Georgia Strike Could Trigger Wider Railroad Walkout
Atlanta May 20 special reports efforts to prompt firemen on railroads linked to Georgia to refuse freight handling until disputes with their firemen are settled. Sympathy actions on other systems like Southern Railway and Louisville & Nashville may follow, with votes by affected men and guidance from Brotherhood leaders. Reports say Georgia railroad freight moves suffer as new crews struggle, causing delays and intimidation of strikers. Vice President Kelly departs for Augusta to manage the situation.
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Aim
Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Railroad
Fremen
Southern Railway
Louisville & Nashville
Augusta
Brotherhood
A. P. Kelly
EH. A. Ball
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Georgia Raid
Dearing
Union Point
Grepa
Woodville
Athens
Kelly
Knights of Pythias tohold grand lodge session in Brunswick
In Columbia Georgia May 20 a spirited duel between Brunswick and Dalton led the Knights of Pythias to choose Brunswick as the site for their next grand lodge session. Officers for the coming year include Clifford Walker Monroe grand chancellor and T H Nickerson Athens supreme representative. The session featured a hot contest for supreme representative won by Nickerson amid tensions over racial issues on the Georgia railroad and related threats of action by white workers. A complaint was lodged with U S District Attorney Carter Tate about mail delays due to demonstrations against negro railroad workers and federal investigators said to oversee the matter.
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Columbia
Brunswick
Dalton
Knights of Pythias
Athens
Clifford I. Walker
Monroe
George Cann
Savannah
J. W. Austin
Atlanta
Miller Bell
Milledgeville
H. M
B.A. Ball
United States
Carter Tate
Tate
Georgia Road
Prohibition Case End With Reduced Fine For Emerick
At a mayor and council adjourned session the prohi bition case of J H Emerick was settled. Judge G C Thomas urged withdrawal of the appeal, acknowledging the court of appeals decisions, and the mayor reduced the fine from two hundred to one hundred dollars, citing need to curb drunkenness and dives. The city enforces new license revocation for the guilty and invites Mayor and engineer to a Columbus convention.
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J. H. Emerick
Dorsey
Alnce
Court of Appeals
West
G. C. Thomas
Thomas
Jimerick
Aince
Columbus
Capt. Barnett
Mrs IC A Stevens Passes Away at 64 in Bandy Cross
Mrs IC A Stevens died at her home Wednesday after a brief illness. A sister of the late W T Witcher, she was 64, left two sons and five daughters, and was married to Johnny Temple Graves’s era in politics. Funeral today at the residence in Bandy Cross.
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Stevens
W. T. Witcher
J. ¥. Carthers
B. Mell
Athens
Johnny Temple Graves
Democratic Party
Johnny
The Athens Branch Strike Paralyzes Georgia Railroad Service
The Athens branch of the Georgia railroad nearly halted as strikers blocked passenger trains and delayed freight. Deputies failed to appear, mails were diverted, and only a lone mixed train brought in limited freight. Firemen, mainly white, defended the walkout to maintain white supremacy, while agitation and sympathy among locals polarized opinion and workers debated returning to duty.
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Georgia
Athens
Wige
Washington
Union Point
H. H. Brand
Georgia Railroad
Bis City
James M.smith
Dunlap
Alex Hargrove
Attik
Hon. T. G. Lester Dies in Lexington
Hon. T. G. Lester, longtime clerk of the Superior Court of Oglethorpe County, died at his Lexington home after a long illness Tuesday night. The funeral was held yesterday with many attendees. He was the son of G. H. S. Lester, who served as official clerk of the court for forty years, continuing a seventy five year family tenure in the office.
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T. G. Lester
Oglethorpe County
Lexington
Lester
Appointment of Edward Bond to State Embalmers Board
Governor Smith names Edward P. F. Bond of Atlanta as a member of the state board of embalmers, succeeding F. B. Patterson of Atlanta. The action was announced in Atlanta on May 20 in a special dispatch.
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ED Bond
Board OF Embalmers
Atlanta
Smith
Edward PF. Bond
State Board of Embalmers
F. B. Patterson
Judge Howell Cobb Paralyzed During Georgia Tech Game
Judge Howell Cobb suffered a right sided paralysis while attending a Georgia Tech game on campus. Dr. Proctor diagnosed a stroke and Cobb received immediate care at home, with doctors hopeful for a rally as friends expressed deep concern and wishes for his speedy recovery.
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Howell Cobb
Judge Cobb
Georgia
Tech
Jana
Proctor
Sure Remedy for Horse Colic Ad
Colic in horses is a common disorder and many valuable horses die from it. Sloan's Sure Colic Cure is advertised as a safe instant remedy acting on stomach and bowels for quick relief. Testimonials from owners and a doctor praise its effectiveness. readers urged to send for Dr Earl Sloan's area book.
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J. BE. Neal
Plymouth
N. C
Sloan
Earl
Albany
St. Bouton
Mass
Station A
A New Principal to Be Elected for Athens High School
The move to the new Childs street building next September will require a new principal for the College avenue school. Assistant Superintendent B. B. Mel will become high school principal in the new building, necessitating selection of a new leader for College avenue. The candidate is expected from existing Athens teaching staff.
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Athens High School
Childs Street
College Avenue
B. B. Mel
College Avenue School
Athens
Beautiful Spanish Dancer Praises Peruna Ad
A Spanish dancer extols Peruna as a nonhabit forming tonic that invigorates and boosts appetite while aiding digestion. The piece argues summers demand tonics and Peruna meets this need in hot climates.
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Peruna
Mfg. Co
Mies Pil Pilar Monterde
New Military Company Formed By City Youths
At city hall a meeting called by Capt. Carl A. Vonderlieth attracted many youths. Fifty eight signed on to join the new company to be enrolled after state authorities approve. Officers named include Captain C A Vondersieth First Lieutenant Carl G Zirbes and Second Lieutenant Paul B Jackson.
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Carl A. Vonderlieth
C. A. Vondersieth
Carl G. Zirbes
Paul B. Jackson
Summer Trip for Y M C A Boys Planned
The Y M C A boys will likely enjoy a summer camp this year with arrangements by Secretary Forbes for a trip to a Chattooga river area near Tallulah Falls. The site is favorable with mountain terrain, good drainage, and nearby river water for bathing and fishing. Expenses will be kept low to allow many boys to attend, with definite timing and costs announced once arrangements finish.
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Forbes
Chattooga
Tallulah Falls
Cotton Seed Products Exposition Sought in Atlanta 1910
A movement aims to combine a Cotton Carnival and Exposition in Atlanta during 1910. Col T Brown urges Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to form a committee after letters proposing a joint Cotton Carnival and Exposition with Southern seed crushers. The idea draws on earlier expos in 1881 and 1895 and notes the growing value of cotton seed products.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Col
T. Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Cotton Exposition
L. A. Hanson
Inter State Cotton Seed Crushers’ Associaton
Louisville
Col. Brown
Rancom
Georgia Association
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C. A. Vonderlieth
Y. M. A. Boys
Brown
Athenian
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