Georgia Legislature Near Final Laps With Eight Working Days
Atlanta August 1 Georgia lawmakers face eight more working days and a likely Saturday session as both houses push to pass remaining measures. The house and senate debate tax reform, education, and appropriation bills while jockeying to meet the rules for final passage before adjournment.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Bhalness
House
Senate
J. Randolph Anderson
Chatham
Joe Hall
Boy 12 Is Struck by Car in Athens Tragedy
In Athens, J J Wilkins' 12 year old son Jack Wilkins lies between life and death after a bicycle accident on Prince Avenue. Dr W M Slaughter and St Marys Hospital staff rushed him for emergency surgery to relieve a crushed skull while witnesses report both cars sped away from the scene. His condition remained grave with uncertainty about recovery.
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Prince Avenue
W. M. Slaughter
Athens Haa
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jack Wilkins
J. J. Wiking
Alex, Wier
Prince Hodgson
Mr. Upson
Sol Boley
Dr. Slaughter
Jake Wilkins
Georgia National Bank
Ims
Slaughter
Six Year Old Kills Little Sister With Shotgun
A six year old black boy named Doc Johnson killed his four year old sister Marie in Princeton Factory, firing a muzzleloading shotgun across the bed. The coroner and sheriff held the child responsible after an inquest with no witnesses.
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Princeton
Hiatriet
Doc” Johnson
Marie
Weatherly
Jackson
Threaponattle
Hen Sings Along With Mistress Playing Piano At Meadow Brook Farm
Mr Jense L Jarrell owner of Meadow Brook Farm showcases a hen trained to sing on cue by Mrs Jarrell. The birds will leave a brood of thirteen chicks to enter the parlor and perch in the lady’s lap while the piano accompaniment plays. Neighbors have been invited to witness the performances.
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Jense L. Jarrell
Meadow Brook Farm
Night of Carousing Ends in Fatal Beating in Jefferson Ga
In Jefferson Georgia on August 1 a gathering of about a dozen Black individuals at a tribal hut led to drinking gambling and unrest. Babe Giles fatally struck John Wood in an early morning confrontation. the sheriff arrested Giles and several others as gambling arrests followed. Jackson Superior Court is in session with likely justice for the group during the week.
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Jefferson, Ga
Babe Giles
John Wood
Jackson Superior Court
Legislature to Act Amid Long Debate and Busy Session
The discussion over votes and policy faces a long debate as the legislature nears the end of the session. With important work remaining and looming general legislation, action in the next days is expected to outpace earlier efforts this season.
Clarke county roads praised by visiting officials
Green county road commissioners J J Sanders and Will Wray toured Clarke county routes with Prof C M Straban and county surveyor, noting fast progress and promising plans. Editors and locals observed a political shift as Congressman BI Howard mingled with residents, drawing cordial receptions across districts.
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J. J. Sanders
Green County
J. ¢. Williams
Greensboro Herald
Will Wray
Sprot
C. M. Straban
University of Georgia
Sundera
Gnold
Clarke County
Sanders Ia
Tia
First Personal Clash in Local Congressional Campaign
A confrontation erupted yesterday between county treasurer candidate J A Pitner and congressional candidate S J Tribble. Pitner says Tribble threatened violence after a dispute over voting, with Pitner claiming to have broken Tribble’s buggy whip and to have drawn a gun as Tribble reportedly brandished a weapon. Tribble was unavailable for comment.
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J. A. Pitner
J. Tribble
Pitner
Tribble
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted Despite Suffering in Athens
A vintage Athens advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble, featuring Mrs. J. M. Martin of 866 College St praising immediate relief and urging readers to remember the name Doan's. The ad notes the product price and U.S. distribution by Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, NY. The piece also contains Statham Social News with local visits, gatherings, and a gubernatorial primaries line.
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Athens
Dean
Mra. J. M. Martin
College St
Palmer & Sons
Sons
Doan
Evr eOe
Statham Social News
Misa Sallie Lowe
Anthony
Minees Clark
Augusta
Mark Anthony
A. P. Watkins
Statham
J. , Holmes
Sallie Lowe Anthony
Clark
Dunlap
Harper and Marshall
Winterville
Harper
Marshall
Watkinsville
Watkins
L A. Lowe
Viola Arnold
Lowe
Hammonds
Perry
Campbell
McDonald
Burson
Dooly
Lona
Iona Ross
Viola
Ovelia Arnold
J. F. Holmes
Messia
Watford
Chambers
Ross
Choke
Will Cooper
W. V. Lowe
Tucker
Lester
Hancock
J. H. Lowe
Edgar Lowe
Col
J. P. Holmes
Lucy Lowe
High Schoals
D. A. Anthony
C. A. Lowe
D.A. Anthony
Lila Griffeth
Norwegian Sardines Packed in Georgia Cotton Seed Oil
Georgia and Texas cotton seed crushers report Norwegian sardines packed in cotton seed oil are being served at conventions in Tallulah Falls and New Braunfels. President Taylor of the Inter-State Cotton Seed Crushers Association notified officials of the find, praising cotton seed oil as a versatile, economical packing medium increasingly replacing olive oil.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia
Tallulah Falls
Texas Crushers
New Braunfels
Texas
B. F.taylor
Inter-State
Cotton Seed Crushers Association
Maine
Governor Brown Warns on Treasury Finances in Aug Message
The governor sent a brief message to the General Assembly detailing the state treasury. Treasurer Brow reports an estimated balance of 20 871 25 on September 1 with 12 144 due on the 1909 school fund and a large portion of the 1810 actual fund not yet earned. Unless extraordinary receipts arrive, Brown says he will borrow 100000 on September 1 to cover current expenses and urges no new special appropriations for the next three to four months.
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House
Senate
State Normal School
State University, Technological School
State Sanitarium
Capitol
Tech
House Rules Committee
Supreme Court
State Court of Appeals
Hoke, Smith
Atlanta
Brown
State Treasury
J. Pope Brow
Treasury
Western Union appoints new local manager in Athens
Mr. Ben Hill Legg arrives from Americus to assume the Western Union Telegraph Company’s Athens offices as the new local manager. He succeeds Mr. Thos H. Gore who departs today for Lexington Kentucky with his wife and child. Legg travels with his wife and infant and will be welcomed in the Classic City.
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Ben Hill Legg
Americus
Western Union Telegraph Company
Thos. H. Gore
Lexington
Officer quits Army to pursue aviation full time
Lieut Frederic E Humphreys of the Training Troop Corps at the War College resigns from the army to devote himself entirely to aviation science. He was taught flying by Wilbur Wright at College Park Maryland and seen as a competent aviator before his War College posting.
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Washington, D. C
Frederic E. Humphreys
Trogineer Corps
War College
Army
Humphreys
Wilbur Wright
College Park
Aeronautical Division
Mrs Algie Cobb Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Algie Cobb wife of E H Cobb died Sunday at noon after a long illness. Funeral held at 8 30 last night at home on Tibbett street conducted by Rev A J Smith West End Baptist church. Remains to be transported by Southern railway to Cornelia for interment this afternoon. She leaves a husband and three young children.
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Tibbett Street
Algie Cobb
E. H. Cobb
A. J. Smith
West End
Kra. Cobby
Ex-Officio Members Boards of Trustees Action in Atlanta
In Atlanta the house failed to reach the required 123 votes on constitutional amendments after an afternoon session. Bills passed include a binding note for minor loans to state education institutions, making ex-officio trustees of state university boards, municipal tax elections for seriod purposes, and appointing three trustees for several state colleges and schools. The session notes no further bills in sight.
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The
State University
McMichael
Marion
Thompson
State Cultural College
Georgia School of Technology
State Normal School
North Georgia Agricultural College
Georgia State Industrial College
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