Wreck Kills Two Men and Injures Dozens Near Manchester
A head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad near Manchester injures about twenty more. two men are killed instantly and several others seriously hurt including engineer Edward Carnie and mail clerk McEleroy. The wreck, blamed on a hot box delay, is described as the railroad’s worst. More than three thousand spectators view the scene as track clearance extends into Monday. Separately Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward announce 10 to 20 percent price cuts following Ford’s car price reductions.
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Wanchester
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
R. L. Foster
Woodlawn
Mack Gunn
Fitzgerald
Lou Wong Fong
Cotton Avenue
Macon
Edward Carnie
Eamerald
McEleroy
Manchester
Lucy Worthen
W. K
Haye Beckley
Harry Riddick
John Miller
Eva Duncan
J. W. Witchard
Johnson Hospital
William Swain
Seach
Craines
Swain
Chicago
Sears and Roebuck and
Montgomery, Ward and Company
Henry Ford
Kinard Griffin Shot In Farm Affray Near Americus
Kinard Griffin, a young white farmer eight miles from Americus on the Grienroad near Gam mage school house, lies in serious condition after being shot in the back by a negro during an affray. The bullet damaged a vertebra but doctors in Americus partially relieved pressure via operation. The negro fled, later reported found dead near the Flint River in Dooly county, believed killed while resisting a pursuing party of Griffin’s neighbors.
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Americas
Kinard Griffin
Ameriece
Griroach
Gammage School House
Dooly County
Griffin
Americus
Wade Chamblaiss
Shima
Flint River
Griffin Farm
Baby Burned to Death in Marshalville Fire
A toddler died when flames gutted the family residence near Marshalville while parents worked in a cotton field. The family recently moved from Ideal, Georgia. Neighbors started a fundraiser for the alleged poverty-stricken family. The piece also condemns speeding motorists in Taylor County, urging stricter enforcement after dangerous driving near the city square.
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Maeshalville
Marshalville
Davidson Declared Senatorial Nominee by Party
Perry Georgia September 27 1920 official notice from R N Holtzclaw chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee for the 28th Senatorial District declares J E Davidson of Houston County as the Democratic nominee for Senator in the 28th district. The document bears the chairman's signature and date.
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Perry
J. E. Davidson
Houston County
R. N. Holtzclaw
Exec
Engine and Boiler for Sale at Sacrificing Price
One horse power boiler and engine offered for sale in good as new condition. For further information inquire at Herald office.
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Herald Office
Taylor County Court Opens Under Judge Lovett
Taylor superior court convened Monday at nine with Judge A B Lovett presiding in the Ogeechee circuit. The grand jury elected T J Fountain as foreman and heard a strong charge urging respect for the law, warning against vigilantism and urging citizens to judge with conscience. The term adjourns to the third Monday in October with indictments expected and several cases decided on the opening docket.
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A. B. Lovett
Ogeechee Circuit
Taylor Superior Court
Ogeechee
Howard
Taylor County
R. O. Perkins
T. J. Fountain
H. K. Sealey
A. B. Daniel
Grand
A. L. Miller
Edison
R. Terry
Columbus
R. L. Greer
Ogiethorpe
E. T. Johnson
G. C. Harris
Macon
W. D. Crawford
T. B. Rainey
Buena Vista
Jule Felton
Gilbert Robinson
Jerrre Moore
Montezuma
Jesse Bull
Oglethorpe
J. A. Smith
Talbotton
C. B. Marshall
Homer Beeland
J. W. Schell
Reynolds
W. E. Steed
C. W. Fey
H. P. Wallace
R. C. Hegan & Brother
C. . Hill
Karstein Implment Co
F. S. Holmes
Mansifield
Fair Play for All Slogan Echoed by Watson in Georgia
Savannah mayor thanks Tom Watson for a congratulatory message and Watson replies that if he is countered from Georgia he will faithfully represent all parts of the state. He adds that any mistakes will not be due to pressure and that past wrongs, real or fancied, should be forgotten.
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Georgia
United States
Peniee
Savannah
Murray Stewart
Thomas E. Watson
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New and
Ldower
F. C. Jarrell
Eagle Phoenix
Winchester
Black All Nations
Rail Road Street
Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Warehouse
C. Smith
Hicks Brown
the Childs Co
Butler, Georgia
Mary
Seven Ave
FORD
Sears and Roebuck and Montgomery, Ward & Co
Cleveland
E. R. Fancher
Federal Reserve Bank
R. C. Roueche
Aaid
Syracuse
N. Y
H. H. Franklin
Franklin Manufacturing Company
Franklin Cars
Secots
Davidson
Morday
Tom Watson
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