Prohi laws praised at Tuskegee negro conference
Tuskegee Institute Alabama February 17 Nearly two thousand negro farmers and teachers attended the eighteenth annual negro conference. Noted farmer Deal Jackson of Athens Georgia spoke of cotton success and attributed it to the man more than soil. Booker T Washington praised prohibition as highly beneficial to negroes since emancipation. Visitors included Hamilton Etalt editor New York Independent and Dr Halvard Koht professor at Christiania University researching U S labor conditions.
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New York Independent
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Christiana
Norway
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Dublin Politicians Vie For Dublin Mayor Post
Dublin Ga February 17 Special The municipal government for the next two years will soon be debated with Captain L Q Stull announcing for mayor. Aldermen J R Broughurst and M E Butte are expected to announce, each with strong followings, making a three cornered race likely to be spirited and close.
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Will dispute over E. J. McRee estate sparks court case
In Valdosta Georgia on February 7 special report says Frank and Young McRee challenge their brother E J McRee's will in Lowndes Superior Court claiming their housekeeper Mrs Taylor brainwashed him. They allege she manipulated him to favor her and W B Ree share and that a deed to land and a $1000 life policy were secured while he was unsound. The case hints at sensational testimony and notes B J McRee's former legislative role.
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Macon Recorder Fined Bailiff In Court Dispute
Special report from Macon Georgia states ED OConnell a bailiff in Justice J Tom Rogers court faced a confrontation while attempting to collect a $30 debt from Mr and Mrs Blackshear at Walnut Street home Saturday. The scene included threats and a rough attempted levy before cash was finally paid. OConnell appealed the ruling, was represented by W D McNett, and was committed to state court for the alleged harsh treatment at the Blackshear home, where the couple ran a dancing school.
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Print of Thumb Marks May Tell His Identity
Kansas City February 17 C H Garnett the man who yesterday tried to extort seven thousand dollars from Lawrence MM Jones a millionaire dry goods merchant by displaying a dynamite bomb was arraigned in Justice Shepherds court on charges of robbery and attempt to re p He pleaded guilty to both charges and was bound over to the criminal court Garnett refused to discuss his family or origin He expressed regret over the matter saying he had no intention of killing anyone He claimed to be out of work and suffering from tuberculosis He denied having accomplices Federal experts from Fort Leavenworth arrived to take an imprint of Garnetts thumb marks to forward to Washington where fingerprint records of soldiers are kept
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Lawrence MM. Jones
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Garnect
Washington
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Fila
Chinese Indicted for Smuggling Aliens into United States
United States grand jury indicted Chinese nationals for conspiring to unlawfully land aliens. The defendants, Sedecmans, Chin Bing, Bam Hopomnese, Lemonitg, and Constantine Gripov, were arrested in New Orleans after an official expose of wholesale smuggling through several ports. They are jailed in parish prison awaiting further proceedings.
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United States
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Greake
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New Orleans
Monument for Veterans in Montgomery Camp Lomas plans to erect
Special report from Montgomery notes Camp Lomas U V plans a monument to fallen members. A full roster will be cut on the stone. The group will discuss the location of the Wattle Abbey of the South and aim to begin work on the abbey in Montgomery pending approval.
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Richwood
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Washington Inauguration Low Round Trip Rates
Seaboard announces low round trip rates for the inauguration period with tickets from Atlanta at 31 maybe . 318.00 single and 61280 for groups of 28 or more. Double daily service via Pullman cars with dining cars. Reserve Pullman space at City Ticket Office 88 Peach Tree.
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Atlanta
Eclipsé Catarrh Cure Promises Immediate Relief
An advertisement claims Eclipsé Catarrh Cure heals nasal and throat congestion with a vegetable formula. It offers trial samples, testimonials from Robert I. Wiggin of Augusta, Georgia, and a money order request for full packs plus a booklet of testimonials and disease information.
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Eclipse Medicine and Manufacturing Company
Atlanta, Ga
Weather Today Sees Warmer Temperatures Across South
Forecast indicates a warmer day with pleasant conditions in most areas while a cold front extends to the Gulf Coast. New Orleans and Biloxi report around 42 degrees as readings vary by location.
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Killing Frost Hits Atlantic Coast as Warmth Returns
Fragmented dispatch reports a frost across New England and coastal Atlantic states with no temperatures below 10 degrees. Temperatures later rise. at 7 am the low was 25.4 and the day’s high reached 48. A street accident and an unrelated misadventure near a dance are also mentioned in this scattered clipping.
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New England
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Gentral
Wyoming
Etnen
Fortunes Spent in Wisconsin Primary Hearings Continue
Madison Wisconsin February 7 Neal Brown of Waussuta democratic nominee at the recent senatorial primary won the first witness before the investigation committee. Brown said his primary expenses were 31075. Hamuel A Cook a defeated republican aspirant testified about campaign financing and checks totaling 29500. He said Cowling handled the campaign funds and noted campaign costs, while stating a county organization could justify higher spending. Fortee State Senator W H Hatton of New London reported 350082 spent on his campaign and stated organizing Milwaukee county cost 4000. He criticized use of large sums in a swamp sign even if legitimate.
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New London
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Milwaukes County
Southern Vaudeville Association Organized Report
The Southern Vaudeville Association was organized at the Piedmont hotel with southern vaudeville houses represented. Officers elected include R. B. Kelly of Birmingham as president and F W Simarona of Gurion NC as secretary treasurer. The group organized a vaudeville circuit with several local houses seeking bookings.
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Wrong Mr Griffin Dispatch Misidentifies Griffin Case
A Georgia correction notes that a Constitution report misattributed a warrant charging F W Griffin with cheating and swindling to Americus. The item wrongly linked to Hon Fletcher W Gristin, a Sumter Assembly member, amid name-similarity confusion. officials clarify the correct subject and location.
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