Rumors Sweep About Jordan for Cabinet Post
News from June 13 in Jordan Athinta Ga notes speculation that Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Association could be named secretary of agriculture under President Roosevelt to replace James Wilson. Jordan declines to discuss dismissal reports while awaiting official news, backed by farmers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athinta
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Basta
Roosevelt
James Wilson
Jordan
Wilson
Cotton Association
Agricultural Department
Mississippi
Devoe Paint Warranty Letter to Vonderau
A customer letter from Devoe & Co and Talmage Hardware Co promotes a paint guarantee. It notes full weight coal comparisons and urges dealers to honor warranties at their expense. The message emphasizes customer satisfaction and long experience in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe & Co
Talmage Hardware Co
People's Democratic League sweeps Chatham primary in Savannah
In Savannah Georgia on June 13 the People’s Democratic League won every contested seat in Chatham County. The vote-buying controversy emerged as $10,000 contributions and open bidding drew attention, with 800 votes allegedly purchased and the Citizens' Club flagging strong early league results.
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Savannah
People's Democratic League
Chatham County
Citizens’ Club
W. W. Osborne
Chatham
People's Democratic League Fund
Court House
Justice of the Peace
Death Notice of Mrs. M. C. Stokely in Athens
Mrs. M. C. Stokely died yesterday at the home of her daughter Mrs. L. M. Johnson in Atlanta after a long residence in Athena. She was a sister of Mr. Robert C. Latimer of this city and will be laid to rest in Crawford this afternoon with funeral at one o clock. She belonged to the Presbyterian church and was regarded for her Christian character.
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Fter
Atlanta
L. M. Johnson
M. C. Stokely
Robert C. Latimer
Athens
Bo Smith
Susie Lucas
W. A. Carlton
Hinman & Co completes dormitory for State Normal School
George D B Hinman & Co contractors of Atlanta report completion of the dormitory at the State Normal School. Mr PF F Spencer represents the firm and the building committee accepts the work as entirely satisfactory. The Smith Science Hall will be finished soon and be among the finest structures on the grounds. Also notes a hot bath treatment for sore muscles followed by Chamberlain Pain Balm with sales by H R Palmer & Sons and W J Smith & Bro.
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State Normal School
PF. F. Spencer
George DB. Hinman & Co
Atlanta
Hinman & Co
Spencer
Smith Science Hall
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
Kentucky Court Upholds Law Bans Coeducation in Schools
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the 1904 law prohibiting coeducation in state schools, ruling it constitutional except for the 25 mile separation requirement for white and Black students when taught together. The Madison County case from Berea College progresses to the U S Supreme Court.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Madison County
Berea College
United States Supreme Court
Nephhew to testify against uncle in Kentucky murder case
In Cythiana Kentucky Curtis Jett, indicted for the murder of James Cockrill town marshal of Jackson, seeks a continuance. A confessed implicating Hargis in multiple killings is reported but not released. Jett travels to Jackson under guard to testify in the Commonwealth versus Hargis and others, with sensational disclosures anticipated.
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Cythiana
Curtis Jett
James Cockrill
Jackson
Botts
Owenton
Commonwealth
Demian
Hargis
Marcum
Cockrill
Cox
Jett
the Commonwealth
Electric Bitters Sold For Liver and Health Ailments
Electric Bitters advertised as a cure for liver disorders and general ailments in India and the U.S. Claims include restoring a wife to health after dyspnea and torpid liver. Sold by W. J. Smith & Bro. and H. R. Palmer & Sons at 50 cents with guarantee.
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Cuba
Philippines
Willis T. Morean
U.S. A
Route 1
Concord
N. J
W. J. Smith & Uro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
India
8. A. Brown
Bennettaville
W. J. Smith & Bro
Wisconsin appoints Julia A Flisch as assistant director
Madison Wisconsin June 13 the University of Wisconsin announces the appointment of Miss Julia A Flisch as assistant director of university extension work. A Georgia educator who joined UW last autumn she will help administer statewide programs and return to Georgia this summer to finish a Georgia history monograph before starting her duties in September.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Julia A Flisch
Flisch
Georgia
Filsch
A Word of Praise for the W. C. A.
A message from Mrs Annie O Farrell praising the W. C. A for supporting workers, inviting donations, and highlighting the matron’s care and the group’s spiritual aim. The second item notes senators debating rate legislation and a New York Times quote about ethical tensions amid long hours. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve ad ends.
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Aldrich
New York Times
Tom Carter
Smith
Sam
Darkey
New Cotton Warehouse Rising in Athens City
Mr Billups Phinizy plans a large cotton warehouse on the site of the former Klein and Martin shops. Hardeman and Phinizy will occupy the building at the start of the cotton season in September. The Klein and Martin shops have moved, and the old Oconee street buildings will be torn down as work begins. The new site will extend from the current warehouse on Oconee street to the old Klein and Martin shop, forming a modern, convenient facility.
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Klein & Martin
Oconee Street
Hardeman & Phinizy
Ballrew
Adens
Hodgson Rothers
Three Good Deeds Make Irishman Happy
An Irishman explains to a sociology professor that happiness comes from three deeds. He cites giving a sick baptized child money, drying a widow’s tears, and selling bad tin to raise seven dollars, all for charitable acts and a saved soul.
Dog Attack in Central Park Highlights Umbrella of Headlines
An aristocratic spaniel owner is identified only by the initials C H on a silk ribbon after a bulldog fatally attacked the dog in Central Park. The incident is described with sensational detail and ends with an unrelated medicinal advertisement for Bucklen's Amica Salve.
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Central Park
Peruna Credited With Cure By Quebec Machinist
Alfred Pleau of Quebec City credits Peruna with curing general debility catarrh and related ailments after a damaging illness. He describes weeks in confinement two years earlier and praises the tonic's effects. Pleau offers to buy bottles via mail order from The Peruna Drug Mfg. Co. in Columbus Ohio.
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Alfred Pleau
John Street
Quebec City
Can
Peruna
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus
Ohio
Home of Mr. G. W. Brooks Destroyed in Lexington
The residence of Mr. George W. Brooks in Lexington Georgia was found on fire and burned completely despite efforts. Mrs. Brooks, ill with typhoid fever, was removed and is recovering. The loss is pegged at about four thousand dollars with only nine hundred dollars insured.
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Lexington
George W. Brooks
Will Brooks
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People’s League
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G. B. Hinman & CO
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George Lehwald
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W. J. Smith & Dro
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Kentucky
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W. C
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Woo
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DeWitt
DeWitt’s
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