Prohibitionists to Hold Meeting on Georgia Divorce Bills
Georgia prohibitionists plan a mass meeting at 8 p.m. in the hall of representatives at the state capitol to discuss pending prohibition legislation. Speakers include William D. Lipscomb and anti-saloon leaders, with three divorce-law bills prepared by Judge William D. Ellis to require a one year remarriage waiting period and limit divorce on corroborated testimony.
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Prohibitionista
Hall of Representatives
House of Representatives
Prohibhionist
L Paksyr
Wiliam D Lpshaw
Anhsaloun Keye
United States
Webb Kenyon
Tger Lauor
Womans Christian Temperance Union
Anti-Saloon League
Georgian
House
Fulton County
William D Ellis
Atkinson
B M Blackburn
Walter P Andrews
Elis
Lis
Georgia House Passes Record Batch of 232 Bills
A large wave of new bills, totaling 232 for the week, was introduced in the Georgia House. Proposals range from tax equalization reforms and abolition of fee systems to salaries for officials and election reforms. Notables include bills by Johnson, Parks, Elders, Mushin, Brinson, and Pickering, with Senate involvement and upcoming committee hearings.
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Bis
Johnson
Gwinnet
Parks
Upson
Elders
Tattnall
Mushin
Dooly
Smith
Dade
Georgia
Vir Brinson
Wascogee
Hoke Smith
House
Senate
Thomas W Hardwick
New Bills Introduced In Both Branches Of Legislature Yesterday
A flood of proposed measures surfaced in both the House and Senate, including abolition of county treasurers in several counties, creation of road and school boards, and new restrictions on voting methods and private partnerships. Notable items include abolishing the tax collector and treasurer offices in multiple counties, establishing state depositories, regulating race-based cohabitation felonies, and expanding veterans pensions. The bills also seek to regulate county charters, appoint boards of tax assessors, and institute various road and education reforms across numerous counties.
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Sumter
Cour
Sumter County
Green
Clayton
Clayton County
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Laurens
Seals
Hutcheson
Turner
Turner Counts
Boyett
Stewart
Innatic
Smith
Dade
General Assembly
Nell
Muscogee
Howard
Liberty
Liberty County
Yeomans
Candler
City of Metter
Dorsett
Carroll
Burtz
Gilmer
Hy Walton
Nct
Carrollton
Agricultural and Industrial College
Blackburn
Fulton
Fowler
Bibb
Dickerson
Chard
Clinch
Stackland
Tietee
Hogg
Mailon
Pickens
Chariton
State Board of Education
Brown
Wheeler
Brinson
Johnson
Shipp
Colquitt
Steele
Death
Shannon
Twiggs
County Board of Tewlees
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Screven
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Tattnall
Twiegs
Rushin
Dooly
Aalari
Ennis
Baldwin
Gwinnett
Parks
Upson
Beck
Murray
Atkinson
Walker
Ben
Knight
Berrien
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Monroe
Andrews
Senate
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Portieth
Linacer Turner
Bonner
Avenir
Goolsby
Mushion
Fronia Public Schools
Adams
Belmont
Hall
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Thirteth
Debrown to Operate Terminal News Stand
Debrown, president of Brown & Co, earns ten year lease to run the soda fountain and news stand at Terminal Station. The venture marks Debrown’s expanded holdings after years overseeing the Atlanta Soda Company’s operations.
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Atlanta Sodampany
BOOER T. WASHINGTON TO SPEAK SUNDAY AT TABERNACLE
A Sunday meeting at the Baptist Tabernacle will feature Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee Institute and Rev John E. White as speakers under the Evangelical Ministers Union of Atlanta. The event, for white attendees only, is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m.
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Evangelical
Mimeters Union of
Atlanta
Bow. T Washington
Tuckegee Itatute
John E. White
State Prison Farm Improvements Urged by Committee
The joint legislative committee read a report calling for immediate upgrades at the state prison farm. It describes deplorable conditions at both the reformatory and farm, cites lack of stockade for negro convicts, inadequate sewerage, and typhoid deaths, urging a separate negro quarters wing and a disposal plant to protect Milledge residents.
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Com Slan
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Davison
Wight
AMERICANS IN MEXICO TREATED WELL BY VILLA COMMANDER
Consul Letcher reports calm in Chihuahua under General Villa and shows prompt respect to Americans. He will resume consular duties in July after a two month leave in Montgomery and Washington. Letcher notes Mexicans’ patriotism and desire to solve their own problems, with Americans wary but secure. He traveled with his daughter Varian and visited friends in Newnan and Atlanta.
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Texas
United States
Senate Debates Blockade Policy and State Railroad Talks
Senate debates lift of the British blockade on Arabst an cotton and signals broader support from previously opposed senators. Peacock reintroduced the measure, though referred to committee. Senate to 11 oclock sessions until July 10. Joint committees plan hearings on the Western and Atlantic railway and a death penalty bill at Milledgeville electric execution.
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House
Senate
Wilson
Peacock
Committee On the State of the Republic
Alness
Great Britain
Moon
John D Walker
Thomas W Hardwick
Senate Committee On the Western and Atlantic Railway
John © Fart
Hooper Alexander
Joseph VW Brown
Chattanooga
J O Adams
Thirty Third District
Sttle Farm
Milludgeville
Adams
Cohen Made G P A Mount Mitchell Road
Sandford Cohen one of the South’s best known men heads to Mount Mitchell Mountain as general passenger agent to promote the Mount Mitchell short line. He plans to make the railroad popular and notes its high east of the Rocks mountains and proximity to the summit. As manager of the Greater Northwestern Carolina association he helped Asheville emerge as a resort and will now develop the region further.
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Cohen
Tanta Yisterda
Mount Varhet
Rocks Mountains
Mount Mitchel
Greater Northwestern Carolina Association
Asheville
Archbishop Quigley Lingers Near Death in Chicago
Report from Rochester on June 1 notes Archbishop Quigley of Chicago remained near death late tonight with no radical change in condition. Doctors and Thysigians said the patient could linger for days or die instantly, leaving uncertainty about his fate.
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Rochester
Chicago
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