Georgia legislature adjourns as Senate passes key bills
The 1912 Georgia legislature ended its session after adjournment at noon. The day saw passage of the appropriation bill, other measures on insurance and agriculture, and debates over railroad mileage, banking checks, and power company damages. The report notes gifts to officers and a near-scuffle in the House amid otherwise routine final-day business. A bankruptcy petition was filed against Webb & Crawford of Athens with assets and schedules forthcoming.
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Atlanta
Capitol
Georgia
Slaton
Senate
Adkins
Dooly
Westmoreland
Fulton
Hickey Smith
State Board of Education
Jere Pound
State Normal School
Athens
Thomas G. Lawson
Hatenton
Smith
Department of Agriculture
Georgi
Wimberly
Bibb
Defore
Hall
Felker
State Board of Health
Clement A. Evansfi
Milledgeville G. N. S
House
Academy
Milledgeville
Webb & Crawford
United States District Court
Eastern Division
Watter Q. Corne
J Hunter
J. C. Hunter
E. J. Browning
F. L. Upson
Col
8. C. Upson
Bangi
Frm
Webb
Atheneas
Main
Jackson County
State Normal appropriation passes after bitter fight
Atlanta August 14. Representative DuBose of Clarke County delivers decisive effort as the appropriations bill for the State Normal School at Athens passes. The measure allocates 5000 dollars for 1912 and 6000 dollars for 1913 plus an increased maintenance fund.
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Atlanta, Ga
Clarke
State Normal School
Athens
Trusties With Tracking Hounds Cause Police Pursuit
A city chase ends when two convicts escape from a county camp and ride away in a buggy toward liberty. Police pursue along Prince and Milledge avenues, reaching the Mell residence where one drives and the other holds the horse. The trusties had been summoned to help track the burglars. A Waycross preacher proposes becoming a temporary officer for thirty days.
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City Hall
Prince Avenue
Stockade
Liberty
Nellie
Prince
Milledge Avenue
Waycross
Mighty Cloge
New York System
Slaton Gains Traction as Georgia Governor Race Solidifies
Letters and lawmakers across Georgia confirm no shift in support for John M. Slaton in the August primary. Constituents praise his alleged impartial enforcement of laws while several legislators endorse him, predicting a large Slaton majority statewide.
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Atlanta
John M. Slaton
State Senate
Slaton Wll
Slaton
Uke Ruaragly
Tippins
Slaten
Archibald Blackshear
Richmond
B. F. Scott
Charlton
Tippine
J.N. Simpson
P. D. Brown
Forsyth
Thirty: Seventh
A. A. McCurry
Hart
Hart County
Blatock
H. C. Blalock
A. N. Gravenstein
Fieet
W. N. Knight
Sixteenth
J. 8. Davis
The
Twenty Fist
Bia
Death from drinking pure chemical alcohol at university
Josh Hamilton known as Jodie Hamilton died after consuming chemical alcohol found in a laboratory at Terrell Hall on the university campus. He had been painting with others and later drank a small amount then a larger quantity, becoming violently ill hours later and dying at home.
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Josh Hamilton
Jodie" Hamilton
Terrell Hall
University
Statewide high school course of study outline issued
State Superintendent M L Brittain publishes a 25 period weekly course plan for high schools. The five core areas are English mathematics history and science with an elective. curriculum details vary by year and include geography agriculture or languages and stenography among options.
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M. L. Brittain
State Board of Education
Irwin County Farms for Sale Near Ocilla Georgia
Senator J A J Henderson authorizes sale of one thousand acres of his Irwin County farm within one mile of Ocilla Ga The land is fertile in high cultivation with stumps removed It will be divided into five to one hundred acre tracts and sold on easy terms to reliable buyers For details write H J Quincy Attorney Ocilla Ga
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Irwin County
Georgia
J. A. J. Henderson
Ocilla
South Georgia
H. J. Quincy
Attormy
Ocilia
Eighth District Masons Hold Annual Convention in Athens
More than three hundred Masons from Mount Vernon and numerous lodges across the Eighth District gathered in Athens for a two day convention. Officers were elected including W A Capps and A O Zachary, with Athens chosen for the 1913 meeting. The event featured Masters degree work by Mount Vernon teams and an evening program at the University of Georgia Chapel with W H Ballard delivering the address.
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Eighth Congressional District
Te State
Mount Vernon
Athens
la Fayette
Washington
Zarabatha
Crawford
Barbara
White Plains
Howard
Maxeus
Lexington
Wellington
Bostwick
High Shoals
J. H. Jones
Danielsville
Amity
Watkinsville
Buckhead
Bogart
Chappell
Union Point
Mercer Lodge
Penfield
O. W. T. Rogers
Madison County
Mettasville
Wilkes County
Norman
Tig Pall
Freeman
Pocataligo
Greensboro
Htrain
Danbury
H. W. Quinn
R. L. Caldwell
Troy Beatty
C. P. Underwood
Tyler
Boud
Ennorals
Napier
Jonesboro
Grand
Place
Georgia
Bamstees
Gall Trict Association
Ing
University of Georgia
Ernest B. Ball
Pope Allen
Eighth District Convention
W. A
Mount Vernom Lodge
di Capua
A. B. Allen
W. F. Dorsey
W. H. Ballard
Brunswick
The
Grand Lodge of
Notorious Athens resident in theft case involving stolen suit case
A well known former Athens resident, once worth about $76,000 and convicted of forgery, allegedly stole a suit case from Dr. Kinnebrew in the Southern Mutual building. The case was later recovered by express delivery after payment of charges. A warrant is on file for the man on a board bill beating charge.
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Kinnebrew
Express
Southern Mutual
Southern Express Company
Spantanburg Junction
8. C
Athens
H¢é
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J. J. Thomasson
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H. Tatum
Walker County
J. ©. Williford
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Rush Burton
Franklin County
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G. M. McHlreath
Cobb County
Howell Hollis
Muscogee
J. Harben
Dawson County
R. J. Miller
Augusta
Columbia
McDuffie
Wilkes
Lincoln
Jefferson
Glasscock
James Hill
Lyerly
F. L. Dyar
Calhouny
Gordon
T. J. Overby
Murray County
Jack Blaton
Dick Dobbs
Mariet
Jack Slaton
State Superintendent of Education
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Tiitel
W. A. Capps
Asver
Zachary
W. Wells
Fred T. Moon
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