Little Joe Brown Responds to Hoke Smith in Open Letter
Georgia railroad commissioner Joseph M. Brown replies to Hoke Smith over personal attacks and railroad policy. He defends visiting Southern vice president Culp for information, recalls a 1910s rate case, and challenges Smith to address cited interstate commerce principles and port rates affecting Atlanta.
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Atlanta Journal
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Culp
Southern Railway
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Joe Brown
Georgia
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Sam D. Jones
State Commission
Savannah
Avanta
Congress
the United States
Camilla
United States
Supreme Court
General Assembly
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Justices of the Peace
Charleston
South Carolina
Mobile
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Birmingham
Tiehall
Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
Joseph M, Brown
Athens Booms as Wholesale Firms Expand In City Ahead of Fall
Athens merchants anticipate the busiest fall season in the city’s history. Wholesale houses add traveling salesmen and broader territories, drawing goods from Savannah and neighboring states. Local firms claim Athens leads nearby towns in wholesale activity with ten grocery houses and strong dry goods and hardware trades.
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Banener
Savannah
Georgian
Georgia
Carolinas
More New Counties Wanted in Georgia
The Georgia Senate approved four new county bills creating Tift Crisp Jeff Davis and Jenkins counties amid some opposition led by Senator Crum who voted against Crisp. Four additional new county bills await Senate action tomorrow. Senator Miller proposed a constitutional amendment to authorize ten more counties.
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Senate
Tift
Crisp
Jeff Davis
Jenkins
D. A. R. Crum
Crisp County
Crum
Miller
Trainer of Low 5 Badly Hurt in Circus Cage
Memphis August 16 A fight broke out between a lion and its trainer Chas Duncan during a circus performance. The lion leapt at Duncan who slipped and fell. the animal bit and crushed his left shoulder. Duncan fired a pistol and a hot iron was used to drive the beast to a corner. He was rescued and taken to a sanitarium in serious condition. Duncan reportedly lives in Louisville.
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Loin
Iis
Chas. Duncan
Duncan
Louisville
Railroad extension to Athens from Jefferson approved in Georgia
Savannah August 9 1905 approval for a standard broad gauge line from Jefferson Jackson County to Athens Clarke County via Jackson and Clarke. The action aims to boost Athens freight, cotton markets and the fertilizer trade while encouraging new business along the route and summer homes near Athens.
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Savannah
Gainesville Midland Railway
Savannah Trust Company
Jefferson
Jackson
Athens
Clarke
Peace Talks Focus on Railway Cession Article
Peace commissioners from Russia and Japan in Portsmouth New Hampshire completed a morning session focused on article seven of the peace terms. The discussion on ceding the Chinese Eastern Railroad to China is expected to continue through the afternoon with no certainty of completion.
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Portsmouth
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Russia
Japan
China
Mr. el
Unnecessary Expense: Relief from Acute Colic Remedy
An old newspaper note touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as fast relief for sudden colic diarrhoea and dysentery without needing a physician. It claims the remedy never fails even in severe cases and lists H R Palmer & Sons Athens and W J Smith & Bro Athens as sellers.
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Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Athens
W. J. Smith & Bro
Where Will Be The Next Business Street
Athens presses for a new commercial avenue within twelve months to ease crowded Broad and Clayton. Washington Street is favored for future palatial stores and a modern hotel, with Joe Carlton and Mrs. Matthews properties cited as prime sites for early development.
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Washington Street
Broad
Clayton
Lumpkin
Clayton and
Thomas Street
Old Town Hall
Joe Carlton
Jackson Street
Matthews
Imperial Hotel
State University
Amera
Immigrant Mother's Death at Ellis Island Sparks Protest
Mrs Selie Weinstock wife of a New York plumber died in detention at Ellis Island amid claims of heart disease while her husband and lawyers urged release. She arrived July 2 from Russia with three children left with her father.
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New York
Selie Weinstock
Ellis Island
Weinstock
Russia
Speed in surgery praised by Dr Keen in exchange
Philadelphia surgeon Dr W W Keen extols speed as essential in operative success. He cites a tale of a renowned English surgeon charging a large bill for a rapid ten minute operation on a millionaire banker’s wife, joking he would keep relatives under the knife longer if needed.
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W. W. Keen
Philadelphia
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