Progress in Georgia and Alabama Industry and Railroads
Columbus, Ga Sept 19 The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index reports a steady growth story with plans for $1,000,000 rolling stock purchase by a Georgia railroad and $1,000,000 to modernize its Alabama main line including a mountain tunnel. It notes two new railroads, two more organizations, capital stock rises to $7.5 million by a Georgia power company, and expansions across lumber, office buildings, hospitals, churches, hotels, dormitories, and other construction. It also mentions factories banks ventures and a $400,000 mining company forming to operate in the North Georgia gold region.
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Columbus
Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index
Georgia
Alabama
Tvo
Georgia Power
Alabama Lumber Company
Selma
Ala
Athens Ga
Savannah
North Georgia
Heavy fines set in indecency case at city matinee
The case of Jerry Harris and Pauline Jackson before Mayor Dorsey ended with heavy penalties. Harris faces 50 dollars or six months, Jackson 25 dollars or three months, to be served on the streets this term after the court heard all evidence of their brutish public indecency acts.
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Dorsey
Jerry Harris
Pauline Jackson
Russell Named as Candidate Without Consent
Judge Richard B. Russell has been entered as a candidate for a judgeship on Georgia’s new state court of appeals without his knowledge. Close friend Walter R. Brown says Russell will not know he is a candidate until seeing today’s announcement. An assessment of 1000 dollars was paid to committee chairman A Z L Miller, and his name will appear as a candidate on the Democratic ticket in the October primary.
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Atlanta
Richard B. Russell
State Court of Appeals
Russell
Walter R. Brown
Judge Russell
A. Z L. Miller
State Executive Committee
Unique suit for damages over photo in ad
Paolo Pavesich of this city sues New England Mutual Life Insurance Co Thomas B Lumpkin and J Q Adams for using his portrait in a newspaper advertisement without consent The case argued before Judge Reid first division Atlanta details two photos used with contrasting captions Do It Now the Man Who Did and Do It Now the Man Who Didn t Pavesich seeks 25000 damages claiming libel and false representation through the national ad copy
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Paolo Pavesich
New England Mutual Insurance Company
Atlanta
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Thomas B. Lumpkin
J. Q. Adams
Pavesich
Reid
City Court
First Division
Young
Cage Scene Over Disorderly Negro Man Fined
Emory Cristler, a colored youth, was fined 156 by Mayor for drunk and disorderly conduct at a negro woman’s house. He seized a pistol, flaunted it, cursed, and struck a woman, escaping but later recaptured after a dog chase through woods and cotton fields.
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Emory Cristler
Dorsey
Mattie Howard
Heard
Reformatory Delayed to Late October in Georgia
Atlanta reports the new state reformatory near Milledgeville likely won’t open before late October or November. The prison commission awaits partial furnishing, Governor Terrell will issue a proclamation to judges after readiness, and 25 to 30 white boys are expected as inmates on opening. Local street improvement costs are praised in Athens as wise investments.
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Atlanta
Terrell
Clement A. Evans
Thomas Eason
Georgia
Reformatory
Prison Commission
Baldwin County
Milledgeville
Lucy Cobb School Girl Miss Helen Silverman Highlighted
Miss Helen Silverman is noted among the attractive girls attending Lucy Cobb this year highlighting social circles and campus life at the Georgia school.
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Helen Silverman
Lucy Cobb
Lucy Cobb Magazine to be issued by students this fall
The Lucy Cobb Institute announces the Lucy Cobb Magazine will return with promise of being bright and well managed. The first issue is slated for early October. Also included is a 100 dollar reward offer for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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Lucy Cobb Institute
Lucy Cobb
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J
Ay, Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Tolbert Elected Commissioner in Madison County Race
In Madison County the road and revenue commissioner election defeated four candidates and elected H. H. Tolbert by a small plurality, with B. I. Brooks finishing a close second.
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Madison County
H. H. Tolbert
B. I. Brooks
Sixteen candidates for appellate court seats in Georgia
Atlanta September 19 sixteen candidates for the state appellate court seats have paid $100 each to Judge A L Miller of Macon, chairman of the state democratic executive committee, and are qualified to be voted on October 3 alongside the general state election. The list includes Chappell Columbus Foster Madison Green Athens Hammond Atlanta Harwell LaGrange Henry Floyd Hill Atlanta Jones Cedartown Jones Macon Peeples Atlanta Powell Blakely Profitt Elberton Roberts Eastman Russell Winder Van Epps Atlanta Willingham Forsyth. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve advertised as helpful for piles and general healing is mentioned in the ad alongside the printing note.
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Atlanta
Appellate Court
Tenaships
A. L. Miller
Macon
Democratic Executive Committee
Thomas J. Chappell
Columbus
Fred C. Foster
Madison
Morgan ,County
Athens
William R. Hammond
Frank Harwell
LaGrange
W. H.henry
Floyd
B. H. Hill
C. G. Jones
Cedartown
George 8. Jones
H. C. Peeples
A. G. Powell
Blakely
P. P. Profitt
Elberton
B. M. Roberts
Eastman
R. B. Russell
Winder
Howard van Epps
Bartow
Liverpool Cotton Market News and Prices Report
Liverpool Cotton market reports spare sales of 7,000 bales with 1,000 receipts and 5,200 American. spots around 6.60 to 9.29 with steady closes. Port receipts 25,000. Houston 18,800. Liverpool cables less favorable. expor ters selling contracts as futures close lower by 5.5 points.
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jMay
Athens
Houston
Liverpool
Sam Miller Discharged in Illicit Distilling Case
Sam Miller a white man from Walton County appeared before Judge Kinnebrow on the charge of illicit distilling and, due to lack of evidence, was discharged. The report notes broader talk of Mr. Bryan’s reception in Atlanta with emphasis on hospitality rather than rail ownership.
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Sam Miller
Walton County
Kinnebrew
Bryan
Gate City
Atlanta
Devoe and bone paint advice in a letter
A letter to Coleman from FW Devoe & Co uses a bone metaphore to argue that buyers should avoid cheap paint. It appeals to experience and compares costs of Devoe versus cheaper alternatives in a tongue in cheek lecture about price sensitivity and value. The note is signed by Devoe & Co and pushed by P. and Talmage Hardware Co.
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Devoe
Easter
Devoe & CO P
Talmage Hardware Co
Yellow back literature spurs youth crime in Boston area
A Boston Pennsylvania gang calling itself the Jesse James bank formed among young boys. They bound each other by oaths to rob and harm if needed. The article argues that better parental supervision of boys reading material would curb such offenses and benefit the nation.
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Boston
Pennsylvania
Jesse James” Bank
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Mmr. H. Tolbert
Tor
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
Orr Drug Co
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C. Coleman
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