Times-Recorder Official Organ for Local Regions
The Times-Recorder in Americus Georgia announces editorial staff led by Thomas Gamble Jr and Cornforth with editors Farlow and Dupred. It is the official organ for Sumter and Webster counties and the railroad commission district, with subscription rates listed and mailing details for daily and weekly editions.
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Thomas Gamble, JR
Cornforth
A. W. Farlow
W. L. Dupred
Times-Recorder
City of Americas
Sumter County
Webster County
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Americus
Parade of Opinions and Odds in Georgia News
In Americus on March 6, 1968 readers see a collage of society chatter, rail road politics, and local intrigue. References span Atlanta society, Judge Speer, liquor interests in Savannah, railroad stock fortunes, and a St Louis pastor’s strike of forty girls, with notes on Harriman and Fish in the Illinois Central dispute and a Times-Recorder critique of Sumter good roads and schools.
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St. Louis
Harriman
Illinois Central
Union Pacific
Fish
Times-Recorder
Sumter
Savannah ‘Press
Andersonville
Judge Speer a Guardian of Law and Decency in Savannah
The article lauds Judge Emory Speer for targeting locker clubs that violated prohibition in Savannah. It praises his grand jury charge, federal investigations, and indictments to end the locker club system, arguing his stance reinforces Georgia law and federal authority.
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Emory Speer
United States Court
Savannah
Georgia
Charlton
Speer
United States
Tillman Proposes Inquiry Into 1907 Bank Loans in New York
Senator Tillman introduces a resolution demanding a detailed statement from the comptroller of the currency on all New York bank loans from June 1 to December 1, 1907. It also seeks scrutiny of trust funds misused on worthless stocks and bonds, with opposition noted from Senator Aldrich who moves to aid the financiers.
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Tillman
New York
Aldrich
Ito
Education of the Farmer Advances in Georgia
The nation pushes farmer education through applied science with state and federal support. Georgia leads the South with an agricultural college in every congressional district, notably Sumter County hosting the Third District college in Americus. The district's investment in land and buildings will boost local agriculture and yield broad benefits statewide.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Americus
Paper trust accused under Anti Sherman Act targets press
Evidence presented to President Roosevelt claims the paper trust violates the Anti Sherman act. The text labels the trust as a tough offender and urges every newspaper to attack the entity vigorously.
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Roosevelt
Paper Trust
Great Things for Americus
The Times-Record lauds Americus for signing contracts for a new electric light plant and street railway. Projected work within sixty days promises employment, lower electric costs, and a population and industrial boom, elevating the city among Georgia towns. President Walker and Col. W A Dodson are hailed for vision and leadership guiding two decades of growth.
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Times-Recorder
Americus
Walker
Plang
Georgia
W. A. Dodson
Americas
Judge Charlton Questions Open Saloons Role in Savannah
Savannah judge Charlton in a grand jury charge denounces open saloons as an incubus on the city s progress saying no one can cite benefits from liquor establishments and asserts laws should prevent violations amid a rising chorus of anti liquor sentiment across Georgia.
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Charlton
Savannah
Grand Jury
Georgia
Destructive blaze hits Tampa cigar factories
A recent fire swept through cigar factories in Tampa Florida causing extensive damage. Officials cited heavy smoke and flames from smoking by wholesale as a contributing factor.
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Tampa
Fla
Make the stomach work with Mi-o-na tablets
An advertisement urges readers to use Mi-o-na stomach tablets to strengthen the stomach and relieve indigestion. It promotes treating a troubled stomach early, listing symptoms like flatulence and heaviness after meals, and offers a 60-cent box with money back guarantee from Dodson's Pharmacy.
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Dodson
Get Young Again at Ye Olde Tyme Fiddlers Contest
The Old Time So Play the Old Time Tunes in the Old Time Way features a fiddlers contest inviting entrants to revive traditional tunes. Local musicians and fans gather for the themed event, embracing heritage and community music.
Fiddlers urged to enter Windsor Hotel benefit contest
A rare benefit event for Americas Fire Department invites fiddlers to notify J. B. Laughlin at Room 21 Windsor Hotel to enter the contest.
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Benefit OF Americas Fire Department
J. B. Laughlin
Windsor Hotel
County Board Approves Aid and Road Projects in March Meeting
The Sumter County Board of Commissioners held its March session with A. T. Johnson presiding. They approved monthly aid for the Ladies Benevolent Society, funded at $20, and granted various relief requests totaling several dollars monthly. The board referred bridge and road matters to committees, debated Pest House ownership, and authorized publication of several public road petitions. Minutes note a $2,495.58 total earlier warrants and adjournment by W. L. Thomas.
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Board of County Commissioners
A. T. Johnson
N. A. Ray R. McAndrews
J. L. Chambliss
W. L. Thomas
S. H. Hawkins
CC. Hawkins
J. L. Irvin
Alice Wheatley
Ladies Benevolent Society
F. A. Thomas
26Th District
Thomas and Andrews
J. C. Fields
J. A. New
Mary Brown
John A. Cobb
Richard Porter
Ray and
Chamblis
Americus Light Infantry
Zack Childers
Lee Allen
G. Pryor
J. H. Frazier
B. L. Reeves
Bob Bryant
A. J. Hamil
John A.cobb
C. R. Crisp
Anderson Bivens
A. J. Logan
R. A. Morreh
W. 8
Hagerson
Emma Waller
Rae
M. Cook
D. W .Bagley
T B. Hooks
Danville
Lee County
A. E. Lockett
A. D. Gatewood
T. F. Gatewood
Gatewood School House
Barlow Place
Arthur Rylander
G. D. Jones
C. €. Clay
W. J. Hill
Cobb
DeSoto
Ith
Sumter County
Seaboard Air Line Railway
F. A. Wilson
Feguson
M. B. Council
G. W. ” Nuns
Gi T. Dorises Place
15Th
Lee Bass
Wilson
G.T. Bass
Bradley
Ferguson
G. W
G. T. Bass
Time Recorder
Consis Board
Chambliss War House Company
Chaingang Supplies
Chain Gang
Edison phonograph loudness bid cited with secretary's suicide
A Washington Post report notes Edison striving to make phonographs talk louder while reporting the secretary’s suicide by her own action. The brief item underscores the contrast between innovation efforts and a personal tragedy within the same era.
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Edison
Washington Post
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