Georgia library commission urged to push county library measure
The Georgia library commission met at the capitol with Max Meyerhardt of Rome and Senator J. E. Mills joining re elected chair Ottley and secretary Templeton. They backed a constitutional amendment to allow counties to maintain public libraries and noted routine business. The commission, aiding underfunded libraries, offers expert advice and a parcels post library service allowing state residents to borrow books for one month at no cost beyond return postage. The commission library holds about 4000 volumes, led by agriculture, with 61 book packages sent last month and loans reaching 161 towns across many counties.
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Max Meyerhardt
Rome
J. E. Mills
Join E K. Gtly
Maud Barker Cobb
Tommie Dera Barker
Carnegie Lbrary
Atlanta
Ottley
Charlotte Tompleton
Commission
Water safety assures Atlanta amid typhoid rumors
Dr John P Kennedy city health officer declares Atlanta drinking water free of disease amid rumors of typhoid linked to water and pool bacteria. He notes weekly typhoid cases about five and cites tests showing pool and drinking water within safe limits, while Oakland City pool was cleaned after dead mid size frogs were found.
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Atlanta
John P. Kennedy
City Health
Joe Acker
Uhy
Oakland City
Dave Gillespie
Protests Heard On Athens Rate Increase Requests
Protests against rate hikes by the Athens Railway and Electric Co were submitted to the State Railroad Commission on Thursday by Athens manufacturers the city attorney and customer representatives. The commission heard arguments on fare increases from 6 to 10 cents and electric rates up to 40 percent, with the case taken under advisement. Corporations involved included Virginia Carolina Chemical Athens Hosiery Mills Southern Manufacturing and Athens Manufacturing, arguing that costs have fallen while the company seeks higher charges.
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Athens Railway and Electric Company
State Railroad Commission
Athens
Jefferson
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Athens Hosiery Mills
Southern Manufacturing Company
Athens Manufacturing Company
Verdict awards woman for death of son in gas leak case
Mrs Mary B Sams of Can m Ga wins 15000 damages against Atlanta Gas wight company in Fulton superior court for the death of her 16 year old son Douglas Sams. The boy died from asphyxiation in an apartment on Noni Crew Street on November 1 1918 after a gas connection on the first floor allegedly left an opening that allowed fumes to enter his room on the second floor. Sams sought 325000 and was represented by attorney Edgar A Neely.
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Canm
Atlanta Gas Wight Company
Fulton Superior Court
Sams
Douglas Sams
Noni Crew Street
Sims
Gas Company
Edgar A. Neely
Federal convicts from New York to arrive Sunday
Fourteen federal inmates sentenced to the federal penitentiary will arrive in Atlanta Sunday morning at 11 30 o clock from New York in custody of eight United States deputy marshals. The telegram gave no details on the prisoners names or crimes. Attaches from Marshal Bonds office will meet the New York officers and escort the prisoners to the penitentiary.
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Atlanta
New York
United States
Claude Bond
Electrical map of Canadian Pacific railway exhibit to open
A 20 by 8 foot electrically lit map of the Canadian Pacific railway system and its allied lines will be shown at the National Drug and Sun Drys exposition next week in Atlanta. The display, shipped from Glasgow, will feature 3 000 miniature lamps highlighting resources and routes, with G Chesbrough and ER Bruce leading CP R representatives.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
G. Chesbrough
Glasgow
Scotland
Atlanta
United States
ER Bruce
Montreal
Wiley Company
Judge Imposes Six Month Sentence On Henry Hutcheson
Henry Hutcheson, identified as a Negro, pleaded guilty to operating a still. County officers Davis and Carroll arrested him at the still. several other Negroes fled but were later captured and will be tried later.
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Henry Hutcheson
Davis and Carroll
Georgia Railway and Power Company May earnings rise
The Georgia Railway and Power Company reported to the state railroad commission that May 1921 net earnings surged about 80 percent versus May 1920, totaling 316,298 against 198,313. April 1921 earnings stood at 368,397, up from 183,805 in April 1920. The report notes de lauded earnings from gas de.
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The
Georgia Railway and Power Company
State Railroad Commission
Sewer extension contract awarded to Wood-Rucker Co
The city awarded four sewer extension contracts in Decatur Kirkwood and East Lake to Wood-Rucker Construction Co of Atlanta with J T Nash as consulting engineer. Work includes 3809 feet of 12 inch outfall and related appurtenances valued around 5500 dollars. In Kirkwood a second contract for 2800 feet of additional sewer lines was given to Wood-Rucker at the council meeting on June 28 with J T Nash serving as consulting engineer.
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Kirkwood
East Laéhe
Wood-Rucker Constration Company
Atlanta
J. T. Nash
Council of
J T Nash
Agar Cementing Anon
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