Left Child Abandoned After Spouse Abduction Case
An Albany Georgia report details a troubling case involving a 17 year old girl married in Tallahassee. The husband William Jones, a dark haired man, took her from her home and fled after a brief stay, with attempts to locate him failing. The mayor arranged transportation for the girl back to Tallahassee to seek reconciliation with her parents.
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Albany
Rawson Thie
Tallahassee
Fra
Mag'gay
Wiliam Jones
John
Jonea
Jones Ia
Rele
Admiral Evans Squadron Sails From Charleston Harbor
The fleet under Admiral Evans heads by the Texas departs Charleston harbor after Christmas with plans to cruise the Atlantic coast. Nevada sails to Savannah Florida bound, Arkansas to town and torpedo boats Porter Blakely DuPont Nicholgott depart. Macon chamber elects Small president with N B Corbin and Mallory Taylor as vice presidents.
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Admiral Evans
Charleston
Admiral Vans
Texas
Nevada
Savannahyet
Florida
Arkansas
Porter
Blakely
DuPont
Nicholgott
Brooklyn
Wreck Report Off Chesapeake Tracing Steamer Route
A report from New York details a steamer wreck near latitude 37.00 and longitude 75.00, three to four feet above water, flooding the area and posing danger to navigation. The vessel lies in the ship channel used by north and southbound traffic, near the Chesapeak e coast, hindering vessels traveling along the coast.
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iChategon, & C
Chichester
Gore
New York
Gels
Chesapeake
Dr. Minter Reelected Mayor in Donalsonville Ga
Donalsonville Georgia on January 2 reports that Dr M M Minter secured a third term as mayor in a tight race against S W Fre. The winning candidate won by a small margin.
Final Session of General Council Concludes Weevils and Botany Topics
A crowded final session of the Boll Wee vil general council ends with focus on the boil weevil and agricultural pests. Delegates, many lingering in New Orleans, review papers on plants, insects, and methods to combat depredations. The meeting plans to merge botanical, physiological, and experimental societies and elect fellows, with publications and volumes to be issued.
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New Orne
General Council
Fresh rail extension eyed for city limits line
The northern railway seeks city permission to extend its line from Sodisty toward the southern limits, crossing near the river. Surveys deem the extension practical if traffic remains uninterrupted, with a possible council approval at the next meeting.
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Ny Nnrthern Railway
Albany
Northib
Baker and
Miljountie
Chattahoochee River
Reduced Southwest Emigration Draws Rail Officials Critique
Georgian citizens and Southerners rush to Oklahoma using one way and round trip rates as western lines push settlers to the southwest. Officials report scant homeseekers from Georgia yesterday, crediting promotional promises and newspaper coverage for emigration, while vowing to continue the fight to curb it.
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Southwest
Georgia
Carolinas
Oklahoma
Birmingham
Atlanta
Oklahoma Country
Southeast
O&lahoma
Benjamin Clothes Ad Promotes Value and Style
A persuasive plea argues Benjamin Clothes offers wool rich, well tailored suits with the look and quality of customs tailoring at a fair price. It warns against one way rail rates pushing migration to the southwest and urges Georgia and South Carolina officials to curb immigration schemes while highlighting regional labor scarcity and rising farm profits.
State Board Demands Full Powers and Studies Slow Fever
The Georgia State Board of Health at its annual meeting in the Piedmont hotel urged full legislative power to act on sanitary matters and to amend the act governing the board. It approved establishing a sub laboratory in south Georgia to study slow fever, likely in Albany or Thomasville, under Dr. H. F. Harris. Officers were reelected, with Willis F. Westmoreland again as president and Charles Hicks as vice president.
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South Georgia
State Board of Health
Piedmont
Supreme Court
Boards of Health
State Board
Sau Georgia
Albany
Thomasville
H. F. Harris
Willis F. Westmoreland
Atlanta
Charles Hicks
Dublin
Hicks
Ilness
J. B. Morgan
Augusta
M. 3. Brown
Fort Valley
R. M. Harbin
Rome
Giles Hathcock
Bellton
H. J. Wiliams
Macon
The Bowels And Cascarets Remedy Ad Fragment
An early medical advertisement explains digestion, condemns castor oil and strong cathartics, and promotes Cascarets as a safe daily bowel remedy. It describes how slow transit creates poison, praises candy-like Cascarets for easy dosing, and warns to buy genuine Sterling Remedy Company tablets stamped CCC.
Dublin Shows Unmatched Interest in Education
Dublin Ga January 2 Special Never before has so much interest in educational matters been displayed by the people of Dublin The public schools enjoy liberal patronage as higher education attracts pupils to institutions across the state Names include James H Pritch ett Emmett Hicks Preston Rice Lawson Wolfe Elia Sanders Ruth Smith Zou Hightower Minnie May Green Hughes Lord Fred Brown Louis Matthews Arpad Hicks Rosalie Smith May Robinson Joe Hesse Will Blackshear and more On Monday the Johnson street grammar school opens with a full staff creating two grammar schools a high school for whites and a grammar school for negroes with seventeen white teachers and three black teachers plus music art elocution and physical culture instructors Also a private white school and a negro Industrial school exist in Dublin Overall the city stands out in educational commitment.
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Dublin
Technological School
James H. Pritchett
Emmett Hicks
Preston Rice
Lawson Wolfe
Girls' Normal and Industrial School
Milledgeville
Misses Elia Sanders
Ruth Smith
Zou Hightower
Minnie May Green
North Georgia Military and Agricultural College
Dahlonega
Hughes Lord
Fred Brown
Louis‘ Matthews
Arpad Hicks
State Normal School
Athena
Aline Pope
Ethel Chavous
Georgia Military Academy
College Park
Bernard H. Rawls
Agnes Scott Institute
Decatur
Rosalie Smith
Georgia Military College
Will Blackshear
Cox College
May Robinson
Donald Frazier
Joe Hesse
Johnson Street
Public Debt Declines Nearly Five Million in December
The monthly statement of the public debt shows a year end total of 994,669,718 dollars after cash in the treasury is subtracted, a decrease of 4,883,313 dollars from December 1, 1905. The report details interest bearing and non interest debt, cash classifications, and outstanding certificates and treasury notes offset by redemption funds.
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Washington
Treasury
Philippine Treasury
Knoxville Wins Lawsuit Over City Water Works
The Supreme Court of the United States, in an opinion by Justice Harlan, ruled in favor of Knoxville Tennessee, allowing the city to establish its own water works. The case began when the Knoxville Water Company sought an injunction to stop construction under a 1903 Tennessee act and contract dating to 1883, claiming exclusive rights to supply water until 1916 and alleging due process and contract protection issues. The circuit court decision denying the city’s claim was upheld.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Knoxville
Tenn
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Harlan
Thig
Water Company
Tennessee
Georgia Governors Debates Ahead As Everett Trial Shifts
In Columbus on January 16 two gubernatorial candidates Clark Howell and Hoke Smith will debate. The Everett murder trial, originally slated for January 10, is now moved forward to January 9 or 10, with court officials hoping to finish by noon on the 10th so judges and lawyers can attend the debate. Everett, a young man, killed J. O. Sturdivant in Columbus.
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Columbus
Georgia
C. GO
Everett
Gilbert
Clark Howell
Hoke Smith
J. O. Sturdivant
Brazil Raises Tariff Wall On American Imports
Washington reports a new Brazilian tariff on American flour grains and other commodities. The measure limits U S exports and the State Department cannot deter Brazil. The notice also mentions a court schedule rumor about Judge Little and the superior court.
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Washington
Brazil
Petropolis
Rio
State Department
Wilson Succeeds Peirce In Japan Legation Change
The state department announced Huntington Wilson of Illinois, then first secretary of the legation at Tokio, is named successor to Mr Peirce as third assistant secretary of state. Irvin H. Hlin, previously second secretary, will be promoted to first secretary.
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State Department
Huntington Wilson
Illinois
Legation
Tokio
Mr. Peirce
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Botanical Society
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Cuba
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Zu. Swithd
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Collier's Weekly
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