, and fatally wound Joseph Landy, a 70 year old Black man, then fled before a mob formed. He was captured by a posse and taken to safety to avoid lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloyd Nelson
Hopkinsville
Lloyd Nelson Young
Pembroke
Rebecca MecKay
Mrs William Garrard Dies In Savannah Hospital
Mrs. William Garrard wife of Savannah city attorney died early yesterday in Savannah hospital following an operation. She leaves five children a brother and two sisters. Funeral arrangements to be announced. she was daughter of the late W S Lawton. Additional obituaries follow from Columbus and Sparta noting deaths of Mrs Mary Finley Mrs S H Wiley Judge L N Tribble and Mrs Maggie Douglass with brief funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Wiliard Garrard
William Garrard
Second Georgia
Garrard
W. 5. Lawton
Edward Lawton
United States Army
Thomas Screven
Carrington Reed
Nashville
Mary Finley
Senoia
Benoja
A. E. Finley
Finley
S. H. Wiley
Sparta
B.H. Wiles
B.C. Wiley
W. M. Harris
W. E. Whey
R. B. Wiley
Lizzie Emith
Birdie Wiley
L. N. Tribble
Carnesville
Lavonia
Lemuel N. ‘Tribble
Franklin County
George W. Tribble
Samuel J. Tribble
Athens
A. W. Martin
Gainesville
EB. Harrison
James A. Tribble
Pleasant Grove
Bere
M. M. Riley
Ifizs
Maggie Douglass
Columbus
Maggie L. Douglass
A. W. Douglass
Seventeenth Street
E. A. Marable
E. A. Marabel
Emma Nuckolls
Gadsden
Alice Nuckolls
Third Avenue
Marable
Nathaniel Nuckolls
Macon
A. J. Battle
Mercer University
Tattnall Square Baptist Church
Haa
Battle
Cullen Battle
Shorter College
Rome
Alabama College
J. L. White
Mulberry’ Street Methodist Church
Epworth League
W. N. Ainsworth
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
C. Todd
Vineville Baptist Church
Hinton
J. W. Hinton
Dr. Ross
Dublin's New Public School a Model Georgia Structure
Dublin Ga October 12 special Dublin's new public school building completed and handed to the city seats over 800 with a two story auditorium. It houses twelve classrooms music art elocution and a library. The cost runs about 428000 with plans by H W Witcover and construction by W T Jay. Fall term opened two weeks ago enrollment 460 and expected 500 by Christmas under Prof W C Wright and assistant principal Prof W Rufus Lanter. The liberal educational equipment inspires Laurens county with new schools and better teachers.
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Dublin
Georgia
H. W. Witcover
Savannah
W. T. Jay
Shellman
W. C. Wright
Covington
W. Rufus Lanter
Laurens
Macon Lodge of Elks
Tom Watson
Thomas E. Watson
Academy of Music
Wesleyan Female College
Mercer University
P. J. Pollock
Mr. Watson
Macon
Polce
Jenkins and
Amerson
Nelson Rivers
Tom Knott
Conk Griffin
Robinson and
Halsey
Cosby & McKay
Recorder’s Court
Griffin
Kaae Heard
Arthur
McCoy
Davis
Wilson
Strong effort to get college in Americus promised cash and land
Americus Georgia October 12 strong effort to locate a college within Macon Presbytery territory promises a cash subscription of 35000 and valuable central city real estate for a building site and grounds. The plan includes a three story Y M C A building and a big street fair carnival with railroads offering reduced fares boosting attendance. Cotton merchants report best fall business in years with 16600 bales received and most sold, crop largely marketed with anticipated declines in receipts.
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Americus
Macon
Pre
Thomanville
Americus Y. M. C. A
Americus Lodge of Biks and Merchants’ Association
Merchants’ Association
Elks
Bates
Fall Carnival Opens with Military Bands and Parade
Knoxville prepares for a week long fall carnival and Elks midway led by the Commercial Club and George W. Murphy. Cincinnati Carnival Company provides fourteen attractions with bands from Atlanta Chicamauga Park and Knoxville. A grand Tuesday parade features hundreds of horsemen and elaborate costumes under Col. Caswell Carpenter and Fox. "Snake Worms in Cabbage" reports emerge from Cooke county.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Elks
Commercial Club
George W. Murphy
Murphy
Elks’ Lodge
The
Cincinnati Carnival Company
Fifth Regiment
Atlanta
Seventh Cavalry
Chicamauga Park
Sixth Regiment
William Caswell
Frank Carpenter
J. W. Fox
Cooke County
Sale Of Mills Not Confirmed In Macon News Notes
Macon notes report Judge Hmary Speer of the U S court refused to confirm recent sales of cotton mills at Millen and Tennille due to low bid amounts. Millen sale fetched 50000 while plant cost 160000. Tennille sale brought 40000 with plant cost 12000. upset prices set at 90000 and 75000 respectively, properties to be offered again.
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Macon
Hmary Speer
United States Court
Millen
Tennille
John FR
Smith
Speer
Worms Found in Cabbage Heads Near Newport Cause Losses
Reports from the Newport area indicate worms resembling snakes, about 12 inches long, discovered in cabbage heads. The pests have killed the crop's export potential as none is shipped to foreign markets or offered at Newport markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Newport Mar
Civil Service Examiner Wanamaker Visits Birmingham
Civil Service Examiner Wanamaker came to Birmingham to investigate conduct of certain office holders amid a petition to Washington seeking inquiry into pernicious political activity. Wanamaker declined to discuss the matter, and the specific officials under scrutiny remain unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Civil Service
Red Wanamaker
Washington
Wanamaker
Roy C. Foster Hurt in Runaway Near Savannah Ga
Roy C Foster president of the Georgia Car Manufacturing Company was thrown from a drag on White Bluff road two miles from Savannah. His leg was broken while his companions escape with minor injuries as a pole broke and the horses bolted. The accident occurred as the trap lurched on a depression breaking the fore part of the vehicle. Mr and Mrs Foster and Mr and Mrs Griggs of Chattanooga were aboard. David Gant Dies at Knoxville
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Roy C. Foster
Savannah
White Bluff
Roy C." Foster
Georgia Car Manufacturing Company
Mr. Foster
Engine Wheels Crash Out Life at Savannah Junction
L. M. Laramore, 23, a brakeman on the Seaboard Air Line, was killed when an engine on the junction near Savannah ran over his legs after he jumped to connect. He died within minutes after being brought to hospital. his home was Leslie, near Americus.
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Savannah
L. M. Laramore
White
Seaboard Air Line
Leslie
Americus
Wallace Wins Reversal on Institute Move Decision
The Wilmington presbytery rejects moving the James Sprunt Institute School for Young Ladies from Kenansville to Wallace after a full investigation. Kenansville fought to keep the school and won, preserving the largest girls school in the region.
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Wallaace
Wilmington
N.C
Burial of General Greene Set During Georgia Convention
Savannah special report describes plans for November 14 funeral ceremony for General Nathanael Greene. State officials from Georgia and Rhode Island, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Greene descendants will attend. Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner to give address. military in Savannah to participate.
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Savannah
Nirthaniel Greene
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Georgia
House
Senate
Rhode Island
Greene
William Harden
Chatham County
Asa Bird Gardiner
Colonel Gardiner
General Greene
Graham
Colonial Cemetery
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Alligator Light House
Scho School
NEW Public School
Presbyterian Institution
Great Street Fair
Elks Midway
Chickamauga
Uneeda Bigeulz
Tonal Bizentt Company
Macon News
Peachuree
David Gant
Emanuel Nelson
Louisville
BR. L. Murphy
Joe Belcher
Welson
Belcher
Beinte
Gen. Green
Peri
Gur
DR. Leatherman
Ures
Xual
Leatherman
Atlania
J. R. Leatherman
Austell
Aes. Ly
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