City Officials and Churches in Local Directory
Ordinary J F Carmichael sheriff J O Beauchamp deputy J W Crawford surveyor B J Jinks treasurer J L Williams tax collector T J Cole tax receiver C R Carter coroner Simon Hardy clerk superior court Joe Jolly court held third Mondays February and August. Board of Education members listed. City offices and jury commissioners named. Mayor E E Pomp. Church leaders and service times for Methodist Baptist and Presbyterian. Secret societies F A M Blue Lodge Redmen meet dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Carmichael
J. O. Beauchamp
J. W. Crawford
B. J. Jinks
J., L. Williams
T. J. Cole
C. R. Carter
Simon Hardy
Joe Jolly
G. M. J. L. Barkley
H. G. Asbury
T. O
J. T. Goodman
D. N. Carmichael
J. M. McMichael
E.E. Pound
Court House
H. N. By-ars
I. L. Williams
W. B. Dozier
K. Ball
T. P. Bell
Alex Atkinson
Justices Court
R. A
J. P
J. G. Kimbell
H. L. Brown
H. C.shaxton
N. P
WV. A. Waldrup
Steve Mooe
James Jolly
J. M. Maudox
I. P
Howard Ham
F. Z. Curry
T. J. Collins
T. P
Bell
O. B. Knowles
J. L. Barnet
A. H. Ogletree
W. F. Douglas
E. E. Pomp
T. J. Lane
J. W. Carmichael
B. P. Bailey
M. Furlow
J. W. Bell
G. W. Gardner
Presbyterian
Mr. Pharr
Blue Lodge
Redmen
Georgia Republicans Fail To Fuse With Populists At State Convention
The Georgia Republican delegation met in Atlanta with about eight hundred delegates. A split over endorsing populist candidates led to no ticket being put out and the fusion plan being defeated. The platform urged silver coinage and attacked the Democrats while endorsing the Minneapolis platform of 1892 and a future Cotton States Exposition. The convention adjourned after a long day and night session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J. H. Johnson
Savannah
H. L. Johnson
R. D. Locke
Macon
Minneapolis
Democratic Party
Valuable Rome property tied to Cedartown heirs suit
Heirs of Jonas King sue in Rome for over 100000 in real estate including Captain L. Lyle's city outskirts home and the Masonic temple arguing James King held only a life interest and the property should revert to the heirs upon his death. The case, filed through Broyles & Broyles of Atlanta, has stirred local attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romer
Rome
Jonas King
Broyles & Broyles
Atlanta
Charley Jonas
James
Cedartown
John King
James King
Captain L. Lyle
Masonic Temple
Highwaymen board Indiana freight train in violent robbery
Three highwaymen boarded Lake Shore freight No. 55 near Nudson Lake Indiana last night beating and robbing all aboard. James Gardner and a Bertrand Michigan man were beaten shot and pitched from the train and later taken to New Charlotse. Seven other tramps were beaten and cast from the cars before the robbers jumped off and disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larote
Ind
Lake Shore
Nudson Lake
This County
James Gardner
Bertrand
Michigan
Chicago
New Charlotse
Gould to revisit England with Herreshaff design
The St James Gazette reports George Gould plans a return trip to England next spring to unveil a new twenty water design by naval architect Herreshaff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
St. James
George Gould
England
Herreshaff
Delegates Re nominate Wilson by Acclamation at Martinsburg
The second West Virginia district convention met at 10 am and unanimously renominated William L. Wilson for congress. A reception at the B and O station featured cheers as Wilson arrived with Governor elect Oates and Rep Tracy. The Chicago tariff platform was endorsed and Wilson was named the nominee by acclamation after a brief speech by John T. McGraw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
William L. Wilson
Congress
Wilson
W. L. Wilson
United States of America
Elect Oates
Alabama
Tracy
New York
Chicago
House of Representatives
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
John T. McGraw
Preston County
Directors of Cotton States Exposition thank supporters
The Atlanta based Cotton States and International Exposition directors adopted unanimous resolutions praising all who aided in securing congressional passage of the government building and display appropriation. They pledged faithful management to ensure the enterprise reflects the dignity of the government’s participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Congress
Cotton States and International Exposition Company
Farmer Sets Fire to Fodder After Repeated Stacking Failures
News from Berrien county reports a farmer, frustrated by three failed attempts to stack fodder before rain, burned his stack. The rain began to fall in drops but the fodder was consumed and the farmer was left exhausted by the pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Berrien County
Fire destroys grand stand for second time this season
A fire at Polk and Lincoln streets yesterday afternoon burned all but fifty feet of the Chicago baseball club grand stand. Rebuilt after a prior blaze, the structure suffered further destruction with an estimated loss of $19,000. The blaze is believed incendiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGco
Chicago Baseball Club
Polk and
Lincoln Streets
Massachusetts Democracy Calls State Convention in Boston
The state central committee issues a call for the state convention at Music Hall Boston on October 8 at 10 a.m. The caucus act sets September 20 and 21 as caucus dates for electing delegates to the state councillor and senatorial conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Democratic State Central Committee
Music Hall
Ha.m
English Heavyweight Challenges Winner in Corbett Jackson Fight
Paddy Slaven deposited 1000 pounds with Sporting Life to challenge Jackson or the winner for 3000 pounds a side and the largest purse in England or America. New York reports large custom house withdrawals with nearly 1,000,000 dollars in receipts. Venemata sinks after collision. crew saved at Madeira. Republican state convention adjourns reaffirming national platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paddy Slaven
Sporting Life
Jackson
Corbett
England
America
New York
Custom House
Bond
TALK OF THE SOUTH Southern Development Convention in Washington
Washington August 30 Everything is in readiness for the opening of the southern development convention. Delegates are on the scene to promote united southern action and a permanent exhibit of southern resources at the national capital. Noted speakers include R C Clarke, C H Hansar, Ex-Governor Fletcher, Bb L Berry, L C Irwin, Gen Fitz Hugh Lee, W C Vincenheller, David T Day, and K B Clayton. Topics cover mineral and agricultural resources, organized commercial clubs, southern transportation, education, and diversified industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Capital
South
R. C. Clarke
Alabama
C. H. Hansar
Fletcher
Missouri
Bb. L. Berry
Arkansas At
L. C. Irwin
Commercial Club of
Mobile
Ala
Gen
Fitz Hugh Lee
Virginia
W. C. Vincenheller
Arkansas
David T. Day
Geological Survey
K. B. Clayton
Florida
Citizens Invite Nonpartisan Meeting On City Governance
Gustav H Schwab chairs a three member chamber of commerce committee seeking a city government movement outside party politics. W E Dodge and Hugh N Camp join as organizers planning a September 6 meeting at Madison Square Concert Hall to discuss efficiency economy health and safety, and to distance city rule from party aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gustav H. Schwab
Chamber of Commerce
Tammany Hall
Madison Square Concert Hall
W. E. Dodge
Hugh N. Camp
RACE WAR IN CAROLINA
A race riot threat rises in Harlin City Orangeburg County as Governor Tillman orders Santee Rifles to aid Trial Justice Whetsell. A mob beat a black man amid a cotton price boycott causing arrests and rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbria
8. C
Harlin City
Orangeburg County
Tillman
Santee Rifles
O. B. Whetsell
Atlantic Coast Line launches fast短 line service
By completion of the Manchester and Augusta railroad from Sumter South Carolina to Denmark the Atlantic Coast Line will begin operation September 3 with a new fast short line train from New York daily at 9 a.m. to Aiken Washington Augusta Macon and southwest Georgia points. Through Pullman car service will run New York Washington to Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Manchester
Augusta
Sumter
S. C
Denmark
Atlantic Coast Line
Aiken
D. C
Macon
Georgia
New York
This City
Operatives Grow Hopeful as Mills Yield to Demands
From New Bedford Massachusetts dated August 30 the strike situation remains largely unchanged though the Bennett and Columbia mills have conceded to operative demands. Speeches on the common stirred workers but manufacturers stay quiet while two plants capitulate and others may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford Mills
New Bepford
Mass
Bennett and Columbia Mills
Bennett and Columbia
Prayers for Count of Paris Amid Bourbon Family Concern
The Parisian royalists express alarm over the Count of Paris condition. They send sympathy to Stonehouse and offer prayers for the recovery of the head of the House of Bourbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count of Paris
Pris
Representatives Speak Their Minds on the President Letter
Washington August 50 Members of the House voice opinions on Mr Cleveland's letter to Representative Catching. Sperry Connecticut says the tariff bill is a party measure and the letter shows perfidy and dishonor. Johnson Ohio criticizes silence on sugar and predicts renewed fight for protection. Warner New York praises the revenue reform plan and democratic aims to break tariff combines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washiveton
House
Cleveland
Catching
Sperry
Connecticut
Wilson
Johnson
Ohio
Warner
N. Y
Friends of Revenue Reform
Mob Riots Drive Out Guards In Milwaukee Infected District
In Milwaukee on August 30 a mob seized the south side polish and low german districts as the health department loses control. The state board of health plans a strict quarantine with troops guarding the infected area. Fifteen new cases are reported in the riot district and many exposed residents may fall ill soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
South Side
Kempster
State Board of Health
Health Department
Nominations Not Confirmed by Senate in 53rd Congress
The Senate did not confirm several nominations in the second session ending Tuesday. Names include James J. Porter for US District Judge in Tennessee, John W. Beekman and William M. Marbury for US Attorney posts, George W. Wilson and A Augustus Healey as internal revenue collectors, and others as customs collectors and Indian agents. Also noted were brevet army appointments and twenty eight postmasters, sixteen in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aurgust
Senate
United States
Tennessee
James J. Porter
John W. Beekman
District of New Jersey
William M. Marbury
Maryland
Internal Revenue
George W. Wilson
Florida
A. Augustus Healey
New York
David G. Browne
Montana
James W. Ball
Yaquina
Oregon
George M. Hanson
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Thomas E. Teter
Fort Hall
Indian Territory
Marshall Petit
Klamath Agency
New York State
Witnesses to Rebuttal In National Labor Board
August 30 CuicaGco The American railway union faces rebuttal before the national labor commission as the body nears final action. Chairman Wright says the commission has not yet formed an idea of recommendations and will report to the president. Twenty three witnesses testified yesterday about a Blue Island strike meeting, with accusations that Vice President Howard urged violence and profanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGco
American Railway Union
National Labor Commission
Wright
Chicago
Blue Island
Rock Island
Howard
Fatal shooting in Aiken as policeman wounds 25 year old
In Aiken South Carolina William Chalfield son of the Highland Park Hotel manager was shot by policeman James Wingard after Chalfield struck him during an attempted arrest. Wingard fired twice with a 42 caliber pistol and Chalfield died hours later. Wingard was arrested. Chalfield was 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Blacksville
William Chalfield
Chalfield
Highland Park
Aiken
James J. Wingard
Wingard
Cholera Toll Rises in Germany With New Cases
Berlix reports thirty two deaths from cholera and sixty eight fresh cases across Germany for the week ending August twenty seventh, indicating a worsening health situation and ongoing outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlix
Germany
Weather Forecast for Georgia Alabama and Tennessee
Washington reports forecast for Georgia and Alabama fair with variable winds Tennessee fair with north winds becoming variable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Southern railway reorganizes under Spencer control
President Spencer issues orders to place the Georgia Pacific and Louisville Southern railways under the Southern system. The Western system expands with a seven-division structure covering Virginia to Kentucky, and multiple trainmasters named. Several assistant and division superintendents are abolished or reassigned in a sweeping corporate reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern Railway
Spencer
Georgia Pacific Railway
Louisville Southern Railway
Southern
Western
Eastern
West Point
Neapolis
Milton and Sutherlin
Virginia Midland Railway
Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad
Keysville
Durham
Oxford
Henderson
Greensboro
Goldsboro
University
Chapel Hill
J. S. R. Thompson
Danville
W. T. West
Richmond
P. B. Peyton
Charlottesville
Atlanta
Wilkesboro
N. C
Midland Railroad
High Point
Randleman, Ashboro and Southern
Yadkin Railroad
Charlotte
Taylorsville
Kiberton Air Line Railroad
Lawrenceville
Roswell Railroad
W. B. Tyer
J. H. Walsh
A. Ramseur
Central
S.C
Salisbury
Spartanburg
Greenville
Paint Rock
Asheville
Murphy
Asheville and
Spartanburg, Union and Columbia
Augusta
Columbia
Abbeville
Anderson
E. Berkley
H. A. Williams
R. P. Foster
N.C
Bristol
Chattanooga
Embreeville
Rogersville
Knoxville and Ohio
Waldens Ridge
North Carolina
F. K. Huger
Knoxville
Knoxville, Tenn
Woith
Brunswick
Cleveland
Ooltewah
North Rome
Attalla
Austell
Birmingham
Georgia Pacific
W. R. Beauprie
E. T. Horn
Fifth Division
Frrom
Birmingham West
Southern Railway Company
Mississippi
Rome
Selma
Akron Banch
Meridian
Brierfield
Blockton
J. N. Ross
Ala
8. B. Bennett
L. P
Kentucky
Seventh Division
Southern Railway Company In
Louisville
Lexington
Lawrenceburg
Burgin
Versailles
Georgetown
George R. Loyal
Virginia Midland
Western System
Alabama Divison
Macon
Tenn
W. H. Green
Eastern System
C. H. Hudson
Western Division
W. H. Baldwin, Jr
Morton in New York City Likely to Announce Gubernatorial Candidacy
Levi P. Morton arrived in New York City after travel from Rhinecliff and Met with Republican leaders including ex-Senator Platt. He is expected to publicly announce his willingness to accept the gubernatorial nomination following the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Levi P. Morton
Rhinecliff
Poughkeepsie
West Sixty-fifth Street
Platt
Morton
Long distance line connects PrnsacoLs to Navy Yard and Fort Barancas
A new long distance telephone line linking PrnsacoLs Florida with the navy yard and Fort Barancas was completed yesterday. It functions well and is expected to greatly aid the local community.
President and party visit Jersey City on lighthouse tender
President and his small party arrived in Jersey City shortly after 1 PM and immediately boarded the lighthouse tender John D. Rogers. Fifteen minutes later the Rogers sailed for Gray Gables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
John D. Rogers
Rogers
Saxon Drops Out As New York Gubernatorial Race Narrows
The New York gubernatorial race tightens as Senator Charles F. Saxon of Wayne County admits he is out of the race. Saxon says Levi P. Morton is the likely Republican candidate, while Platt denies plans to meet Morton or influence the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles F. Saxon
Wayne County
Mr. Platt
Levi P. Morton
Saxon
Platty
Mr. Morton
Ace
Orange County
Bay
Morton
Platt
Rhinecliffe
Bennett's Big Benefit for Boston Baseball Star
Charlie Bennett former Boston catcher who lost both legs after a train accident near Winfield Kansas received a hearty welcome at the South End grounds. About 9 000 friends attended a benefit game pitting the Champions against a college men’s picked team. Bennett rode in on crutches, was cheered from home plate and benched, with Corbett Nash Nichols and the Boston roster by his side. Over $6 000 was raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Charlie Bennett
Winfield
Kan
South End
James J. Corbett
Nash
Nichols
Fatal Crash on Chicago and Eastern Illinois Line
Foggy conditions at 6:40 pm caused a collision on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road near Thirty-seventh street. An inbound passenger train overtook a light engine of the Chicago and Erie railroad. fireman Dan Cannon was crushed and likely died. Engineer E. H. Jeeves survived with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Thirty-seventh Street
Chicago and Erie Railroad
E. H. Jeeves
Dan Cannon
Chicago Real Estate Awakens with Strong Activity
Chicago real estate shows renewed life with six figure transactions and many smaller sales. Renting agents report higher demand for houses and flats while architects draft plans for new structures, signaling a healthier local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lodz Fires At Judges In Prussian Courtroom
In Essen a miner named Lodz was convicted of insulting an imperial officer at a socialist meeting. As the sentence of two weeks’ imprisonment was pronounced he fired twice at the judges, then at his head. officials disarmed him and no one was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
Prussia
Lodz
The Vigilant Set to Race at Dartmouth Today
The Vigilant will sail from Cowes to Dartmouth for the racing program scheduled today. Sailors expect close competition as the vessel participates in the Dartmouth events this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth
Cowes
Congress appoints Bryan editor of Omaha World-Herald
Several national items span editor change at Omaha paper as Congressman Bryan is named editor. The note lists other brief items including a forest commission session closing in New Hampshire and local incidents across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Omaha World-Herald
American Forestry Commission
Jackson
N. H
Ontario
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Cal
Welch
Fifteenth Infantry
Crofton
Horace Williams
Augusta
New York
Geronimo
Mount Vernon
Ala
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County Directory
W W.anderson
Frank Z. Curry
Anderson & Curry
Attorneys AX Law
M. M. Mills
Attorney AT Law
Jackson, Georgia
M. V. McKibben
O.H. Cantrell
Cleveland House
Atlan- Macon
Jeennie Wallace
Dempsey House
Square
A. M. Jester
Morrison House
O. R. Gresham
Broyle
Indiana
Pennsylvania Avenue
McAuliffe
Griffo
Jack McAuliffe
Lonpox
Standard
Berlin
Yeh
The
Goulds
Massachusetts’ Democracy
Slaven
Persen
Madeira
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Talk OF the South
Halt
Tammany
Gotham
Carolina
Empire States
Porter
Labor Commission
Europe
System
Great Railway Company
Efach
New York City
Bennett
Eastern Illinois
New Orveans
Numa Doudoussat
Doudoussat
Pretoria
Transvala
North
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