Veto Fight Delays Tippins Bill In Georgia House
Governor Brown’s veto triggers a heated fight between Hooper Alexander and Mr. Anderson over postponement of the Tippins bill. A 107 to 42 vote for postponement suggests 107 supporters, while 123 votes are needed to override. Debate timing hinges on a rules committee report and future motions. Alexander vows to press Friday as he notes absentee members sway. No state holiday for Alexander Stephens is approved amid opposition to extra holidays.
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Hooper Alexander
House
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Chatham
Alexander
Rules Committee
Temperance Committee
Mr. Alexander
Macsengale
Warren
Alexander Stephens
Massengate
Kim
Georgia
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Georgia Senate Passes Medical Board and Women Lawyers Bills
The Georgia Senate approved a medical board bill by 38 to 2, creating a state composite board of medical examiners to regulate licenses and practice, with an eight member governor appointed board to include diverse physicians. Also passed was a bill permitting women to practice law in Georgia, with 24 to 5 vote, plus measures increasing Confederate veterans pensions and other senate actions including county treasurer abolition and new roads offices.
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Georgia
State Medical Association
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General Assembly
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House
Turner
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Williams
House Bil
Henry
Graham, Edwards and King
Washington County
William Akin
Catoosa County
Millen
Jenkins
Georgia House Bill Bars Cinders from Coaches
A railroad committee in Georgia favored a bill to require first class passenger coaches to have cinder fenders like Pullman cars. The measure, introduced by Mr. Massengale of Warren, is said to have many friends in both houses.
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Railroad Committee
House
Massengale
Warren
Senate
Montgomery to Probe Police Department Investigation
Montgomery officials announce a rigid inquiry by the board of city commissioners into the police department. President William A. Gunter Jr says the probe will be thorough and may reveal sensational developments as the grand jury's criticisms spur potential dismissals of several officers.
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Board of City Commissioners
William A. Gunter, Jr
Grand Jury
Montgomery County
Gunter
Frank Stollenwerck Dead In Nevada While Inspecting Mines
Frank Stollenwerck Sr a capitalist and vice president of the First National Bank of Montgomery died suddenly at Mineral Hill Nevada while inspecting large mineral interests. The body will be brought to Montgomery for interment. He was one of the first city commissioners under Montgomery’s commission form of government.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Stollenwerck, Sr
First National Bank of
Mineral Hill
Nev
Nevada
Suits to Order at Cost at Carroll Tailor
On account of rebuilding, Carroll the tailor offers his stock of piece goods and suitings at cost this week only, urging customers to take advantage of the sacrifice during the sale to rebuild the business.
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Carroll
Atlanta Charter Bills Hit Bumpy Ground In House Panel
The municipal government committee of the House adversely acted on two sections of the new Atlanta charter bill. One would close the Forsyth street underpass near the bridge and the other would extend Ormewood. The Forsyth proposal had been debated across three meetings with a private inspection delaying action. Ormewood saw heavy turnout from residents and favored annexation, though opposition from large property owners persisted. The vote remained close even after an executive session.
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Atlanta
Forsyth Street Bridge
Ormewood
Forsyth Street
Ormew@ood
City news plan to boost Decatur edition
The Decatur Board of Trade will hold a special Friday night meeting to plan financing a boosting edition of The DeKalb New Era, a 40 page illustrated weekly. The issue aims to showcase growth and prospects in Decatur and DeKalb county, slated for about September 1.
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Decatur Board of Trade
DeKaly New Era
Rekalb County
DeKalb County
Milledgeville Urges Road Repair to Link Cities
Milledgeville residents and Macon automobile clubs plan a joint trip to Gray's Station to press Jones County officials for immediate improvements on a 16 to 17 mile stretch of highway between Milledgeville, Macon, and Atlanta. Citizens promise a strong, ready response to the road effort.
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Macon
Atlanta
Jones County
The
Automobile Association
Board of Trade
Gray's
Barbour Campaign Resumes Hookworm Fight in Schools
Eufaula Alabama July 31 Special Preparations begin to resume Barbour county drive against hookworm disease. The effort ran six weeks in April and May and will extend with public school reopenings across the county led by Dr J Fraser Orr and state education officials.
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Eufaula
Ala
Barbour County
J. Fraser ‘Orr
Constitutional amendment to abolish city justice courts
Representative Walter MecElreath introduces a constitutional amendment to permit abolition of city justice courts in cities with 20 000 or more inhabitants. Savannah is exempted while Atlanta Augusta Macon and Columbus are affected. If ratified, cities may seek municipal courts to replace abolished justice courts with broader powers.
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Mec- Elreath
Fulton
House
Senate
Savannah
Allants
Augusta
Macon
Columbus
Mmlta
Gwinnett and Other Counties Seek Charter and Board Revisions
Several bills pass authorizing amendments to county and city charters. Nix and Wilson of Gwinnett propose amending the act creating the county commission board and repealing the roads and revenues office. Slade and Wohlwender of Muscogee authorize sale of property in Columbus. Hall Wimberly and De Fore of Bibb seek to amend Macon city charter. Richmond introduces to amend Augusta police commissioner act. Aller of Emanuel proposes electing road commissioners. DuBose of Clarke provides for a Clarke County board of education.
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Emanuel
DuBose
Clarke
Clarke County
Annual Wrightsville Excursion Ad and Fraud Case
Announcement of an August 10 Wrightsville excursion with an eight dollar round trip and reservations at 8&8 Peachtree. Sealed board notice lists four Texas men and two others under arrest in Sioux City for mail fraud, including a Minnesota powder ejector contract dispute involving hotel owner W F Oltman claiming two thousand dollars loss.
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Seal Board
Sioux City
Iowa
John L. Bowers
San_ Angelo
Texas
M. D. Wilkenson
Yoakum
W. H. McKinney
Hot Springs
Ark
Arthur Mann
Fort Worth
W.F. Oltman
Minnesota
New House Bills and Taft Veto Action
Senate clears Taft veto by 42 to 17 on a bill to reimburse labor and supplies for the Corbett tunnel project in Wyoming. In Hartwell, Ga., Mrs. Aiben McCurry remains critically ill with a nurse at her side. her husband, a legislator, is unlikely to return this session.
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Taft
Washington
Senate
Corbett
Shoshone
Wyoming
Probed Injustice Fueled Killing Case At City Grocer
A crime narrative from July 23 describes Qaborne the grocer's murder on the city outskirts. Confession implicates Major Whithead and Harry Hubert, both colored, as under arrest. A black informant details a brutal attack, saying Whithead dealt the strike and Hubert finished the job, while the robbed grocer slept breathing his last.
Erwin Named Director in Athens Fire Insurance Firm
Athens July 31 special says A C Erwin elected director of the Columbia Fire Insurance company to fill the unexpired term of the late A H O Farrell. Hodgson Jr named director of the Georgia National Bank in place of O Farrell who died suddenly a few days ago.
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A. C. Erwin
Athens, Ga
A. ¢.Erwin
Columbia Fire Inaurange Company
A. H. O'Farrell
KR. Hodgson, Jr
Georgia National Bank
O'Farrell
Opposition Drives Georgia Bill on Prostitution Traffic
Fragmentary text shows debate over a Virginia style measure aimed at eradicating white traffic in Georgia. The draft bill allegedly criminalizes male and female prostitution and detains women in houses of ill fame for debt or coercion, but the wording is unclear and partially obscured.
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Virginia
Georgia
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