County Directory County Officers and Revenues
County directory lists officers including Lewis as Ordinary and Graham as Clerk with others such as Brown Sheriff Simpson Tax Receiver Ward Wax Collector Brown Treasurer Pennett Surveyor Walker Coroner and a revenue section noting Lewis as chairman and Williams among the entries. The fragmentary record reflects an 8 officer slate and revenue notes with multiple names and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
J. W.graham
F. B. Brown
3Ason Simpson
J. W. Ward
T. A. Brown
K. J. Pennett
G.I. Walker
Chulacues Church Notices and Conference Schedules
Church notices list Bupils second and fourth Sundays for conference on a Saturday. W A Johnson pastor and N Lt Beadlés clerk. Methodist IV includes IT Speer pastor with Lat and Sun Sundays, W J Stell clerk and W T Glover chairman. Other names: A Burls 8 0 Lowie W Smith J T McCollum J M Jackson. Wayneville Institute lists J O Pettis A B principal.
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Bupils
W. A. Johnson
N. Lt. Beadlés
Methodist—Iv
W.° T. Glover
A. Burls
Lowie
W. Smith
J.T McCollum
J. M. Jackson
Wayetteville Institute
J. O. Pettis
A. B
Board of Education Meeting Notes and Attendees
Superintendent Voxey chaired a Board of Education session with Chairmen W D Graves and Ovdier along with J Q Landrum and J B Landrum present. The fragmented list also mentions W NX WD and D'xon.
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J.B. Voxey
Cli
Frmans
W. D, Graves MM. Ovdier
J. Q. Landrum
J. 1
W. NX
D’xon
Local Masonic and civic groups schedule notice
Fayetteville officers and lodge leaders listed include Mayor W J Stell Aldermen S A Burks B Thornton W W Redwine and W R Camp. police chief Belton Moore. Chapter 58 Royal Arch Masons meets first Tuesday at 2 pm. Mt Mariah Lodge 130 F and A M meets first and third Fridays. Fayetteville Council Royal Arcanum meets first and second Tuesdays. Fayetteville Lodge 226 IOOF meets first and third Mondays. Names Mize Dickson Roberts Culpepper N G and Sec appear as officers or contacts.
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W.J. Stell
S. A. Burks
B. Thornton
W. W. Redwine
W. RR. Camp
W. L. Smith
Belton Moore
Mt Mar'ah
A. M
O. I. Dickson
W. M
Court terms and judges for Fayetteville areas
The Superior court holds sessions on the third Monday in March and September with Judge J. Reagan and Sol Gen A S B Bloodworth. The City Court of Fayetteville convenes on the first Monday of each month with jury terms. Additional terms occur on the first Mondays of January, April, August, and October under Judge W B Hollingsworth with AO Blalock Sol Gen.
District and constable listings for multiple districts
A fragment listing district numbers and names of justices of the peace J P, precinct constables and associated officials. Districts include 46th 1262nd 709th 649th 624th 495th 1293rd 588th with named officers such as F W Dickson J Ps J W Kitchens N P WJ Carter N P J B Mitchell JTrogdon Henry Jackson Edmondson Burdett Wm Web J Adams Leach Spratlin Arnall Carson Spurlin Wesley and others.
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PN. P
F W Dickson
J W Kitchens
J W Simpson
Lurnipseed
J B Mitchell
J P
WJ Carter
N P
Tom West
John Turner
Wallis
JT Trogdon
John M Franklin
Rufe Brogdon
Henry Jackson
QV Edmondson
Wm Burdetts Constable
Adams
Walker
A Webb
B Adams
A Leach
L Jones
W Spratlin
E S$ Ward
M Arnall
Swarm of Bees Takes Over Ventilator on HMS Diana
A bee swarm occupied a ventilator aboard the British warship Diana at Gibraltar. A saw man relocated the hive into a soap box and sold it to a local barger, marking an odd chain of events aboard the vessel.
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Diana
Gibraltar
Bae Raiger
Powers to be tried in federal court for Goebel murder case
The United States District Court, at Maysville, Kentucky, announced it would assume jurisdiction over Caleb Powers, moving the case from Scott County to the eastern district of Kentucky. Judge Cochran granted a writ of habeas corpus, holding the removal proper under federal statutes and denying bail pending jurisdiction. Powers was ordered transferred from Georgetown to Newport jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb Powers
United States Court
William Goebel
Frankfort
Maysville
Kentucky
United States District
Cochran
Powers
Scott County
Circuit Court
Eastern District of Kentucky
United States
Scott Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Taylor
Georgetown
Newport
Elihu Root Appointed Secretary of State at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt announces Elihu Root will become secretary of state. Root has accepted the post and will take the oath in about two weeks, with permanent duties starting in September after finalizing his professional affairs. He plans not to move to Washington immediately and will arrange his holdings first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Root
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Loeb
Hlihu Root
Washington
Root
State Department
Jim Crow Puzzle Halts Bristol Street Car Service
Tennessee Virginia line divides Bristol street car line leaving two thirds of the cars on the state line. The split forces passengers to use distinct sections, with segregation driven by the Jim Crow law as Negro riders must use the Virginia side while Tennessee side riders are confined to a designated space.
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Tennessee
Bristol
Tenn
Virginia
Wilson Not Afraid Is Gamblers' Quarrel
Secretary Wilson says he will not back down in the cotton leak inquiry and would welcome libel actions from Theodore Price or other brokers to uncover more facts. He asserts no step back as head of the department and notes a potential statute covering breaches of trust may be sought from Congress. Prosecution chances hinge on further review by Attorney General Moody and the White House.
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Wilson
Theodore Price
Secret Service
Holmes
Price
William M. Ivins
New York
Mr. Price
United States District Attorney
Roosevelt
Congress
Oyster Bay
Department of Agriculture
Beach
Washington
Department of Justice
Moody
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Macon
Mell Held on Larceny Charge in Savannah
Mell a former local military company lieutenant was arrested in Savannah on larceny after trust for allegedly misappropriating about $400 from the firm of Sheftall & Bro., where he served as city drummer, and he was committed to jail. Full dividends to be paid by Central Railway for the just-closed year indicate earnings on income bonds and a possible small dividend or reserve fund addition.
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Mell
Lacey D. Mell
Savannah
Trust
8. Sheftall & Bro
Central Railway
Bandits Hold American Banker for Ransom in Cuba
Julian Cendoya, a wealthy American banker and Ward Line agent, was dining with family near Santiago when eight bandits stormed the home. They seized him, demanded 30,000 and he agreed to pay 2,000 after negotiations. He retrieved the money in Santiago and delivered it at a bay rendezvous.
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Julian Condoya
Ward Line
Santiago
Cuba
Cendoya
Mr. Cendoya
Bay
Man and Baby Killed in Fla. Shooting at Bland Home
William West was shot through a window in Bland near Gainesville Florida. The blast killed the man and the baby beside him and seriously wounded his wife. Four shots were fired. the first blew out a lamp and the rest went wild. Cub Jackson has been arrested and committed to the circuit court.
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Bland
Gainesvile
Fla
William West
Cub Jackson
Saloons Blown Up In Iola Kansas Riot
Dynamite wrecks three saloons in downtown Iola Kansas with extensive property damage estimated at 100000 dollars. No fatalities reported. Prohibition clashes prompt calls to close the establishments and seek state action from Governor Hoch.
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Iola
Kansas
Hoch
Augusta Cotton Firm Accused of Embezzlement Schemes
B F Holley and Wes Johnson of Aiken South Carolina bring sensational charges against Planters' Cotton Factorage in Augusta Georgia. They allege more than 100 bales of their cotton plus additional shipments were sold and cash kept by the firm.
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Augusta
B. F. Holley
Wes Johnson
Aiken
S.C
Ordinary Flays Minister Over Race Fraternity Claim
Judge John C. Johnson of Oconee county Georgia issues a strong statement refuting Rev Dr Bradley of Atlanta over race fraternity remarks. He defends the lynching incident in Oconee and attacks the Atlanta minister’s utterances in sharp terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Johnson
John C. Johnson
Oconee County
Georgia
Oconee
Dr. Bradley
Atlanta
Costly Blaze in Meridian Destroys Cotton Storage
Fire at dawn Friday destroyed the Gulf Compress Co. warehouse in Meridian Mississippi. More than 14,000 bales of cotton were stored with about 5,000 burned. Estimated total loss stands at 175000 dollars. Partial insurance coverage reported.
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Meridian
Gulf Compress Company
Miss
Gaynor and Greene Bail Application Refused
An application for bail for Messrs. Gaynor and Greene was refused at Montreal Saturday by Judge Ouimet of the court of king's bench.
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Gaynor
Greene
Messrs. Gaynor and
Montreal
Ouimet
Court of King's Bench
Japs Land on Sakhalin Island in Russian Far East
Japanese troops reportedly landed on Sakhalin Island after Russia’s defeat at sea. The report, issued from St. Petersburg, notes the Mikado may seize the island once decided, a development long anticipated by military circles.
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Mikado
Sakalin Island
Sakhalin
St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Three Men Die As Fireman Causes Blast At Golightly Mill
A Golightly Alabama saw mill disaster leaves three men dead after a blast blamed on a fireman. The engine propelled 75 yards, a water well emptied, wagons demolished, two oxen killed, and timber scattered across the area.
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Couch
Golightly
Ala
Actress files own bankruptcy petition in London court
American actress Mrs. James Brown Potter appeared in London Friday to present her own bankruptcy petition. A receiver was appointed as she faced heavy losses from recent Savoy theater productions. Her personal effects and Maidenhead home were sold.
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Potter
London
James Brown Potter
Savoy Theater
Maidenhead
Georgia Senator Proposes Separate Street Car Cars
Senator Strange of Bulloch County Georgia introduced a bill in the Georgia State Senate to require street car companies operating in Georgia to provide separate cars or compartments for Black riders. The measure, if enacted, would mandate segregation on street railway services.
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Senate
Strange
General Assembly
Georgia
Bulloch County
State Senate
Deadly Pit Horror In Watts Town Welsh Coal Mine Blast
AP dispatch from Cardiff reports a fire damp explosion at United National Colliery No 2 shaft Watts Town Rhondda Valley. About 150 workers were below. Sixty eight bodies recovered. rescue efforts hampered by foul air and collapsing earth. thousands gathered for news as death toll feared to exceed a hundred.
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Associated Press
Cardiff
Wales
United National Colliery Company
Wattstown
Rhonda Valley
Welch
No. 2
South Wales
Round Up of Grafter Indictments by Milwaukee Grand Jury
Milwaukee grand jury has returned 105 true bills as of Tuesday after two batches. Sixty seven indictments target around twenty five individuals, largely former county officials, with bribery claims tied to a county hospital addition contract. Otto Seidel Jr. and Edward F. Strauss confessed influence on multiple indictments.
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Milwaukee
Otto Seidel, Jr
Edward F. Strauss
Russian Count Shouvaloff Assassinated in Moscow
Major General Count Shouvaloff, prefect of police at Moscow, was shot five times while receiving petitions. The assassin, dressed as a peasant, was arrested after the killing. The 40 year old official was highly regarded, and the incident is regarded as a political crime.
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Moscow
Count Shouvaloff
Ministry of the Interior
Ben
St. Petersburg
Fraud Order Bars Bank and Publisher from Mails
Postmaster General Cortelyon announced a fraud order against the People's United States Bank of St. Louis Missouri its officers and agents and BEG Lewis a publisher effective July 9. The action bars the company from the use of the mails after postal authorities investigated the institution's business details.
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People’s United States Bank of St. Louis
Barrey
Washington
Cortelyon
Beg Lewis
Bill to Abolish Railroad Commission Emerges in Georgia House
The Georgia House of Representatives considered a bill proposed by Mr. Perry of Hall to abolish the current railroad commission. It would create a new five member railroad supervisors board elected by the people, each earning 1200 dollars, with duties similar but possibly broader than the current commission.
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Georgia House of Representatives
Perry
Hall
Railroad Commission
Board of Railroad
Secretary Cheatham Returns Enthusiastic Over Cotton Expose
Secretary Cheatham of the Southern Cotton Association arrived in Atlanta Monday afternoon praising the sensational expose of a cotton leak. He said the nation is convinced by the evidence shown to planters and agriculturists that leaks occurred in the statistical department of the national agricultural bureau and thanked the secret service men provided by the department.
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Southa
Statistical Department
National Agricultural Bureau
Cheatham
Southern Cotton Association
Atlanta
Secret Service
Department
Mutineers Flood Kniaz Potemkine Before Surrender
A dispatch from Kus tenji Roumania reports mutineers on the battleship Kniaz Potemkine opened sea cocks and flooded the hold before surrender. The prior claim that the ship sailed with Rear Admiral Kruger's squadron is incorrect.
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Kustenji
Roumania
Kniaz Potemkine
Kruger
Knia Potemkine
Baron Rosen Arrives as Russia's New Ambassador
Baron Rosen, newly appointed Russian ambassador to the United States, arrived in Washington on Friday and met Count Cassini. Cassini hosted a luncheon at the embassy for his attaches before Rosen proceeds to New York and then sails to Europe.
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Baron Rosen
Russia
United States
Washington
Count Cassini
New York
Europe
China seeks to butt in at Washington conference
China asks to be represented at the Washington conference due to vital interest and has been informally transmitted to the belligerents. The president has received mixed replies. Bi favors the request while Jey pao will not consent.
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China
Washington
Jeypao
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County Directory
Oomr's
FOA
Lams
Chulacues
Trustees School
Board OF Education
Cury
Lodgis
Fayetteville
R.A. M. Weets
JW. Chen
U.P
C. L. Dicksons
J E Carson
G Jones
W F Jones
E Spurlin
A Wesley
AID Daily Constitution
Atlanta Daily News
Federal
Goebel
Secretary of Agriculture
Georgia News
Hitch Wiji
Robert M. Hitch
Statesboast
Reed
Cato
Statesboro
Cartersville
Bartow County
North
Georsia
Peabody
Mumford
Georgia Industrial
J. R. Gunn
George Foster Peabody
Gunn
W. E. Mumford
Joseph M. Terrell
Meriwether County
New Express Company
People’s Express Company
Southern Express Company
Veterans, Sons of Veterans
Macon Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Division of
Fair Management
Georgia Division
Daughters of ‘Ne Confederac
Fair Grounds
Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association
Warm Springs
T. A. Hammond
T. M. Cunningham, Jr
B. 8. Miller
Columbus
Ice
Shepard Bryan
Atanta
N. F. Jutchins
Lawrenceville
O. A. Park
Z. D. Harrison
Price Gilbert
Alex C. King
O. H. B. Bloodworth
Forsyth
A. G. Powell
Blakely
Man
Baby
Law
W.a.turk
H. Hardwick
Agen
Wasuindtom
D.C
W.H. Taylor
Atlanta, Ga
Dr. Kin
Ives
Board of Railroad Supervisors
Ruseau
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