24 Aug 1909
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Newspaper
Brunswick News
Location
Brunswick, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1909
Page
1
The Atlanta Automobile association plans a two mile track to host a November meet beginning November 5 for five days. It has invested 300000 dollars, expects large crowds, and will feature grandstands, machine storage, and railroad facilities. Weather in November favors racing.
Chicago August 28. The Laundrymen's National Association says the world grows cleaner daily and men tighten collars and wash shirts more often due to a push for greater cleanliness. They credit wash women’s stance as aiding their cause and expect a lasting impact.
A five-alarm blaze in Decatur Illinois last night along East Main Merchant and Water streets caused about a million dollars in losses and destroyed many business blocks. Moorehouse and Wells suffered the greatest damage with a complete loss estimated at 300000 dollars. Other losses ranged from 10000 dollars upward. Rebuilding will begin as fast as ruins are removed. Only injury was Robert Lumford a driver for the hook and ladder truck, cut by falling plate glass.
Acknowledges thanks to all who assisted during a bereavement. Praises kind words and floral offerings. Signed by Mrs. J. E. Abbott, Mrs. J. B. Fonda and Family.
The New York stock market opened firm but showed limited gains with Union Pacific up 11-8. Profit taking from last week’s lows spurred heavy selling in Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Reading as liquidity drained and the market swung between activity and dullness.
A Brunswick city meeting at city hall at 10 a.m. will discuss the A B A railroad plan to discontinue the Brunswick to Nicholls passenger train connecting to Atlanta. The move would cut service to several stations, hurt local business, and leave Brunswick with at most one daily through-train. Citizens are urged to attend.
Sunday featured a German lodge gathering in the city with a grand lodge delegation from Georgia and Florida in Savannah. At Island View an old fashioned picnic and dinner followed by the installation of Lovely lodge No. 4 as a new ladies' branch of Bismarck lodge No. 6.
J S Goins a railroad special agent joined a Meridian sheriff’s posse to pursue Abe Black a notorious killer. In a standoff near a country house Black opened fire and Goins killed him. A $600 reward was paid to the four officers and Goins expresses no regret.
A Savannah Morning News report describes a proposed Gulf coast trip from Savannah to Brunswick via Darien and Jacksonville with L C Olive and J Hunter Hopkins. Improvement of road mile posts and clearer crossroad directions aim to cut travel time and promote right angled routes to the railroads.
The local Woodmen of the World lodge gathered in their hall last night with many members present. Several important matters were discussed and decided during the session.
A large colored excursion arrived in Darien yesterday and spent the day in town. The feast was sizable yet orderly and well behaved.
At Rheims today an international aviation tournament opened with crowds and dignitaries including President Fallieres. Glenn Curtiss lowered the six mile course record to eight minutes and 85 seconds while M. Paulham set a height record with six laps. Curtis pledged to compete for the Gordon cup next Saturday.
Thomasville GA August 25 The latest railroad rumor says the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic plans to start a construction gang September 1 on its Tampa Northern extension from Tampa to Thomasville Surveying and preliminaries were completed about a year ago but financing delayed progress Officials have long promised the line would be built when funds allow
Paris Kentucky August 23 After beating the jailer at the penitentiary four prisoners escaped this afternoon and remained at large. Two are charged with murder one a lifelong prisoner. Bloodhounds and a mob of hundreds searched the area as the jailer lay in critical condition.
Frederick Fleischauer of Jersey City leaped overboard from a Scandinavian liner to rescue a girl who had fallen into the water. He pulled the dripping child from the sea and discovered she was his own daughter, a surprising turn of events for the rescuer and family.
In Goshen Indiana relatives of Charles Crary the renowned checker player who died recently battle in court to gain possession of his body from the undertakers arguing he wished his remains cremated while the case delays the ceremonial outcome.
A wireless from the Kaiser Wilhelm II says Edward H. Harriman lies 120 miles east of Sable Island at 12 30 a m aboard the liner. At 20 knots the ship would reach Sandy Hook by 12 30 p m tomorrow and Hoboken via tug by about 3 p m. The plan is to land Harriman in Jersey City around 2 p m.
A group plans a five acre experimental farming project growing celery lettuce and tomatoes. A meeting is set for this afternoon at 5 at Albert Fendig Co office to organize and attract willing citizens.
Weather bureau issues storm warnings for New Orleans and Galveston areas, with a disturbance central over the gulf south of Louisiana and moving northwest. Corpus Christi and Point Isabel also under warnings as torrential rains affect Gulf states from Florida to Texas.
New York on August 23 District Attorney Jerome announced his candidacy for reelection. He said he would run independent of all other parties highlighting a solo bid for the district attorneyship.
The funeral for Mrs John Sloan took place yesterday afternoon at 4 230 o clock from St Xavier’s Catholic church with pallbearers C McGarvey M McGarvey W B Fain H Dudley Andrew Ross and John D Ross. Interment was in Oak Grove cemetery.
Rioters attack the Pressed Steel Car Plant entrance as state troops and deputies clash with strikers. Six men die including Harry Exiler and John Wilson. numerous troopers foreigners and a woman are injured. Boxes of arrestees fill jail yards as authorities vow shoot to kill to quell unrest.
Judge Horace Dart announces readiness to prepare applications for indigent Confederate pensions for 1919. Applications must be in the pension office before October 1, 1909. Eligible: Georgia veterans with no property and unable to support themselves and widows married before April 9, 1865 who reside in Georgia.
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