Putnam County Banking Company Directors Resign Intrial Settlement
In Batonton Georgia on September 23 stockholders considered resignations of the bank's old directors and officers. E M Brown was asked to serve as cashier till the hearing on the petition for a receiver set for the seventh proximo. Directors oppose receiver and aim to liquidate the bank. If liquidations proceed and bad debts collected this fall and winter, indebtedness will be paid and stockholders suffer little. New directors elected include Tomas G Lawson Henry H DeJarvette C B Nisbet D Athon H Walker B R Heck and H M Brown cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batonton
Putnam County Banking Company
E. M. Brown
Foster
Tomas G. Lawson
Henry H. DeJarvette
C. B. Nisbet
D. Athon
H. ©. Walker
B. R. Heck
BH. M. Brown
Tashter
Judge Candler Indorsed by Fayette County Grand Jury
Fayetteville Ga September 25 A Fayette county grand jury adopted a resolution endorsing Judge John B Candler for associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. They praised his impartial able discharge of duties as judge and urged publication and mailing of the resolution to Judge Candler. Foreman ww A Johnson signed the action.
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Fayette County
Grand Jury
Fayettevitle
John 8
Candler
Adhve Supreme Court
Georgia
John
T Candler
Superior Court
Stone Mountain
Supreme Court
People of
Atlanta Daily
A. Johnson
Professor Fletcher Elected Principal of Jackson Schools
Jackson Ga September 95 Special The Jackson city board of education filled the principal vacancy by electing Professor Van Fletcher. Professor C H Bruce leaves the Jackson superintendency to take the Davison school principalship in Augusta Ga and will begin next Monday morning.
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Jackson Public Schools
Jackson
W. FP. . Thomas
City Board of Education
van Fletcher
C. H. Bruce
Jackson Schods
Davison School
Augusta
Putnam Rifles Disbanded in Georgia
In Eatonton Georgia the Putnam Rifles the county's sole military group have disbanded. Arms uniforms and accoutrements were ordered shipped back to Atlanta after Captain D L Thomas resigned for personal business reasons. Inspector General Obear noted disorganization and failed attempts to reconstitute the company.
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Eatonton
Putnam Hiftes
Atlanta
D. L. Thomas
Obear
Butchers Give Barbecue In Savannah Crowd Attends
Savannah Georgia September 25 Special The Savannah Butchers Association held a large barbecue at the fair grounds attended by about 4000 people with 50 cent admission. Rain cut attendance but the event featured cooking of 100 carcasses and a busy program including races. Many local businesses closed for the afternoon at the request of the butchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Savannah Butchers’ Association
Thhe
Third-Time Marriage Unites Kraft and Sullivan in Georgia
In Irwin County near Tifton, Mrs Amanda Kraft of Irwin County and Mr B N Sullivan of Texas wed for the third time at 6 am Sunday by Justice O J Luke. Kraft earlier married Kraft then Sullivan, were divorced, reconciled and remarried, later separated and divorced again. One child died in the Galveston flood. Kraft’s move to Georgia followed.
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Tifton
Amanda Kraft
Irwin County
B. N-Sul- Han
Texas
O. J. Luke
Sullivan
Mre. Sullivan
Georgia
Galveston
Alliance Warehouse Fire Destroys Cotton Stock In Georgia
In Arlington Georgia on September 26 a major warehouse fire wiped out about 3500 bales of cotton and related goods. Losses include 200 merchant and 160 farmer owned bales plus cars of salt and cotton seed with minimal insurance. Fire origin unknown. total damage around 20000 dollars.
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Arlington
Alliance
Harrison
Cobb
L. F. Murray
Alliance Warehouse
Collins & Toole
Cowart Lofton Company
G. W. ‘Harrison
Oxigin
Big Fall Festival transport pledge by Central of Georgia
In Columbus on September 23 special trains and convenient schedules were promised for the upcoming Fall Festival next month. J C Hails of Savannah, passenger agent for Central of Georgia Railway Company, assured the festival directors the railroad would furnish all facilities to handle large crowds.
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Columbus
J.C. Hails
Savannah
Central of Georgia Railway Company
The
Central Railway
Assistant Pastor Named at First Presbyterian Church
Columbus Ga September 26 Rev K L Melver chosen as assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian church Dr W A Carter remains pastor Melver is a North Carolinian by birth and has recently lived in Climaz Ga where he led a group of Presbyterian churches in that area
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Columbus
K. L. Melver
First Presbyterian Church
W. A. Carter
Mr. Melver
Climaz
Florence Crittenton Home opens in Columbus on Oct 1
The Florence Crittenton circle met in Columbus on September 2 and arranged for the home opening October 1. A residence on Lower Front Street was chosen as the new home site for the project, with details finalized for its operation in the city.
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Florence Crittenton
Columbus
Florence Crittenton Cirate
Lower Front Street
Eighty Days Messages to Honolulu Cable Link
San Francisco reports a Pacific cable link from San Francisco to Honolulu with messages passing within sixty to ninety days. Richard W. Dey of Clarence H. Mackay confirms the Silverton will bring the cable to port in sixty days and depart to lay the line, with dispatches expected to flow by December from the Hawaiian capital.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Richard W. ‘Dey
Clarence H. Mackay
John W. Mackey
Silverton
Mr. Dey
Made God of Washington sermon in Savannah churches
In Savannah on September 2 local pastors at African Baptist churches denounced Booker T. Washington as the god of the hour after a Birmingham convention disaster. Rev. T. M. Williamson blamed the tragedy on divine anger and warned that if a woman had remained silent the stampede would not have happened.
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Savannah
Tters
Birmingham
First African Baptist Church
T. M. Williamson
Booker Washington
Noisy Guest Poses at Hotel as McCoy Case Unfolds
A hotel scene centers on a drunken guest claiming to be the famed McCoy family member. The reporter learns of Mrs. Hoffman, formerly of Baltimore, a former Belle of New York, and her vow to return to New York after a chaotic night. Rumors link her to Cora Collins and a claimed marriage to Hoffman, an insurance man.
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James J. Corbett
Hoffman
Baltimore
Lancashire
England
Melloy
Cora Collins
Mrs. Corbett
Constitution
McCoy
West Baden
Ind
Mia
Cora Colling-Kershaw-Hoffman
George Krause
New York City
McCoyless-McCoy
W. c. Hoffman
Atlanta
Kentucky
Mount Sterling
Wome Life Insurance Company
Courteous Sven In Death In Newark Hotel Tragedy
A young man registered as A Larner from Albany at a Newark hotel and shot himself leaving a note for the proprietor. He sent a small sum of money to cover any damage to the room contents, but his real name was not learned.
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New York
Newark
N. J
A. Larner
Albany
Kensit Struck by Chisel After Anti Ritual Talk
John Kensit head of the anti ritualistic crusade in the Church of England was seriously injured in Birkenhead Liverpool when a chisel was thrown at him after he spoke. He was taken to a hospital with possible eye damage.
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London
John “‘Kensit
Church of England
Birkenhead
Liverpool
Russell Rightly Sees Judge Candler’s Resigning as Possible
Macon Ga September 25 Judge John P Ross candidate for associate justice of the Supreme Court to succeed Justice Lewis resigns and comments on Judge Russell decline to contest for the seat He says Candler may resign or withdraw from the race and urges propriety in using public office for votes A painter named Holmes suffers a severe fall from a scaffold at the Turepin building and is hospitalized with serious injuries Entertainment plans for farmers congress and a benefit for the poor are reported plus obituaries and local notices from Columbus Madison and Mallory Georgia
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Macon
John P. Ross
Supreme Court
Hal Lewis
Constitution
R. B. Russell
Justice Lewis
Ross
Russell
Superior Court
Candler
H. Holmes
Turepin
Poplar
Second Streets
Holmes
Efe
Sam Mayer
City Council
Farmers National Congress
Citizens’ Committee
Julian R. Lane
Lane
Congress
Academy of Music
Farmers’ Congress
Smith
Washington Dessau
Second Baptist Church
Fiossie Martin
Eva May Wilder
Ager
Bob
Bessie Norris
Army Rebb
BR. P. Duncan
Columbus
Miss
Specila
Robert P Duncan
Mandeville
Duncan
Jeptha Vv
Harris
Georgia
Mississippi
Gold From Abroad Arrives in New York on Passaged Shipment
A steamer Majestic delivered one million dollars in gold to New York. Supposedly consigned to Deutsche Bank Berlin, it was received by National City Bank. The gold, sourced from London, is separate from twenty two point five million in transit from South Africa.
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New York
Majestic
Deutsche Bank of
Berlin
National City ‘Bank
London
Y Banls
Local Interest Notes: Weddings Monuments and Trials
Short items report gifts for General Byrd wedding, a monument committee meeting for Dr. W K Johnson, and the military committee's progress on revising state military law. Also: Trinity church youth present a lecture, Leonora Chambers dies, Howell dies after train injury, Nick Orpheus jailed for beating a boy, Walter Carlyon fined for drawing a gun, and a possible addition to Midway at the interstate fair.
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Phil Byrd
Sis
Yer
Third Ward
W. KE. Johnson
St. Paul's Church
Johnson
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Professor Fletcher
Putnam Rifles
Masonic Temple
Columbus, Ga
Columbus Masons
South
Columbia
Masonic
Fénpie
Archie Wright
Harry Sparks
Bush Hardware Co
Dadeville
Ala
Bawa
HIVE
Hottie
Hood
Bradfield
Atlar TA. GA Co
Washington
God
Heaven
Wcoy
Sven
Kensit
Siacon News
Mortuary
Coleman
A& Columpitizens
Jim Dumps
Sunny Jimil
Jim
Asher Thomason
W. W. Barker
Grayson
Trinity Church
Whitehall
Trinity Avenue
Leonora Chambers
Howell
Worth Avenue
Southern Railway
Grady Hospital
Simpson Street
Nick Orpheus
Snine
Jtrust
Recorder Broyles
Alabama Street
Broyles
Walter E. Carlyon
J. L. Norton
Marietta
Norton
Carly
Joop
Frank Weldon
WADE
National Life of the
U.S
of A
National Life Insurance Company
Consolidated Insurance Agency
Pryor Street
E. &. Kirby
Cotton States Belting & Supply Co
Atlanta, Ga
Wallace & Company
Ate Consolidated
Eastern’ div
Western Union
Telegraph Company
Haveen
Jacksonville
John A. Brenner
W. L.renner
W. L. Brénner
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