17 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1900
Page
1
Local planter and rail lines consider prepaying freight to curb inferior melons and stabilize prices. J B Chisholm reports growers skeptical but open to study at next conference. Writers doubt freight cuts shipments enough to boost producer profits.
Mr. Coffee in charge reports the force cutting the right of way for the T. T. & T. road nearing completion near Mitchell’s pond. Remaining work includes pear orchard beyond Blackshear, pine grove toward S. F. & W. Railway, last cut through Ainsworth lot 200, and grading to finish from Big Creek to Cooledge. Iron laid several miles from Heard’s pond toward Moultrie as rails approach the depot site on Smith avenue.
Rev. BF A Branch officiated as Gas L Nichols and Elza Lock from Florida united in marriage despite Friday superstition. The piece notes their bright outlook and hopeful futures together under somber skies. The next item reports Capt K R Foster selling last year’s cotton crop, 278 bales at 81 16 cents per pound, funding farm expenses in Milledgeville Georgia.
All day troops left Frankfort on special trains and by night only soldiers from Covington Newport Lexington and Morgantown remained in the capitol square. The day’s main feature was the troop movements amid a quiet political scene. Beverlys variety works rebuild advances in foundation and framing preparations for machinery. Printing needs touted as headquarters.
Gov. Taylor calls for warrants to arrest absent lawmakers and place them with sergeants at arms. Secretive sessions heighten tension as Wes Beckham vows protection. Senate officers move to arrest absent Democrats without waiting for Marshall. Beckham says legislators in Louisville will be protected from arrest.
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in a national mourning ceremony. President, Congress, the Supreme Court and top military officers attended a church service on Connecticut Avenue before the graveside rites. Comrades, diplomats, and citizens filled the church and cemetery in a display of shared sorrow.
Frankfort Kentucky February 9 authorities seek key evidence from Silas Jones in Gov Goebel assassination case Jones has made a partial confession stating he knows nothing of the crime but points to Harlan Whittaker as having significant knowledge Police believe Jones’ statements may trigger further arrests near Richmond Madison County Kentucky
The proposed rail line would slice through Mitch ell's pond area, turning the right of way into a businesslike cut, reflecting practical construction plans over scenic concerns.
Dispatches reveal Gen Buller’s renewed plan to force the Tugela and relieve Ladysmith, with grim notes that 50 000 to 100 000 troops may be needed. Kimberley rations falter and death toll rises as Roberts and Kitchener prepare a coordinated attack plan.
After seven and a half hours the jury finds Roland B. Molineux guilty of first degree murder in the Mrs. Katharine J. Adams case. Defense moves for anew trial. sentence set for February 16. Beverly family has moved to Dawson Street, with townsfolk welcoming Joe as a permanent resident.
The second day of battle reports fierce fighting as Boers shell positions from Doorm kroop before guns from Zwart's kop silence their artillery. British gunners blow up an enemy ammunition wagon near Doormoop while Durham Light Infantry and other units charge to reclaim smoking hill and relieve Lyttleton's brigade.
Governor Taylor has withdrawn most militia in Kentucky while keeping enough to quell unrest. A federal injunction request looms if state officers’ contests proceed, as Judge Taft considers a temporary restraining order. The party fight hinges on a joint session of the legislature and recognition of Taylor as governor.
From Manila reports reveal insurgents in Albay province harassing garrisons, burning large portions of towns with burning arrows as guerilla warfare persists south of Manila. Col Schwan was attacked returning to Manila. five Americans wounded. Lieut Col Beacom fought Gen del Pilar's forces along Morong trail.
The north of the Tugela river front proved hard to hold as reinforcements failed to break Boer lines in Brakfenstein hills. Regiments moved to the front but heavy shelling and strong Boer shell fire stopped advances and endangered transport trains. Wednesday night Sewart's Hop fired back as Boers shelled them.
Taylor reports that Republicans plan to move contests for Kentucky governor and lieutenant governor to federal court this week. Former Gov. Bradley, chief counsel for the Republicans, met with leading lawyers in Louisville to restrain state election officials from proceeding with minor-office contests.
Storm reports from Missouri Illinois Indiana and adjoining states describe brutal cold and record highs and lows. Chicago’s February day rose from 62 to 3 degrees with gusty winds while blizzards paralyzed travel across Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Illinois.
Judge Lynde Harrison as executor for the Henry B. Plant estate purchased Mrs. Henry O. Hotchkiss’s house at 137 Church Street New Haven Conn for offices to be used by the Plant estate. The sale reportedly exceeds 75000 dollars and the purchase moves the estate’s headquarters to New Haven with a spring remodeling planned.
County teachers and students are urged to use the commissioners office library, now holding nearly 1,000 volumes on self improvement. Capt McLean continually adds new works at his own expense to benefit teachers in Meigs Department of South Georgia Home.
A company of United States marines marched through the city Sunday on their way north to Pensacola. They were fed at the Stuart House before continuing on their journey by special train.
A column from the Columbus Enquirer-Sun argues eight cent cotton early prices mislead farmers who will likely face lower prices at harvest. It urges reducing cotton acreage and boosting other crops to make southern farms self sustaining, noting cotton can become a surplus crop if priced above production costs.
In a quoted personal piece Mrs. Ida B. Parrett asserts that P. C. Parrett did not provide bed and board. She challenges his claim of warning about credit, stating she did not observe any such credit in the fifteen years they lived together.
A terse warning voices caution about Savannah's artillery punch, urging careful handling by Admiral.
A collection of satirical notes on the South African war, British actions, and American politics. Nods to Ladysmith, Buller, and Aguinaldo mingle with stock-market jests and regional production line forecasts. The piece lampoons leaders, media targets, and the public mood with pithy quips.
The Houston Post grapples with a wording ambiguity in a Kentucky story, unsure if the subject drinks between shoots or shoots between drinks, creating a literary miscue in the report.
The Savannah Press suggests the American public might be willing to purchase a home for General Otis should he agree to come back and occupy it.
The Baltimore American notes Andrew Carnegie’s poverty blessing remark and predicts a close fight between Milwaukee and Kansas City for the national democratic convention. Milwaukee breweries could influence the result, with the decision set for Washington on the 22nd.
A brief quip notes confusion over the city named London in modern war dispatches. It jokes whether references point to London England or London Kentucky amid mentions of Transvaal Taylor Buller or Beckham.
South Georgia papers debate carving a new county from Berrien Colquitt Worth and Irwin but the Georgia constitution forbids creating new counties.
The Savannah Press notes General Buller’s advance toward Ladysmith is uneven with gains of two to three feet. A St Louis man reports a cigar contains numerous chemicals including acetic and formic acids and other substances, some unnamed.
The Philadelphia Record notes that no man can fully approve the deeds of the late political leader yet admires his indomitable courage. It states he combined grave faults with traits of greatness and was likely a better man than his flaws suggest.
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