Six Day Race Heats Up At Madison Square Garden
Jed New pre and John Jacobson lead early as Leander and Floyd Kreibs gain laps in a dramatic six day race at Madison Square Garden New York. McFarland, a top track tactician, faces scrutiny as fans pack the arena and the crowd swells to a record 70 000 for the event with 16 000 in attendance tonight.
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Joe Nelson
Garden
New York
Jed Newpre
John Jacobson
George le Bier
Floyd Kreibs
Seagger
McFarland
Mayo
Butler
Turville
Mmcfarland
Board of
Batchelder
Leander
Samps
Atlanta
Ganten
Migison Square
Missing Dr J W Field Causes Local Alarm in Farmville
Farmville Ga December 11 Special uneasiness grips the town over the disappearance of Dr J W Field a well known local physician who had been summoned to treat a patient at J J Ferguson s home. He left Abberguaens Place around midnight Monday and has not been heard from since authorities fear he may be wandering in a mentally unsettled state.
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Farmville
J. W. Field
Heid
J. J. Ferguson
Abberguaens Place
Nous
Senate Recedes From Capitol Repair Amendment
The Senate voted 2 to 3 to recede from its amendment to Mr Steed of Taylor, appropriating 15009 for repairing the state capitol. It had cut the amount to 88400 for a roof and minor tiling, but agreed to give the full sum after discussion and an appeal by President Howell. The message to the House announced the recision.
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Senate
House
Howell
Steed
Taylor
Cleveland Addresses Berean Manual Training School Aid
Former president Cleveland presided at a Philadelphia meeting aiding the Berean Manual Training School. Looker T. Washington also spoke as jurists educators and business leaders attended. Cleveland urged expanded educational opportunities for African Americans and support for industrial schooling to promote citizenship and self-reliance. The Berean school, two years old with about 200 students, faces funding and accommodation needs.
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Philadelphia
Berean Manual Training School
Cleveland
Looker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Maus
Berean Manual Training and Industrial School
Franchise Tax Bill Moves Through Senate Debate
The senate continued with franchise tax discussions and amendments aimed at constitutional compliance. Skelton defended his substitute as simpler than the original, while Dodd’s amendment sought to prevent double taxation by deducting municipal taxes. Middlebrooks proposed an exemption for city owned utilities. amendments were debated and some passed.
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Skelton
Senate
Hall of the
Smith
Wright
Dodd
Middlebrooks
Candler
Finance Committee
Nut
Suntain
Bikelton
the .Com
oSenator
Park
Davis
Howell
Charter revision plan outlines new fifteen member committee
The city council and a citizen group propose a fifteen member charter revision committee with seven councilors and seven citizens and an umpire as chair. Eight new faces will ensure a majority of newcomers, aiming to draft a new charter acceptable to both sides for the next general assembly. The effort follows Alderman Longino’s suggestion and targets a charter ready for council action next year before submission to the legislature.
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Council of 1902
T. D. Longino
Alderman Longina
General Assembly
Sour Stomach Cure Promises Relief for Digestive Ills
Dyspepsia described as acid fermentation of undigested food weakening nerves and blood, with chronic effects and insomnia. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are promoted as a radical, safe remedy by noted specialists Reed and O’Leary, sold nationwide at 50 cents per package and said to restore digestion and appetite.
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Stuart
Reed
O'Leary
Wife of Captain Cooper Dead in Brunswick Fall
In Brunswick Georgia Mrs Andrew Cooper wife of Captain Andrew Cooper of the steamer Iris died after a fall at their home. She reportedly stepped in darkness striking her neck on a trunk causing fatal injuries. Captain Cooper returned home found her and summoned a doctor. The couple’s infant son survived as relatives and friends mourned.
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Cooper
Brunswick
Andrew Cooper
Iris
Captain Cooper
Hugh Burford
Senate Passes Tax Bill After Davis Closure Debate
The Georgia Senate voted 36 to 2 to pass the general tax bill after Senator Davis, chair of the finance committee, closed debate with a brief justification. The report of the committee was adopted with amendments, and a list of additional bills passed by the Senate followed, including incorporations and school district actions.
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Senate
Davis
Finance Committee
Georgia
Allen
Atkinson
Christie
Clark
Clements
Comas
Crumbley
Duncan
Golden
Harrell
Hightower
Hopkins
Hudson
Jordan
Lee
Ledford
Mathews
McClure
McLean
McMichael
Merritt
Middlebrooks
Moore
Park
Perry
Roberts
Skelton
Snead
Stevens
Sweat
Symons
van Buren
Worsham
Howell
Smith
Turner
Dodd
Lewis
Reid
Rountree
Tisinger
Alford
Worth
Sylvester
George
Morgan
Bostwick
Morgan County
Jones
Pickens
Marble Hill
Dudley
Laurens County
Moses
Cowda
Youngs Tan Yard
Coweta County
Messrs
Steed and Hixon
Carroll
Bowdon
Carroll County
Crumtey
Stewart
Stewart County
Fields
Dooly
Cordele
Dooly County
Messrs. Steed and Hixon
Carrolls
Newton
Colquitt
Dee Run
Colquitt County
Thirty Ninth
House Refuses Concurrence in Georgia Legislation
Senate bills quickened by the House refusal to concur in amendments to the general appropriations bill. The House struck out sections on the state sanitarium pay from the general fund and trustee salaries, objected to chairs for the Senate, more doorkeepers and pages, reduced field work for the state geologist, cut the military fund to 18000 with 500 reserved for the adjutant general, and altered a 2003 appropriation.
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Senate
Georgia
House
Swamp Root Promises Kidney Relief in Rural Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for backache and kidney trouble. It cites Brights disease risk, lists numerous symptoms, and claims doctors and hospitals endorse the remedy. Readers are offered a free sample via mail and urged to buy bottles at drug stores nationwide.
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Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Marek
F. Thomas
Best St
Buffalo
Der
Kilmer
Atlanta Daily Constitution
Dr. Kilmeér
Senate records show amended appropriation and adjournment
The senate receded from action in one case and appointed a conference on the salaries and mileage of state sanitarium trustees. Adjournment came after notices of passage of franchise tax and general tax bills along with the general appropriations bill. A storm crippled electric lighting plants and telegraph and telephone wires at Odessa and Sebastopol.
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South Georgia College
Thomasville
Railroad Commission
Senate
Howell
Odessa
Sebastopol
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George W. Murphy
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Hillview Cemetery
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Dyer
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Ger Heck
Marietta Street
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