Slaton Barbecue Feud Sparks Senate Speculation
Reported remarks and rumors swirl over Slaton and Hall regarding a barbecue held by Jack Blaton and the fate of a government adjournment. Senators caucus on breaking the deadlock while the dog tax, a woman lawyer, and the latest scandal fade from attention. The legislature may adjourn to Cold Springs if the barbecue issue dominates next year.
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Jack Blaton
Bibb
Senate
Slaton
Bill Miner
Cold Springs
Graft and Dispensary Scandal Hearings In South Carolina
Detective Burns arrives to an ovation as Colonel Feiner testifies on the old dispensary commission affair. Felder accuses H H Hean a and Coleman L Blease of graft while alleging forged letters and handwriting fakery by F N Buss. Felder claims Crauss forged a key letter and avoided prosecution due to family connections with Rountree relatives.
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Feiner
South Carolina
H. H. Heana
Coleman L. Blease
Tle
Ivans
Atlanta
Felder
Evans
Peller Tuas
Bf. Ib
W. Dtuuitres
Crausy
Feller
Crauss
Newberry
Crausa
Mr. Rountre
No Chewing Gum Famine From Consular Reports
The United States imports nearly all chewing gum chicle from Mexico and Central America, with potential supplies in tropical South America. A Lima trader says he stocks about 300 pounds, selling at 4.50 goles per arroba, sourced from Peru’s Flora department. Gum is used for hat straw coloring and varnish, while a Canadian fruit crop report notes a promising season depending on weather.
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Mexico
Central America
South America
Lima
Fura
Peru
Piura
Department of
Flora
Fight on city wagon ends with old foreman punched
J Br Davis, a city wagon driver, punched W H Winn after a dispute on Bellwood avenue. Winn, 64, tried to restrain the mules and warned stop mistreating them. Davis admits punching in self defense. recorder fines him $10.75 for the assault.
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W. H. Winn
Public Works Department
Bellwood Avenue
Peartly
Foreman Winn
Davis
Seino
Winn
Recorder
Wilson aides surround plan for Democratic convention
Governor Wilson meets with McCombs Hudspeth and Daniels to discuss the Chicago national committee plan. A luncheon at 1 pm precedes a conference that could influence a Clark meeting and the selection of national chairman and campaign structure.
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Wilson
Robert S. Hudspeth
William F. McCombs
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
E E. Grosseup
New Jersey
Chicago
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Hudspeth
Grosseup
Daniela
National Committee
Joer
McCombs
New York
Hanford Cocktail Contains An Onion
Seattle July 12 testimony in the House committee inquiry into Judge Hanford revealed a wager proof that in nine saloons bartenders would substitute an onion for an olive when asked for a Judge Hanford martini. A witness said he was threatened for testifying. Other witnesses said Hanford drank but was temperate. Evidence aimed to prove undue political activity was documentary.
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Wash
Hanford
House
Fselacy
Judge Hanford
Dental Surgeons Hold Annual Meet in Atlanta
The Atlanta Association of Dental Surgeons held its annual meet at the Capitol City club with a banquet, guest essay, and speeches from members. Dr. White of Nashville presented the evening’s paper on Orthodontila, praised as a masterly effort, as 50 plus leading southern surgeons attended.
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Capitol City Club
White
Nashville
Association
South
White Caps Gang Baffles City Police With Youthful Ringleaders
A Con stitution report details the White Caps, a gang of youths aged 16 to 20, blamed for burglaries and hold ups. Suspected ties to The White Stockings emerge as officers name 15 members and search for others while two teenage girls describe lavish sums spent on entertainments by gang members.
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Garland Rheela
White Stockings
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Bertha Brown
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Simpson Street
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Bertha
Peg
Sanford
Speech on common heritage of honor and civil unity
The speaker repudiates divisive rhetoric and stresses a shared national heritage of honor across Union and Confederate memories. He dismisses birthplace as irrelevant to judgment of character and calls for translating words into action to protect rights under the republic's framework. He also defers comment on Cortelyou testimony and campaign funds, directing to a prior letter denying corporate contributions.
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Republic
George B. Cortelyou
Senate
Washington
Parker
Citizens to Pay for Grading Ivy Street Driveway Upgrade
Ivy street residents would finance grading to level steep grades and widen knolls between 8 and 11 feet. A special meeting is set for Tuesday at 3 PM to decide, with written terms if approved. The project aims to ease traffic on Peachtree, Baker, and the Ivy junction, creating a better route from the business district.
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Amorous
Mr. Hope
Business Center
Baker
Ivy
Hague May Try Canal Tangle
Incumbencies and permits would allow a force to be organized and the canal opened and operated, with Congress still to consider rail and shipping interests. Section eleven is viewed as vital to American commerce, shaped by ship subsidy pressures to bar railroads from the canal, using an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act to curb coastwise trade.
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Panama Canal
Edgewood avenue hold up by three youths
Police records describe a midnight robbery on Edgewood avenue where a resident was forced to raise his hands at revolvers. The wallet with 2.50 and some jewelry were taken as several youths stood by ready to assist. The gang walked away together and police note amateurish robbery traits across area burglaries.
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Edgewood Avenue Viaduct
Young Starnes
The Silent Barber Prank in Manchester
A heavy 166 stone man enters a Manchester barbershop demanding silence and a plain haircut. The apron worker complies and the man, who believes he knows everything, admires his reflection and discovers the barber’s origin from the glazier next door.
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London
Manchester
Scott
Crematory Plan Presses City Officials to Act Now
A stirring appeal before the finance committee urges immediate action on a city crematory to handle garbage. The speaker warns delay will outpace street concerns, noting bids, sanitary expert opinions, and a proposed plant costing 276000 with an additional 102000 electric plant. The city would operate under company supervision, with annual payments of 50000 and 75000, and a unanimous committee vote to approve.
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AML Differencen
Iime
Destructor Company
Te Electric
Spratling
Nuttit Ragadale
Warren
Cal
Men Greer
Knight
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