Statesboro Mob Executes Lynching After Horrific Family Slaying
The piece details a brutal 19th century lynching in Statesboro, Georgia. Two Black men, Regd and Cato, were found guilty by a jury and then seized by a mob who burned their bodies after a house was robbed and a family of five murdered. The account condemns the delay of formal trials and praises mob justice as swift, noting victims included a white husband, his wife, and three children, with a young girl dying at the scene.
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Henry Fudges
Stutesboro
Bulloch County
Hodges
Miss Ittie Corrine Hodges
Statesporo
South
Agengs
Supreme Court
Georgia
Statesboro
Regd
Cato
Montezuma
Hicks
Providence
Oglethorpe
Dooly
Macon County
Editor’s Office Fairness Then Death and Marriage Notices
A reflection from Hiawatha Kansas World urges courtesy in newspapers, noting every person will someday need a death or marriage notice and urging editors to treat visitors fairly. It warns against abusing editorial power, since a future reader may recall current actions.
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Providence
Hiawatha
Kansas
World
Hotel Asbestos Stopping Place Sparks Satanic Theory
A fragment notes a St Louis stop named Hotel Asbestos attracting rumored attractions for His Satanic Majesty, suggesting occult or sensational associations tied to the site.
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St. Loui
Ginning Notice From Vienna Cotton Oil Company
The Vienna Cotton Oil Company announces two gins will operate this season both in uptown and downtown. The uptown gin will pack square bales and the downtown gin will handle round and square bales. Managers A J Shell and Cy A Joiner will run uptown and downtown gins respectively. The firm warns it will not gin wet cotton and will charge for time lost if customers bring moisture to the gin, aiming to avoid poor samples and disrupted operations.
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Vienna
A. J. Shell
Cy.a
Shell
Dore
Vienna “Cotton Oil CO
Montezuma Dry Vote Shifts Macon County Result
Macon County vote framed a dry outcome with little violence. The county totaled dry by 238 after contested results from Hicks district swayed the count. Saloon closings set for September 9, with four Montezuma and two Oglethorpe establishments affected.
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