Secret Ballot Fight Moves in Augusta Charter Plan
House committee on municipal affairs opens debate on a bill to require the Australian ballot in Augusta mayoral elections. C E Dunbar for Littleton faction and Judge E H Calloway for Hayne faction present arguments. Committee to study before reporting, action deferred to Thursday.
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House
C. E. Dunbar
Littleton
E. H. Calloway
Hayne
de Jay
SN. Garlington
Richmond
J. R. Littleton
Elect Ten
Mayer Harrett
Ugrer
Fyne
Canadates
Council
Littleton Party
Bosses Dying Says Gov Wilson Campaign Charge
Governor Wilson tells Delaware Democrats he will move New Jersey government from trustees to trusted people. He accuses a board of guardians of past interference and says the state should empower citizens to manage affairs. Governor O Nea l of Alabama supports Wilson and plans to campaign in northern states.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Delaware
United States
O'Neal
Alabama
Woman and Grandson Die After Strychnine Mixup
In Gloster Mississippi a grandmother Mrs. T J Berry and her 12 year old grandson died after strychnine was mistaken for calomel. The boy died Saturday and the grandmother perished yesterday. An investigation was begun to determine the cause of death.
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Gloster
Miss
T. J. Berrynil
Dodge Sues for Divorce in Nevada Case
Philip J. Dodge, president of the Mergenthaie Linotype Co. of New York, files for divorce from Margaret B. Dodge at Keno Nevada. The complaint centers on desertion and is described as not sensational.
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Keno
Nev
Philip J. Dodge
Mergenthaie Linotype Company
New York
Margaret B. Dodge
Knights of Pythias Convenes at Cotp with 1000 Attendees
The twenty-seventh biennial convention of the Knights of Pythias opened in Cotp on August 6. About 1,000 members of the order attended, many with their families.
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Knights of Pythias
The
Order
Littleton faction appears before committee in morning session
Dunbar ex-member of the house R. J. Edenfield Warry Jones and Julian Smith represented the Littleton faction arriving at Allinta Tuesday morning. Thirty minutes was allowed to each side to debate.
Georgia Deficiency Bill Advances As Insurance Measure Passes
The House approved a deficiency appropriation of 161 867.50 with no votes against it, backing $25 000 for the South Georgia Agricultural and Industrial School at Valdosta and other line items. An insurance commission bill also passed without dissent, creating a department to regulate insurers and reform stock issuance. The day included local bills and a committee report favoring a “woman’s attorney” bill to allow women to practice law.
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South Georgia Agricultural and Industrial School
Valdosta
General Assembly
Georgia Normal College
Public Building Fund
Pension Fund
Commissioner of Commerce and Agriculture
Department of Commerce and Labor
Soldiers’ Home
Military Department
Georgia School of Technology
Milledge~ville
Georgia Military Academy
South Ggorgia
Academy
B. O. Smith
Insurance Commission
Department of Inguran
Georgia
T. Gower
Crisp County
Hills
Marietta
Superior Court
O. D. Price
Colquitt
At- Tanta
United States
Committee On Special Judiciary
Fertilizer Bill Passes Senate After Substitution
The Blalock Cab anisa fertilizer bill passed the Senate 35 to 4 as unfinished business. It allows fillers if printed on the sack or tag, requires showing pounds of plant food and other matter, and mandates that filler amount be labeled with the phrase Worthless as a fertilizer. Senators Blalock and Bush supported the Harris substitute. A banking bill by Morrix Shingler and Moore was set for a vote today. several new bills were introduced and others passed, including a revival charter for the Masonic temple and a city courts salary measure.
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Senate
W. J. Harris
Thirty Eighth District
Blalock
Bush
Harris
Morrix
Shingler
Moore
Board of Commissioners
Graham
Wiggins
Grady County
Kincaid
Bluse Ridge
Slaton
Masonic Temple
Free List Bill Approved By Governor Brown
Governor Brown approved the farmers free list bill, an amendment to the state constitution. The measure, passed by both houses, allows a one year tax exemption on farm products in the producer’s hands to help farmers hold cotton for higher prices. It will be presented to voters in the November national election.
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Brown
House
Senate
Georgia House Passes General Insurance Bill No 752
A House committee bill named No 752 to strengthen Georgia insurance laws passed the House unanimously. The measure, drafted by Rep. Omar T Gower and a bipartisan commission, creates a state Insurance Department under the comptroller general with broad powers to regulate premiums, commissions, stock sales and chartering of insurers. It imposes capital and reserve requirements on fraternal orders and industrial insurers, establishes a fire inspector, and grants the insurance commissioner authority to seize insolvent firms or those defying audits.
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House
Omar T. Gower
Crisp County
Senate
E. A. Copeland
John W. Mayson
George W. Adams
O. T. Gower
RB. F. Scott
H. H. Chandler
R. ON. Hardeman
G. Y. Harrett
Gower
Georgia
Insurance Commission
Insurance Department
State of Georgia
Uits
Insurance Commissioner
Georga
Fidelity and Bonding
Hie
Fight Over Freight Rates in Alabama Case
Montgomery August 6 pending a hearing fixed for August 26 Federal Judge Thomas G Jones restrained the Mobile and Ohio railroad from canceling joint tariffs with the Mississippi Masters railway filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission The action follows a bill by the Mississippi Masters carrier based in Quitman Mississippi The litigation stems from an ICC ruling
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas G. Jones
Mobile and Chblo
Mississippi Masters Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Freigh
Quitman
Misa
One Man to Control Isthmian Waterway
Washington August 6 The Senate backed a plan to place Panama under a single governor with power to appoint and govern the canal and zone, after taft urged immediate action. The move contrasts with a three member commission and shifts tolls debate to the next day as senators weigh exempting coastwise vessels.
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Panama Carnal
Senate
House
Panama
Canal
Canal Zone
Taft
Burtons
Amercan
Committee On
Man Confesses to Murder of 14 Year Old in Maine
Bengor Maine Auzuata J Sherman Gray admits killing Naomi Etta Mitchell a 14 year old girl of North Carmel three weeks ago in a shocking Maine case. Gray today confessed to the crime stating the details to authorities and implicating himself in the fatal act.
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Bengor
Maine
J. Sherman Gray
Naomi Etta Mitchell
North Carmel
Ase
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