Mitchell Bill Passes for Public School System in Boston
The Week'y Times-Enterprise reports that Mr. Mitchell's bill establishing a public school system in Boston passed the legislature. Anecdotes note furnish ed homes for rent by E. Me Mallette and that Messrs G C Stuart & Son plan a new bus route December first. Mariette sold the P H Dickey plantation to Mrs M L Sellers and W R Singletary. Dr J E White shipped fifteen game cocks to Texas. Gwaltney, a respected Lakeside resident, died Tuesday night.
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Mitchell
Boston
Be.m. Mariette
P. H. Dickey
Sha County
J. E. White
Texas
Williams Widow Vernelia Williams Dies in Town
Vernelia Williams widow of Wash Williams a prominent local Black woman died day before yesterday and was buried yesterday afternoon. The Church of the Good Shepherd hosted the services conducted by Ray J. W. Carter.
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Vernelia’ Williams
Wash Williams
Church of the Good Shepherd
Ray J. W. Carter
Death of Esteemed Plant System Engineer Mr Frank De Cross
The Plant System mourns the loss of veteran engineer Mr Frank De Cross who died at Waycross yesterday. Renowned for his competence and long service, he previously directed the air brake instruction car. The cause is unconfirmed but heart disease is suspected due to his known condition.
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Frank de 'Cross
Waycross
Crose
South
America
Seaboard Train Runs Daily Into Thomasville
Seaboard Air Line runs a daily train to Thomasville arriving at one in the afternoon. The through sleeper from Jacksonville to St Louis uses Seaboard equipment except the engine and crew, which are supplied by the Plant System. The train departs at 3:20 a m with the through sleeper from St Louis to Jacksonville.
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Seaboard Air Line
Thomasville
Monticello
Seaboard
Jacksonville
St. Louis
St Louis
Judge Refuses Supersedeas in Railway Telegraph Suit
Judge Falligant refused the injunction and a supersedeas request in the Savannah Florida and Western Railway Co versus Postal Telegraph Cable Co case. He dissolved the prior restraining order and will see the matter on appeal to the supreme court. The plaintiff sought to stop the cable line along the railroad right of way and halt further condemnation actions.
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Falligant
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Co
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Supreme Court
Faliigant
Thanksgiving Exercises at Miss Barnes' School
Pupils at Miss Mary F. Barnes' school performed a Thanksgiving program featuring songs and readings. A later collection for the Macon Orphans Home by Mr Mumford raised 19.25 dollars, to aid the waifs, and each child brought contributions for a Thanksgiving dinner seen by nearby families.
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Mary F. Barnes
John Roddenberry
Katherine Merrill
Eva Crovatt
Gobler
Minnie Tharpe
Jessie Watt
Katie Sturdivant
Joe Patten
Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis Dies at Home
Paul Minnesota November 17 United States Senator Cushman Kellogg Davis chairman of the foreign relations committee died at his home at 8 48 this evening after two months illness Local obituary notes his service in the Senate and his leadership in foreign policy matters
Bainbridge Carnival Brightens Town and Boosts Racing
Citizens flocked to Bainbridge for a festival featuring a bustling midway and a strong half mile track. The event spurred commerce, with merchants reporting good business and locals praising a new hotel the Wainman. In court, Ed King, Will Wooten, and Simon Wilson faced fines or sentences as a first mistrial occurred in a negro woman’s theft case.
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Bain Bridge
Bainbridge
Thomasville
Waycrocs
Valdosta
Wainman
Throvateerka
Georgia
Ed King
Will Wooten
Simon Wilson
Lucius Mitchell Held After Train Killing in Bainbridge
Lucius Mitchell is jailed in Bainbridge charged with shooting and killing Manuny Hodges on a Bainbridge bound train from Cairo Thursday night. He has lawyers Judge Hopkins R R Terrell and Judge Bower. The grand jury met Friday and adjourned until February. Attorneys expect self defense and a probable preliminary examination soon.
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Lucius Mitchell
Manuny Hodges
Cairo
Rom
Lucius
Advertising Pays In Strange Ways Across Town
A reader recalls two lighthearted examples illustrating the value of notices in newspapers. The first tells of a man who ordered a lost item ad and later canceled it after finding the article. The second describes a woman who advised a neighbor of a loss, then found the item herself and added a postscript that she had located it.
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D. M
Hay's Policy Approved by Cabinet on Chinese Affairs
Washington November 27. The cabinet meeting centered on Chinese affairs and portions of the president's message to Congress were read. The discussion ended with thorough approval of Secretary Hay's policy and the final instructions to Mr Consger sent a week ago.
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Washington
Congress
Hay
Cons Ger
Bankruptcy reports show voluntary petitions by state
Washington reports to the Attorney General on bankruptcy filings for the year ending Sept 30 1900 with Illinois New York and other states leading. Total petitions 20128 with many adjudicated or dismissed and seven ty one discharges refused. University Wire Grass Club Athens Ga details members and aims to promote the university and South Georgia.
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Ilinois
New York
Iowa
Ohio
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Delaware
Wyoming
Idaho
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Florida
Rhode Island
United States
Louisiana
Alaska
Gorgia
New Jersey
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Athens
Epitor Vines
Nterprise
Snolletti
Aulextracs & Faw
Abugie
Atudente
University of Georia
Wire Press Resion
T. A. Barrow
Pelhaw
Jack Bower
Bainbridge
Roland Bower
KR. L Denmark
Valdosta
R A. Graves
W. J. Hammond
Thomasville
C. S Johnson
Waycruse
Warren Lott
Waycross
J. D. W. M.cartner
W. J. Mclnty
South Georgia
Times-Enterprise
University of Georgia
Walter B. Hill
W. McCartney
University
W. J Hammond
Two men killed in Bullock county during Kennedy's affair
In Daisy Georgia on November 26 a fatal affray near Kennedy's mill ended with E Johnson and Robert Hatten dead. Johnson, a mill watchman, and Hatten clashed over a card game. after a fight Johnson beat Hatten, Hatten returned with a revolver and shot Johnson, who fired back, killing Hatten. Johnson died soon after. Hatten died at his father's home near the mill.
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Daisy
Kennedy
Bullock County
E Johuson
Robert Hatten
Johuson
Hatten
Johnson
Hatton
Corner Man Brings Market to Edge of Corn Contracts
Chicago reports corn for November delivery sold at 50 cents per bushel on the board, highest since 1894. George H. Phillips, a Chicago board member, seized the end of a ban to accumulate offerings and create a near-perfect corner as contract corn remained scarce.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
George H. Phillips
Chicago Board
Seaboard Clerk Arrest Reported In Fernandina Florida
A Seaboard Air Line clerk was arrested in Fernandina Florida for peculation of a large sum. The amount alleged is about $50,000 and the loss tied to speculation with Chester B Lawrence Jr Co which failed last week. New York city offices say they have not heard of the arrest.
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New York
Seaboard Air Line
Fernardina
Fla
Monsey
Chester B Lawrence, Jr., & Co
New York City
Rural Delivery Funds Forecast and Crop Advice
Washington notes Rep Loud, chair of the post office committee, predicts postal service appropriations this year at 120 million dollars up from 112 million. He also forecasts rural free mail delivery at five million. The Liberty County Herald urges farmers to plant broom corn, worth 40 to 350 dollars per ton.
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Washington
Loud
Post Office Committee
Liberty County Herald
Seaboard Agent Accused of Large Embezzlement
A Seaboard Air Line executive in Portsmouth Va says former Ferrandina Fla agent EB Lakenbill is short in his accounts by 50000 dollars. An Associated Press report of a Fernandina Fla clerk's arrest for embezzlement is confirmed by Seaboard officials in Atlanta.
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E St. John
Seaboard Air Line
EB. Lakenbill
Ferrandina
Fla
the Journal
Associated Press
New York
Fernandina
Atlanta
Striking Forces Grow as Tampa Unions Expand
In Tampa on November 27 a few hundred more men joined the general strike, drawing mainly from unorganized labor. Construction sites are largely at a standstill, incendiary talk and threats to force residents from factories prevail, and a parade planned by the Federal Trades Assembly may be prohibited.
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Tampa
Federal Trades Assembly
Alcoholic Now Made From Paper Distillations
A fragmented note mentions a man drinking distilled paper products tied to New York Journal and World and Atlanta Journal references. The garbled text suggests a curious historic lane of paper liquor but lacks clear event or individuals.
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New York, Journal and World
Atlanta
Journal
Fleetwood Nephew Dies Young in Albany
John J Fleetwood eldest son of Mr and Mrs A J Fleetwood of Lee county near Albany died at Dr P L Hilsman’s Pine street residence after a brief illness of malarial hemorrhagic fever. He would have turned eleven on December 26. A promising youth, he was beloved by his mother father sisters and friends.
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Albany
Herald
M. A Fleetwood
Hei
John J. Fleetwood
A J. Fleetwood
Lee County
P. L Hilsman
Pine Street
John Fleetwood
Marriage of James Hunter and Misereta Wright
On November 21, 1900 at 8 o clock in the evening at the bride's home James Hunter and Misereta Wright were married with Rev W W Weedon of Williamsville officiating. The bride is the daughter of Majors and Mrs E R Wright and well regarded in Taylorville society. the groom is described as upright and progressive. The families are highly esteemed in Taylorville and best wishes are extended by The Times Enterprise.
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James Hunter
Misereta Wright
W. W. Weedon
Williamsville
Majors
E R. Wright
Taylorville
Daily Courier
Thomasville
Times-Enterprise
Runaway Match Reported at Local Methodist Parsonage
The notice states that Miss Lydia Drew and Mr Henry H Threlkell both of the 17th district wed yesterday morning at the Methodist parsonage with Rev F A Branch officiating. The Daily T E in November described it as a runaway union but offered best wishes.
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F. A
Lydia Drew
Henry H. Threlkell
T.E
Negro problem as seen by a northern paper
A northern paper’s blunt view on race describes the shift from slavery to a “problem.” It contrasts southern disfranchisement and lynching with northern discrimination and restricted franchise, asserting the north uses and harms blacks more despite offering some employment.
Self-help proverb on prosperity and effort in Courier Journal
The Courier Journal quotes a maxim that prosperity comes to those who act not wait for luck. It notes that waiting for the cow to back up to be milked yields only hardship, urging individuals to pursue opportunity themselves.
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Louisville
Joursnal
Hoke Smith Critiques Col Bryan and Chicago Platform
Secretary Hoke Smith comments on Col Bryan defending the Chicago platform and opposing eastern party reorganization. He urges the Democratic Party to stand between plutocrats and socialists, defend rights, and win back voters in New York and other states. He notes shifts on silver and predicts southern support may wane.
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Hoke Smith
Cleveland
Bryan
Chicago
Col. Bryan
South
Col
Democratic Party
Sentbh
Col Bryan
Corn Corner Frauds Push for Reinspection Tactics
In Chicago on November 7, shorts trapped in the Phillips corn corner push to flood the market with grain by reinspecting this week’s receipts graded No 3. They hope to pass No 2 on Friday’s big deliveries, while inspectors fear error and may seek higher grades. Phillips doubts any car will be upgraded.
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Chicago
Phillips
Charles Slade
Counselman & Co
Pain Killer Perry Davis Remedy Ad Claims Universal Cure
An 19th century advertisement touts Pain-Killer as an internal remedy for summer complaints including diarrhoea and dysentery and as a liniment for sores burns and sprains. It promises rapid relief for headaches and toothaches and urges avoiding substitutes. Price 26c and 50c.
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Perry” Davis
Be a Good Boy, Goodbye Motto Through Life
A reflective piece recounts a lifetime of parental and societal guidance shaping youth. The speaker recalls a recurring injunction to “be a good boy goodbye” and urges a brother to strive honestly, recognizing inevitable mistakes while pursuing best effort.
Bryan Sure to be Elected Great Landslide Inevitable
The Atlanta Journal ponders the impact of a delayed Nov. 4th mail with a bold headline asserting a Bryan landslide. The piece imagines the anger of a voter who bet $50 and faced late political news, amid efforts to reorganize the party.
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Bryan
Atlanta Journal
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E. Me Mallette
Messrs. GC. T. Stuart & Son
Wao. Gwaitney
Mr. Gwaltney
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Supersedeas
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Sara Harrell
Marion Maillard
Louette Roddenberry
Davis
Advertising de Pay
KOC
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Attornay General
Coun
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Wire Grass Club
Ralph Graves
Epward R. Jerger
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James Keil
Ninth Street
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Washington, D. C
S. S.S
Swift
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Swift Specific CO
Hunter-Wright
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Lippman
Lippman Brothers
Temav Sock
Savannah
R Thomas, Jr
J W. Peacock
Sry4n
DeWitt
J. W.peacock
John L. Slrey
Saturday Evening Post
DeWitt’s
J. W. Peacock
D&w
Roast
BE. Williams
Cheropodist
Massenui
Mitchell House
Tonsoria
J. W."peacock
Cheney
T. Chisholm
Deaborn Ave
Chamberlain
R. Thomas, Jr
Croup
Ray
Amenia
Duchess County
N. Y
KR. ‘Thomas, Jr
H. W. Stokes
J.W. Pevcock
Fd&w
Tf. N. Hopkins
Attorney-At-Law
Broad Street
Thomasville, Ga
Peter Sherman
North Stratford
N. H
Smith
Lehman
Memphis
Tenn
WicuHt Bros
Heeth
J. VW
Peatock
H. C. Davis
G. Bruce
R. G. Lewis
North Broad St
Superior Court
Thomas ‘County
Court House
Thomasville Electric Light Company
Fletcher Street
S. F. & W. Railway Company
T. H
Algo
Electric Light Company
John H. Davidson
Judy
R. Thomas's Jr
Jas. F. Evans
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