Veterans Home Clash Sparks Georgia Legislature Debate
The Atlanta era reports a circular by Raitor Harry Brown denouncing Allied attacks on the Veterans Home issue. The piece argues Alliance principles not involved and urges calm as Georgia voters and leaders weigh the bill, with reactions from The Banner and other papers.
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Raitor
Harry Brown
Southi Alliance
Legiglature
Capitol
Brown
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Journal
Assembly
Gate Alliance
Livingston
Gate
Druggist Turpentine Prank Ends With Dry County Fame
Twelve men buy turpentine from a druggist in a dry Clarke county town after a jokers wink. Each man takes a bottle claiming illness or medical need until one swallows it and suffers a violent reaction. Twelve bottles sold, alcohol ban remains. A separate scuffle in Danielsville ends with Murray and Lane facing arrest then release.
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Ever
Anon
Clarke County
Milledgeville
Homer Happenings and Local Notices From Homer
Clipped items from Homer describe a funeral for Mr. John Ash and other community notices. Mentions expectant weeks, local families, and ongoing court work at Banks Superior Court.
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Homer
John Ash
Oaks
Tamane
Mamie
Banks Superior Court Aera
Pope Barrow Comments on Clarke County Liquor Law
Hon Pope Barrow discusses Clarke county prohibition measures and the dispensary plan in Athens. He says he advised doctors and druggists to stop selling liquor until the dispensary is opened and notes he has not formed opinions on the doctors and druggists bill.
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Athens
Clarke County
Oliver
Clarke
Pope Barrow
Thareso
Terrific Rainstorm Destroys Crops Near Athens
A massive cloud burst drenched Athens area with over an inch of rain, heavily damaging crops especially cotton. The storm’s southern impact delayed farmers in the county while reports note extreme rainfall along the Middle river from Tallasee shoals to Princeton Factory.
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Athens
Watkinsville
Bishop
Winterville
Middle River
Tallasee Shoals
Princeton Factory
Captain Nickerson III Takes Ill Then Recovers Quickly
Captain Reuben Nickerson III, a respected city figure, fell violently ill Friday night with a colic like condition. He fainted yesterday morning but soon regained consciousness and is now much better. The Rock College remark notes an expected normal school within its walls, delayed by current legislative pace.
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The
Rock College
Jeweler enters mayoral race pledging city clock
Athens jeweler Valentine W. Skiff declares he is in the mayoral contest and will donate a large city clock if elected. He vows a vigorous campaign and notes his past public service as his qualification while Brown remains undecided.
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Skiff
Valentine W. Skiff
Athens
Tam
Mr. Skiff
Petition Aims East Athens School Construction
A Banner reporter learned a petition will be started to the City Council asking for a new school for white children in East Athens. Citizens insist the site should be on their side of the river where the need is greatest and city finances permit.
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Cumming Glerien
East Athens
Athens
Meriwether Dead Telegraph Chief and County Tax Ruling
Mr. C. G. Meriwether, superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph fourth district, died in Atlanta from blood poisoning. Once with the American Telegraph Co., he rose from messenger to top telegraph official, overseeing Chattanooga to Texas lines. A separate report notes Judge Clarke upholding county railroad taxation as constitutional in a Columbus case, with Supreme Court next.
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C. G. Meriwether
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Meriwether
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Chattanooga
Macon
Texas
Mobile
Marshall J. Clarke
Columbus Southern Railroad
Clarke
Supreme Court
A Day of Wrath in Georgia House over Confederate Home Bill
A contentious Georgia House session featured near pandemonium as Mr. Cutts moved to reconsider the Confederate Veterans Home bill. Speaker rules were upset by Mr. Atkinson of Coweta who invoked the phrase ninety-three and the nigger, blaming Atlanta leaders and mob actions at the artesian well. The motion failed ninety-three to forty-four, ending a day of heated debate and protest.
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House of Representatives
Georgia
House
Mr. Cutts
Sumter
Cutts
House of the Veterans’ Home
Hill
Merriwether
Artesian Well
Goodwin
Mr. Hill
Capitol
Martin
Atkinson
Coweta
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Thos
The Chattahoochee and Columbus Scenery Spotlighted
A Sunray Bardens column extols Columbus Georgia as a premier lover’s leap locale. Vivid river imagery and ancient landforms frame the scene from the Moss-draped forests to the grand boulevard. The piece praises natural grandeur and warns against desecration of the terrain.
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Georgia
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