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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1900
Page
1
Town and county items note the holiday season, farm hogs and meat, tax deadline for Mr Heeth on the 20th, the death of EL Linton from a saw mill accident, a New Year and new century leaf turning, Gov Candler proclaims a $200 reward for Emmet Simms killer, Harry Taylor held on murder charges and jail in Monticello as Superior Court session approaches.
The Thomasville National Bank sold yesterday to Mrs Mary KE Girtman of Hazlehurst Ga the Wyche Linton place 24 miles from town. The 100 acre property is described as nicely improved and Mrs Girtman will occupy the place.
Mr. B. H Wright’s horse and buckboard were stolen from his stable last Saturday night and found near Monticello a day or two later. They were returned yesterday. the thief remains at large with no clue to his identity.
The Atlanta Journal reports South Eastern Passenger Association rail lines will offer tickets at one fare and a third for round trips east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers during Christmas. Florida intra state trips use one fare round trip. Tickets good December 22 23 24 25 31 1900 and January 1 1901 with return limits to January 4 1901.
Mr. A. W. Stuart and Mrs. Etta Stuart were married in Atlanta on Thursday and left for New York the next day to spend some time. Friends here extend warm congratulations and best wishes for many years of happiness and prosperity.
A brief note of gratitude from a family to the community for support during the illness and death of Mrs. Shelfer's brother, Arthur Julian Shelfer. The message expresses sincere appreciation for kindness and assistance received.
Sheriff elect T. J. Hight and his family have moved to Thomasville and occupied the Applewhite residence on Warren street. The city bids them cordial welcomes and hopes they will be pleased with their new surroundings and neighbors.
The South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South met in Cuthbert with Bishop Eugene B. Hendricks presiding. W. F. Smith was elected secretary and J. A. Smith and Thomas H. Thomson of Brunswick named assistants. Dr. J. D. Hammond spoke on the twentieth century movement and fund-raising, while H D Bardwell T E Davenport and G N MacDonell were transferred to the conference.
Washington report says the House approved the reorganization bill 166 to 133 after a long session. Three Democrats Hall of Pennsylvania Underhill and Clayton of New York joined Republicans, while McCall of Massachusetts sided with Democrats. Amendments added fifty volunteer surgeons and 154 assistant surgeons for the Philippines, thirty dental surgeons, and a veterinary corps with real rank. Pay corps officers were raised by eleven and the signal corps by twenty three.
Dr. Morrison reports from Pekin that Conger’s amendment to the joint note is accepted. The guilty are to be punished as deemed by the Chinese government and ministers, with Empress Dowager as arch culprit. The proposal originated in Japan and passed through Germany to Washington.
A mob of white residents on December 6 attempted to incite lynching of William Compton after he shot two white men, William H. Case and Cornelius Rooney, at Thirty-fifth Street and Seventh Avenue. Police intervened and arrested Compton.
Atlanta Dec 6 The Georgia House approved the general appropriation bill at six o'clock this afternoon by a 103 to 0 vote. A bitter factional dispute over multiple sections was resolved as the measure passed without a dissenting vote.
A Georgia lower house special committee reports 72 convicts, both white and black, sleeping in a 60 by 70 foot apartment. The hospital is 18 by 18 feet and is shared by all inmates when sick.
Atlanta December 6 mill owners in Georgia form an association to enforce a bill proposed in the current session to ban children under 12 from working in cotton mills.
The Coroner Miles jury ruled Oscar Emmet Sims died from gunshot wounds on December 2 1900 in Thawnsville and that death was at unknown hands. The panel called it murder and conducted a thorough five day inquiry with no leads to punish the slayer.
Mrs Anna L Smith wife of A D Smith and daughter of J C Shephard died in Ousley Georgia on the 6th inst burial was held at Fredonia church six miles north of Thomasville funeral by Rev A C Stephenson She leaves a mother husband six brothers and three sisters Mr 1 8 Butler died at home in the Glasgow district on Sunday a Confederate veteran with a scar to his grave rest to his soul
The House approved the Great oleomargarine bill by 196 to 92. A minority substitute adding stricter sales limits and higher penalties failed 113 to 178. The measure lets oleomargarine and imitators move into states under local police power and adjusts taxes on colored and uncolored oleomargarine.
Valdosta Georgia on December 7 reports a new hotel project with a $40,000 cost on Hill avenue and Tooms street. A stock company with $20,090 paid in advances by W. P. Roberts and B. F. Strickland will fund construction for sixty two rooms. County commissioners invite sealed bids for a $50,000 court house to be built next year with accepted plans for a magnificent structure.
A senate bill to protect the state song birds passed this morning without opposition. It makes it unlawful to kill or rob the nests of any songbirds in the state. The measure was introduced recently and now awaits action in the house.
Shanghai dispatch reports palace officials saying Empress Dowager will depart Sian Fu on December 12 and Emperor Kwang Hsu will proceed directly to Pekin. General Tung Eu Hsiang moves toward the San Su province as cited by the Standard's Shanghai correspondent.
Washington report states that Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means Committee submitted a Republican signed report favoring a bill to reduce war revenue taxes by about 40 million dollars this afternoon.
A historical list traces major 19th century inventions from the Clermont to the phonograph and telegraph. The report then covers U S China diplomacy over Boxer outrages with Conger awaiting presentation of the agreement to Pekin, and notes a local Georgia college report praising the Times Enterprise, plus school notes and a jail case involving W D Salter.
The annual report of the commissioner general of immigration shows total arrivals in the last fiscal year at 448 572. Of these, 23 200 came through Canada. The document highlights patterns of entry and sources without further detail.
Li Hung Chang reports to Gen. Chaffee that he and the people of Chi Li province are deeply pleased and grateful for the conduct of American troops.
Malone New York December 10 15 degrees below zero this morning with heavy snow drifting near Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks south of Malone.
Thom asville will host Sells and Gray's United Railroad Shows with a grand free street parade at ten in the morning. The exhibit includes the Rough Riders, Clown Band, and open dens of wild animals, all free, with excursion rates on all railroads this year.
The Government Bureau monthly December report estimates the crop at 10,100,000 bales, far above prior forecasts, sending cotton prices down about forty points. Savannah opened at 94 cents and closed with “Nothing doing.”
Dispatch from Cuthbert dated December 10 1900 lists church appointments read at conference including Thomasville station with J P Wardlaw and Waynesboro station with B A Branch EF A Branca announced for the Thomasville district and others.
The grand jury, a strong and representative body of men, began its business promptly yesterday morning.
The fragment references pardon of Kagan and a Birmingham Age-Herald quote urging release of Captain Carter and a Havana post office syndicate for a triumph. No clear event details, dates, or identities beyond these names.
A stark contrast is noted between the president’s 25,000 word message and Queen Victoria’s brief reply to Parliament. The queen’s communication occupies only about six lines, highlighting differing approaches to formal address and ceremonial communication.
In Congress Democrats accuse Republicans of placing explosive amendments in bills while Republicans respond by removing the provisions. The clash centers on control of legislation and strategic maneuvering amid partisan tensions.
A collection of pithy notes covers Valdosta’s “old maids convention” and proposes ending wars to cut war taxes. The president’s message weighs in at 185000 words while Georgia plans a South Georgia Conference in Waynesville next year.
Mayor Myers plans a walk over bid for re election in Savannah. The article notes he is a model mayor and reports the first stage in settling the Chinese muddle has been reached with American diplomacy achieving a win.
The New York Sun wonders if alternative spellings like Gaum could satisfy readers naming the Philippines. The playful critique contrasts common usage with quirky proposals, hinting at journalistic naming debates.
Tensions escalate as war seems likely between Portugal and Holland following the Hague peace talks. The conference appears to have inflamed national sentiments and raised the prospect of broader conflict.
The Boston Transcript suggests reform hinges on individuals lifting themselves by their bootstraps. It implies belief that change starts from personal effort rather than external aid. The remark frames reform as a test of self reliance and initiative.
Georgia school teachers will be paid 35000 this week with a note that every dollar was honestly earned and will aid in Christmas spending.
A contract for a duct route over Whitehall Street to serve a new depot has been awarded and all papers signed, securing the project despite delays to other depot plans.
Mrs Sportleigh asks Philip about guide fees during a hunt and he replies with confusion over wages versus game payments in a brief dialogue from Harpers Bazar.
Arizona and New Mexico press Congress for admission as states promising to back Republican majorities in return. The informal bid hinges on party alignment and political support from federal lawmakers.
The southern people will thank the president for his stand against party extremists who would cut down the representation of a number of southern states.
The speaker longs for a Senate filled by Quay Addicks and Clark, recalling Webster Clay Calhoun Benton and other famed lawmakers as the pinnacle of the chamber. The remark frames a nostalgia for a bygone era of decisive, eminent governance.
An example of rapid 20th century markets shows a Wall Street broker receiving a buy order, transmitting it to the floor, executing the purchase, and reporting back to a San Francisco client in just two minutes.
Dispatch from Utica reports two fatalities in the city as a blizzard knocks down electric wires and cripples telephone telegraph and car service. The storm menaces the region with heavy snow and dangerous conditions.
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