Investigation of the Soldiers' Home in Atlanta
A joint legislative committee of three senators and seven representatives will thoroughly investigate the operation of the Confederate Soldiers' Home since August 1. The inquiry follows a complaint from 21 inmates alleging neglect and misused state funds. The panel will compel witnesses, audiotape evidence, and report to the next legislature by October.
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Atlanta
Senate
Williams
Laurens
Messia
Knight
Berrien
Willams
Hall
House Committee
Longley
Troup
Millikin
Wayne
Hal
Bibb
Allva Fox
Ruchell
Kelly
House
Devoe Paint Ad Promotes White Finish and Full Measure
A played promotional letter from Athens Georgia extols Devoe white paint as the whitest on water and land. It claims Devoe delivers true full measure and warns against gray houses and short measure. The letter is signed by 127 West Devoe & Co and Talmage Hardware Co Pell paint.
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Devoe
J C Clark
Laurgus
Simpson
Spartanburg
Devoe & Co
Talmage! Hardware Co
Pell
See These Six Special Bargain Card Items
A list of bargain items and discounts shows a Monday August 20 sale with counters, sewing and embroidery notions, laces, buttons, needles, threads, towels, socks, purses, and greeting items. The notice urges shoppers not to miss the sale and features numerous fabric and sewing goods from fasteners to trims.
Diverse Household Goods Inventory Listing
A long list of assorted goods including ladies belts and waists, embroidery items, combs and brushes, crystal and glassware, towels, ribbons, ties and napkins, stationery, personal care products, sewing and knitting supplies, cookware, tableware, linens, soap, powders, and miscellaneous household items. The catalog notes numerous brands and materials such as ginghama, lawn, chambray, tatting, lace, and crepe paper.
Patent Leather Hand Bags and Wool Goods Auction List
Listing of various goods including patent leather handbags, all wool rugs, men’s shirts, boys’ wool pants, nickle plated knives and forks sets, boys’ hats, men’s drawers, wash silk garments, ladies girdles, sailor hats, silk baby caps, mercerized waists, all wool Sicilian white wool flannel pants, linen dresses, linen large pictures mirror plate set, porcelain plates set, ice cream dishes, infants’ shoes, men’s hats, boys’ overalls, men’s undershirts.
Marriage on Special Train Sparks Pursuit in Georgia
Alva Johnson and Corrine Mims wed at a crossroad near Albany while her father, L. W. Mims, chased by train to Cordele to stop the marriage. Authorities aided in the search that night but failed to locate the couple before dawn. The bride’s father vows to intervene further if needed.
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Albany
Alva Johnson
Corrine Mims
L. W. Mims
Philema
Cordele
Mima
Unnecessary Expense for Colic and Diarrhea Remedy
Acute attacks of colic diarrhoea and dysentery require prompt relief and can be checked without a physician if Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is on hand. A dose may remove the patient before a doctor arrives and has never failed in severe cases. For sale by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R.palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Many Candidates Enter Race for Presidency of Senate
Atlanta reports a crowded field as L. G. Hardman J D Howard and W C Martin join the race for the senate presidency. Aiken Flynt Felder and others from across Georgia are named among leading contenders and the slate continues to grow.
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J. D. Howard
Baldwin
House
W. C. Martin
Whitefield
Northwest Georgia
Hardman
East Georgia
Akin
Messrs
Howard
Flynt
Felder
Middle Georgia
Senate
Davis
Bibb
Jackson
Aiken
Bartow
Spalding
Martin
Whitfield
County Not Authorized Phil Cook County Not Authorized
The article reports Georgia lawmakers failing to approve creating a new Phil Cook County due to lack of a constitutional majority. It notes political tensions with Thomas E Watgon and previews a Clarke County governor campaign event. An anecdote about Electric Bitters promotion is included.
State road earnings show rail lines far ahead of rivals
The committee report to the Georgia General Assembly reveals gross earnings per mile for the Western and Atlantic railroad exceed those of the Southern, Alabama Great Southern, Atlanta Rioxville and Northern, and Central of Georgia by wide margins. Net earnings per mile indicate heavy 1905 operating costs, suggesting substantial property improvements while overall Georgia railroads outpace Northern averages in earning power. The piece also notes political tension as Tom Watson campaigns in McDuffie County to block Hoke Smith, with voters leaning toward James M. Smith.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South
North
Tom Watson
McDuffie County
Hoke Smith
James M. Smith
Watson
Lithographers Strike Disrupts The Clansman Tours
The lithographers union strike cripples billboard advertising and major theatrical tours. The Clansman manager George Brennan placed a large prestrike printing order for the production, said to be the largest for an attraction, with three Dixon play companies soon set to tour.
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Circleg
Earth
Hthographers & Ing
Dixon
Make Hay While the Dunshine.
A thrift lesson urges preparation for sudden illness. Dysentery, diarrhoea, and cholera morbus may strike without warning. Chamberlain's Cell Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is recommended as immediate treatment and should be kept at hand by households. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Sons and W. J. Smith & Bro.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
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