24 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
1
An advertisement offers a Model High Arm Light Running Sexing Machine No 6 for 20 dollars plus freight. The machine is fully warranted for ten years. If returned unsatisfactory within 23 acre after arrival, the full amount will be refunded. The device claims to perform all kinds of sawing and comes complete with attachments.
Reports from western Eurauta describe Snake band Creeks arresting and whipping more conservative clans, reviving ancient laws and seizing filing papers on allotments. They threaten violators with ear-cutting fines, while claiming to govern independently from the United States. A detachment rode into Eufaula posting notices that white labor and land use will incur severe fines and lashes.
A Sunday fire broke out at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Jacksonville Florida interrupting services. About 250 worshipers watched flames engulf the altar and candles until congregants tore away the altar cloth and fought the blaze with coats and pails. Fire was extinguished six minutes after it began.
Glynn County grand jury indicts Dr J M Madden and A J Lane, former bank president and vice president, over a November transfer of 1 900 from the defunct Merchants and Traders Bank to themselves after insolvency. Warrants issued. trial set for May term. Also reports liquor poll debate in Greensboro and a large Pig Iron sale in Pittsburg region, plus Bavarian mayoral third term and Bulgarian cabinet crisis.
The Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India dies peacefully at Osnonnx House Isle of Wight on January 22 after being with her children and grandchildren. Messages from the Prince of Wales confirm the moment, with a royal farewell noted as he spoke of a final moment.
London and Osborne report Queen Victoria near death as crowds gather at the Mansion House bulletin board. Politicians, royal family, and officials rush for words, while public grief grows. Emperor William's yacht Hoheinzolern ordered to Kiel. Reports from Berlin and Cowes note the queen's condition and near certainty of demise.
A reprint of a sermon-like column describing Queen Victoria as a tireless monarch and a talk by Dr. Talmage on entrance to heaven. It contrasts easy entry for some with demanding gates for the “bigot” and the penurious, and notes royal visitors at Osborne with references to public and religious figures and events.
Mrs E G McCabe, Seaboard Air Line Industrial Association director, issues letters along the Richmond to Florida line seeking resident input on improving schoolhouses and yards. She urges naming white schools within 10 miles for library aid and announces Arbor Day planting on March 20 plus a flag day celebration on July 4.
Atlanta reporting a two headed woman Millie Christine travels for one fare or two depending on whether she is one person or two under one attire. railroad officials seek guidance. Joseph Higgins advises one fare if identical, two fares if distinct. Also reports Kruger to Utrecht, Kansas negroes protest, and recaptured escapees from Hong Kong.
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