Serious Wreck on G S F Railroad Near Elko Unadilla
A southbound G S F passenger train wrecked north of the wreek between Elko and Unadilla on Friday about 1 pm. Baggage Master Wright died early Saturday after hospital treatment. Several coaches were damaged and one rolled down the embankment, but many passengers escaped serious harm. T R Smith of the city was among the car passengers. Wright sustained only minor bruises.
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Wreek
Elko
Unadilla
Wright
Macon
T. R. Smith
Baggagu
Disbarment Action Targets Haygood and Cutts Firm
Valdosta Georgia December 10 Judge Emory Speer opens federal court session to hear charges against the Fitzgerald based law firm Haygood and Cutts accused of forming a fake South Dakota corporation and suing in the Georgia district They are accused of advising Mrs Emeline Hall to title pass and later suing to collect a 1500 dollar house price The case lacks clear defenses and hinges on documentary evidence and corporate misrepresentation
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Valdosta
Emory Speer
United States Court For
Southern Circuit
Haygood & Cutts
Fitzgerald
South Georgia, Realty, and Investment Company
South Dakota
Emeline Hall
Abbeville
Burden, Smith & Co. Dry Goods Store Burns Down
A large dry goods firm Burden Smith Co burned last night, with fire discovered about 0 o'clock on the lower floor. Three streets front, 185 employees, stock and building loss estimated at 225000 dollars. Insurance not known. Macon Telegraph report.
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Burden, Smith & Co
Macon Telegraph
Georgia men visit President Roosevelt in Washington
J. T. Hill and Dr F R Wallace from Cordelo Georgia called on President Roosevelt in Washington with Representative E B Lewis of Georgia during December visits.
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Washington, D. C
J. T. Hill
F. R. Wallace
Cordelo, Ga
Washington
Roosevelt
E. B. Lewis
Georgia
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Pazu Ointment Ad
Druggists offer Pazu Ointment claiming a guaranteed cure for piles itching bleeding and protruding symptoms in six to fourteen days. Money refunded if not cured. Price shown as 60 cents.
Entertainment at Mt Pleasant school house Friday night
An entertainment will be given at the Mt Pleasant school house on Friday night December 14. Proceeds go to the school. Everybody invited to attend.
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Mt. Pleasant
Desperate fight leads to severe injuries in Giovania
In Giovania Georgia on December 9 two men identified as Gus Dean and Carter Rutherford fought. Dean suffered a gunshot wound that nearly severed his arm above the elbow and Rutherford was shot in the leg near the thigh. Doctor J O Mann amputated Dean's arm and Rutherford's leg, with Rutherford likely to die.
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Giovania
Gus
Dean
Carter Rutherford
Gus Dean
J. O. Mann
Rutherford
To Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Claim
An old advertisement promises a cure for colds in one day with LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Duggists refund money if it fails. E W Groves signature appears on each box. A legal reference notes Judge Speer will review evidence and decide the case amid charged attorney conduct drawing statewide interest.
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Duggists
E. W. Grove
Kiser
Ancient Feud Triggers Tragic Gunfight in Georgia
In Thomasville Georgia on December 9 two members of prominent families, Dixie Chastain and William Hurst, were shot by farmer A M Allen after a long land dispute. Hurst and Chastain were wounded and left near Ochlocknee as Allen planned to surrender to authorities. He fired twice, seriously injuring both men during a confrontation at his home.
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Thomasville
Dge
Dixie Chastain
William Hurat
Thomas County
Ochlocknee
A.M. Allen
Allen
Hurst
Chastain
Huret
Cashes orders and skips out in South Carolina
Columbia S C Dec 10 a 28 year old telegraph operator T E Travers cashed forged express money orders for 86 26 and vanished after a night in the red light district leaving his young wife in tears He came from Elko Ga with his wife a week ago worked at the Southern railway dispatch office boarded at 809 Main street and pawned a diamond ring to flee Travers reportedly purloined two express money orders from the bank the agent was using near the back of the book
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Columbia, S. C
Railroad
Express
Travers
Red Light District
Elko
Cheif
Columbia Division
The
Southern Railway
Main Street
Senoia
Elko, Ga
Columbia
8. C
For Sale Five or Six Cows with Calves and Beef Cattle
For sale by Jasper F Lewis of Vienna Georgia are five or six cows with young calves and later some nice young beef cattle.
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Jasper F. Lewis
Vienna
Senator Clay seeks pay raise for rural free delivery carriers
Washington December 10 Senator Clay introduced a bill to raise rural carrier pay from 700 to 3900 dollars per year. He argues carriers provide their own horses and vehicles. He also introduced a Savannah harbor improvement bill seeking 2,495,700 dollars to deepen the harbor to 26 feet, enabling larger ships to use Savannah port, aiming to rival New Orleans and Galveston.
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Washington
Clay
Savannah
Senate
New Orleans
Galveston
Quinn
War Department
Congress
Booker T Washington Calls for Cooperative Race Harmony in Atlanta
Booker T Washington addressing two gatherings in Atlanta urged an end to race tensions by stressing that blacks seek justice for their families and not social or political dominance. He praised the Civic League for fostering harmony and promised white–black friendship in the South.
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Atlanta
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee College
Alabama
Oe City
Civic League
South
The
Wealthy Chicago Girl to marry baseball player
A Chicago heiress is set to wed a baseball player, signaling that brides now select mates from sports figures rather than dukes or counts, marking a shift in social pairing traditions.
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Chicago
Brakeman Louis Gonicky Dies In Railroad Yard Accident
Fitzgerald Georgia reports Louis Gonicky brakeman for the Atlanta Birmingham Atlantic Railroad fell while swinging onto a car in a switch yard. He missed footing and was crushed between cars, both legs severely maimed and he died within minutes at the company surgeon’s office. The piece also references Theodore’s influence with Congress.
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Fitzgerald, Ga
Dec
Louis Gonicky
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
Negro killed by G S and F train at Cordele
A Black man was instantaneously killed Monday afternoon when attempting to board the southbound G S and F train at Cordele. He fell under the moving train after losing his grip, his skull crushed and life not spoken. The report ends with a stray, unrelated remark about Japan and Russia.
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Cordele
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G. S&f. Railroad
Fitzgerald Legal Concern
A. M. Allen
Young Georgian Beats Express Company
Savannah Harbor
Booker T
Theodore
Dooly Savings Bank
Japan
United States
Russia
Nehele
M. C. Kiser Company
Atlanta, Georgia
Walton Bros
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