Local News Briefs From Cairo and Nearby Places
Notes from Cairo and nearby areas dated June 22 1901 report a stray horse notice and mentions of mill owners blue. farmers work between showers. Dr. Robinson of Lamonia visits. Meigs area vineyards expected to yield large. a 31 pound melon shown at Masary. Walter Davis in town. Police Brown visiting North Georgia. hail in Montreal noted. first Georgia melons to ship from Thomas County. Dr A B Cook family travels to Blue Ridge. mail carriers wear shirt waists.
Boston ladies guests of local residents
Mrs T B Barrow and Mrs J J Parramore of Boston were guests of Mr and Mrs Will Taylor yesterday. Capt RL Hicks was in the city portion of this week to attend to business and is reported looking well and jovial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Barrow
J. J. Parramore
Boston
Will Taylor
R L. Hicks
Bainbridge
Albany Bride Weds Mobile Messenger Kate Savell in Albany
Myr John Buntin of Albany married Kate Savell of Mobile Alabama in Albany on Tuesday. They will visit Pavo for a time before returning. Plant System announces cheap excursion tickets for July 4 with round trip fares at one and one third rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myr. John* Buntin
Albany, Land
Kate Savell
Mobile
Ala
Albany
H. H. Vaun
Pavo
Kate
Sale of saw and planing mill near Thomasville
Receiver Mr. Cam A. Young advertises John R. Macon assets for sale seven miles north of Thomasville including saw mill timber tram road equipment and related properties. Interested parties should read the ad or contact Mr. Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam A. Young
J. R. Macon
Thomasville
Mr. Young
Tallahassee Banker Visiting Thomasville Figure
Mr. W C Lewis a prominent Tallahassee citizen and president of the First National Bank is in the city as a guest of Mr. Robert Gamble. He part owns the Thomasville Electric Light Company's plant and will return home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Lewis
Tallahassee
Robert Gamble
Lewis
First National Bank of
Dr J B Coyle Moves to Moultrie for Dentistry Practice
Dr J B Coyle, long located at Monticello, relocates to Moultrie to continue dentistry. He previously practiced in Thomasville for many years and is highly regarded in his field. He is expected to succeed in the new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Coyle
Monticello
Moultrie
Coyle
Thomasville
Most Profitable Teachers Institute Held in Thomasville
Prof Searcy of the Meigs Department says the Thomass county Teachers Institute in Thomasville last week was the most profitable in years. He credits practical experience meetings over theory and notes Dean as a model of office duties.
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Thomass County
Teachers’ Institute
Searcy
Meigs Department
South Georgia
Thomasville
Boy injured by torpedo explosion at Plant System shops
A young son of Charley Blackshear was seriously hurt yesterday at the Plant System shops when he picked up a torpedo and, unaware of its danger, placed it in a vise to screw it. The device detonated burning his eyes and possibly destroying sight in the left eye. Dr. Daniels treated him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Blackshear
Dr. Daniels
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Nashville
Smith
John E. Dedman
Tenn
R. Thomas, Jr
D&w
Woman Insurance Leader Tours City to Quilman
Misa Elizabeth Brown, director of the Woman’s Department of Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, passed through here this morning en route to Quilman. Like Mrs. Governor Atkinson and other Georgia women, she has embraced the insurance business and is finding success in a growing field open to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Elizabeth Brown
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Quillman
Miss. Brown
Atkinson
Georgia
Not The Man A negro who filled Williams description
A man described to be Williams who killed Officer Dawking of Jefferson county Florida boarded a Cairo bound train Monday night. A young acquaintance notified Sheriff Hight. Conductor Pearce detained a suspect until Montgomery Alabama where the sheriff was alerted. The arrested man proved not Williams, turning out to be R. J. Young of Pinhook, a doctor with hypnotist skills. Sheriff Hight returned home after the mix up.
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Williams
Dawking
Jefferson
Fia
Cairo
Wiliams
Trentle
Hight
Montgomery
Ala
Williame
Montgomery County
Pearce
Sheriff Hight
R. J. Young
Pinhook
Population figures for towns in Thomas county and Georgia
Census data from 1900 lists town populations including Thomasville 5322, Boston 722, Cairo 690, Meigs 617, Macon 238272, Savannah 5244, Atlanta 9872, Rome 7291 and Valdosta 5613, among others. Figures offer a snapshot of urban growth and shifts in early Georgia.
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Thomas County
Oo Thomasville
Boston
Cairo
Meigs
Pave
Metcalfe
Ochlockonee
Coolidge
Merrillville
Chastain
Georgia
Atlanta
Augusta
Athens
Albany
Americus
Bainbridge
Brunswick
Camilla
Columbus
Darien
Fitzgerald
Hawkinsville
Jesup
Macon
Marietta
Milledgeville
Moultrie
Nashville
Newton
Pelham
Quitman
Rome
Savannah
Tifton
Tybee
Valdosta
Waycross
Whigham
Fire destroys Lee Neel & Bro store on Oak Street
About 10:30 last night the general merchandise store of Lee Neel & Bro on Oak Street burned totally, with the building and contents destroyed. Firemen could not fight the blaze due to no water in the area. The cause and insurance amount were not learned. Store custodian W. McRae had left earlier. Eugene Clayton, who found the fire, alerted the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Neel & Bro
Oak St
W. McRae
Eugene Clayton
Daily
T.E
Arbitration Ordered Over Railroad Property Valuation
John Davidson of Thomasville named arbitrator as Georgia Northern rails dispute Wright assessment of roadbed value. Road estimates $2,000 per mile, Wright sets $3,500 per mile. Judge Spencer R. Atkinson of the railroad commission may represent the state.
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Georgia Northern Railroad
Wright
Georgia Northern
J.H. Davidson
Thomasville
Spencer R. Atkinson
The
Railroad Commission
Atlanta News
Quiet City Wedding Surprise Ties Williams Home
Yesterday at noon at Mrs M J Williams home corner Broad and Jefferson streets a small ceremony united Mrs Anna Dryden of Waycross and Mr W L Bibb of the county in the presence of a few friends The Rev J P Ward law of the Methodist church performed the rites The Times Enterprise extends congratulations to the couple
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M. J. Williams
Broad and
Jefferson Streets
Anna Dryden
Waycross
W. L Bibb
J P. Wardlaw
Methodist
The
Times Enterprise
Merchants Loss After Fire on Oak Street
Messrs. Lee Neel and Bro report their stock was destroyed in a recent Oak Street fire. They estimate loss above insurance at about 500 dollars with 750 dollars insured. The American Fire Company agents say the firm will resume business once the building is rebuilt.
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Lee
Meeting Notice of W D Mitchell Camp at Courthouse
A meeting of W D Mitchell Camp U C V is called at the courthouse at 10 o clock on the morning of July 4. All members are urged to attend and ex confederates will be cordially welcomed. J M Dexte C P Mansell Commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.D Mitchell
Mary Laurie directs vibrant city music recital
Miss Mary Laurie, a leading city musician, conducted a well received afternoon recital at the music rooms on Tuesday. The program showcased students as skilled performers with works by Godard Schubert Liszt and others including Polonaise Duet and Les Joyeux Papillons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Laurie
Papila Bave
Laurie
Dispensary debate in town council ends without vote
At a called meeting last week the council aired the dispensary issue but deferred action to the regular Tuesday session. A tied vote would have given Mayor Wilkes the deciding influence, but the matter was not mentioned at the meeting.
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Wilkes
Witham banks offer to cash teachers' scrips in Georgia
A Georgia banking figure reportedly told cashiers to cash teachers' scrips as checks to relieve 8000 teachers from waiting pay. The Dublin Courier-Dispatch disputes the claim, noting few unpaid teachers exist and many have discounted warrants at banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avanta Newe
W.S. Witham
Witham
Georgia
Dublin Courier- Dispatch
Extortion Plan Confusion At Local Furniture Store
A colored woman visited Mr George Ferrill's Broad Street furniture shop and asked to buy a set on the extortion plan. Mr Ferrill directed Charley to wait on her and sell on the extortion plan, but Charley sold the set on the installment plan. P S Thomasville merchants deny offering any extortion plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ferrill
Broad Street
Ferrill
Obl
Charley
P. S.- Thomasville
Third Party Movement Emerges From Missouri Conference
A revived third party grew from a Missouri conference in Kansas City with reformers from multiple groups including populists, public ownership advocates, free silver Republicans and Bryan Democrats. Lee Merriwether of St. Louis led twenty local public ownership leaders who met after visiting Lincoln with William J. Bryan. The plan aimed to form a national third party aligned with the movement to attract dissatisfied voters from older parties.
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Kansas City
Jane
Alllied Third Party
Ite
Bet Os
William J. Bryan
Lee Merriwether
Ss. Louis
St. Louis
City
Mrr. Bryan
Lincoln
Nebraska Statesman
Bryan
Missouri
Kansas City Meeting Launches Populist Silver Party
In Kansas City on June 18 a secret conference of Missouri populist officials and a new silver Republican group formed a plan to organize a new third party. The effort aims to attract Bryan’s support and possibly name him as 1904 presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
State Committee
William J. Bryan
Georgia Peach Crop Decline Stems From Prolonged Rains
State Entomologist Scott reports peach rot spreading across South and Middle Georgia after three weeks of heavy rain. Assistant Commissioner Wright notes reports from every county, predicting a poor crop with cotton, melons, and cantaloupes in bad shape. Lice infestation and yellowing cotton follow the downpours, with the worst outbreak in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Scott
Georgia
Writht
Senator Allison Declines 1904 GOP Nomination Candidacy
Governor Shaw reports a personal letter from Senator Allison denying any pursuit of the 1904 Republican presidential nomination. Allison urged support for the governor as a candidate, while clarifying he will not seek the nomination under any circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des. Moines
Shaw
Allison
Gov. Shaw
Jones Sees Bryan Not Nominated Again for President
Senator Jones chairman of the Democratic committee says Bryan will not be nominated again. He believes the next campaign will focus on the government of the Philippines and favors granting Filipinos independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jones
Democratic Committee
Tis
Bryan
Philippines
Ex Gov P ingree of Michigan dies in London
Former Michigan governor Pingree died in London at 1 55 am after a cancer of the intestines. His son was the sole survivor present, and the body will be taken home.
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London
Pingree
Michigan
Meeting of W. D. Mitchell Camp U C V July Fourth
Commander Hansell orders a meeting at the courthouse on July 4. All old soldiers are invited and a large attendance is hoped for at the W. D. Mitchell Camp gathering.
Negro Strike Shuts Indiana Nut and Bolt Plant
In Muncie Indiana Republic Iron Volapeuy halted operations after half the workforce walked out when a Black man was assigned to the finishing department by Supt. Aclause. The shift led to the plant's closure tonight.
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Muncie
Ind
Republic Iron Volapeuy
Aclause
Pension reform welted by court leaves widows unpaid
Gov. Candler informed Pension Commissioner Lindsey that 1 034 new Confederate widow pension applications approved under the last general assembly session cannot be funded this year due to a Supreme Court decision on the public property fund. Counties will be alerted to inform applicants. Meanwhile a Washington cable confirms progress toward indemnity agreement with possible minor delay.
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Atlanta
Jane
Lindsey
Candler
General Assembly
Candier
Supreme Court
Public Property Fund
Rankin Kills McNeill Then Takes Own Life In Dothan
In Dothan Alabama at about 7 30 this morning William A Rankin shot and killed Dr George McNeill president of the Dothan city school and then shot himself dying instantly Jacksonville reports a mob of more than a hundred Negroes at a sixth ward political meeting swore vengeance on whites and seized streetcars Pekin ministers decline to allow three thousand Chinese soldiers to come to Pekin until late August as international troops withdraw
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Dothan
Ala
William. A. Rankin
George McNeill
Dr. McNeill
McNeill
Prof. Rankin
Rankin
Jacksonville
Fla
Sixth Ward
Pekin
Legation
Lost black mare mule near Ochlockonee
A black mare mule about eight years old weighing around eight hundred pounds disappeared near Ochlockonee on the 15th. Any information will be gratefully received and a liberal reward is offered. Address M A Pilcher Meigs Georgia.
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Ochlockonee
D&w
M.A. Pilcher
Meigs, Ga
Will Help the South Plant Industry Under Agriculture Plan
Washington June 19 Under the plant industry plan the Department of Agriculture reorganizes seed and plant distribution directed by Dr Galloway as director Aimed at rebuilding a few promising interests rice wheat date palm cotton tobacco pistachio nuts donated bulbs and forage plants Forty thousand pounds of selected cotton seed will be distributed next year with a quantity of special varieties imported from Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Galloway
Egypt
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Relief for Stubborn Coughs
Norris Silver of North Stratford New Hampshire cites doctors saying his cough was incurable but credits One Minute Cough Cure with restoring his health. The ad appeals to readers seeking relief from persistent coughs and warns that many have found relief using the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Silver
North Stratford
J. W. Peacock
For Sale A saw mill with timber tracts near Thomasville Ga
Auction notice offers complete saw mill and planer mills with daily capacity of 10009 feet plus several tracts of saw timber and a tram engine. Located on the Albany division of the Georgia railroad seven miles north of Thomasville. Bids subject to court approval. For more details write U Young agent for J R Macon Thomasville Ga.
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Albany
Thomasville
Plant System offers July excursion tickets at one and third fare
The Plant System will sell low excursion tickets for the Fourth of July at one and third fare for a round trip. Tickets available July 2, 3, and 4 with returning by July 8. Within Florida the round trip rate is one fare. Address newsest ticket agent R. L. Todd D. P. A. Montgomery Ala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Florida
R. L. Todd
Montgomery
Ala
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Walter Davis
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R. R. Norman
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J. L. Underwood
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W. D. Mitchell
Court House
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Sun
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Thomasvilly, Ga
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Arlington
Tex
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Ad&w
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J. Wi. Peacock
Price
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Memphis, Tenn
R. ‘Thom
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J. H. Wright
Clarksdale
Miss
J. W. Peacoe
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Jackson Sta
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R. Thomas,Jr
B. M. Comfort
Boston, Ga
D. R. Blood
Harom
P.S
Equitable
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D&wtf
Waterman & Co
Sale Stables
Madison St
Evans
Kentucky
Ploo Raward
Wheeler
J. W. Peacook
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