Grand jury probes vice limits and Georgia crop policy
The May term grand jury urged abolishing nedrooms and stricter vagrancy law enforcement while seeking censorship of sensational crime headlines. They called for a California style murder report ban, urged Georgia agriculture growth through corn clubs, and backed a calf slaughter prohibition to protect young cattle for local feeders. The probe into vice conditions yielded little, and recommendations stressed home farming and cattle improvement.
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Vice
Grand Jury
Nedrooms
Georgia
Peachtree Road
W. D. Elis
Atlanta
Hheir
California
District of Columbia
Chamber of Commerce
Grand jury urges reforms and police news control
The grand jury recommends a new salary law aligned with a Supreme Court ruling, abolishing the current justice courts in favor of a municipal court, and finishing the home for incorrigible women. It urges reporting only by the police chief, praising Chief Beavers for enforcing laws on immoral houses and locker clubs, and thanks Sheriff Mangum and his office.
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Pelies
Bar Association
Atlanta
Grand Jury
James L. Beavers
C. W. Mangum
Thirteen Colonels Appointed To Date In Governor Slaton's Staff
Governor Slaton announces the appointment of thirteen aides to date for the state militia staff with Fred J. Faxon of Atlanta already named as chief of staff. The list includes W. I. Peel Robert F. Shea den George M. Hope Z. H. Clark Shelby Myrick J. C. Woodward W. B. Stovall Steve R. Johnston A. H. Van Dyke T. C. Erwin H. P. Meikleham and Luther M Heard, all Atlanta area or Georgia towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaton
Fred J. Faxon
Atlanta
W. I. Peel
Robert F. Sheaden
George M. Hope
Z. H. Clark
Moultrie
Shelby Myrick
Savannah
J. C. Woodward
Ortlege Park
W. B. Stovall
Steve R. Johnston
van Dyke
Briggs to Lecture at Capitol Avenue Baptist Church
Dr Jnc E Briggs of Washington DC will give an illustrated lecture at Capitol Avenue Baptist Church on Thursday night July 3. The talk titled Through the Holy Land With the Master will feature about 300 slides from his Holy Land trip and a shepherd costume. Briggs, a former pastor of the church, presents the program under Capitol Avenue B P UL auspices.
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Jnc. E. Briggs
Washington, DD. c
Capitol Avenue Baptist Church
Holy Land
Briggs
Capitol Avenue B
P. UL
New York Widow Marries Prince in London Cathedral
July 2 report from London notes Mrs Joseph Stickney of New York wed Prince Aymon de Faucigny Tuinge of Paris in the Catholic cathedral. Mrs Stickney, widow of a New York coalman, is said to have inherited a fortune estimated at 19 million dollars.
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Prince
London
Joseph Stickney
New York
Prince Aymon de Faucigny-Tuinge
Paris
Heat Victims Sent To Grady In Atlanta Heat Wave
Two visitors suffer heat prostration in downtown Atlanta as temperatures reach 87 degrees with humidity. Buico of West Point and Franksley of Litts, Ga, were rescued near Broad Alabama and Mitchell Whitehall, both sent to Grady hospital. Franksley released that night. Weather bureau predicts no relief, with thundershowers possibly easing heat briefly but raising humidity.
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Atlanta
Grady Hospital
BE. Buico
Atlanta and
West Point
Broad
Alabama
Franksley
Litts
Mitchell Street
Whitehall
Weather Bureau
Girl Hit by Auto Near Mills Street In Fatal Run
Eva Bilpatrics, 14, crossing in front of 84 Mills Street, was struck by a touring car yesterday afternoon. The driver sped away, leaving no license tag. She was thrown a distance, unconscious, and taken to Grady Hospital believed to have internal injuries likely to cause death.
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Mills Street
Eva Bilpatrics
Hampton Street
Grady Hospital
Hayes Declared Nominee for Arkansas Governor
In Little Rock on July 2 the Arkansas Democratic Central Committee named Judge George W. Hayes as the gubernatorial nominee after a June 21 primary vote of 19 to 3. Attorney Hall Norwand said Brundidge's former campaign will seek court restraint to block Hayes' nomination certification.
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Hayes
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Democratic Central Committee Today
George W. Hayes
Hall Norwand
Brundidge
Secretary of State
Indictment of Guarantee Trust Officials Continued
Fulton grand jury indicted Samuel E. Smith president and HL Miles secretary treasurer of Guarantee Trust and Banking Co on five counts. Bonds of 7500 each were posted. a judge’s receiver appointment stands. Indictments allege misrepresentation of dividends and improper stock dealings. several counts cite unlawful licenses and misused capital. Trial ongoing as litigation with stock and bond holders continues.
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John T. Pendleton
Superior Court
Guarantee Trust and Banking Company
Samuel E. Smith
HL. S. Miles
Fulton Grand Jury
Smith
Miles
Plennia Miner
John & Owens
Hooper
H. Brantley
Frank A. Hooper
Little, Powell, Hooper & Goldstein
Hugh M. Dorsey
Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Heyman
Tt Ta
Smith and Miles
Alonzo Viego
Smith and Milles
Comptroller General
R. A. Stafford
Mathew Delaney
James D. Robinson
Still seized near Griffin by deputies chasing outlawers
A fifty gallon still was captured eight miles south of Griffin yesterday by Deputy Collector Emmett Hinton with Deputies Mallory and Baltzison. Warrants were issued for Tom Bankston and his two sons Douglas and Paul with arrest expected this week. The still lay near Mrs Sarah Baugh’s home, where she blocked officers with a gun before relenting and aiding in the destruction with an axe.
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Griffin
Emmett Hinton
Mallory
Baltiltison
Tom Bankston
Douglas
Paul
Sarah Baugh
Fences Vote Passes In Tift County As Wilcox Rejects It
In Tift county the vote passed for fence by nearly two to one with 431 against 30. Every country precinct backed fence though Tifton showed a slimmer margin of 43 in favor of no fence. In Wilcox county Abbeville the stock law vote favored no fence by about 48, aligning with regional support for a stock law along the Ocmulgee river.
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Tifton
Tift County
Poten
Abbeville
Wilcox County
Ben Hi
Macon
Weside
Ocmulgee
Supreme Court
Resinol Ointment Trusted for Skin Relief Nationwide
The advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as solutions for itching skin and a range of eruptions including eczema and ringworm. It claims decades of medical use, recommends warm baths, and notes the products are widely sold with a trial offer from Dept. 2-P, Resinol, Baltimore, Md.
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Resinol
Baltimore
Damages Sought Over Freight Car Accident in Crisp County
Plaintiff W. P. Jones of Anterious sues Georgia and Florida Railway for 5008 dollars after a heavy load trap crushed her foot at Cordely Union Depot grounds on July 3, 1511. The case rests in Superior Court of Crisp County.
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Aulye
W. P. Jones
Crisp County
Georgia
Florida
Csilway
Union Depot
Cordely
Unclear Names in a Fragmentary Historical Clip
A fragmentary OCR snippet mentions Rouge North Garotine E a Britt and Chau bourn with South Carolina HFH giadhem Manning Texas J GC Witherspoon Crowell. Details, dates, and context are unreadable, leaving only scattered proper nouns and locations.
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Chamber of
Merce
Dr. Briggs
Grady
B. E. Buice
B. E. Frankstey
Guarantee Trust
H. S. Miles
Tift CO
Wilcox
Essig Bros. Co
America
Whitehall Street
Neo Waraprailh
CHV
National Biscuit Company
E. G. Willingham
Decatur
Buckhead
East Lake
Whitehall ST
E. H. Cone, Inc
Atlanés
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