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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
TWO YOUNG CHILDREN
HEAR FATAL SHOT
Little Brother Tries to Comfort Orphan
Sister, Who Cries for Mamma to
Come Back.

a cold marble slab in a Macon UNDER
taking establishment, the bodies Of
Joe McWhorter, As years old, and his
wife, Nellie, IS years younger, lay side
by side. Both are victims of a pistol
at the hands of the husband. Nc
Whorter, just few minutes before Ii
o'clock this morning fired bullet into
the heart of the woman he married
when a girl in her teens, and then,
marking elimination of more than IA
years of married life, he turned the
pistol to his he2rt and pulled the trig-
ger
When neighbors and the police ar
rived at the house just few minutes
after the tragedy, they found the body
OF Mrs. McWhorter outstretched on the
floor. The head of the husband lay
on the blood-soaked breast of the wife.
Death is believed to have been instaa-
taneous to both, as the hearts of each
We're penetrated by the leanen balls
of a Smith & Wesson, 80 calibre. The
revolver lay by their side.
Edith MeWhorter, u and Penn, a
little boy who celebrated his nth birth
day anniversary last week, are made
orphans. Edith realizes the serious
ness of the tragedy and is hysterical
But little PENIS childish mind cam
not absorb it, He looks non-chalant-
ly at the curious throng which encir-
Giles the house, apparently not really
ing that anything out of the ordinary
has happened. When his sister cried
today, Penn looked at her, stroked her
forehead and said: Eide, don't cry;
mammals ell right"
When the lives Of his mother and
father were snuffed out by three shots
of pistol in about as many seconds,
Penn, from a downstairs front room,
was watching boys of Whittle school,
just next door, play basketball. The
McWhorters live at No Hill Park,
just off Mulberry street, and next door
to the White school.
Friends of the McWhorters do not
hesitate to say that McWhorter,
formerly of Oglethorpe county, and
member of one of that county's most
distinguished families, mad been drink
ing heavily ever since the first of
the year. His cruelty toward his
wife. according to man who claims
mutual friendship to the McWhorters,
had been extreme in the last two
weeks McWhorter formerly conducted
a saloon near the Fifth street bridge,
known as "Old seventy-six.9 At the
first of the year he decided to quit
business. McWhorter had been drinE-
ing heavily the last few weeks, ac-
oording to his associates, who con
gregater at the scene Of the tragedy
McWhorter's father, the late Joel
McWhorter, who was a representa-
tive in the Georgia legislature for
many years, left Mcwhorter a for
tune close to $4,000, according to
friends Of the family. When it was
seen several months ago that Nc
Whorter was spending more Of the
money than he should spend, through
the influence Of an uncle deed fo~
400 acres Of Oglethorpe land e@aes
by McWhorter was made over to his
wife.
According to relatives, McWhoster
lad never been known to threaten the
life Of Mrs McWhol.ter. Mr.. Thomp-
son, his father-in-law, said after the
tragedy, II always regarded him as too
big coward to do anything ike that
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
SALOON KEEPER CRAzED BY
DRINK KILLS SELF AND WIFE.

JOE M'WHORTER, MEMBER OF &
WEALTHY OGLETHORPE FAMILY.
DESPONDENT OVER LOSING FOR
TUNE, LOCKS DOOR OF BED ROOM
AND KILLS SELF AND WIFE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-01-20
old HOSPITAL BUILDING
is OFFERED FOR SALE
Association Will Sell Present
Structure.

AS the handsome and modern new
building of the Americas Hospital as
sociation will soon be completed and
made ready for occupancy, the ladi IS
Of the Hospital association have decid-
ed to offer for sale at once the COM
nodious building on Barlow street. US
ed for several years as hospital. The
property, located as it is in choice
residence section of Americas, is very
valuable, and the proceeds arising from
it's sale will be employed in completing
the new building out Lee street. The
present hospital can readily be con-
verted into a residence or apartment
house It contains eight or more
large rooms, and is one Of the most
substantially constructed building in
Americas. A bargain in it awaits the
purchaser.
an entl'.sjastic booster for the Young
Mems Christian Association Of Amer
Iicus.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
WAR WOULD TONE-UP THE
HORSE MARKET

Charles Henry Adams says that the
cavalry remount problem is puzzling
Uncle Sam. About twenty-five hun
dred are used annually to supply the
army in time of peace; while with
the army on a war footing fifty thou
sand horses would be needed at once,
and three times that number might
be required within a year, according
to calculations of Washington Off
Gals. The practical question seems
to be how best to secure an adequate
supply of suitable horses that in time
of war could be taken over by the
government to mount the cavalry.
Unless it pays to raise such horses
the farmers are likely to neglect any
such breeding, and unless employ
ment can be found for light horses in
large numbers they will hardly COM
mand prices high enough to make it
profitable for farmers to raise them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
"GoING SOM G"

At the high school exercises last
Friday night, Mr.. w. T. Gary whose
duties as county chairman bring him
in contact with all parts of the coun-
ty, said that his visit to Dunnellon
had proved a revelation and that he
thought he was justified in using the
expression Dunnellon was certainly
Going some.'' We cordially agree,
for in the space of the year we have
resided here we have seen the town
establish splendid sewer system and
lay brick paving. A handsome brick
school building is almost completed,
and residences every where are be-
ing remodeled to fit in the picture of
of the new Dunnellon. The town has
voted out the saloons and maintains
its governments without the help of
liquor license fees.
For the first time crates of beans
and cukes have gone to northern
markets with the Dunnellon stamps
on them, with large fields of canta-
loupes and melons to follow. Evil
dence of the fertility of our soil is
shown by the fact that the cukes
shipped from here have brought top
prices in low market.
Dunnellon is "going some" but she
has not fairly started as her location
surrounded by rich farming lands
awaiting the trucker, her splendid
railroad facilities, and the fact that
ultimately she will have water trans
portation, will attract the population
Mellon Advocate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
A BIG THING FOR ocALA

Our colored citizens are certainly
doing their part in pushing Ocala to
the front.
Besides the erection of the three
story bank building and housing 1t
with beautiful banking fixtures they
are now engaged in building five two
story stores. They are not kicking
upon assessments and are not en-
gagged in knocking" the esteemed
gentlemen composing the city council.
The have performed another good
deed.
They have induced Mr.. Charles
Broadway of New York city to have
mailed from Ocala postoffice almost
a car lot of catalogues of this famous
establishment.
To mail these catalogues out has
cost in postage alone one hundred
and sixty dollars and the freight on
the same from New York to Ocala is
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05

sixty dollars. If they had been ship
ped from Ocala to New York they
would have cost one hundred and
sixty dollars.
The Ocala Bazaar and one of the
directors of the Metropolitan Bank
is directly responsible for this large
New York house showing this mark
ed favor to our city.
A force of clerks is now busy wrap
ping, directing and stamping these
catalogues from room in the Metro
politan bank building. They are being
hauled to the postoffice by the wagon
load and will be mailed today.
1t will cause the receipts of the
Ocala office to be increased two tho
sand dollars per year as the cata-
logues will be issued monthly.
A room in the Metropolitan bank
building will now be devoted exclu-
sively to this new service.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
FATAL ACCIDENT MARS PICNIC
Mrs. George Grubbs Drowned in Lake
Weir While Enjoying the Union
Sunday School Picnic

/ When over three hundred jolly and
care free people left the city at eight
O'Clock Thursday morning over the
A. c. L. for the Union Sunday School
picnic at Lake Weir all anticipated
a day of unalloyed pleasure, none
dreamed that one of the party would
lose her life.
The dreadful accident that marred
the day occurred only a little while
before it was time for the train to
start back to the city, when only
comparatively few were in the
water. Mrs. George Grubbs, Miss
Blanche Mills and several others
were on the end of boat and dropped
off into the water, which was not
over their heads but as they started
towards the shore, they stepped
into a slough Neither could swim
and became frightened and screamed
for help, both young women. going un-
der and Mr.. Rilea rescued Miss Mills,
but Mrs. Grubbs was drowned. One
theory is that she tripped and fell
over a log or something else in the
water and becoming frightened
could not regain her foothold. Rev.
Bunyan Stephens found Mrs. Grubbs'
body and a strenuous effort was made
to resusciate her but it was of no
avail. This sad tragedy is very great
ly deplored and has cast pail over
many.
Mrs Grubbs was twenty years old
and had been married about year,
her husband being an employe of
the Dekle Grocery company. She was
Miss Geneva Flanders, a sister of Mr..
w. E. Flanders, the we'll known press
ing club man, the Flanders family
having moved to this city several
years ago from the west.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
EMPRESS OF IRELAND, BOUND FOR LIVERPOOL
RAtIrED BY COLLIER, SINKS In few MINUTES
ocALA VICTORIOUS OVER cITRA

The second ball game between
Ocala and Citra did not draw as large
a crowd as on the previous Thursday,
but all who attended saw much
better game and were much more
elated over the score, as Ocala was
victorious by a score of to 3.
Quite large crowd of baseball fcl-
lowers from Citra accompanied their
team to this city and when their
team made good plays they were
heard from, and they enjoyed the
game, even though their team were
the losers. The game commenced at
four o'clock and Mr.. ]. J. Gerig um.
pired to the entire satisfaction OF
everyone.
Ocala's lineup was strengthened
and they played a much better article
of ball than they did on last Thurs
day and the following boys compos
ed Ocalas team, Gentille, Bullock, Nc
Iced, Bullock, Dewey, Bats, Harris
Thompson and Gates.
The Citra team couldn't solve the
delivery of Gentille and only in two
INNINGS could they manage to score
Their three runs were scored in the
sixth and ninth innings. After two
were out in the ninth they put two
runs across the plate, and the game
was over.
Ocala's team batted we'll and two
base hits were quite frequent. Gates
getting two, while Dewey, Davis and
Bats made one each
On account of the Ocala Banner
sporting editor not being present we
cannot give the game in detail, but
all of the team played we'll and before
long Ocala will have the best amature
team in the state a swell as having
the best grounds.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
S1OO Reward. sI0O

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Cat2rrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the dig
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The proprietor5
have. so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer OzHe Hundred Dollars
for aryecase that It falls to cure. Send
for list CT testimonials.
Address =. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo Ohio.
Sold By. I'll Drugrists, &c.
Take Lalps Family Pills for constipation.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
RECRUITING STATIONS OPENED
FOR WOMEN

The U. S. A. recruiting stations have
just been opened throughout New
York State, with the recruiting Off
GERS all women. But their banners
are yellow, and the volunteers they
seek are for the United Suffrage Ar
my, who will battle for victory in 1915
There will be quick promotions in all
districts for privates who gather in
scalps or pledge work and member
ship. One station has been opened
on a strong political block, with a
Tammany Club across the street and
Republican Club little further
down. The men of both clubs have
all been invited to call and be con-
verted. The suffragists are hard at
work.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
MR. JESSE LANIER WEEDS

Another wedding occurring in Ocala
Thursday night was that of Mr.. Jesse
Lanier and Mrs. Sallie House. both
of this city. Rev. Bunyan Stephens
performed the marriage ceremony at
his home on Ocklawaha Avenue.
Mr. Lanier has made his home in
Ocala for a number of years and is
a well known and much liked machin-
list, being employed at the Gates
garage. Mrs. Lanier has resided here
for only short time.
Friends offer congratulations and
good wishes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
WHAT'S THE MEANING OF IT
ALL

Sudden war on the Gas company
What's behind it? Is it not conducting
business in restraint of trade. 1t is
not fighting opposition. 1t has not
raised its prices. 1t favors the cheap
est possible electric service. 1t has
not declared a dividend since il
has been operated by it's present
owners. Every dollar that it has made
has gone into betterments. It's week
ly pay roll enters into the channels
of trade and helps in the upbuilding
of the city. There is 'nigger in the
woodpile somewhere" and we should
like to have him smoked out.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05

The case of the st. Louis school
teacho- who retired after so years
consecutive service has brought at
tention to a still more remarkable
case, that of Miss Mary L Boyd, who
although rs years old, is still on the
pay roll in Springfield, Mo-, and has
been teaching there for fifty years
Ocala is coming along, and will soon
have a record that will at least have
third place in the above list.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05

The Atlanta Georgian, in bold head
lines, states that Mr.. James G. Price,
the commissioner of agriculture of
the state of Georgia, says that two
days rain, distributed throughout
Georgia would be worth not less than
$100,000,O00 to the farmers of that
state. A good days rain would be
worth also millions to the farmers
and truckers of Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05

A fine linen is the most satisfac-
tory material for the lingerie frock
that is to endure Tubing, and it will
nav to obtain an excellent quality.
The batistes and mulls are softer and
launder well if carefully handled, but
the linen will outwear them every
time.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
COLLISION OCCURS IN DlPENETRABLE FOG
Four Hundred Survivors Land at Rimouski
Rescue Boats Endeavoring To Render
Further Assistance. Survivors
To Be Taken To Liverpool
On The "Alsation''

survivors to Liverpool on the Allan
liner, Alsation.
Four hundred of the survivors
of the Empress of Ireland have been
landed here and rescue ships have
gone after more.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05

County Surveyor w. A. Moorhead
is pust back from Bushnell, the coun-
ty seta of Sumter county, where he
has been doing a lot of surveying for
the Seaboard Air Line railway. That
company is making preparations
down there which would indicate the
making of town.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05
(By Associated Press.)

Quebec May 29.-The steamer EN-
press of Ireland collided with anoth-
er vessel thirty miles off Father
Point, and sank early this morning.
The Empress of Ireland left this
port late yesterday. She carried II
first class passengers, 206 second
class passengers and 504 third class
passengers, and, including her crew,
she had aboard about 1900 persons.
It was reported that the vessel with
which she collided was the North Ger
man Lloyd liner, Hanover, which has
on board 1918 passengers. 1t was
later learned, however, that the EN-
press of Ireland had collided with
the collier Stortad.
A report received from Father
Point said that life boats, which were
visible in the distance, were circling
around the Canadian government
steamer Eureka. The government
steamer, Lady Evelyn, is also on the
scene. The fate of the passengers is
not yet ascertained.
The Empress of Ireland, thirty
miles out in the Gulf of st. Lawrence,
sank within ten minutes after collid-
ing with the collier Stortad, and it
is thought that 800 persons probably
persisted. Three hundred and fifty of
the survivors were landed by rescue
steamers several hours later at Ri
mouski.
The collision occurred during a
dense fog and the Empress of Ire
land sank within ten minutes after
the collision.
The collier did not sink, and was
reported to be proceeding to Quebec,
carrying some of the passengers of
the i'll fated vessel.
Sir Henry Seaton Kerr and Law
renee Irving, son of Sir Henry, were
among the passengers.
The Empress of Ireland also car
ried many members of the Salvation
Army, who were bound for London
for their annual conference. The
Empress was bound for Liverpool, and
left Quebec yesterday.
Montreal, May ga message to
the Canadian Pacific at Rimouski
said that all passengers had been
picked up. A similar message was
received by a local paper here. This
does not agree with the previous re-
ports, however. 1t was impossible to
determine whether this last message
meant all of the passengers OF the
Empress or all who had been able
to enter the lifeboats.
RimouSki, May 29.-The twin-screw
Canadian Pacific liner, Empress OF
Ireland, carrying fourteen hundred
and seventy-three people, sank With
in few minutes after being rammed
by the collier Storstad, near here In
the st. Lawrence river, near here, to-
day.
1t is reported that more than one
thousand who were one board per-
ished, while other estimates place the
death list at six hundred and seventy
six.
The ship was bound from Quebec
to Liverpool, and was cut complete
: ~ open by the Storstad.
Most of those who were saved
We're members of the crew and steer
age passengers.
After the collision the wireless OPP
orator summoned two vessels to the
rescue, and it is reported that the
Storstad succeeded in rescuing three
hundred or more. All these are now
en- route to Quebec. i. The Storstad
was laden with coal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05

Kentucky Dew Is a 100-proof whis-
key, bottled in bond, and put up es-
pecially for medicinal purposes. One
quart, $3.50; twelve quarts, delivered
at your express office for $3.50. U.
d. Hogan & Co.. Ocala. Fla--ad 4-lSI1
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-06-05

Madame Currie, who, with her hus
band, discovered radium, is the only
person in the world to hold two No
bel prizes.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-13

CHILDRENS Initial Haudker
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 ed in pretty designs, three in a fancy box, per bOX.,.. soc
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-13
Character Baby
 DOLLS

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 15-nch, Dressed Baby Dolls $500 13-lnch. Dressed Baby Dolls .S250 i5-lnch, Dressed, "Cuddle" Kid Dolls with unbreakable heads ....SlOO
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-13
Christmas Handerchiefs Big Stocks Ready for YOur Choosing

You cannot buy your I0day o carefully consider qualities
 prices really want Che best values So come handkerchief department has been greatly crowded an the time So it's mo more than that making immediate selection We men a special
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-13

WOMEN'S Fine Quality Pure Linen
 Handkerchiefs, with initials in the new cut-out design, six in box. per S2.OO WOMEN'S Linen HandlIerchiels, daintily embroidered some with
 hemstitched border others edged
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 Handkerchiefs, embroidered in a variety of new designs, all dif
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 amethest or brilliant settings, 65c and 75c values for..... .25c
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-13
Fine Kid Body
 DOLLS

2i-lnch. Fioradora, Jomted Kid Body
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 Dolls corl, stuffed ...........S2.00 20-Inch, Fioradora, Jointed Kid Body Dolls, cork stuffed ....-.....S15O lS-lnch, Floradora Jointed Kid Body Dolls, cork stuffed ...........sl.25 15-nch, Floradora, Jointed Kid Body Dolls, cork stuffed ......... 65c 13-Iuch, Cork stuffed, Kid Dolls with real hair and eyelashes .........75c
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-13
Pretty Dressed
 DOLLS

% 3luch, Dressed Pisque Dolls, with eycl8shos ........... ............S3.5O 1S-Inch, Dressed B'sQue Dols, with eyclasnes ......... ............Sl.j0 1S.lnch. College Dolls ......S2O0 23-lnch Playmate B.squc Dolls $500 19Inch Boy Dolls, with eyelashes ........ ..... $500 l7-lnch. Playmate Bisque Dolls SIPS lj-lnch, Dressed Character Dolls .
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Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-13
Toys That Touch the Purse Lightly

Trumpets, Large Assortment Joe to ........... .15c Performing HUrses each ...... ... ... ...... .15c Large Butterfly Rollers ........ .... ......... .l5c Sci of D'shes Consisting of Pieces ...... co. 5c Set cf Dishes Consisting of l2 Pieces ........ .15c 2l-piece Dinner Sets ..-........ ............ .G5c 7Iioce Luncheon Sets ...+.... .... ......... .65c 4piecc Pastry Sets each ........ ......,.... .15c Toy Lawn Swings each .......- ..... ...... .25c Toy Clothes Baskets ........ .... ........... .15c 17-lnch Wash Board ....... ....-. ..-..... 25c Chndrens Chairs and Rockers ..... .......... .45c Universal Spinning Tops ...... ...... .........1 10c Large Musical Tops ........ .... ........... .l5c CollLoid Ban Rattes ...... ... ......+..... .20c Box of ! Dozen, l2 inch Picture Blocks ..... 15c Box Of 1Doaan 2mch Picture Blocks ......... i5c
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-13

Military Brush Sets silk lined box ........ s $50 8-Piece Manicure Sets, Quadruple plated $ 500 3-Piece Sets Comb Brush and Mirror special s 7.50 6-Piece Toilet Set handsome silk lined box 5 $50 4-Piece Cendemans Set Comb, Military brushes
 and Clothes Brush, black covered case ......$ 7.5O O-Piece Combination Manicure and Toilet Sets $l25O Piece Combination Manicure and Toilet Sets $l500 I2-Piece Combination Manicure and Toilet Sets $l650 3-Piece Combination Manicure and Toilet Sets $ls50