Old Law Affecting the Academies of Near Counties
Georgia's 1828 legislature passed acts for Elbert and Lawrenceville academies. Trustees named, powers granted, property rights, annual financial statements, and a separate treasurer required. Lawrenceville academy authorized to raise up to five thousand dollars via lottery, with commissioners appointed to manage draws and fund distribution.
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Elbert County Academy
Lawrenceville Academy
Elbert Academy
Senate
House of Representatives
State of Georgia
General Assembly
Shelton White
James Upshaw
Richard Fortson
John A. Heard
Thomas Jones
Wiley Thompson
J. W. Harris
Nathaniel Knuckles
Hay
Eald Trustees
Pfromy
Senatus Academicus
Gwinnett Schoel
Gwinnett
Savannah urged to donate 150000 for Brinson Railway line
A Savannah Chamber of Commerce committee unanimously proposed a 150000 donation to the Brinson Railway to finance a direct extension from Waynesboro to Athens, with installments paid as sections open. The plan aims to favor Savannah by creating a through route and boosting local freight and passenger traffic.
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Savannah
Chamber of Commerce
Brinson Railway
Waynesboro
Athens
James Imbrle
Committee of Savannah
Augusta
Thomason
Washington
Ira E. Farmer
Thomeon Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Brinson
Jacob
Collins
Irwin
Collis
Frank R. Durden
W. D. Krenson
Sigo Myers
A. B. Moore
C. J. Hunter
Messrs. Imbrie
Imbrie
Brinson Road
Wallace
Panama Canal
Atlanta
George M. Brinson
Athena
Prank
R. Durden
A. J. Howard
H. H. Livingston
C. B. Gay, Jr
D. B. Morgan
Charles Neville
G. A. Gregory
B. H- Levy
J. F. Gray
Jacob 8. Collins
R. M. Hitch
George M. Brinnon
James Imbrie
A. W. Solomon
W. J. Harty
Ira BE. Palmer
Thomson Chamber of Commerce
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Imbrle
New York
Committee Says 10 Probes Health Board Fight
Dr George Brown charged at a committee meeting that efforts seek to whitewash the state board of health and block an investigation. The resolution was referred to the hygiene and sanitation committee and voted to report back with a recommendation to adopt. Brown claimed lobbying and hidden motives amid charges serum from the board failed to perform as intended.
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Atlanta
George Brown
State Board of Health
Vinson
Baldwin
House
Dr. Brown
Dr. Westmoreland
Burwell
Westmoreland
Harris
Brown
The Choice of a Husband Ad Includes Health Pills
An old advertisement urges women to avoid weakness and bad breath by taking Dr King’s New Life Pills for better strength complexion and breath. It promises new life and cheerful spirits and notes availability for 25 cents at W. J Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
President Eliot to sail from Tokio on East Asia tour
Dr Charles W Eliot president emeritus of Harvard and Mrs Eliot are booked to sail tomorrow from Tokio on the Eliots express for the United States. The trip aims to study social conditions and education progress in the Far East. He arrived in Japan a month ago and has attracted much attention. The Savannah Press editorials urge support for the Brinson railway as a regional boon to Savannah and propose routes via Waynesboro and McDuffie to connect with major rail lines.
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Tokio
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Mra
Elliot
United States
Eliot
Far East
Japan
Nine Years of Sclerosis Claim Young Man in St Luke’s
Charles J. Murphy of Northfield, 24, has lived in a basement ward of St. Luke’s hospital for nine years, slowly ossifying from osteoarthritis. Doctors deem every joint rigid, including his jaw, as he awaits an uncertain end. His mind remains active though his body fails.
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St. Paul
Charles J. Murphy
Northfield
St. Luke's Hospital
Egypt
Murphy
Searching for Unknown Son to Receive $60,000 Property
Philadelphia July 16 A father's fifty year quest to locate his son born in spring 1860 near Lancaster. Caroline the German mother died soon after birth. the man, now aged, hopes to restore his silence with a $60,000 bequest. He last saw the son in 1888, suspected to be farming near Lancaster. contact G J Nyholm.
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Banner
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Caroline
G. J. Nyholm
N. 3d St
Nyholm
Pastor Urges Bare Foot Meeting at First Baptist
Edgefield South Carolina reports a church controversy as Dr M D Jeffries urged men to attend services shirt sleeves and sandals while women were asked to attend bare headed. The pastor linked to ancient custom stirring debate on modest dress and behavior among parishioners.
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Edgefield
M. D. Jeffries
First Baptist Church
Checked Boy Found Miles From Movie House
Five year old boy, left in his carriage at a Brooklyn movie theater booth, wandered off with a fox terrier. After two hours of searching, mounted officer Walter Howe found them at New Lots Road and Cleveland Street, five miles away. The dog and boy were returned to Mrs. Mary Smith at Miller Avenue station.
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New York
Mary Smith
Glenmore Avenue
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Avenues
Howe
Mrs. Smith
Fashionable Marriage Captured On Motion Picture Camera
Hillsboro California July 16 A fashionable wedding was filmed by motion picture camera for posterity as Misa Jeanie A. Crocker of San Francisco wed Malcolm D. Whitman of New York City in a Burlingame pavilion. The ceremony drew prominent society figures from across the continent with a $10,000 pavilion and equal décor outlay.
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Hillsboro
Calif
Misa Jeanie A. Crocker
Charles F. Crocker
San Francisco
Malcolm D. Whitman
New York City
Mo Ion
Burlingame
Walter
Martin
Harriet Alexander
Janette Alexander
New York
Julia Langhorne
Misa Josselyn
America
New England
Hendricks Whitman
Brookline
Masa
Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor
Chicago
Former General Manager of the G M Gainer ville Midland Railway
Capt Denham, once general manager of the Midland Railway, has returned from Baltimore after a conference with railroad officials. The Augusta friend group notes his long service and recent discussions with Gainer ville line executives.
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THE
G. M
Augusta
Capt. Denham
Gainer
Ville “Midland ] Railway
Baltimore
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Hou
Ira
Palmer
Palla
McDuffie and
Wilkes
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Avanste
Diene
Gomes
Chamberlain
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Sylvania
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Tallaferro
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Clarke
Southern Railway
Rabun Gap
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Brinsin Railway
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