Cigarette Tax Law Impacts Georgia Goods and Cities
The cigarette bill signed by Governor Gordon September 19 makes it a misdemeanor to sell to any minor and is read as banning tobacco in all forms for those under twenty one. Senate bills extend railroad taxation to street railways, with amendments to tax city purposes. debate centers on Americus streetcar investments and future returns. A newborn birth reporting bill seeks monthly notices by doctors and accouchers, naming both parents, with records stored at the courthouse. A House fight over railroad schedules failed, sparing delays to connections and mail ships, as tensions rise over on time reliability.
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Kumter Ivorgin
Georgia
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Americus
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Ita
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Hyircana
Geerand
Ada
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Bartlett
Supreme Court
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New Street Car Company
Atlanta
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Plains of Dura Dots and Local Happenings
Plains of Dura notes a light rain easing dust along with plans for a buggy and wagon manufactory by Dawson newcomer Mr Brown. Local clergy Rev B W Davis begins Baptist pastorate. Maj M Speer visits Americus. many residents and visitors listed as moving, visiting family, or attending colleges. Cotton picking accelerates. weather favorable. community ties strengthen as households prep for cooler season.
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Brown
Dawson
B. W. Davis
Baptist Church
Maj. M. Speer
Americus
Tsat
John Godwin
Ed Kendrick
Lena Ford
Willie Cato
Robi. Cato
Preston
George Cato
Texas
Annie Thomas
John French
The
Plains
Glazer
Holmes
Doughtie
Collier
Farnum
Black
Normand
Borum
Tom Walters
Jim Culpepper
Sam Willams
John Clark
Webster
Rosalie
Bronwood Items Report Gale Aftermath and Local Affairs
September gale ends with little cotton damage in Bronwood. The town loses its telegraph office as Mrs. E K Smith plans to move to North Georgia and Clipper suspends. Hogs die from cholera, meat scarce. Building and Loan Association of Americas reports loans: H D Watts eight shares at 48 percent for 800 dollars and W T Walton seven shares for 700 dollars. Robert F Poole five shares at 59 percent for 500 dollars. Alex Jones colored five shares at 59 percent for 500 dollars. Attendance at meeting was large. borrowers pay promptly.
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Bronwood
E. K. Smith
North Georgia
Job Dots and Local Tales from Job, Ga
The issue reports rain relief for local mills with Wilson Pryor adding a new engine to saw lumber. Judge Freeman presided a lively Justice Court under an oak tree with two cases. Notables include Mrs. J W Bailey returning from Houston County and Mrs A P Greene planning a three week trip. A freight wreck near Sim’s crossing killed a cow. The Dalton Argus notes Georgia rail generosity and an immigration push by Major Glessner, plus a harsh critique of Mahone Langston politics. A tornado damages Jacksonville and a bill to admit women to the State University is proposed.
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Job
Wilson & Pryor
Freeman
Blufton
A. G.pryor
Sim
Croening
Marion Sims
Leslie
Dan
Hopewell News and Local Notes from September Hopewell
Hopewell reports American Bible Society business by H W Hasselson and plans for Hopewell High School fundraising in Ellaville with several teaching applicants. Local crops are thriving amid a favorable fall. Miss Tonney Kleckley recovers from fever. Jeff Peacock of Seville dies in Hawkinsville overnight, survived by wife and two children. Swift Specific Company offers $1000 reward for detection of toxic substances in a sample.
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Hopewell
H.W. Hasselson
American Bible Society
Ellaville
Zack Cunningham
Lowe
Butler
J. D. Peacock
Jeff Peacock
J. D. Peacock & Son
Seville
A. M. Road
Hawkinsville
Jeff
Americas
Heat and shock threats from excessive heat exposure
The passage discusses heat dangers in sunlit or hot rooms, outlining three degrees of heat stress from faintness to collapse. It emphasizes rapid cooling, removing clothing, and cold water to prevent death, noting recovery may take years in severe cases. It also includes a personal anecdote about Gladstone and reflections on age and appearance.
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Lea Ee
The Modern Mind and Harvard Astronomer Debate
A fragment from a piece on human intellect praising this age of science. It asserts unparalleled progress and cites Harvard astronomy as emblematic of contemporary achievement. The passage promises further exploration of scientific authority and intellectual optimism.
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Harvard
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