Supreme Court Soon Decides Dispensary Profits Dispute
The Georgia Supreme Court will soon rule on a mandamus case over the Athens dispensary profits split between the city and Clarke County. The dispute involves Mayor Smith, Ordinary Herrington, and county commissioners, with potential arbitration and implications for next year’s legislative race. The case affects about ten thousand dollars a year and ties to a church debt and personal expenditures by Green.
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Supreme Court of Georgia
Athens
Russell
Herrington
Asset
Supreme Court
Messrs. Strickland & Green
H. ©. Tuck
Shackelford
Smith
Mortgaged Church Stirs Colored Congregation
Rome Ga June 29 Colored church circles are torn by Rev D T Green pastor of the African Methodist church He secured trustees approval to mortgage the church property for 1200 to Falton Savings Bank for improvements last March leaving the congregation unsettled over the moral implications of the debt
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Rome
D. T. Green
African Methodist Church
Green
Falton Savings Bank
State School Commissioner Glenn Addresses Colored Teachers
State School Commissioner Glenn spoke at a gathering of colored teachers, advocating manual training and education for white and black alike. He praised Booker T Washington's Tuskegee school, urged harmonious race relations, and stressed practical hands on learning as essential to progress. He conveyed the governor's regrets for not attending and noted the meeting's importance in shaping education policy.
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Glenn
Assembly of Colored Teachers
Candler
Moon
Clarke
Court House
Booker Washington
Tuskegee
Sawyer
Warren J. Smith & Bro
A Famous Racer Sells Two-Year-Old Colt for 10000
O H Smith of Chicago buys the 2-year-old colt Lieutenant Gibson from Baker and Gentry for 10000 dollars pending veterinary clearance. The horse has raced five times with three wins one second and one third. His best effort was the Sensation Stakes at Latonia on June 17.
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Cincinnati
O. H. Smith
Chicago
Lieutenant Gibson
Baker and Gentry
Lationa
Union of 500000 Workmen Formed in New York City
A committee of the Central Federation Union begins organizing a vast union of 500,000 workers in Greater New York. William A. Perrine says the body will be the largest local central labor organization on earth, uniting all five boroughs and strengthening city labor power. The move aims to centralize unions, with bricklayers cited as a prior example of disjointed craft groups in New York.
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New York
Central Federation Union
William A. Perrine
Iron Molders’ Conference Board
New York City
Busual
Saat
York
Masons Hold Final Meeting as Jones Sends Letter
The Athens gathering closes with Fellow Craft and Masters degree demonstrations. Dr. John H. Jones of Elberton, aged nearly 83, sent a letter read to all present, praising Masonry and urging renewed zeal in the Eighth Masonic District.
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Keener
John H. Jones
Elberton
Jones
Church of the Living God
D. D
Dewey's Voyage Continues Without Accident Heading for Port Said
The United States cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey aboard sailed from Colombo Ceylon for Port Said at 4 PM. Dewey, in improved health, had a quiet visit aboard the ship this morning and exchanged official calls. He earlier visited the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite and Governor Richard P. Leary of Guam, now aboard the Yosemite en route to his post.
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Colombo
Ceylon
United States
Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Port Said
Stills Raids Near Statham Net Large Beer Seizures
U S revenue officers raid illicit stills in Jackson County near Statham. Deputy Collector Meadow and partners destroyed hundreds of gallons of beer and captured two stills on Tuesday night, including a seventy five gallon and a seventy gallon unit. Officers report many stills operate openly in the area despite risks.
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Statham
Jackson County
U. S. Revenue
Meadow
B. H. Kinnebrew
B. J. Meadow
Mannie Griffeth
Bob Bone
Bob
Confederate Dead Cared for in Arlington National Cemetery
At Arlington national cemetery, Major True reports 136 Confederate dead interred, with 126 known and ten unknown. Graves are marked and cared for as with Union soldiers, honoring the Confederate dead per regulation. The record confirms respectful interment and maintenance, denying neglect claims.
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Washington
Corbin
Ludington
National Cemetery
Arlington
T. E. True
Arlington Cemetery
War Department
Major True
Arlington National Cemetery
Whites Discharged at Sharpsburg Iron Works Prompt Racial Switch
Pittsburg June 29 nearly all white puddlers at Moorehead Brothers Co iron works were discharged Wednesday and fireplaces filled by black workers brought from other places. The firm opposed Amalgamated Association affiliation as puddlers joined the union. Four deputies accompanied the new workers and no trouble occurred at the plant.
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Pittsburg
Moorehead
Brothers & Co
Sharpsburg
Amalgamated Association
Engineering Society Annual Fourth Volume Published at University
The fourth annual Engineering Society volume from University of Georgia outlines a larger, better edited edition with seventy pages. Editor in chief O M Strahan leads a board including H R Adair Robt Travis L C Rucker OG N Cook and W E Watkins. Faculty contributors include D O Barrow O M Snelling A H Patterson W H Davenport and E L Griggs.
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Engineering Society of the University
O. M. Strahan
H. R. Adair
Robt. Travis
Law
L. C. Rucker
OG. N. Cook
W. E. Watkins
D. J. D. Myers
The
Engineering Society
Edward Lyndon
Keifer Lyndsey
D. J. Myers
D. O. Barrow
O. M. Snelling
A. H. Pattersen
W. H. Davenport
E. L. Griggs
New Baseball League Rival Planned for National League
A Chicago rumor claims a new baseball association modeled after the old American Association will challenge the National League in major cities. The story suggests a rival league could form next year with St Louis Chicago Philadelphia and New York as likely sites. In St Louis leaders have secured grounds and begun stands, aiming to place facilities closer to the city center.
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National League
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Chicago
American Association
Philadelphia
New York
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NEW Baseball League
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