Barnesville Marshal Killed Sunday in Georgia
In Barnesville Georgia Deputy Marshal Ben Porch died after being shot by farmer Ben F Perdue at 8 AM near the city center. Porch died at 2 PM from wounds to the thigh and back after Perdue, earlier detained for drunkenness, shot him during a later confrontation on Market Street. Perdue fled as authorities hunt him amid community uproar and a manhunt.
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Barnesville
Ben F. Perdue
Here
Ben Porch
Cochran
Porch
Perdue
Market Street
Wonderful Kansas Corn Surges with Record Growth
Central Kansas reports an exceptional corn year with stalks averaging 12 to 15 feet and ears heavy and fully filled to the end. Husking will be tougher due to the rampant growth as ears protrude through the husks for the first time in years. Farmers hail it as the most remarkable corn season in memory.
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Kansas
Central
Taylor Mercer Wedding Unites Miss Maxie Taylor and L L Mercer
Miss Maxie Taylor and L L Mercer wed at ten Sunday morning at H D Taylor home Mara Hill community. Reverend A J Sanders officiated. The couple left for Fitzgerald for their future home aboard a train, with best wishes from The News.
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H.D. Taylor
Mara Hill
Maxie
L. L. Mercer
Fitzgerald
A.J. Sanders
Newa
Horne-Harvard Nuptials Held at City Home
Sunday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs W S Horne their daughter Miss Sophia was united in marriage to Mr Auguste R Harvard. The ceremony was performed by Judge T R Smith. The News wishes the happy couple a long and happy voyage over the matrimonial sea.
Uncle Sam and the Farmer Ten Million Tilling Soil Proprietors
The Cotton Journal notes about ten million men in the United States work as farm proprietors, with roughly one third of the population connected to agriculture. It cites sixty government experiment stations spending about 15,000 dollars yearly to aid farmers. It also mentions 65 state agricultural and mechanical colleges educating 60,000 students at 11 million dollars annually, portraying liberal federal support for farmers.
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United States
Washington
The
Cotton Journal
Cora Blue and Alvin Greene Wed at Pineview Home
Sunday morning at 10 the marriage of Miss Cora Blue to Mr. Alvin Greene of Worth was performed at the bride’s parents home in Pineview. The couple, from Wilcox and Dooly families, will reside in Worth. Groom is son of the county school commissioner Greene. Mrs. Greene, Ed Greene, and Mrs. A H Hathcock attended.
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Blue
Pineview
Cora
Alvin Greene
Worth
Wilcox and
Dooly
Beat
Greene
Canine Institution Bell Ringer Tale From Southern Georgia
A Georgia railroad eating house notorious in Harper’s Weekly as one of the worst in the state features an ancient darkey who rings a big dinner bell to announce meals. A droopy-eared hound accompanies him and howls loudly at each ring. The bell ringer tells the dog to hush and notes the dog need not eat if it protests.
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Georgia
Darkey
Harper’s Weekly
Aging Confederate Vet Robert Penny Dies at 88
Mr. Robert Penny, about 88, died Sunday evening at his Crisp county home. A member of the 45th Georgia Regiment in the Confederate army, he enlisted here and lived in the county until this year. Survived by his wife and several children, his remains were buried at Mt. Pleasant cemetery Monday afternoon.
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Robert Penny
Crisp County
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Governor Smith to Campaign for Bryan and Kern
Atlanta reports Governor Hoke Smith has been asked by the Democratic national committee to speak in support of William Jennings Bryan and Kern. He plans about two weeks of campaigning across Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa Indiana Ohio West Virginia Maryland and Delaware in October.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Atwood
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Kern
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Governor Smith Signs Convict and Juvenile Reform Bills
Atlanta September 20 The governor signed the new convict bill and related measures from the special session. He praised the juvenile court and parole bills as a new era in crime prevention, and endorsed a commission to study Western and Atlantic Railroad expansion. He said the convict plan allows counties to use convict labor on farms and roads, with no leasing of prisoners. The Wise tax on alcohol substitutes aims to raise about 200000 in a year, and he cited overall benefits outweighing session costs.
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Atlanta
Hoke Smith
Gov. 1
Georgia
Western and Atlantic
Swede Clerk Reports January Payments From Rent Collection
A money stringency period prompts a Swedish clerk to gather overdue rent. He returns jubilant saying a tenant named Smith paid, while Jones promised payment in January. The proprietor questions the sincerity, noting January may prove a cold day for money.
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Tor Do
Yaas
Smith
Jones
Dairying urged for small Kansas farms by advocate
The Farmers Advocate argues against the beef fad and urges Kansas farmers to adopt dairy herds of eight to ten cows per farm based on available help. It promotes using cheap, quick methods to convert fodder into high value dairy products while maintaining soil fertility and efficient land use.
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Kansas
Misouri
Nebraska
Telfair County Farmer Tries Suicide
McRae Georgia September 21 B W Pallen in a fit of temporary insanity attempted death by his own action at his home two miles south of McRae at 8 o clock this morning He placed the muzzle of a marlin rifle to his forehead and pulled the trigger The bullet entered the lower forehead but since he lay reclining it ran over the skull and grazed the top He has been in declining health and is a great sufferer from melancholia.
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McRae
B. W. Pallen
Meeting of Confederate Veterans at Court House Sept 26 1908
All Confederate Veterans are requested to meet at the court house on Saturday September 26 1908 at 9 30 for the purpose of appointing delegates to the annual reunion to be held in Atlanta October 23 and 24 H W Powell Committee and adjutant B M Wood
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Court House
Atlanta
H. W. Powell
Com
B. M. Wood
Barfield Offers Low Cost Shoes and Dress Goods
F M Barfield of Pinehurst Georgia advertises ladies and men's low cut shoes summer dress goods laces and straw hats at cost with nothing charged.
Hats and Caps Discount at Newby Sale
Local buyer W F Newby announces a Saturday sale with hats and caps discounted by 16 percent for one-day only.
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W. F. Newby
Coffee split claims Hatfield bolted primary rules
Douglas Ga September 20. E L Campbell of Broxton, a prominent old school Democrat, accuses J I Hatfield of bolting primary rules by refusing to support the Democratic nominee for governor and advising others not to be bound. County leaders reportedly discuss backing Hatfield’s rival to defeat his election.
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Douglas
E.L. Campbell
Broxton
J. I. Hatfield
Coffee County
Campbell
Hatfield
Bargaining With a Burglar From the Kansas City Star
William Winslow Sherman, an elderly banker, faced a late night burglary. The thief demanded money, but Sherman negotiated calmly. Sherman offered $8 as fair compensation rather than risk, noting the thief’s known record and police photo. The burglar accepted after brief bargaining, receiving $2 change from a ten dollar bill.
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The
Kansas City Star
William Winslow Sherman
Sherman
Four Babies in One Year Record Set by Iowa Couple
Mr and Mrs J B Kolthoff of Chickasaw County Iowa boast a new record with four babies born in a single year. In late August 1907 their twin boys arrived and now another set of boys completes the remarkable sequence, the couple expressing pride in the achievement.
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J. B. Kolbhot
Chickasaw
County
Iowa
Kolthoff
Bargain Counters Offer From M Barfield Pinehurst
See my 5 and 10c counters for great bargains. Just established. M Barfield Pinehurst Ga.
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M. Barfield
Pinehurst, Ga
City Tax Notice Book Opens for Ad Valorem Taxes
The city will open the tax notice book on the last day of October 1903 to collect city ad valorem taxes due for the year 1908.
Four Cars of Mullet Shipped from Savannah
Savannah fish shippers report a surge in mullet trade as cotton picking profits rise for negro workers. The Southern Express Company moved four solid train cars of mullet to Georgia towns on Friday, with larger shipments anticipated on Fridays and Saturdays when mullet is in demand as a popular Saturday night dish. The trade depends on local earnings, making shipments erratic but continuing for now.
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Savannah
Southern Express Company
Georgia
Savannah News
Smyrna Dots Sunday School and Local Chats
Our Sunday school progresses with Bro Roy Brown as superintendent. Local visits feature Miss Lena Brown guest of cousin Miss Maggie Brown, Miss Bulah Rountree guest of Miss Mac Sangster, and Ernest Clemans visiting cousins Annie and Callie Sangster. Attended preaching at St Paul by Mr and Mrs A T Achard and children. Regular church service led by Rev J A Nelson on first Sundays. Community notes invite all.
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Bro
Roy Brown
Lena Brown
Maggie Brown
Ernest Clemans
Mieses Annie
Callie Sangster
A. T. Achard
St. Paul
Land for Sale Near Unadilla with 100 Acres
100 acres of land with improvements and seven miles from Unadilla. Price 1500 dollars. Apply to J. H. Henderson Macon Ga or D. L. Henderson Vienna Ga.
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Unadilla
J. H. Henderson
Macor ,Ga
D. L. Henderson
Vienna
For Sale 150 Acre Farm East of Vienna Georgia
For sale 150 acres eight miles east of Vienna on U. S. route 7 G F and 8 horse farm in cultivation. For further information address G P Lewis Vienna Georgia.
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G. P, Lewis
Vienna
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Ben Perdue
Taylor-Mercer
Uncle Sam and the Farmer
Canine Institution
William J. Bryan
Telfair
Smyrna
Bulah Rountree
Johnnie Achord
A. H. Sangster
Persson
Adran Peavy
Uncle Ash
Kerns
J. A. Nelsonson
Bessica Brown
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