Virginia Society plans Great Lee Day Banquet
The Virginians of the city reorganized the Virginia Society with a new charter and officers. Maurice W Thomas leads as president with J Carroll Payne as vice president and Charles D McKinney as secretary and treasurer. The banquet on Lees birth day will feature a distinguished speaker yet to be announced, honoring General Robert E. Lee and Virginia history.
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J. Carroll Payne
Charles D McKinney
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J C Gentry
W. D Howsell
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J.B B Thompson
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John Skelton Williams
J Gray McAllister
Fitzhugh Lee
Andrew J Montague
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River Survey Now Completed in Columbus Georgia
Surveyors finished a 365 mile river water power survey of the Chattahoochee from Columbus to West Point. Claimed to be the nation’s largest after Niagara, with over 10,000 horsepower. Columbus Power Company backs the work and plans rapid development with dams and plants, including a dam near North Highlands.
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Columbia Power Company
North Highlands
Lynchburg Annexes Suburbs in Campbell Circuit Ruling
December 14 Jude Anderson of Citizen Forge Virginia to enter a court order granting Lynchburg a petition to annex several suburbs effective January The county appealed and obtained a suspending order for thirty days to perfect the appeal The annexation will add about 6500 population and roughly two million dollars in property value to Lynchburg Virginia.
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Citizen Forge
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Crisis in Manchuria Threatens New Russian Japan Strain
December reports a growing crisis as Japan pushes Manchurian policy, risking annulment of the Russo Chinese telegraph accord. China resists Tokyo demands on station rights, congestion of routes, and cable terms, while Japan seeks broader control of Manchurian communications.
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Alabama at sixty eight years marks eventful year
Montgomery December 14 Special Alabama is 68 today and lawmakers justify a year full of reforms. Key acts create a game and fish commission, cotton statistics bureau, modern tax system, forest preservation, soil survey, and humanitarian measures like an epileptic colony and tuberculosis sanitarium. Education expands with new schools, librarians, and a textbook commission. History preservation provisions save Confederate records and plan monuments.
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Jefferson Davis
Indiana
Horse Shoa Bend
Fair Weather Returns Today Forecaster Sees Clear Skies
Weather note predicts fair and colder conditions today with minimal clouds. A playful donkey barometer at the courthouse provides humorous outlooks on rain and wind, while residents anticipate fruit cakes for Christmas 1908 and warning to heed the weather man.
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Perkerson
Interesting Paper Owned by Atlanta Woman
A Kingston New York Gazette copy dated December 20 1760 recounts George Washington’s funeral. Mrs C L Rogers of 184 Spring Street holds the relic. her grandmother gave it to her mother before passing to Mrs Rogers. A homicide reported near Erfaule Alabama twelve miles south of the city occurred yesterday. Goodman Hapy and Edmund Carter, a Negro, quarrelled over a lumber bill. Eapy fired twice, killing Carter instantly. Carter owned a farm near Espy’s place and bore a reputation as insolent and mean.
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No Liquor for Oklahoma Wells Fargo Refusal
In Dallas today Judge Baward R Meek denied a temporary injunction to stop Wells Fargo Express from refusing to receive consignments of Interleating Aquara for points in Oklahoma. The judge found grave doubt about the relief, so the injunction was denied pending merits. Barnesville Banks in Fine Shape reported currency basis during money stringency.
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Columbus Couple United In Marriage At Bride's Residence
Miss Helen Harrelson of Phenix City Alabama and J W Hughes of Columbus were married on December 22 at the bride's home. Mr Hughes heads the finishing department at the Columbus Show Case Company and has lived in Columbus three to four years after moving from Atlanta where he has many friends.
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Phenix City
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Columbus
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Columbus Show Case Company
Atlanta
State school funding and attendance rise in drive to seven month terms
The state aims to remove obstacles swiftly as 702,824 school children receive a per capita allotment of 208 dollars. Attendance reached record levels last year, with plans to sustain an average seven month term. A chair of pedagogy was established at the university, and county superintendent irregularities grew from one to six.
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Pigeon Stops Columbus Town Clock in Public Turmoil
In Columbus Georgia on December 14 a pigeon perched on the First Presbyterian church tower and halted the town clock. Citizens trudged through rain to watch the timepiece freeze, disrupting daily plans as Father Time and residents faced the surprise stoppage and ensuing delays.
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Macon City Appoints New Officials in GOP Administration
At a December meeting in Macon Georgia the mayor and council completed the slate of city officials. Messenbure remains clerk. Bed Hedducks becomes city marshal. Assistant Fire Chief Milter succeeds Chief Jones. John Galloway stays streets superintendent. G C Connor replaced by G Wantcott as police chief. five more appointments to boards and departments to be announced Tuesday night.
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Woman kills Huntsville man after believing pistol empty
Huntville Alabama December 14 Arthur Hawk Jr a 22 year old county resident was shot and killed by a Sheffield woman who thought her pistol was unloaded He was visiting a young lady when she fired the weapon killing him instantly His body was taken to Deposit for burial and his parents reside there
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Man Sues Georgia Railway For Eighty Thousand Dollars
Jester, through Austin and Kontz, filed suit against Georgia Railway and Electric Company seeking 80,900 dollars in damages for injuries claimed after a transfer confusion on an East Hunter car. He alleges the conductor ignored him as the car moved, throwing him from the vehicle and causing multiple injuries including a broken collarbone and other fractures. He was earning about 10,000 annually at the time and alleges permanent disability thereafter.
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Election for Clarkston mayor and council on December 14
Clarkston voters face a December 14 election to select the mayor and town council for the year. The contest features two competing tickets and heightened interest as the campaign unfolds.
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