This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Prohibition arrests hinge on Georgia chief, local offenses rise
The item lists a string of incidents from near Camden to Gainesville, including a lamp explosion causing fatal burns, a Jackson farmer’s still seized by the sheriff, a union convention in Winder, and numerous legal actions like pardons and divorces. It notes Bank of Lumpkin County hiring, a Milwaukee coffin order, a well tragedy in Rock Island, and a variety of local crime and weather impact stories. The piece closes with agricultural notes on pasture improvement and cattle fattening methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Hubert Tate
Bank of Lumpkin County
Milwaukee
Wis
Rock Island
Ill
Canary
Johnnie Collins
Nettie Rider
Townsend
Dr. Head
Hightower River
Bill Dotsons
Roberts
Florida
Young Seabolt
Here
Gainesville
LaGrange
Troup County
Homer Edge
Dismukes
Waycross
Tom Smith
Pearson
J.J. Starling
Atkinson County
W.C. Davis
J. R. O’steen
DeKalb
Bermuda