Tax reform drive shapes Georgia budget debate
Atlanta July 1 Georgia lawmakers press tax reform as the only practical path amid finite treasury funds. Governor John M Slaton backs reform and warns he will veto excessive appropriations to safeguard revenues while urging equalized tax returns and new income sources. Leaders in the House and Senate align with Slaton and push rapid action on the appropriation bill to avoid an extra session.
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Atlanta
Georgia
John M. Slaton
Slaton
General Assembly
Treasury
King
House
Senate
Randolph Anderson
Burwell
Slaston
Eeery
PRPI
Athens Couple Had Rough Time on Motorcycle
Commerce Georgia July 1 Special to the Banner Mr Russell Daniel and Ethel Graham of Athens were riding a tandem motorcycle returning from a trip to Anderson DC On a wet road near Ashland Franklin county the machine skidded throwing Miss Graham from the machine Her left hand was caught in the drive chain shredding the thumb and mangling the first finger They were aided by locals and Dr Birdsong of Ashland transported to Hardman sanitarium where Miss Graham received treatment Mr Daniels escaped with minor injuries Both returned to Athens on Monday morning
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Russell Daniel
Ethel Graham
Athens
Anderson
D. C
Ashland
Franklin County
Miss Graham
Mr. Daniels
Jags Will Get No Consolation at Washington
Washington D C July 1 If the Jones Works excise law is strictly enforced the capital will become unpopular for drinkers The act requires a misdemeanor charge for drunkenness in public with fines from 10 to 100 or 5 to 30 days imprisonment Police will stop releasing arrestees after sobering up The prospect of public trial and days on the stone pile at Occoquan may trigger a New Year rush for the water wagon now in effect
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Washington, D. C
National
Occoquan
Uncle Sam Swats Express Co Again
Washington July 1 The Post Office Department began the C O D parcels post service with rates lower than private express firms The sender pays the postage for prepaid items and may collect the cost from the addressee up to 100 dollars A ten cent collection fee is added and contents are insured up to 50 dollars at no extra charge
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Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Josa
Progressive marriage law takes effect in North Dakota
In Bémarck North Dakota a sweeping set of welfare measures goes into effect. The standout is a new marriage law restricting unions to fit, non dependent individuals. It bans marriage where either party is a common drunkard criminal imbecile epileptic or insane unless the woman is over forty five. Applicants must provide a physician’s certificate of physical fitness. Clergy who perform ceremonies in violation face civil penalties.
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Biemarck
N. D
North Dakota
Georgia Legislature Names Principal Committee Posts
Clarke Atlanta July 1 Speaker Burwell announced house committee leadership within a week of convening, detailing chairs and vice chairs across Municipal Government General Agriculture Penitentiary and more. The roster lists Picquet as Municipal Government chair with Clark as vice chair and a wide slate of affiliates across all major panels.
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Burwell
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Clark
Bennett
Berry
Booker
Dorough
Field
Henderson
Hodges
McCalla
Pharr
Pickett
Shipp
Myrick
Hopkins
Knights of Pythias 10 Hold Meeting at Comer
The Knights of Pythias Eighth and Ninth districts plan a July 10 semi annual convention in Comer with many Athens Knights expected. Col. John Houston of Lawrenceville presides. Col. Sidney J. Nix of Jefferson is secretary. Reports from District Deputy Grand Chancellors F. E. Hearn and W. Branton Rice will cover district progress and guidance.
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Athens
Come
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Lawrenceville
Sidney J. Nix
Jefferson
F. E. Hearn
Eatonton
W. Branton Rice
Commerce
Senate appoints key permanent committees in Georgia special session
Atlanta on July 1 J Randolph Anderson announced permanent committee assignments for Western and Atlantic Railroad, finance, appropriations, constitutional amendments and the penitentiary. List includes Appropriations Miller chairing and Harrell leading Constitutional Amendments with many named members. The note adds Tennessee education law and a garbled line about Dade and Hoker words.
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Political notes hint 8th district race amid GOP chatter
Greensboro dispatches report speculation on Horace M. Holden of Athens as a potential challenger in the Eighth District seat. The piece notes prior bid in the Tenth and hints Sam Tribble may face opposition yet unclear from whom. Local party lines list committee assignments including Education James and Privileges of the Floor Rhodes.
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Athens
James B. Parks
Ocmulgee
Holden
Tenth
Congress
Tom Hardwick
Sam Tribble
Greensboro Herald-Journal
Gasoline train proposal to ease Watkinsville Athens transport
Editor John son reports in the Oconee Enterprise that a gasoline car on Central tracks could run up to four trips daily between Madison and Athens to serve stations in Athens Whitehall Watkinsville Bishop Farmington Appalachee and Maison. Citizens will push Central of Georgia Railway for possible dividends and better service with local patron cooperation. HERE'S HOPING.
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Oconee Enterprise
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Central of Georgia Railway
Some Bantam Egg Is Royston One Royston Record
Royston farmers boast a bantam egg from Frank James on route one five by seven inches in circumference resembling a goose egg and weighing as a world beater. The hens on route one claim credit for producing the extraordinary egg, rivaling a prior giant from Mr. Chasteen on route four.
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Royston
Joe Rucker
Joe
Mr. Chasteen
Frank James
James Rales
Rome trio to travel for Athens high school contest
Mrs Richard A Denny and family depart Rome in their touring car for Athens to attend the July Fourth high school declamation contest. Miss LaGrange Cothran will represent the Seventh district after winning the Atlanta district prize. The party will stay at the Georgian hotel and Miss Cothran recently visited Miss Couper in Atlanta.
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Col
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LaGrange Cothran
Jamie Cothran
Atlanta
Athens
Georgian Hotel
Cothran
Indiana to Pacific Auto Tour Opens from Indianapolis
The Indiana Automobile Manufacturers' Association launches what may be the longest and most successful car tour in U.S. history with Indianapolis as the starting point. Teams will travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles via routes stopping in St Louis, Kansas City, Topeka, Colorado Springs, Denver, Grand Junction, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Reno, and Carson City before proceeding to California and Southern stops.
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America
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Los Angeles
Indiana Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
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Dominion Day Observed Across Canada on Forty-Sixth Anniversary
Ottawa and most business offices closed as Dominion Day celebrations mark the forty six year anniversary of Confederation. Athletic events and sports matches featured prominently in cities nationwide.
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Ont
Canada
The Great Antiseptic Pain in Relief for Man and Beast
An item detailing a prepared antiseptic liniment marketed for humans and animals. The description emphasizes relief and emergency care for armers stock-raisers and horses, with notes on its use for various ailments and bruises.
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Man
Oil-Based Liniment Claims and Fire Hazard Warning
The text describes an oil based liniment that soaks through muscle and tissue, claiming fast absorption and strong effectiveness. It warns alcohol liniments evaporate quickly and can be dangerous near fire. A product named Mexican Mi Liniment is mentioned with cautions about application.
Commended by a farmer on liniment use
Fragmentary notice shows a farmer praising a liniment named Mustan Liniment. It mentions applying it at a house, offering to lend it, and claiming benefits for horses and stock, though the text is incomplete and difficult to interpret. The decayed OCR leaves unclear names, places, or dates.
Tallulah Falls Railway Publishes Scenic Tourist Folder
Tallulah Falls Railway issues a handsome illustrated folder to promote the Tallulah Falls Rabun Gap region as a summer health resort and tourist destination. The booklet showcases waterfalls hotels and resorts from Cornelia Georgia to Franklin North Carolina with pictures of productive farms and a description of each resort.
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Tallulah Falls
Rabun Gap
Cornella
Franklin
N.C
Railroads Disband After Five-Year Effort to Block Hostile Legislation
The American Railroad Employers and Investors Association, formed to curb hostile laws and foster rail employee relations, closed its Chicago offices and ended its existence. Officials say the effort succeeded, but critics note growing state restrictions and more radical employee demands. P. H. Morrissey, former president, becomes assistant to the Burlington vice president after leading the association and previously the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
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American Railroad Employer and Investors’ Association
P. H. Morrissey
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Sinee
Burlington Road
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Brotherhood of Railroad
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