Canvass For New Cotton Mill In Americas Moves Forward
A seven member committee of prominent Am ericus businessmen will canvass rates and property owners to solicit stock for a proposed cotton mill. They project a $150000 raise to form a half million dollar company with 800 employees if fully subscribed, offering a profitable future amid a revived cotton sector. Citizens urged to subscribe a single share or combine with neighbors.
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Americas
Frank Sheffield
Thomas Harrold
A. W. Smith
M. M. Lowrey
Lee G. Council
Americus
Georgia
Ags
Fines and Imprisonment in Naval Stores Anti-trust Case
In Savannah Judge Sheppard overruled defense points and imposed fines ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 dollars and three months imprisonment on officers of the American Naval Stores Company for Sherman anti-trust violations. S. P. Shotter and others appealed, posting 20,000 dollar bonds each. The case, the first under the act to include jail time, goes to the Supreme Court in Washington. The defendants, prominent in business society, were found guilty of conspiring to create a monopoly.
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Savannah
United States Court Today
Sheppard
American Naval Stores Company
S. P. Shotter
E. A. Nash
J. F.C. Myers
G. M. Boardman
New York
Carl Moller
Jacksonville
Supreme Court
Washington
Patent Leather Shoes advertised for snug fit
The note promotes Allen Foot-Ease as a remedy to size issues, claiming it helps wearers fit shoes a size smaller. It markets Patent Leather Shoes and the product with a 25 cent price, suggesting ease in breaking in new footwear.
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Allen
Monument at Montezuma Erects Obelisk of Georgia Granite
A Georgia granite obelisk about twenty feet tall was erected in Montezuma in memory of the late J E DeVaughan, a leading local figure who died months ago. The privately funded monument costs about 1500 dollars, with C J Clark of Americus handling the contract and sending parts to Montezuma.
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Georgia
Montezuma
J E. DeVaughan
C. J. Clark
Americus
Judge Cobb Binds Them For All Time In Wedding
Judge Cobb rose from a sick bed to unite Miss Eunice Potter and Mr. A. J. Green in marriage. The bride, from Sumter near the river, corrected her age to at least 18. They left for home in Oglethorpe. An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy and Foley's Orina Laxative. The Friendship Baptist Association holds a two day meeting at Bethel Church near Americus beginning Friday the 28th with a full program of sermons and sessions.
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Judge Cobb
Miss Eunice Potter
A. J. Green
Macon County
Sumter
General Meeting of Friendship Baptist Association
Bethel Church
Americus
Walter Kenmore
C.D. Carter
W. M. Mabry
H. F. Oliver
R. L. Bivins
Marion Greer
Lansing Burrows
A. C. Wellens
N. B. O’kelley
R.L. Bivins
A.B. Campbell
J. Hargrove
A. C. Wellons
Henry Morris
John Potter
Americus R. F. Db
Clarke to Serve Full Six Months for Blind Tiger Case
Emmett Clarke, jailed for six months after conviction for operating a blind tiger in Americus, faces the full sentence as the Prison Commission refused clemency. The court also imposed a $300 fine, or an extra short stint on the chain gang after jail time, with credit for good behavior.
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Emmett Clarke
Americus
Crisp
Clark
Was Going the Pace That Kills
A Kansas City Journal item cites Senator Borah saying Roosevelt kept the Republican party from going out of business and that another Roosevelt term would have saved the country. The remark frames Roosevelt as essential to party survival and national stability.
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Kansas City Journal
Borah
Roosevelt
Treasurers Brown Arrives to Take Charge in Atlanta
Atlanta May 17 J Pope Brown of Hawkinsville newly appointed state treasurer arrived to assume control and have the treasury resume business. Auditing is complete and a report will go to the controller general and governor. Bond arrangements remain as the last step before transfer of duties.
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Atlanta
J. Pope Brown
Hawkinsville
Treasury Department
Treasury
Midsummer Millinery Display and Low Prices
The latest model hats embody chic and daintiness inspired by famous designers. Exquisitely charming productions from leading fashion journals await selection in complete stocks at astonishingly low prices. An inspection is solicited.
Deadly attack by negro farm laborer shocks Americus area
Dick Daniels, a negro farm laborer, is sought on a warrant for assault with intent to murder after he struck Mr. Cliff Morgan with a hoe in a field eight miles east of Americus. Morgan lies seriously injured at his home as Daniels flees toward the river swamp.
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Dick Daniels
Cliff Morgan
Americus
Daniels
Morgan
Morgen
Feagin
Mi o Na tablets promise quick relief for indigestion
Dodson's Pharmacy advertises Mi o Na as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. The offer claims rapid results within days, improving appetite, digestion, and complexion, with a money back guarantee and availability at druggists nationwide.
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Dodson
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Lowrey
Henry Lanier
Geo. D. Wheatley
GEO. D. Wheatley’s
Atic. Geo. D. Wheatley
GEO. D. Wheatley's
Belfast
Geo D. Wheatley
G-Sox
Clarke
Prison Commission
Tarny
Adam
Brown
S.W. Calmes
Hiyome
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