Low Passenger Rates Fought by Railroads in Georgia
Railroads and workers gathered in the Georgia Senate chamber to protest Chairman J Pope Brown’s motion to cut passenger fares from 3 to 2 cents per mile. Representing railroad employees, Col. R L Colding read Macon resolutions and Macon Mayor Bridges Smith supported the stance. The hearing yielded no proponent for the reduction, while critics warned it could lower service and raise costs elsewhere.
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Georgia
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R. L. Culding
Savannah
Macon
Brotherhood of Locomotives Engineers
Order of Halfway Conditors
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Speenwi
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Prown
Hontobert
Colding
Bridges Smith
Columbus
G. Gunby Jordan
New England
Central States
Leinst
Mrs McLean Elected President General of DAR
Mrs Donald McLean of New York City elected president general of the national Daughters of the American Revolution during a tense convention. On the first ballot she led with 342 of 713 votes, then 362 to 322 on the second as Mrs Sternberg and Mrs Lippitt trailed. The vote sparked cheers and a move to make the result unanimous.
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New York City
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District of Columbia
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Rhode Island
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Lean
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McLean
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Ehate
Daughters of the Revolution
Sia
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Kansas City
Mary Wood Swift
San Francisco
Charles H. Deere
Moline
Tls
O. J. Hodge
Cleveland
Ohio
J. J. Estey
Brattleboro
Lindsay Patterson
Winston-Salem
N.C
3. Chamberlain
Chattanooga
Tenn
John Cunningham Haren
Pelham Manor
N. C
George W Nichola
Spartanburg
S. C
Franklin BE. Brooks
Colorado Springs
Cola
Misa Mary
Esha
D. C
Virginia Miller
Washington, D. C
Stewart Jamieson
Peel
Georgia
Georgia Evangelist Has Perience in Alabama He Will Never Forget
Montgomery Alabama April 20 Rev Sam P Jones of Carterville Ga a famed evangelist faced a bizarre incident as Methodist preacher Sam Windham of Dothan abducted him to wed in Demopolis then plan meetings in Montgomery Windham who was arrested at the depot claimed divine mandate and threatened death if Jones refused His self written interview reveals Windham recent Los Angeles years and multiple divorces awaiting legal disposition in police barracks
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Carteraville
Jones
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Ais
Booker Washington
Sam H. Windham
Dothan
Windham
Mr. Jones
Demopolis
Payne
Thi
Tuskegee
Sam Jonea
Sam Windham
Glenmore Hotel
Sam Jones
Los Angeles
Cal
Ozark
San Francisco
Alabama
YANDAW AFTER A FORTUNE IN CALIFORNIA ESTATE
Massachusetts man Antoine Yandaw claims brother Thomas Yandaw’s California fortune worth over 1.6 million and will seek to recover it. He describes their Vermont birth and California life before Virginia death, while Norfolk seeks details in the case.
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Norfolk
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Antoine Yandaw
Main Street
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Mase
Chicopee Falls
Williamsburg Asylum
Vermont
Virginia
Russian Fleet Rumor Signals Roost Near Formosa
Rumors persist that Vice Admiral Rozestvensky has passed the Straits of Formosa toward the Pacific, while Vice Admiral Togo's force remains at large. France pledges strict neutrality as Japan seeks assurances regarding French waters and the status of the Russian Pacific squadron.
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Togo
ST. Petersburg
Roosevelt Shoots Grizzly on Rocky Mountain Hunt
President Roosevelt enjoys a hunting trip with Secretary Loeb in Colorado. The bear killed by the president is his notable trophy while dogs pursued game. The party plans to move camp to Redstone and return home in May, with Roosevelts’ appointment actions discussed.
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Alexander Lambert
Weat Divide Creek
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Redstone
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Denver
Chicago
Silmer Chapman
Charley Penny Ranch
Girne Springs
Colo
Chapman
Mr. Loeb
Dows
George W. Atkinson
West Virginia
United States Court of Claims
Tragic Gasoline Fire Kills Three Kunkle Children
In Greensburg Pennsylvania on April 20 a bottle of gasoline exploded in the Kunkle home. Three children Paul Kunkle 7 Alice Kunkle 6 and Ilabe Kune 3 died. A surviving child Catharine 2 is severely injured. Firemen assisted and both parents, who were away at church, rushed home as the blaze grew. The grandmother, 75, dropped water to help but overturned the gasoline bottle, starting the deadly fire. The parents returned to find their home engulfed and were overwhelmed with grief.
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John &. Kunkle
Paul Kunkle
Alice Kgonkle
Ialibe Kune
Catharide
Ain Bodiy
A.melang John Siva
Medical Association Is Adopted Amid Turmoil
The Medical Association passes a controversial measure igniting public uproar as officials grapple with the fallout. Controversy erupts over governance and community response as demonstrations begin across the city.
Constitution Adopted Amid Row Over Two Thirds Rule
At Marist College hall a vote on the new constitution for the Medical Association of Georgia led to a frenzied scene as 134 men supported reorganization and opponents argued a two thirds majority was required. Dr Nicolson overruled the objection and chaos followed. A panel of advocates and opponents was to be appointed to argue the point, with a ruling expected at 6:30 this morning in the Kimball house ballroom. Drs Hicks and Westmoreland named to the panel.
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Medical Association of Georgia
Marist College Hall
I/1
Wiliam ‘Perrin Nicolaon
Miles
Nicolson
Willis Westmoreland
Weather forecast across states with rain and cool spells
The forecast covers Friday and Saturday across Georgia Florida Virginia Louisiana Texas North and South Carolina Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Arkansas and nearby regions. It calls for fair conditions on some coasts and interior rains with cooler spells, shifting winds from south to northwest in several areas.
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