Gossip of the Legislature in July Atlanta session
In a House temperance panel debate, Henry J. Fullbright defended Speaker Burwell against Anti-Saloon League attacks, citing a corrected list for the current temperance committee. The piece links past and present fights over the 1914 list and notes new information from Fullbright. Cook County bill dies after heated hearings, while a soft drink tax bill gains floor backing with Fullbright supporting its passage.
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Atlanta
Kimball House
John W. Hammond
Burwell
AntiSaloon League
House Temperance Committee
Henry J. Fullbright
Rev. M. Eakes
Fullbright
Mr. Burwell
theAnti-Saloon League
Eakes
House
Cook County
Constitutional Amendments Committee
House Committee
Atkinson-Axson
Ormer
Atkinson
Axson County
Berrien County
Adel
Nashville
Sparks
R. H. Hendrix
John Knight
Shelby Myrick
Representative Knight
Hendrix
Knight
Berrien
New Georgia Bills Introduced and Local Passed
Special to the Banner Atlanta July 23 local bills of Athens readers and general bills introduced and passed today include amending Athens city charter and incorporating Barnett Shoals. House bills cover school superintendent eligibility, higher clerk pay, health board powers, hotel commissions, school staff pay, soft drink sales on Sunday, Perry elections, Comer charter, railway franchises, game laws, school books rental, Covington tax grant, and municipal courts. Senate bills add attorney fees, warehouse department, fellow servant rule abolition, appeals limits, cotton weighing, and warehouse penalties. House bills read early in the Senate include railway wages on death, Barnett Shoals incorporation, one-brand livestock, Athens charter amendment, and governor farm school funding resolutions.
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Atlanta
Athens
Barnett Shoals
New House
Foster
Morgan
Blackburn
Fulton
Fulton County
Allen
Jackson
State Board of Health
Elders
Tattnall
Ware
Nuno
Houston
Perry
Thompson
Madison
Comer
Clements
Irwin
Turner
Brooks
Yeomans
Terrell
City of
Covington
Tce Grant
City of Columbus
Senate
Ward
Adams
Georgia
Pickett
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Goolsby
Chamberlain's Tablets Help Weak Stomach Patient
William Sharp of West Webster New York reports his stomach was so weak he could barely eat light foods and dizziness would strike when moving. After using Chamberlain's Tablets for a few weeks his stomach strengthened and he was cured. For sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
William Sharp
West Webster
N. Y
Soft drink tax bill gains strong support in house
The article notes Representative Stark's soft drink tax measure drawing strong backing from supporters including Mr. Fullbright, who says the bill will fill the revenue gap of 340 000 dollars and may secure passage alongside prohibition measures, signaling robust floor support in the temperance committee era.
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Georgia
House of
Henry J. Fullbright
Fullbright
Appropriations Committee
Representative Stark
Temperance Committee
Mr. Fullbright
Becker Case Nears Climax With Execution Date Drawn
New York awaits a possible last minute reprieve or legal twist as the Becker case heads toward the electric chair. The Rosenthal murder saga ties to Becker’s fate, with trials, reprieves, and multiple gunmen executed in the broader “crime of the century” narrative.
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Standard Press Association
New York
Becker
Whitman
Herman Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Metropole
Shapiro
Libby
Jack Rose
Rose
Bridgie’ .Seber
Harry Wallon
Frank Cirofici
Dago Frank
Warry Horowitz
Gyp the Blood
Louis Rosenberg
Lefty Louie
Jacob Seidenshner
Whitey Lewis
Lefty Logie
Weber
Wallon
Court of Appeals
Sing Sing
Mayor Dorsey Sees Bright Fall Furniture Market
Athens mayor W F Dorsey returning from two weeks in Grand Rapids and Chicago reports a thriving furniture trade with a superior, affordable line. He notes Western prosperity, anticipates strong cotton demand after the war, and expresses optimism for the South’s long term gains. He also saw a remarkable film in Chicago, The Birth of a Nation.
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W. F. Dorsey
Athens
Grand Rapids
Chicago
Dorsey
West
Thos. Dixon
South
Banner endorsed orchestra plan for Athens summer school
The Athens Banner suggested plans for an open air orchestra for the summer school season on the University campus and beyond. The Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor will host a reception for summer school students at 8:30 p.m. Saturday on campus. The piece argues such a musical attraction would boost social life and local commerce, urging strong city support for the 1916 program.
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Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Teachers Examination Dates Set for County and Georgia Campus
Capt. T. H. Dozier announces Friday and Saturday exams on July 30 and 31 for licenses to teach in county common schools and at the Georgia campus for high school and common school licenses. Primary and elementary licenses, high school groups, and reading courses are covered with required certifications, summer school work, and diploma timelines outlined.
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T. H. Dozier
Georgia
iAlso
University of Georgia
Knoxville
Chicago
State Department
Cardus Woman’s Tonic Promises Help for Female Ailments
A North Carolina reader recounts five years of illness from womanly and stomach troubles and credits Cardus, the woman’s tonic, with near cure after six bottles. She urges others to try it, noting wide past success and urging readers to contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for guidance and a 64 page treatment booklet.
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Mt. Alry
N. C
Sarah M. Chapell
Cardus
Lady Reader
Cardul
One Year Since Archduke Assassination Sparks War
A July 1914 assassination in Sarajevo touched off war across Europe. Austria-Hungary issued a 48 hour ultimatum to Serbia, demanding punishment of assassins and halting anti Austrian propaganda, while asserting Serbia could not meet all demands. Advertises Palm Beach suits and pants from Max Josephis Dept. Store in Athens Georgia.
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Francis Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Weather forecast for Atlanta and Georgia Saturday
The forecast calls for fair weather in Athens and vicinity and in Georgia on Saturday with a chance of showers on the coast. Rain fell across Florida and along the coast to Hatteras, Jacksonville reporting 1.18 inches. Most of the country enjoyed clear skies with a high barometer covering New England, Ohio, central Mississippi valleys and Texas. Details note a slight low over North Dakota and warmer western conditions.
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Atlanta
Athens
Georgia
Florida
Tampa
Hatteras
Jacksonville
New England
Ohio
Mississippi
Texas
North Dakota
F. Con Herrmann
Coughs and Bronchitis Remedy Ad by Warren J. Smith
A theatrical pitch for Schiffmann's Concentrated Expectorant promises fast relief from coughs and bronchitis. The ad markets a two ounce dose and a pint at 50 cents, with a money back guarantee if not perfectly satisfactory.
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Schiffmann
Warren J. Smith & Broady
Fashion Editor Seeks Shape Over Soul Comment
A fashion editor in the St. Louis Globe Democrat quips that while an evangelist proclaims saving a woman's soul as paramount, she counters that keeping her shape matters more, reporting on the proceedings with wit and irony.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Saved Her Mother's Life By Chamberlains Remedy
Mrs A Marlowe of New Kensington Pa credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her mother's life about twelve years ago during bloody dysentery. She says the medicine has been kept in the house and used for summer complaints and other bowel trouble. Priced at a quarter and sold by all.
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Chamberlain
Emeralds of the Aztecs in royal Spanish collection
Among the Aztec treasures of Mexico were found many fine emeralds exquisitely cut. From this source the magnificent emeralds now forming part of the royal collection of Spain were supposed to have come.
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Mexico
Spain
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