Southern Wreck Charged to Negro in Greenville News
Alfred Cohan colored, suspected in last week’s Harbin’s wreck, was arrested near Marietta by Sheriff Moss and Railroad Detective Haynie and taken to Wallella jail. Farmer William Ray near Greenville was overpowered by three unknown negroes while attempting to arrest them, wounded in the neck, gun taken, likely fatal.
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Greenville
Epelel
Alfred Cohan
Harbin
Marietta
Moss
Oconee
Haynie
Cohan
Champang
Wiling
Greers
Walhella
Wiliam Ray
Ray
Aiken Landmark House Burns on Laureng Street
A dwelling known as the Treden alc property on Laureng street in the city was destroyed by fire at an early hour today. Occupants Bud, Hudson and J. F. Jowers with their families lost most of their effects. The house was a landmark of Aiken and Fraser and was partially insured while tenants carried no insurance.
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Qld
Burns, Alkeh
8. C
Tredenalc
Laureng Street
Thin City
Tragic on the Rails in Greensboro
A young Black man named Ivey Austin died after being struck by a Southern Railway train on a sidetrack in Greensboro. He leaped onto the main line ahead of an approaching engine, was crushed, and died instantly.
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Greensboro
N. C
Ivey Austin
Southern Railway
Thomas faces many charges in Macon robbery cases
Macon Ga September 15 Special John Thomas a young white man who burglarized Alderman Reb Massenburg's house was arraigned in recorder's court on charges of robbing G Ellis's house and held on $500 bond for the superior court. Stolen items were found with him. He claimed a negro robbed him and supplied the goods, pointing to a fellow prisoner, but the recorder did not believe him. Also charged were Will Calhoun for assault with intent to murder Henry Harris, and Charlie Hudgon for burglarizing the Southern depot restaurant at Brunswick and Birmingham, with coins stolen from a globe. Hudson was nabbed after money jingling in his pocket drew Lt. Holloman’s suspicion. Industrial Home funds cited in reporting. President Machen and GM McDuffie of Brunswick and Birmingham railroad visited Macon. Two hundred miles of line built. Machen praised, with a banker remarking on Machen’s trustworthy dealings. Also reported is the death of J N Tally's father in Valdosta, apoplexy at 7, died soon after, prompting Mr. Tally to travel by train.
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John Thomas
Reb
Massenburg
Superior Court
Recorder’s Court
G. Ellis
Thomas
Recorder
Ollie Lester
Will Calhoun
Recorder's Court
Wil Calhoun
Henry Harris
Calhoun
Bud Chapman
Chariie Hudgon
Southern Depot
Georgia
Hudson
Holloman
Brunswick
Birmingham
E. C. Machen
McDuffie
Brunswick and Birmingham Railroad
Machen
Macon and Northern
Colonel Machen
J. N. Tally
Valdosta
Tally
Georgia Military College Opens Fall Term to Large Attendance
Milledgeville Ga September 1 Special The Georgia Military College opened today with a very large attendance nearly all the old cadets back and many new boys arriving every train. By week’s end barracks rooms will be filled and the cadet battalion expected to exceed all prior years with older larger men under President Reynolds and the board of trustees pleased with the outlook for a prosperous year.
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Milledgeville
Georgia Military College
Ecch
Reynolds
Schools Open In Carrollton Georgia For New Year
Public schools of Carrollton opened for the scholastic year with good attendance. Growth has boosted enrollments since the new graded school building was completed four years ago. The teaching staff includes Superintendent J Lawrence Cald well, H C Brown, Emms Meadows, T B Slads, Mattie Ward, Rilla Dozter, Mattiew Lou Houston, Laula Harrison, Emma Williams, Annie Clements in art, Kate Murphy in music, and Mrs W S Campbell in music.
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J. Lawrence Caldwell
H. C. Brown
Mesdames Emms Meadows
T. B. Slads
Matt
Mote Arrested as Key Witness in Georgia Murder Case
William Mote was jailed in Carrollton Georgia on a governor’s requisition from Alabama charged with the murder of 13 year old Ohio Ward. He had been the principal witness against Ike Williams the black man tried for the crime and later killed in prison after mob pressure. The case spanned multiple trials and a mob, with Ward’s body found in the Tallapoosa river after a three week disappearance.
Train Hits Open Switch Near Savannah
Seaboard Air Line train No. 74 bound for Savannah struck an open switch at Collins at 7 am. Engineer Lee Meldrim and his fireman leaped clear before the engine capsized, narrowly avoiding serious injuries or fatalities. The open switch resulted from prior switching between the Seaboard and Stillmore lines, and a track had to be constructed around the overturned engine and coaches to keep traffic moving.
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Savannah
Seaboard Air Line
Collins
Lee Meldrim
Stillmore Air Line
Dr T R Thornton Resigns Apothecary Post at State Sanitarium
Milledgeville Ga September 11 Special Dr Thomas R Thornton resigns as apothecary at the state sanitarium effective October 1 After years of satisfactory service to the Superintendent and board of trustees he will relocate to Thomasville to enter the drug business.
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T. BR. Thornton
Milledgeville
Thomas R. Thornton
Thornton
Thomasville
Lieutenant Whitfield visits Milledgeville from Nebraska
Lieutenant Robert Whitfield of Milledgeville Georgia arrives to visit his mother's kin. A graduate of Georgia Military College class of 1897 he has served continuously in the volunteer and regular army since June. He rose from sergeant in Ray's immunes to first lieutenant in the Highth United States infantry and is stationed at Fort Crook Nebraska.
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Robert Whitfield
Miliedgeville
Georgia Military College
Ray
Immunes
Highth United States Infantry
Whitfield
Fort Crovuk
Nebr
Joint Debate Arranged for September 6 in Knoxville
It is announced that the joint debate between J. B. Frazier and H. Y. Campbell for governor will begin Saturday September 6 probably in Knoxville. Canvass dates will be set after Nashville chairmen Thompson and Borchest meet and decide.
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Keynoxville
J. B. Frazier
H. Y. Campbell
Thompson
Borchest
Nashville
Thirty Fifth Trades Union Congress Opens in London
In London the Thirty-Fifth Trades Union Congress began its weeklong session with over 500 delegates representing about 1.25 million workers, including many women. US delegates Harry Blackmore and Patrick Dolan attended as discussions focus on a proposed compulsory arbitration court to settle labor disputes and on lessons from American unions observed during a Washington visit.
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Frade Unionists of the World
London
Thirty-Fifth
Trades Union Congress
United States
Harry Blackmore
Patrick Dolan
Supreme Court of Arbitration
Washington
Mosely Seated Governor of Chickasaws After Leg Assembly
The Chickasaw legislature at Tishomingo seated Palmer F. Mosely as governor amid guarded capitol security. Mosely led by four votes over William Byrd after nullifying Pontotoc county results and securing majority in other counties. Sworn in, Mosely takes charge as authorities anticipate no further disturbances.
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Ind. T
Tishomingo
Palmer F. Mosely
Mosely
Pontotoc County
William Byrd
Chickasaws
Mortuary notes Colonel J W Jones Bowdon Carrollton Ga
Colonel J W Jones died at his Bowdon home after a short illness. He practiced law in Carroll county for about twenty years and was well known in the community. Funeral services were held in Bowdon with strong attendance from Carrollton and the bar. He leaves a widow and nine children, with many relatives in the area.
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Carrollton
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A. B. Jones
C. M. Boynton
Samuel Treat
Rochester
N. Y
Samuel,Treat
United States
Missouri
Shaw
Sherman
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