Arbitration fixes $50,000 tax valuation for Hatton mine
The board of equalization set a $50,000 valuation for a 240 meter bauxite mine near Andersonville owned by Richard D. Hatton and operated by Public Mining Company. The action follows a dispute over rental and royalties with Hatton showing $60,000 in five years, while a proposed $10,090 valuation was rejected.
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Board of Arbitration
County Board of Equalizers
Andersonville
Richard D. Hatton
St. Louis
Republic Mining ‘and Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
Board of Equalizers
E. T. Mathis
Board of Equalization
Hog Prices Hit $22 in Chicago Referencing Export Demand
Chicago July 2 By Associated Press hog prices rose to $22 per hundredweight yesterday, the highest on record. Experts attributed the surge to rising export demand and continued strong market activity.
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Chicago
Suffrage Bid Brought Forward in Georgia Senate
Senator Parker of Moultrie introduced a resolution to ratify the Susan B. Anthony amendment in the Georgia Senate. The measure is expected to clear the committee and move to rapid action in the chamber.
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Atlanta
Parker
Moultrie
United States
Senate
American censorship at front is ended
Censorship over dispatches of correspondents with the American army and soldiers mail and telegrams is set to cease tonight. The article notes mixed reactions from county equalizers on a related property valuation dispute, with remarks from George Wheatley and references to arbitration outcomes and taxpayer concerns.
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Coblenz
Associated Press
Stage Set for Demspey Willard Fight in Toledo
Stage is set for the Willard Dempsy bout in Toledo Ohio with promoters and arena constructors finalizing details. The principals will train lightly today and Thursday as the amphitheater, claimed to be the greatest ever for temporary use, is ready.
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Toledo
Ohio
Associated Press
British Blimp R34 Averts Short of U S Crossing
The dirigible R34, 590 miles from East Fortune, Scotland, advances toward the United States at 40 mph. At 8 am GMT it lay 325 miles off Ireland’s coast with 311 miles to Clifden, Connacht, marking progress on its trans Atlantic voyage.
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London
Associated Press
Greenwich
Ireland
Air Ministry
East Fortune
Scotland
Clifden
Connaught
Bragg Brothers Face Rivalry in Sumter Yam Growing
J. L. Wynn of Route C challenges Bragg brothers as early sweet potato growers in Sumter County. He produce two Porto Rico yams said to be dug a week ago, noting they would have grown larger if left in the ground. The yams are sizable though not as large as those shown by George or John Bragg.
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Bragg Brothers
Sumter County
J. L. Wynn
Route C
Times-Recorder
Porto Rico
George
John Bragg
Aggie Bill for $20,000 in Atlanta
July 2 report notes Representative Pace of Sumter in the natural and mechanical school at Americas introducing a bill for twenty thousand dollars. The item reflects a state funding request discussed in Atlanta.
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AGGIE
Atlanta
Pace
Sumter
Itural and Mechanical School
Americas
Mass Meeting Here Saturday To Boost Fair
A mass meeting of all citizens interested in a proposed one day Sumter County fair will be held at the courthouse Saturday July 5 at 11 a m Secretary chamber of commerce and George O Marshall county farm demonstrator agent announce plans to have a cracker jack one day fair this fall at the old fair grounds at the Third Agricultural School and to secure cooperation of representative county men from all sections.
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Sumter County
Court House
Chamber of Commerce
George O. Marshall
County Farm
Old Fair Grounds
Third Agricultural School
Ex Slave 102 Visits Old Sumter County
George Wyatt an ex slave who claims to be 102 years old visited old acquaintances in Sumter County near Worth County. He was recognized by M B Council with whom he worked after the Civil War. Wyatt, now living in Worth County, plans to move to Ashburn to start life anew after 25 years away.
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George Wyatt
Comter County
M. B. Council
George
Worth County
Reserve Board Warns Against Undue Speculation
The Federal Reserve Board issued a monthly statement cautioning against undue speculation in the business outlook. The report, dated June, noted tempered optimism but reiterated limits to speculative activity.
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Reserve Board
Washington
Busine
Federal Board
Telegraphers Union Strike Called Off Nationwide
The Telegraphers Union announced the national strike would end this afternoon, with Percy Thomas deputy international president confirming the decision and stating member companies would resume operations.
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New York
Agatagh Me
Percy Thomas
Red liquor doomed in Georgia says federal officials
Atlanta July 2 federal officers who hunt illicit distilleries predict the end of red liquor in Georgia yet expect corn whiskey and private moonshine to persist. They warn most counties are honeycombed with moonshiners and note wartime prohibition declines bottled spirits but boosts clandestine production.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Goveen
Georgia Legislature to Honor War Heroes in Joint Memorial
The Geo Memorial commission appointed by the governor invites the Georgia legislature to meet in a joint session for memorial services for Georgia men who died in the European war. Judge Andrew Cobb of Athens is state chairman and Mrs Samuel M Inman chairs Atlanta. A committee from both chambers will draft the program, date to be announced.
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Atlanta
Geo Memorial Commission
Georgia Council, of Defense
Georgia
Andrew Cobb
Athens
Samuel M. Inman
J. 8. Shingler
Tenth
Senate
House
McNaughton’s Friends Push Pardon Effort at Milledgeville
Atlanta reports that friends of Dr. W J McNaughton sentenced to life for the Flanders murder are again agitating for a pardon with full citizenship rights. Mrs Flanders has never been tried. The case drew national attention years ago. a prison commission recommended clemency but the governor took no further action.
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Atlanta
W. J. McNaughton
Swainsboro
Milledgeville
Flanders
McNaughton
Harris Returns to Georgia as Senate Prepares Short Adjournment
United States Senator William J. Harris leaves Washington for a Georgia swing to Atlanta and Cedartown, planning about a week homeward stay. The Senate aims for a brief adjournment, allowing Harris to visit Cedar Town and his Cedar Town home during the recess.
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Atlanta
United States
Wiliam J. Harris
Washington
Cedartown
Georgia
United States Senate
Harris
Neglictaeire Lo Co George
France
Medical corps near mutiny at Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson medics gathered on the parade grounds Tuesday in protest after a newspaper quote attributed to Colonel T. S. Bratton labeled their discharge efforts as slackers. Bratton denied misquoting and the men returned to duty as officials sought to quell city interest in a mutiny rumor.
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Fort McPherson
Medical Corps
Atlanta
T. S. Bratton
Bratton
Farm sale sets Sumter County record price
A 1,493 acre Hooks Farm near Cobb was sold for 94,900 to Mrs Humber of Columbus. F L Allison Co. handled the deal. The property, once under 40 dollars an acre, reflects the rapid rise in Sumter county land values. Mrs Humber’s son will operate the plantation. she is an aunt of W M Humber of Americus.
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Dolain
Sumter County
Hooks
Cobb
LG Hombé
Colubusy
Humber
Cabinet Will Greet Wilson Down Harbor
Vice President Marshall and cabinet members are set to greet President Wilson in New York when his party arrives by battleship Pennsylvania. The escort will meet the presidential ship outside the harbor and guide it into port. Wilson on George Washington reports working on a message to Congress and reviewing treaties and protocols from the peace conference.
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Washington
Associated Press
Marshall
Wilson
New York
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Congress
Plan to organize Sumter County Swine Breeders Association
Widespread interest in forming the Sumter County Swine Breeders Association as a meeting and sale unfolds at the Arles Plantation. The event starts at 11 o'clock with the organization meeting, followed by the sale of fancy Duroc hogs beginning at 1 o'clock, attracting many gentlemen farmers and residents seeking to boost pure bred hogs and local profits.
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Sumter County
of Re
Allies to block the German treaty peace plan
Paris dispatch reports German hopes to speed the peace treaty through the Sieve next week after Allies receive a note. Berlin also seeks release of congressional war demands and restoration of commercial relations as Paris weighs the treaty's terms. In London a medieval style proclamation marks peace. Washington notes the League foes abandon Senate action and await Congress return for ratification battles.
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Paris
Excelsior
League
Senate
Washington
Associated Press
Cong
League of Nationa
Cotton Market and Futures Snapshot
Local middling cotton spotted at 1 12 cents. New York futures show July at 33.15 with 8.35 opening and 22.35 high. October values reach 32.95 to 35.00, while December trades at 33.77 to 33.80 with 92.80 and 51.86 as cited.
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New York
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