S P C A society formed in Macon
In Macon Ga August 18 special the newly organized society for the prevention of cruelty to animals aims to improve care for the poor and oppressed dumb creatures An agent will pursue cruelty cases Officers include Mrs E W Bellamy honorary president R Douglas Hearn active president J J Cobb vice president Bridges Smith secretary W W DeHaven treasurer and several directors Delegates of the Thomas Hardeman camp Lone of Confederate Veterans will attend the state reunion August 28 29 with 110 delegates from a 1100 member camp A paving dispute on First Street ends with Mayor Moore deciding a four inch foundation suffices and ready to veto a bid for a new lighting contract
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Macon
Society For the Prevention
H. V. Washington
The
New Society
E. W. Bellamy
R. Douglas Hea
J. J. Cobb
Bridges Smith
W. W. DeHaven
J. Cop
Rabbi Weiss
T. (. Parker
W. A. Huff
Habbi Weiss
A. le Miller
T. W. Callaway
J. T. King
G H. Burghard
Lamar Williams
and Bridges Smith
Marritt
Fliat Street
Pacificar
Moore
First Street
Clty
Macon Railway and Light Company
Expert Opticians Adjust Eyeglass Frames at Moore & Sons
Only an expert optician should adjust eyeglass frames. The adjustment matters, not the frame type. Jno L Moore & Sons, experts, invite you to bring your prescription to prove it at 42 North Broad Street.
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Jno. L. Moore & Sons
North Broad Street
Will Fight Commission in Birmingham City Government
Birmingham August 18 The effort to restore the aldermanic system in Birmingham triggers talk of a campaign to replace the current commission form John R Hornady a leading advocate of the commission system says he will oppose any move toward change He plans to stump against a return to the old form while local politicians weigh chances to reestablish politics under the former structure The Democratic executive committee previously dissolved on the commission’s rise is reportedly anxious to resume activity and could call a rally once aldermanic plans mature
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Birmingham
Ala
Specelal
Iocal
John R. Hornady
Culpepper Exum
Hornady
Ely
Democratic Executive Committee
Greater Birmingham
Lanier Stands For Pension Commissioner Election
A political notice urges voting for Captain W. H. Lanier for pension commissioner. The candidate is described as an old, worthy, well qualified businessman who has never sought office before, opposing Lindsey who has held the post about 15 years and now seeks more power.
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Captain Lanier
Lindsey
Strong pig iron market extends into August in South region
Birmingham reports firm prices at 12 dollars per ton for No 2 foundry pig iron with rising expectations for 3 a ton in early 20 next year. Domestic demand remains robust, foreign inquiries grow but require guaranteed transport. Output gains slow but a steady reduction in south stockpiles continues. Pipe makers and steel plants plan ahead for sustained demand and wage settlements proceed with no major disruption.
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Birmingham
Ala
Genoa
Italy
Slovs-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Central Foundry Company
Holtla
Ensley
Tennessee Coal, Yron and Railroad Company
Beasemer
Southern Iron & Steel Company
Gadsden
James Bowron
Widow of Heroic Physician Receives Aid Bill
Washington, August 18. Senator Meyers of Montana introduced a bill to pay a widow $5,760, equal to two years salary, to Dr. T B McClintic who died last week of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. McClintic worked with the public health and marine hospital service and fought the disease in Bitter Root valley, where no new cases appeared that year until his death.
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Washington
Meyers
Montana
T. B. McClintic
Rocky Mountain
McClintie
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Mercer
Tennessee Democrats Split Over Local Option In Prohibition Debate
Neshville Tenn August 18 Many Tennessee Democrats debate local option at the state convention. The platform moves toward repeal of prohibition for Nashville Chattanooga and Memphis and repeal of the manufacturers law, while Governor Patterson supports local option, and the outcome shapes Governor Benton McMinnin’s campaign amid a rising Bull Moose Republican challenge.
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Neshville
Tenn
Tennessee
Patterson
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Paterson
Hon
Benton McMinin
Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Loval
Hooper
McMillan
Birmingham to host multiple party campaign HQs in September
Birmingham, August 18. Four campaign headquarters will open in September to coordinate politics. Democrats plan to boost Wilson Marshall votes, Republicans and Bull Moose divisions aim to maximize their turnout, and a fifth group pushes a constitutional amendment to replace fees with salaries for county and state officials in Jefferson County.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wilson-Marshall
Alabama
Baltimore
Taft Republican Party
Bull Moose Party
Taftites
Jefferson County
O Neal May Help Judicial Reform In Alabama
Governor O Neal may appoint a progressive to the Alabama Supreme Court to usher in liberal reform and end the old system marked by delays and technical reversals. The selection may shift the court toward liberal tendencies while balancing geographical representation among Alabama districts and considering candidates from Birmingham and Mobile.
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Supreme Court Bench of
Alabama
Montgomery
O'Neal
Robert Tennent $Mason
Justice Simpson
Supreme Court
Judicial Commission
Francis Walker Named Deputy Commissioner Nomination
Washington July 18 President Taft nominated Franeia Walker of Massachusetts to be deputy commissioner of corporations.
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Francis Walker
Washington
Taft
Franeia Walker
Massachusetts
Government Cotton Report Looms As Market Fares
New Orleans August 18 news notes that attention in the cotton market centers on the upcoming government crop report due in September and the week’s weather. Traders reassess August 25 condition versus 76.5 per cent last July and 73.2 per cent a year ago, amid shifting bear sentiment and spot price adjustments as new-crop movement accelerates. Texas offers cotton for prompt shipment but buyers resist.
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New Orleans
Texas
Hope Regnant in Stock Market
New York reports cheerful, confident sentiment in a week of rising prices reaching new yearly highs. Volume surged to a multi months peak as investors profited from gains. Notes highlight railroad equipment strains, iron and steel demand, and a government crop report forecasting record wealth from crops this year.
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New York
Iron and Steel
Building design and construction services offered by Padgett
B R Padgett announces he designs and personally supervises all kinds of buildings. He offers to work either for a reasonable percent of net cost or by contract and lists his office at 1031 Candler Building.
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B. R. Padgett
Archt. & Builder
Candler Bldg
Army Officers Sent To European Schools
Washington August 18 The War Department extends a program to send a limited number of young cavalry and field artillery officers abroad for training Captain John S Farr of the Fourth Cavalry at the War College will join a Prussian regiment First Lieutenant E P Graham of the Fifteenth Cavalry goes to the Hanover military riding school and if the Italian government agrees First Lieutenant John Montgomery of the Tenth Cavalry may be sent to Tor di Quinto Italian cavalry school
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Washington
War Department
Europe
John S. Farr
Fourth Cavalry
The
War College
E. P. Graham
Fifteenth Cavalry
Hanover
Germany
John Co. Montgomery
Tenth Cavalry
Tor di Quinto
HID Deodorant Promotes Freshness and Skin Health
A medical warning against stopping perspiration and a promotion for HID deodorant. A patient’s tale cautions that constricting pores causes skin eruptions. HID is advertised as an odorless cream that deodorizes without blocking perspiration, claimed safe for all healthy and refined people, priced at 25 cents and sold by Jacobs' Pharmacy stores.
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Jacobs
Bacon for Interests: Thomson Progress Editorial
An editorial questions Senator Bacon's renomination as a Democratic candidate for U S Senate from Georgia. It credits him with weathering turbulent politics by aligning with railroad interests and opposing measures that would hurt Southern prosperity. The piece notes past appeals to intervene in cotton prices and observes ongoing mystery over his continued support among Georgia voters.
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Bacon
United States
Georgia
Georg
Taft
Wickersham
Brown
Hayne
Thomson
Smith
South Carolina
Perry
Hall
Negro Question Up to Lawyers for Bar Association
New York August 18 The question of whether colored attorneys may join the American Bar Association will be decided at the Milwaukee meeting. The executive committee issued a report on the election of three Negro candidates that was rescinded and will be used as a basis for action. William H Lewis United States assistant attorney general was initially denied then later found to be a Negro. Wickersham urged Lewis's admission arguing legal election and lack of authority to reverse.
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New York
American Bar Association
Milwaukee
William H. Lewis
United States
Lewis
Butler R. Wilson
William R. Morris
Minnesota
Association
Wickersham
Warning disregarded by Dr Sun Yat Sen reaches Fekin
Shanghai reports Dr Sun Yat Sen defied friends warning and left for Fekin after Hankow generals aligned with his party were executed. General Huang Sing dropped from the trip. Southern generals recently executed were charged with conspiracy against the Pekin government. Two officers were tried by drumhead court martial in the capital and shot. others were taken to Hankow and executed.
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Shanghai
Sun Yat Sen
China
Fekin
Huang Sing
Sun
Yuan Shi Xai
Pekin
Hankow
Nixon announces birth of daughter Lua Vaughn
Mr and Mrs Vaughn Nixon announce the birth of a daughter named Lua Vaughn honoring her paternal grandmother. She is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson and Mr and Mrs William Nixon with great grandfather General John C Vaughn a Confederate cavalry commander of the Army of the Tennessee. Mrs Aubrey L McDonald of Nashville visiting relatives on Glenn Street. Mr McDonald to join September 1 for a trip east. Phillip C McDuffie and wife announce birth of a son at their Piedmont Avenue home.
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Vaughn Nixon
Lua Vaughn
Henry Johnson
William Nixon
John C. Vaughn
Army of the Tennessee
Aubrey L. McDonald
Nash Ville
L. W. Feinstein
Glenn Street
McDonald
Phillip C. McDuffie
Piedmont Avenue
Ef your feet hurt up ao much Si las said Mrs Weevery
The dialogue shows Mrs Weevery urging Silas to wear shoes bought in Boston last summer for comfort, while Silas jokes that wearing them would wear them out leaving him with nothing to fall back on.
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the Economist
Judge
Silas
Mrs. Weevery
Mirandy
Sulfosol the new form of sulphur in solution
Sulfosol, a new soluble sulfur preparation, touted as a universal remedy for rheumatism gout eczema and stubborn skin troubles. Claims it vitalizes blood expels uric acid and conquers gout and rheumatism with a promise of a free book from the Sulfosol Company in New York.
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Sulfosol Company
Washington St
New York
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