Rain Brings Relief Across the County
The region welcomed soaking rain after a dry spell. Social news includes visits and returns: Miss Lillie Wood and Zelma Hicks came home from Meigs. Ella Holland returned near Thomasville. Mrs. Sam Carter visited her parents in Warwick. parish events and picnics drew crowds, with several locals hosting guests and attending appointments and gatherings in CROSS ROADS and nearby towns.
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Lillie Wood
Zelma Hicks
Onie Mathis
Meigs
W. H. Pace
Okapilco
Ella Holland
Thomasville
H. D. Beaty
Sam Carter
Presley
Bawick
Cotton Market Opens Lower On Light Offerings In New York
The New York Cotton Market opened three points lower, with six points higher noted earlier. Steady trading developed as the call progressed, Liverpool steady and buyers active through Liverpool connections. After Liverpool closed, prices slipped a point or two, and by midday active months were quiet at three to four points below Saturday close.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street Opens With Record Advances in Specialties
Wall Street reports sensational gains in specialties at the opening with Willys Overland up 13 points and Chandler Motors up 11. Other specialties rise one to three quarters as the market moves into mid session with General Motors and South Porto Rican and American Beet Sugar reaching new high prices.
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Wall Street
Willys Overland
Chandler Motors
General Motors
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Boosts Health and Vitality
An old General Strengthening tonic Claiming to drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system. Marketed for adults and children with true tonic features and 60 cent price.
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Grove
Internal Revenue License Holders of Thomas County Georgia
Thomas County Georgia list of license holders issued before May 1 1916 and expiring June 29 1916 for retail liquor and malt liquor sales. Names include Norton Cash Store Elks Club Montgomery and Herndon Jenkins Drug Co Porter and Company Nieks Sampson R Thomas M McMath Ingram Drug Co 106 S Mich Sampson J T Smith & Sons adv W A Rehberg Sheriff Thomas County Georgia.
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Thomas County
Georgia
U. S. Internal Revenue Collector
Innes may face seven years after Georgia larceny verdict
Special to Times-Enterprise Atlanta June 6 Victor E Innes could receive seven years in the penitentiary for larceny after trust from Mrs Eloise Nelms Dennis. He was found guilty by a Fulton superior court jury and will appeal after higher courts affirm the judgment. Extradited from San Antonio with his wife he asked Georgia for a fair trial, claiming life threats and no funds for counsel. Judge Ben H Hill appointed three top Georgia lawyers to defend him.
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Times-Enterprise
Atlanta
Victor E. Innes
Eloise Nelms Dennis
Fulton Superior Court
Innes
San Antonio
Texas
Ben H. Hill
Georgia
Hill
Social Notes From White School District
People visit and travel within the White and Meigs districts. Mrs Isaddie H Thomasville relays on J R Johnson with Bessie Rollins visiting relatives. A typhoid fever keeps Miss Rollins confined to her room while several couples and families share outings at Miller's Springs Ochlocknee and Thomasville shopping.
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White School District
Daniel Elwell
Pauline Johnson
Miller’s Springs
J. P. Groover
Ochlocknee
JR. Rollins
Joe Duckett
Jeff Davis
Prohibition Case Tried Under New Law in Georgia
Judge Hammond tried Ike Norton on bringing liquor from Florida into Georgia. Norton faced a $100 fine or six months in jail after pleading guilty. It was noted as the first case under the new prohibition law, with a warning to avoid a repeat offense.
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Hammond
Judge Hammond
Ike Norton
Georgia
Florida
Ike
Dr King's New Life Pills Promote Clear Complexion
Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills as a liver and bowel cleansing treatment to improve complexion. Claims gentle action, no griping, suitable for all ages, with a 25 cent price at druggists.
Duncan resigns as head of City Schools in Thomasville
James A. Duncan states his resignation as head of City Schools in Thomasville thanking the people for their support and wishing the schools future success. The letter expresses gratitude and goodwill as he steps down.
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James A. Duncan
Thomasville
Farmers Warned of Rail Rate Increases Across Georgia
James D Prices warns Georgia farmers about railroad rate petitions affecting nearly every farm product. He notes proposed Cornelia Valdosta and other increases could raise costs for buyers and sellers, urging farmers to respond to the hearing. He also commends timely rain boosting crop prospects as Mrs. B Hall Sanchez and daughter return to Plant City, Florida.
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Nashville
Valdosta
Cornelia-Valdosta
Georgia
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Farmers of Georgia
Lawyers Prep Hard Fight for Their Client
The passage notes that the lawyers will wage a fierce defense as if paid a rich man's fee, signaling a determined legal battle for their client.
German ships sunk known to the English in battle
Strayer was sunk after about half an hour of fighting. Heavy enemy reinforcements were seen as five Queen Elizabeth class vessels approached from the north. The main German force entered, the British moved to evade with swift fire. One Achilles class cruiser and two destroyers were sunk, others damaged as night fell and a heavy night attack began.
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Achilles
Channon
Turbulent
Tipperary
British Admits No Destroyer Sunk Off Humber
The British Admiralty denies any destroyer or warship loss off Humber or elsewhere by a submarine since May 31. The Euryales did not participate in the North Sea battle and could not have been sunk by German fire. A casualty list shows 333 British officers lost last week.
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London
Humber
North Sea
British Admiralty
Hindenburg, Finest German Warship, Reported Sunk
Survivors arriving in Edinburg Scotland say British destroyers attacked a German battleship with a massed assault. They claim the Hindenburg was struck by four torpedoes and broken apart as destroyers closed in, though details are unclear.
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Hindenburg
Edinburg
Scotland
Lutzow and Hindenburg noted among missing ships
London dispatch reports British fleet units including the Lutzow and the Hindenburg among missing ships after the Jutland battle. The casualty list and status of several vessels remain unclear as the fleet returns.
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Lutzow
Hindenburg
London
Stoday
Jutland
Negro Burned to Death in Dixie Lockup
Report from Dixie townspeople says a black man, a hobo arrested for riding a freight train, was locked in the town barracks. Fire broke out early morning. the wooden building burned completely and the man died. Authorities note no prior fire seen that day.
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Dixie Lockup
Dixie
Coast Line
Misses Return From Valdosta Normal College
Misses Margaret Breen Bessie Cobb and Euretha Milton have returned home from Valdosta where they were pupils at the Georgia Normal College.
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Margaret Breen
Bessie Cobb
Euretha Milton
Valdosta
The
Georgia Normal College
Heart Health and Dr Pierce Remedies touted in Virginia clipping
A 19th century style health notice explains the heart weighs eleven ounces and beats about seven million times in a lifetime. It links poor blood and kidney disease to heart fatigue and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription with patient anecdotes from Bumpass and Susquehanna regions.
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Dr. Pierce
Bumpass
Pierce
B. Sus
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G. L. Barfield
T. J. Hutchinson
J. A. Pafford
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Ira Hancock
Susie Wade
Stella Pafford
Lucy
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Ssie Wade
Emma Harris
Bertie
People’s Savings Bank
Mitchell House
S. N. Ball
Thomasville, GA
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Chicago
Board of Trade
P. C
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Boston
Elks Club
Montgomery & Herndon
J. H. Jenkins Drug Company
Porter & Company
Niek Sampson
R. Thomas
Broad Street
M. McMath
Thomasville,Ga
Ingram Drug Company
S. Broad Street
Mich Sampson
Jackson St
J. T. Smith & Sons
W. A. Rehberg
Gage
PEN
James D. Prices
J. D. Price
B. Hall Sanchez
S. Sampson
Plant City
Fla
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Jackson Street
Ford
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